Terms of Service
Updated: May 2020
Welcome to Advocatia. These Terms of Service set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your access and use of our website www.advocatia.io (the “Website”) and our Benefit Triage platform (the “Platform”) (collectively, the “Services”).
Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not access or use the Services. The terms “Advocatia” or “us” or “we” or “our” refer to Advocatia Solutions, Inc., the owner of the Services. The terms “you” or “your” refer to the user or viewer of the Services.
1. Acceptance
You agree to the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Service (the “Terms of Service”). These Terms of Services are the only agreement between us and you with respect to the subject matter of these Terms of Service. You must be at least the age of legal majority where you live (which is currently 18 years old in most states) to use our Services.
2. Privacy
The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service, and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service means you are also bound by the Privacy Policy.
3. Use of Services
Certain sections of, or offerings from, the Services may require you to register. If registration is requested, you agree to provide us with accurate, complete registration information. Each registration is for your personal use only and not on behalf of any other person or entity. We do not permit (a) any other person using the registered sections under your name; or (b) access through a single name being made available to multiple users on a network. You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use. Any password or right given to you to obtain information is not transferable or assignable.
You authorize Advocatia, directly or through third parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary to validate your identity. Advocatia reserves the right to close, suspend, or limit access to your account and/or the Services for any reason.
4. Intellectual Property
The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the Services are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Services, except as allowed by these Terms of Service below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content or other materials viewed through the Services. The postings of information or materials on the Services does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials. Some of the content on the Services is the copyrighted work of third parties.
Advocatia’s name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans, whether registered or unregistered, are trademarks of Advocatia or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Advocatia. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Services are the trademarks of their respective owners.
5. Limited License; Restrictions on Use
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services strictly in accordance with these Terms of Service. All other rights are reserved.
Your license for access and use of the Services and any information, products, services and materials they contain (collectively defined as “Content”) therein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions on use: you may not (a) copy, republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all or any portion of the Services or any Content retrieved therefrom; (b) create compilations or derivative works of any Content from the Services; (c) use any Content from the Services in any manner that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property right, proprietary right, or property right of us or any third parties; (d) remove, change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or terms of use contained in the Services; (e) make any portion of the Services available through any timesharing system, service bureau, the Internet or any other technology now existing or developed in the future; (f) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any software in the Services; (g) use any automatic or manual process to harvest information from the Services; (h) use the Services in a manner that violates any state or federal law; or (i) use the Services in any way except as permitted by these Terms of Service.
6. Disclaimer
The information and Content from or through the Services are provided “as-is,” “as available,” with “all faults”, and warranties, express or implied, are disclaimed (including but not limited to the disclaimer of any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose). The information and services may contain bugs, errors, problems or other limitations. We and our Affiliated Parties have no liability whatsoever for your use of any information or services. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us through the Services or otherwise shall create any warranty, representation or guarantee not expressly stated in these Terms of Service.
Third-party content may appear on the Services or may be accessible via links from the Services. We are not responsible for and assume no liability for any mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation, omissions, falsehood, obscenity, pornography or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations or any other form of content on the Services. You understand that the information and opinions in the third-party content represent solely the thoughts of the author and are neither endorsed by nor do they necessarily reflect our belief.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us and our partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, successors, assigns, third party suppliers or information and documents, attorneys, advertisers, products and service providers, and affiliates (collectively, “Affiliated Parties”) harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees, related to your violation of these Terms of Service or use of the Services.
8. Limitation of Liability
We and any Affiliated Party are not liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits, litigation, or the like), whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability, or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The negation and limitation of damages set forth above are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between us and you. The Services and the Content presented would not be provided without such limitations.
The aggregate liability of us and any Affiliated Party in connection with any claim arising out of or relating to the Services and/or the Content provided herein or hereby shall not exceed $100 and that amount shall be in lieu of all other remedies which you may have against us and any Affiliated Party.
9. Miscellaneous
Modifications. These Terms of Service may be amended at any time by us without specific notice to you. The latest Terms of Service will be posted on our website, and you should review the Terms of Service prior to using the Services, so you are aware of any changes. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of revised Terms of Service means that you accept and agree to the changes.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction. These Terms of Service shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to conflicts or choice of law rules or principles. Any action to enforce these Terms of Service shall be filed in the State or Federal Courts located in Cook County, Illinois, only.
Unlawful Activity. We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Service and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Service, please email us at info@advocatia.io.