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Terms of Service⚓︎

Effective date: 2024-07-11

Please Note:

StarCat Brands builds multiple products/services. These Terms of Service apply to all products/services built by StarCat Brands, unless otherwise noted within the individual project/product.

A full list of products/services can be found on the StarCat Brands Homepage or at https://about.starcatbrands.com/general/service_domains/.

StarCat Brands Terms of Service⚓︎

0. Welcome⚓︎

Thank you for using StarCat Brands Services! We’re happy you’re here. Please read this Terms of Service agreement carefully before accessing or using StarCat Brands Services.

Welcome and thank you for your interest in StarCat Companies LLC. (“StarCat Brands”, "StarCat", "SCB", "we", "us"). These Terms of Service (this “Agreement”) describes the terms and conditions that apply to your use of our websites as listed at https://about.starcatbrands.com/general/service_domains/ (collectively, the “Websites”) and the products, services, content and other resources available on or enabled via our Websites (collectively, the “SCB Services”). By registering for an account, clicking the “I Accept” button, or using the SCB Services in any way, you or the entity you represent (the “Customer”) are unconditionally consenting to be bound by and becoming a party to this Agreement with StarCat Brands. If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind such entity to these terms.

The SCB Services may contain or otherwise make available certain third-party software and/or services which are subject to additional licensing terms (collectively, the “Subprocessor Terms”). StarCat Brands will maintain and periodically update the Subprocessor Terms at https://about.starcatbrands.com/policies/subprocessor_terms/. By using third-party software through the SCB Services, Customer consents to the applicable Subprocessor Terms associated and other terms and conditions tied to the use of such third-party software and/or services. Customer may not access or use the SCB Services if it does not agree with these Subprocessor Terms.

IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO ANY FEATURE OR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SCB SERVICES, THEN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW FOR ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF THE SAME DURATION AS THE INITIAL TERM AT THE SCB SERVICE'S THEN CURRENT FEES FOR SUCH FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL PROCESS, AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 9.2.

THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY STARCAT BRANDS IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AT ANY TIME AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 11.

1. SCB Services⚓︎

  1. Subscription to the SCB Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, StarCat Brands hereby grants to Customer, during the applicable Subscription Term (as defined in Section 13), a non-sublicensable, non-transferable, non-exclusive subscription to, solely for Customer’s internal use: (a) access and use the applicable SCB Services; (b) internally use and reproduce the Documentation; (c) grant Authorized Users the right to access and use such SCB Services; and (d) use the Documentation to assist StarCat Brands with the provision of support services.
  2. Access. Subject to Customer’s payment of the applicable Fees, StarCat Brands will provide Customer with access to the applicable SCB Services during the Subscription Term. Customer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to, or use of, the SCB Services and notify StarCat Brands promptly of any such unauthorized use known to Customer.
  3. Authorized Users. Customer may permit any Authorized Users to access and use the features and functions of the SCB Services as contemplated by this Agreement.
  4. Restrictions. Customer will not, and will not permit any Authorized User or other party to: (a) knowingly interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the SCB Services or the data contained therein; (b) reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any component of the SCB Services; (c) interfere in any manner with the operation of the SCB Services or the hardware and network used to operate the SCB Services; (d) sublicense any of Customer’s rights under this Agreement, or otherwise use the SCB Services for the benefit of a third party; (e) use the SCB Services in a manner that causes StarCat Brands to violate its agreements with its vendors and/or Subprocessors; or (f) otherwise use the SCB Services in any manner that exceeds the scope of use permitted under this Agreement.
  5. Support. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, StarCat Brands shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide services and support as described in the plan selected by Customer on the SCB Service's subscription and/or pricing page.
  6. Privacy Policy. The SCB Services are provided in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://about.starcatbrands.com/policies/privacy_policy/.

