GENERAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF USE
As of Nov-14-2008
Please read this agreement containing the Terms and Conditions of Use
(the “TCU”) between Lee and Pabon LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”, “us” or “we”) the operator of the Website and
the user of the Website (“you” or “your”) prior to using this Website.
“Website” means the website found at http://www.petrofix.com containing
its various web pages, its text, content, graphics, photo graphics,
videos, audio, and services of the Company. This
Website is available for your use conditioned on your acceptance
without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained
herein. Access to, link to or continued use of this Website
constitutes your acceptance of the TCU to all such terms, conditions
and notices. The Company reserves the right to change or add to
the TCU at any time in its sole discretion, and all such changes shall
be effective immediately upon posting and your continued use
constitutes your acceptance of the TCU as amended.
1. Registration and Account.
As part of the registration process you will select a username and
password and provide the Company with certain information. You
represent and warrant that you are of legal age to enter into a binding
contract and are not a person barred from viewing this Website.
In the event you decide to register for an account, you also agree to:
(i) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about you
as prompted on the registration form and to (ii) maintain and promptly
update any of the registration information if it is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete. The Company has the right to deny the
creation or continued access of your account (either in whole or part)
if the Company has reasonable grounds to suspect that any registration
information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete. You
shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
username and password, and are fully responsible for all usage, and
activity on your account, including but not limited to, use of the
account by a third party authorized by you to use your user name and
password. You shall (i) immediately notify the Company of any
known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or
suspected breach of security and (ii) ensure that you exit from your
account at the end of each session. The Company will not be
liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with any of
the provisions contained in this paragraph.
2. Restrictions on Use and User
Conduct.
You agree that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is
unlawful or prohibited by this TCU. You agree you will not use the
Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or
impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use and
enjoyment of the Website. You agree to use the Website and its related
services solely for your own personal use, and not for resale or
external distribution. If you intend to use the Website in any
other way, please contact sales@petrofix.com to discuss your business
requirements.
3. Communications Services and
Submissions Provided to the Company.
When you visit the Website, send emails to us, use the live chat
feature or access any other electronic communication facilities that
enable you to communicate with us, you are communicating with us
electronically. You consent to receive communications from the
Company electronically. We can communicate with you by email,
through the live chat feature or by posting notices on this
Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and
other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any
legal requirement that such communication be in writing.
If you submit any feedback, comments, suggestions, ideas or materials
(each a “Submission”), and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant the
Company or any of its affiliates now or hereafter a non-exclusive,
royalty-free, perpetual irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right to
use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative
works, distribute, and display of any Submission throughout the world
in any media. You grant the Company, its affiliates and sub licensees
the right to use the name that you submit in connection with any
Submission, if the Company or its affiliates choose. You represent and
warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the
Submission; that the Submission is accurate, will not cause injury to
any person or entity; and that you will indemnify the Company or any of
its affiliates for all claims resulting from any Submission you supply.
The email forms, chat features, or other Submission methods available
on the Website provide you a method to ask questions about your account
or order, or to give comments on the services provided on the
Website. To ensure the security of your account information, we
recommend that you refrain from entering sensitive information (such as
password, full credit card number, or social security number), via
email or chat when asking specific questions about your account.
We will never ask for your sensitive information via email, we should
already have your relevant account details that you entered via secure
forms. These forms are accessible after you sign on with your password
to the secured section session of the Website. You cannot use
email to initiate transactions on your account or to place an order for
a fuel cost protection plan. For transactions, please use the
appropriate functions within the Website or call customer service for
assistance.
4. Third Party Content, Sites and
Services.
The Website may contain features and functionalities that may link you
to or provide you with access to third party content which is
completely independent of the Company (“Linked Sites”). The Linked
Sites are not under the control of the Company, and we are not
responsible for the contents of any Linked Site. The Company is
not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission
received from any Linked Site. We are providing these links to
you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply
endorsement by the Company of the site, its contents or any association
with its operators. The Company attempts to use reasonable
efforts to be as accurate as possible, however, the Company does not
warrant that Linked Sites, or information (including product
descriptions or prices) gathered from third party sites or other
content of this Website is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or
error-free.
