Rev. September 9, 2022
This Terms of Service Agreement (“Agreement”) provides the terms and conditions pursuant to which RevLocal, LLC, an Ohio Limited Liability Company (“RevLocal”) will provide certain local search marketing, digital marketing and related Services (defined herein) to Client. As used in this Agreement, “Client” means a natural person or legal entity (such as a corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership or other entity recognized at law) who subscribes for and receives the Services, together with such person or entity’s affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns.
THE SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO CLIENT ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT CLIENT ACCEPTS ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY RECEIVING OR USING ANY OF THE SERVICES, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, CLIENT AGREES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
Client acknowledges that RevLocal provides other services to its customers, such as paid advertising services and website development services. Such other services, if applicable to Client, are covered by separate terms of service agreements between RevLocal and Client and are not covered by this Agreement.
In providing the Services RevLocal may utilize and/or make available to Client software owned by third parties and licensed to RevLocal (“Third Party Software”). Client’s use (where permitted) of Third Party Software is governed by software licenses relating to such Third Party Software. These Terms and Conditions do not modify the terms of any Third Party Software license agreements.
All payments to RevLocal for the Services shall be made in immediately available funds, in U.S. Dollars (Canadian Dollars for Canadian Clients), by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express) or automatic checking account withdrawal (“ACH” – available for U.S. Clients only). RevLocal may retain and store Client’s payment information, including but not limited to, credit card number and expiration date or ACH account and routing information. Due to the nature of the Services, all sales for each periodic Subscription Period are non-refundable, except as expressly provided herein. RevLocal is authorized to charge the subscription renewal fee for upcoming Subscription Period Services to the credit card or ACH account provided to RevLocal by Client. Client may change its billing information on written notice to RevLocal. Invoices, where requested by Client, shall be delivered solely by e-mail to Client’s e-mail notice address provided to RevLocal during the sign-up process. If RevLocal agrees in writing to a subscription fee schedule over a particular Subscription Period, RevLocal will honor such fee schedule without adjustment to the agreed-upon Subscription fees during such Subscription Period.
Credit Card or ACH customers must pre-pay for at least one month’s Services in advance and will be billed monthly in advance of the Services being provided after conclusion of the applicable pre-payment period.
Failure by Client to maintain valid and current payment arrangements with RevLocal may result in interruption or cancellation of the Services. Such interruption does not relieve Client of the obligation to pay for Services already provided to Client by RevLocal. If RevLocal is, or becomes, required by law to deduct or withhold any taxes (including without limited to sales taxes, use taxes, ad valorem taxes, or similar charges or assessments) from amounts due to RevLocal from Client, then all amounts due from Client shall be increased so that the net amount actually received by RevLocal after deduction or withholding of any such tax, charge or assessment will equal 100% of the agreed-upon charges.
All amounts not paid by Client shall bear interest at a rate of 1.0% per month (or the highest rate permitted by law, if less). Client agrees to pay all costs of collection (including reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, court costs, etc.) incurred by RevLocal arising from or relating to enforcement of its rights against Client.
Client is not entitled to any credits, rebates, discounts (volume or otherwise) or refunds provided to RevLocal by any third party online search providers or publishers.
(a) By Client. This Agreement and any renewal subscription arising hereunder may be terminated by Client by delivery to RevLocal of Client’s intention not to renew prior to the end of the then-current Subscription Period. Any termination notice received later than the end of the current Subscription Period shall be effective immediately following the next applicable Subscription Period.
(b) By RevLocal. RevLocal may terminate this Agreement and/or suspend all or any portion of the Services at any time, without notice to Client, in the event Client fails to maintain valid payment information with RevLocal, or in the event that Client fails to pay for the Services. RevLocal may terminate this Agreement on at least 60-days written notice to Client in the event that RevLocal should determine that it will cease providing the same type of Services to all other eligible Clients that were receiving such Services as Client.
RevLocal may also decline to provide the Services, cancel the Services or to discontinue processing any subscription for Services not yet performed, at any time, and from time to time, in RevLocal’s sole and absolute discretion, if RevLocal determines in good faith that Client’s business practices: (i) are illegal, immoral, unethical or reasonably likely to expose RevLocal or its affiliates to potential criminal, administrative or civil liability, (ii) may result in damage to RevLocal’s reputation or image; or (iii) present any other issue or concern which RevLocal determines in good faith constitutes grounds for such termination. If RevLocal exercises such right to decline or cancel the Services, RevLocal will provide written notice to Client of such exercise and will refund to Client the un-earned portion of any deposits or subscription payments previously paid by Client in the immediately-preceding subscription period, within thirty (30) days after issuing such notice. Upon cancellation of the Services, RevLocal shall have no further duties or responsibilities except as expressly set forth herein regarding post-termination responsibilities of the parties.
(c) Bankruptcy, etc. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately in the event that the other party becomes insolvent, or the other party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the other party does not pay its debts as they become due or admits its inability to pay its debts when due, or the other party files or has filed against it a petition under any provisions of the Bankruptcy Act or an application for a receiver, trustee or custodian is made with respect to such Party.
(d) Duties on Termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement for any reason, Client shall: (i) discontinue any use, retention, display or distribution of any of the work product or materials provided to Client by RevLocal hereunder for which ownership has not passed to Client pursuant to Section 4 hereof and delete from all storage servers and devices all such work product or materials; (ii) discontinue all use of RevLocal’s trademarks, together with all other software of intellectual property owned or licensed by RevLocal (including Reveal); (iii) delete from all storage servers and devices all work product or materials received under this Agreement for which title has not passed to Client; and (iv) discontinue its use of all Third Party Software if required by the license agreements pertaining to same.
Upon termination of this Agreement, RevLocal shall exercise reasonable efforts to return to Client, delete or destroy (in RevLocal’s sole and absolute discretion) all Client Data (defined herein) provided by Client in connection with the Services. Due to the impracticability of removal of content from social media forums, content posted by RevLocal on Client’s behalf during the term of this Agreement on social media forums, blogs or other electronic services may continue after termination of this Agreement, without the necessity of deletion or discontinuation by RevLocal. RevLocal will exercise reasonable efforts to provide Client, on Client’s written request therefore, with user name and password access to third party social media and other electronic accounts established on behalf of Client by RevLocal. RevLocal reserves the right to discontinue RevSite blog posts displaying Client’s social media content after termination of this Agreement.
