Welcome to GoSociafy. GoSociafy provides a platform of functionality and features via Web browser and mobile application to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit, fill out a form, or donate at GoSociafy (the Site), you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future GoSociafy service (e.g., GoAccount, GoProgram, or GoShare) you also will be subject to the guidelines, terms and agreements (“Terms”) applicable to such service or business.
MODIFICATION.
GoSociafy reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any of the terms or conditions of this Terms of Use (TOS) at any time. It is your responsibility to check this TOS periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Services (all GoSociafy functions or features) following the posting of any changes to this TOS constitutes acceptance of those changes. If any change to this TOS is not acceptable to you, your sole remedy is to cease accessing, browsing and otherwise using the Services.
PRIVACY
Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to GoSociafy, to understand our practices.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
When you visit GoSociafy or send e-mails to us or engage with our social media pages, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail, texting, social media, on our mobile application or posting notices on our platform. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
COPYRIGHT
All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, software, and other than viewer submitted content, is the property of GoSociafy or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of GoSociafy and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of GoSociafy or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
OVERVIEW TO GOSOCIAFY SERVICES
GoSociafy provides a set of news, social engagement, communications, and video functionality and features to any Community Managers and viewers that may want to use GoSociafy Tools (collectively all GoSociafy features and functionality). In addition viewers may visit our website or mobile site to make contributions to campaigns initiated on our platform by Camapign Managers or by GoSociafy. Payments are all transacted through a third party payment service method (collectively, “Facilitated Payment Modes” or “FPM”). This TOS applies to you and your use of the GoSociafy website and mobile functions as a visitor of the Services.
Community Managers are those users who create pages to load content and utilize GoSociafy Tools to engage with a wide range of viewers. Community Managers will be associated with an organization or association. These organizations or associations can run campaigns to sign up viewers and engage viewers in activities using GoSociafy Tools. The Community Managers will be given the right to manage content for their organizational or association page and to manage the viewers that join those pages. This includes the ability to terminate an association of a viewer with that page if there is a violation of the rules set forth by that organization or violation of the Conduct guidelines detailed below. However, Community Managers use GoSociafy Tools and content at their own risk. GoSociafy takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by a Community Manager.
A Viewer is any individual who signs up through an organizational or association page or joins the GoSociafy platform through any opt in means offered by GoSociafy directly. By signing up those individuals are agreeing to abide by this GoSociafy Terms of Use and any additional guidelines outlined by the organization or association to which the viewer has provided information in signing up or participating in a GoSociafy supported activity. Viewers on the GoSociafy platform view content and use functionality and features available to them at your own risk. GoSociafy takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by a viewer.
LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
GoSociafy grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of the Site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of GoSociafy. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of the Site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of the Site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. The Site or any portion of the Site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of GoSociafy. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of GoSociafy without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing GoSociafy’s name or trademarks without the express written consent of GoSociafy. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by GoSociafy. You may not use any GoSociafy logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.
VIEWER ACCOUNTS
A viewer may choose to receive ongoing content from GoSociafy or any of the organizations or associations that use our Tools. If a viewer so chooses they can sign up for an account. If you have signed up for an account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information and for restricting access to your computer or mobile device. If you are under 18, you may use GoSociafy only with involvement of a parent or guardian. GoSociafy reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel donations in their sole discretion. As additional protections GoSociafy commits to protecting data as outlined in our Privacy Statement. However as mentioned above GoSociafy is not responsible for any information you provide to an organization or association nor how they or their Community Managers use the information. GoSociafy only provides added security and privacy protection as well as added monitoring for violations of our conduct rules as outlined below.
COMMUNITY MANAGER ACCOUNTS
Community managers will be given access to the GoSociafy set of Tools. These tools will provide the ability to manage your list of viewers (those that sign up for content from your page), the right to cancel a viewers connection to your page, and the ability to create content for engaging your viewer list as well as recruiting new viewers. Community Managers will also be able to create additional conduct rules. However, GoSociafy will not be responsible for enforcing those rules.
MANAGED PLATFORM
A unique feature of GoSociafy is that we are very concerned about creating a safe place for both social interaction and freedom of speech without a worry of bullying, intimidation, false information, or even foreign government interference. That is why we will be creating algorithms for monitoring activity to identify specific behavior that violates our rules of conduct. We will not be monitoring all activity in order to maintain as much privacy as possible. However we will be developing a set of analysis functions that calls to our attention Viewers or Community Managers that are in violation of our policies. This will include (but not be limited to) identifying Viewers or Community Managers that are participating in or encouraging:
- Bullying or intimidation
- Misinformation on purpose or “fake news”
- Hate speech or continued use of racial slurs
- Stalking and any predatory behavior
- Attacks on anyone’s or any groups gender or sexual orientation
- Promotion of obscene or vulgar content
- Promotion of any libelous content
- Repeated misuse of our Tools
- Additional restrictions are listed below
By using the GoSociafy platform and any of the associated Tools Community Managers and Viewers agree to allow GoSociafy to monitor activity on our platform for the sole purpose of enforcing GoSociafy’s rules of Conduct and to follow all federal and state laws. GoSociafy does not claim that these monitoring functions will capture or identify all acts in violation of our rules. We provide this service as a benefit to the Viewers and Community Managers but not an obligation by GoSociafy.
