Terms and Conditions

DEFENDCRYPTO
SITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Last Modified: May 24, 2019

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

DefendCrypto.org and DefendCrypto.com (the “Website”) is operated by Kik Interactive Inc., a Canadian corporation (together with our affiliates, “Kik”, “us”, we” or “our”).

WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE TERMS INCLUDE AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHICH WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, REQUIRE DISPUTES BETWEEN US TO BE SUBMITTED TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION. UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT: (1) YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING; AND (2) YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON YOUR CLAIMS. PLEASE READ RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES CAREFULLY.

Please read these Terms carefully before you start to use the Website, and before you make a contribution to DefendCrypto.

By accessing and using this Website, you (and your parent/legal guardian on your behalf, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) signify that you have read, fully understand and agree to be legally bound by these Terms (the "Terms” or "Agreement") and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations as they may change from time to time. This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with us and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.

IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. We suggest you print a copy of these Terms for your records.

These Terms apply separately to each single contribution that you make. By confirming on the Website that you wish to make a contribution to DefendCrypto you agree to be bound by these Terms for that contribution.

Changes to the Terms of Use

We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to modify all or a portion of these Terms at any time without further notice and without incurring any liability or obligation. If we do this, we will post the changes to these Terms on the Website and will indicate at the top of this page the date these Terms were last revised. Your continued access to and/or use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your (and your parent’s or legal guardian’s on your behalf, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) acceptance of, and agreement to be legally bound by, these Terms, as revised. It is your sole responsibility to regularly check the Website to determine if there have been any changes to these Terms and to review such changes.

You hereby acknowledge and agree that we reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the whole, or any part of, the Website, without notice, and that we will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, to you or any other person or entity for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of any such modifications or discontinuance.

Privacy

Your privacy matters to us. You can learn more about how we handle your information when you use our Website by reading our Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read it carefully because by using our Website you agree that Kik can collect, use and share your information in the ways described in that policy.

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 both:

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 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.

If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.

We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.

User Content

This Website may provide you with the ability to create, upload, post, send, receive and store content (“User Content”). When you do that, you keep the ownership rights you had in your User Content to begin with. You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to perform the foregoing activities in respect of the User Content (including in respect of User Content that contains Personal Information), having provided all notices and disclosures, obtained all applicable consents and permissions, or otherwise have all authority, in each case as required by applicable laws, to enable us to operate the Website. Furthermore, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free and fully paid, irrevocable, worldwide license, with the right to grant sublicenses, to: (1) reproduce, distribute, host, display, and otherwise use the User Content for the purpose of operating, developing, providing and improving the Website, including publishing, distributing and promoting your User Content in the group or through the bot or with the operator of such bot, with whom you have interacted with, and researching and developing new products and services; (2) to generate anonymized or de-identified information (“Aggregated Statistical Information”); and (3) using your User Content as described in the Privacy Policy.

While we aren’t required to, we may review, screen and delete your User Content at any time if we think it may violate these Terms. You are responsible for the User Content that you send through the Website, including for back up of such content.

The Website may contain advertisements. As a condition of your access or use of the Website, you agree that Kik and its affiliates and third party partners may place advertising on the Website.

We’re always happy to hear from you but if you volunteer any feedback or suggestions about the Website, you agree that you will not submit to us any feedback or suggestions that you consider to be confidential or proprietary and that we can use your feedback and suggestions in any manner we deem is appropriate without compensating you.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by us, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
If we provide social media features, with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not:

Modify copies of any materials from this site.
Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.

If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: legal@kik.com

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by us. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Trademarks

The Kik name, the terms Kin, Kinit, Tippic, the Kik logo, the Kin logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Kik or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Kik. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Kik, a Kik employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm us or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent.
Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

Contributions to DefendCrypto

This Website offers the opportunity to donate to the DefendCrypto Fund. Your contribution is appreciated. Your contribution will be used in our discretion to pay legal and other expenses associated with the defense of an anticipated enforcement action (“Action”) by the Securities and Exchange Commission against us, our directors, officers, shareholders and/or affiliates. If the Action is terminated before all of the contributed funds have been used, we intend to donate all remaining funds to a not-for-profit organization selected by us in our discretion which has as its primary purpose research, education and/or advocacy for innovation in blockchain, distributed ledger technology and/or cryptocurrency projects.

