TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
Last updated: 15 March 2021
Greeble
Software, LLC (“us”, “we”, “our”,
“Greeble”) operates the following websites (the “Sites”):
· InstantDashcam.com
· GreebleSoftware.com
and provides the following software (the “Apps”):
· Instant Dashcam
Collectively, these are referred to as
our “Services”. As a User of any such Service, You (“You”,
“Your”, “Yourself”) agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions
(the “Agreement”).
Use of the Services is limited to persons 18 years of age or over. If You are under the age of 18, You are not permitted to use any part of the Services.
1. Definitions.
1.1 Comment: A free-form textual submission made
to any area of the Services, that is accessible to Users other than Yourself.
This includes device nicknames, video titles, and captions.
1.2 Content: The data, in whole or in part, which
has been submitted or otherwise made available to a Service, which may include (among
other things):
a. Uploaded
Media;
b. Comments;
or
c. Any other
data which is intended for storage or display on the Service, which is
submitted to the Service as a result of User actions, whether via the App, or
any other method.
1.3 Friend: A User who has been added, as an
individual, or as part of a group, to the “Friends” list of Your account.
Designating a User as a “Friend” has privacy implications; Friends have access
to more of Your Content than do regular Users.
1.4 Media: Audio, video, Precise Location Data, speed,
battery, temperature, acceleration data, and/or data from other sensors, usually
created via an App, a file upload, or a website-to-website transfer. A given App
will generally create & share Media for a specific purpose, which is
described in the app store listing for that App.
1.5 Precise
Location Data: This is geolocation Data that can be used to determine a device’s
location with high accuracy, such as that from a GPS receiver.
1.6 Public: Refers to data (particularly Content)
which has been made available (using the controls provided by the Services),
for any length of time, to an area of the Site which is designated as “Public”.
Public data is understood to be generally accessible to any User. Content which
is accessible only to Your Friends is not considered Public.
1.7 User: A person or company that uses or
visits any Service.
2. Your
Relationship with Greeble Software, LLC.
2.1 As a user
of the Services, You acknowledge and agree that You have read and understood
this agreement and willingly enter into and accept the terms contained herein.
2.2 Referenced Documents.
a. The
following documents are hereby incorporated by reference:
i. The “Greeble Software, LLC” Privacy
Policy (“Privacy Policy”), available at greeblesoftware.com/privacy.html.
ii. The Greeble Content Policy (“Content
Policy”), available at greeblesoftware.com/contentpolicy.html.
iii. The Greeble
Refund Policy, available at greeblesoftware.com/refundpolicy.html.
iv. The Google Play Terms of Service,
available here.
b. Before You
use any Service, You should read each of the above documents, in addition to
this agreement.
2.3 Any
examples in this document, or the referenced documents, are illustrative and
not the sole examples of a particular concept.
3. Changes and
Updates. Greeble may change or update these Terms and Conditions, and
referenced documents, from time to time, as indicated by the date at the top of
each document. In some cases, we may provide additional notice (such as adding
a statement to our Sites, sending an email notification, or posting a message
within the Apps). We encourage You to review the Terms and Conditions whenever
You access the Services. Your continued use of the Services after Greeble posts
modifications to the Terms and Conditions will constitute acknowledgment of the
modifications and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms and
Conditions.
4. Privacy
and Personal Information. You agree to the use of Your Data in
accordance with the Privacy Policy.
5. Compliance
with the Content Policy.
5.1 Use of the
App. You may not use an App to produce Content that violates the
Content Policy.
5.2 Removal. Content that does not comply with the
Content Policy is subject to immediate removal or deletion.
5.3 Authority. We have the authority to police the
site for Content that violates the Content Policy. We reserve the right to
arbitrarily & capriciously remove or suppress Content, at our sole
discretion, and at the time of our choosing. Determination of the compliance of
each item of Content is at our sole discretion. Although we do strive to
minimize non-compliant Content, we do not have an obligation to remove, within
any particular timeframe, Content that may violate the Content Policy.
6. Not
an Emergency Notification Service. While we may periodically engage in monitoring
Content, this monitoring is in no way to be interpreted as an expectation that
we will monitor for, or report to the authorities, any emergency or dangerous
situation. If You witness or become aware of an emergency or dangerous
situation, You are encouraged to take any legal and reasonable steps to notify
the appropriate authorities, at Your discretion.
7. Permissible
& Restricted Use.
7.1 Good Faith Usage. Each of
our Services is provided and intended for a specific purpose, as set out in the
app store listing for each App, and as described on each Site. You agree to
make the submission of Your Content in a good faith support of these purposes.
