Terms of Service
Last Updated: March 6, 2023
These Terms of Service are a contract between you (“you,” “your,” or “user”) and VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles ("Bubbles," “we,” or “us”) and govern your access to and use of the Bubbles mobile application (the "Bubbles Mobile App"), the Bubbles browser extension, the Bubbles website located at www.usebubbles.com and all other Bubbles-branded websites (each, a "Website"), and other software applications and online services provided by Bubbles (collectively, the "Service").
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY:
BY CLICKINGTHE CONTINUE BUTTON,OR BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BUBBLES’ PRIVACY POLICY (TOGETHER, THESE “TERMS”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO USE THE SERVICE. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, AND BUBBLES’ PROVISION OF THE SERVICE TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY BUBBLES AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 16, you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND BUBBLES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
Bubbles Service Overview. The Service provided by Bubbles helps organizations and users collaborate using screen, text messaging through the Service, video, and audio messages to allow individuals to work on their own time, by allowing teams to discuss topics over bubbles making scheduling meetings obsolete.
Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old or at least of legal age to form a binding contract to use the Service. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are of legal age to form a binding contract with Bubbles; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your use of the Service is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are an entity, organization, or company, the individual accepting these Terms on your behalf represents and warrants that they have authority to bind you to these Terms and you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Access to Service. The Service is provided through an extension on the browser via our website. You don’t need to create an account or install the Services. By providing us with your email, we provide you access to the Services using your email as a way to identify you, verify your email by sending you a verification code to confirm your email, to provide you with notifications about the Services, and retrieve your saved bubbles. You agree that the information you provide to us is accurate, complete, and not misleading, and that you will keep it accurate and up to date at all times. When you access the Service through your email, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your access to the Service and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur when you access the Service. If you believe that your access to the Service is no longer secure, then you should immediately notify us at hello@usebubbles.com.
Licenses
Limited Right. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Bubbles grants you, solely for your personal and internal use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use the Service
License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works of the Service; (b) make modifications to the Service; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Service, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Service, then you may not use it.
Feedback. We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Service (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Bubbles an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Service and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Feedback you provide to us.
Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Service is owned and operated by Bubbles. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, dashboard, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Service provided by Bubbles (“Materials”) are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Service are the property of Bubbles or its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by Bubbles, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and Bubbles reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.
Third-Party Terms
Third-Party Services and Linked Websites. Bubbles may provide tools through the Service that enable you to export information to or interact with third-party services, including through features that allow you to link your access to the Service with an account on the third-party service, or through our implementation of third-party buttons. Such third-party services include, login through Google, integration with Slack, and extensions with Chrome and Edge. By using one of these tools, you hereby authorize Bubbles to transfer that information to the applicable third-party service. Third-party services are not under Bubbles’ control, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Bubbles is not responsible for any third-party service’s use of your exported information. The Service may also contain links to third-party websites, including social media widgets. Linked websites are not under Bubbles’ control, and Bubbles is not responsible for their content. Please be sure to review the terms of use and privacy policy of any third-party services before you share any User Content or information with such third-party services. Once sharing occurs, Bubbles will have no control over the information that has been shared. You expressly relieve Bubbles from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party services or third-party linked websites, including your dealings with or participation in promotions of the applicable third-party, payments to and delivery of goods from such third-party, and any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such third-party. Note that we may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
Limited Use. Bubbles' use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Third-Party Software. The Service may include or incorporate third-party software components that are generally available free of charge under licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those components (“Third-Party Components”). Although the Service is provided to you subject to these Terms, nothing in these Terms prevents, restricts, or is intended to prevent or restrict you from obtaining Third-Party Components under the applicable third-party licenses or to limit your use of Third-Party Components under those third-party licenses.
User Content
User Content Generally. Certain features of the Service may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit (“Post”) content to the Service, including messages, forum posts, projects, proposals, reviews, photos, video or audio (including sound or voice recordings and musical recordings embodied in the video or audio), images, folders, data, text, and any other works of authorship or other works (“User Content”). You retain any copyright and other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you Post to the Service, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.
Limited License Grant to Bubbles. By Posting User Content to or via the Service, you grant Bubbles a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to host, store, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform (including by means of a digital audio transmission), communicate to the public, reproduce, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, create derivative works as authorized in these Terms, and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels, in each instance whether now known or hereafter developed. All of the rights you grant in these Terms are provided on a through-to-the-audience basis, meaning the owners or operators of external services will not have any separate liability to you or any other third party for User Content Posted or otherwise used on external services via the Service. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from Bubbles’ exercise of the license set forth in this Section.
