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TERMS OF SERVICE

Update Effective: November 9, 2021

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Classmates, a division of PeopleConnect, Inc. (“PeopleConnect”) Our
website includes Classmates.com, as well as other websites owned and operated by
us (collectively, the “Websites”), along with various applications and tools
that we operate on third-party websites and devices, such as Facebook,
smartphones or tablets (such services offered through the Websites, applications
or tools collectively, the “Services”).

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

By accessing and using the Websites and Services you are agreeing to the
following Terms of Service. We encourage you to review these Terms of Service,
along with the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference, as
they form a binding agreement between us and you. If you object to anything in
the Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy, do not use the Websites and
Services. Additionally, if you access and use the Websites and Services on
behalf of or for the benefit of another, you are also agreeing to these Terms of
Service on their behalf, and further affirm that you have the authority to so
agree. Any reference to "you" or "your" shall also include any such person(s).

USE OF THE WEBSITES AND/OR SERVICES REQUIRE YOU TO ARBITRATE ALL DISPUTES ON AN
INDIVIDUAL BASIS, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS, AND ALSO LIMITS THE
REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE (SEE SECTION 12 BELOW).

We may change these Terms of Service, in whole or in part, at any time. Posting
of the updated Terms of Service on the Websites will constitute notice to you of
any such changes, although we may choose other types of notice for certain
changes. Changes will become effective upon notice. Your continued use of the
Websites or Services following notice shall constitute your acceptance of all
changes, and each use of the Websites or Services constitutes your reaffirmation
of your acceptance of these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the changes
to these Terms of Service, your sole and exclusive remedy will be to terminate
your account and cease use of the Websites or Services.

INDEX OF PROVISIONS

 1.  Becoming a Member of and Registering for the Services
 2.  Paid Services
 3.  Member Conduct and Community Guidelines
 4.  Our Property Rights
 5.  Availability of Services
 6.  Linking To or From Our Services
 7.  Termination
 8.  Copyright Infringement Policy
 9.  Disclaimer of Warranties
 10. Limitations of Liability
 11. Indemnification
 12. Mandatory Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Class Action Waiver
 13. Miscellaneous Terms

1. BECOMING A MEMBER OF AND REGISTERING FOR THE SERVICES

A. Accessing the Services and Becoming a Member. THE SERVICES ARE INTENDED
SOLELY FOR ACCESS AND USE BY INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. BY ACCESSING
AND USING THE SERVICES, YOU ARE CERTIFYING THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.
Our Services are primarily intended to be utilized by residents of the United
States and Canada and we may limit or restrict access to the Websites and
Services based on your geographic location or ISP. While there are parts of the
Services where access requires the payment of a fee (“Paid Services”), there is
no cost to register to become a member of the Services. The specific Services
available to you will vary depending upon (1) whether you register as a member,
(2) the community affiliation(s) to which you have self-identified), and (3)
whether or not you choose to purchase Paid Services.

B. Your Information. We will collect, store, compile and utilize information
about you, your computer, smartphone or other device, and your use of the
Services, including information that you provide in response to questionnaires,
surveys and registration forms. Please review our Privacy Policy for more
information about our privacy policies and practices. For your part, you agree
that all information that you provide to us or post on the Services is complete,
accurate and up to date. If any of your information changes, you agree to
immediately update it. If you fail to update your information or if all or part
of your information is (or appears to be) untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, we
may suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future
use of the Services, without refund to you of any fees paid. You agree that, in
the event you conduct a search for yourself on the Websites, you authorize
another person to conduct a search for you on the Websites, or another person
conducts a search for you on the Websites on your behalf or for your benefit,
you have expressly consented to the use and display of information about you
(including, without limitation, your name, image, photo and other attributes of
your identity) on the Websites for any and all commercial and non-commercial
purposes. You also agree that, in the event another person authorizes you to
conduct a search for them on the Websites, or you conduct a search on the
Websites on behalf of or for the benefit of another person, you have expressly
consented, on that other person’s behalf, to the use and display of information
about that person (including, without limitation, their name, image, photo and
other attributes of their identity) on the Websites for any and all commercial
and non-commercial purposes.

