Terms of Service
Terms and Conditions – Canada
When you sign up to become a tutor, or student, you will be asked to provide us with certain personal information, such as your first name, last name and email address. If you sign-in through Facebook Connect, Google, you are authorizing Tuter to collect, store, and use, in accordance with this Privacy Policy, any and all information that you agreed that Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”), or Google, Inc. would provide to Tuter through Facebook’s, or Google’s Application Programming Interface (“API”). Such information may include, without limitation, your first and last name, your address, date of birth, Facebook, or Google username, Facebook, or Google profile picture, headline, unique identifier and access token, and e-mail address. We also may collect financial information, such as the full bank account numbers and credit card numbers which we provide to Third Parties (such as banks and payment gateways) hired by us for payment processing. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to this information as “Personal Information.” We may provide your Personal Information, such as your full name and date of birth, to Third Parties for the limited purpose of allowing them to conduct checks, including criminal or professional background checks, on our behalf.
1. | Our Terms |
1.1. | IMPORTANT — THIS AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY) (“YOU” OR “YOUR”) AND TALOGENT SOLUTIONS INC. (HEREINAFTER “Tuter,” “WE”, “US” OR “OUR”) THAT SETS FORTH THE LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF https://WWW.TUTER.ME AND ANY OTHER WEBSITE OWNED AND OPERATED BY TALOGENT SOLUTIONS INC. (THE “WEBSITE(S)” OR “SITE(S)”) INCLUDING ANY TUTER MOBILE APPLICATIONS (THE “APP(S)”) OR OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY TALOGENT SOLUTIONS INC., ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATES, FROM TIME TO TIME A (COLLECTIVELY, THE WEBSITE(S), APP(S) AND SERVICES ARE REFERRED TO AS “SERVICE(S)”). |
1.2 | Why should you read these Terms? These terms create a legally binding agreement between you and us. By accessing or using the Site, you are accepting this Agreement and agreeing to use the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions in this Agreement. Some of our Services may have additional rules, policies, and procedures. Where such additional terms apply, we will make them available for you. A copy of these Terms and Conditions may be downloaded, saved and printed for your reference. |
1.3. | You confirm that you can enter the Agreement. As a condition of your use of the Services, you confirm and warrant to us that you meet the eligibility requirements set out in Section 4.3 and have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these terms or, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, you have obtained the consent of your parent or legal guardian to this Agreement. |
1.4. | Which provisions of the terms should you pay particular attention to? The key terms that you should consider in particular detail are: 3. Changes to the Site and these Terms; 8. Purchases, Payments, Cancellation, and Rescheduling; 10. Our responsibility for loss or damage; and 12. Account Suspension or Termination.. |
1.5. | What to do if you don’t want to accept these terms? If you do not agree with all of the provisions of these terms, do not access and/or use the Services. |
2 | Information about TUTER and contact details |
2.1. | Who we are. TUTER is a Vancouver based company. |
2.2 | How to contact us. info@tuter.me |
3 | Changes to the Site and these Terms |
3.1. | Small changes.We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement or to modify or discontinue the Services offered by TALOGENT SOLUTIONS INC. at any time. Those changes will go into effect on the effective date shown in the revised agreement. If we change this Agreement, we will give you notice by posting the revised agreement on the applicable website(s) or app(s) and sending an email notice to you using the contact information provided by you. Therefore, you agree to keep your contact information up-to-date and that notice sent to the last email address you provided shall be considered effective. We also encourage you to check this Agreement from time to time to see if it has been updated. |
3.2. | More significant changes. In addition, we may make more significant changes to the Site and/or these Terms, but if we do so and these changes materially or adversely impact your rights or use of the Site, we will notify you by email of such changes using the contact information provided by you. We may require you to provide consent to the updated agreement before further use of the Services is permitted. By continuing to use any Services after the new effective date, you agree to be bound by such changes. If the modified terms are not acceptable to you, please cease using the Services. |
4 | Service Description and Participation/Account Creation/Eligibility/Referrals and Promotions |