7.2 Driving. You must not use any Services while
operating a motor vehicle, except those features that are explicitly designed
for that purpose. Such features are labelled as “Driving Mode”. You agree to
follow all applicable laws, whether in the USA or another jurisdiction, when
using our Services, and to avoid engaging in behavior that places Yourself or
others at an increased likelihood of injury. We shall not in any way be
responsible for any incident(s) due to Your use of any part of the Services.
7.3 Stalking. You may not use any part of the Services to stalk others.
7.4 Reverse Engineering. You may
not attempt to reverse engineer any part of the Services. For the avoidance of doubt, all intellectual
property (notwithstanding Content) of the Services is owned by Greeble
Software, LLC.
7.5 Disruption and Compromise. You may
not attempt to disrupt others’ use of the Services or attempt to compromise
data stored within the Services.
7.6 Metered
usage. If part of a Service is provided on time- or data-metered basis, You
may not use fraudulent means to attempt to exceed the intended limits.
7.7 Free Trial
Subscription. We may, at our option, offer You a free trial subscription when You
first install an App on a given device. You should not expect to receive further
free trial offers if You uninstall and reinstall the App. You may not obscure
or tamper with Your Device’s identification information in an attempt to gain
additional free trials.
7.8 URL
sharing. Do not disclose URLs that pertain to access-restricted resources.
Some of these URLs contain authentication information; sharing them is
effectively equivalent to sharing Your account credentials (Section 14). Disclosure
of such information can result in unauthorized access to Your Content, or Your
Friends’ Content.
8. Refusal
of Service. We have the right to refuse or limit Your access to the Services,
for any reason, or for no reason whatsoever.
9. No
Obligation for Display or Retention. We are not obligated to publicly
display any Content You submit, or to retain Your Content for any particular
length of time. We may arbitrarily and capriciously determine when to remove any
Content from the Services.
10. Infringement
Acknowledgement. You acknowledge and agree that in
the event of a third party claim, of any kind and for any reason using any cause
of action, that You (and not us) will be responsible for the investigation,
defense, settlement, and discharge of any such claim or matter.
11. License.
You
grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive license to all Public
Content that You submit to the Site or our services. This license shall be
sub-licensable, royalty-free, and without limit on purpose.
12. Attribution. You are
granted a limited license to reproduce and redistribute that Content which You
can rightfully retrieve from the Services, for non-commercial purposes,
provided that You give attribution to the appropriate Site with a statement,
adjoining the content, such as “Courtesy: InstantDashcam.com”, or “Provided by InstantDashcam.com”.
13. Google
Play. Portions of the Services
are
provided via Google Play. Purchases, purchase cancellations, certain refund
requests, and refund related processing actions, are handled by Google Play. In
particular, refund credits and payments are handled by Google Play; not us. By
using the Services, You agree to abide by the terms of the Google
Play Terms of Service.
14. In-App Purchases. Subject
to the other provisions of this Agreement, Users are entitled to the benefits
of purchased subscriptions only when those subscriptions are active, and only
when the User is logged in to the same Service account that originally made the
purchase. It may not be possible to transfer existing purchases from one
Service account to another; You should considering cancelling, via Google Play,
any purchases associated with a disused Service account.
15. Credentials. You must
keep Your account credentials secure and must not share them with anyone else.
Refrain from using the same login information for multiple different online
services. The use of a password manager is highly recommended, as is enabling
“Two-Factor Authentication” whenever possible.
16. Data
Usage Estimates. We may provide tools by which You can estimate
Your data usage. These tools are for estimates only, and are not capable of
giving exact measurements. Your internet service provider should be consulted for
any official accounting.
17. Responsibility
for Data Usage Fees. We are not, under any circumstances,
responsible for data usage fees charged to You by Your internet service
provider.
18. Continued
Display of Content. We may, at our option, retain and continue to
display Your Public Content after Your account has been terminated, except as provided
in section 20. Note
that accounts may be terminated for prolonged inactivity, as described in our
Privacy Policy.
19. Account
Termination. If we determine that You have violated any of these Terms or the
incorporated agreements and policies, and we decide to terminate Your account
based on that determination, Your account is considered terminated “for cause”.
We may also terminate this Agreement and/or discontinue providing You with
access to the Services at any time, for any reason, and without any notice to
You, permanently or temporarily, including, but not limited to, if we are
unable to access or use any of the third-party services required to operate the
Services, or any such services are discontinued, become obsolete, or are
otherwise not commercially available.
20. Term
and Termination. This Agreement shall terminate when Your account is deleted. You
may request account deletion at any time by contacting us at support@greeblesoftware.com. Deletion
requests will only be honored after You have been authenticated as the owner of
the account.