C. Your Password. During the registration process we may provide you with a
unique registration number. We will also either ask you to create a password or
assign you a random password, which you can change at any time by logging onto
the "Account" portion of the Services. Alternatively, you may have the option of
using your Facebook login credentials or similar login processes or
co-registration forms from or on other third-party websites to create an account
and authenticate your access to the website. Because any activities that occur
under your account are your responsibility, it is important for you to keep your
password secure. Notify us immediately if you believe that someone has used your
account without your authorization.

D. Communications. From time to time we will send you communications, in keeping
with our Privacy Policy and as otherwise permitted in these Terms of Service
("Communications"). Please note that any number of issues may interfere with
your receipt of such Communications, including some types of Email Systems that
may use filtering or blocking techniques that are intended to block email. We
are not responsible for the actual delivery or your actual receipt of these
Communications.

2. PAID SERVICES

Access to some of the Services requires the purchase of Paid Services. If you
elect to purchase Paid Services, you agree to our storage of your payment
information and understand that your Paid Services are personal to you, such
that you may not transfer or make available your account name and password to
others. Any distribution or sharing by you of your account name and password may
result in cancellation of your Paid Services without refund and/or additional
charges based on unauthorized use. We reserve the right, from time to time, to
change the Paid Services, with or without prior notice to you.

A. Payment. Prices for all Paid Services are in U.S. dollars and exclude any and
all applicable taxes, unless expressly stated otherwise. To the extent
permissible under law, you are responsible for any applicable taxes, whether or
not they are listed on your receipt or statement. All applicable taxes are
calculated based on the billing information you provide us at the time of
purchase. If you purchase Paid Services, you agree to pay, using a valid credit
or debit card or other form of payment that we may accept from time to time
(“Payment Method”), the applicable fees and taxes (if any) set forth in the
offer that you accepted. We reserve the right, upon prior notice to you, to
change the amount of any fees and to institute new fees, effective at the end of
your current subscription period. All authorized charges will be billed to your
designated Payment Method on the terms described in the specific offer. If
payment cannot be charged to your Payment Method or your payment is returned to
us for any reason, we reserve the right to either suspend or terminate your
access to the unpaid-for Paid Services. It is your responsibility to ensure that
sufficient funds are available to cover the charges for the Paid Services, and
we have no liability for any overdraft or other fees that you may incur as a
result of our processing of your payment.

B. Automatic Renewal Program. Upon your acceptance of an offer for the purchase
of any subscription-based Paid Services, you will be enrolled in our automatic
renewal program to help ensure that there is no interruption in your access to
such Paid Services. Under this program, you authorize us to automatically renew
your subscription at the end of the term of the subscription you purchased, and
each subsequent term, for the same term length of the subscription you initially
purchased (unless otherwise stated in the offer you accepted). Unless you change
your renewal status as described below, at the time of each such renewal you
authorize us to charge your designated Payment Method at the then-current,
non-promotional price (unless otherwise stated in the offer you accepted) for
the renewal of your subscription. If you no longer want to be enrolled in our
automatic renewal program, you can change your renewal status at any time by
logging onto the Account portion of the Classmates.com Website, clicking on
"Account & Billing" and changing your renewal option from "automatic" to
"manual." Please note that completing these steps will only stop future
automatic renewals of your current subscription and will not impact any
automatic renewals that occurred prior to the date that you completed these
steps.

C. Current Information. You must provide us with current, complete and accurate
information for your Payment Method. You must promptly update all information to
keep your Payment Method current, complete and accurate (such as a change in
billing address, card number or expiration date), and you must promptly notify
us if your Payment Method is cancelled (including if you lose your card or it is
stolen), or if you become aware of a potential breach of security (such as an
unauthorized disclosure or use of your name or password). Changes to such
information can be made by accessing the Account portion of the Website or by
contacting Member Care . If you fail to provide us with any of the foregoing
information, you agree that you are responsible for fees accrued under your
Payment Method. In addition, you authorize us to obtain updated or replacement
expiration dates and card numbers for your credit or debit card as allowed or
provided by your credit or debit card issuer.

D. No Refund Policy. All fees relating to Paid Services, including the initial
fees and any subsequent automatic renewal fees (as described above), are
non-refundable. If you initiate a chargeback or otherwise reverse a payment made
with your Payment Method, we may in our discretion cancel your Paid Services
immediately. If we successfully dispute the reversal, and the reversed funds are
returned to us, you are not entitled to a refund or to have your Paid Services
reinstated.