Kik Interactive Inc. is not a charitable organization. Contributions are not tax deductible. You must consult with your own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of making a contribution. Your contribution is NOT AN INVESTMENT. You will not receive any equity in return for your contribution.

Contributions of digital currency may be made through Coinbase, which has its own Terms of Use. Before Coinbase can process a contribution, you may be required to provide them with (i) your name, address and email address; (ii) details of the credit or debit card that you wish to use to fund the contribution, and/or your public wallet address. If you submit your contribution details through the Website, these details will be transferred to Coinbase, and your contribution data will be collected and processed securely by them. You should make sure that you are aware of Coinbase’s Terms of Use, which are different from our own, to ensure that you are comfortable with how they will process your personal data before you make a contribution.

We reserve the right to refuse, or to cancel or reverse, any contribution in our sole discretion, even after funds or virtual currency have been debited from your account(s), if it originates from a sanctioned country or individual, or we suspect the transaction involves (or has a high risk of involvement in) money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, or any other type of financial crime; in response to a subpoena, court order, or other government order; if we reasonably suspect that the transaction is erroneous. Additionally, Coinbase may reject a transaction pursuant to its Terms.

Copyright Infringement

Our policy allows copyright owners to request removal of any infringing materials and for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of users of our Website who are repeat infringers of intellectual property rights, including copyrights.

If you believe that any information on our Website unlawfully infringes the copyright(s) in a work, and want to have the material removed, please provide the following information in writing to our Copyright Agent:

your physical or electronic signature;

identification of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim to have been infringed;

identification of the material on our Website that you claim is infringing and that you request us to remove;

sufficient information to permit us to locate such material;

your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;

a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the objectionable material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or under the law; and

a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of the copyright that has allegedly been infringed or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Please note that any misrepresentations in a written notification automatically subjects the complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney’s fees incurred by us in connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.

Our Copyright Agent is:

Kik Interactive Inc.

137 Glasgow St., Suite 525

Kitchener, Ontario

N2L 4E7 Canada

Email: privacy@kik.com

Reliance on Information Posted

The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

This Website includes content provided by third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by us, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Kik. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Changes to the Website

We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent. This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website.
Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Website.
Cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.

You may use these features solely as they are provided by us and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:

Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
Cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking.
Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage.
Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on this Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use.

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.

Links from the Website

If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

Geographic Restrictions

The owner of the Website is based in the Province of Ontario, Canada. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of Canada. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside Canada, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LEGAL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS IN THESE TERMS (INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMERS) MAY NOT APPLY AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND Kik, OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND SUPPLIERS (“KIK GROUP”) (AND ITS SUPPLIERS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, STABILITY, ACCURACY, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. KIK GROUP (AND ITS SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE: (A) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS; OR (C) WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. KIK GROUP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONDUCT OR USER CONTENT ON ITS WEBSITE.

You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and forever discharge Kik Group from any and all claims, demands, and rights of action, whether now known or unknown, that relate to any interactions with, or acts or omission of, the Website and Kik Group. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

Limitation on Liability

THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LEGAL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS IN THESE TERMS (INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY) MAY NOT APPLY AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

IN NO EVENT WILL KIK GROUP BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT, THE SITES, PRODUCTS OR THIRD PARTY SITES AND PRODUCTS, EVEN IF KIK GROUP HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SITES, PRODUCTS OR THIRD PARTY SITES AND PRODUCTS ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, KIK GROUP’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE SITES AND PRODUCTS (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) FIFTY CANADIAN DOLLARS ($50) OR (B) AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID KIK IN THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS (IF ANY). IN NO EVENT WILL KIK GROUP’S SUPPLIERS HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Kik Group from and against any claims, suits, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) brought by third parties resulting from or relating to: (i) your use of the Website; (ii) your User Content; or (iii) your violation of these Terms. We reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that you are required to indemnify and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without our prior written consent. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any claim falling under this section once we learn of it.

Governing Law

This agreement is governed by the laws of Ontario and all users hereby attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Ontario. All contents of the Website are copyright protected and may not be reproduced in any form without prior written permission. However, you may download and save individual pages for your own personal, non-commercial use Except as prohibited by applicable law, these Terms are governed by the laws of Ontario, Canada and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, aside from its conflict of laws principles. Where the Terms allow claims to be resolved in Court, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the purpose of litigating all claims or disputes related to injunctions sought by us or other equitable relief to protect our intellectual property rights in any court of competent jurisdiction. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement..

