Terms of Use
Effective: March 11, 2019
GAUZE LLC TERMS OF USE
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use”) on which you (“You” or “User”) may make use of our application for mobile devices and any Gauze website (the “site” “website” “API” “App” or collectively the “Services”). Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you download, install or use the App. By downloading, installing or using the App, you indicate that you accept these Terms of Use and that you agree to abide by them. Your download, installation or use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use which takes effect on the date on which you download, install or use the Services or start to view our website. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you should cease downloading, installing or using the App immediately and stop viewing our website and using our Services. The Services are operated by Gauze LLC a Florida LLC with an office at 1120 Venetian Way Suite 1E, Miami, FL 33139-1037 (and we refer to ourselves as the “Company” “we”, “us” or “our”). We own and operate the App on our own behalf.
IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL THE POLICE OR EMERGENCY SERVICES IMMEDIATELY IN THE CITY YOU ARE LOCATED.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website or Services. By using the Website or Services, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy incorporated herein by reference (“Privacy Policy“) available at https://gauze.net/privacy. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website or Services.
We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use at any time without notice to you by posting changes on the www.gauze.net (the “Website”) or by updating the App to incorporate the new terms of use. You are responsible for regularly reviewing information posted online to obtain timely notice of such changes. Your continued use of the App and website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the amended Terms of Use.
ARBITRATION NOTICE: THESE TERMS CONTAIN AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE. EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DISPUTES MENTIONED IN THAT ARBITRATION CLAUSE, THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AGREE TO ARBITRATE ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY, INCLUDING ALL STATUTORY CLAIMS AND ANY STATE OR FEDERAL CLAIMS, THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO MAINTAIN OTHER AVAILABLE RESOLUTION PROCESSES, SUCH AS A COURT ACTION OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING, TO SETTLE THEIR DISPUTES.
A. Gauze LLC is a mobile application that offers a database of international hospitals. The App is not a healthcare or medical site nor does the App provide or offer any medical advice, counseling or treatment whatsoever for any type of medical diseases or ailments. We are not qualified to and do not represent that we provide medical treatment or services of any kind. We do not take responsibility for and have no liability in respect of determining the sobriety of any individual using the App. The App is also not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and you should not disregard medical advice or delay in seeking medical advice because of anything in the App. The information provided through the App is therefore necessarily of a generic nature and not personalized to your ability to stay sober or your overall health. The “Website,” “API,” and “App” are collectively referred to as the “Services.”
B. “User(s)” “You” shall mean any person or individual using the App, API, or Website (collectively the “Services”).
1. Who Can Use the Services
No one under the age of 18 is allowed to create an account or use the Services. We may offer additional Services with additional terms that may require you to be even older to use them. So please read all terms carefully.
By using the Services, you state that:
You can form a binding contract with Gauze LLC;
You are not a person who is barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction–meaning that you do not appear on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or face any other similar prohibition;
You will comply with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations;
You are age 18 or older.
If you are using the Services on behalf of a business or some other entity, you state that you are authorized to grant all licenses set forth in these Terms and to agree to these Terms on behalf of the business or entity.
2. Things we are not responsible for
2.1 We and our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners, licensors, and suppliers make no warranty that: (a) the Services and will meet your requirements; (b) the Services will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free; (c) the quality of any products, services, information or other material purchased or obtained by you through the Services will meet your expectations; or (d) any errors in the Services will be corrected.
2.2 Gauze LLC does not pre-screen users or the content, materials or information provided by users. Moreover, Gauze cannot guarantee the true identity of a user.
2.3 We do not take responsibility for and have no liability in respect of any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under these Terms to the extent it is caused by any act or event beyond our reasonable control, including failure of public or private telecommunications networks. In such situations our obligations under these Terms will be suspended and the time for performance of our obligations will be extended for the duration of the situation and we will use our reasonable endeavors to find a solution by which our obligations under these Terms may be performed despite the situation.
