This agreement is for the PhoneEncounters
Site and Telephony Services is made by and between PhoneEncounters.com. (“PhoneEncounters”) and you (“Provider”).
In consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and intending
to be legally bound by the provisions of this Agreement, the parties agree
as follows:
1. Definitions
"Agreement" means this PhoneEncounters Telephony Site and Service
Agreement and all exhibits and attachments hereto.
“PhoneEncounters” means PhoneEncounters.com and stakeholders.
"Client" or "Member" mean those who choose to speak
with Providers via the PhoneEncounters Telephony Site.
Provider" means those who create listings and provide services to
Providers via the PhoneEncounters Telephony Site.
"Authorized Agent" means an individual authorized by Provider
to act as the legal representative of the Provider for all matters pertaining
to this Agreement.
2. Eligibility
The Site and Telephony Services are available only to persons who are
at least eighteen (18) years old and are otherwise capable of forming
legally binding contracts under applicable law. You shall not use the
Site or become a Provider if you are located or reside in a country in
which use or participation is prohibited by law, decree, regulation, treaty
or administrative act or is prohibited from entering into trade relations
with the United States or its citizens. Such countries include, without
limitation, Afghanistan, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea,
Serbia, Sudan, Syria and Yugoslavia
3. Provider Obligations
Provider will not permit their password or PIN number for the Service
to be used or known to any other party. Provider is not permitted to post
or transmit anything via the Service which is illegal, racist, threatening,
or derogatory to other Providers or to the Service. Provider acknowledges
that calls made with the service may be monitored and/or recorded for
quality and compliance with the agreement. Provider agrees that credit
deposited to their account is non-refundable.
Failure to follow these rules may result in withheld funds and/or termination
of the Client/Provider account.
4. Provider Payment/Fees
PhoneEncounters will make payment of fees by check on the 1st and 15th
of each month upon request of Provider. Should the provider not meet the
minimum payout amount of $50 the balance will be carried forward until
the account is closed or the minimum payout amount has been reached. Service
fees payble to provider will be held for twenty one days before being
available for payout.
Provider agrees to pay a service fee of $1.50 per check issued to provider.
Provider agrees that funds not collected by PhoneEncounters are not payable
to Provider. Any previous payments made to provider for service fees later
deemed to be uncollectable may be debited from Provider's account balance
or recovered by PhoneEncounters from Provider via alternate collection
methods.
4. The Site is only a venue for listings.
PhoneEncounters acts only as an interface to facilitate communications
initiated between Clients and Providers. You are not an employee, agent
or contractor of PhoneEncounters, and you shall not represent that you
are any of the foregoing. You are solely responsible for all equipment
necessary to access and use the Site and Service, and for reporting and
payment of all taxes associated with fees transferred to you by PhoneEncounters.
5. Provider Information
Provider is responsible for providing information which is timely, complete,
truthful, and not misleading. Provider must provide a valid, working e-mail
address and telephone number on enrollment. Provider will notify PhoneEncounters
of any changes of ownership, regulatory actions or financial conditions
that could materially affect PhoneEncounters’ rights under this
Agreement. Provider authorizes PhoneEncounters, directly or through third
parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary to validate your
account. These inquiries may include conducting credit check and/or ordering
a credit report. Further, it is understood that such inquires may require
the release of Provider's personal information to said third parties for
identity verification.
6. Authority
Each party represents and warrants that it has the legal capacity and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and that those obligations shall be binding without the approval of any
other person or entity. Each person signing this Agreement on behalf of
a party represents and warrants that they have the legal capacity and
authority to sign this Agreement on behalf of that party.
7. Confidentiality
PhoneEncounters Services and all information and documentation relating
thereto, including the terms and conditions and prices of fees associated
with this Agreement, shall be held in confidence by Provider and may not
be used by Provider (other than for the furtherance of the purposes of
the Agreement) nor disclosed to third parties without PhoneEncounters’
prior written consent. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, either party may disclose to third parties the fact that Provider
is using PhoneEncounters' services. Provider recognizes that the services
and documentation thereof contain the valuable, confidential and trade
secret information of PhoneEncounters.
8. Billing
Pay-per-minute services are billed at a per-minute rate. All billing is
in US Dollars.
