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Best Food Trucks User Agreement & Terms of Use
This User Agreement ("Agreement") is a contract between you ("User" or "You") and Best Food Trucks, Inc. and applies to your use of the Best Food Trucks services. Best Food Trucks, Inc. has developed a service called Best Food Trucks which is a computer assisted food truck booking system By accessing or using our website ("Site") at www.BestFoodTrucks.com, You signify that You have read, understand and agree to be bound by this Agreement and Terms of Use, whether or not You are a registered user of Best Food Trucks. We may amend this Agreement at any time by posting a revised version on our website. The revised version will be effective at the time we post It. Your continued use of the Site after such amendments constitutes your acceptance of the new Agreement and Terms of Use. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, REMEDIES, AND OBLIGATIONS. THESE INCLUDE VARIOUS LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS, AND A DISPUTE REOLUTION CLAUSE THAT GOVERNS HOW DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED.
1. License
a. Grant.
User is granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access Best Food Trucks. Best Food Trucks consists of various databases, services, functions and remotely accessed gateways (collectively "Features"), which may change from time to time. Access to certain Features may be restricted or may be subject to a separate fee. Certain Features may be provided to User for free; Best Food Trucks reserves the right to charge a fee for such free Features in the future upon written notice to the User. User is licensed to use data made available on Best Food Trucks ("Data" includes "Downloaded Data" as defined below) solely in the regular course of operating a mobile food vending facility. Certain Features are licensed subject to paragraphs 2 through 3 or subject to 'Additional Terms" (as defined below), all of which take precedence over the license granted in this paragraph. Except as otherwise provided with respect to particular Data, the license includes the right to download and temporarily store insubstantial portions of Data ("Downloaded Data") to a storage device under User's exclusive control solely (i) to display internally such Downloaded Data and (ii) to communicate and execute transactions with other parties within the Best Food Trucks environment. User agrees to never store any Data for more than seven (7) days and to destroy any stored Data within twenty-four (24) hours upon email or other written request from Best Food Trucks.
b. Limitations.
Excluding the User Content (as defined below), all content on the Site ("Site Content") is the proprietary information of Best Food Trucks, with all rights reserved by Best Food Trucks. No Site Content may be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the Best Food Trucks’s prior written permission in each instance. Provided that You are eligible for use of the Site and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and these Terms of Use, You are granted a limited license to access and use the Site and the Site Content and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Site Content to which You have properly gained access solely for your own use, provided that You keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact. You may not upload or republish Site Content on any Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or incorporate the information in any other database or compilation, and any other use of the Site Content is strictly prohibited. Such license is subject to this Agreement and these Terms of Use and does not include use of any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods. Any use of the Site or the Site Content other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of Best Food Trucks, is strictly prohibited and will terminate your limited license granted herein. Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws including copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Terms of Use shall be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. Your license is revocable at any time without notice and with or without cause. User further agrees not to use any Features, including but not limited to creating a profile on the Site, in any manner or for any purpose that may violate any law or regulation, or any right of any person including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, rights of privacy and/or rights of personality, or which otherwise may be harmful to the reputation of Best Food Trucks in its sole discretion. User further agrees not to use any Software or the Site in a manner that impacts the stability or functionality of any Feature; such prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, uploading viruses or other malicious code, or accessing the BestFoodTrucks.com website through any automated means such as a web-crawler. User further agrees not to use the Site or any other Feature to contact other Best Food Trucks users for any purpose other than engaging in transactions through the Best Food Trucks system. User further agrees not to execute any lot-booking transaction outside the Best Food Trucks system with another Best Food Trucks User. In addition, User agrees not to use the Site to: harvest or collect email addresses or other contact information of other Users from the Site by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending spam, or any other unsolicited communications, including unsolicited emails.; act in any unlawful manner, including in a manner that could be deemed to violate applicable laws by touting or hyping an investment, manipulating securities or other investment prices or markets; to interact in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site; or collect information or otherwise interact with the Site using automated scripts.
c. Rights in Data.
Except for the license granted in this Agreement, all rights, title and interest in Data, in all languages, formats and media throughout the world, including any copyrights, are and will continue to be the exclusive property of Best Food Trucks.
d. User Content.
When providing Best Food Trucks with content or posting content on Best Food Trucks's website, User grants Best Food Trucks a non-exclusive, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, assignable, royalty-free, fully paid up, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right and license to use, reproduce, distribute (through multiple tiers), create derivative works from, publicly perform, display, store, digitally perform, make or deliver digital audio transmissions, encode, transcode, publish (online, on the Site, on any other website(s), as well as through mobile channels, and offline, in print, radio, television or elsewhere), make, have made, sell, offer for sale, import and commercialize User Content, or any portion thereof, in any manner and context, in any way, in any and all media now known or hereinafter developed and on any device(s), whether or not portable, wired, or wireless, without limitation, throughout the universe, and without any compensation or acknowledgment to you or any third party.
e. Additional Terms.