(a) Client is responsible for providing RevLocal with current and accurate data necessary for RevLocal to provide the Services. As used herein, “Client Data” shall include, without limitation, client’s website domain name and URL, Client’s business name, address, telephone number(s), facsimile number(s), e-mail addresses and e-mail address lists and related information, social media and website content subject matter, log-in credentials for Client’s website (applicable to Organic SEO Services), ideas and concepts, artwork and other printed material or data submitted by Client to RevLocal to enable RevLocal to provide the Services hereunder. Client hereby grants RevLocal a royalty-free license during the term of this Agreement and all renewal terms to use the Client Data for purposes of providing the Services.
(b) In the course of using the Services, Client may be required to provide RevLocal personally-identifiable information of Client, including contact information, username, password, or other log-in credentials (“Credentials”). All Credentials submitted by Client in this respect constitute Client Data pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. RevLocal handles personally-identifiable information of its customers with reasonable attention, care and security. Nonetheless, Client, not RevLocal, shall be responsible for maintaining and protecting Client’s Credentials in connection with the Services. If Client’s Credentials change, Client must notify RevLocal promptly and keep such information current. Client is solely responsible for any activity using Client’s Credentials, whether or not Client authorized such activity. Client should immediately notify RevLocal of any unauthorized use of Client‘s Credentials or if Client’s email address, user name or password has been hacked or stolen. Client will notify RevLocal immediately if Client discovers that any third party is using Client’s Credentials without Client’s consent, or Client discovers any other breach of security pertaining to Client’s Credentials.
(c) While RevLocal may use Client’s customer lists or customer information for purposes of providing the Services, RevLocal does not sell or distribute to third parties Client’s customer lists or aggregated customer information.
(d) In the course of providing the Services, RevLocal may collect information concerning third parties (such as e-mail addresses, name and other contact information submitted by third parties in reviews) or information concerning third parties provided by Client (such as e-mail addresses and other information pertaining to customers and prospects). Client acknowledges that all such information, whether collected by RevLocal from third parties or provided by Client to RevLocal, may be used by RevLocal across one or more platforms to perform the Services, including future plans and services not currently provided by RevLocal but made available to Client at a future time.
In addition, to the extent that the Client Data consists of e-mail addresses or e-mail address lists, Client represents and warrants to RevLocal that Client obtained such e-mail addresses or e-mail address lists using legitimate and lawful means and in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, and foreign laws, rules and regulations associated with e-mail marketing activities (including without limitation, gaining all required addressee consents to use e-mail addresses for marketing purposes and providing addressees with any requisite opt-out notifications required by such laws, rules or regulations).
To the extent the Client Data contains any personal information of individuals or other covered data subjects, Client represents and warrant that Client’s business practices, including Client’s use of the Services and RevLocal’s rendering of the Services to Client pursuant to this Agreement, shall not violate any U.S. federal, state, or foreign laws, rules and regulations associated with the collection, processing, cross-border transfer, or other transmission of such personal information. Without limiting the foregoing, Client agrees to each of the following specific data privacy obligations.
(a) General Data Privacy Regulation (EU 2016/679)
It is the stated policy of REVLOCAL to avoid activity subject to regulation European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Client represents and warrants that, for purposes of GDPR: (i) Client is not established in the European Union and conducting data processing activities in the context of such business activities; (ii) Client is not offering goods or services to individuals in the European Union, and (iii) Client is not monitoring the behavior of individuals within the European Union. Client shall be solely responsible for and shall fully indemnify, defend, and hold REVLOCAL harmless in the event of any violation of GDPR in breach of Client’s aforementioned representations and warranties.
(b) California Shine the Light Law
For purposes of Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83 (“Shine the Light”), if and to the extent this law is applicable, Client agrees that Client is the “business” and RevLocal shall be a “third party.” To the extent Client discloses to RevLocal the personal information of customers with whom Client has an “established business relationship,” Client agrees not to provide such personal information to RevLocal for RevLocal’s own direct marketing purposes.
In the course of RevLocal performing the Services, the parties anticipate disclosures consistent with the circumstances identified in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83(d) as being among the disclosures not deemed to be disclosures of personal information by a business for a third party’s direct marketing purposes, including:
(1) Disclosures between a business and a third party pursuant to contracts or arrangements pertaining to any of the following:
(A) The processing, storage, management, or organization of personal information, or the performance of services on behalf of the business during which personal information is disclosed, if the third party that processes, stores, manages, or organizes the personal information does not use the information for a third party’s direct marketing purposes and does not disclose the information to additional third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
(B) Marketing products or services to customers with whom the business has an established business relationship where, as a part of the marketing, the business does not disclose personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
(C) Maintaining or servicing accounts, including credit accounts and disclosures pertaining to the denial of applications for credit or the status of applications for credit and processing bills or insurance claims for payment.
(D) Public record information relating to the right, title, or interest in real property or information relating to property characteristics, as defined in Section 408.3 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, obtained from a governmental agency or entity or from a multiple listing service, as defined in Section 1087, and not provided directly by the customer to a business in the course of an established business relationship.
(E) Jointly offering a product or service pursuant to a written agreement with the third party that receives the personal information, provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(i) The product or service offered is a product or service of, and is provided by, at least one of the businesses that is a party to the written agreement.
(ii) The product or service is jointly offered, endorsed, or sponsored by, and clearly and conspicuously identifies for the customer, the businesses that disclose and receive the disclosed personal information.
(iii) The written agreement provides that the third party that receives the personal information is required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and is prohibited from disclosing or using the information other than to carry out the joint offering or servicing of a product or service that is the subject of the written agreement.
(c) California Consumer Privacy Act of (CCPA)
In cases in which the Services include the collection of personal information of California consumers, and to the extent of the applicability of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 - 1798.199, and amendments thereof and regulations thereto, the parties agree that this [Section 9(c)] [12(c)] shall supplement their Agreement and shall control in the event of a conflict with any other provision of this Agreement. This Section, and the parties obligations hereunder, shall not apply in the case of an applicable exception to the CCPA, including each such exception set forth in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.145.
Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this Section. Proper terms not defined in the CCPA have the meaning defined elsewhere in this Agreement.
The parties agree that their relationship under the CCPA is the following:
The parties agree that RevLocal may process information on behalf of Client and Client may disclose a consumer’s personal information to RevLocal for a business purpose pursuant to this Agreement, provided that RevLocal shall be prohibited from retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for any purpose other than for the specific purpose of performing the Services specified in this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by the CCPA, including retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for a commercial purpose other than providing the Services specified in this Agreement.
More specifically, RevLocal shall not retain, use, or disclose personal information obtained in the course of providing Services except:
RevLocal shall not sell data on behalf of Client when a consumer has opted-out of the sale of their personal information with the Client. Client shall be responsible for communicating any such consumer request to RevLocal.
