Terms of Service

Terms of Service

This is the Terms of Service ("Terms of Service") for www.mysnacs.com and the Snac mobile widget service (the "Service") created by downloading our software to your Mobile Phone.

Effective: November 10th, 2008.

We may update the Terms of Service from time to time as the Service evolves. We will notify you at the email address you provide upon registration, and highlight any such changes.  Your use of the Service after such notice will be deemed acceptance of such changes.

The service offered by Snac, Inc. on the Site provides a user with the capability to download or access user selected content through the user's compatible Mobile Phone (the "Service").

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE AN UNLIMITED DATA PLAN FROM YOUR CARRIER AND/OR CLEARLY UNDERSTAND YOUR DATA PLAN BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SERVICE.

1. Your Agreement with us

1.    By using the Service, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

2.    This Agreement begins on the earliest of the date on which:

1.    You first access the Service via the Internet.

2.    You first download the Service directly to your mobile device.

and continues until terminated by either party as set out in clause 10. We may refuse to accept your Application for any reason.

2. What is required to use the Service?

1.    To use the Service, you must have a Mobile Phone that is compatible with our Service.
We do not warrant that the Service will be compatible with your Mobile Phone.
Please refer to www.mysnacs.com for an updated list of supported phones.

2.    You must have the ability to receive an SMS to your Mobile Phone.

3.    You must be able to access the Mobile Web from your Mobile Phone. It is highly recommended you have an unlimited data plan from your Carrier.

4.    You are responsible for ensuring compliance with your Carrier's terms and conditions, and you indemnify us for any loss or damage that we may suffer as a result of your breach of this clause.

5.    The availability and performance of the Service is dependent on the memory, storage and other limitations of your Mobile Phone and also the quality and speed of your connection between your Carrier and Snac, Inc. We give no warranty to you in relation to the performance or characteristics of your Mobile Phone and its use in connection with the Service.

3. Restrictions on use of the Service

1.    You must not:

1.    Use the Service to, or in any way that would, violate any applicable law;

2.    Violate, interfere with, damage or compromise the Service or any other person's copy of the Service or their electronic device;

3.    Collect any information or communication about the Service or users of the Service by monitoring, interdicting or intercepting any process of the Service;

4.    Remove any proprietary notices from the Service;

5.    Cause, permit or authorize the modification, creation of derivative works, translation, or copying the Service;

6.    Sell, sub-license, assign, rent, lease, act as a service bureau, or grant rights in the Service, to any other person without our prior written consent;

7.    Decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or hack the Service or endeavor to overcome any encryption, technical protection or security methods implemented by us with respect to the Service and/or data transmitted, processed or stored by us or other users of the Service or

8.    Attempt to do anything referred to in this clause.

2.    Furthermore, you must not use the Service, or knowingly or negligently allow any other person to use the Service, to develop, generate, transmit or store information that:

1.    Infringes any person's intellectual property or other proprietary right;

2.    Is defamatory, harmful, abusive, obscene or hateful;

3.    In any way obstructs or otherwise interferes with the normal performance of another person's use of the Service;

4.    Is an unsolicited commercial communication not permitted by law;

5.    Is harassment, nuisance or a violation of privacy or threatens anyone;

6.    Impersonates any other person, or steals or assumes any person's identity (whether a real identity or online nickname or alias);

7.    May jeopardize the operation of a mobile phone, Snac, Inc's network or the Carrier's network or knowingly or negligently allow any other person to do so.

3.    You indemnify us for any loss or damage we may suffer as a result of you breaching any of your obligations.

4.    We reserve the right to investigate occurrences which may involve violations referred to in, or breaches in clause (3-1) or (3-2). We may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who have participated in such violations or breaches.

4. Your account

In order to use the Service, you must create an account with Snac, Inc. We reserve the right to, at our option, to terminate your account with us if you are in breach of your obligations under any account and that breach is not rectified.

5. Service

1.    We will use reasonable endeavors to make our Service available to you at all times. However, the quality and availability of our Service may be affected by factors outside of our reasonable control (for example, without limitation, weather, power services and faults in phone networks or extremely high end user demand for the Service). As a result, the Service is provided "as is" and we do not represent or warrant that the Service will always be available, accessible, uninterrupted, timely, secure, accurate, complete, error-free, or will operate without data loss, nor do we warrant any particular quality of messages sent to or through the Service.