Certain Features may be governed by terms and conditions that are different from those set forth in this Agreement ("Additional Terms"). User will be given an opportunity to review Additional Terms by receiving notice of such Additional Terms In writing or online. Additional Terms may be modified effective upon Best Food Trucks giving User notice (in writing or online) of the modification. By using Features governed by Additional Terms, User agrees to, and will be obligated to comply with, all such Additional Terms as well as the terms and conditions in this Agreement. All Additional Terms will be considered part of this Agreement.
2. Fees and Modification of Fees.
Fees payable by User for access to Best Food Trucks ("Best Food Trucks Fees") will commence on the date Best Food Trucks processes User's order. User agrees not to register under a false name or use an invalid or unauthorized Payment Method. Best Food Trucks Fees will be as stated in the Schedule A Price Plan elected by User or as otherwise agreed upon In writing by the parties. Best Food Trucks Fees may be modified upon at least 30 days prior notice to User in writing or online. Fees are exclusive of sales, use, value added tax (VAT) or equivalent, ad valorem, personal property and other taxes, which are the responsibility of User. User will pay all invoices in full within 30 days of receipt. If full payment is not made, User may be charged up to the maximum legal interest on any unpaid balance.
3. Third Party Payment Management.
User acknowledges that Best Food Trucks uses third-party software currently known as Stripe, to manage the payment process. Stripe may require that User issue refunds pursuant to its terms of use or policies and Userr agrees to comply. User also agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Best Food Trucks harmless from any injury, damages, claims, judgments, awards, liabilities, or other loss or expense suffered that relates or is in any way connected with Stripe.
4. Best Food Trucks Software and BestFoodTrucks.com.
a. Best Food Trucks Software.
Best Food Trucks may make available to User, on a subscription basis, software for use in connection with Best Food Trucks. Such software, including new versions and the accompanying user documentation, may be referred to collectively as "Software." Software may be licensed to User under a license agreement that will accompany the Software. By using the Software and taking such other action as may be referenced in the Agreement as constituting acceptance, User agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the accompanying license agreement. If User does not so agree, User must return any tangible copies of the Software in Its possession or control.
b. BestFoodTrucks.com.
BestFoodTrucks.com is an Internet-based service that provides access to Best Food Trucks. Best Food Trucks grants User a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to use BestFoodTrucks.com (including all versions and updates). User may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, scrape or otherwise attempt to discern the source code of the components of BestFoodTrucks.com nor may User reproduce all or any portion of the components of BestFoodTrucks.com. User may use Data cached in User's local disk drive solely in support of its use of BestFoodTrucks.com. Certain software used by User may not be capable of supporting BestFoodTrucks.com.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, ANY SCHEDULE OR LICENSE AGREEMENT, LOTMOM, FEATURES, DATA, SOFTWARE AND BESTFOODTRUCKS.COM ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OMISSIONS, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS AND DELAYS. USER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND LOTMOM'S AND/OR ITS AFFILATES' ENTIRE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, IF ANY, FOR ANY CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES RELATING TO LOTMOM, FEATURES, DATA, SOFTWARE OR BESTFOODTRUCKS.COM MADE AGAINST THEM, INDIVIDUALLY OR JOINTLY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR NEGLIGENCE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF LOTMOM CHARGES PAID BY USER RELATIVE TO THE SPECIFIC FEATURE (I.E., DATABASE, SERVICE, FUNCTION OR GATEWAY), THE SOFTWARE OR BESTFOODTRUCKS.COM, AS APPLICABLE, WHICH IS THE BASIS OF THE CLAIMS DURING THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL LOTMOM AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO USER FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING IN ANY WAY TO (I) USER'S INABILITY OR FAILURE TO PERFORM UNDER ANY CONTRACT; (II) ANY LOST PROFITS OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RELATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO USER'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, LOTMOM, FEATURES, DATA, SOFTWARE OR BESTFOODTRUCKS.COM, EVEN IF LOTMOM AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, LOTMOM SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO USER FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING IN ANY WAY TO ANY THIRD PARTY REPRESENTATIONS ACCESSED THROUGH LOTMOM. NEITHER LOTMOM NOR AFFILIATES MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT ACCESS TO BESTFOODTRUCKS.COM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE, OR ERROR FREE. NOR DOES LOTMOM MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE LIFE OF ANY URL OR THIRD PARTY WEB SERVICE. USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PROVISION OF LOTMOM ENTAILS THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME HUMAN AND MACHINE ERRORS, DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS AND LOSSES, INCLUDING THE INADVERTENT LOSS OF DATA OR DAMAGE TO MEDIA. FURTHER, LOTMOM DOES NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEES OR ENDORSEMENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PARTY OPERATING IN THE BESTFOODTRUCKS.COM WEBSITE; LOTMOM DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY CONTRACT FORMED BY USERS IN THE LOTMOM SYSTEM, AND IN NO CASE WILL LOTMOM BE LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE OF ANY USER TO PERFORM UNDER ANY CONTRACT.