4.1. | Service Description and Participation. Tuter provides an online platform that allows individuals connect tutors with individuals (“Independent Contractors”) that want to receive tutoring services. Together herein referred to as (“Customers”). As a user of the Services (including a Tutor or a Customer), you agree to provide us with complete and accurate information (if requested) and to update such information to keep it accurate, current and complete, including with regard to payment information. By purchasing such Services and providing payment information, you represent that you are authorized to utilize the payment method presented and agree to pay the specified fee for Services, including any method offered or used through a mobile application. Furthermore, you agree and authorize us to, from time to time, and to the maximum extent permitted by law: (i) submit a transaction using the card information provided, (iii) if necessary, obtain updates from card issuers for cards provided to us, (iv) if necessary, bill you, in a prorated manner (including with regard to cancellation of Services, for which you may not be entitled to a full or complete refund), in accordance with the particular fee terms for the Service you are purchasing when a recurring basis transaction is at issue, (v) if necessary (and applicable) bill your mobile carrier or others via a mobile application if you authorize us to do so; (vi) communicate with you about your account and/or subscription via email, text message, push notification or other means, including to confirm that your appointment has been booked. You understand that any personal information you provide will be treated in accordance with Tuter’s Privacy Policy available at https://tuter.me/privacy-policy. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT TUTER HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE CONDUCT OF THE TUTORS OR CUSTOMERS. |
4.2. | Account Creation. In order to access certain features of the Website and Apps and to use certain Services, you may be required to register to create an account (“Account”). In connection with setting up your Account with TUTER, we may supply you with a user identification and/or password. In connection with any future use, you may be asked to input your user identification and/or password from time to time. You agree to be responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account and agree to be responsible for maintaining the security of your password and user identification. You agree to immediately notify TUTER of any unauthorized use of your user identification or password or any other breach of security. You can delete your Account at any time, for any reason. |
4.3. | Eligibility. Persons under 18 are prohibited from providing personal information on our Websites or via our Apps. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, you may use the Services only with the involvement of your parent or guardian. Make sure that you review these terms with your parent or guardian so that you both understand all your rights and responsibilities. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the consent of your parent or legal guardian to this Agreement. |
6 | Acceptable Use |
6.1. | You are responsible for your use of the Services, and for any use of the Services made using your Account. Our goal is to create a positive experience in connection with our Services. To promote this goal, we prohibit certain kinds of conduct that may be harmful to other users or to TUTER. |
6.3. | When you use the Services, you agree that you will not: |
(a) | violate this Agreement or any Tuter rules regarding use of the Services; |
(b) | violate any law or regulation; |
(c) | breach any agreements you enter into with any third parties; |
(d) | violate, infringe, or misappropriate other people’s intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other legal rights; |
(e) | engage in any behavior that is abusive, harassing, indecent, profane, obscene, hateful or otherwise objectionable, including sexual misconduct; |
(f) | stalk, harass, or harm another individual; |
(g) | for the purpose of misleading others, create a false identity of the sender or the origin of a message, forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any material transmitted through the Services or in connection with Tuter; |
(h) | impersonate any person or entity or perform any other similar fraudulent activity; |
(i) | harvest or otherwise collect or store any information (including personally identifiable information) about other users of the Services, including e-mail addresses, without the express consent of such users or alter transmission data; |
(j) | collect, distribute or gather personal or aggregate information, including Internet, e-mail or other electronic addresses, about Tuter’s customers or other users; |
(k) | upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any material that constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation or commercial electronic message; |
(l) | use any means to scrape or crawl any Web pages or Content contained in the Websites or Apps (although Tuter may allow operators of public search engines to use spiders to index materials from the Websites for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, and Tuter reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases); |
(m) | attempt to circumvent any technological measure implemented by Tuter or any of Tuter’s providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Websites or Apps; to the extent permitted by applicable law, attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Websites or Apps; or |
(n) | advocate, encourage, or assist any third party in doing any of the foregoing. |
7 | Mobile Application License |