Use of the Services, Your Responsibility, and Rights to the Content You Post; User Content Representations and Warranties. You may only use the Services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. You are solely responsible for your use of the Services and shall abide by, and ensure compliance with, all applicable laws in connection with your use of the Services, including but not limited to laws related to recording, intellectual property, privacy and export control. Use of the Services is void where prohibited. Sharing of your subscriptions with anyone other than the individual assigned is strictly prohibited. Also, you must not Post User Content if you are not the creator or owner of or are not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of that User Content. Bubbles disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of providing User Content via the Service. By providing User Content via the Service, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:
- you agree that You are solely responsible for the User Content sent or transmitted by you or displayed or uploaded by you in using the Services and for compliance with all laws pertaining to the User Content, including, but not limited to, laws requiring you to obtain the consent of a third party to use the content that you use and to provide appropriate notices of third party rights. You represent and warrant that you have the right to upload the User Content to the Bubbles platform and that such use does not violate or infringe on any rights of any third party. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any (a) User Content that is transmitted or viewed while using the Services, (b) errors or omissions in the User Content, or (c) any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of, access to, or denial of access to User Content. Although we are not responsible for any User Content, we may delete any User Content, at any time without notice to you, if we become aware that it violates any provision of this Agreement, or any law. You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in User Content which you Post through, the Services;
- your User Content, and the Posting or other use of your User Content as contemplated by these Terms, does not and will not: (i) infringe, violate, misappropriate, or otherwise breach any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property, contract, or proprietary right; (ii) slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person; or (iii) cause Bubbles to violate any law or regulation or require us to obtain any further licenses from or pay any royalties, fees, compensation or other amounts or provide any attribution to any third parties; and
- your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate.
User Content Disclaimer. We are under no obligation to edit or control User Content that you or other users Post and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content. Bubbles may, however, at any time and without prior notice, screen, remove, edit, or block any User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms, is alleged to violate the rights of third parties, or is otherwise objectionable. You understand that, when using the Service, you may be exposed to other users’ content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that their user content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. You agree to waive, and do waive, any legal or equitable right or remedy you have or may have against Bubbles with respect to User Content or other users’ content. If notified by a user or content owner that User Content allegedly does not conform to these Terms, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove the User Content, which we reserve the right to do at any time and without notice. For clarity, Bubbles does not permit infringing activities on the Service.
Monitoring Content. Bubbles does not control and does not have any obligation to monitor: (a) User Content; (b) any content made available by third parties; or (c) the use of the Service by its users. You acknowledge and agree that Bubbles reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Service for operational and other purposes. If at any time Bubbles chooses to monitor the content, then Bubbles still assumes no responsibility or liability for the content, or any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of the content. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy (defined below). Bubbles may block, filter, mute, remove or disable access to any User Content uploaded to or transmitted through the Service without any liability to the user who Posted such User Content to the Service or to any other users of the Service.
Communications
Email. We may send you emails concerning our products and services, as well as those of third parties. You may opt out of promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the promotional email itself.
Prohibited Conduct. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE NOT TO:
- use the Service for any illegal purpose (such as selling illegal products or services or infringing intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, and patents) or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
- harass, threaten, demean, embarrass, bully, or otherwise harm any other user of the Service;
- violate, encourage others to violate, or provide instructions on how to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right;
- access, search, or otherwise use any portion of the Service through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device, or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, CPU-intensive APIs, and data mining tools) other than the software or search agents provided by Bubbles;
- interfere with security-related features of the Service, including by: (i) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content; (ii) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Service except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law; or (iii) creating or disseminating malware (viruses, worms, trojans, etc.);
- interfere with the operation of the Service or any user’s enjoyment of the Service, including by: (i) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (ii) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Service; (iii) collecting personal information about another user or third party without consent; (iv) botting and spamming; (v) load testing; (vi) cryptocurrency mining; or (v) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Service;
- use the Service for (i) proxies and VPNs; (ii) gambling apps; (iii) creating or disseminating malware (viruses, worms, trojans, etc.); (iv) adult content and services; (v) multi-level marketing; or (vi) fabricated social media activity;
- perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation or identity, accessing any other Service of another user without permission;
- sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 56) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
- attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 9 or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 9.
Modification of Terms. We may, from time to time, change these Terms. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Service. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should email hello@usebubbles.com requesting to remove your User Content and discontinue your use of the Service. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 10, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms.
Term, Termination, and Modification of the Service
Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Service, and ending when terminated as described in Section 11.2.
Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Service and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Bubbles may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your access to the Service, or suspend or terminate your access to the Service, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your access to the Service and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at hello@usebubbles.com.
Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Service; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access the Service; and (c) Sections 4.3, 5, 11.3, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Service since upon termination of your access to the Service, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Service. If your access to the Service has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from accessing the Service through using a different name, email address or other forms of user verification.
Modification of the Service. Bubbles reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Bubbles will have no liability for any change to the Service, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Service. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Service so that you have permanent copies in the event the Service is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Service.
Copyright and DMCA Notice. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way copyrighted material, trademarks, rights of publicity or other proprietary rights without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. Bubbles may deny access to the Services to any user who is alleged to infringe another party’s copyright. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your copyright has been infringed, please notify Bubbles as specified here.
Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Service, and you will defend and indemnify Bubbles, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the “Bubbles Entities”) from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Service; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims.
Disclaimers; No Warranties by Bubbles
THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, INCLUDING: (a) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (b) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS FURTHER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES, OR USE OF THE MATERIALS AND CONTENT, OR THAT THE SERVICES, MATERIALS OR CONTENT WILL MEET ANY USER’S REQUIREMENTS. USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ANY MATERIAL, CONTENT, AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIAL, OR CONTENT. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT REMAINS WITH YOU. BUBBLES DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR RETENTION OF ANY USER INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USERS. BUBBLES CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SERVICES.
THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 14 APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Bubbles does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Bubbles is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE BUBBLES ENTITIES, ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR CONTENT OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, BUBBLES’, ITS AFFILIATES’, AND SUPPLIERS’ MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIMS. Because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, the above limitation may not apply to You.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 16.5 AND 16.6 AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE BUBBLES ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (a) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO BUBBLES FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (b) US $100.
EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 15 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Generally. Except as described in Section 16.2 and 16.3, you and Bubbles agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Service, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, is less formal than a court proceeding, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. Any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement will be resolved by the arbitrator.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND BUBBLES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
Exceptions. Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.
Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 16 within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, Attention: Legal Department – Arbitration Opt-Out, 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated with your access to the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration (“Opt-Out Notice”). Once Bubbles receives your Opt-Out Notice, this Section 16 will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be resolved as set forth in Section 17.2. The remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
Arbitrator. This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act and will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (collectively, “AAA Rules”) as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules and filing forms are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at +1-800-778-7879, or by contacting Bubbles.
Commencing Arbitration. Before initiating arbitration, a party must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if that other party has not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice of Arbitration”). Bubbles’ address for Notice is: VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901. The Notice of Arbitration must: (a) identify the name or email address of the party making the claim; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or Bubbles may commence an arbitration proceeding. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, Bubbles will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than US$10,000 or if the Company has received 25 or more similar demands for arbitration, in which case the payment of any fees will be decided by the AAA Rules. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules and the other party may seek reimbursement for any fees paid to AAA.
Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration hearing will take place in the county and state of your [residence/billing address] unless we agree otherwise or, if the claim is for US$10,000 or less (and does not seek injunctive relief), you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a telephonic or video hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules in the county (or parish) of your [residence/billing address]. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you, or Bubbles must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based.
Arbitration Relief. Except as provided in Section 16.8, the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator awards you an amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by Bubbles before an arbitrator was selected, Bubbles will pay to you the higher of: (a) the amount awarded by the arbitrator and (b) US $10,000. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding on all parties, except (1) for judicial review expressly permitted by law or (2) if the arbitrator’s award includes an award of injunctive relief against a party, in which case that party shall have the right to seek judicial review of the injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction that shall not be bound by the arbitrator’s application or conclusions of law. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
No Class Actions. YOU AND BUBBLES AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Bubbles agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If Bubbles makes any substantive change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Bubbles’ address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your access to the Service with Bubbles will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.
Enforceability. If Section 16.8 or the entirety of this Section 16 is found to be unenforceable, or if Bubbles receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 16 will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 17.2 will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.
Miscellaneous
General Terms. These Terms, including the Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Bubbles regarding your use of the Service. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms and all rights granted under these Terms, including with respect to your User Content, at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of Section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. Throughout these Terms the use of the word “including” means “including but not limited to.” If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.
Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Bubbles submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within San Francisco County, California for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms. We operate the Service from our offices in San Francisco, and we make no representation that Materials included in the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
Privacy Policy. Please read the Bubbles Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage, and disclosure of your personal information. The Bubbles Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
Additional Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Service or certain features of the Service that we may post on or link to from the Service (the “Additional Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Service, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing.
Contact Information. The Service is offered by VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, located at 2370 Market Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94114. You may contact us by sending correspondence to that address or by emailing us at hello@usebubbles.com.
Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, then under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at +1-800-952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service.
No Support. We are under no obligation to provide support for the Service. In instances where we may offer support, the support will be subject to published policies.
International Use. The Service is intended for visitors located within the United States. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Service from countries or territories or by individuals where such access is illegal is prohibited.
Terms of Service
Last Updated: March 6, 2023
These Terms of Service are a contract between you (“you,” “your,” or “user”) and VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles ("Bubbles," “we,” or “us”) and govern your access to and use of the Bubbles mobile application (the "Bubbles Mobile App"), the Bubbles browser extension, the Bubbles website located at www.usebubbles.com and all other Bubbles-branded websites (each, a "Website"), and other software applications and online services provided by Bubbles (collectively, the "Service").
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY:
BY CLICKINGTHE CONTINUE BUTTON,OR BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BUBBLES’ PRIVACY POLICY (TOGETHER, THESE “TERMS”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO USE THE SERVICE. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, AND BUBBLES’ PROVISION OF THE SERVICE TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY BUBBLES AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 16, you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND BUBBLES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
Bubbles Service Overview. The Service provided by Bubbles helps organizations and users collaborate using screen, text messaging through the Service, video, and audio messages to allow individuals to work on their own time, by allowing teams to discuss topics over bubbles making scheduling meetings obsolete.
Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old or at least of legal age to form a binding contract to use the Service. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are of legal age to form a binding contract with Bubbles; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your use of the Service is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are an entity, organization, or company, the individual accepting these Terms on your behalf represents and warrants that they have authority to bind you to these Terms and you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Access to Service. The Service is provided through an extension on the browser via our website. You don’t need to create an account or install the Services. By providing us with your email, we provide you access to the Services using your email as a way to identify you, verify your email by sending you a verification code to confirm your email, to provide you with notifications about the Services, and retrieve your saved bubbles. You agree that the information you provide to us is accurate, complete, and not misleading, and that you will keep it accurate and up to date at all times. When you access the Service through your email, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your access to the Service and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur when you access the Service. If you believe that your access to the Service is no longer secure, then you should immediately notify us at hello@usebubbles.com.
