OpenTeams
Terms of Service
This Agreement was last updated on: 2/8/2023
1. Acceptance of the Terms of Use
If You are an individual who is entering into these Terms on behalf of an entity, You represent and warrant that You have the power to bind that entity, and You hereby agree on that entity’s behalf to be bound by these Terms, with the terms “You,” and “Your” applying to You, that entity, and other users accessing the Services on behalf of that entity.
This Website is offered and available to users who are 16 years of age or older. By using this Website, You represent and warrant that You are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Companies and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If You do not meet all of these requirements, You must not access or use the Website.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when We post them. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that You have read, understood, and agreed the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so You are aware of any changes, as they are binding on You.
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material We provide on the Website, at our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, We may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.
You are responsible for both:
- Making all arrangements necessary for You to have access to the Website.
- Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through Your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.
We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by You or provided by Us, at any time at our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, You have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
5. Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:
- In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
- To post or transmit Content on or through the Services that is harmful, offensive, obscene, abusive, invasive of privacy, defamatory, hateful or otherwise discriminatory, false or misleading, or incites an illegal act.
- To intimidate or harass another through the Services; and, to post or transmit any personally identifiable information about persons under 16 years of age on or through the Services.
- To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate one or both of the Companies, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or user names associated with any of the foregoing).
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by Us, may harm the Companies or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.
- In any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
- To attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services, or the computer systems or networks connected to the Services, through hacking, password mining, or any other means.
6. User Contributed Data
The Website may contain profiles, directories, forums, chat, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributed Data”) on or through the Website.
All User Contributed Data must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
You represent and warrant that:
- You own or control all rights in and to the User Contributed Data and have the right to grant the license granted above to Us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns.
- All of Your User Contributed Data does and will comply with these Terms of Use.
You understand and acknowledge that You are responsible for any User Contributed Data You submit or contribute, and You, not the Companies, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.
We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributed Data posted by You or any other user of the Website.
7. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination
We have the right to:
- Remove or refuse to post any User Contributed Data for any or no reason at our sole discretion.
- Disclose Your identity or other information about You to any third party who claims that material posted by You violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.
- Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.
- Terminate or suspend Your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.
8. Content Standards
These content standards apply to any and all User Contributed Data and use of the Services. User Contributed Data must in its entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributed Data must not:
- Contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
- Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
- Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
- Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
- Be likely to deceive any person.
- Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
- Cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.
- Impersonate any person, or misrepresent Your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
- Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising.
- Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by Us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.
9. Copyright Infringement
If You believe that any User Contributed Data violates Your copyright, please see our Copyright Policy for instructions on sending Us a notice of copyright infringement. It is the policy of the Companies to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.
10. Reliance on Information Posted
We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and We are under no obligation to update such material.
12. Information About You and Your Visits to the Website
All information We collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, You consent to all actions taken by Us with respect to Your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANIES HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
No waiver by the Companies of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Companies to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
The Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, Copyright Policy, and Cookie Notice constitute the sole and entire agreement between You, OpenTeams, Inc. and its affiliate OSS Global, Inc. regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.
Copyright Policy
This Agreement was last updated on: 2024.
A notice of copyright infringement should include:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the copyrighted work You believe to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works on the Website, a representative list of such works.
- Identification of the material You believe to be infringing in a sufficiently precise manner to allow Us to locate that material.
- Adequate information by which We can contact You (including Your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
- A statement that You have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the written notice is accurate.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Please send all DMCA Notices to the appropriate physical or email address below: copyright@openteams.com.
If You fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, Your DMCA Notice may not be effective.
Please be aware that if You knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website is infringing Your copyright, You may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers of this Copyright Policy.