These Terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) are an agreement between workplacein.com (“Workplace Institute” or “us” or “our”) and you (“User” or “you” or “your”). This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the products and services made available by Workplace Institute and of the websites (collectively, the “Services”).
By using the Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to use or access the Services.
1. Additional Policies and Agreements
A. Use of the Services is also governed by the following policies, which are incorporated by reference. By using the Services, you also agree to the terms of the following policies.
B. Additional terms may also apply to certain Services, and are incorporated by reference herein as applicable. For example, if you register a domain name with us, then the Domain Registration Agreement will also apply to you and would be incorporated herein.
2. Account Eligibility
By registering for or using the Services, you represent and warrant that: You are eighteen (18) years of age or older. The Services are intended solely for Users who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Any registration, use of or access to the Services, by anyone under eighteen (18) is unauthorized and is a violation of this Agreement. If you use the Services on behalf of another party, you agree that you are authorized to bind such other party to this Agreement and to act on such other party’s behalf with respect to any actions you take in connection with the Services.
It is your responsibility to provide accurate, current, and complete information on the registration forms, including an email address that is different from the domain you are signing up under. If there is ever an abuse issue or we need to contact you, we will use the primary email address we have on file. It is your responsibility to ensure that the contact information for your account, including any domain accounts is accurate, correct and complete at all times. Workplace Institute is not responsible for any lapse in the Services, including without limitation, any lapsed domain registrations due to outdated contact information being associated with the domain. If you need to verify or change your contact information, please contact our sales team via email or update your contact information through the Workplace Institute Billing and Support System. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account. In dedicated server purchases or certain other cases, you may be required to provide government issued identification and possibly a scan of the credit card used for verification purposes. Failure to provide the information requested may result in your order being denied.
You agree to be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place through your account. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and other information related to the security of your account.
3. Workplace Institute Content Except for User Content (as defined below), all content available through the Services, including designs, text, graphics, images, video, information, software, audio and other files, and their selection and arrangement, and all software used to provide the Services (collectively, “Workplace Institute Content”), are the proprietary property of Workplace Institute or Workplace Institute licensors. Workplace Institute Content may not be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, scraped, displayed, posted, transmitted, sold or exploited for any purpose in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, other than as expressly permitted in this Agreement. You may not, directly or indirectly, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code or other trade secrets from any Workplace Institute Content. Any use of Workplace Institute Content, other than as specifically authorized herein, is prohibited and will automatically terminate your rights to use the Services and any Workplace Institute Content. All rights to use Workplace Institute Content that are not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by Workplace Institute and Workplace Institute licensors.
4. User Content
You may be able to upload, store, publish, display and distribute information, text, photos, videos and other content on or through the Services (collectively, “User Content”). User Content includes any content posted by you or by users of any of your websites hosted through the Services (“User Websites”). You are solely responsible for any and all User Content and any transactions or other activities conducted on or through User Websites. By posting or distributing User Content on or through the Services, you represent and warrant to Workplace Institute that (i) you have all the necessary rights to post or distribute such User Content, and (ii) your posting or distribution of such User Content does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. Solely for purposes of providing the Services, you hereby grant to Workplace Institute a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to: (i) use, reproduce, publicly perform, publicly display, modify, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), publish and distribute User Content; and (ii) make archival or back-up copies of User Content and User Websites. Except for the rights expressly granted herein, Workplace Institute does not acquire any right, title or interest in or to the User Content, all of which shall remain solely with you.
Workplace Institute exercises no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, User Content or the content of any information passing through Workplace Institute’ computers, network hubs and points of presence or the Internet. Workplace Institute does not monitor User Content. However, you acknowledge and agree that Workplace Institute may, but is not obligated to, immediately take any corrective action in Workplace Institute’ sole discretion, including without limitation removal of all or a portion of the User Content or User Websites, and suspend or terminate any and all Services without refund if you violate the terms of this Agreement. You hereby agree that Workplace Institute shall have no liability due to any corrective action that Workplace Institute may take.