3. MEMBER CONDUCT – COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

A. Member Conduct - Community Guidelines. The Classmates Services contain areas
that enable members to communicate and share information, including without
limitation sending email through the Services, providing information on your
profile pages, and posting information on message boards, forums and other areas
where you may interact with other members (collectively, the "Communication
Tools"). When you use the Communication Tools, you may have the opportunity to
disclose, post, upload, or otherwise publicly display, or to share directly with
other members, information and other content, including without limitation
biographical information, photographs, stories and comments (collectively,
"Content"). While we may provide you with these Communications Tools, we also
wish to remind you that you should choose carefully what information you post
via the Services and share with other members.

You are required to use the Communication Tools responsibly, just as you would
act responsibly when communicating or interacting with others in your offline
communities. As a result, we expect and require that you take full
responsibility for the Content that you post on or send through the Classmates
Services. We have established some "Community Standards" that outline your
responsibilities when using the Communication Tools.

The following Classmates Community Standards apply to and govern your use of the
Communication Tools:

 * Do not create a false identity, impersonate any person or entity, or
   otherwise misrepresent yourself, your age or your affiliation with any person
   or entity
 * Do not register more than one personal membership or register on behalf of
   another person
 * Do not post telephone numbers, street addresses or email addresses in Content
   that is publicly accessible on the Services, with the exception of the
   location of a reunion or other appropriate event
 * Do not engage in behavior meant to threaten, harass, intimidate or bully
   others or which constitutes predatory or stalking conduct
 * Do not use the Services as a venue to air personal disputes with other
   individuals
 * Do not provide any Content that is illegal, obscene, pornographic or sexually
   explicit, depicts graphic or gratuitous violence or illegal drug
   paraphernalia, or is derogatory, demeaning, malicious, defamatory, abusive,
   hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or otherwise determined to be
   objectionable
 * Do not provide any Content that encourages a criminal offense or infringes,
   misappropriates, or otherwise violates the intellectual property rights or
   other rights of any third party
 * Do not post web addresses that link to pornographic or inappropriate content,
   websites that promote your or someone else’s commercial gain, websites that
   provide services similar to those offered by us, or any other content that
   violates these Community Standards
 * Do not provide or post private communications from us or any other party
   without such party’s permission
 * Do not copy or re-post content provided by others or otherwise use
   information or content you obtained on the Services in any manner not
   authorized by us or the contributor
 * Do not participate in any unauthorized or unsolicited promotions,
   advertising, junk mail, spam, or any other form of solicitation, or otherwise
   use the Services for any commercial purpose
 * Do not violate any applicable local, state, national and international law or
   regulation
 * Do not interfere with, interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the
   Services or any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment
 * Do not try to gain unauthorized access to the Services, other members'
   accounts, or computers connected to the Services
 * Do not collect users' content or information, or otherwise access the
   Services, using automated means, such as scripts, bots, robots, spiders or
   scrapers
 * Do not do anything that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the
   proper working or appearance of the Services, such as a denial of service
   attack or interference with page rendering or other functionality

B. Member Conduct - Monitoring and Enforcement. We do not actively monitor the
Communication Tools or the Content that is provided through such Communication
Tools, nor are we obligated to do so. Accordingly, we do not guarantee the
accuracy, integrity or quality of the Content. Because individuals sometimes
choose not to comply with our policies and practices, you may be exposed to
Content that you find offensive or otherwise objectionable. We encourage you to
use the tools available on the Classmates Services to report any Content or
conduct that you think may violate the Community Standards. We may investigate
the complaints that come to our attention but are not obligated to do so. If we
choose to investigate, we will take any action that we believe is appropriate in
our sole discretion, such as issuing warnings, removing the Content, or
suspending or terminating accounts. However, because situations and
interpretations vary, we also reserve the right not to take any action. In such
cases, we may not remove Content that you believe is objectionable. Please
remember that you can always choose to refrain from using any part of the
Services that exposes you to something that you are uncomfortable with. Under no
circumstances will we be liable in any way for any Content, including any errors
or omissions in any Content or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a
result of the use of, access to or denial of access to any Content. In addition,
we are not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user
of the Website or member of these Services.