21. User
Testers. If You are acting as a 3rd party “user tester” for Greeble (we
have approached You to perform a test of the Services, and provided You with
pre-determined “test account” login credentials for this purpose), we will
delete this account, and any Media You may have uploaded, within 24 hours of
the time of Your initial login. This contract shall terminate at that time.
22. Down
Time Disclaimer. The Services may be unavailable, whether due to periodic
maintenance or otherwise. Greeble shall not be liable for any downtime of the
Services caused by any of the following: (i) periodic maintenance, (ii) any
reason described in the section regarding Force Majeure, or (iii) Your
inability to connect to or to access the Services due to problems related to
Your computer/device hardware, wireless Internet network, Your Internet service
provider, or any other similar problem. By using the Services, You understand
and acknowledge that You have been made aware of this possibility and You
assume this risk before electing to use the Services or pay any Service fees.
You agree that under no circumstances shall we have any liability to You of any
kind whatsoever for any Services interruptions or downtime that may affect
access and use of the Services including, but not limited to, the inability to
access any saved Content.
23. CONTENT
STORAGE DISCLAIMER. WE DO NOT AND CANNOT CONTROL THE SUCCESSFUL
IMPORT/TRANSMISSION, AVAILABILITY, OR STORAGE OF ANY CONTENT GENERALLY THROUGH
THE SERVICES AS THIS DEPENDS IN LARGE PART ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
PROVIDED OR CONTROLLED BY THIRD PARTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE AND SOFTWARE PROVIDERS. ACTIONS OR INACTIONS CAUSED BY
THESE THIRD PARTIES MAY IMPAIR OR DISRUPT YOUR INTERACTION WITH OUR SERVICES.
ALTHOUGH WE WILL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO TAKE ACTIONS WE DEEM APPROPRIATE TO
REMEDY AND AVOID SUCH EVENTS, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT SUCH DISRUPTIONS OR IMPAIRMENTS
RESULTING IN ANY LOST CONTENT OR OTHER DATA WILL NOT OCCUR. ACCORDINGLY, WE
SHALL NOT HAVE ANY OBLIGATION TO YOU NOR SHALL IT BE LIABLE TO YOU RESULTING
FROM THE FAILURE TO TRANSMIT, IMPORT, MAKE AVAILABLE AND/OR STORE ANY CONTENT
FOR ANY REASON.
24. WARRANTY
24.1 YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR OUR SERVICES AND
RELATED CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE SITE, THE APP, AND ANY OTHER SERVICE WE MAY
PROVIDE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." NEITHER GREEBLE NOR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKES
ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR UNDERTAKINGS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY
OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. GREEBLE
MAKES NO WARRANTY (i) THAT THE SITE, THE APP, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE WILL MEET
YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THAT THE SITE, THE APP, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE WILL BE
ERROR-FREE OR BUG-FREE, (iii) REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS,
OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, THE APP, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE, (iv) THAT ANY ERRORS
IN THE SITE, THE APP, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED, AND (v) REGARDING
THE RESULTS OR OUTPUT OF THE SITE, THE APP, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE. YOU MAY HAVE
OTHER STATUTORY RIGHTS. HOWEVER, TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE
DURATION OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED WARRANTIES, IF ANY, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD. GREEBLE MAKES NO WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD
PARTY COMPONENTS OF THE SITE, THE APP, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE.
NOTHING IN
THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING SECTIONS 21 AND 22, WILL
EXCLUDE OR LIMIT OUR WARRANTY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES THAT MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY
EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
HOWEVER,
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF
LOSS OR DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, ONLY THE LIMITATIONS THAT ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR
JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU, AND OUR LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
24.2 ANY USE BY
YOU OF ANY CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE OR OUR SERVICES IS AT
YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE OR
INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM DOWNLOADING OR USING THE SITE, OUR SERVICES, OR ANY CONTENT.
NO CONTENT, ADVICE, OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU
FROM US, OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE OR OUR SERVICES, WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
25. LIABILITY
LIMITATION
25.1 SUBJECT TO
SECTION 23, YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR:
OTHER
THAN AS SET FORTH BELOW, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU,
HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT,
COMMON LAW, OR STATUTORY DAMAGES), INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS OF
REVENUES OR PROFIT (WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY), ANY LOSS OF
GOODWILL OR BUSINESS REPUTATION, ANY LOSS OF DATA, ANY COST TO PROCURE
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, ANY INTANGIBLE LOSS OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE AS A
RESULT OF:
a. ANY CHANGES THAT WE MAY MAKE TO THE SITE OR
OUR SERVICES, OR ANY PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY DISCONTINUATION OF THE SITE OR OUR
SERVICES (OR ANY FEATURES WITHIN THE SITE OR OUR SERVICES);
b. THE DELETION OR CORRUPTION OF, OR FAILURE TO
STORE, ANY CONTENT AND OTHER DATA MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY OR THROUGH YOUR
USE OF THE SITE OR OUR SERVICES;
c. YOUR FAILURE TO PROVIDE US WITH ACCURATE
ACCOUNT INFORMATION; OR
d. YOUR FAILURE TO KEEP YOUR PASSWORD OR ACCOUNT
DETAILS SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
25.2 YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING LIABILITY WAIVER
GENERALLY, YOUR DAMAGES SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU HAVE
PAID IN SUBSCRIPTION FEES TO US DURING THE SUBSCRIPTION TERM IN EFFECT COVERING
THE PERIOD ANY CLAIM BY YOU IS ALLEGED TO HAVE ARISEN.