2.    We reserve the right to add additional features or functions to the Service. However, we have no obligation to make available to you any subsequent versions of the Service.

3.    The Service is dependent on your Mobile Phone having access to the Carrier's  network. If you are in an area where you cannot connect to a network, portions of the Service will not function properly.

4.    We assume no liability for the content of any message or any other communication or response submitted by you or any other person through the Service or otherwise and you hold harmless us from and against for any loss or damage you may suffer as a result of your use of the Service.

5.    We are not liable to you or any other person for faults or defects that arise in telecommunication services not provided under this Agreement (even if they are connected, with our consent, to the Service which we have arranged under this Agreement) which are due to incompatibility with the Service.

6.    Snac, Inc. may use the services of, or link to third party web sites. These may appear in the form of text links, advertisements, banners, buttons, or otherwise. The goods and services available through these links are offered by independent companies which are not affiliated in any way with Snac, Inc. and may not be associated to its affiliates either. Snac, Inc. makes no representations as to the quality, fitness, workmanship, value, appropriateness or reliability of the merchandise available or the solvency or financial viability of any advertiser or third-party. Snac, Inc. will not reimburse or indemnify you for any losses you may incur as a result of transactions with any Snac, Inc. third-party. Users are advised to use discretion in selecting companies to do business with online. Neither Snac, Inc. nor its affiliates endorse the individuals, companies, or other similar entities, or any products or materials associated with such individuals, companies, or other similar entities, that are associated with Snac, Inc. or its offered services.

6. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SNAC, INC, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS, SPONSORS OR AGENTS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES (WHETHER ARISING UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER THEORY), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SERVICE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CONTENT CONTAINED IN THE SERVICE) OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE PURCHASED THROUGH OR PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF SNAC, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT SNAC, INC, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS, SPONSORS AND AGENTS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY THREATENING, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY OR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF ANOTHER'S RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT SNAC, INC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM SNAC, INC'S DELETION OF ANY CONTENT FROM THE SITE, FROM NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGES, FROM FILE CORRUPTION, OR ANY OTHER REASON. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICE. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO SNAC, INC., ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, ADVERTISERS, SPONSORS AND AGENTS FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, TO ACCESS THE SERVICE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, AND/OR LIABILITY FOR SOME TYPES OF DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified us and our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and service providers at your expense, against any claims, actions, proceedings, and suits and all related liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other dispute resolution expenses) incurred by us arising out of or relating to your breach of any term of this Agreement or any policy or guidelines referred to in it.

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD US, OUR AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM OR DEMAND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF CONTENT YOU SUBMIT, POST, TRANSMIT OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SNAC, INC SITE OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

8. No Warranty

THE SNAC, INC SERVICE IS PROVIDED AS A CONVENIENCE TO YOU. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE AND/OR CONTENTS OF THE SERVICE OR ANY WEB SITE LINKED THERETO WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IS MADE IN RELATION TO THE CONDITION, SUITABILITY, AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT, THE INTERNET ITSELF, ANY PUBLIC LINES AND/OR OPERATOR/CARRIER NETWORKS.

9. Suspending our Service

We may suspend your use of the Service, at our sole discretion without notice, if:

1.    We decide that the Service needs maintenance or upgrading;

2.    You or anyone else using your Mobile Phone, are in breach of this Agreement; or

3.    Any third party takes action or threatens to take action against us for providing the Service.

10. Termination

1.    You can terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason by terminating the use of Service.

2.    We may terminate this Agreement at any time on 14 days notice to you.

3.    We may terminate this Agreement immediately if:

1.    You, or any user of your Mobile Phone, breach this Agreement;

2.    You, or any user of your Mobile Phone, damages a carrier network or puts a carrier network at risk or abuses or threatens our staff;

3.    Your Mobile Phone is no longer compatible with our Service;

4.    Your Mobile Phone Number is no longer valid; or

5.    We are ordered by a government agency to cancel the Service.

4.    If this Agreement is terminated for any reason, you will not be able to use the Service.

5.    Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason:

1.    All licenses and rights to use the Service will terminate and you must remove the Service from your Mobile Phone and delete all copies of the Service in your possession. We can also disable or delete any  software supporting the Service you have installed without notice to you; and

2.    The provisions of clauses 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13 and any other clauses which by their nature should survive, will survive the termination of this Agreement.

