NOVASENTIS, Inc. Website TERMS OF USE/SERVICE

Last Updated Date: December 31, 2013 

Welcome to the Novasentis, Inc. (“Novasentis” or “we”) website, accessible at www.novasentis.com (the “Site”).  Please read carefully the following terms and conditions (“Terms”) and our Privacy Policy, which may be found at www.novasentis.com/legal/privacypolicy, and which is incorporated by reference into these Terms.  These Terms govern your access to and use of the Site, and any services provided through the Site (the “Services”), and constitute a binding legal agreement between you and Novasentis. 

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE OR SERVICES OR BY DOWNLOADING OR POSTING ANY CONTENT FROM OR ON THE SITE OR THROUGH THE SERVICES, YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE READ, AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THESE TERMS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE REGISTERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE .  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, THEN YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR SERVICES.  If you accept or agree to these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that company or other legal entity. 

Modification

Novasentis reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, discontinue or terminate the Site or Services or to modify these Terms, at any time and without prior notice.  If we modify these Terms we will post the modification on the Site or provide you with notice of the modification. We will also update the “Last Updated Date” at the top of these Terms.  By continuing to access or use the Site or Services after we have posted a modification on the Site or have provided you with notice of a modification, you are indicating that you agree to be bound by the modified Terms.  If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to cease using the Site and Services. 

Eligibility

The Site and Services are intended solely for persons who are 18 or older.  Any access to or use of the Site or Services by anyone under 18 is expressly prohibited.  By accessing or using the Site or Services you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older. 

Privacy

See Novasentis’s Privacy Policy at www.novasentis.com/legal/privacypolicy for information and notices concerning Novasentis’s collection and use of your personal information. 

Ownership

The Site and Services and Novasentis Content are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries.  You acknowledge and agree that the Site, Services and Novasentis Content, including all associated intellectual property rights, are the exclusive property of Novasentis and its licensors.  You will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Site, Services or Novasentis Content. “Novasentis Content” means text, graphics, images, music, software, audio, video, information or other materials that Novasentis makes available through the Site or Services, including any Content licensed from a third party.  

Licenses Granted by Novasentis to Novasentis Content 

Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of these Terms, Novasentis grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license: (i) to view, download and print any Novasentis Content solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes.  You have no right to sublicense the license rights granted in this section. 

You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Site, Services or Novasentis Content, except as expressly permitted in these Terms.  No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Novasentis or its licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these Terms. 

Feedback

We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Site or Services (“Feedback”).  You may submit Feedback by emailing us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or through the “Help” section of the Site.  You acknowledge and agree that all Feedback will be the sole and exclusive property of Novasentis and you hereby irrevocably assign to Novasentis and agree to irrevocably assign to Novasentis all of your right, title, and interest in and to all Feedback, including without limitation all worldwide patent rights, copyright rights, trade secret rights, and other proprietary or intellectual property rights therein.  At Novasentis’s request and expense, you will execute documents and take such further acts as Novasentis may reasonably request to assist Novasentis to acquire, perfect, and maintain its intellectual property rights and other legal protections for the Feedback. 

General Prohibitions

You agree not to do any of the following:

  • Use, display, mirror or frame the Site, or any individual element within the Site or Services, Novasentis’s name, any Novasentis trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without Novasentis’s express written consent;
  • Use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing a Novasentis trademark, logo URL or product name without Novasentis’ express written consent;
  • Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Site, Services or Novasentis Content;
  • Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
  • Violate any applicable law or regulation; or
  • Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.

Novasentis will have the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above to the fullest extent of the law.  Novasentis may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms.  You acknowledge that Novasentis has no obligation to monitor your access to or use of the Site, Services or Novasentis Content, but has the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Site and Services, to ensure your compliance with these Terms, or to comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body.  Novasentis reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to any Novasentis Content that Novasentis, at its sole discretion, considers to be in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to the Site or Services. 

Links

The Site or Services may contain links to third-party websites or resources.  You acknowledge and agree that Novasentis is not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources.  Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by Novasentis of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources.  You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources or the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. 

Termination 

If you breach any of these Terms, Novasentis will have the right to terminate these Terms, at its sole discretion and without prior notice to you.     

Disclaimers

THE SITE, SERVICES AND NOVASENTIS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NOVASENTIS EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. NOVASENTIS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE, SERVICES OR NOVASENTIS CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS.  NOVASENTIS MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR NOVASENTIS CONTENT PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR SERVICES OR THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR SERVICES.  NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM NOVASENTIS OR THROUGH THE SITE, SERVICES OR NOVASENTIS CONTENT, WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. 

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Novasentis, its officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Site, Services or Novasentis Content, or your violation of these Terms. 

Limitation of Liability

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE, SERVICES AND NOVASENTIS CONTENT  REMAINS WITH YOU.  NEITHER NOVASENTIS NOR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE, SERVICES OR NOVASENTIS CONTENT  WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL OR BODILY INJURY OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, SERVICES OR NOVASENTIS CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT NOVASENTIS HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. 

IN NO EVENT WILL NOVASENTIS’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, SERVICES OR NOVASENTIS CONTENT  EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).  THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN NOVASENTIS AND YOU.   

Proprietary Rights Notices

All trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names and any other proprietary designations of Novasentis used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Novasentis, Inc.  Any other trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names and any other proprietary designations are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective parties. 

Controlling Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.  The exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any action to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other intellectual property rights will be the state and federal courts located in the Northern District of California and each of the parties hereto waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts. 

Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between Novasentis and you regarding the Site, Services and Novasentis Content, and these Terms supersede and replace any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between Novasentis and you regarding the Site, Services and Novasentis Content . 

Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Novasentis’ prior written consent.  Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null and of no effect.  Novasentis may assign or transfer these Terms, at its sole discretion, without restriction.  Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns. 

Notices

Any notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder, including those regarding modifications to these Terms, will be in writing and given: (i) by Novasentis via email (in each case to the address that you provide); or (ii) by posting to the Site.  For notices made by e-mail, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted. 

General

The failure of Novasentis to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement of that right or provision.  The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Novasentis.  Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.  If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. 

Contacting Novasentis

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact Novasentis at: 

Novasentis, Inc.
1350 Bayshore Hwy., Suite 450   
Burlingame, CA 94010           
Tel: (415) 335-7625 
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