C. Submitting or Posting Content on Classmates. We do not claim ownership of any
of the Content you submit or post through the Classmates Services or allow us to
obtain from third parties to include in the Services. Instead, you hereby grant
us a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, non-exclusive
license to use, reproduce, publish, store, distribute, display, communicate,
perform, transmit, create derivative works based upon, and promote such Content
(in whole or in part) in any medium now known or hereafter devised. Please
remember that you are ultimately responsible for all of your Content, and you
therefore warrant and represent that you are entitled to grant the foregoing
license and that the Content does not violate any third-party rights. No
compensation will be paid for the use of your Content.

4. OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Services, and all of the content, information and other material that they
contain, other than the Content posted by our users, are owned by us, or our
third party licensors, and are protected by intellectual property and other
rights and laws throughout the world. Subject to your compliance with these
Terms of Service, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive,
non-assignable, non-sublicensable license for the period of your membership to
access the Services and view any materials available on the Services for the
sole purpose of using the Services. Aside from this limited license, nothing
found on the Services maybe copied, reproduced, republished, distributed, sold,
licensed, transferred or modified without our express written permission. In
addition, the trademarks, domain names, logos and service marks displayed on the
Services are our property or the property of our licensors. This Agreement does
not grant you any right or license with respect to any such trademarks, domain
names, logos or service marks. If you are aware of Materials on the Services
that infringes the copyright or other right of a third party, please contact us
through the Copyright Infringement Policy process, which is described in Section
8 below.

5. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES

We do not provide you with access to the Internet or the equipment necessary to
access the Internet or the Services. You are responsible for the fees charged by
others to obtain access to the Services and for obtaining the equipment
necessary to access the Services. From time to time we may modify, suspend or
discontinue any of the Services with or without notice to you. We shall not be
liable to you for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance. We may
establish certain policies and practices concerning use of the Services, such as
the maximum number of email messages, message board postings or other Content
that can be sent through the Services and the number of days that these items
will be retained on our systems. We have no responsibility or liability for the
deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other
Content, or search reports maintained or transmitted by or through the Services.
We reserve the right to change our practices and policies at any time, in our
sole discretion, with or without notice to you.

6. LINKING TO OR FROM THE SERVICES

You cannot link to the Services without our prior written consent. While the
Services may have links to the websites of third parties, we have no control
over those websites. We are not responsible or liable for any content,
advertising, products, services, information or other materials on or available
from those websites. We are also not responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any content, advertising, products,
services, information or other materials on those websites.

7. TERMINATION

You may terminate your account, for any or no reason, at any time by contacting
Member Care through the Website (see Section 2 above for more information about
termination of Paid Services). We may terminate your account, for any or no
reason, at any time, with or without notice. In addition, if we determine, in
our sole discretion, that you are not in compliance with the Terms of Service or
Privacy Policy, we reserve the right to restrict, suspend or terminate your
account. Upon any termination of your account, we may immediately deactivate or
delete your account and all related information and/or bar any further access to
your account, Content or information. If you have purchased Paid Services from
us, any termination by you, or by us with cause, is subject to the no-refund
policy described in Section 2(D) above.

8. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT POLICY

In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), we have
established the procedure outlined below to address alleged copyright
infringement on the Services. If you believe that your work has been copied and
has been posted on the Services in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, you may provide us with notice of your complaint by providing our
Designated Copyright Agent with the following information in writing:

 1. The electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or a
    person authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
 2. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
 3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, with
    information about its location reasonably specific to permit us to locate
    the material;
 4. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
 5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use
    is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
 6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in
    your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are
    authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

To be effective, your notification must be in writing and include the above
information. Our Designated Copyright Agent to receive your notification is:

Name of Agent:Intellectual Property Director
Address:1501 Fourth Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone Number of Designated Agent: (206) 301-5700
Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: (206) 301-5795
Email Address Designated Agent: copyrightnotice@classmates.com

We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse additional Content from
members who have posted allegedly infringing material, to delete the material,
and/or to terminate such members' accounts.