7.1. | Subject at all times to this Agreement, if you elect to download the App, the following also applies: Tuter grants you a license to download, install and use a copy of the App on a single mobile device or computer that you own or control solely for your personal and professional use on the basis that the license is: |
(a) | revocable – we have the right to remove your ability to use the App in accordance with these Terms; |
(b) | non-exclusive – other people can access and use the App; |
(c) | non-transferable – you can’t pass this right to someone else or sublicense the license; and |
(d) | limited – the license does not extend beyond what has just been described above. |
7.2. | Furthermore, with respect to any App accessed through or downloaded from an App Store such as Google Play or the Apple App Store (an “App Store Sourced Application”), you will only use the App Store Sourced Application: (1) on a product that runs the operating system for which it was intended and (2) as permitted by the “Usage Rules” set forth in the corresponding App Store. Use of the App from a third party App Store is also subject to the provisions of Section 11. |
7.3 | As a user of the App, you are entitled to receive software updates or upgrades for your mobile devices, and you may be required to install or allow installation as a condition of continued use of the App. Updates or upgrades can be necessary for reasons such as enabling new features, or enhancing security. You consent to receive updates and upgrades automatically through the Internet without Tuter obtaining further consent each time. The Services may: (i) cause your device to automatically communicate with Tuter’s servers to deliver the functionality described in the product description or through new features as they are introduced, and to record usage metrics; (ii) affect preferences or data stored your mobile device; and (iii) collect personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time under certain conditions, please contact us at info@tuter.me. We will not be responsible if an update or upgrade affects how your App works if this is caused by your own equipment – such as your mobile device or broadband not supporting the update or upgrade. |
8 | Purchases, Payments, Cancellation and Rescheduling |
8.1. | Pricing and Fees. You will be required to supply certain information applicable to your purchase, including payment, billing, contact, and other information. Any such information will be treated as described in our Privacy Policy. All information that you provide to us or our third party payment processor must be accurate, current and complete. YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO USE ANY CREDIT CARDS OR OTHER PAYMENT MEANS USED TO INITIATE ANY TRANSACTION. You agree to pay all charges incurred by you or any users of your account and credit card (or other applicable payment mechanism) at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You will also be responsible for paying any applicable taxes relating to your purchases. Verification of information applicable to a purchase may be required prior to our acceptance of any order. The price of the product or service will be the price indicated on the order pages when you placed your order. We use our best efforts to ensure that the price and payment terms advised to you is correct. However please see Section 8.2 for what happens if we discover an error in the price of your order. All payments, including with respect to cancelled Services or returned Products, shall be subject to the terms set forth in Section 4.1 above. |
8.2. | Product Descriptions. Descriptions, images, references, features, content, specifications, products, prices, and availability of any Products are subject to change without notice, and our current prices can be found on the Website. We make reasonable efforts to accurately display the attributes of our Products, including the applicable colors; however, the actual color you see will depend on your computer system, and we cannot guarantee that your computer will accurately display such colors. The inclusion of any Products on the Website at a particular time does not imply or warrant that these products or services will be available at any time. It is your responsibility to ascertain and obey all applicable local, state, provincial, federal, and international laws (including minimum age requirements) in regard to the possession, use, and sale of any item purchased through the Website. By placing an order, you represent that the Products ordered will be used only in a lawful manner. We reserve the right, with or without prior notice, to limit the available quantity of or discontinue any Product; to honor or impose conditions on the honoring of, any coupon, coupon code, promotional code, or other similar promotions; to bar any user from making any or all purchases; and to refuse to provide any user with any product or service. |