2. Ownership⚓︎

  1. StarCat Brands Technology. Customer acknowledges that StarCat Brands retains all right, title and interest in and to the Documentation and all software and all StarCat Brands proprietary information and technology used by StarCat Brands or provided to Customer in connection with the SCB Services (the “SCB Technology”), and that the SCB Technology is protected by Intellectual Property Rights owned by or licensed to StarCat Brands. Other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no license or other rights in the SCB Technology are granted to Customer. Customer hereby grants to StarCat Brands a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use or incorporate into the SCB Services any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided by Customer, including Authorized Users, relating to the SCB Services. StarCat Brands shall not identify Customer as the source of any such feedback without Customer’s express prior written consent.
  2. Customer Data. The Customer Data hosted by StarCat Brands as part of the SCB Services, and all worldwide Intellectual Property Rights therein, is the exclusive property of Customer. Customer hereby grants to StarCat Brands a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free and fully paid license (a) to use the Customer Data as necessary for purposes of providing the SCB Services to Customer and improving the SCB Services, and (b) to use the Customer trademarks, service marks, and logos as required to provide the SCB Services to Customer. All rights in and to the Customer Data not expressly granted to StarCat Brands in this Agreement are reserved by Customer.

3. Fees and Expenses; Payments⚓︎

  1. Fees. In consideration for the access rights granted to Customer and the services performed by StarCat Brands under this Agreement, Customer will pay to StarCat Brands the Fees. All fees hereunder are billed in advance on a monthly basis. StarCat Brands reserves the right (in addition to any other rights or remedies StarCat Brands may have) to discontinue the SCB Services, in whole or in part, and suspend all Authorized Users’ and Customer’s access to the SCB Services, in whole or in part, if any Fees are not paid in full.
  2. Taxes. The fees are exclusive of, and Customer will pay, all sales, use, excise and other taxes and applicable export and import fees, customs duties and similar charges that may be levied upon Customer in connection with this Agreement, except for employment taxes for StarCat Brands employees and taxes based on StarCat Brands' net income.
  3. Interest. Any amounts not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month, or the maximum legal rate if less.

4. Customer Content and Responsibilities⚓︎

  1. Customer Warranty. Customer represents and warrants that any Customer Data hosted by StarCat Brands as part of the SCB Services shall not (a) infringe, misappropriate or violate any Intellectual Property Rights, publicity/privacy rights, law or regulation; (b) be deceptive, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or unlawful; (c) contain any viruses, worms or other malicious computer programming codes intended to damage, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal or personally identifiable information; or (d) otherwise violate the rights of a third party. StarCat Brands is not obligated to back up any Customer Data; the Customer is solely responsible for creating backup copies of any Customer Data at Customer’s sole cost and expense. Customer agrees that any use of the SCB Services contrary to or in violation of the representations and warranties of Customer in this section constitutes unauthorized and improper use of the SCB Services.
  2. Customer Responsibility for Data and Security. Customer and its Authorized Users shall have access to the Customer Data and shall be responsible for all changes to and/or deletions of Customer Data and the security of all passwords and other access protocols required in order the access the SCB Services. Customer shall have the ability to export Customer Data out of the SCB Services and is encouraged to make its own back-ups of the Customer Data. Customer, and not StarCat Brands, shall have the sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, security and appropriateness of all Customer Data.
  3. Procedure for Making Claims of Intellectual Property Right Infringement. It is StarCat Brands' policy to terminate membership privileges of any Customer who repeatedly infringes copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights upon prompt notification to StarCat Brands by the respective intellectual property owner or their legal agent. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your work has been copied and posted on the SCB Services in a way that constitutes intellectual property rights infringement, please file a DMCA/Copyright Infringement Claim as specified in our DMCA Policy at https://about.starcatbrands.com/policies/dmca_policy/.

5. Disclaimer⚓︎

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SCB SERVICES AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND WITH ALL FAULTS, AND STARCAT BRANDS AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS, AND LICENSORS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR CONDITIONS, RELATING TO THE SCB SERVICES AND DOCUMENTATION WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. STARCAT BRANDS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ALL ERRORS CAN BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OPERATION OF THE SCB SERVICES SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CUSTOMER.

