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Scriggle-it.com Terms and Conditions

Last Revised: October 19, 2007

Scriggle-it provides a variety of tools and resources to collect email addresses and to create, manage, and send online email campaigns ("Services"). The following are the terms and conditions for use of Scriggle-it.com. By checking the "I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions" box on the sign-up page or by logging into Scriggle-it, you accept these terms and conditions.

1. Acknowledgements
Subject in each case to the terms listed in the remainder of this Agreement, you hereby acknowledge and agree that:

  • Scriggle-it may not be used for the sending of unsolicited email (sometimes called "spam"). See our Anti-Spam Policy.
  • Scriggle-it may be used only for lawful purposes.
  • Scriggle-it will not use your fan/subscriber list or any other customer information for any other purposes than those intended with the Service.
  • You agree to import, access or otherwise use only permission-based mailing lists (note: purchased, rented, or third-party lists may not be used) in connection with your use of the Services.
  • Every email message sent in connection with the Service will contain an "unsubscribe" link that allows subscribers to remove themselves from your mailing list.
  • You will adopt and maintain the Privacy Policy, which may be modified by Scriggle-it from time to time.


2. Services and Support
2.1 The Services are provided subject to this Agreement, as it may be amended by Scriggle-it, and any guidelines, rules, or operating policies that Scriggle-it may establish and post from time to time (the "Agreement"), including without limitation, Scriggle-it's Privacy Policy and Anti-Spam Policy, as linked from all email generated from Scriggle-it or otherwise furnished to you (the "Policies") (unless otherwise stated, all references to the Agreement shall include the Policies). By posting updated versions of the Agreement on the Scriggle-it website, or otherwise providing notice to you, Scriggle-it may modify the terms of the Agreement and may discontinue or revise any or all other aspects of the Services in its sole discretion. All such changes shall become effective upon posting of the revised Agreement on the Service or at Scriggle-it's website.
2.2 You must complete the registration form on the Signup page in order to use the Services. You must provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as requested in the registration form. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password.

3. Free Trial, Fees, and Payment
3.1 Scriggle-it offers several optional, non-free services in addition to its free services. These non-free services (hereafter referred to as "Paid Services") currently consist of the Scriggler fan data collection utility and the Scriggle Kit electronic press kit feature.
3.2 Once you have completed the free trial period for a Paid Service, you will be subject to monthly subscription fees if you wish to continue use of the service. You will be required to submit payment for Paid Services in the form of a monthly subscription. Access to Paid Services will be disabled until payment is received.
3.3 Fees will be billed yearly for Paid Services. You are responsible for reviewing the fee schedule from time to time and remaining aware of the fees charged by Scriggle-it. The fee schedule is subject to change at any time at Scriggle-it's discretion. Should the fee schedule change, you will not be billed anew without your consent, nor will fees be applied retroactively. Additionally, Scriggle-it will attempt to notify you via email prior to any change to the fee schedule.
3.4 Payment for Paid Services will be made by a valid credit card accepted by Scriggle-it. Fees are payable in US dollars. If you have previously provided your credit card for payment, you hereby authorize Scriggle-it to charge your credit card for such amounts as dictated by the fee schedule on a regular monthly basis beginning at the end of your free trial period. If Scriggle-it is for any reason unable to effect automatic payment via your credit card, Scriggle-it will attempt to notify you via email and your Paid Services will be disabled until payment is received. Amounts paid for the Services are not refundable.
3.5 Yearly charges for the Paid Services will not begin until your free trial period ends.

4. Email and Permission Practices
4.1 Every email message sent in connection with the Services will contain an "unsubscribe" link that allows subscribers to remove themselves from your mailing list and a link to the then-current Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that you will not remove, disable, or attempt to remove or disable either link.
4.2 You agree to import, access or otherwise use only permission-based mailing lists (note: purchased, rented, or third-party lists may not be used—please contact us if you have questions) in connection with your use of the Services.
4.3 You may not send mail to distribution lists, newsgroups, or spam-related email addresses. You may not copy a Scriggle-it template from the Services and use it for any purpose other than sending emails via the Service.
4.4 Emails that you send through the Service may generate abuse complaints from recipients. You are responsible for ensuring that your email campaigns do not generate a number of abuse complaints in excess of industry norms. Scriggle-it, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether your level of abuse complaints is within industry norms, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes under this Agreement.
4.5 Scriggle-it, at its own discretion, may immediately disable your access to the Services, without refund, if Scriggle-it believes, at its sole discretion, that you have violated any of the email and permission practices listed above, or in the Privacy Policy or Anti-Spam Policy.