If RevLocal receives a request to know or a request to delete from a consumer, RevLocal shall either act on behalf of the Client in responding to the request or inform the consumer that the request cannot be acted upon because the request has been sent to a service provider.
RevLocal shall comply with the CCPA and all applicable regulations with regard to any personal information that it collects, maintains, or sells outside of its role as a service provider.
(d) Client Policies
Client shall be solely responsible for its compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including those pertaining to privacy and security of personal information. Without limiting the foregoing, Client shall be responsible for developing and following its own policies and procedures, disclaimers, terms of use, consents, authorizations and for providing all required notices (collectively “Client Policies”) to its Customers and other visitors to or users of Client’s RevSite (or other Services provided by RevLocal), including consumers (“End Users”), as well as for establishing and requiring acceptance of all Client Policies from such End Users. Except with respect to RevLocal’s obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, RevLocal shall have no liability whatsoever with regard to Client's failure in any respect with regard to any Client Policies or for Client's enforcement thereof. RevLocal may provide to Client a draft client policy or template for any client policy (either is a “Template”), which may include examples regarding the kinds of personal information collected via the Services, as well as the purposes and examples related to means of collecting, processing, storing, disclosing, and disposing of such personal information. However, Client bears the ultimate responsibility with respect to all Client Polices and business practices and RevLocal makes no representation or warranty as to the sufficiency, fitness for a particular purpose or enforceability of any Template to which it provides. Client agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold RevLocal harmless for any claims arising from Client’s breach of this Section [Section 9(d)] [12(d)]
(e) Privacy Rights for California Minors
For purposes of Client’s compliance with Cal. Civ. Code § 22580, Client agrees, represents and warrants, that if Client’s RevSite (or other Services provided by RevLocal) is directed to minors, Client will not market or advertise a product or service identified in Subdivision (i) of Cal. Civ. Code § 22580 and further, if Client has actual knowledge that a minor is using Client’s RevSite (or other Services provided by RevLocal), Client will not market or advertise a product or service identified in Subdivision (i) of Cal. Civ. Code § 22580 to said minor. The products and services identified in Subdivision (i) of Cal. Civ. Code § 22580 for marketing and advertising restrictions are as follows:
(1) Alcoholic beverages, as referenced in Sections 23003 to 23009, inclusive, and Section 25658.
(2) Firearms or handguns, as referenced in Sections 16520, 16640, and 27505 of the Penal Code.
(3) Ammunition or reloaded ammunition, as referenced in Sections 16150 and 30300 of the Penal Code.
(4) Handgun safety certificates, as referenced in Sections 31625 and 31655 of the Penal Code.
(5) Aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property, as referenced in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code.
(6) Etching cream that is capable of defacing property, as referenced in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code.
(7) Any tobacco, cigarette, or cigarette papers, or blunt wraps, or any other preparation of tobacco, or any other instrument or paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco, products prepared from tobacco, or any controlled substance, as referenced in Division 8.5 (commencing with Section 22950) and Sections 308, 308.1, 308.2, and 308.3 of the Penal Code.
(8) BB device, as referenced in Sections 16250 and 19910 of the Penal Code.
(9) Dangerous fireworks, as referenced in Sections 12505 and 12689 of the Health and Safety Code.
(10) Tanning in an ultraviolet tanning device, as referenced in Sections 22702 and 22706.
(11) Dietary supplement products containing ephedrine group alkaloids, as referenced in Section 110423.2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(12) Tickets or shares in a lottery game, as referenced in Sections 8880.12 and 8880.52 of the Government Code.
(13) Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A, or any substance or material containing Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A, as referenced in Section 379 of the Penal Code.
(14) Body branding, as referenced in Sections 119301 and 119302 of the Health and Safety Code.
(15) Permanent tattoo, as referenced in Sections 119301 and 119302 of the Health and Safety Code and Section 653 of the Penal Code.
(16) Drug paraphernalia, as referenced in Section 11364.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(17) Electronic cigarette, as referenced in Section 119405 of the Health and Safety Code.
(18) Obscene matter, as referenced in Section 311 of the Penal Code.
(19) A less lethal weapon, as referenced in Sections 16780 and 19405 of the Penal Code.
For purposes of Client’s compliance with Cal. Civ. Code § 22581, Client agrees, represents and warrants, that Client will not permit a minor to become a “registered user” of Client’s RevSite or any other Services provided by RevLocal. Further, Client agrees, represents and warrants, that Client will not use Client’s RevSite or any other Services provided by RevLocal to accept the posting of content or information by users.
(a) Limited Warranty. RevLocal shall provide the Services under this Agreement in a professional manner, consistent with generally-accepted standards applicable to the marketing industry in which the Services subside. Due to periodic changes in search engine algorithms and accessibility of open source citations, RevLocal cannot guarantee search engine result pages or line placement where Client’s business will appear.
(b) Representations and Warranties Limited. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND REVLOCAL DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTY AS TO THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, FUNCTIONALITY, RELIABILITY, SEQUENCING OR SPEED OF DELIVERY OF THE SERVICES OR OTHER DATA, REPORTS OR INFORMATION FURNISHED TO CLIENT HEREUNDER. FURTHERMORE, THE SERVICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSMISSION ERRORS. THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 10(a) IS IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND GUARANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ALL SUCH OTHER WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND GUARANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
(c) No Authority to Modify. No employee, salesperson, vendor or other agent or purported agent of RevLocal is authorized to make any warranties, representations or guaranties to the contrary of the foregoing, and any such purported warranties, representations or guaranties shall not be relied upon as having been given by or on behalf of RevLocal. Furthermore, Client acknowledges that it is the responsibility of Client to verify any information upon which it or any of its employees or agents use, rely on or otherwise take action upon with respect to financial or other consequences.
(d) Limitations on Liability. If RevLocal fails to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement, and Client can establish that as a direct result thereof, Client has incurred any damages, liabilities, losses, fees, costs or expenses, then RevLocal’s liability to Client for actual damages for any cause whatsoever, during the term of this Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, shall not exceed in the aggregate the fees that Client has paid for the Services in question during the Subscription Period in question. IN NO EVENT SHALL REVLOCAL OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLE, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUSTAINED OR INCURRED BY CLIENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, ANY ACTION ANY OF THEM TAKE OR FAIL TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF COMMUNICATIONS CLIENT SENDS TO REVLOCAL OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE ANY SERVICES, OR REVLOCAL’S REMOVAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION OR DELETION OF ANY SERVICES PURSUANT TO ITS RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, IN ALL CASES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION AND WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN AND EVEN IF REVLOCAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR AN ACTION FOR NON-PAYMENT BY REVLOCAL, NO ACTION, REGARDLESS OF FORM, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION HAS OCCURRED.