8.3. | When you must pay and how you must pay. You agree to pay all charges incurred by you or any users of your Account and payment card (or other applicable payment mechanism) at the amounts in effect when such charges are incurred. Customers must provide Tuter with a valid credit (Visa, MasterCard, or any other accepted issuer) financial mechanism specified by Tuter (“Payment Provider”) as a condition to making any payments. Tutors must support the use of the Payment Providers and provide Tuter with valid bank account information (e.g. account and routing number) as a condition to receiving any payments. The Customer’s Payment Provider agreement governs its use of the designated credit or debit card or other mechanism, and the Customer should refer to that agreement and not this Agreement to determine its rights and liabilities. Tuter uses Stripe as the third-party service provider for payment services (e.g., card acceptance, merchant settlement, and related services). By paying for the Services, you agree to be bound by Stripe’s Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/ca/privacy/ and hereby consent and authorize us and Stripe to share any information and payment instructions you provide with Payment Provider(s) to the minimum extent required to complete your transactions. All information that you provide to us or our third party payment processors must be accurate, current and complete. You will also be responsible for paying any applicable taxes relating to payments that you make or that you receive. While you may cancel your Service at any time, you may not be eligible for a full refund (or for a prorated refund) depending upon the terms relating to your Service found in the applicable order pages, to the maximum extent permitted by law. |
8.7. | What if I think I was charged incorrectly. You must notify us in writing within seven (7) days after receiving your credit card statement, if you dispute any of our charges on that statement or such dispute will be deemed waived. Billing disputes should be notified to the following address: info@tuter.me. |
8.8. | For Tutors. Each Tutor hereby appoints Tuter as the Tutor’s limited payment collection agent solely for the purpose of accepting applicable payment from Customers. Each Tutor agrees that payment made by a Customer through Tuter shall be considered the same as a payment made directly to the Tutors, and the Tutors will provide its services to the Customer in the agreed-upon manner as if the Tutor has received the payment. Tuter reserves the right to charge the Tutor a commission on the fees paid by a Customer to the Tutors for the provision of Tutor’s services (“Tuter Commission”). Each Tutors understands that Tuter accepts payments from Customers as the Tutor’s limited payment collection agent and that Tuter’s obligation to pay the Tutors is subject to and conditional upon successful receipt of the associated payments from Customers. Tuter does not guarantee payments to Tutors for amounts that have not been successfully received by Tuter from Customers. In accepting appointment as the limited payment collection agent of the Tutors, Tuter assumes no liability for any acts or omissions of the Customers. Each Customer acknowledges and agrees that Tuter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to charge Customer for and collect fees from the Customer. |
9 | Ownership & Copyright |
9.1. | Ownership. The parties agree that all proprietary rights in the Services are and will remain the property of Tuter. This includes non-personally identifiable aggregate data collected by Tuter in connection with providing the Services, including usage statistics and traffic patterns, any and all rights, title and interest to which are hereby assigned to Tuter by you. |
9.2. | Copyright Restrictions.(a)The Websites and Apps, including but not limited to software, content, text, photographs, images, graphics, video, audio and the compilation as a whole (“Content”), are copyrighted under U.S. and Canadian copyright, trademark and other laws by Tuter or its licensors, unless otherwise noted. You must abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in the Websites, Apps or elsewhere. You may not delete any legal or proprietary notices in the Websites, Apps or elsewhere.(b)Except as noted in Section 7 above: (1) the Websites and Apps may not be used, displayed, copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, uploaded, downloaded, posted, transmitted, mirrored or modified; and (2) except to the extent permitted by applicable law, you may not redistribute, sell, translate, modify, reverse-engineer or reverse-compile or decompile, disassemble or make derivative works of the Websites, Apps or any Content or components that are available on the Websites or Apps.(c)You agree not to interfere or take action that results in interference with or disruption of the Websites or Apps or servers or networks connected to the Websites or Apps. You agree not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems or networks connected to the Websites or Apps. Tuter reserves all other rights. Except as expressly provided herein, nothing on the Websites or as part of the Services will be construed as conferring any license under Tuter’s and/or any third party’s intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Tuter may revoke any of the foregoing rights and/or your access to the Services, including the App, or any part thereof, at any time without prior notice. |
9.3. | Copyright Permission. Permission is granted for viewing the Website pages and Content on the Internet and via the Apps for your own informational purposes, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the event that information is downloaded from the Websites or Apps, the information, including any Content, data or files incorporated in or generated by the Websites or Apps are owned by Tuter and Tuter retains complete title to the information and all property rights therein. All other rights are reserved. Reproduction of multiple copies of the Content, in whole or in part, for resale or distribution, is strictly prohibited except with the prior written permission of Tuter. |