6. Limitation of Liability⚓︎

IN NO EVENT WILL STARCAT BRANDS OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SCB SERVICES, EVEN IF PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, STARCAT BRANDS' AND ITS AFFILIATES’, SUPPLIERS’, CONTRACTORS’, AND LICENSORS’ AGGREGATE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE SCB SERVICES) WILL NOT EXCEED THE SUM OF ALL AMOUNTS PAID AND PAYABLE BY CUSTOMER TO STARCAT BRANDS FOR THE USE AND ACCESS TO THE SCB SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE APPLICABLE CLAIM. IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT IN THE EVENT ANY REMEDY HEREUNDER IS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH HEREIN WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.

7. Confidentiality⚓︎

“Confidential Information” means any nonpublic information of a party (the “Disclosing Party”), whether disclosed orally or in written or digital media, that is identified as “confidential” or with a similar legend at the time of such disclosure or that the receiving party (the “Receiving Party”) knows or should have known is the confidential or proprietary information of the Disclosing Party. Information will not constitute the other party’s Confidential Information if it (i) is already known by the Receiving Party without obligation of confidentiality; (ii) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without access to or use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; (iii) is publicly known without breach of this Agreement; or (iv) is lawfully received from a third party without obligation of confidentiality. The Receiving Party will not use or disclose any Confidential Information except as expressly authorized by this Agreement and will protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information using the same degree of care that it uses with respect to its own confidential information, but in no event with safeguards less than a reasonably prudent business would exercise under similar circumstances. The Receiving Party will take prompt and appropriate action to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information. Except as subject to applicable law, if any Confidential Information must be disclosed to any third party by reason of legal, accounting or regulatory requirements, the Receiving Party will promptly notify the Disclosing Party of the order or request and permit the Disclosing Party (at its own expense) to seek an appropriate protective order. Customer acknowledges that StarCat Brands can collect usage and performance data related to its provision of the SCB Services and obtain from third parties Customer’s usage data of third-party products and services purchased or acquired through StarCat Brands (collectively, “Usage Data”). StarCat Brands may use Usage Data to provide and improve its products and services, to market additional products and services to Customer, and disclose Usage Data in an aggregated and de-identified manner in connection with its business. As between the parties, StarCat Brands owns all rights in the Usage Data. The parties agree they can have competing products and services if these are not developed with or use the other party’s Confidential Information.

8. Indemnification⚓︎

Customer will defend at its expense any suit brought against StarCat Brands, and will pay any settlement Customer makes or approves, or any damages finally awarded in such suit, insofar as such suit is based on a claim arising out of or relating to (a) any use of the SCB Services not in accordance with this Agreement or as specified in the Documentation; (b) any use of the SCB Services in combination with other products, equipment, software or data not supplied by StarCat Brands; (c) any modification of the SCB Services by any person other than StarCat Brands or its authorized agents; or (d) Customer’s breach or alleged breach of Section 4.1 (Customer Warranty).

9. Term and Termination⚓︎

  1. Term. This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and will remain in effect until terminated by either party as set forth below.
  2. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement for no reason or any reason upon written notice to the other party, effective immediately at the end of the then current Subscription Term.
  3. Effect of Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason: (a) all rights and obligations of both parties, including all licenses granted hereunder, shall immediately terminate; (b) any amounts owed to StarCat Brands under this Agreement will become immediately due and payable; and (c) each party will return to the other all property (including any Confidential Information and Customer Data) of the other party. The sections and subsections titled Definitions, Restrictions, Ownership, Fees and Expenses; Payment, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Confidentiality, Indemnification, Effect of Termination, and Miscellaneous will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