5. Privacy Policy.
Registration data and certain other information about you is subject to
our Privacy Policy. For more information please see
http://www.petrofix.com/Privacy.aspx. You understand that through
your use of the Website and its related services you consent to the
collection and use (as set for in the Privacy Policy) of this
information, including the transfer of this information to the United
States or other countries for storage, processing and use by the
Company and its affiliates.
6. Company’s Proprietary Rights.
You acknowledge that the Website and its related services contain
proprietary and confidential information that is protected by
applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further
acknowledge and agree that content of the Linked Sites presented to you
through the Website is protected by copyright, trademarks, service
marks, patent or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as
expressed permitted by applicable law or authorized by the Company you
agree not to modify, rent, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative
works based on the Website or its related services, in whole or in
part. You may use and access the Website and its related services
solely through the web interface provided. You agree not to (and
will not allow a third party to) transfer, distribute or dispose of any
information contained in the Website in any manner that could compete
with the business of the Company, nor may you copy, reproduce,
recompile, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, reverse assemble,
distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, upload to a server,
create derivative works from or transmit, in any way, software, in
whole or in part. (SM) Petrofix is a service mark of the Company
and you agree not to display or use in any manner the Company’s marks
or logo without the Company’s express prior permission.
7. Disclaimer and Limitation of
Liability.
THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY,
RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION,
PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE WEB SITE FOR
ANY PURPOSE. USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED THEREIN
IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”
BASIS. THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
AND MANAGERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS PERSONAL, TAX,
LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ADVICE AND NOTHING THEREIN SHOULD BE RELIED UPON FOR
SUCH DECISIONS. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR
SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS, OR
MANAGERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS
(EVEN IF THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH
(i) YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE FUEL PROTECTION
SERVICES (ii) A DELAY, INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION,
MODIFICATION, ALTERATION, TERMINATION OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES
CONTAINED THEREIN, (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR
TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR
RELATED SERVICES, FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND
RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR THIRD PARTY LINKED
SITES, (v) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, ALL OF THE
FOREGOING WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE. IN SOME JURISDICTIONS, LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY ARE
NOT PERMITTED, AND SOME OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT BE
APPLICABLE TO YOU.
8. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold the Company, its affiliates, officers,
agents, employees, and managers harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable attorneys’ fee, made by any third party due to or
arising out of your use of the Website or the service provided therein,
your violations of this agreement, your breach of any of the
representations and warranties herein, or your violation of any rights
of another.
9. Termination of Website Access
Restrictions.
The Company reserves the right at anytime to suspend or terminate your
account, the Website and the related services or any portion thereof,
in its sole discretion without notice to you. Cause for such
termination shall include, but is not limited to (a) breaches or
violations of the TCU or other agreements between you and the Company,
(b) requests by law enforcement, other government agencies, or pursuant
to other legal processes, (c) a request by you (a self-initiated
account deletion), (d) discontinuance or material modifications of the
Website or its related services, (e) unexpected technical or securities
issues or problems (f) schedules Website maintenances, (g) extended
periods of inactivity, (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or iillegal
activities, and or (h) non-payment of any fees owed by you in
connection with the services offered on the Website. You further
agree that terminations for cause shall be made in the Company’s sole
discretion and the Company shall not be liable to you or any third
party for termination of your account, access to the Website or related
services.
10. General Information.
a. Choice of Law and Forum.
The TCU and the relationship between you and the Company shall be
governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. without regard
to its conflict of law provisions. You hereby consent to the
personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the county of San
Francisco, California, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or
relating to the use of the Website. Use of the Website is unauthorized
in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of
these TCU, including without limitation this paragraph.
b. Entire Agreement. The
TCU constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company and
governs your use of the Website and the related services, superceding
any prior agreement or contemporaneous communications and proposals,
whether electronic, oral or written, between you and the Company.
c. Waiver and Severability of Terms.
The failure of the Company to exercise any right or provisions of the
TCU shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If
any part of the TCU is determined to be invalid or unenforceable
pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty
disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid
or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid,
enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the
original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in
effect.
d. Statute of Limitations.
You agree that any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising out of or related to the use of the Website or its
related services or the TCU must be filed within one (1) year after
such claim or cause of action arose or forever be barred.
e. Miscellaneous. You
agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency
relationship exists between you and the Company as a result of this
agreement or use of the Website. The company’s performance of this
agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing
contained herein is in derogation of the Company’s right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements
relating to your use of the Website.