9.4. | Content License. As part of the Services, we may, if our sole discretion, permit you to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit certain content (“Your Materials”). We may also post a photograph or other visual likeness of you (“Your Image”). By making available any of Your Materials on or through the Services or if we make available Your Image on or through the Services, you (i) hereby grant to Tuter the right to use Your Materials and Your Image as necessary to provide the Services, promote the Services and improve the Services, and (ii) waive any and all moral rights that you may have in and to Your Materials and Your Image with respect to these uses. Tuter does not claim any ownership rights in any of Your Materials and nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit any of Your Materials. If you do not want to grant us permission to use Your Material or Your Image in accordance with this Agreement, please do not post, upload, publish, submit or transmit Your Materials or Your Image. |
9.5. | Copyright Policy. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all of Your Materials that you make available through the Services. You represent and warrant that: (1) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all of Your Materials that you make available through the Services or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to grant to Tuter (or, the Tutor or Customer as applicable) the rights in Your Materials, as contemplated under this Agreement; and (2) neither Your Materials nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of Your Materials or Tuter’s (or, the Tutors’ or Customer’s as applicable) use of Your Materials or Your Image (or any portion thereof) on, through or by means of the Services will infringe, misappropriate or violate any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other proprietary or intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation. |
9.6. | Trademarks/Use of Name or Brand. All Content, product names, trademarks, service marks and logos appearing as part of the Services, unless otherwise noted, are wholly owned or validly licensed by Talogent Solutions Inc. Trademarks, service marks and logos owned by third parties remain the property of such third parties. |
9.7. | Feedback. If you submit any ideas, suggestions or testimonials “Feedback” to Tuter you hereby transfer to us all rights in such Feedback without charge. You also agree that you have the right and authority to, and hereby grant to Tuter an irrevocable non-exclusive, royalty-free world-wide license in perpetuity to reproduce, store, broadcast, distribute, edit, alter, combine with other material, publish, post, commercialize and/or otherwise use without limitation all or any part of the Feedback in any manner that we consider appropriate, including posting on the Internet. You also agree to waive any moral rights in connection with the Feedback. Please note that the Feedback you provide to us will not be treated as confidential information – accordingly, you agree not to submit to us any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. You may only submit ideas and material if you have obtained appropriate copyright and other permission to submit such materials and to permit Tuter to use such material without restriction. You agree that you will not violate or infringe the rights of third parties, including privacy, publicity and intellectual and proprietary rights, such as copyright or trademark rights. |
10 | Our Responsibility for Loss or Damage TO INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LEGAL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, LIABILITY OR CERTAIN DAMAGES OR LIMITATIONS OF REPRESENTATIONS MADE CONCERNING GOODS OR SERVICES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE BELOW EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. |
10.1. | DISCLAIMER. TUTER DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY, ACCURACY, OR USEFULNESS WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTION OR INACTION OF ANY TUTORS OR CUSTOMERS, SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN YOU AND THE TUTORS OR CUSTOMER (AS APPLICABLE) AND NOT TUTER. THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” YOU AGREE TO USE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. ALTHOUGH WE INTEND TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGES TO YOU, WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FOREGOING. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TUTER ONLY PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TUTORS AND CUSTOMERS, AND AS SUCH TUTER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH ANY TUTOR(S) OR OTHER CUSTOMER(S). ANY REPRESENTATIONS MADE TO YOU BY ANY TUTOR(S) ARE MADE SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TUTORS AND TUTER HAS NO WAY TO MONITOR OR VALIDATE, AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR STATEMENTS MADE TO YOU BY THE TUTOR(S). YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TUTER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE TUTORS TO YOU AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE(S). |