5. Third Party Products and Services
- Third Party Providers : Workplace Institute may offer certain third party products and services. Such products and services may be subject to the terms and conditions of the third party provider. Discounts, promotions and special third party offers may be subject to additional restrictions and limitations by the third party provider. You should confirm the terms of any purchase and the use of goods or services with the specific third party provider with whom you are dealing. Workplace Institute does not make any representations or warranties regarding, and is not liable for, the quality, availability, or timeliness of goods or services provided by a third party provider. You undertake all transactions with these third party providers at your own risk. We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding third party providers. Workplace Institute is not an agent, representative, trustee or fiduciary of you or the third party provider in any transaction.
- Third Party Websites The Services may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by Workplace Institute (“Third Party Sites”), as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, sound, video, information, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties (“Third Party Content”). We are not responsible for any Third Party Sites or Third Party Content accessed through the Services. Third Party Sites and Third Party Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us. If you decide to access Third Party Sites or to access or use any Third Party Content, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable third party’s terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices of any website to which you navigate.
6. Prohibited Persons (Countries, Entities, And Individuals). Individuals). The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), prohibits U.S. companies from engaging in all or certain commercial activities with certain sanctioned countries (each a “Sanctioned Country”) and certain individuals, organizations or entities, including without limitation, certain “Specially Designated Nationals” (“SDN”) listed by OFAC. If you are located in a Sanctioned Country or are listed as an SDN, you are prohibited from registering or signing up with, subscribing to, or using the Services. Unless otherwise provided with explicit permission, Workplace Institute also does not register, and prohibits the use of any of our Services in connection with, any Country-Code Top Level Domain Name (“ccTLD”) for any Sanctioned Country.
7. Account Security and Workplace Institute Systems.
A· It is your responsibility to ensure that scripts/programs installed under your account are secure and permissions of directories are set properly, regardless of the installation method. Users are ultimately responsible for all actions taken under their account. This includes the compromise of credentials such as user name and password. You are required to use a secure password. If a weak password is used, your account may be suspended until you agree to use a more secure password. Audits may be done to prevent weak passwords from being used. If an audit is performed, and your password is found to be weak, we will notify you and allow time for you to change or update your password before suspending your account.
B· The Services, including all related equipment, networks and network devices are provided only for authorized customer use. Workplace Institute may, but is not obligated to, monitor our systems, including without limitation, to ensure that use is authorized, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability, and operational security. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied and used for authorized purposes. By using the Services, you consent to monitoring for these purposes.
C· Any account found connecting to a third party network or system without authorization from the third party is subject to suspension. Access to networks or systems outside of your direct control requires the express written consent of the third party. Workplace Institute may, at our discretion, request documentation to prove that your access to a third party network or system is authorized.
D· Any account that is found to be compromised may be disabled and/or terminated. If you do not clean up your account after being notified by Workplace Institute of an ongoing issue, we reserve the right to keep your account disabled. Upon your request, Workplace Institute may clean-up your account for an additional fee.
E· Workplace Institute reserves the right to migrate your account from one data center to another in order to comply with applicable data center policies, local law or for technical or other reasons without notice.
8. HIPAA Disclaimer. We are not “HIPAA compliant.” You are solely responsible for any applicable compliance with federal or state laws governing the privacy and security of personal data, including medical or other sensitive data. You acknowledge that the Services may not be appropriate for the storage or control of access to sensitive data, such as information about children or medical or health information. Workplace Institute does not control or monitor the information or data you store on, or transmit through, the Services. We specifically disclaim any representation or warranty that the Services, as offered, comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Customers requiring secure storage of protected health information as defined under HIPAA are expressly prohibited from using the Services for such purposes. Storing and permitting access to protected health information is a material violation of this Agreement, and grounds for immediate account termination. We do not sign Business Associate Agreements and you agree that Workplace Institute is not a Business Associate or subcontractor or agent of yours pursuant to HIPAA. If you have questions about the security of your data, you should contact.
