Last Updated: August 21st , 2023
1. INTRODUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE
Ginger Audio Ltd (“”We”, “us and “our”) offers you access to its interactive applications, online website(s), and services. These Terms of Service, together with terms regarding third party code . additional terms which might apply to certain products or services, govern your use of our website http://www.gingeraudio.com (“Website”), any of our widgets or other applications (“Applications”) and any other service or product in any location on which we place these Terms of Service – together, our “Services”.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OUR SERVICES IN HOLE OR IN PART. BY USING ANY OF OUR SERVICES (OTHER THAN TO READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE FOR THE FIRST TIME) YOU ARE AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, WHICH MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TITLED “AMENDMENTS; ADDITIONAL TERMS”. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, DO NOT USE OUR SERVICES.
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Our Services and associated content (and any derivative works or enhancements of the same) including, but not limited to, all text, illustrations, animation, files, images, software, scripts, graphics (except for fonts as detailed below), photos, sounds, music, videos, information, content, materials, products, services, URLs, technology, documentation, and interactive features included with or available through our Services (collectively, the “Service Content”) and all intellectual property rights to the same are owned by us. Additionally, all trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress that may appear in our Services are owned by us or identified third parties. Except for the limited use rights granted to you in these Terms of Service, you shall not acquire any right, title or interest in our Services or any Service Content. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Service are expressly reserved.
3. ACCESS AND USE
(A) Our Services are provided for your personal, non-commercial use only. We may offer certain portions of our Services at no charge and others for a one-time fee, on a subscription basis or under any other lawful pricing structure. In all instances, our Services are not being sold to you; rather, you are being granted or purchasing a limited license to use our Services. In addition, unless we specifically tell you otherwise, the use of any of our paid Services does not transfer across operating systems and/or different equipment (e.g., mobile devices, computers, etc.). For example, unless we specifically tell you otherwise, the use of our mobile Application is limited to the relevant device and/or operating system you are using at the time you purchase a license to use the Application. In any event, you undertake and agree that you will not use a payment mean (such as a credit card, paypal account, apple ID) to pay for any of the Services (where payment is required) if such payment mean does not belong specifically to you.
(B) When using our Services, you agree to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws including, without limitation, copyright law. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Service or as we may otherwise permit, you may not use, reproduce, duplicate, distribute, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, transmit, or otherwise exploit Service Content for any purpose whatsoever without obtaining prior written consent from us or, in the case of third party content, its applicable owner. In certain instances, we may suggest, ask or otherwise permit you to download, install, share or print Service Content. In such a case, you may do so only in the manner authorized and for your non-commercial use only. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading, installing, sharing or printing Service Content.
(C) Furthermore, except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Service, you may not:
(i) remove, alter, cover, or distort any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice we include in or through our Services or Service Content; (ii) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with our security-related features including, without limitation, any features that prevent or restrict the use of or copying of any software or other Service Content; (iii) use an automatic device (such as a robot or spider) or manual process to copy or “scrape” the Website or Service Content for any purpose without our express written permission; (iv) collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from our Services including, without limitation, user names, passwords, email addresses; (v) solicit other users to join or become members of any commercial online service or other organization without our prior written approval; (vi) attempt to or interfere with the proper working of our Services or impair, overburden, or disable the same; (vii) decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble any portion of our software or other Service Content, or our Services; (viii) use network-monitoring software to determine architecture of or extract usage data from our Services; (ix) encourage conduct that violates any local, state or federal law, either civil or criminal, or impersonate another user, person, or entity (e.g., using another person’s Membership (as defined below)); or (x) engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying our Services.
(D) You agree to fully cooperate with us to investigate any suspected or actual activity that is in breach of these Terms of Service.
4. Refund Policy
Refunds are provided at the sole discretion of Ginger Audio and on a case-by-case basis and may be refused. Ginger Audio will refuse a refund request if we find evidence of fraud, refund abuse, or other manipulative behaviour that entitles Ginger Audio to counterclaim the refund.
5. USER REGISTRATION
(A) Once you have downloaded our application(s) we will consider you a registered user (“Membership”). If you are under the age of thirteen, then you are not permitted to register as a user or otherwise submit personal information.