Licenses
Limited Right. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Bubbles grants you, solely for your personal and internal use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use the Service
License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works of the Service; (b) make modifications to the Service; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Service, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Service, then you may not use it.
Feedback. We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Service (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Bubbles an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Service and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Feedback you provide to us.
Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Service is owned and operated by Bubbles. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, dashboard, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Service provided by Bubbles (“Materials”) are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Service are the property of Bubbles or its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by Bubbles, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and Bubbles reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.
Third-Party Terms
Third-Party Services and Linked Websites. Bubbles may provide tools through the Service that enable you to export information to or interact with third-party services, including through features that allow you to link your access to the Service with an account on the third-party service, or through our implementation of third-party buttons. Such third-party services include, login through Google, integration with Slack, and extensions with Chrome and Edge. By using one of these tools, you hereby authorize Bubbles to transfer that information to the applicable third-party service. Third-party services are not under Bubbles’ control, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Bubbles is not responsible for any third-party service’s use of your exported information. The Service may also contain links to third-party websites, including social media widgets. Linked websites are not under Bubbles’ control, and Bubbles is not responsible for their content. Please be sure to review the terms of use and privacy policy of any third-party services before you share any User Content or information with such third-party services. Once sharing occurs, Bubbles will have no control over the information that has been shared. You expressly relieve Bubbles from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party services or third-party linked websites, including your dealings with or participation in promotions of the applicable third-party, payments to and delivery of goods from such third-party, and any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such third-party. Note that we may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
Third-Party Software. The Service may include or incorporate third-party software components that are generally available free of charge under licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those components (“Third-Party Components”). Although the Service is provided to you subject to these Terms, nothing in these Terms prevents, restricts, or is intended to prevent or restrict you from obtaining Third-Party Components under the applicable third-party licenses or to limit your use of Third-Party Components under those third-party licenses.
User Content
User Content Generally. Certain features of the Service may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit (“Post”) content to the Service, including messages, forum posts, projects, proposals, reviews, photos, video or audio (including sound or voice recordings and musical recordings embodied in the video or audio), images, folders, data, text, and any other works of authorship or other works (“User Content”). You retain any copyright and other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you Post to the Service, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.
Limited License Grant to Bubbles. By Posting User Content to or via the Service, you grant Bubbles a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to host, store, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform (including by means of a digital audio transmission), communicate to the public, reproduce, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, create derivative works as authorized in these Terms, and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels, in each instance whether now known or hereafter developed. All of the rights you grant in these Terms are provided on a through-to-the-audience basis, meaning the owners or operators of external services will not have any separate liability to you or any other third party for User Content Posted or otherwise used on external services via the Service. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from Bubbles’ exercise of the license set forth in this Section.
Use of the Services, Your Responsibility, and Rights to the Content You Post; User Content Representations and Warranties. You may only use the Services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. You are solely responsible for your use of the Services and shall abide by, and ensure compliance with, all applicable laws in connection with your use of the Services, including but not limited to laws related to recording, intellectual property, privacy and export control. Use of the Services is void where prohibited. Sharing of your subscriptions with anyone other than the individual assigned is strictly prohibited. Also, you must not Post User Content if you are not the creator or owner of or are not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of that User Content. Bubbles disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of providing User Content via the Service. By providing User Content via the Service, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:
- you agree that You are solely responsible for the User Content sent or transmitted by you or displayed or uploaded by you in using the Services and for compliance with all laws pertaining to the User Content, including, but not limited to, laws requiring you to obtain the consent of a third party to use the content that you use and to provide appropriate notices of third party rights. You represent and warrant that you have the right to upload the User Content to the Bubbles platform and that such use does not violate or infringe on any rights of any third party. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any (a) User Content that is transmitted or viewed while using the Services, (b) errors or omissions in the User Content, or (c) any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of, access to, or denial of access to User Content. Although we are not responsible for any User Content, we may delete any User Content, at any time without notice to you, if we become aware that it violates any provision of this Agreement, or any law. You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in User Content which you Post through, the Services;
- your User Content, and the Posting or other use of your User Content as contemplated by these Terms, does not and will not: (i) infringe, violate, misappropriate, or otherwise breach any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property, contract, or proprietary right; (ii) slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person; or (iii) cause Bubbles to violate any law or regulation or require us to obtain any further licenses from or pay any royalties, fees, compensation or other amounts or provide any attribution to any third parties; and
- your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate.
User Content Disclaimer. We are under no obligation to edit or control User Content that you or other users Post and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content. Bubbles may, however, at any time and without prior notice, screen, remove, edit, or block any User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms, is alleged to violate the rights of third parties, or is otherwise objectionable. You understand that, when using the Service, you may be exposed to other users’ content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that their user content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. You agree to waive, and do waive, any legal or equitable right or remedy you have or may have against Bubbles with respect to User Content or other users’ content. If notified by a user or content owner that User Content allegedly does not conform to these Terms, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove the User Content, which we reserve the right to do at any time and without notice. For clarity, Bubbles does not permit infringing activities on the Service.