10. Miscellaneous⚓︎

  1. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement and any action related thereto will be governed and interpreted by and under the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles that require the application of the law of a different jurisdiction. Customer hereby expressly consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts for the county in which StarCat Brands' principal place of business is located for any lawsuit filed there against Customer by StarCat Brands arising from or related to this Agreement. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.
  2. Compliance with Law; Export. Customer agrees to comply with all international and domestic laws, ordinances, regulations, and statutes that are applicable to its purchase and use of the SCB Services and not export, reexport, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from StarCat Brands, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.
  3. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain enforceable and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.
  4. Waiver. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion.
  5. No Assignment. Neither party shall assign, subcontract, delegate, or otherwise transfer this Agreement, or its rights and obligations herein, without obtaining the prior written consent of the other party, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void; provided, however, that either party may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or other operation of law, without the consent of the other party. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
  6. Force Majeure. StarCat Brands will not be liable hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement on account of strikes, shortages, riots, insurrection, fires, flood, storm, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental action, labor conditions, earthquakes, material shortages or any other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of StarCat Brands.
  7. Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement will be in writing to the other party. Notices to StarCat Brands must be sent via email to legal@starcatbrands.com. Notices to Customer must be sent to the email address tied to Customer’s account. Either party may change its email address for receipt of notice by giving notice of such change to the other party.
  8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matters hereof and supersedes and merges all prior discussions between the parties with respect to such subject matters. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, or any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing and signed by an authorized signatory of Customer and StarCat Brands.

11. Agreement Updates⚓︎

  1. When changes are made, StarCat Brands will make a new copy of this Agreement available on the Services and will also update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Agreement. For any material changes, StarCat Brands will send Customer an updated copy of this Agreement to the email address tied to Customer’s account. Unless otherwise stated in such update, any changes to this Agreement will be effective immediately for new customers and thirty (30) days after posting for existing customers. StarCat Brands may require customers to provide consent to the updated Agreement in a specified manner before further use of the SCB Services is permitted. IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT AGREE TO ANY CHANGE(S) AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE OF SUCH CHANGE(S), CUSTOMER SHALL STOP USING THE SCB SERVICES.
  2. You can find a history of revisions and sign up to get notified of future changes to this and all StarCat Brands policies by following the steps on our Updates page at https://about.starcatbrands.com/policies/updates/.

12. Definitions⚓︎

As used in this agreement:

  1. “Authorized User” means each of Customer’s employees, agents, and independent contractors who create or are provided usernames and passwords and permitted hereunder to access the SCB Services pursuant to Customer’s rights under this Agreement.
  2. “Documentation” means the technical materials provided or made available by StarCat Brands to Customer in hard copy or electronic form that describe the features, functionality or operation of the SCB Services.
  3. “Effective Date” means the date on which Customer first began using the SCB Services.
  4. “Fees” means the then current fees for the SCB Services set forth on each SCB Service's pricing or subscription page.
  5. “Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all now known or hereafter existing (a) rights associated with works of authorship, including copyrights, mask work rights, and moral rights; (b) trademark or service mark rights; (c) trade secret rights; (d) patents, patent rights, and industrial property rights; (e) layout design rights, design rights, and other proprietary rights of every kind and nature other than trademarks, service marks, trade dress, and similar rights; and (f) all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions, or reissues of the foregoing, in each case in any jurisdiction throughout the world.
  6. “Customer Data” means any data and/or other content provided or developed by or on behalf of Customer and used with the SCB Services.
  7. “Subscription Term” means a month-long or year-long subscription for the applicable SCB Services , which shall renew on a monthly or yearly basis until terminated in accordance with Section 9.2.

13. Contact Us⚓︎

  1. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: legal@starcatbrands.com.
  2. If you wish to make any complaint or claim with respect to the Services, please contact us at hello@starcatbrands.com with the subject line “Service Complaint.”
  3. When submitting a complaint, please provide a brief description of the nature of your complaint and the specific SCB Service(s) to which your complaint relates.