9. Compatibility with the Services
A· You agree to cooperate fully with Workplace Institute in connection with Arise Graphic Professional’s provision of the Services. It is solely your responsibility to provide any equipment or software that may be necessary for your use of the Services. To the extent that the performance of any of our obligations under this Agreement may depend upon your performance of your obligations, Workplace Institute is not responsible for any delays due to your failure to timely perform your obligations.
B· You are solely responsible for ensuring that all User Content and User Websites are compatible with the hardware and software used by Workplace Institute to provide the Services, which may be changed by Workplace Institute from time to time in our sole discretion.
C· You are solely responsible for backing-up all User Content, including but not limited to, any User Websites. Workplace Institute does not warrant that we back-up any User Content, and you agree to accept the risk of loss of any and all User Content.
10. Billing and Payment Information
- Prepayment. It is your responsibility to ensure that your payment information is up to date, and that all invoices are paid on time. You agree to pay for the Services in advance of the time period during which such Services are provided. Subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations, payments received will be first applied to the oldest outstanding invoice in your billing account.
- Auto-renewal. Unless otherwise provided, you agree that until and unless you notify Workplace Institute of your desire to cancel the Services, you will be billed on an automatically recurring basis to prevent any disruption to your Services, using your credit card or other billing information on file with us.
- Taxes. Listed fees for the Services do not include any applicable sales, use, revenue, excise or other taxes imposed by any taxing authority. Any applicable taxes will be added to Arise Graphic Professional’s invoice as a separate charge to be paid by you. All fees are non-refundable when paid unless otherwise stated.
- Late Payment. All invoices must be paid within five (5) days of the invoice due date. Any invoice that is outstanding for more than five (5) days may result in the suspension or termination of Services. Access to the account will not be restored until payment has been received. If you fail to pay the fees as specified herein, Workplace Institute may suspend or terminate your account and pursue the collection costs incurred by Workplace Institute, including without limitation, any arbitration and legal fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Workplace Institute will not activate new orders or activate new packages for customers who have an outstanding balance on their account. Dedicated servers are subject to being reclaimed and all content deleted if you fail to make a timely payment. If you make a late payment, we do not automatically reactivate the dedicated servers. Contact Workplace Institute directly after you make a late payment to reactivate the dedicated server.
- Domain Payments. It is solely your responsibility to notify Arise Graphic Professional’s Billing department via a support ticket created from after purchasing a domain. Domain renewal notices are provided as a courtesy reminder and Workplace Institute is not responsible for a failure to renew a domain or a failure to notify a customer about a domain’s renewal. Domain renewals are billed and renewed thirty (30) days before the renew date.
- Fraud. It is a violation of this Agreement for you to misuse or fraudulently use credit cards, charge cards, electronic funds transfers, electronic checks, or any other payment method. Workplace Institute may report any such misuse or fraudulent use, as determined in Arise Graphic Professional’s sole discretion, to governmental and law enforcement authorities, credit reporting services, financial institutions and/or credit card companies.
- Invoice Disputes. You have ninety (90) days to dispute any charge or payment processed by Workplace Institute. If you have any questions concerning a charge on your account, our billing department directly for assistance.
11. Cancellations and Refunds Cancellations and Refunds
Refund Payment Method.
Your approved refund will be posted to the original card used for paying Workplace Institute.
Refund Eligibility. Graphic Design and web Design services may be eligible for a partial or full refund based on the task agreed to execute during the award of contract between the client and Workplace Institute. For web hosting, only monthly prepaid after cancellation is processed is eligible for a refund.
Non-refundable Products and Services. There are no refunds on administrative fees, and install fees for custom software. Please note that domain refunds will only be considered if the domain was ordered in conjunction with a hosting package and will be issued at Workplace Institute’ sole discretion.