10.2. | THE SITE IS NOT BESPOKE TO YOU. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SITE HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED TO MEET YOUR INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT IT IS THEREFORE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE FACILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SITE MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. |
10.3. | WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU ONLY FOR FORESEEABLE LOSS AND DAMAGE CAUSED BY US. IF WE FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE YOU SUFFER THAT IS A FORESEEABLE RESULT OF OUR BREAKING THESE TERMS OR OUR FAILURE TO USE REASONABLE CARE AND SKILL, BUT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT IS NOT FORESEEABLE. LOSS OR DAMAGE IS FORESEEABLE IF EITHER IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN OR IF, AT THE TIME THESE TERMS ARE ENTERED INTO AND BOTH WE AND YOU KNEW IT MIGHT HAPPEN. |
10.4. | WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR BUSINESS LOSSES. IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER, WE ONLY MAKE THE SITE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR DOMESTIC AND PRIVATE USE. IF YOU ARE A TUTORS AND USE THE SITE FOR ANY COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS OR RE-SALE PURPOSE WE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. |
10.5. | NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORISED ACCESS. WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH IS NOT WITHIN OUR REASONABLE CONTROL. TO CORPORATE CUSTOMERS AND TUTORS |
10.6. | DISCLAIMER. TUTER DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY, ACCURACY, OR USEFULNESS WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTION OR INACTION OF ANY TUTORS OR CUSTOMERS, SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN YOU AND THE TUTOR OR CUSTOMER (AS APPLICABLE) AND NOT TUTER. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” YOU AGREE TO USE THE SERVICES SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. ALTHOUGH WE INTEND TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGES TO YOU, WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FOREGOING. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TUTER ONLY PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TUTORS AND CUSTOMERS, AND AS SUCH TUTER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH ANY TUTOR(S) OR OTHER CUSTOMER(S). ANY REPRESENTATIONS MADE TO YOU BY ANY TUTOR(S) ARE MADE SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TUTORS AND TUTER HAS NO WAY TO MONITOR OR VALIDATE, AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR STATEMENTS MADE TO YOU BY THE TUTOR(S). YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TUTER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE TUTOR TO YOU AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE(S). |
10.7. | LIMITED LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, YOU AGREE THAT TUTER, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FOR BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT FOR: (A) ANY LOSS OF PROFITS; (B) ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS; OR (C) TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INTERACTIONS WITH TUTOR(S) OR OTHER CUSTOMERS. |
10.8. | INDEMNIFICATION. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS TUTER, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES AND DAMAGES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. TO INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS, CORPORATE CUSTOMERS AND TUTORS |
10.9. | LIABILITY CAP. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF TUTER, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR INTERACTION WITH ANY TUTOR(S) OR OTHER CUSTOMER(S), ANY CAUSE OF ACTION SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR STRICT LIABILITY, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED BY TUTER FROM YOU DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ACT, OMISSION OR OCCURRENCE GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY |
10.10. | THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS INTENDED TO APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN BREACHED OR HAVE PROVEN INEFFECTIVE OR IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR LIMITED LIABILITY OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS SO NOT ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY APPLY TO YOU. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO, THAT THE PARTIES HAVE RELIED UPON SUCH DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, AND THAT ABSENT SUCH DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT. |
10.11. | WHAT WE DO NOT EXCLUDE. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NOTHING IN THESE TERMS SHALL LIMIT OR EXCLUDE OUR LIABILITY FOR:(a)DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING SOLELY FROM OUR NEGLIGENCE OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR SUBCONTRACTORS;(b)FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION;(c)ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED BY APPLICABLE LAW. |
11 | Third Party Links & App Store |