2.4 Gauze Is Not a Licensed Healthcare Professional. Be advised that Gauze, including its employees are not offering or providing any medical, financial or legal advice on its website or through its Services nor acting as your healthcare professional. Gauze is not a licensed medical professional, healthcare or financial advisor. The website and Services offered to Users are not and never should be a substitute for the advice of a licensed healthcare professional. Gauze is not licensed to and will not provide any type of advice, opinion, explanation or recommendation about: (i) any type of medical treatment, diagnosis, prognosis or life expectancy; (ii) any legal rights, opinions, defenses or strategies; or (iii) any type of advice or opinion typically offered by a licensed financial professional or advisor.
2.5 Gauze Is Not Liable for Materials or Content Offered By Other Users of the Services.
3. Rights We Grant You
Gauze LLC grants you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, non-exclusive, revocable, and non-sub-licensable license to access and use the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of letting you use and enjoy the Service's benefits in a way that these Terms allow.
Any software that we provide you may automatically download and install upgrades, updates, or other new features. You may be able to adjust these automatic downloads through your device's settings.
You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Services, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software, unless applicable laws prohibit these restrictions or you have our written permission to do so.
4. Accessing the Website and Account Security
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.
You are responsible for
· Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
· Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
We may, without notice to you, at any time, revise these Terms of Use and any other information contained in this Web site. We may also make improvements or changes in the products, services, or programs described in this site at any time without notice.
5. Disclaimer
From time to time, this Website may contain technical inaccuracies, translation errors or typographical oversights, and we do not warrant the accuracy of any posted information. Please confirm you are using the most up-to-date pages on this Web site, and confirm the accuracy and completeness of information before using it to make decisions relating to services, products, or other matters described in this Web site.
If any term in this Terms of Use is found by competent judicial authority to be unenforceable in any respect, the validity of the remainder of this Terms of Use will be unaffected, provided that such unenforceability does not materially affect the parties’ rights under this Terms of Use.
6. Rights You Grant Us
Some of our Services let you create, upload, post, send, receive, and store content. When you do that, you retain whatever ownership rights in that content you had to begin with. But you grant us a license to use that content. How broad that license is depends on which Services you use and the Settings you have selected. You also grant Gauze LLC a worldwide, royalty-free, sub licensable, and transferable license to host, store, use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, and distribute that content. This license is for the limited purpose of operating, developing, providing, promoting, and improving the Services and researching and developing new ones.
In addition to the rights you grant us in connection with other Services, you also grant us a perpetual license to create derivative works from, promote, exhibit, broadcast, syndicate, publicly perform, and publicly display content submitted to Gauze LLC in any form and in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). To the extent it's necessary, you also grant Gauze LLC and our business partners the unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual right and license to use your name, likeness, and voice solely in any form and in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). This means, among other things, that you will not be entitled to any compensation from Gauze LLC or our business partners if your name, likeness, or voice is conveyed through our App or Services.
While we're not required to do so, we may access, review, screen, and delete your content at any time and for any reason, including if we think your content violates these Terms. You alone though remain responsible for the content you create, upload, post, send, or store through the Service.
The Services may contain advertisements. In consideration for Gauze LLC letting you access and use the Services, you agree that Gauze LLC, its affiliates, and third-party partners may place advertising on the Services.
We always love to hear from our users. But if you volunteer feedback or suggestions, just know that we can use your ideas without compensating you.
7. The Content of Others
Much of the content (“content”) on our Services is produced by users and other third parties (“third party content”) and may contain content or materials (“materials”) from publishers or other Users. Whether that content is posted publicly or sent privately, the content is the sole responsibility of the person or organization that submitted it. Although Gauze LLC reserves the right to review all content that appears on the Services and to remove any content that violates these Terms, we do not necessarily review all of it. So we cannot—and do not—take responsibility for any content that others provide through the Services.
Any opinions, advice, statement, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by Users and third parties, including information providers or any other user of the Website, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of Company.
You are responsible for your use of the website and Services and for any Content you provide, including compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. As such, you should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others.