(B) During your Membership, we might require you to provide us with registration information. Should this occur we will update our Terms of Service accordingly and publish a relevant privacy policy. In any event, you undertake that will provide true, accurate and complete registration information and, if such information changes, you will promptly update the relevant registration information. You are responsible for safeguarding and maintaining the confidentiality of your registration information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs under your registration information, whether or not you have authorized the activity. You will not transfer your login information to any other third party. You agree to Contact Us immediately if you become aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your registration information.
6. SERVICE CONTENT & THIRD PARTY LINKS/CODES
(A) We provide our Services including, without limitation, Service Content for educational, entertainment and/or promotional purposes only. You may not rely on any information and opinions expressed through any of our Services for any other purpose. In all instances, it is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, pricing or usefulness of any Service Content. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on any Service Content.
(B) Service Content might include content and/or codes posted and/or generated by a third-party. We do not endorse, warrant and are not responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or reliability of any such content.
(C) Our Services contain Fonts and may also contain links to other websites maintained by third parties. We do not operate or control the accessibility to the Fonts nor do we operate or control in any respect, or necessarily endorse the content found on these third-party websites. You assume sole responsibility for your use of third-party Fonts and links. We are not responsible for any content posted on third-party websites or liable to you for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of your dealings with any third-party, their Fonts or their website.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless us, our officers, directors, employees, parents, partners, successors, agents, distribution partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their related companies from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of, related to, or that may arise in connection with: (i) your use of our Services (including, but not limited to, Service Content) ; (ii) any actual or alleged violation or breach by you of these Terms of Service; (iii) any actual or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant that you have made to us; or (iv) your acts or omissions.
You agree to cooperate fully with us in the defense of any claim that is the subject of your obligations hereunder.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
(A) YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF OUR SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. OUR SERVICES AND SERVICE CONTENT (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE, OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR RELATED COMPANIES DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY: (1) WARRANTIES THAT OUR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (2) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, SECURITY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, OR INFORMATIONAL CONTENT OF OUR SERVICES, FONTS OR SERVICE CONTENT; (3) WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (4) WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED OR ACCESSED THROUGH OUR SERVICES; (5) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF OUR SERVICES; (6) WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES WILL BE SECURE OR UNINTERRUPTED; AND (7) WARRANTIES THAT ERRORS IN OUR SERVICES OR SERVICE CONTENT (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) WILL BE CORRECTED.
9. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
(A) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE, OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR THEIR RELATED COMPANIES BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OUR SERVICES OR THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH OUR SERVICES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SERVICE CONTENT IS TO STOP USING OUR SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SERVICES OR ANY LINKS PLACED IN OUR SERVICES, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SERVICES OR ANY LINKS PLACED IN OUR SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF ANY CONTENT POSTED BY A THIRD PARTY OR CONDUCT OF A THIRD PARTY USING OUR SERVICES.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR CUMULATIVE LIABILITY AND OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR RELATED COMPANIES EXCEED THE LESSER OF THE TOTAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM YOU BY US DURING THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD OR $100. FURTHERMORE, YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY OF OUR SERVICES OR THESE TERMS OF SERVICE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.
(C) In some jurisdictions limitations of liability are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitations may not apply to you. These limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. TERMINATION
(A) We reserve the right in our sole discretion and at any time to terminate or suspend your Membership and/or block your use of our Services for any reason including, without limitation if you have failed to comply with the letter and spirit of these Terms of Service. You agree we and our officers, directors, employees, parents, partners, successors, agents, distribution partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their related companies are not liable to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of your Membership or for blocking your use of our Services.
(B) Any suspension or termination shall not affect your obligations to us under these Terms of Service. The provisions of these Terms of Service which by their nature should survive the suspension or termination of your Membership or these Terms of Service shall survive including, but not limited to the rights and licenses that you have granted hereunder, indemnities, releases, disclaimers, limitations on liability, provisions related to choice of law, and all of the provisions in the Section titled “MISCELLANEOUS”.