6. Responsibility for Certain Matters.
User is responsible for notifying Best Food Trucks in writing of persons to whom Best Food Trucks passwords are to be issued or from whom passwords are to be revoked. User is solely responsible for maintaining security of Best Food Trucks passwords. User is also responsible for all access to and use of Best Food Trucks, including Features, Software and BestFoodTrucks.com by User's personnel or Best Food Trucks passwords, whether or not User has knowledge of or authorizes such access and use. All such use shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement.
7. Indemnity:
In the event of any claim by any third party against Best Food Trucks, its officers, employees, or its affiliates, arising from any action, omission, or breach by User, User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Best Food Trucks and its affiliates against any judgment, award, liability, loss, cost or damages (including litigation costs and reasonable attorney's fees).
8. Limitation of Claims.
Except for claims relating to Best Food Trucks Fees or improper use of Best Food Trucks, Features, Software or BestFoodTrucks.com, no claim, regardless of form, which in any way arises out of this Agreement, may be made, nor such claim brought, under this Agreement more than one year after the basis for the claim becomes known to the party desiring to assert it.
9. Term and Termination.
This Agreement will become effective upon approval and acceptance by Best Food Trucks, and will continue in force until terminated by either party upon at least 30 days prior written notice of termination to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Best Food Trucks may terminate this Agreement immediately upon giving written notice of termination to User if User commits a material breach of any obligation to Best Food Trucks under any agreement between the parties; (ii) User may terminate this Agreement immediately upon giving written notice of termination to Best Food Trucks after receiving notice of an amendment (as permitted under paragraphs 1(d) and 9) which contains new terms that materially alter the terms of this Agreement and are unacceptable to User; and (iii) either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon giving written notice of termination to the other party if the other party commits a material breach of this Agreement. All terms constituting an indemnity, duty to defend, hold harmless, or relating to intellectual property of any type shall continue in effect so long as legally permissible.
10. Representations and Notification
User makes the representations contained in Schedule A as to the scope of its activities. User understands that Best Food Trucks relies upon these representations when deciding whether to enter into this Agreement with User. User will promptly notify Best Food Trucks if any of the representations made in Schedule A cease to be true. Best Food Trucks may adjust the applicable Fees through an amendment to this Agreement based on the new representations. Failure to notify Best Food Trucks of a change in the represented information will constitute a material breach of this agreement.
11. Entire Agreement.
This agreement (including all current and future Schedules, Additional Terms and license agreements and the like) embodies the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any and all prior understandings and agreements, oral or written, relating to the subject matter. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Best Food Trucks may amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement without notice to User.
12. Force Majeure.
Best Food Trucks's performance under this Agreement Is subject to interruption and delay due to causes beyond its reasonable control, such as acts of God, acts of any government, war or hostility, civil disorder, the elements, fire, explosion, power failure, equipment failure, Industrial or labor dispute, inability to obtain necessary supplies and the like.
13. Notices.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices must be in writing and addressed to Best Food Trucks, Inc., 13101 Washington Boulevard, Ste 407, Culver City, CA 90066.
14. Other Provisions.
This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the law of the state of California, USA without regard to conflicts of law provisions. The parties agree that the state and federal courts sitting in California will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising out of this Agreement and each party consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. Neither this Agreement nor any part or portion may be assigned, sublicensed or otherwise transferred by User without Best Food Trucks's prior written consent. Should any provision of this Agreement be held to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal by a court, the validity and enforceability of the other provisions will not be affected thereby. Failure of any party to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to enforce such provision. The headings and captions contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. Best Food Trucks, as used herein, applies to Best Food Trucks Inc., and its affiliates.
15. Intellectual Property.
Any and all title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights concerning any ideas, concepts, suggestions, materials and the like that User provides to Best Food Trucks regarding Best Food Trucks, BestFoodTrucks.com or Best Food Trucks Software shall become the exclusive property of Best Food Trucks and may be used for its business purposes in sole discretion without any payment, accounting, remuneration or attribution to User. Furthermore, with respect to any content in which User has prior intellectual property rights, including User logos and other trademarks, User grants Best Food Trucks a worldwide royalty free license to use and display such content on the Best Food Trucks websites and affiliated websites. All other logos, designs, trade dress, and data contained on or accessed through the Best Food Trucks website are the exclusive property of Best Food Trucks.
16. Consent.
By use of Best Food Trucks, User hereby consents to all the terms of this Agreement and acknowledges that User's license is consideration for User's consent. User's continued use of Best Food Trucks subsequent to any change in these terms shall constitute acquiescence, agreement, and consent to any new or different terms.