Monitoring Content. Bubbles does not control and does not have any obligation to monitor: (a) User Content; (b) any content made available by third parties; or (c) the use of the Service by its users. You acknowledge and agree that Bubbles reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Service for operational and other purposes. If at any time Bubbles chooses to monitor the content, then Bubbles still assumes no responsibility or liability for the content, or any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of the content. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy (defined below). Bubbles may block, filter, mute, remove or disable access to any User Content uploaded to or transmitted through the Service without any liability to the user who Posted such User Content to the Service or to any other users of the Service.
Communications
Email. We may send you emails concerning our products and services, as well as those of third parties. You may opt out of promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the promotional email itself.
Prohibited Conduct. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE NOT TO:
- use the Service for any illegal purpose (such as selling illegal products or services or infringing intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, and patents) or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
- harass, threaten, demean, embarrass, bully, or otherwise harm any other user of the Service;
- violate, encourage others to violate, or provide instructions on how to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right;
- access, search, or otherwise use any portion of the Service through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device, or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, CPU-intensive APIs, and data mining tools) other than the software or search agents provided by Bubbles;
- interfere with security-related features of the Service, including by: (i) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content; (ii) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Service except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law; or (iii) creating or disseminating malware (viruses, worms, trojans, etc.);
- interfere with the operation of the Service or any user’s enjoyment of the Service, including by: (i) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (ii) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Service; (iii) collecting personal information about another user or third party without consent; (iv) botting and spamming; (v) load testing; (vi) cryptocurrency mining; or (v) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Service;
- use the Service for (i) proxies and VPNs; (ii) gambling apps; (iii) creating or disseminating malware (viruses, worms, trojans, etc.); (iv) adult content and services; (v) multi-level marketing; or (vi) fabricated social media activity;
- perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation or identity, accessing any other Service of another user without permission;
- sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 56) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
- attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 9 or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 9.
Modification of Terms. We may, from time to time, change these Terms. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Service. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should email hello@usebubbles.com requesting to remove your User Content and discontinue your use of the Service. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 10, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms.
Term, Termination, and Modification of the Service
Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Service, and ending when terminated as described in Section 11.2.
Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Service and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Bubbles may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your access to the Service, or suspend or terminate your access to the Service, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your access to the Service and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at hello@usebubbles.com.
Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Service; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access the Service; and (c) Sections 4.3, 5, 11.3, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Service since upon termination of your access to the Service, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Service. If your access to the Service has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from accessing the Service through using a different name, email address or other forms of user verification.
Modification of the Service. Bubbles reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Bubbles will have no liability for any change to the Service, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Service. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Service so that you have permanent copies in the event the Service is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Service.
Copyright and DMCA Notice. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way copyrighted material, trademarks, rights of publicity or other proprietary rights without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. Bubbles may deny access to the Services to any user who is alleged to infringe another party’s copyright. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your copyright has been infringed, please notify Bubbles as specified here.
Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Service, and you will defend and indemnify Bubbles, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the “Bubbles Entities”) from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Service; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims.
Disclaimers; No Warranties by Bubbles
THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, INCLUDING: (a) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (b) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS FURTHER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES, OR USE OF THE MATERIALS AND CONTENT, OR THAT THE SERVICES, MATERIALS OR CONTENT WILL MEET ANY USER’S REQUIREMENTS. USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ANY MATERIAL, CONTENT, AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIAL, OR CONTENT. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT REMAINS WITH YOU. BUBBLES DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR RETENTION OF ANY USER INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USERS. BUBBLES CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SERVICES.
THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 14 APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Bubbles does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Bubbles is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE BUBBLES ENTITIES, ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR CONTENT OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, BUBBLES’, ITS AFFILIATES’, AND SUPPLIERS’ MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIMS. Because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, the above limitation may not apply to You.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 16.5 AND 16.6 AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE BUBBLES ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (a) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO BUBBLES FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (b) US $100.
EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 15 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Generally. Except as described in Section 16.2 and 16.3, you and Bubbles agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Service, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, is less formal than a court proceeding, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. Any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement will be resolved by the arbitrator.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND BUBBLES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
Exceptions. Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.
Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 16 within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, Attention: Legal Department – Arbitration Opt-Out, 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated with your access to the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration (“Opt-Out Notice”). Once Bubbles receives your Opt-Out Notice, this Section 16 will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be resolved as set forth in Section 17.2. The remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
Arbitrator. This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act and will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (collectively, “AAA Rules”) as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules and filing forms are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at +1-800-778-7879, or by contacting Bubbles.
Commencing Arbitration. Before initiating arbitration, a party must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if that other party has not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice of Arbitration”). Bubbles’ address for Notice is: VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901. The Notice of Arbitration must: (a) identify the name or email address of the party making the claim; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or Bubbles may commence an arbitration proceeding. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, Bubbles will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than US$10,000 or if the Company has received 25 or more similar demands for arbitration, in which case the payment of any fees will be decided by the AAA Rules. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules and the other party may seek reimbursement for any fees paid to AAA.
Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration hearing will take place in the county and state of your [residence/billing address] unless we agree otherwise or, if the claim is for US$10,000 or less (and does not seek injunctive relief), you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a telephonic or video hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules in the county (or parish) of your [residence/billing address]. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you, or Bubbles must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based.