(e) Search Engine Guideline Penalties. Client shall inform RevLocal of any past or future marketing plans implemented or to be implemented by Client so that RevLocal may factor such plans into its planning for the Services hereunder. RevLocal shall not be responsible for any search engine guideline penalties caused by Client’s marketing plans, whether or not disclosed to RevLocal.
(f) Third Party Art. From time to time, Client may request RevLocal to provide photographs, images, infographics, illustrations or other artwork in connection with RevLocal’s provision of the Services. To the extent that such photographs, images, infographics, illustrations or other artwork are sourced by RevLocal from one or more third party services and provided to Client as part of the Services, such items constitute “Third Party Art” hereunder. RevLocal cannot, and does not, guaranty that all Third Party Art is validly-licensed for Client’s intended or actual use. ACCORDINGLY, CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IF CLIENT REQUESTS REVLOCAL TO INCLUDE THIRD PARTY ART AS A COMPONENT OF THE SERVICES, CLIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CLIENT’S USE OF THIRD PARTY ART. CLIENT AGREES TO PERFORM WHATEVER DUE DILIGENCE CLIENT BELIEVES IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PERMIT CLIENT TO USE THIRD PARTY ART INCLUDED IN THE SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, OBTAINING AN INDEPENDENT LICENSE IN CLIENT’S NAME TO USE SUCH THIRD PARTY ART). CLIENT HEREBY AGREES TO HOLD HARMLESS REVLOCAL, ITS AFFILIATES, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL COSTS INCURRED OR PAID BY CLIENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY ON ACCOUNT OF THIRD PARTY ART INCLUDED WITH THE SERVICES, EXCEPTING THEREFROM, COSTS INCURRED AS A DIRECT AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF REVLOCAL’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
(g) Third Party Policies . Client acknowledges that the ability of RevLocal to provide Services comprising, in whole or in part, e-mail marketing, is dependent on the policies and procedures of third party providers such as Google®, Facebook®, Instagram®, and MailChimp®. Third party providers may prohibit Client’s use of purchased, rented or third-party lists of e-mail addresses or marketing activities deemed unacceptable pursuant to terms of service, acceptable use policies or other rules established by such third party providers. The inability of RevLocal to utilize such third party services to accomplish marketing goals may adversely impact RevLocal’s performance of the Services and shall constitute an excusable force majeure event pursuant to Section 12(c) of these Terms and Conditions.
(a) Definition. For purposes of this Section 12, “Confidential Information” of a Disclosing Party shall mean and include any information, written or oral, which relates to such Disclosing Party’s business, products, processes or services that is specifically designated as “Confidential Information” by such Disclosing Party or that constitutes “trade secrets” pursuant to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as adopted in the State of Ohio, USA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not constitute Confidential Information: (a) information that was already known to the receiving party prior to disclosure or is later made public by or for the Disclosing Party on an authorized basis; (b) information obtained or readily ascertainable from the general public; (c) information received from a third party not known to be employed by or affiliated with the disclosing party; (d) information that was independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to Confidential Information; and (e) information which is or becomes known to the general public other than through a breach of this Agreement. Client acknowledges and agrees that RevLocal may share information about RevLocal’s customers and basic information about Client’s listing and statistical summary data with prospective customers for the purpose of marketing RevLocal’s services. The terms of this Agreement, along with RevLocal’s pricing, software and technical documentation related to the Services shall be deemed Confidential Information regardless of any lack of designation.
(b) Duties. Each party (a “Receiving Party”) shall treat all Confidential Information, tangible and intangible, received by it in connection with this Agreement that pertains to the other party (a “Disclosing Party”) as confidential and proprietary information of the Disclosing Party, will not make any such Confidential Information available to any other person (except a subcontractor or contractor/affiliate who has also agreed to provisions substantially similar to those set forth in this Section 12), will use reasonable care to protect such Confidential Information from theft, loss, misuse and disclosure and will not use such Confidential Information except for Receiving Party’s benefit in connection with this Agreement. Each Receiving Party will, to the extent reasonably possible, return to the Disclosing Party all Confidential Information on termination of this Agreement. If a Receiving Party is ordered by law to disclose Confidential Information, such Receiving Party may do so, but only to the extent required by applicable law or process and only after first giving the Disclosing Party prompt written notice of that order.
(c) Remedies. The Parties acknowledge that the Confidential Information is of a special and extraordinary character, and that any breach of this Section 12 will cause a Disclosing Party irreparable injury and damage, and so each Disclosing Party will be entitled, in addition to all other legal or equitable remedies available to it, to injunctive relief to prevent, cease or otherwise redress that breach.
(a) Assignment. Client may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without first obtaining RevLocal’s written consent, except that Client may assign this Agreement without RevLocal’s consent (i) to an affiliate (controlled by or under common control with, Client); or (ii) in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of Client’s assets not involving a direct competitor of RevLocal; provided that Client provides prompt written notice to RevLocal of such assignment. Any permitted assignment by Client shall not modify the terms hereof, including without limitation, the specific geographic location applicable to the Services. Any attempt to assign Client’s rights or obligations under this Agreement in breach of this section shall be void and of no effect. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(b) Notice. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice to Client that is required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon transmission when sent by e-mail or mailed by first class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or when sent by overnight courier service, to the address provided by Client in the sign-up materials provided to RevLocal in connection with entering into this Agreement or to such other address as provided in writing by Client to RevLocal for such purposes. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice to RevLocal that is required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon receipt, when sent by contact form or mailed by first class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or when sent by overnight courier service, such as Federal Express or equivalent, to: RevLocal, Inc., 4009 Columbus Road SW, Ste 222, Granville, OH 43023-8613, Attn: Legal Notice. Upon receipt, if a valid e-mail address is provided and remains current, RevLocal may give notice to or communicate with Client by e-mail addressed to the persons identified in the sign-up process or to such other e-mail address or persons as Client shall hereafter specify by prior written notice. By providing an e-mail address, Client agrees that any receipt received by RevLocal from Client’s service provider or Internet computer server indicating that the e-mail was received shall be deemed proof that Client received the message. If Client cannot see or print all or a portion of a message, Client agrees that it is Client’s responsibility to contact RevLocal to resolve such technical issues.
(c) Force Majeure. Due performance of any duty or obligation hereunder by RevLocal hereunder shall be excused if prevented by acts of God, information providers or other service providers, public enemy, war, terrorism, any accident, explosion, fire, storm, earthquake, flood, strike, computer outage or virus, telecommunications failure or any other circumstance beyond or event RevLocal’s reasonable control. Client acknowledges that RevLocal has no responsibility for or control over search engines or Internet database partner(s) usage of customer data in fulfilling Internet search queries or any particular placement of any information from Client as a result of a search or query on any third party Web site. Client further acknowledges that RevLocal has no responsibility for, or control over, third party social media content requirements or rules applicable thereto.
