Terms of Service
Please read the following Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using our websiteDoTimely.com (together with its sub-domains, Mobile Application, Content, Marks and Services, the "Site") or the DoTimely Services (defined below) so that you are aware of your legal rights and obligations with respect to DoTimely, LLC ( "DoTimely", "we", "our" or "us").
1. Background. DoTimely is the provider
of certain services (collectively, the "DoTimely
Services").
DoTimely makes the Site available to provide
information about, and to use in connection with, the DoTimely
Services. Unless separately referred to, the DoTimely
Services (including the Dog Walking Service) and the Site are collectively
referred to in these Terms as the "Service".
2. Consent and
Modification. By visiting the Site or
using the DoTimely Services, you agree to these
Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors of the Site and users of the
Services. Additional terms may also apply to specific DoTimely
Services; any additional terms are displayed on the Site. If you do not
agree to these Terms then please do not use the Service. We reserve the
right, at our discretion, to change these Terms at any time. Any change
will be effective ten (10) days following posting of the revised Terms on the
Site, and your continued use of the Service thereafter means that you accept
those changes.
3. Ability to Accept Terms. The Service is only intended for individuals aged
thirteen (13) years or older. If you are under 13 years please do not use
the Service. If you are between 13 and 18 years, then you must review
these Terms with your parent or guardian before using the Service to make sure
that you and your parent or guardian understand these Terms and agree to them.
4. Site Access and Use.
4.1. General. So
long as these Terms are in effect, we grant you permission to visit and use the
Site provided that you comply with these Terms and applicable law.
4.2. Site Restrictions.
You agree at all times to comply with these Terms and applicable law and
shall not: (i) copy, distribute or modify any part of
the Site without our prior written authorization; (ii) transmit any Content
(defined below) which contains software viruses, or other harmful computer
code, files or programs; (iii) disrupt the servers or networks connected to the
Site; (iv) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related
features of the Site or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any
Content or that enforce limitations on use of the Site; (v) collect Content or
information from the Site, or otherwise access the Site, by using any automated
means "robots," "spiders," "scrapers" and "offline readers," without our prior
written approval which we may revoke at any time; (vi) collect or harvest any
personally identifiable information, including account names or email addresses
from the Site; (vii) use any communications systems provided by the Site to
send unsolicited or unauthorized commercial communications, including without
limitation by email, SMS, MMS, or any other means; (viii) remove, alter or
obscure any proprietary notice or identification, including copyright,
trademark, patent or other notices, contained in or displayed on the Site; (ix)
use the DoTimely name, logo or trademarks without our
prior written consent; and/or (x) use the Site to violate any applicable laws,
rules or regulations, or for any unlawful, harmful, irresponsible, or
inappropriate purpose, or in any manner that breaches these Terms.
5. Site Account. In order to use certain DoTimely
Services or some of the services of the Site, you may have to create a Site
account ("Site Account").
You agree not to create a Site Account for anyone else or use the account
of another without their permission. When creating your Site Account, you
must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely
responsible for the activity that occurs in your Site Account, and you must
keep your Site Account password secure. You must notify DoTimely immediately of any breach of security or
unauthorized use of your Site Account. You are solely responsible and
liable for the activity that occurs in connection with your Site Account.
If you wish to delete your Site Account, you may send an email request to
DoTimely at info@dotimely.com. In certain
circumstances we may offer to assist you to create your Site Account. If
we do so, you agree to promptly change your password so that it remains
confidential to you.
6. Service. If you use a
service then you agree to comply with, and be bound by, our Participation
Terms. The Participation Terms will form part of these Terms. In
the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Participation Terms,
these Terms will control.
7. Payments. If you make a purchase from DoTimely,
then you acknowledge and agree: (i) that we, or one
of our third party payment processors (each a "Payment Processor"), may
charge your credit card for the purchase or subscription (including, as
applicable, for recurring charges such as monthly or other types of periodic
payments) and such other amounts (including any taxes and late fees, as
applicable) that may accrue in connection with the purchase or subscription;
(ii) to only provide valid and current information for (a) yourself; or (b)
another person, but only if you have first obtained their express consent to do
so; (iii) that we may use the tools, software or services of Payment Processors
to process transactions on our behalf; and (iv) if your payment is not received
by us for any reason from your card issuer, you agree to promptly pay all
amounts due upon demand. All late payments will be subject to a $25 late fee.