Arbitration Relief. Except as provided in Section 16.8, the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator awards you an amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by Bubbles before an arbitrator was selected, Bubbles will pay to you the higher of: (a) the amount awarded by the arbitrator and (b) US $10,000. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding on all parties, except (1) for judicial review expressly permitted by law or (2) if the arbitrator’s award includes an award of injunctive relief against a party, in which case that party shall have the right to seek judicial review of the injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction that shall not be bound by the arbitrator’s application or conclusions of law. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
No Class Actions. YOU AND BUBBLES AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Bubbles agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If Bubbles makes any substantive change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Bubbles’ address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your access to the Service with Bubbles will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.
Enforceability. If Section 16.8 or the entirety of this Section 16 is found to be unenforceable, or if Bubbles receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 16 will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 17.2 will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.
Miscellaneous
General Terms. These Terms, including the Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Bubbles regarding your use of the Service. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms and all rights granted under these Terms, including with respect to your User Content, at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of Section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. Throughout these Terms the use of the word “including” means “including but not limited to.” If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.
Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Bubbles submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within San Francisco County, California for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms. We operate the Service from our offices in San Francisco, and we make no representation that Materials included in the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
Privacy Policy. Please read the Bubbles Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage, and disclosure of your personal information. The Bubbles Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
Additional Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Service or certain features of the Service that we may post on or link to from the Service (the “Additional Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Service, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing.
Contact Information. The Service is offered by VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, located at 2370 Market Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94114. You may contact us by sending correspondence to that address or by emailing us at hello@usebubbles.com.
Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, then under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at +1-800-952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service.
No Support. We are under no obligation to provide support for the Service. In instances where we may offer support, the support will be subject to published policies.
International Use. The Service is intended for visitors located within the United States. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Service from countries or territories or by individuals where such access is illegal is prohibited.
Terms of Service
Last Updated: March 6, 2023
These Terms of Service are a contract between you (“you,” “your,” or “user”) and VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles ("Bubbles," “we,” or “us”) and govern your access to and use of the Bubbles mobile application (the "Bubbles Mobile App"), the Bubbles browser extension, the Bubbles website located at www.usebubbles.com and all other Bubbles-branded websites (each, a "Website"), and other software applications and online services provided by Bubbles (collectively, the "Service").
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY:
BY CLICKINGTHE CONTINUE BUTTON,OR BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BUBBLES’ PRIVACY POLICY (TOGETHER, THESE “TERMS”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO USE THE SERVICE. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, AND BUBBLES’ PROVISION OF THE SERVICE TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY BUBBLES AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 16, you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND BUBBLES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
Bubbles Service Overview. The Service provided by Bubbles helps organizations and users collaborate using screen, text messaging through the Service, video, and audio messages to allow individuals to work on their own time, by allowing teams to discuss topics over bubbles making scheduling meetings obsolete.
Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old or at least of legal age to form a binding contract to use the Service. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are of legal age to form a binding contract with Bubbles; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your use of the Service is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are an entity, organization, or company, the individual accepting these Terms on your behalf represents and warrants that they have authority to bind you to these Terms and you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Access to Service. The Service is provided through an extension on the browser via our website. You don’t need to create an account or install the Services. By providing us with your email, we provide you access to the Services using your email as a way to identify you, verify your email by sending you a verification code to confirm your email, to provide you with notifications about the Services, and retrieve your saved bubbles. You agree that the information you provide to us is accurate, complete, and not misleading, and that you will keep it accurate and up to date at all times. When you access the Service through your email, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your access to the Service and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur when you access the Service. If you believe that your access to the Service is no longer secure, then you should immediately notify us at hello@usebubbles.com.
Licenses
Limited Right. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Bubbles grants you, solely for your personal and internal use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use the Service
License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works of the Service; (b) make modifications to the Service; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Service, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Service, then you may not use it.
Feedback. We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Service (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Bubbles an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Service and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Feedback you provide to us.
Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Service is owned and operated by Bubbles. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, dashboard, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Service provided by Bubbles (“Materials”) are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Service are the property of Bubbles or its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by Bubbles, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and Bubbles reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.
Third-Party Terms
Third-Party Services and Linked Websites. Bubbles may provide tools through the Service that enable you to export information to or interact with third-party services, including through features that allow you to link your access to the Service with an account on the third-party service, or through our implementation of third-party buttons. Such third-party services include, login through Google, integration with Slack, and extensions with Chrome and Edge. By using one of these tools, you hereby authorize Bubbles to transfer that information to the applicable third-party service. Third-party services are not under Bubbles’ control, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Bubbles is not responsible for any third-party service’s use of your exported information. The Service may also contain links to third-party websites, including social media widgets. Linked websites are not under Bubbles’ control, and Bubbles is not responsible for their content. Please be sure to review the terms of use and privacy policy of any third-party services before you share any User Content or information with such third-party services. Once sharing occurs, Bubbles will have no control over the information that has been shared. You expressly relieve Bubbles from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party services or third-party linked websites, including your dealings with or participation in promotions of the applicable third-party, payments to and delivery of goods from such third-party, and any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such third-party. Note that we may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
Third-Party Software. The Service may include or incorporate third-party software components that are generally available free of charge under licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those components (“Third-Party Components”). Although the Service is provided to you subject to these Terms, nothing in these Terms prevents, restricts, or is intended to prevent or restrict you from obtaining Third-Party Components under the applicable third-party licenses or to limit your use of Third-Party Components under those third-party licenses.