Any use or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the website or Services or obtained by you through the website or Services is at your own risk. We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the website or Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the website or Services. You understand that by using the website or Services, you may be exposed to Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive. All Content is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content. We may not monitor or control the Content posted via the website or Services and, we cannot take responsibility for such Content.
Through these Terms, we make clear that we do not want the Services put to bad uses. But because we do not review all content, we cannot guarantee that content on the Services will always conform to our Terms.
You may be able to post User Content. You must not post any User Content that is threatening, abusive, unlawful, fraudulent, discriminatory, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable, or that contains ethnic, sexual, racial or other discriminating slurs. You must also not post any User Content that contains proprietary information, trade secrets, confidential information, solicitations, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities, or other unsolicited commercial communication (except as otherwise expressly permitted by us in writing), or encourages or causes spamming or flooding.
You are prohibited from posting any User Content containing state, government or federal identification information or numbers (whether your own or of another person), such as national identification number, social security number, passport number, insurance number, driver’s license number, immigration number, or any other similar number, code, or identifier. Posting such identification information could possibly cause identity theft. The Company may remove any such identification information, but we are under no obligation to do so and have no responsibility and disclaim all liability or damages for any user posting of such identification information.
The Company reserves the right to disclose all User Content and other relevant or related information, and the circumstances surrounding their transmission, to any third party in connection with operating the Site; to protect itself, its affiliates, its partners and its users or visitors; and to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. What this means is that we may honor law enforcement or court-mandated requests such as subpoenas or search warrants to reveal a user’s electronic address and identity, or other properly requested information.
Although we have no obligation to do so, we may monitor User Content, and reserve the right to delete any User Content or portion thereof that, that in the Company’s sole discretion, violates the above rules, including any User Content that is unrelated to the specific area of the Site on which it is posted, or that is an advertisement, or other commercial message, or that the Company determines in its sole discretion to be inappropriate. If you believe that any User Content violates this Agreement or our policies, please contact us immediately so that we may have the opportunity to consider whether to remove the content or not. Just so there is no ambiguity in these terms and conditions, the Company does not have any obligation to remove any User Content, and whether User Content is deemed to be inappropriate or violates any Company policy will always remain within the sole discretion of the Company.
Please take note of the following: Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act provides that:
(1) Treatment of publisher or speaker
No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or
speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.
(2) Civil liability No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of-
(A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of
material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious,
filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or
not such material is constitutionally protected; or
(B) any action taken to enable or make available to information content providers or others
the technical means to restrict access to material described in paragraph (1).
8. License to User Content and Feedback
By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the website or Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). This license authorizes us to make your Content available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same. You agree that this license includes the right for Gauze to provide, promote, and improve the website or Services and to make Content submitted to or through the website or Services available to other companies, organizations or individuals for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, promotion or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. Such additional uses by Gauze, or other companies, organizations or individuals, may be made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the website or Services.
You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any Content that you submit.
Only to the extent as permitted by law, if you post content or submit material to the Company,
including photographs or material you grant Us a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, (revocable only as described below), fully paid, royalty-free, sublicensable right and license to use, sell, make, sublicense, reproduce, distribute, perform, display, prepare derivative works from and otherwise exploit all such content and materials for the purpose of publishing material on the Company’s website or its publisher partners, maintaining the Company website and promoting the Company without restriction. You further grant to the Company, its affiliates, and sublicensees the right to use your user name, user name, and/or trademarks and logos in connection with any such User Content or Company marketing materials or content that we might publish or display on the site.