(d) Severability. If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, then the validity, legally or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties waive any provisions of law that render any provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
(e) Waiver or Consent. Any failure by either of the Parties to comply with any obligation, covenant, condition or agreement contained herein may be waived in writing by the party entitled to the benefits thereof, but such waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, condition or agreement shall not operate as a waiver of or estoppel with respect to any subsequent or other failure. To be effective, any consent by RevLocal must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of RevLocal.
(f) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior writings or oral negotiations or other understandings with respect thereto.
(g) Independent Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, fiduciary or (except as expressly set forth in Section 2) agency relationship between the parties, or as authorizing either party to act as an agent for the other. The parties to this Agreement are independent parties.
(h) Resolution of Disputes; Binding Arbitration; No Class Representative Actions or Arbitrations.
(i) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS BETWEEN REVLOCAL AND CLIENT BE RESOLVED IN BINDING ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT. RevLocal and Client agree to submit to individual arbitration the resolution of any and all Claims (defined herein) by or between RevLocal or its affiliates and Client relating to the Services or these Terms of Service. RevLocal and Client agree that these Terms of Service affect interstate commerce, and that the enforceability of this Section 16(h) will be governed by, construed, and enforced, both procedurally and substantively, by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sections 1–9 (“FAA”). “Claim(s)” means any dispute, claim or controversy by or between Client and/or RevLocal or its affiliates, relating to the Services and/or these Terms of Service, as may be modified from time-to-time, and the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to, any contract, tort, statutory, or equity claims.
(ii) Any arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) pursuant to its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”), as modified by this Agreement. As required by the AAA Rules, if Client initiates the arbitration proceedings, Provider must send the original copy of the completed form to RevLocal, which should be sent to RevLocal at the notice address set forth in Section 18(b), Attention: “Arbitration Notice.”
(iii) CLIENT AND REVLOCAL AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR IN COURT WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. Client and RevLocal expressly agree that any Claim is personal to Client and RevLocal and its affiliates, and any such Claim shall only be resolved by an individual arbitration, and shall in no event be brought as a class arbitration, a class action, or any other representative proceeding. The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration, and may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.
(i) Governing Law; Forum for Disputes. This Agreement and all terms and conditions included or incorporated by reference herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio applicable to agreements made and wholly performed therein. Client hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of competent jurisdiction located in Franklin County, Ohio for the adjudication of any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Client’s access to or use of the Services. Client hereby waives any objection to venue or inconvenient forum laid therein.
(j) Revisions. In order to meet changes in search engine guidelines or other factors impacting Web and social media content optimization and marketing trends, RevLocal may revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting and providing Client with written notice of such update. Client should visit this page from time to time to review the current Agreement, which shall continue to be binding on Client in its revised form.
(k) Privacy Policies. The RevLocal Privacy Policy available at www.revlocal.com/privacy-policy is hereby incorporated into this Agreement. By receiving the Services, Client is deemed to have read and accepted the RevLocal Privacy Policy. Violation of the RevLocal Privacy Policy by Client shall be a material breach of this Agreement. If RevLocal creates a RevSite on behalf of Customer as part of the Services, Customer shall review and comply with all duties and responsibilities of Customer in accordance with such RevSite privacy policy.
TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT – PAID ADVERTISING
Rev. May 23, 2022
This Terms of Service Agreement – Paid Advertising (“Agreement”) provides the terms and conditions pursuant to which RevLocal, LLC, an Ohio Limited Liability Company (“RevLocal”) will provide Paid Advertising Services (defined herein) to Client. As used in this Agreement, “Client” means a natural person or legal entity (such as a corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership or other entity recognized at law) who subscribes for and receives the Services, together with such person or entity’s affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns.
THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO CLIENT ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT CLIENT ACCEPTS ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY RECEIVING OR USING ANY OF THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, CLIENT AGREES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
The amounts described in Section 3 are referred to collectively as “Campaign Charges”). RevLocal reserves the right to change any of the Campaign Charges at any time, on written notice to Client. Such changes (if any) will take effect in the Campaign Period immediately following the notice to Client.
Due to the nature of the Services, all Campaign Charges expended or earned by RevLocal for each Campaign Period are non-refundable.
Client is not entitled to any credits, rebates, discounts (volume or otherwise) or refunds provided to RevLocal by any third party online search providers or publishers.
Both parties also acknowledge and agree that RevLocal may use other third party vendors, such as (without limitation) Facebook and Microsoft in the delivery of the Paid Advertising Services hereunder. Client acknowledges that such third parties may require adherence by both parties to policies governing items such as prohibited content, prohibited practices, restricted content, editorial and technical quality standards, and privacy. When such third party policies apply to the delivery of the Paid Advertising Services hereunder, the Parties shall comply with such third party policies. To the extent such third party policies are required to be incorporated into this Agreement, they are hereby so incorporated.
In addition, to the extent that the Client Data consists of e-mail addresses or e-mail address lists, Client represents and warrants to RevLocal that Client obtained such e-mail addresses or e-mail address lists using legitimate and lawful means and in compliance with all U.S. federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations associated with e-mail marketing activities (including without limitation, gaining all required addressee consents to use e-mail addresses for marketing purposes and providing addressees with any requisite opt-out notifications required by such laws, rules or regulations).
Furthermore, to the extent the Client Data contains any personal information of individuals or other covered data subjects, Client represents and warrants that Client’s business practices, including Client’s use of the Services and RevLocal’s rendering of the Services to Client pursuant to this Agreement, shall not violate any U.S. federal, state, or foreign laws, rules and regulations associated with the collection, processing, cross-border transfer, or other transmission of such personal information. Without limiting the foregoing, Client represents that RevLocal’s Services to Client under this Agreement either (i) will not implicate the privacy laws of the California, Canada, and/or the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); or (ii) Client’s activities, including the use the Services, shall be in full compliance with all such applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Client’s compliance shall include but not be limited to the specific compliance obligations of the state of California set forth in Section 12 below, as applicable.
To the extent the Client Data contains any personal information of individuals or other covered data subjects, Client represents and warrant that Client’s business practices, including Client’s use of the Services and RevLocal’s rendering of the Services to Client pursuant to this Agreement, shall not violate any U.S. federal, state, or foreign laws, rules and regulations associated with the collection, processing, cross-border transfer, or other transmission of such personal information. Without limiting the foregoing, Client agrees to each of the following specific data privacy obligations.