11. Your information and privacy

The Snac, Inc. Privacy Policy on our Website explains how we will handle your personal information.  Please refer to the most recent policy found here:
http://www.mysnacs.com/site/privacy_policy

12. License to use the Service

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, personal, non-sub-licensable, non-assignable license to download if appropriate, install and use the Service onto a Mobile Phone for your sole use and for the sole purpose of using the Service supplied by us in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Service may only be used in connection services provided by Snac, Inc and according to its intended purpose.

13. Intellectual Property Rights

1.You acknowledge that we retain all intellectual property rights (including, without limitation, rights protected by laws relating to copyright, patents, trade secrets and trademarks) relating to the Service, the design or operation of the Service, any modification or enhancements to the Service, and any other technical information relating to the provision of the Service ("Intellectual Property Rights"). Except for the limited license granted to you, we reserve all rights, title and interest in and to the Service.
2. You will not use information which you acquire from us for any purpose that is not authorized by us in writing. This includes, but is not limited to, any type of reverse engineering effort based on the Mobile Client installed on your Mobile Phone, emulator or other environment.
3. You must not do anything that would jeopardize damage, limit or interfere with our Intellectual Property Rights or our interest in them.

14. Content submitted or made available for inclusion on the Service

We do not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However, after validation, with respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant Snac, Inc. the following worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license(s) as applicable: 

With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Service solely for the purposes of providing and promoting the specific service to which such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or Snac, Inc removes such Content from the Service.

With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, audio or video you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully sub-licensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed.

15. Acts beyond our reasonable control

Without limitation to clause 7, we are not liable for:
1. Any delay in correcting any fault in the Service;
2. Failure or incorrect operation of any part of the Service; or
3. Any other delay or default in performance under this Agreement,
if it is caused by an event beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to war, accident, industrial action, embargo, delay or failure or default by your Mobile Phone Provider or any other supplier of goods or services to us or you.

16. General

1.    You must not transfer your account or assign any of your rights and responsibilities under this Agreement without our prior written approval. We may assign any of our rights and obligations at any time.

2.    If any term of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, it will be severed from this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement will remain valid and effective.

3.    You acknowledge that you enter into this Agreement entirely as a result of your own enquiries and that you do not rely on any statement, representation or promise by us or on our behalf not expressly set out in this Agreement.

4.    Any failure or delay by us in enforcing a provision of this Agreement does not affect our right at a later time to enforce that or any other provision.

5.    This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. You submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York or other district as applicable.

17. Definitions

These words have the following meanings:

1.    "Agreement" means this agreement, as amended from time to time.

2.    "Carrier" means the party providing mobile phone network services to you.

3.    "Content" means data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags, or other materials

4.    "Mobile Phone" refers to any electronic and telecommunications equipment that you use to access our Service including but not limited to Mobile Phones, PDA's and computers, and including, if applicable, your Subscriber Identity Module card or Mobile Identification Number, either could contain your Mobile Phone Number.

5.    "Mobile Phone Number" means the mobile phone number issued in respect of your Mobile Phone.

6.    "Service" means the Snac, Inc platform distributed from the website: www.mysnacs.com and associated technologies or activities, and any content provision, transaction processing or customer relations conducted through these means.

7.    "SMS" means any SMPP or MMAP compliant message transmitted through a computer network, including but not limited to GSM, TDMA or (W-)CDMA networks or any other form of messaging service that may be used by Snac, Inc.

8.    "We", "us" and "our" means Snac, Inc. providing the Snac Service,

9.    "Website" means www.mysnacs.com and any other content made available by SNac, Inc. on the World Wide Web.

10. "you" and "your" means you, the customer who subscribes to our Service.

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