After receiving a notification, we will process and investigate the notification
and will take appropriate actions under the DMCA and other applicable
intellectual property laws. Upon receipt of a notification that complies or
substantially complies with the DMCA (as set forth above), we will act
expeditiously to remove or disable access to any material claimed to be
infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity, and will act
expeditiously to remove or disable access to any reference or link to material
or activity that is claimed to be infringing. We will promptly take reasonable
steps to notify the member that is the subject of the notification that it has
removed or disabled access to such material.

If you are subject to a notification, you may provide us with a counter
notification by providing our Designated Copyright Agent the following
information in writing:

 1. Your physical or electronic signature;
 2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has
    been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was
    removed or access to it was disabled;
 3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that
    the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or
    misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
 4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent
    to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in
    which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United
    States, for any judicial district in which we may be found and that you will
    accept service of process from the person who provided the initial
    notification of alleged infringement.

Upon receipt of a proper counter notification under the DMCA (as set forth
above), we will promptly provide the person who provided the initial
notification with a copy of the counter notification and inform that person that
we will reinstate the removed material or cease disabling access to it in ten
(10) business days. Additionally, we will replace the removed material and cease
disabling access to it not less than ten (10), nor more than fourteen (14)
business days following receipt of the counter notice, unless our Designated
Copyright Agent first receives notice from the person who submitted the initial
notification that such person has filed an action seeking a court order to
restrain you from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on
the Services.

9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE DISCLAIM TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, AND YOU WAIVE, ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND CONTENT OF THE SERVICES ARE
NOT WARRANTED TO BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, AND WE MAKE NO
WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE, CURRENT OR
RELIABLE OR THAT THE QUALITY ANY PRODUCTS, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
WE DISCLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE, MISDELIVERY,
OR UNTIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK
OF LOSS AND DAMAGE DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THE COST OF REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS TO YOUR HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE. SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, AND AS A
CONSEQUENCE SOME OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE, OUR PARENTS,
SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS, DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
OR LOSSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR
OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES), WHICH YOU MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF, OR
INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY WILL NOT
EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US
IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH YOUR CLAIM AROSE. THE FOREGOING
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY ARE PART OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND US
AND SHALL APPLY TO ALL CLAIMS OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, CONTRACT OR STRICT LIABILITY), EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN
TOLD OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE AND EVEN IF THE AVAILABLE REMEDIES
FAIL THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE SOME OF
THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN ANY SUCH CASE, OUR LIABILITY WILL
BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

11. INDEMNIFICATION

You shall indemnify and hold harmless, and at our request, defend us, our
parents, subsidiaries, and other affiliates, as well as their respective owners,
directors, officers, shareholders, employees, licensors, agents and contractors
(each, an "Indemnified Party") from and against any and all claims, proceedings,
damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees, an allocation for in-house counsel, and other legal costs)
arising out of your acts or omissions, including claims resulting from your use
of the Services, your submission, posting or transmission of information or
Content, or any breach of your obligations set forth in the Terms of Service or
Privacy Policy. You shall reimburse each Indemnified Party on demand for any
costs, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party to which this
indemnity relates.

12. MANDATORY ARBITRATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL
RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT. YOU AND THE
PEOPLECONNECT ENTITIES EACH AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES (AS THAT TERM IS
DEFINED BELOW) THAT HAVE ARISEN OR MAY ARISE BETWEEN YOU AND THE PEOPLECONNECT
ENTITIES SHALL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION,
RATHER THAN IN COURT, EXCEPT THAT YOU MAY ASSERT INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS IN SMALL
CLAIMS COURT, IF YOUR CLAIMS QUALIFY.

You and PeopleConnect and/or its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates,
predecessors in interest, successors, or assigns and/or any and all of their
respective directors, officers, employees and contractors (each a “PeopleConnect
Entity” and, together, the “PeopleConnect Entities”) agree to arbitrate any and
all disputes and claims between them ("Dispute(s)"), except as otherwise
specifically provided below. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in
court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, allows
for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review
by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can
award.

This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be broadly interpreted. It includes,
but is not limited to: (1) Disputes related in any way to the Website, Services,
billing, privacy, the information and materials published by the PeopleConnect
Entities on or through the Websites, advertising or our communications with you;
(2) Disputes arising out of or relating to any aspect of the relationship
between us, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation
or any other legal theory; (3) Disputes that arose before your agreement to
these Terms of Service or any prior agreement; (4) Disputes that are currently
the subject of purported class action litigation in which you are not a member
of a certified class; and (5) Disputes that may arise after the termination of
your use of the Services.