(a) General Data Privacy Regulation (EU 2016/679)
It is the stated policy of REVLOCAL to avoid activity subject to regulation European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Client represents and warrants that, for purposes of GDPR: (i) Client is not established in the European Union and conducting data processing activities in the context of such business activities; (ii) Client is not offering goods or services to individuals in the European Union, and (iii) Client is not monitoring the behavior of individuals within the European Union. Client shall be solely responsible for and shall fully indemnify, defend, and hold REVLOCAL harmless in the event of any violation of GDPR in breach of Client’s aforementioned representations and warranties.
(b) California Shine the Light Law
For purposes of Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83 (“Shine the Light”), if and to the extent this law is applicable, Client agrees that Client is the “business” and RevLocal shall be a “third party.” To the extent Client discloses to RevLocal the personal information of customers with whom Client has an “established business relationship,” Client agrees not to provide such personal information to RevLocal for RevLocal’s own direct marketing purposes.
In the course of RevLocal performing the Services, the Parties anticipate disclosures consistent with the circumstances identified in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83(d) as being among the disclosures not deemed to be disclosures of personal information by a business for a third party’s direct marketing purposes, including:
(1) Disclosures between a business and a third party pursuant to contracts or arrangements pertaining to any of the following:
(A) The processing, storage, management, or organization of personal information, or the performance of services on behalf of the business during which personal information is disclosed, if the third party that processes, stores, manages, or organizes the personal information does not use the information for a third party’s direct marketing purposes and does not disclose the information to additional third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
(B) Marketing products or services to customers with whom the business has an established business relationship where, as a part of the marketing, the business does not disclose personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
(C) Maintaining or servicing accounts, including credit accounts and disclosures pertaining to the denial of applications for credit or the status of applications for credit and processing bills or insurance claims for payment.
(D) Public record information relating to the right, title, or interest in real property or information relating to property characteristics, as defined in Section 408.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, obtained from a governmental agency or entity or from a multiple listing service, as defined in Section 1087, and not provided directly by the customer to a business in the course of an established business relationship.
(E) Jointly offering a product or service pursuant to a written agreement with the third party that receives the personal information, provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(i) The product or service offered is a product or service of, and is provided by, at least one of the businesses that is a party to the written agreement.
(ii) The product or service is jointly offered, endorsed, or sponsored by, and clearly and conspicuously identifies for the customer, the businesses that disclose and receive the disclosed personal information.
(iii) The written agreement provides that the third party that receives the personal information is required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and is prohibited from disclosing or using the information other than to carry out the joint offering or servicing of a product or service that is the subject of the written agreement.
(2) Privacy Rights for California Minors
For purposes of Client’s compliance with Cal. Civ. Code § 22580, Client agrees, represents and warrants, that if Client’s RevSite (or other Services provided by RevLocal) is directed to minors Client will not market or advertise a product or service identified in Subdivision (i) of Cal. Civ. Code § 22580 and further, if Client has actual knowledge that a minor is using Client’s RevSite (or other Services provided by RevLocal), Client will not market or advertise a product or service identified in Subdivision (i) of Cal. Civ. Code § 22580 to said minor. The products and services identified in Subdivision (i) of Cal. Civ. Code § 22580 for marketing and advertising restrictions are as follows:
(A) Alcoholic beverages, as referenced in Sections 23003 to 23009, inclusive, and Section 25658.
(B) Firearms or handguns, as referenced in Sections 16520, 16640, and 27505 of the Penal Code.
(C) Ammunition or reloaded ammunition, as referenced in Sections 16150 and 30300 of the Penal Code.
(D) Handgun safety certificates, as referenced in Sections 31625 and 31655 of the Penal Code.
(E) Aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property, as referenced in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code.
(F) Etching cream that is capable of defacing property, as referenced in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code.
(G) Any tobacco, cigarette, or cigarette papers, or blunt wraps, or any other preparation of tobacco, or any other instrument or paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco, products prepared from tobacco, or any controlled substance, as referenced in Division 8.5 (commencing with Section 22950) and Sections 308, 308.1, 308.2, and 308.3 of the Penal Code.
(H) BB device, as referenced in Sections 16250 and 19910 of the Penal Code.
(I) Dangerous fireworks, as referenced in Sections 12505 and 12689 of the Health and Safety Code.
(J) Tanning in an ultraviolet tanning device, as referenced in Sections 22702 and 22706.
(K) Dietary supplement products containing ephedrine group alkaloids, as referenced in Section 110423.2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(L) Tickets or shares in a lottery game, as referenced in Sections 8880.12 and 8880.52 of the Government Code.
(M) Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A, or any substance or material containing Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A, as referenced in Section 379 of the Penal Code.
(N) Body branding, as referenced in Sections 119301 and 119302 of the Health and Safety Code.
(O) Permanent tattoo, as referenced in Sections 119301 and 119302 of the Health and Safety Code and Section 653 of the Penal Code.
(P) Drug paraphernalia, as referenced in Section 11364.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Q) Electronic cigarette, as referenced in Section 119405 of the Health and Safety Code.
(R) Obscene matter, as referenced in Section 311 of the Penal Code.
(S) A less lethal weapon, as referenced in Sections 16780 and 19405 of the Penal Code.
For purposes of Client’s compliance with Cal. Civ. Code § 22581, Client agrees, represents and warrants, that Client will not permit a minor to become a “registered user” of your RevSite or any other Services provided by RevLocal. Further, Client agrees, represents and warrants, that Client will not use Client’s RevSite or any other Services provided by RevLocal to accept the posting of content or information by users.
(c) California Consumer Privacy Act of (CCPA)
In cases in which the Services include the collection of personal information of California consumers, and to the extent of the applicability of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 - 1798.199, and amendments thereof and regulations thereto, the parties agree that this [Section 9(c)] [12(c)] shall supplement their Agreement and shall control in the event of a conflict with any other provision of this Agreement. This Section, and the parties obligations hereunder, shall not apply in the case of an applicable exception to the CCPA, including each such exception set forth in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.145.
Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this Section. Proper terms not defined in the CCPA have the meaning defined elsewhere in this Agreement.
The parties agree that their relationship under the CCPA is the following:
The parties agree that RevLocal may process information on behalf of Client and Client may disclose a consumer’s personal information to RevLocal for a business purpose pursuant to this Agreement, provided that RevLocal shall be prohibited from retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for any purpose other than for the specific purpose of performing the Services specified in this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by the CCPA, including retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for a commercial purpose other than providing the Services specified in this Agreement.