11.1. | Third-Party Links & Ads. The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, and/or display advertisements for third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Links & Ads”). Where the Site contains links to Third-Party Links & Ads, these links are provided for your information and convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. TUTER does not review, approve, endorse or make any promises with respect to Third-Party Links & Ads. You use Third-Party Links & Ads at your own risk. You use all Third-Party Links & Ads at your own risk, and should apply a suitable level of caution and discretion in doing so. When you click on any of the Third-Party Links & Ads, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, not these Terms. |
11.2. | App Store. When you download our Apps, you may do so through a third party’s App Store. You acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are between you and us and not with the owner or operator of the App Store (“App Store Owner”). As between the App Store Owner and us, we, and not the App Store Owner, are solely responsible for the Services, including the App, the content, maintenance, support services, and warranty, and addressing any claims relating thereto (e.g., product liability, legal compliance or intellectual property infringement). In order to use the App, you must have access to a wireless network, and you agree to pay all fees associated with such access. You also agree to pay all fees (if any) charged by the App Store Owner in connection with the Services, including the App. The following applies to any App Store Sourced Application (as such term is defined in Section 7):(a)Your use of the App Store Sourced Application must comply with the App Store’s “Terms of Service” or equivalent terms.(b)You acknowledge that the App Store Owner has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the App Store Sourced Application.(c)In the event of any failure of the App Store Sourced Application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the App Store Owner, and the App Store Owner will refund the purchase price for the App Store Sourced Application to you (if any) and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Store Owner will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App Store Sourced Application. As between Tuter and the App Store Owner, any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be the sole responsibility of Tuter.(d)You and we acknowledge that, as between Tuter and the App Store Owner, the App Store Owner is not responsible for addressing any claims you have or any claims of any third party relating to the App Store Sourced Application or your possession and use of the App Store Sourced Application, including, but not limited to: (1) product liability claims; (2) any claim that the App Store Sourced Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (3) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.(e)You and we acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the App Store Sourced Application or your possession and use of that App Store Sourced Application infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, as between Tuter and the App Store Owner, Tuter, not the App Store Owner, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by this Agreement.(f)You and we acknowledge and agree that the App Store Owner, and the App Store Owner’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement as related to your license of the App Store Sourced Application, and that, upon your acceptance of this Agreement, the App Store Owner will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms of this Agreement as related to your license of the App Store Sourced Application against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.(g)You represent and warrant that (1) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (2) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.(h)Without limiting any other terms in this Agreement, you must comply with all applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the App Store Sourced Application. |
12 | Account Suspension or Termination |
12.1. | When we might suspend or terminate your Account or Site access. We may, subject to applicable law, in our discretion and without liability to you, with or without cause, with or without prior notice and at any time: (a) terminate this Agreement and/or your access to the Services, and (b) deactivate or cancel your Account. |
12.2. | What happens when these Terms terminate? Upon termination we will promptly pay you any amounts that we reasonably determine we owe you (if any) in our discretion. In the event Tuter terminates this Agreement or your access to the Services or deactivates or cancels your Account, you will remain liable for all amounts due hereunder. |
12.3. | Your right to cancel your Account. You may cancel your Account at any time by contacting us at the contact information set out in Section 2. Please note that if your Account is cancelled, we do not have any obligation to delete or return to you any of Your Materials that you have posted to the Services, including, but not limited to, any reviews or Feedback, nor, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, are we obligated to refund you any prepaid payments for the Services you have made on your Account. |
12.4. | Our right to cancel. If we terminate this Agreement and/or your access to the Services as a result of your violation of any applicable law or regulation, we may also, at our sole discretion, inform law enforcement or regulatory authorities of the circumstances surrounding such termination. |
