Terms
of Use
IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY- BY DOWNLOADING THE National
Employee Screening Services SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS
OF USE (“TERMS”). National Employee Screening Services SOFTWARE AND
SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.
This is a legal agreement ("Agreement") between you and
National Employee Screening Services, LLC ("National Employee Screening
Services"), for use of National Employee Screening Services software
(“Software”) and/or hosting services (“Services”) selected by you.
This Agreement may be modified from time to time by
National Employee Screening Services, and the current agreement will be
posted here. "You" or “your” (both capitalized and not) refers to the individual
who registered and/or provided National Employee Screening Services his
or her credit card or other payment mechanism for the Services or, if the
Services are being purchased on behalf of an entity, by an individual authorized
to purchase the Services on behalf of such entity, then "You" refers to such
entity.
If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, then
do not use the Software and/or Services. By downloading the Software or using
the Services, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms of Use and that you
agree to be legally bound to such Terms.
You further agree that these Terms and any other policies and terms
posted on the National Employee Screening Services web site are the
complete agreement between you and National Employee Screening Services,
which supersedes any other communication between you and National Employee
Screening Services relating to your use of the Software and Services.
1. License.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, National Employee Screening
Services hereby grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right
and license to use the Software and Services, as selected by you, solely for
your individual use and for that of your employer if your employer authorized
your access to the Software in accordance with this Agreement, solely for
employee background screening.
You may not sell, lease, distribute, or rent the Software,
or use it for third parties to sell goods. You may not use the Software to
transmit any inaccurate, false or misleading information, or to commit any act
in violation of any law or the rights of any third party.
If you have any questions regarding whether your planned
use is permitted, please contact us. National Employee Screening Services
reserves the right to change features of the Software and/or Services at any
time and without notice.
All other rights are reserved by National Employee
Screening Services. You shall
not cause or permit the reverse engineering, disassembly, or de-compilation of
the Software, or create derivative works of the Software, or any portion
thereof.
THE SOFTWARE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE
2. Services.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of your
passwords and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur
under your passwords or account. You agree to immediately notify National
Employee Screening Services of any unauthorized use of your passwords or
account or any other breach of security.
In addition, you agree that you are solely responsible for
the content you use and display in your use of the Software and Services and you
may not use the Services to transmit any inaccurate, false or misleading
information, or to commit any act in violation of any law or the rights of any
third party.
Although National Employee Screening Services is not
responsible for any content you provide or that is provided through any use of
your password or account, and does not have an obligation to monitor for the
same, National Employee Screening Services may delete any such
communications of which National Employee Screening Services becomes
aware, at any time without notice to you.
3. Privacy
Policy. The Software and Services
are subject to the National Employee Screening Services privacy policy
available online.
This privacy policy is incorporated herein by reference and you agree to be
bound by its terms.
4. Payment.
Payment for use of the Software and Services (as applicable) begins at the time
we process your payment, and will continue for the term that you select.
You agree that National Employee Screening Services may charge the
credit card number or other payment mechanism selected by you and approved by
National Employee Screening Services.
All amounts paid are non-refundable. You also authorize
National Employee Screening Services to, from time to time and at its
discretion, undertake steps to determine whether the credit card information you
have provided is current and accurate. Those steps may include, but are not
limited to, the use of third party service providers to, among other things,
automatically update your credit card number and expiration date, address, and
other applicable information.
National Employee Screening Services reserves the
right to, without notice or prior approval, use the updated information for all
current and future transactions. The Software and Services will continue to be
provided to you (and the responsible party’s credit card will continue to be
charged) and this Agreement will renew automatically at the end of each term,
unless You give National Employee Screening Services written notice of
termination.
Such notice must be given subject to the Termination
Section below. In the event that you do not provide National Employee Screening
Services with a valid credit card number with sufficient credit throughout
the then-current terms of this Agreement, you will be in violation of this
Agreement, and National Employee Screening Services may suspend your
access to the Software and terminate this Agreement without notice.
National Employee Screening Services may change
prices for future terms and for optional features without prior notice. You
agree that in the event National Employee Screening Services is unable to
collect the fees owed to National Employee Screening Services for your
use of the Software, National Employee Screening Services may take any
other steps it deems necessary to collect such fees from you and that you will
be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by National Employee
Screening Services in connection with such collection activity, including
collection fees, court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
You further agree that National Employee Screening Services may collect interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest
amount permitted by law on any amounts not paid when due.