Resolution of Disputes

(a) Mandatory Arbitration. Any dispute or claim between you and us relating to or arising out of the Website or the Terms (except for small claims court matters or the injunctive or other equitable relief mentioned in Section 16 above), will be referred to and determined exclusively through binding confidential arbitration conducted in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, unless you are a resident of the United States, in which case the arbitration will be held in a location within 100 miles of your residence, unless the parties agree otherwise.

The arbitration will be held on an individual basis, before a single arbitrator and in accordance with the applicable Ontario arbitration statute (the Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c.17, as amended, or the International Commercial Arbitration Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.9, as amended, or such other statute that may be enacted). The arbitration will not be open to the public or media and all evidence discovered or submitted is confidential and may not be publicly disclosed, except as needed to enforce an arbitral award.

Any claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is less than Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) may be resolved through binding non-appearance-based arbitration, at the option of the party seeking relief. For claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) or more, the right to a hearing will be determined by the arbitration rules. You and Kik Group may also take claims to small claims court in Toronto, Ontario, Canada if the dispute qualifies for hearing by that court. BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS, EXCEPT FOR MATTERS THAT MAY BE TAKEN TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT.

You and Kik Group also agree that: (i) you and Kik Group will each pay such portion of the costs of the arbitration (which consists of each party’s legal expenses, the fees and expenses of the arbitrator, and any other expenses related to the arbitration) as determined by the arbitrator; (ii) the arbitrator may, in making an award of costs, consider whether costs are prohibitive compared to litigating in a court, and may require Kik Group to pay a greater portion of the fees and expenses of the arbitrator, or the travel expenses of you or any witness, in which case Kik Group will pay as much of your arbitration costs as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent such cost-prohibitiveness; (iii) the arbitrator will honor claims of privilege and privacy recognized at law; (iv) the arbitrator may award any individual relief or individual remedies that are permitted by applicable law; and (v) the arbitrator’s award will be final and non-appealable, but may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Jury Trial Waiver. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY, instead electing that all claims and disputes shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement. Arbitration procedures are typically more limited, more efficient and less costly than rules applicable in court and are subject to very limited review by a court. In the event any litigation should arise between you and Kik Group in any state or federal court in a suit to vacate or enforce an arbitration award or otherwise, YOU AND KIK GROUP WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL, instead electing that the dispute be resolved by a judge.

(c) Class Action Waiver. THE ARBITRATION WILL BE CONDUCTED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS, MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING, AND MAY NOT AWARD CLASS-WIDE RELIEF.

(d) Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of this agreement to arbitrate by sending written notice of your decision to opt out, postmarked within 30 days of the date this Agreement, to the address listed in Section 9 (above). Your written notice must include your Kik username and the email address you used to sign up with your Kik account. If you send written notice, then the mandatory arbitration provisions in this Agreement will not apply to you or Kik Group. IF YOU DO NOT SEND THIS WRITTEN NOTICE, THEN YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT.

Limitation on Time to File Claims

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Severability

If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, then that provision will be severed from these Terms to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

All rights not granted to you are reserved by Kik Group and all intellectual property in the Website is owned or licensed by us. Vidyo technology is covered by one or more issued or pending United States patents, as more fully detailed on the Patent Notice page of Vidyo’s website), as well as issued and pending international patents.

These Terms are the final, complete and exclusive agreement between you and Kik Interactive Inc. and supersede all prior agreements between us. Except where prohibited by applicable law, we reserve the right to change these Terms at any time without notice. Your continued access to and use of the Website after changes to these Terms indicates your acceptance of such changes. It is your responsibility to review these Terms regularly.

If we don’t enforce a part of these Terms, it will not be considered a waiver. You can’t transfer your rights or obligations under this agreement without our consent. The word “including” means including without limitation. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or bankruptcy or other operation of law, without your consent.

If we need to contact you about these Terms, you: (1) agree to receive electronic messages from us; and (2) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other messages we send to you electronically satisfy all legal requirements as if they were in writing. We agree that these Terms and all related documents are in English..

Your Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by Kik Interactive Inc., 137 Glasgow Street, Suite 525, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4X8 Canada.

All notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent to the copyright agent designated in our Copyright Policy in the manner and by the means set out therein.

All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to: info@kik.com.