25.3 THE LIMITATIONS ON OUR LIABILITY IN SECTION 24.1 ABOVE WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES OR
DAMAGES
26. Indemnification.
26.1 You agree to defend and
indemnify us against all liabilities, damages, losses, costs, fees (including
legal fees), and expenses relating in any way to any allegation or third-party
legal proceeding to the extent arising from either:
a. Your use of the Services
or the Content generally; or
b. Your Content; or
c. Any breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by You.
26.2 You will cooperate as fully as reasonably
required in the defense of any allegation or third-party legal proceeding. We
reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive control and
defense of any indemnified matter under this Section 25.
27. Copyright Policies; Content Removal;
Termination of Repeat Offenders’ Accounts. It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged copyright
infringement that comply with applicable international intellectual property
law (including, in the United States, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and
to suspend the accounts of offenders.
28. Third Party Content.
28.1 The Site
or our Services may include hyperlinks to other websites or content or
resources. We have no control over any websites or resources that are provided
by companies or persons other than us. You understand and agree that we are not
responsible for the availability of any such external sites or resources, and
do not endorse any advertising, products, or other materials on, or available
from, such websites or resources.
28.2 You
understand and agree that we are not liable for any loss or damage that You may
incur as a result of the availability of those external sites or resources, or
as a result of any reliance by you on the completeness, accuracy, or existence
of any advertising, products, or other materials on, or available from, such
websites or resources.
29. General Legal Terms.
29.1 Notices. We may
provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms and
Conditions, by email, or by a notification displayed on the Sites for a period
of no less than seven (7) days. A compatible browser is needed to view such
notices; this includes, at a minimum, having JavaScript enabled.
29.2 Assignment. We may assign any part of this
agreement without Your written consent.
29.3 No Waiver. We will not be treated as having waived any
rights by not exercising (or delaying the exercise of) any rights under this
agreement. A waiver will be effective only if we expressly state in a writing
signed by our authorized representative that we are waiving a specified term or
condition.
29.4 Entire Agreement. This agreement, along with the End-User
License Agreement (“EULA”) for Your Apps, sets out all terms agreed to between
the parties and supersedes all other agreements between the parties relating to
its subject matter.
29.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement
is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, in whole or in
part, to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, for any reason,
the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remainder of that provision,
any other remaining provisions, and of the entire Agreement shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby and shall be interpreted, to the extent
possible, to achieve the purposes as originally expressed with the provision
found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable. Each provision hereof is
intended to be severable, and the validity, legality, or enforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity, legality, or
enforceability of the remainder of the Agreement.
29.6 Conflicting Languages. If these Terms are translated into
any other language, and there is a discrepancy between the English text and the
translated text, the English text will govern.
29.7 Governing Law. ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED EXCLUSIVELY
BY TEXAS LAW, EXCLUDING TEXAS’ CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES, AND WILL BE LITIGATED
EXCLUSIVELY IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS SITUATED IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS,
USA; THE PARTIES CONSENT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN THOSE COURTS.
29.8 Compliance with Laws. You are
responsible for complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of
practice in Your use of the Site, the App, and any other services, including
and any results derived from the Site, the App, and any other services.
29.9 Force
Majeure. We shall not be liable for any delay or
failure in our performance under this Agreement due to Force Majeure, which
shall mean acts of God, earthquake, labor disputes, changes in law, regulation
or government policy, riots, war, fire, flood, insurrection, sabotage, embargo,
epidemics, acts or omissions of our vendors or service providers,
unavailability of interruption or delay in telecommunications or third party
services (including website hosting or DNS propagation), failure of third party
software or hardware or inability to obtain any hardware or equipment needed to
host the Services or otherwise fulfill our obligations to You under this
Agreement.
This document is in part a derivative of the “Google Maps API
Terms of Service”, by Google, located at https://developers.google.com/maps/terms. It is
licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution 3.0 license, by Greeble Software, LLC.