More specifically, RevLocal shall not retain, use, or disclose personal information obtained in the course of providing Services except:
RevLocal shall not sell data on behalf of Client when a consumer has opted-out of the sale of their personal information with the Client. Client shall be responsible for communicating any such consumer request to RevLocal.
If RevLocal receives a request to know or a request to delete from a consumer, RevLocal shall either act on behalf of the Client in responding to the request or inform the consumer that the request cannot be acted upon because the request has been sent to a service provider.
RevLocal shall comply with the CCPA and all applicable regulations with regard to any personal information that it collects, maintains, or sells outside of its role as a service provider.
(d) Client Policies
Client shall be solely responsible for its compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including those pertaining to privacy and security of personal information. Without limiting the foregoing, Client shall be responsible for developing and following its own policies and procedures, disclaimers, terms of use, consents, authorizations and for providing all required notices (collectively “Client Policies”) to its Customers and other visitors to or users of Client’s RevSite (or other Services provided by RevLocal), including consumers (“End Users”), as well as for establishing and requiring acceptance of all Client Policies from such End Users. Except with respect to RevLocal’s obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, RevLocal shall have no liability whatsoever with regard to Client's failure in any respect with regard to any Client Policies or for Client's enforcement thereof. RevLocal may provide to Client a draft client policy or template for any client policy (either is a “Template”), which may include examples regarding the kinds of personal information collected via the Services, as well as the purposes and examples related to means of collecting, processing, storing, disclosing, and disposing of such personal information. However, Client bears the ultimate responsibility with respect to all Client Polices and business practices and RevLocal makes no representation or warranty as to the sufficiency, fitness for a particular purpose or enforceability of any Template to which it provides. Client agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold RevLocal harmless for any claims arising from Client’s breach of this Section [Section 9(d)] [12(d)]
(a) Limited Warranty. RevLocal shall provide the Paid Advertising Services under this Agreement in a professional manner, consistent with generally-accepted standards applicable to the online advertising industry. Due to periodic changes in search engine algorithms and accessibility of open source citations, RevLocal cannot guarantee search engine result pages or line placement where Client’s business will appear. REVLOCAL DOES NOT GUARANTEE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES.
(b) Representations and Warranties Limited; Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND REVLOCAL DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTY AS TO THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, FUNCTIONALITY, RELIABILITY, SEQUENCING OR SPEED OF DELIVERY OF THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES OR OTHER DATA, REPORTS OR INFORMATION FURNISHED TO CLIENT HEREUNDER. FURTHERMORE, THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSMISSION ERRORS. THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 13(a) IS IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND GUARANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ALL SUCH OTHER WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND GUARANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. REVLOCAL SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT OR INFORMATION; PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE ARISING FROM CLIENT’S ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES; UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF REVLOCAL’S SERVERS OR OF ANY PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION; INTERRUPTIONS OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES; BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRASMITTED BY OR THROUGH ANY THIRD PARTY; LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, E-MAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES; PRIVACY-RELATED CLAIMS OR ACTIONS ASSERTED BY THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS) AS A RESULT OF RETENTION OF CALL DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES; OR MATTERS BEYOND REVLOCAL’S REASONABLE CONTROL.
(c) No Authority to Modify. No employee, salesperson, vendor or other agent or purported agent of RevLocal is authorized to make any warranties, representations or guaranties to the contrary of the foregoing, and any such purported warranties, representations or guaranties shall not be relied upon as having been given by or on behalf of RevLocal. Furthermore, Client acknowledges that it is the responsibility of Client to verify any information upon which it or any of its employees or agents use, rely on or otherwise take action upon with respect to financial or other consequences.
(d) Limitations on Liability. If RevLocal fails to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement, and Client can establish that as a direct result thereof, Client has incurred any damages, liabilities, losses, fees, costs or expenses, then RevLocal’s liability to Client for actual damages for any cause whatsoever, during the term of this Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, shall not exceed in the aggregate the Management Fees (specifically excluding amounts comprising the Advertising Budget) that Client has paid for the Paid Advertising Services in question during the Campaign Period in question. IN NO EVENT SHALL REVLOCAL OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLE, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUSTAINED OR INCURRED BY CLIENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES, ANY ACTION ANY OF THEM TAKE OR FAIL TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF COMMUNICATIONS CLIENT SENDS TO REVLOCAL OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES, OR REVLOCAL’S REMOVAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION OR DELETION OF ANY PAID ADVERTISING SERVICES PURSUANT TO ITS RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, IN ALL CASES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION AND WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN AND EVEN IF REVLOCAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR AN ACTION BY REVLOCAL FOR NON-PAYMENT, NO ACTION, REGARDLESS OF FORM, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION HAS ACCURED.
(e) Search Engine Guideline Penalties. Client shall inform RevLocal of any past or future marketing plans implemented or to be implemented by Client so that RevLocal may factor such plans into its planning for the Paid Advertising Services hereunder. RevLocal shall not be responsible for any search engine guideline penalties caused by Client’s marketing plans, whether or not disclosed to RevLocal.
(f) Third Party Policies. Client acknowledges that the ability of RevLocal to provide Services comprising, in whole or in part, e-mail marketing, is dependent on the policies and procedures of third party providers such as Google®, Facebook®, Instagram®, and MailChimp®. Third party providers may prohibit Client’s use of purchased, rented or third-party lists of e-mail addresses or marketing activities deemed unacceptable pursuant to terms of service, acceptable use policies or other rules established by such third party providers. The inability of RevLocal to utilize such third party services to accomplish marketing goals may adversely impact RevLocal’s performance of the Services and shall constitute an excusable force majeure event pursuant to Section 18(c) of these Terms and Conditions.
(a) Definition. For purposes of this Section 15, “Confidential Information” of a Disclosing Party shall mean and include any information, written or oral, which relates to such Disclosing Party’s business, products, processes or services that is specifically designated as “Confidential Information” by such Disclosing Party or that constitutes “trade secrets” pursuant to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as adopted in the State of Ohio, USA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not constitute Confidential Information: (a) information that was already known to the receiving party prior to disclosure or is later made public by or for the Disclosing Party on an authorized basis; (b) information obtained or readily ascertainable from the general public; (c) information received from a third party not known to be employed by or affiliated with the disclosing party; (d) information that was independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to Confidential Information; and (e) information which is or becomes known to the general public other than through a breach of this Agreement. Client acknowledges and agrees that RevLocal may share information about RevLocal’s customers including basic information about Client with prospective customers for the purpose of marketing RevLocal’s services. The terms of this Agreement, along with RevLocal’s pricing, software and technical documentation related to the Paid Advertising Services shall be deemed Confidential Information regardless of any lack of designation.