As a user of the site, you represent, warrant and acknowledge that: (i) you own the User Content that you submit, display, post or otherwise make available on or through the Site, or that you otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth in this section, (ii) that all such User Content, and its submission, display, posting or availability on or through the Site does not violate any applicable law or the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, intellectual property rights or any other rights of any person or entity, and (iii) such submission, posting, display or availability on or through the Site does not result in or cause any breach of contract between you and any third party. You further agree to pay for all royalties, fees, damages, and any other monies of any kind owed to any person or entity by reason of such User Content. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and sublicensees from all claims of any kind resulting from any such User Content. If you desire to request to revoke the license granted by you in this Section for any such User Content, you must send a certified letter of request to the postal address listed above with a copy of your passport or national identity card (for identity verification purposes) and request removal of such User Content. Your certified letter of request to remove such User Content must include (a) your name, address, telephone number, and email address; (b) the signature of the applicable rights holder for such User Content or a person authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder; (c) identification of the User Content for which the license is to be revoked, and please provide all necessary information reasonably sufficient to allow the Company to locate and remove such User Content on the Site; (d) a written statement certifying that you have a good faith belief that you are the rights holder or authorized by the rights holder to revoke the license for the designated User Content; and (e) a statement that the information in the request to remove the user content is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the rights holder or are authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder with respect to such User Content that you desire to be removed from the site.
Only if you desire to do so voluntarily, you may offer feedback to the Company about the functionality and performance of the Site, including, without limitation, identifying ways to modify the site, potential errors, making improvements, fixing bugs, or enhancements (“Feedback”). By providing Feedback, you hereby grant to the Company a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable right and license to use, sell, make sublicense, reproduce, perform, distribute, display, prepare derivative works from and otherwise exploit all such Feedback for any purpose without restriction. You agree that the Company may disclose any or all Feedback to any third party in any manner, and you agree that the Company may sublicense any or all Feedback in any form to any third party without restriction. By providing any Feedback, you agree that your provision of such Feedback is unsolicited, gratuitous and without restriction, and will not put the Company under any confidentiality, fiduciary, or other any obligation, and that the Company is free to use such Feedback without any additional compensation to you, and that we are free to disclose such Feedback on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone. You further acknowledge that, by accepting any Feedback, we do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to the Company, or developed or created by its employees, or derived from sources other than you.
9. Confidential information
The Company does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our website. Please note that any information or material sent to the Company will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending the Company any information or material, you grant the Company an unrestricted, irrevocable license to copy, reproduce, publish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, publicly display, perform, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise freely use, those materials or information. You also agree that the Company is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law. Personally-identifiable information that you submit to the Company for the purpose of receiving products or services will be handled in accordance with our privacy policies. Please see the tab entitled “Privacy” for information regarding the Company’s privacy policies.
10. Privacy
Your privacy matters to us. You can learn how we handle your information when you use our Services by reading our privacy policy https://gauze.net/privacy. We encourage you to give the privacy policy a careful look because, by using our Services, you agree that Gauze LLC can collect, use, and transfer your information consistent with that policy.
11. Global availability
Information the Company publishes on the Internet may contain references or cross references to the Company’s products, programs and services that are not announced or available in your country. Such references do not imply that the Company intends to announce or make available such products, programs, or services in your country.
12. Links to Third Party Sites
The Services may contain links to other websites (“Linked Site(s)” or “third party sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Company and Company is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Company is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. Company is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Company of the site or any association with its operators.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY A USER (WHETHER CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, ANY LINKED SITE OR THIRD PARTY WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT OR OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY, AND ALSO REGARDLESS OF WHETHER GAUZE WAS GIVEN ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE.
13. Linking to this site
The Company consents only to links to this Web site in which the link and the pages that are activated by the link do not: (a) create frames around any page on this Web site or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of any content within this site; (b) misrepresent your relationship with the Company; (c) imply that the Company approves or endorses you, your Web site, or your service or product offerings; and (d) present false or misleading impressions about the Company or otherwise damage the goodwill associated with the the Company name or trademarks. As a further condition to being permitted to link to this site, you agree that the Company may at any time, in its sole discretion, terminate permission to link to this Web site. In such event, you agree to immediately remove all links to this Web site and to cease any related use of the Company trademarks.
