These Terms of Service (“Terms“) govern your use of the free services, software applications and websites (the “Service”) provided by Abara Author (“ABARA AUTHOR”). Our Privacy Policy explains the way we collect and use your information and our Acceptable Use Policy outlines our expectations with respect to your behaviour when using the Service. By using our service you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy and our Acceptable Use Policy. If you’re using our Service on behalf of an organization or entity (“Organization”), then you are agreeing to these Terms on behalf of that Organization and you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind the Organization to these Terms. In that case, “you” and “your” refers to that Organization.
YOUR CONTENT
The Service allows you to create or upload content within the service, including but not limited to: learning assets like word documents, pdf, videos, audios, presentations, images, attachments, project group names and user names (together the “Content”) and to share that Content with others.
You retain ownership of your Content, but by uploading it onto the Service, you are granting us a license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, publish, transmit, host and display that Content for the purpose of:
- Providing you the Service and associated support.
- Analysing and improving the operation of the Service.
We reserve the right to remove Content on the Service that violates our Acceptable Use Policy or these Terms or that we otherwise reasonably believe may create liability for Abara Author.
YOUR OBLIGATIONS
- You must provide accurate information when you create your Abara Author account.
- You are responsible for safeguarding the password and for all activities that occur under your account. You should notify Abara Author immediately if you become aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
- You must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy at all times when using the Service.
- You may never use another user’s account without permission.
- You may not disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the Service or attempt or assist anyone else to do so, unless such restriction is prohibited by law.
- Our Service is not intended for use by persons under the age of 13. By using the service, you are representing to us that you are over the age of 13.
YOUR USE OF Abara Author
As part of the Service, we provide cloud-hosted web-based software application (the “Software”) for your use in connection with the Service. This Software may update automatically and if such Software is designed for use on a specific mobile or desktop operating system, then a compatible system is required for use. So long as you comply with these Terms, we grant you a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Software, solely to access the Service; provided, however, that this license does not constitute a sale of the Software or any copy thereof, and as between Abara Author and You, Abara Author retains all right, title and interest in the Software.
ADMINISTRATOR ACCESS TO YOUR CONTENT
When you sign up for our Service, you associate one or more email addresses with your account. If you use an email address provided to you by a third party entity of which you are a part (such as yourname@youremployer.com or yourname@nonprofit.org) (each an “Entity”) you hereby grant that Entity and its administrator(s) permission to access, use, download, export, disclose, share, restrict and/or remove Content that you have associated with the email address that includes their domain. You acknowledge and understand that an Entity may choose to utilize one or more third party applications in connection with their teams’ use of the Service and that, by associating Content with an email address that includes an Entity’s domain; you are granting permission to have such Content shared with such third party application(s). You also acknowledge and understand that an Entity may restrict or terminate your access to Content associated with the email address that includes their domain.
YOUR USE OF THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS
If you elect to utilize any third-party application in connection with your use of the Service, by doing so you are consenting to your Content being shared with such
third-party application. To understand how such third-party application provider utilizes your Content and other information, you should review their privacy policy.
SECURITY
We will use industry standard technical and organizational security measures in connection with the storage, processing and transfer of your Content that are designed to protect the integrity of that Content and to guard against unauthorized or unlawful access to, use of, or processing of such Content.
TERMINATION
You are free to stop using our Service at any time. We also reserve the right to suspend or end the Service at any time at our discretion and without notice. We may also terminate or suspend your access to the Service at any time if you are not complying with these Terms or our Acceptable Use Policy or if you are using the Service in a manner that we believe may cause us financial or legal liability.
Abara Author’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Service (excluding Content provided by users) constitutes Abara Author‘s intellectual property and will remain the exclusive property of Abara Author. Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding the Service is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.
COPYRIGHT
Abara Author respects the intellectual property rights of others and we expect our users to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement if they comply with the law, and such notices should be reported to contact@abaraauthor.com
MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE
The Service may be modified from time to time, often without prior notice to you. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of such modifications. If you are not satisfied with a modification we make to the Service, your sole remedy is to terminate your use of the Service.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Abara Author and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from your use of and access to the Service or the Software, or from or in connection with any content uploaded to the Service through your account by a third party using your account with your knowledge or consent.
NO WARRANTY
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Abara Author IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CONTENT THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION OR SERVICE THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO OUR SERVICE.
The Service is controlled, operated and hosted from within the U.S. We make no representations that the service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the service from other jurisdictions do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with all applicable United States and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to export and import regulations.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL Abara Author, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE, WHETHER OR NOT Abara Author HAS BEEN WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. Abara Author’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO Abara Author IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE CLAIM GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
*Informal Efforts – *You agree that prior to filing any claim against Abara Author relating to or arising out of these Terms you will first contact us at contact@abaraauthor.com to provide us with an effort to resolve the issue in an informal manner.
DATA TRANSFER
In connection with providing you the Service Abara Author may transfer, store and process your Content in the U.S. or in any other country in which Abara Author or its agents maintain facilities. By using the service, you consent to this transfer, processing and storage of your content.
ASSIGNMENT
These Terms and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment by you will be null and void.
NOTICES
We may provide you with legal notices and notices related to your account via email using the email address associated with your account. We may provide you with other marketing or business-related information, including information about service updates or changes, via email or via our blog, which is located at the URL https://www.abaraauthor.com/blog/
For questions about these or any Abara Author terms or policies, email us at contact@abaraauthor.com