A. CONTACT US FIRST. If you intend to pursue or participate in any Dispute in
arbitration or small claims court (solely to the extent specifically provided
below), you must first notify us of the dispute in writing at least thirty (30)
days in advance of initiating arbitration or the small claims court action (if
applicable) and attempt to informally negotiate a resolution to the Dispute in
good faith. Notice to us should be sent via certified mail to: PeopleConnect,
Inc., 1501 4th Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98101, Attention: Legal
Department. The notice of Dispute must: (a) include your name, address, phone
number, and email address(es) used to register with or use the Services; (b)
describe the nature and basis of the Dispute; (c) enclose and/or identify all
relevant documents and/or information; and (d) set forth the specific relief
sought. If the applicable PeopleConnect Entity and you do not reach an agreement
to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days after the notice is received, you
may commence with a formal arbitration proceeding or small claims court action
(if applicable).

B. MANDATORY AND BINDING ARBITRATION PROCEDURES

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY THIS PROVISION, YOU AND THE PEOPLECONNECT ENTITIES ARE
FOREGOING THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. ANY CONTROVERSY
CONCERNING THE VALIDITY, ENFORCEABILITY, REVOCABILITY AND SCOPE OF THIS
AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE ARBITRATOR AND NOT BY THE
COURT. THIS ARBITRATION CONTRACT IS MADE PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION IN INTERSTATE
COMMERCE AND ITS INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEEDINGS
HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT ("FAA").

 1. Rules. The arbitration will be governed by the Consumer Arbitration Rules of
    the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), if applicable, as modified by
    this section. The AAA’s rules and a form for initiating the proceeding are
    available at www.adr.org or by calling the AAA at 800.778.7879 . The
    arbitration will be presided over by a single arbitrator selected in
    accordance with the AAA rules.
 2. Location. Unless otherwise required by the AAA rules, the arbitration shall
    be held in Seattle, Washington. You and PeopleConnect may elect to have the
    arbitration conducted based solely on written submissions, subject to the
    arbitrator’s discretion to require an in-person or virtual hearing. In cases
    where an in-person hearing is held, you or the applicable PeopleConnect
    Entity may attend by telephone or virtually, unless the arbitrator requires
    otherwise.
 3. Cost Sharing. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will
    be governed by the AAA’s rules, unless otherwise stated in this agreement.
    The applicable PeopleConnect Entity will pay as much of the filing,
    administration and arbitrator fees as the arbitrator deems necessary to
    prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive, unless the arbitrator
    determines that a Dispute was filed for purposes of harassment or is
    patently frivolous. Reasonable documented attorneys' fees of both parties
    will be borne by the party that ultimately loses.
 4. Arbitrator’s Decision. The arbitrator will decide the substance of the
    Dispute in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington, regardless
    of choice of law principles, and will honor all claims of privilege
    recognized by law. The arbitrator will have the power to award a party any
    relief or remedy that the party could have received in court in accordance
    with the law(s) that apply to the Dispute. The arbitrator’s award shall be
    final and binding and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may
    be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

C. INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION.

ANY PROCEEDINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS
OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE A MEMBER IN A CLASS,
CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND THE ARBITRATOR MAY
AWARD RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO
THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF WARRANTED BY THAT PARTY'S INDIVIDUAL
DISPUTE OR CLAIM. UNLESS THE PARTIES AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT
CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S DISPUTES, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER
ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. THE PEOPLECONNECT ENTITIES DO
NOT CONSENT TO CLASS ARBITRATION. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY
TRIAL. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION PROVISION IS MATERIAL
AND ESSENTIAL TO THE ARBITRATION OF ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND IS
NON-SEVERABLE FROM THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS. IF ANY PORTION OF THIS
CLASS ACTION WAIVER IS LIMITED, VOIDED, OR CANNOT BE ENFORCED, THEN THE PARTIES'
AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE SHALL BE NULL AND VOID.