Cancellation Process. You may terminate or cancel the Services by giving Workplace Institute written notice. In such event:
(i) you shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to the effectiveness of such cancellation (ii) Workplace Institute may, in our sole discretion, refund all pre-paid fees for basic hosting services for the full months remaining after the effectiveness of such cancellation (i.e. no partial month fees shall be refunded) less any setup fees, applicable taxes and any discount applied for prepayment, provided that you are not in breach of this Agreement. (iii) Workplace Institute may, in our sole discretion refund part of service prepaid fees for Graphic design, and web design in event that project is partially completed and is ongoing. (iv) If Workplace Institute initiates the cancellation process, Workplace Institute will refund all the prepaid service fees.
Once your cancellation notice is confirmed, we will inform you in writing (typically email) that your account has been canceled. Your cancellation confirmation may contain a ticket/tracking number in the subject line for your reference and for verification purposes. Be aware that once service(s) cancellation request is processed, your files, emails, and account associated with the service(s) may be removed immediately and permanently and any refund due will be issued.
12. Domains: Domain renewals are billed and renewed thirty (30) days before the renewal date. It is your responsibility to notify Workplace Institute’ Billing department via a support ticket created from to cancel any domain registration at least thirty (30) days prior to the renewal date. No refunds will be given once a domain is renewed. All domain registrations and renewals are final.
13. Foreign Currencies. Exchange rate fluctuations for international payments are constant and unavoidable. All refunds are processed in U.S. dollars and will reflect the exchange rate in effect on the date of the refund. All refunds are subject to this fluctuation and Workplace Institute is not responsible for any change in exchange rates between the time of payment and the time of refund.
14. Termination: Workplace Institute may terminate your access to the Services, in whole or in part, without notice in the event that: (i) you fail to pay any fees due; (ii) you violate this Agreement; (iii) your conduct may harm Workplace Institute or others or cause Workplace Institute or others to incur liability, as determined by Workplace Institute in our sole discretion; or (iv) as otherwise specified in this Agreement. In such event, Workplace Institute shall not refund to you any fees paid in advance of such termination, and you shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to the effectiveness of such termination. Additionally, Workplace Institute may charge you for all fees due for the Services for the remaining portion of the then current term. UPON TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY REASON, USER CONTENT, USER WEBSITES, AND OTHER DATA WILL BE DELETED.
15. Price Change Workplace Institute reserves the right to change prices, the monthly payment amount, or any other charges at any time. We will provide you with at least thirty (30) days of notice before charging you with any price change. It is your sole responsibility to periodically review billing information provided to Workplace Institute through the user billing tool or through other methods of communication, including notices sent or posted by Workplace Institute.
16. Coupons Discounts and coupon codes are reserved for first-time accounts or first-time customers only and may not be used towards the purchase of a domain registration unless otherwise specified. If you have previously signed up using a particular domain, you may not sign up again for that domain using another coupon at a later date. Any account found in violation of these policies will be reviewed by our Sales department and the appropriate charges will be added to the account. Coupon abuse will not be tolerated and may result in the suspension or termination of your account. All coupons and discounts are only valid towards the initial purchase and do not affect the renewal or recurring price.
17. Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT WILL WORKPLACE INSTITUTE ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR ANY USER CONTENT, USER WEBSITES OR OTHER MATERIALS ACCESSED OR DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WORKPLACE INSTITUTE IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, WORKPLACE INSTITUTE’S LIABILITY TO YOU, OR ANY PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU, FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO WORKPLACE INSTITUTE FOR THE SERVICES IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. THIS IS AN AGGREGATE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM HEREUNDER WILL NOT INCREASE THIS LIMIT.