9. Limitations of Liability
PHONEENCOUNTERS ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DISRUPTIONS OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VANDALISM, THEFT, PHONE SERVICE OUTAGES, INTERNET
DISRUPTIONS, EXTREME OR SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR ANY OTHER CAUSES
IN THE NATURE OF "ACTS OF GOD" OR FORCE MAJEURE. PHONEENCOUNTERS
SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, SOFTWARE OR DATA, EVEN
IF PHONEENCOUNTERS IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY
OTHER CASE(S), Provider AGREES THAT IT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER
DAMAGES FROM PHONEENCOUNTERS WHICH EXCEED THE SUM OF THE SERVICE FEES
PAID TO PHONEENCOUNTERS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE ONE MONTH PRIOR TO
THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, PHONEENCOUNTERS MAKES
NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY PHONEENCOUNTERS SERVICES,
RELATED PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. PHONEENCOUNTERS SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES; INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
11. Indemnification
Provider agrees to indemnify and hold harmless PhoneEncounters, its employees,
officers, agents, and directors from any and all fines, penalties, losses,
claims, expenses (including attorney fees and allocable costs of in-house
counsel), or other liabilities resulting from or in connection with this
Agreement. PhoneEncounters assumes no liability of Provider for failure
to comply with this Agreement and any results caused by the acts, omissions
or negligence of Provider, sub-contractor or an agent of Provider or an
employee of any one to them, including, but not limited to, claims of
third parties arising out of or resulting from or in connection with Provider's
products or services, messages, programs, caller contracts, promotions,
advertising, infringement or any claim for libel or slander or for violation
of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights. If you
are a California resident, you waive your rights under California Civil
Code §1542, which states, "A general release does not extend
to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his
favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must
have materially affected his settlement with the debtor." Residents
of other states and nations waive their rights under analogous laws, statutes
or regulations.
Provider's photo(s) are required to be in compliance with the requirements
of 18 U.S.C. 2257 and indemnifies PhoneEncounters against Provider's violation
of such requirement. All photos, whether posted publicly or privately
transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which the
photo(s) originated. PhoneEncounters does not control photos transmitted
through Mail or posted by Provider, and, as such, does not guarantee the
accuracy, integrity or quality of such.
12 Non-Exclusivity
Provider acknowledge and agree that the arrangements provided for herein
are nonexclusive, and nothing in the Agreement shall be construed as precluding
PhoneEncounters or Provider from entering into similar arrangements with
any other party.
13. Termination
PhoneEncounters reserves the right to modify or terminate the Service
at any time. PhoneEncounters may terminate your account at any time without
notice.
14. Default
In the event Provider defaults in any provision or fails to perform pursuant
to this Agreement, PhoneEncounters shall be entitled to damages, costs
and attorney's fees from Provider.
15. Invalid or Non-enforceable Provisions
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement,
as so determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall not affect
the other provisions hereof, and in any such occasion this Agreement shall
be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision
were omitted.
16. Governing Law
This Agreement and the legal relations between the parties hereto shall
be governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation, performance
and effect, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with
the consumer commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbritration shall be conducted in Anaheim, CA, and any
award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbritrators
ruling shall be final and unappealable. Provider, hereby expressly and
irrevocably waive any claim or defense in any such action or proceeding
based on any alleged lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or
forum non convenient or similar theory.
17. Captions
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not
be used in interpreting, construing, performing or enforcing this Agreement,
except that the section entitled "Payment" shall be used to
construe the manner in which PhoneEncounters is to receive its fees.
18. Amendments and Modifications of Agreement
PhoneEncounters may amend this Agreement to take into account changes
in law or regulations or industry mandates and to accommodate changes
imposed on PhoneEncounters, and to make other changes deemed necessary
by PhoneEncounters, provided that such changes do not materially alter
the ongoing obligations of the parties, by sending Provider a specimen
of the changed Agreement, or making a specimen of the changed agreement
available upon a web page located on the World Wide Web. Unless Provider
rejects the changed Agreement and terminates this Agreement by notice
to PhoneEncounters in writing within fifteen (15) days after PhoneEncounters
sends the changed Agreement, or makes said changed agreement available
on the World Wide Web, the changed Agreement shall replace this Agreement
and be in full force and effect.
19. Survival of Claims
Any claim against PhoneEncounters must be made within thirty (30) days
of the event of the claim.
20. Entire Agreement
By accepting this Agreement, the Provider or Provider's authorized representative
acknowledges that Provider has read, understood, and accepted this Agreement,
that this Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and that
no other agreements, instruments or writings are in effect, and that Provider
assumes all obligations under this Agreement pertaining to the web sites
described in this Agreement and its schedules.
21. Notices
Any and all notices to PhoneEncounters, or other communications under
or with respect to this Agreement, shall be delivered via e-mail to: legal@phoneencounters.com.
22. Transfer and Assignment
Provider may not sell, assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of PhoneEncounters.
23. Survival of Obligations
The rights and obligations of the parties hereunder which by their nature
would continue beyond the termination or cancellation of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, those relating to confidentiality, payment
of charges and limitations of liability) shall survive any termination
or cancellation of this Agreement.
24. Acceptance
By clicking "I Agree", "I Accept"; or by using or
attempting to use the Service; Provider agrees that Provider has read,
understands, and agrees to abide by this Agreement, and any documents
incorporated by reference, and Provider agrees that Provider intends to
form a legally binding contract; and that this Agreement constitutes "a
writing signed by Client" under any applicable law or regulation.
If you do not accept this Agreement in its entirety without modification,
you may not use the Site or Service. Any rights not expressly granted
herein are reserved by PhoneEncounters.