D. ARBITRATION OPT-OUT. You have the right to opt-out, for yourself and on
behalf of anyone for whom you are acting as an agent, and not be bound by this
arbitration provision by sending written notice of your decision to opt-out to:
PeopleConnect, Inc. dba Classmates.com Arbitration Opt-Out, 1501 Fourth Avenue,
Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98101. If opting out for yourself, this notice must be
sent within thirty (30) days of your first use of the Services or, if you are
already a user of the Services upon initial posting of this arbitration
provision, within thirty (30) days of our email notice to you of this
arbitration provision. If opting out as an agent for another user, this notice
must be sent within (30) days of that other user’s first use of the Services or,
if already a user of the Services upon initial posting of this arbitration
provision, within thirty (30) days of our email notice to them of this
arbitration provision. Any opt out exercised, by you for yourself or as the
agent for another, within thirty (30) days of our email notice of this
arbitration provision, shall only apply to claims that have arisen since the
posting of this arbitration provision.

The opt-out notice must state that you do not agree to this agreement to
arbitrate and must include your name, address, phone number and email
address(es) used to register with or use the Services, as well as the name,
address, phone number and email address(es) of any person for whom you are
opting out as their agent. You and any persons for whom you are opting out as an
agent on their behalf must sign the opt-out notice for it be effective. Any
opt-out not received within the applicable thirty (30) day period set forth
above will not be valid.

If you opt-out of the agreement to arbitrate, you and the PeopleConnect Entities
agree that any Disputes will be resolved by a state or federal court located in
King County, Washington, and you consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such
court. Further, if you opt out of the agreement to arbitrate, you will remain
bound by the Separate Class Action Waiver set forth below.

E. SEPARATE CLASS ACTION WAIVER.

Separate and apart from the agreement to arbitrate set forth above and to the
maximum extent permitted by law, the parties hereby independently waive any
right to bring or participate in any class action for any Disputes.TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER,
YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE PEOPLECONNECT ENTITIES ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OR
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

F. SMALL CLAIMS. You may choose to pursue your Dispute in small claims court
(rather than arbitration) where jurisdiction and venue over the applicable
PeopleConnect Entity and you are proper, and where your claim does not include a
request for any type of equitable relief, and so long as the matter advances on
an individual (non-class) basis.

G. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing,
either party may bring suit in court seeking a temporary or preliminary
injunctive relief, which shall then be subject to review by the arbitrator
should such party further seek permanent injunctive relief in arbitration.

H. TIME LIMIT TO PURSUE DISPUTE. You agree that regardless of any statue or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use
of the Services or the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy must be filed within
one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

I. CHANGES TO ARBITRATION CLAUSE. We may make changes to this arbitration
provision during the term of our Services to you. You may reject any material
changes by sending us written objection within thirty (30) days of the change to
PeopleConnect, Inc., dba Classmates.com 1501 Fourth Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle,
WA 98101, Attention: Legal Department. By rejecting any future material change,
you are agreeing to arbitrate in accordance with the unmodified language of the
previous version.

13. MISCELLANEOUS TERMS

Our relationship is not one of agency or partnership and neither you nor we
shall be deemed to be a partner, employee, fiduciary, agent or representative of
the other by your use of the Services. While you may not assign or transfer your
rights to any third party, if you use the Services on behalf or for the benefit
of another, you are agreeing to the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy on
their behalf, and by using the Services affirm that you have the authority to so
agree. The terms and conditions in these Terms of Service are severable. In the
event that any provision is determined to be unenforceable or invalid, such
provision shall still be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, and such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of
any other provisions. If we fail to enforce any provision of these Terms of
Service it shall not constitute a waiver of such provision. We may assign our
rights and obligations under these Terms of Service. These Terms of Service will
inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns and licensees. The failure of
either party to insist upon or enforce the strict performance of the other party
with respect to any provision of these Terms of Service, or to exercise any
right thereunder, will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any
extent of such party's right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right
in that or any other instance; rather, the same will be and will remain in full
force and effect. The Terms of Service, the Privacy Policy , and any additional
terms incorporated by reference herein will be governed by the laws of the state
of Washington and constitute the entire understanding between us regarding your
access to, license and use of the Services and supersede any prior agreements,
statements or representations with respect to the same.

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