14. Acts Against the Website and Services
You shall not attempt or engage in potentially harmful acts that are directed against the Website or Services including, without limitation, any one or more of the following: (a) Using the Services in contravention of any other agreement to which you are a party, including without limitation any employment agreement to which you may be a party; (b) causing, allowing, or assisting any other person to impersonate you; (c) sharing your password or login with any other person; (d) logging onto a server or Account that you are not authorized to access; (e) creating more than one account, forging user names, manipulating identifiers, or otherwise impersonating any other person or misrepresenting your identity or affiliation with any person or entity; (f) posting content that contains pornography, graphic violence, threats, hate speech, or incitements to violence; (g) collecting points without physically being inside of an Establishment; (h) violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Services; (i) emulating or faking usage of the Services; (j) using manual or automated software, devices, scripts, robots, or other means or processes to access, “scrape,” “crawl,” or “spider” any pages contained in the Site; (k) introducing viruses, worms, software, Trojan horses, or other similar harmful code into the Services; (l) interfering or attempting to interfere with the use of the Services by any other user, host, or network, including without limitation by means of submitting a virus, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” “pinging,” or “crashing” the Services; (m) causing, allowing or assisting machines, bots, or automated services to access or use the Services without the express written permission of Gauze; (n) tampering with the operation, functionality, or the security of the Services; (o) attempting to override or circumvent any security or usage rules embedded into the Services that permit digital materials to be protected; (p) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Services, or any associated system or network, or breach any security or authentication measures; (q) misusing, tricking, disrupting, or otherwise interfering with the functioning of the Services; (r) harvesting or collecting email addresses or other contact information of other users or clients from the Services by electronic or other means; (s) reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, deciphering, or otherwise attempting to derive the source code for any underlying intellectual property used to provide the Services; (t) engaging in “framing,” “mirroring,” or otherwise simulating the appearance or function of the Services; (u) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting; (v) deep-linking to any portion of this Services without our express written permission; (w) acting illegally or maliciously against the business interests or reputation of Gauze or the Merchants promoted via the Services; (x) hyperlinking to the Services from any other website without our initial and ongoing consent; (y) using the Services or any of its contents to advertise or solicit, for any other commercial, political or religious purpose, or to compete, directly or indirectly with Gauze; (z) reselling or repurposing your access to the Services or any purchases made through the Services; or (zi) using the Services or any of its resources to solicit other users of the Services, or other business partners of Gauze to become users or partners of other online or offline services directly or indirectly competitive or potentially competitive with Gauze, including without limitation, aggregating current or previously offered coupons or deals.
Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. You agree that it is your responsibility to install anti-virus software and related protections against viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage, destroy, disrupt, or otherwise impair a computer’s functionality or operation.
15. Respecting Other People's Rights
Gauze respects the rights of others. And so should you. You therefore may not upload, post, send, or store content that:
violates or infringes someone else's rights of publicity, privacy, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual-property right;
bullies, harasses, or intimidates;
promotes or encourages self-injury which includes but is not limited to suicide, eating disorders, cutting, burning or scratching;
promotes or advertises the sale of drugs, firearms, explosives or anything illegal;
contains pornography, nudity, graphic violence, threats, hate speech, or incitements to violence;
discriminates in anyway including race, skin color, national origin, gender, disability, religion or age;
defames; or
spams or solicits Gauze's users.
You must also respect other's rights. These Terms do not grant you any right to:
use branding, logos, designs, photographs, videos, or any other materials used in our website or Services;
copy, archive, download, upload, distribute, syndicate, broadcast, perform, display, make available, or otherwise use any portion of the website or Services or the content on the website or Services except as set forth in these Terms;
use the website or Services or any content on the website or Services for any commercial purposes without our consent.
In short: You may not use the website or Services or the content on the website or Services in ways that are not authorized by these Terms. Nor may you help or enable anyone else in doing so.
16. Respecting Copyright
We honor the requirements set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We therefore take reasonable steps to expeditiously remove from our Services any infringing material that we become aware of. And, if the Company becomes aware that one of its users has repeatedly infringed copyrights, we will take reasonable steps within our power to terminate the user's account.