All payments by you: (1) unless otherwise stated, are and shall be paid in US
Dollars; (2) are non-refundable; and (3) are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or
duties, which are your responsibility. We are not responsible or liable
for any activities or conduct of a Payment Processor, and you agree to hold us
harmless, and expressly release us, from any and all liability arising from the
conduct of a Payment Processor.
8. Coupons. We may, from time to time, offer certain discounts or
promotions in connection with the Service ("Coupons"). Any purchase or
use of a Coupon is subject to these Terms and also any additional terms and
conditions that are displayed on the Site or the Coupon itself (in the event of
any conflict between these Terms or the terms and conditions that appear on the
Coupon itself, these Terms shall control). You are not entitled to any
cash value for the amount of the Coupon. If you redeem a Coupon for less than
its face value, then you will not be entitled to receive any cash back credit
or credit for the difference between the face value and the amount redeemed.
Individual Coupons may not be combined with any other vouchers, coupons, or
promotions unless otherwise stated on the Coupon itself.
9. Notification Service. Some of our DoTimely
Services may include a notification service whereby we send notifications and
updates about the DoTimely Service that you are
participating in ("Notification Service"). If you are participating in
the Notification Service you agree: (i) that we may
send you notifications and messages via email to your email address designated
in your Site Account; and (ii) to promptly update your contact information in
your Site Account in the event that you change your email address. Please
note that DoTimely does not charge you to participate
in the Notification Service but your telecommunications carrier or internet
provider may charge you for their fees for data or internet access and other
rates for receiving Notifications.
10. Intellectual Property
Rights.
10.1. Content and Marks.
The: (i) text, documents, articles, brochures,
descriptions, graphics, photos, sounds, videos and interactive features on the
Site (collectively, the "Materials"), (ii) Site software ("Software");
(iii) User Submissions, as defined below (and together with the Materials and
Software, the "Content"); and (iv) the trademarks, service marks and logos
contained therein ("Marks"), are the property of DoTimely
and/or our licensors and may be protected by applicable copyright or other
intellectual property laws and treaties. "DoTimely",and the DoTimely
logos, are Marks of DoTimely or its affiliates.
All other trademarks, service marks, and logos used on our Site are the
trademarks, service marks, or logos of their respective owners. We
reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Site and the Content and
Marks.
10.2. Use of Content.
Content on the Site is provided to you on an "as is" and "as available"
basis for your personal, non-commercial use only and may not be used, modified,
copied, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed,
de-compiled, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without
our prior written consent. If you download or print a copy of the Content
you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein.
11. User Submissions.
11.1. Responsibility.
The Site may permit the submission, hosting, sharing and publishing of
Materials by you and other users ("User Submissions"). You
understand that whether or not such User Submissions are published, we do not
guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions. You
shall be solely responsible for your User Submissions and the consequences of
posting, publishing or uploading them. We have complete discretion
whether to publish your User Submissions and we reserve the right in our sole
discretion and without further notice to you, to monitor, censor, edit, remove,
delete, and/or remove any and all Content posted on the Site (including User
Submissions) at any time and for any reason.
11.2. Ownership.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights and
permissions to use and authorize DoTimely to use all
Intellectual Property Rights (defined below) in and to your User Submissions,
and to enable inclusion and use thereof as contemplated by the Site and these
Terms. Unless the User Submissions are separately referred to, all
references herein to Content shall include references to User Submissions.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all rights, titles
and interests, whether foreign or domestic, in and to any and all trade
secrets, patents, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, know-how, or similar
intellectual property rights, as well as any and all moral rights, rights of
privacy, publicity and similar rights of any type under the laws or regulations
of any governmental, regulatory, or judicial authority, foreign or domestic.
11.3. License to User
Submissions. By submitting the User Submissions to DoTimely, you hereby grant DoTimely
a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable and transferable license to use, reproduce,
distribute, prepare derivative works of display, and perform the User
Submissions in connection with the Site and DoTimely"s
business, including without limitation for redistributing part or all of your
User Submissions (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and
through any media channels, and you hereby waive any moral rights in your User
Submissions, to the extent permitted by law.
11.4. Prohibited Content.
You agree that you will not display, post, submit, publish, upload or
transmit a User Submission that: (i) is unfair or
deceptive under the consumer protection laws of any jurisdiction; (ii) is
copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party
proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the
owner of such rights; (iii) creates a risk to a person"s safety or health,
creates a risk to public safety or health, compromises national security, or
interferes with an investigation by law enforcement; (iv) impersonates another
person; (v) promotes illegal drugs, violates export control laws, relates to
illegal gambling, or illegal arms trafficking; (vi) is unlawful, defamatory,
libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically
offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense,
gives rise to civil liability, violates any law, or is inappropriate; (vii)
involves theft or terrorism; (viii) is malicious or fraudulent; or (ix)
breaches these Terms.