User Content
User Content Generally. Certain features of the Service may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit (“Post”) content to the Service, including messages, forum posts, projects, proposals, reviews, photos, video or audio (including sound or voice recordings and musical recordings embodied in the video or audio), images, folders, data, text, and any other works of authorship or other works (“User Content”). You retain any copyright and other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you Post to the Service, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.
Limited License Grant to Bubbles. By Posting User Content to or via the Service, you grant Bubbles a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to host, store, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform (including by means of a digital audio transmission), communicate to the public, reproduce, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, create derivative works as authorized in these Terms, and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels, in each instance whether now known or hereafter developed. All of the rights you grant in these Terms are provided on a through-to-the-audience basis, meaning the owners or operators of external services will not have any separate liability to you or any other third party for User Content Posted or otherwise used on external services via the Service. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from Bubbles’ exercise of the license set forth in this Section.
Use of the Services, Your Responsibility, and Rights to the Content You Post; User Content Representations and Warranties. You may only use the Services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. You are solely responsible for your use of the Services and shall abide by, and ensure compliance with, all applicable laws in connection with your use of the Services, including but not limited to laws related to recording, intellectual property, privacy and export control. Use of the Services is void where prohibited. Sharing of your subscriptions with anyone other than the individual assigned is strictly prohibited. Also, you must not Post User Content if you are not the creator or owner of or are not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of that User Content. Bubbles disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of providing User Content via the Service. By providing User Content via the Service, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:
- you agree that You are solely responsible for the User Content sent or transmitted by you or displayed or uploaded by you in using the Services and for compliance with all laws pertaining to the User Content, including, but not limited to, laws requiring you to obtain the consent of a third party to use the content that you use and to provide appropriate notices of third party rights. You represent and warrant that you have the right to upload the User Content to the Bubbles platform and that such use does not violate or infringe on any rights of any third party. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any (a) User Content that is transmitted or viewed while using the Services, (b) errors or omissions in the User Content, or (c) any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of, access to, or denial of access to User Content. Although we are not responsible for any User Content, we may delete any User Content, at any time without notice to you, if we become aware that it violates any provision of this Agreement, or any law. You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in User Content which you Post through, the Services;
- your User Content, and the Posting or other use of your User Content as contemplated by these Terms, does not and will not: (i) infringe, violate, misappropriate, or otherwise breach any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property, contract, or proprietary right; (ii) slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person; or (iii) cause Bubbles to violate any law or regulation or require us to obtain any further licenses from or pay any royalties, fees, compensation or other amounts or provide any attribution to any third parties; and
- your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate.
User Content Disclaimer. We are under no obligation to edit or control User Content that you or other users Post and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content. Bubbles may, however, at any time and without prior notice, screen, remove, edit, or block any User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms, is alleged to violate the rights of third parties, or is otherwise objectionable. You understand that, when using the Service, you may be exposed to other users’ content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that their user content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. You agree to waive, and do waive, any legal or equitable right or remedy you have or may have against Bubbles with respect to User Content or other users’ content. If notified by a user or content owner that User Content allegedly does not conform to these Terms, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove the User Content, which we reserve the right to do at any time and without notice. For clarity, Bubbles does not permit infringing activities on the Service.
Monitoring Content. Bubbles does not control and does not have any obligation to monitor: (a) User Content; (b) any content made available by third parties; or (c) the use of the Service by its users. You acknowledge and agree that Bubbles reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Service for operational and other purposes. If at any time Bubbles chooses to monitor the content, then Bubbles still assumes no responsibility or liability for the content, or any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of the content. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy (defined below). Bubbles may block, filter, mute, remove or disable access to any User Content uploaded to or transmitted through the Service without any liability to the user who Posted such User Content to the Service or to any other users of the Service.
Communications
Email. We may send you emails concerning our products and services, as well as those of third parties. You may opt out of promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the promotional email itself.
Prohibited Conduct. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE NOT TO:
- use the Service for any illegal purpose (such as selling illegal products or services or infringing intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, and patents) or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
- harass, threaten, demean, embarrass, bully, or otherwise harm any other user of the Service;
- violate, encourage others to violate, or provide instructions on how to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right;
- access, search, or otherwise use any portion of the Service through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device, or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, CPU-intensive APIs, and data mining tools) other than the software or search agents provided by Bubbles;
- interfere with security-related features of the Service, including by: (i) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content; (ii) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Service except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law; or (iii) creating or disseminating malware (viruses, worms, trojans, etc.);
- interfere with the operation of the Service or any user’s enjoyment of the Service, including by: (i) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (ii) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Service; (iii) collecting personal information about another user or third party without consent; (iv) botting and spamming; (v) load testing; (vi) cryptocurrency mining; or (v) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Service;
- use the Service for (i) proxies and VPNs; (ii) gambling apps; (iii) creating or disseminating malware (viruses, worms, trojans, etc.); (iv) adult content and services; (v) multi-level marketing; or (vi) fabricated social media activity;
- perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation or identity, accessing any other Service of another user without permission;
- sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 56) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
- attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 9 or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 9.