We make it easy for you to report suspected copyright infringement. If you believe that anything on the the website infringes a copyright that you own or control, please contact Us:
Gauze
Attn: Copyright Agent
1120 Venetian Way Suite 1E, Miami, FL 33139-1037
If you file a notice by mail with Us, it must comply with the requirements set forth at 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). That means the notice must:
contain the physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
identify the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
identify the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed, or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to let us locate the material;
provide your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address;
provide a personal statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
provide a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
17. Intellectual property rights
You acknowledge that all intellectual property rights contained in the website and Services, and the Documents anywhere in the world belong to Gauze or our licensors, that rights in them are licensed (not sold) to you, and that you have no rights in, or to, the website, the Services or the Documents other than the right to use each of them in accordance with these Terms.
All content used in connection with the Application is copyrighted by GAUZE, protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America, and is the property of GAUZE. Copyright, trademark, patent, and other applicable laws protect the content, services and materials appearing on the Application, and no material on the Application is in the public domain. All materials on the Application may be accessed, downloaded or printed for User’s personal use. User shall keep intact any proprietary notices, including copyright notices, contained on any downloaded materials and User shall comply with any applicable end user license agreements. No other use of materials in connection with the Application may be made without express written permission of GAUZE. The Application is owned by GAUZE. Other names, trademarks, service marks, and logos of GAUZE appearing on the Application may not be used in any advertising or publicity, or otherwise to indicate GAUZE’s sponsorship of or affiliation with any product or service without express written permission of GAUZE. Nothing contained on the Application should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppels, waiver or otherwise, any license or right of use to any trademark displayed on the Application without the written permission of GAUZE or the third party owner of the trademark, if any. The Application may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed.
18. Trademark Information
You agree that all of Gauze’s trademarks, trade names, service marks, and other logos and brand features that are displayed via the website and Services (collectively, the “Marks”) are trademarks and the property of Gauze. You agree not to display or use Our Marks in any manner without Our prior permission. Sponsor and third party website trademarks are the property of the respective Sponsors and third parties. The display of any Sponsor or third parties trademarks via the website and Services does not necessarily mean that Gauze has an affiliation with these entities.
19. Termination
We may terminate your access to all or any part of the website or Services at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with your Usership.
Gauze will terminate a user’s access to the website or Services if the User is determined to have misused the website or Services in any manner or have acted in an abusive manner to any other Users.
We also care about your safety while using our website and Services. So do not use our website or Services in a way that would distract you from obeying traffic or safety laws.
If you wish to terminate your Account, you may do so by following the instructions on the website or through the Services. All provisions of these Terms of Service which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
20. Safety
We try hard to keep our Services a safe place for all users. But we can't guarantee it. That's where you come in. By using the Services, you agree that:
You will not use the Services for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited in these Terms.
You will not use any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, or other automated means or interface to access the Services or extract other user's information.
You will not use or develop any third-party applications that interact with the Services or other users' content or information without our written consent.
You will not use the Services in a way that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect, or inhibit other users from fully enjoying the Services, or that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the functioning of the Services.
You will not use or attempt to use another user's account, username, or password without their permission.
You will not solicit login credentials from another user.
You will not post content that contains pornography, graphic violence, threats, hate speech, or incitements to violence.
You will not upload viruses or other malicious code or otherwise compromise the security of the Services.
You will not attempt to circumvent any content-filtering techniques we employ, or attempt to access areas or features of the Services that you are not authorized to access.
You will not probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of our Services or any system or network.
You will not encourage or promote any activity that violates these Terms.
We also care about your safety while using our Services. So do not use our Services in a way that would distract you from obeying traffic or safety laws.
21. Your Account
You are responsible for any activity that occurs in your account. So it's important that you keep your account secure. One way to do that is to select a strong password that you don't use for any other account.
By using the Services, you agree that, in addition to exercising common sense:
You will not create more than one account for yourself.
You will not create another account if we have already disabled your account, unless you have our written permission to do so.
You will not buy, sell, rent, or lease access to your account without our written permission.
You will not share your password.
You will not log in or attempt to access the Services through unauthorized third-party applications or clients.
If you think that someone has gained access to your account, please immediately reach out to Gauze LLC.