5. Restrictions and Responsibilities
5.1 Scriggle-it will not use your fan/subscriber list or any other customer information for any other purposes than those intended with the Service. Your specific customer information may be shared where required by law.
5.2 This is an Agreement for Services, and you are not granted a license to any software by this Agreement. You will not, directly or indirectly: reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code, object code, or underlying structure, ideas, or algorithms of, or found at or through the Services of any software, documentation, or data related to the Services ("Software"); remove any proprietary notices or labels from the Services or any Software, modify, translate, or create derivative works based on the Services or any Software; or copy, distribute, pledge, assign, or otherwise transfer or encumber rights to the Services or any Software.
5.3 The Services shall be used for your internal business purposes only, and you shall not use the Services for the benefit of a third-party. If you are using the Services in any country in the European Community, the prohibition against modifying, translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling or creating derivative works based on the Services or the Software does not affect your rights under any legislation implementing the E.C. Council Directive on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs.
5.4 You acknowledge and agree that the Services and the Scriggle-it company names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans, are the property of Scriggle-it or its affiliates or suppliers (collectively, the "Marks"). You are not authorized to use any of the Marks in any advertising, publicity or any other commercial manner without the prior written consent of Scriggle-it. Your use of the Services confers no title or ownership in the Services, the Software or the Marks and is not a sale of any rights in the Services, the Software or the Marks.
5.5 You represent, covenant, and warrant that you will use the Services only in compliance with the Agreement, the federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and all other applicable laws (including but not limited to policies and laws related to spamming, privacy, obscenity, or defamation, and child protective email address registry laws). You agree you will not access or otherwise use third-party mailing lists in connection with preparing or distributing unsolicited email to any third party. You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Scriggle-it and its business partners, third-party suppliers and providers, licensors, officers, directors, employees, distributors and agents against any damages, losses, liabilities, settlements, and expenses (including without limitation costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) in connection with any claim or action that arises from an alleged violation of the foregoing or otherwise arising from or relating to your use of the Services. In addition, you acknowledge and agree that Scriggle-it has the right to seek damages when you use the Services for unlawful purposes, in an unlawful manner, and/or in a manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, and that such damages may include, without limitation, direct, indirect, special, incidental, cover, reliance and/or consequential damages. Although Scriggle-it has no obligation to monitor the content provided by you or your use of the Services, Scriggle-it may do so and may remove any such content or prohibit any use of the Services it believes may be (or is alleged to be) in violation of the foregoing.
5.6 The Services may only be used for lawful purposes. Transmission or solicitation of any material that violates United States federal, state or other laws that may apply in this jurisdiction or your local area is prohibited.
5.7 For every email message sent in connection with the Services, you acknowledge and agree that the Services may automatically add an identifying footer stating "This email message is powered by Scriggle-it" or a similar message. You agree to cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to Scriggle-it in promoting and advertising the Services.
5.8 In using the varied features of the Services, you may provide information (such as name, contact information, or other registration information) to Scriggle-it. Scriggle-it may use this information and any technical information about your use of the Services to tailor its presentations to you, facilitate your movement through the Service, or communicate separately with you. Scriggle-it will not provide information to companies you have not authorized unless required by law or if you are terminated from Scriggle-it due to unsolicited commercial email being sent from your Scriggle-it account.
5.9 If you receive special discounts through a Partner, those discounts may not be available if you cease to continue to be a customer of the Partner, in which case Scriggle-it's standard rates will apply. The Partner may notify Scriggle-it of any change in your status.

6. Termination
6.1 You may terminate this Agreement at any time by clicking the "Cancel Account" link on the "Settings" section of Scriggle-it. There are no refunds for any fees paid.
6.2 Scriggle-it may terminate this Agreement or the Services, disable your account or put your account on inactive status, in each case at any time with or without cause, and with or without notice. Scriggle-it shall have no liability to you or any third party because of such termination or action.
6.3 After termination, Scriggle-it will process all unsubscribe requests within 30 days of your last email campaign. All sections of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination will survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership, warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability. After termination, Scriggle-it reserves the right to delete all account and subscriber information from our system. Scriggle-it will attempt to contact you via email prior to taking any permanent removal actions.

7. Warranty, Disclaimer, and Remedies
USE OF THE SERVICES AND ANY RELIANCE BY YOU UPON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY ACTION TAKEN BY YOU BECAUSE OF SUCH USE OR RELIANCE, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. Scriggle-it DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND Scriggle-it DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
Your sole and exclusive remedy for any failure or nonperformance of the Services shall be for Scriggle-it to use commercially reasonable efforts to adjust or repair the Services.

8. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL Scriggle-it OR ANY OF ITS UNDERLYING SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS, ACCOUNT PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AS Scriggle-it) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY MONEY DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, COVER, RELIANCE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF Scriggle-it SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. IN THE EVENT THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, Scriggle-it IS FOUND LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), THE LIABILITY OF Scriggle-it TO YOU WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. Export of Services or Technical Data
You may not remove or export from the United States or allow the export or re-export of the Services, or any direct product thereof, including technical data, in violation of any restrictions, laws, or regulations of the United States or any other applicable country.

10. Miscellaneous
10.1 If any provision of the Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
10.2 Scriggle-it and you agree that the Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications, and other understandings relating to the subject matter of the Agreement, and that all waivers and modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided herein. No delay or omission by either party in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement or existing at law or equity shall be considered a waiver of such right or remedy.
10.3 No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of the Agreement, and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind Scriggle-it in any respect whatsoever.
10.4 In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under the Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys' fees.
10.5 The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, USA without regard to its choice or law or conflict of laws provisions. All legal actions in connection with the Agreement shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in Des Moines, Iowa.