Modification of Terms. We may, from time to time, change these Terms. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Service. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should email hello@usebubbles.com requesting to remove your User Content and discontinue your use of the Service. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 10, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms.
Term, Termination, and Modification of the Service
Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Service, and ending when terminated as described in Section 11.2.
Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Service and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Bubbles may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your access to the Service, or suspend or terminate your access to the Service, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your access to the Service and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at hello@usebubbles.com.
Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Service; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access the Service; and (c) Sections 4.3, 5, 11.3, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Service since upon termination of your access to the Service, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Service. If your access to the Service has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from accessing the Service through using a different name, email address or other forms of user verification.
Modification of the Service. Bubbles reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Bubbles will have no liability for any change to the Service, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Service. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Service so that you have permanent copies in the event the Service is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Service.
Copyright and DMCA Notice. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way copyrighted material, trademarks, rights of publicity or other proprietary rights without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. Bubbles may deny access to the Services to any user who is alleged to infringe another party’s copyright. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your copyright has been infringed, please notify Bubbles as specified here.
Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Service, and you will defend and indemnify Bubbles, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the “Bubbles Entities”) from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Service; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims.
Disclaimers; No Warranties by Bubbles
THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, INCLUDING: (a) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (b) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED. BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS FURTHER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES, OR USE OF THE MATERIALS AND CONTENT, OR THAT THE SERVICES, MATERIALS OR CONTENT WILL MEET ANY USER’S REQUIREMENTS. USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ANY MATERIAL, CONTENT, AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIAL, OR CONTENT. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT REMAINS WITH YOU. BUBBLES DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR RETENTION OF ANY USER INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USERS. BUBBLES CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SERVICES.
THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 14 APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Bubbles does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Bubbles is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE BUBBLES ENTITIES, ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR CONTENT OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF BUBBLES, ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, BUBBLES’, ITS AFFILIATES’, AND SUPPLIERS’ MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIMS. Because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, the above limitation may not apply to You.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 16.5 AND 16.6 AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE BUBBLES ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (a) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO BUBBLES FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (b) US $100.
EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 15 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Generally. Except as described in Section 16.2 and 16.3, you and Bubbles agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Service, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, is less formal than a court proceeding, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. Any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement will be resolved by the arbitrator.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND BUBBLES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
Exceptions. Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.
Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 16 within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, Attention: Legal Department – Arbitration Opt-Out, 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated with your access to the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration (“Opt-Out Notice”). Once Bubbles receives your Opt-Out Notice, this Section 16 will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be resolved as set forth in Section 17.2. The remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
Arbitrator. This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act and will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (collectively, “AAA Rules”) as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules and filing forms are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at +1-800-778-7879, or by contacting Bubbles.
Commencing Arbitration. Before initiating arbitration, a party must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if that other party has not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice of Arbitration”). Bubbles’ address for Notice is: VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901. The Notice of Arbitration must: (a) identify the name or email address of the party making the claim; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or Bubbles may commence an arbitration proceeding. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, Bubbles will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than US$10,000 or if the Company has received 25 or more similar demands for arbitration, in which case the payment of any fees will be decided by the AAA Rules. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules and the other party may seek reimbursement for any fees paid to AAA.
Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration hearing will take place in the county and state of your [residence/billing address] unless we agree otherwise or, if the claim is for US$10,000 or less (and does not seek injunctive relief), you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a telephonic or video hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules in the county (or parish) of your [residence/billing address]. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you, or Bubbles must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based.
Arbitration Relief. Except as provided in Section 16.8, the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator awards you an amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by Bubbles before an arbitrator was selected, Bubbles will pay to you the higher of: (a) the amount awarded by the arbitrator and (b) US $10,000. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding on all parties, except (1) for judicial review expressly permitted by law or (2) if the arbitrator’s award includes an award of injunctive relief against a party, in which case that party shall have the right to seek judicial review of the injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction that shall not be bound by the arbitrator’s application or conclusions of law. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
No Class Actions. YOU AND BUBBLES AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Bubbles agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If Bubbles makes any substantive change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Bubbles’ address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your access to the Service with Bubbles will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.
Enforceability. If Section 16.8 or the entirety of this Section 16 is found to be unenforceable, or if Bubbles receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 16 will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 17.2 will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.
Miscellaneous
General Terms. These Terms, including the Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Bubbles regarding your use of the Service. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms and all rights granted under these Terms, including with respect to your User Content, at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of Section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. Throughout these Terms the use of the word “including” means “including but not limited to.” If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.
Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Bubbles submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within San Francisco County, California for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms. We operate the Service from our offices in San Francisco, and we make no representation that Materials included in the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
Privacy Policy. Please read the Bubbles Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage, and disclosure of your personal information. The Bubbles Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
Additional Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Service or certain features of the Service that we may post on or link to from the Service (the “Additional Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Service, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing.
Contact Information. The Service is offered by VanGoux Inc., dba Bubbles, located at 2370 Market Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94114. You may contact us by sending correspondence to that address or by emailing us at hello@usebubbles.com.
Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, then under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at +1-800-952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service.
No Support. We are under no obligation to provide support for the Service. In instances where we may offer support, the support will be subject to published policies.
International Use. The Service is intended for visitors located within the United States. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Service from countries or territories or by individuals where such access is illegal is prohibited.