22. Purchases and Payments
We may offer various virtual goods and services (all of which we call " Products") that you can purchase and use through the Services. You don't own these Products; instead you buy a limited revocable license to use them. You'll always be shown the price for Products before you complete a purchase. But Gauze LLC does not handle payments or payment processing for any purchases; those are handled by third-party payment providers or service providers (such as, Apple's App Store). Some third-party service providers may charge you sales tax, depending on where you live. Please check the third-party service provider's relevant terms for details.
Subject to any applicable additional terms and conditions, all purchases are final and non-refundable. And because our performance begins once you tap buy and we give you immediate access to your purchase, you waive any right you may have under any local laws to cancel your purchase once it's completed or to get a refund. BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AGREE THAT GAUZE LLC IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A REFUND FOR ANY REASON.
Some of the Products we offer are for one-time use only, while others are for repeated use. But please note that "repeated" does not mean "forever." We may change, modify, or eliminate Products at any time, with or without notice. You agree that we will bear no liability to you or any third party if we do so. If we suspend or terminate your account, you will lose any Products you purchased through the Services.
It's your sole responsibility to manage your purchases. If you are under 21 (or younger than the age of legal majority in your place of residence), you must obtain your parent's or guardian's consent before making any purchases.
Gauze LLC does not transmit any funds and is not a money-services business. To the extent such functionality is made available in the Services, it is provided by an unaffiliated third party, and like any other third-party service, subject to that third party's separate terms of use.
23. Data Charges and Mobile Phones
You are responsible for any mobile charges that you may incur for using our Services, including text-messaging and data charges. If you're unsure what those charges may be, you should ask your service provider before using the Services.
If you change or deactivate the mobile phone number that you used to create a Gauze account, you must update your account information through Settings within 72 hours to prevent us from sending to someone else messages intended for you.
24. Third-Party Services
If you use a service, feature, or functionality that is operated by a third party and made available through our Services (including Services we jointly offer with the third party), each party's terms will govern the respective party's relationship with you. Gauze LLC is not responsible or liable for those third party's terms or actions taken under the third party's terms.
25. Modifying the Services and Termination
We may add or remove features, products, or functionalities, and we may also suspend or stop the Services altogether. We may take any of these actions at any time, and when we do, we may not provide you with any notice beforehand.
While we hope you remain a longtime client of Gauze, you can terminate these Terms at any time and for any reason by deleting your account.
Gauze may also terminate these Terms with you at any time, for any reason, and without advanced notice. That means that we may stop providing you with any Services, or impose new or additional limits on your ability to use the Services. For example, we may deactivate your account due to prolonged inactivity, and we may reclaim your username at any time for any reason.
Regardless of who terminates these Terms, both you and Gauze LLC continue to be bound by the Terms of this Agreement.
26. Indemnity
You agree, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Gauze LLC, our directors, officers, employees, and affiliates from and against any and all complaints, charges, claims, damages, losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) due to, arising out of, or relating in any way to: (a) your access to or use of the Services; (b) your content; and (c) your breach of these Terms.
27. Disclaimers
We try to keep the Services up and running and free of annoyances. But we make no promises that we will succeed.
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN ADDITION, WHILE GAUZE ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE A GOOD USER EXPERIENCE, WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT: (A) THE SERVICES WILL ALWAYS BE SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR TIMELY; (B) THE SERVICES WILL ALWAYS FUNCTION WITHOUT DELAYS, DISRUPTIONS, OR IMPERFECTIONS; OR (C) THAT ANY GAUZE CONTENT, USER CONTENT, THIRD PARTY CONTENT, MATERIALS OR INFORMATION YOU OBTAIN ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE TIMELY OR ACCURATE.