18. Indemnification You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Workplace Institute, our affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each an “Indemnified Party” and, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, suits, actions, demands, proceedings (whether legal or administrative), and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees) threatened, asserted, or filed by a third party against any of the Indemnified Parties arising out of or relating to (i) your use of the Services, (ii) any breach or violation by you of this Agreement; or (iii) any acts or omissions by you. The terms of this section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
19. Independent Contractor Workplace Institute and User are independent contractors and nothing contained in this agreement places Workplace Institute and User in the relationship of principal and agent, partners or joint ventures. Neither party has, expressly or by implication, or may represent itself as having, any authority to make contracts or enter into any agreements in the name of the other party, or to obligate or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
20. Governing Law; Jurisdiction Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the formation of this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement, including any claim based upon an alleged tort, shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of Maryland. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.
21. Disclaimer Workplace Institute shall not be responsible for any damages your business may suffer. Workplace Institute makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied for the Services. Workplace Institute disclaims any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, including loss of data resulting from delays, delivery failures, wrong deliveries, and any and all service interruptions caused by Workplace Institute or our employees.
22. Backups and Data Loss Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. Arise Graphic Professional’s backup service runs once a week and overwrites any of our previous backups. Only one week of backups are kept at a time. This service is provided only to shared and reseller accounts as a courtesy and may be modified or terminated at any time at Arise Graphic Professional’s sole discretion. Workplace Institute does not maintain backups of dedicated accounts. Workplace Institute is not responsible for files and/or data residing on your account. You agree to take full responsibility for all files and data transferred and to maintain all appropriate backup of files and data stored on Arise Graphic Professional’s servers. Any shared account using more than 20 gigs of disk space will be removed from our off site weekly backup with the exception of databases continuing to be backed up. All data will continue to be mirrored to a secondary drive to help protect against data loss in the event of a drive failure.
23. Limited Warranty THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE BASIS.” EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, WORKPLACE INSTITUTE AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER. WORKPLACE INSTITUTE AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES (I) THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE; (II) AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES; OR (III) AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES. WORKPLACE INSTITUTE AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY, FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED EITHER TO OR FROM USERS OR STORED BY USERS ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES. THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
24. Disclosure to Law Enforcement Workplace Institute may disclose User information to law enforcement agencies without further consent or notification to the User upon lawful request from such agencies. We cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies.
25. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including documents incorporated herein by reference, supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby.
26. Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement.
27. Changes to the Agreement or the Services
· Workplace Institute may modify, add, or delete portions of this Agreement at any time. If we have made significant changes to this Agreement, we will post a notice on the Workplace Institute websites for at least thirty (30) days after the changes are posted and will indicate at the bottom of this Agreement the date of the last revision. Any revisions to this Agreement will become effective when posted unless otherwise provided. You agree to any modification to this Agreement by continuing to use the Services after the effective date of any such modification.
· Workplace Institute reserves the right to modify, change, or discontinue any aspect of the Services at any time.
28. Severability If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions or portions (unless otherwise specified) thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
29. Waiver No failure or delay by you or Workplace Institute to exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of any right or remedy. No express waiver of, or assent to, any breach of or default in any term or condition of this Agreement by any party hereto shall constitute a waiver of, or an assent to, any succeeding breach of or default in the same or any other term or condition hereof.
30. Assignment; Successors You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any of your rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Workplace Institute. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. Workplace Institute may assign our rights and obligations under this Agreement, and may engage subcontractors or agents in performing our duties and exercising our rights hereunder, without the consent of User. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
31. Force Majeure Neither party is liable for any default or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than failure to make payments when due) if such default or delay is caused, directly or indirectly, by forces beyond such party’s reasonable control, including, without limitation, fire, flood, acts of God, labor disputes, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, interruptions of transportation or communications, supply shortages or the failure of any third party to perform any commitment relative to the production or delivery of any equipment or material required for such party to perform its obligations hereunder.
32. Third-Party Beneficiaries Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended, nor shall anything herein be construed to confer any rights in any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, user acknowledges and agrees that any supplier of a third-party product or service that is identified as a third-party beneficiary in the service description, is an intended third-party beneficiary of the provisions set forth in this Agreement as they relate specifically to its products or services and shall have the right to enforce directly the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to its products or services against user as if it were a party to this Agreement.