11. COPYRIGHT POLICY
(A) We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect users to do the same. In appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, we may terminate and/or disable the Membership of users suspected to be infringing the copyrights (or other intellectual property rights) of others. Additionally, in appropriate circumstances and in our sole discretion, we may remove or disable access to material on any of our Applications, websites or hosted on our systems that may be infringing or the subject of infringing activity.
(B) We will respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement that are reported to to the email address we have designated to receive notifications of claims infringement (its “Designated Address”). Our Designated Address is:
info@gingeraudio.com
(C) If you are a copyright owner (or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner) and believe that your work’s copyright has been infringed, please report your notice of infringement to us by providing our Designated Address with a written E-mail notification of claimed infringement where the subject of the email is “COPYRIGHT NOTICE-LEGAL” and which includes substantially the following:
(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. (ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. (iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material. (iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted. (v) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. (vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
We will investigate notices of copyright infringement and take appropriate actions. Inquiries that do not follow this procedure may not receive a response.
12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
(A) We each agree to first contact each other with any disputes and provide a written description of the problem, all relevant documents/information and the proposed resolution. You agree to contact us with disputes by contacting us at the email address provided in these Terms of Service. We will contact you based on the contact information you have provided us.
(B) If after 30 days the parties are unable to resolve any dispute raised under the previous provision amicably, the dispute may be submitted to the competent courts detailed in Section 11 above.
13. NO CLASS ACTIONS
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PURSUE DISPUTES ON A CLASSWIDE BASIS; THAT IS, TO EITHER JOIN A CLAIM WITH THE CLAIM OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, OR ASSERT A CLAIM IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF ANYONE ELSE IN ANY LAWSUIT, ARBITRATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING.
14. INFORMATION WE USE
A. GENERAL
(1) Currently, our Application and website only uses and/or collects information that does not personally identify you, which we have access to when you download and/or use the Application or access our Website. This type of information also includes information we receive from third party sources (such as, but not limited to, your mobile operating system, the type of Internet browsers you use, search terms, other applications you have downloaded, information about the way you use the Application, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device or your computer, and general geographic information.
B. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION OBTAINED VIA THE APPLICATION OR WEBSITE?
(1) We use information obtained in a variety of ways, including to help analyze use of our Application, understand customer needs and trends, carry out targeted promotional activities, improve our Application, Website or services and carry out other purposes that are disclosed to you and to which you consent.
C. OTHER USES AND INFORMATION
(1) Transfer of Assets: Please be aware that if any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against us, all such information may be considered an asset of ours and as such may be sold or transferred to third parties.
(2) Extraordinary Circumstances: We reserve the right to disclose any information about you if we are required to do so by law or a competent state authority or if we believe it is required in order to protect and/or enforce our rights.
15. AMENDMENT; ADDITIONAL TERMS
(A) We reserve the right in our sole discretion and at any time and for any reason, to modify or discontinue any aspect or feature of our Services or to modify these Terms of Service. In addition, we reserve the right to provide you with operating rules or additional terms that may govern your use of our Services generally, unique of our Services, or both (“Additional Terms”). Any Additional Terms that we may provide to you will be incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service. To the extent any Additional Terms conflict with these Terms of Service, the Additional Terms will control.
(B) Modifications to these Terms of Service or Additional Terms will be effective immediately upon their publication on the Website, notification by email or through any of our Applications. It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Service from time to time for any changes or Additional Terms. Your access and use of our Services following any modification of these Terms of Service or the provision of Additional Terms will signify your assent to and acceptance of the same. If you object to any subsequent revision to the Terms of Service or to any Additional Terms, immediately discontinue use of our Services and, if applicable, terminate your Membership.
16. MISCELLANEOUS
(A) No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
(B) Except where specifically stated otherwise, if any part of these Terms of Service is unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, we both agree that only that part of the Terms of Service shall be stricken and that the remaining terms in the Terms of Service shall not be affected.
(C) These Terms of Service (and any Additional Terms incorporated therein by reference) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between us with respect to such subject matter.
(D) You may not assign these Terms of Service or assign any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. Any such purported assignment or delegation by you without the appropriate prior written consent will be null and void and of no force and effect. We may assign these Terms of Service or any rights hereunder without your consent and without notice