11.5. Personal Information.
If your User Submission contains the contact information or any
personally identifiable information of any person you hereby expressly
represent and warrant that: (i) you have complied,
and will comply, with all applicable privacy laws; (ii) you have obtained the
express consent of the person to include their contact information or
personally identifiable information in your User Submission; and (iii) that the
person is aware that they may be contacted as a result.
11.6. Exposure.
You understand and acknowledge that when accessing and using the Site: (i) you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety
of sources, and that DoTimely is not responsible for
the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or Intellectual Property Rights of, or
relating to, such User Submissions; and (ii) you may be exposed to User
Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable.
You hereby waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have
against DoTimely with respect to (i)
and (ii) herein.
12. Information Description
and Accuracy.
12.1. We attempt to be as
accurate as possible. However, we do not warrant that the Content
available on the Site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.
We reserve the right to make changes in or to the Content, or any part
thereof, in our sole judgment, without the requirement of giving any notice
prior to or after making such changes to the Content. Your use of the
Content, or any part thereof, is made solely at your own risk and
responsibility.
12.2. We do not warrant that
any information or advice that may be presented on the Site is appropriate,
accurate, medically-sound, current, or suitable for your pet. If you have
any specific medical or care-related question with respect to your pet, consult
a qualified veterinarian or pet-care professional.
13. Links.
13.1. The Site may contain links,
which may take you to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by DoTimely. Some of these third-party websites may allow you
to post content. We are not affiliated with, have no control over, and assume
no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of, any third
party websites. You: (i) are solely responsible
and liable for your use of, and linking to, third party websites and any
content that you may send or post to a third party
website; and (ii) expressly release DoTimely from any
and all liability arising from your use of third party websites.
Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and
privacy policy of each third party website that you choose to visit.
13.2. DoTimely
permits you to link to the Site provided that: (i)
you link to but do not replicate any page on this Site; (ii) the hyperlink text
shall accurately describe the Content as it appears on the Site; (iii) you
shall not misrepresent your relationship with DoTimely
or present any false information about DoTimely and
shall not imply in any way that we are endorsing any services or products,
unless we have given you our express prior consent; (iv) you shall not link
from a website that you do not own or have permission to use; (v) your website,
and domain name, does not contain content that (a) is offensive or
controversial (both at our discretion), or (b) infringes any intellectual
property, privacy rights, or other rights of any person or entity; and/or (vi)
you, and your website, comply with these Terms and applicable law.
14. Advertisements. The Site may display advertisements not operated by DoTimely. The existence of an advertisement shall not be
construed as an endorsement by DoTimely of the
advertisement or its content.
15. Privacy. We will use any personal information that we may
collect or obtain in connection with the Service in accordance with our privacy
policy which is available at https://Dotimely.com/privacy ("Privacy Policy"). You agree that we may
use personal information that you provide or make available to us in accordance
with our Privacy Policy.
16. Digital Millennium Copyright
Act. DoTimely takes copyright infringement very
seriously and we are committed to our compliance with the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA). If you have a concern regarding the use of copyrighted
material on our Site, please contact the agent designated to respond to reports
on alleged copyright infringement by contacting Pratap Shergill at info@dotimely.com. Specifically, the DMCA specifies that all infringement
claims must be in writing and must include the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright
holder or a person authorized to act on his or her behalf;
- A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have
been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site
are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works
at that site;
- A description of the material that is claimed to be
infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and information
reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit the us to
contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an
electronic mail address;
- A statement that the you have a good faith belief that
use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the
copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
- A statement that the information in the notification is
accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
After receiving proper notice from
you, it is our policy to first remove or disable the allegedly infringing
material. We will then notify the user that posted such material of their
infringing conduct. Please note that if are unsure of whether material on our
Site is infringing your copyright, we recommend you contact an attorney as you
will be liable for damages if you materially misrepresent that a product or
activity is infringing on your copyright. We appreciate your cooperation.