CONDUCT
Reviews, Comments, Communications, and Other Content
Visitors may post comments and other content or submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any content. GoSociafy reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content when it has been identified and reviewed for any violation.
If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant GoSociafy and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify GoSociafy for all claims resulting from content you supply. GoSociafy has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. GoSociafy takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.
RESTRICTIONS
Community Managers and Viewers understand that you are liable for all Content, in whatever form, that you provide or otherwise make available to or through the use of the Site. You agree not to use the Site to:
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- harm minors in any way;
- facilitate gambling, gaming, lotteries, raffles, contests, sweepstakes and/or any other activity featuring the award of a prize other than raffles, contests or sweepstakes conducted in a manner that complies in all respects with GoSociafy’s guidelines;
- impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, any GoSociafy representative or forum leader, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Site;
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any person or entity;
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content related to the sale or provision of goods and services other than the sale of such goods and services or provision of registrations to events listed on the Site and other goods and services being sold or provided in conjunction with such events;
- upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or to otherwise interact with the Services in a manner not permitted by this TOS or expressly authorized by GoSociafy;
- interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Services;
- intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable law or regulation (foreign or domestic), including without limitation (i) regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ) and (ii) laws and regulations (foreign or domestic) regarding the sale or resale of tickets (including without limitation with respect to licensure requirements, maximums or limits on ticket prices, etc.); or
- stalk or otherwise harass any person or entity.
Certain Remedial Rights
You acknowledge that GoSociafy does not pre-screen any Content provided or made available by you or any third party in connection with the platform, but that GoSociafy and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to (i) monitor, alter, edit, or remove any of your Content, in whole or in part, and/or (ii) rescind and terminate your right to use the Site at any time (with or without notice) for any reason or no reason. You acknowledge and agree that GoSociafy may preserve Your Content and may also disclose Your Content for any reason, including without limitation if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce this TOS; (c) respond to claims that any of Your Content violates the rights of third parties; and/or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of GoSociafy, its users and/or the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Services, including Your Content, may involve (i) transmissions over various networks; and/or (ii) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. By way of illustration and not limitation, you agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (foreign and domestic) regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
In addition, the Site is subject to United States export controls. No part of the Site may be exported or re-exported into, or to a national or resident of, any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods and/or services of the same type as the Services. By using the Site or any part thereof, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, and you are not a national or resident of, any such country. Further, no part of the Site (including any Software) may be exported or re-exported to any person or entity appearing on the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Denied Persons List. By using the Site or any part thereof (including by downloading any Software), you represent and warrant that you are not a person or entity or under the control of or affiliated with a person or entity that appears on any such list.
RETURNS, REFUNDS AND TITLE
Will be added as needed.
INDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP OF FPMS.
When using a FPM, you execute the applicable monetary payment transaction through the FPM service, and are bound by the applicable terms of use governing the FPM service.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
GoSociafy attempts to be as accurate as possible. However, GoSociafy does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of the Site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by GoSociafy itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to contact the staff of GoSociafy by the normal protocols set within the GoSociafy Tools in compliance with our return and refund policies.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THIS SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED BY GOSOCIAFY ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. GOSOCIAFY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, GOSOCIAFY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GOSOCIAFY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE; INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE; THEIR SERVERS; OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SENT FROM GOSOCIAFY ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GOSOCIAFY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
DISPUTES
Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your visit to GoSociafy or to products or services sold or distributed by GoSociafy or through GoSociafy will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this agreement.
There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages), and must follow the terms of these Conditions of Use as a court would.
To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to GoSociafy Legal Department, 44 Montgomery St., Suite 2310 San Francisco CA 94104. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules, including the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes. The AAA’s rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA’s rules. We will reimburse those fees for claims totaling less than $10,000 unless the arbitrator determines the claims are frivolous. Likewise, GoSociafy will not seek attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines the claims are frivolous. You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, or in person in the county where you live or at another mutually agreed location.
We each agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration we each waive any right to a jury trial. We also both agree that you or we may bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.
APPLICABLE LAW
This TOS and the provision of the Services to you are governed by the laws of the state of California, U.S.A., as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California by California residents.
NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide GoSociafy’s copyright agent the written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying GoSociafy that your copyrighted material has been infringed.
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
- A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site, including the auction ID number, if applicable;
- Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
- A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
GoSociafy’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can be reached as follows:
Copyright Agent
GoSociafy Legal Department
456 Montgomery St., Suite 1350
San Francisco, CA 94104