GAUZE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY CONTENT OR MATERIALS OF ANY KIND THAT YOU, ANOTHER USER, OR A THIRD PARTY CREATES, UPLOADS, POSTS, SENDS, RECEIVES, OR STORES ON OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO CONTENT THAT MIGHT BE OFFENSIVE, ILLEGAL, MISLEADING, OR OTHERWISE INAPPROPRIATE, NONE OF WHICH GAUZE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
USE OF THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH PROVIDER WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING A MEDICAL CONDITION OR THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY SEEKING IT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE READ ON THE WEBSITE, APP OR VIA THE SERVICES. GAUZE DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, SECURITY, ACCURACY, OR USEFULNESS WITH RESPECT TO GAUZE'S SERVICES, THE WEBSITE, OR INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE OR APP INCLUDING ANY THIRD PARTY SITES OR THIRD PARTY LINKS.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, OR SOME OR ALL OF THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
28. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, YOU AGREE THAT GAUZE, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, DEATH OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR YOUR USE OF GAUZE’S SERVICES WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), INDEMNITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GAUZE OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS, HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, OR FROM RELIANCE OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY: (I) INFORMATION, MATERIALS, USER CONTENT OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, (II) FROM THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES). THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES RECEIVED THROUGH ANY THIRD PARTY OR LINKED SITES MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, APP OR SERVICES FROM THIRD PARTY WEBSITES. THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO LOST PROFITS, OR LOST DATA. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL FURTHER APPLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES OR ANY INFORMATION THAT APPEARS ON, OR IS LINKED OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO, THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, OR SOME OR ALL OF THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
User acknowledges and agrees that without the foregoing exclusions and limitations of liability, The Company would not be able to offer the website or services, and that such exclusions and limitations of liability shall apply, even if they would cause user’s remedies under this agreement to fail of their essential purpose.
29. Applicable Law
By using the website and Services you agree that the laws of the State of Florida without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this Agreement and any dispute of any sort that might arise between You and Us.
30. Disputes
ANY DISPUTE RELATING IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CONFIDENTIAL BINDING ARBITRATION IN MIAMI, FLORIDA EXCEPT FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLAIMS BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY (WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DO NOT INCLUDE PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY CLAIMS) AND CLAIMS THAT MAY BE BROUGHT IN SMALL-CLAIMS COURT.
CONFIDENTIAL ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY UNDER THE CONSUMER ARBITRATION RULES THEN PREVAILING OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA'S CONSUMER RULES"), EXCLUDING ANY RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING OR PERMITTING CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS. THE RULES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE.
YOU AND GAUZE AGREE TO EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO FILE CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS OR SEEK RELIEF ON A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE BASIS IN ANY JURISDICTION OR FORUM.
THE ARBITRATOR SHALL APPLY FLORIDA LAW, AND THE ARBITRATOR'S AWARD SHALL BE BINDING AND MAY BE ENTERED AS A JUDGMENT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. THERE SHALL BE NO APPEAL FROM ANY AWARD OF THE ARBITRATOR. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NO ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE JOINED TO AN ARBITRATION INVOLVING ANY OTHER PARTY SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER THROUGH CLASS ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE. IF ANY PART OF THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION IS FOUND TO BE INVALID, UNENFORCEABLE OR ILLEGAL, THE REST OF THIS PROVISION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT.
IF THE ENTIRE ARBITRATION PROVISION IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, THEN THE PARTIES CONSENT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND EXCLUSIVE VENUE IN THE STATE COURT LOCATED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA.
If you initiate the arbitration, your arbitration fees will be limited to the filing fee set forth in the AAA's Consumer Rules.
31. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, then that provision will be severed from these Terms and not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
32. Additional Terms for Specific Services
Given the breadth of our Services, we sometimes need to craft additional terms and conditions for specific Services. Those additional terms and conditions, which will be available with the relevant Services, then become part of your agreement with us if you use those Services.
33. Final Terms
These Terms make up the entire agreement between you and Gauze LLC, and supersede any prior agreements.
These Terms do no create or confer any third-party beneficiary rights.
If we do not enforce a provision in these Terms, it will not be considered a waiver.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.
You may not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without our consent.
These Terms were written in English and to the extent the translated version of these Terms conflict with the English version, the English version will control.
Contact Us
Gauze LLC welcomes comments, questions, concerns, or suggestions. Please send all suggestions to: 1120 Venetian Way, Suite 1E, Miami, FL 33139-1037.