17. Warranty Disclaimer.
17.1. This section applies whether
or not the services provided through the Site are for payment. Applicable
law may not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so to that extent,
certain exclusions set forth herein may not apply. THE SERVICE IS
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. DoTimely HEREBY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR
USAGE OF TRADE. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY, DoTimely DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE SECURITY OF ANY
INFORMATION YOU MAY PROVIDE OR ACTIVITIES YOU ENGAGE IN DURING THE COURSE OF
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.
17.2. DoTimely
DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF BUGS, SECURITY BREACHES, OR
VIRUS ATTACKS. THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS. ANY STORED DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE , THE SITE MAY OCCASIONALLY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE, UPGRADING, OR OTHER REASONS. YOU AGREE THAT DoTimely WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES
TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT MAY RESULT FROM TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF THE
INTERNET, SLOW CONNECTIONS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR OVERLOAD OF OUR OR OTHER
SERVERS. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE OR GUARANTEE ANY CONTENT, PRODUCT, OR
SERVICE THAT IS FEATURED OR ADVERTISED ON THE SITE BY A THIRD PARTY OR THAT IS
INCLUDED IN A USER SUBMISSION.
17.3. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT DoTimely SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USER
SUBMISSIONS OR CONDUCT (INCLUDING DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, ILLEGAL, OR NEGLIGENT
CONDUCT) OF ANY SITE USER AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE
FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. YOUR RELIANCE ON, OR USE OF, ANY USER
SUBMISSION, OR INTERACTION WITH ANY SITE USER IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IF
YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ANY SITE USER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR ANY USER SUBMISSION,
YOU AGREE THAT DoTimely IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS
OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH SUCH A DISPUTE. DoTimely RESERVES THE RIGHT, BUT HAS NO OBLIGATION, TO
MONITOR ANY SUCH DISPUTE.
17.4. All references to DoTimely in Sections 17 (Warranty Disclaimer), 18
(Limitation of Liability) and 19 ("Indemnity") include DoTimely
and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and
agents and Providers.
18. Limitation of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW: (i) DoTimely SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OF
ANY KIND ARISING UNDER THESE TERMS OR OUT OF YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE,
THE SERVICE, EVEN IF DoTimely HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, and (ii) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY
OF DoTimely FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING UNDER THESE TERMS
OR OUT OF YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT
OF FEES, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO DoTimely FOR USING
THE PART OF THE SERVICE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE CLAIM DURING THE THREE (3)
MONTHS PRIOR TO BRINGING THE CLAIM. Some jurisdictions do not allow the
limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages,
so the above limitations may not apply to you
19. Indemnity. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless DoTimely, its affiliates, and their respective officers,
managers, owners, employees, agents, successors and assigns, from and against,
and will reimburse them for, any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses,
costs, judgments, settlements or expenses (including reasonable attorneys"
fees), directly or indirectly arising out (i) your
use of or inability to use the Service; (ii) your violation of these Terms;
(iii) your violation of any third party right, including, without limitation,
any copyright, property, publicity or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one
of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party.
20. Term and Termination.
20.1. These Terms are effective until
terminated by DoTimely or you. DoTimely, in its sole discretion, has the right to
terminate these Terms and/or your use of the Service, or any part thereof,
immediately at any time and with or without cause (including, without any
limitation, for a breach of these Terms). DoTimely
shall not be liable to you or any third party for termination of the Service,
or any part thereof.
20.2. Survival. Upon
termination of these Terms, you shall cease all use of the Service. This
Section 20 and Sections 4.2 (Site Restrictions), 7 (Payments), 10 (Intellectual
Property Rights), 11.3 (License to User Submissions), 15 (Privacy), 17
(Warranty Disclaimer), 18 (limitation of Liability), 19 (Indemnity), 20 (Term
and Termination), 22 (Assignment), 23 (Governing Law), 24 (General) shall
survive termination of these Terms.
21. Independent Contractors. You and DoTimely have an
independent contractor relationship. Nothing in these Terms creates a
partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between you and DoTimely. For the avoidance of doubt, all references
to DoTimely in this section include Providers.
22. Assignment. These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted
hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you but may be assigned by DoTimely without restriction or notification to you.
23. Governing Law and Disputes. These Terms and the relationship between you and DoTimely shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its principles of
conflict of laws. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located in Mason, Ohio and waive any jurisdictional,
venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts, provided that DoTimely may seek injunctive relief in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
24. General. DoTimely reserves the right to discontinue or modify any aspect of the Site at any time. These Terms, the Participation Terms and the Privacy Policy shall constitute the entire agreement between you and DoTimely concerning the Service. If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and a party"s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.