(b) Duties. Each party (a “Receiving Party”) shall treat all Confidential Information, tangible and intangible, received by it in connection with this Agreement that pertains to the other party (a “Disclosing Party”) as confidential and proprietary information of the Disclosing Party, will not make any such Confidential Information available to any other person (except a subcontractor or contractor/affiliate who has also agreed to provisions substantially similar to those set forth in this Section 15), will use reasonable care to protect such Confidential Information from theft, loss, misuse and disclosure and will not use such Confidential Information except for Receiving Party’s benefit in connection with this Agreement. Each Receiving Party will, to the extent reasonably possible, return to the Disclosing Party all Confidential Information on termination of this Agreement. If a Receiving Party is ordered by law to disclose Confidential Information, such Receiving Party may do so, but only to the extent required by applicable law or process and only after first giving the Disclosing Party prompt written notice of that order.
(c) Remedies. The Parties acknowledge that the Confidential Information is of a special and extraordinary character, and that any breach of this Section 15 will cause a Disclosing Party irreparable injury and damage, and so each Disclosing Party will be entitled, in addition to all other legal or equitable remedies available to it, to injunctive relief to prevent, cease or otherwise redress that breach.
(a) Assignment. Client may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without first obtaining RevLocal’s written consent, except that Client may assign this Agreement without RevLocal’s consent (i) to an affiliate (controlled by or under common control with, Client); or (ii) in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of Client’s assets not involving a direct competitor of RevLocal; provided that Client provides prompt written notice to RevLocal of such assignment. Any permitted assignment by Client shall not modify the terms hereof, including without limitation, the specific geographic location applicable to the Paid Advertising Services. Any attempt to assign Client’s rights or obligations under this Agreement in breach of this section shall be void and of no effect. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(b) Notice. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice to Client that is required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon transmission when sent via contact form or mailed by first class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or when sent by overnight courier service, to the address provided by Client in the sign-up materials provided to RevLocal in connection with entering into this Agreement or to such other address as provided in writing by Client to RevLocal for such purposes. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice to RevLocal that is required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon receipt, when sent via contact form or mailed by first class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or when sent by overnight courier service, such as Federal Express or equivalent, to: RevLocal, Inc., 4009 Columbus Rd. SW, Granville, OH 43023, Attn: Legal Notice. Upon receipt, if a valid e-mail address is provided and remains current, RevLocal may give notice to or communicate with Client by e-mail addressed to the persons identified in the sign-up process or to such other e-mail address or persons as Client shall hereafter specify by prior written notice. By providing an e-mail address, Client agrees that any receipt received by RevLocal from Client’s service provider or Internet computer server indicating that the e-mail was received shall be deemed proof that Client received the message. If Client cannot see or print all or a portion of a message, Client agrees that it is Client’s responsibility to contact RevLocal to resolve such technical issues.
(c) Force Majeure. Due performance of any duty or obligation hereunder by RevLocal shall be excused if prevented by acts of God, information providers or other service providers, public enemy, war, terrorism, any accident, explosion, fire, storm, earthquake, flood, strike, computer outage or virus, telecommunications failure or any other circumstance or event beyond RevLocal’s reasonable control. Client acknowledges that RevLocal has no responsibility for or control over search engines or Internet database partner(s) usage of customer data in fulfilling Internet search queries or any particular placement of any information from Client as a result of a search or query on any third party Web site. Client further acknowledges that RevLocal has no responsibility for, or control over, third party social media content requirements or rules applicable thereto.
(d) Severability. If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, then the validity, legally or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties waive any provisions of law that render any provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
(e) Waiver or Consent. Any failure by either of the parties to comply with any obligation, covenant, condition or agreement contained herein may be waived in writing by the party entitled to the benefits thereof, but such waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, condition or agreement shall not operate as a waiver of or estoppel with respect to any subsequent or other failure. To be effective, any consent by RevLocal must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of RevLocal.
(f) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior writings or oral negotiations or other understandings with respect thereto.
(h) Independent Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, fiduciary or agency relationship between the parties, or as authorizing either party to act as an agent for the other (except as expressly provided in Section 2). The parties to this Agreement are independent parties.
(i) Resolution of Disputes; Binding Arbitration; No Class Representative Actions or Arbitrations.
(i) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS BETWEEN REVLOCAL AND CLIENT BE RESOLVED IN BINDING ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT. RevLocal and Client agree to submit to individual arbitration the resolution of any and all Claims (defined herein) by or between RevLocal or its affiliates and Client relating to the Paid Advertising Services or these Terms of Service. RevLocal and Client agree that these Terms of Service affect interstate commerce, and that the enforceability of this Section 18(i) will be governed by, construed, and enforced, both procedurally and substantively, by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sections 1–9 (“FAA””). “Claim(s)” means any dispute, claim or controversy by or between Client and/or RevLocal or its affiliates, relating to the Paid Advertising Services and/or these Terms of Service, as may be modified from time-to-time, and the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to, any contract, tort, statutory, or equity claims.
(ii) Any arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) pursuant to its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”), as modified by this Agreement. As required by the AAA Rules, if Client initiates the arbitration proceedings, Provider must send the original copy of the completed form to RevLocal, which should be sent to RevLocal at the notice address set forth in Section 18(b), Attention: “Arbitration Notice.”
(iii) CLIENT AND REVLOCAL AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR IN COURT WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. Client and RevLocal expressly agree that any Claim is personal to Client and RevLocal and its affiliates, and any such Claim shall only be resolved by an individual arbitration, and shall in no event be brought as a class arbitration, a class action, or any other representative proceeding. The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration, and may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.
(j) Governing Law; Forum for Disputes. This Agreement and all terms and conditions included or incorporated by reference herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio applicable to agreements made and wholly performed therein. Client hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of competent jurisdiction located in Franklin County, Ohio for the adjudication of any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Client’s access to or use of the Services. Client hereby waives any objection to venue or inconvenient forum laid therein.
(k) Revisions. In order to meet changes in search engine guidelines or other factors impacting Web and social media content optimization and marketing trends, RevLocal may revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting and providing Client with written notice of such update. Client should visit this page from time to time to review the current Agreement, which shall continue to be binding on Client in its revised form.
(l) Privacy Policies. The RevLocal Policy is hereby incorporated into this Agreement. By receiving the Paid Advertising Services, Client is deemed to have read and accepted the RevLocal Privacy Policy. Violation of the RevLocal Privacy Policy by Client shall be a material breach of this Agreement. If RevLocal creates a RevSite on behalf of Customer as part of the Services, Customer shall review and comply with all duties and responsibilities of Customer in accordance with such RevSite privacy policy.