5. Term and Termination.
This Agreement is effective upon your use of the Software and/or Services
and shall continue until terminated. National Employee Screening Services
may terminate this Agreement without notice if you fail to comply with any terms
of this Agreement.
Upon termination you shall cease all use of the Software.
National Employee Screening Services may terminate this Agreement if (i)
you breach this Agreement; (ii) National Employee Screening Services is
unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to it; (iii)
information you provide is inaccurate; or (iv) National Employee Screening
Services decides, in its sole discretion, to discontinue offering the
Services and/or Software.
National Employee Screening Services is not liable
to you or any third party for termination of your access to the Software.
All amounts paid are nonrefundable. Upon termination, you shall remain
liable for all fees incurred or accrued by you.
6. Changes. National Employee Screening Services
may, at its sole discretion, modify, enhance, upgrade, update and/or expand the
features of the Software from time to time without notice. National Employee
Screening Services may also, from time to time, make available to you
additional features that are designed to enhance or improve delivery and use of
the Software. You may elect to obtain those additional features when available
pursuant to specific terms and conditions and other instructions provided by
National Employee Screening Services to you. Your use of an additional
feature is at all times otherwise subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
7. Special Offers. National Employee Screening Services reserves the right to discontinue or modify coupons, credits, special
promotional offers, or other complimentary or non-fee-based access to the
Software as and if available, at any time in National Employee Screening
Services sole discretion.
8. Disclaimers and Limitations. All use of the Software and
Services are “AS IS” and without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
National Employee Screening Services HEREBY DISCLAIMS, ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW National Employee Screening
Services DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR
SERVICES, THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL MEET
YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES WILL BE
CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE IS FREE FROM ERRORS OR MALICIOUS CODE. YOU
EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR
SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,
ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU.
SHOULD THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF
REPLACEMENT.
9. Limitation of Liability. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY
LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL National Employee Screening Services BE LIABLE FOR
PERSONAL INJURY, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES,
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR
SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT
OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF National Employee Screening Services HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
In no event shall National Employee Screening Services total liability to you for all damages (other than as may be required
by applicable law in cases involving personal injury) exceed the amount of
twenty dollars ($20.00). The foregoing limitations will apply even if the above
stated remedy fails of its essential purpose.
You further agree that you are solely responsible for
compliance with all laws applicable to your use of the Software and Services and
any information that you input and store on National Employee Screening Services servers or use in conjunction with the
National Employee Screening Services Software, and that you will hold National
Employee Screening Services harmless from and indemnify and defend it from and against any
damages, costs, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, that
you or National Employee Screening Services incur as a result of your use
of the Software, the Services or the information you input or store on National
Employee Screening Services servers or for use in conjunction with the
National Employee Screening Services Software.
10. Injunctive Relief.
You acknowledge that any use of the Software or Services contrary to this
Agreement, or any transfer, sublicensing, copying or disclosure of the software,
documentation or other technical information related to the Software or Services
may cause irreparable injury to National Employee Screening Services and
under such circumstances National Employee Screening Services will be
entitled to equitable relief, without posting bond or other security, including
but not limited to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief.
11. Government Use. The Software is a "Commercial Items",
as that term is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, consisting of
"Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation",
as such terms are used in the FAR as applicable.
Consistent with the FAR as applicable, the Commercial
Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being
licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with
only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms
and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of
the
12. Controlling Law. This Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
13. General.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect
to the use of the Software and/or Services chosen by you and licensed hereunder
and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings regarding such
subject matter. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement will be
binding unless in writing and agreed to by National Employee Screening Services.
National Employee Screening Services may change the
terms of this Agreement at any time by posting modified terms on its website.
This Agreement has been prepared in the English language and such version shall
be controlling. All legal notices to National Employee Screening Services
under this Agreement must be sent to the attention of the General Counsel such
address as is provided under the “contact us” link.
All rights and remedies of National Employee Screening
Services upon your breach or other default under this Agreement will be
deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy conferred by
this Agreement or by law or equity on National Employee Screening Services, and the exercise of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of
any other.
The captions and headings appearing in this Agreement are
for reference only and will not be considered in construing this Agreement.
Failure by either party to exercise any of its rights under, or to enforce any
provision of, this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of such
rights or ability to enforce such provision.
If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that provision
will be amended to achieve as nearly as possible the same economic effect of the
original provision and the remainder of this Agreement will remain in full force
and effect.