13 | Reporting Complaints or Concerns |
13.1. | Contacting Tuter. To the extent you have any complaints or concerns that arise relating to your Services, including those relating to a TUTOR or Customer, immediately contact Tuter at info@tuter.me |
13.2. | Investigating Complaints. During the course of investigating complaints and concerns, we may suspend your Account or Site access, consistent with Section 12 above. Upon completion of the investigation, Tuter may terminate your Account subject to the terms set forth in Section 12 above. |
14 | Other Important Terms |
14.1. | Privacy Policy. Please refer to our Privacy Policy https://tuter.me/privacy-policy for more information on the manner in which Tuter collects, uses, discloses and otherwise treats your personal information. The Privacy Policy is fully incorporated herein by reference. |
14.2. | Anti-Spam. Tuter prohibits the sending of unsolicited email or text messages (spam) or other communications that violate applicable privacy and anti-spam legislation. Spam is defined for this purpose as sending any message that encourages participation in a commercial activity or multiple messages similar in content to any person(s), entity(ies), newsgroup(s), forum(s), email list(s), or other group(s), individual(s) or list(s) unless prior authorization has been obtained from the recipient or unless a business or personal relationship has already been established with the recipient in accordance with the requirements under applicable law. Tuter also prohibits using false headers in emails or falsifying, forging or altering the origin of any email or text message in connection with Tuter, and/or any products and Services. Tuter prohibits engaging in any of the foregoing activities by using the service of another provider, remailer service, or otherwise. IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS “SPAMMED” BY SOMEONE IN RELATION TO TUTER’S SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT US PROMPTLY VIA THE CONTACT MECHANISM MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITE SO THAT WE MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. |
14.3. | Governing Law and Jurisdiction. The validity, interpretation, construction, and performance of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of the province or territory in which you reside. |
14.4. | Even if we delay in enforcing these Terms, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these Terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking these Terms, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date. |
14.5. | Rights and Remedies. Unless stated otherwise, all remedies provided for in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to either party at law, in equity, or otherwise. |
14.6. | Arbitration. Except where prohibited by law, any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of, relating to, or in respect of these Terms, including their negotiation, validity, existence, breach, termination, construction or application, or the rights, duties or obligations of any party, or the rights, duties or obligations of any party derived from or associated with these Terms (a “Dispute”), shall be referred to and determined by a single arbitrator in a final and binding arbitration administered under the rules of ADR Institute of Canada, Inc.’s Arbitration Rules. If the parties have not agreed upon an arbitrator within 14 days, unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, the parties shall ask the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. to appoint a single arbitrator.(a)The seat of the arbitration shall be the same as the provincial or territorial law governing these Terms. The arbitration shall be heard in the capital of the seat, unless the parties agree otherwise. The costs and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally between the parties. A party to the arbitration has no right of appeal from any award of the Arbitrator, whether characterized as final, interim, interlocutory or partial.(b)All Disputes referred to arbitration (including the scope of the agreement to arbitrate, the law relating to the enforcement of the agreement to arbitrate, any relevant limitation periods, the law governing the procedure of the arbitration, the law relating to available remedies, set-off claims and conflict of laws rules) shall be governed by the law of the seat. Each party hereby irrevocably consents to venue in the capital of the seat, and to the jurisdiction of competent courts in the capital of the seat for all litigation that may be brought, however it is agreed and acknowledged that the intention of the parties is to arbitrate the Dispute without recourse to the courts.(c)A party to these Terms may take such steps as are permitted or required to enforce an award made by an Arbitrator. Except as required by law, and only to the extent that such disclosure is reasonably necessary, or for the purposes of obtaining professional advice, the existence of the arbitration and any element of the arbitration, including any award, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any non-party to the arbitration. No document or other evidence or information prepared for or produced by or on behalf of any party to the arbitration shall be disclosed to any non-party to the arbitration. |
14.7. | If a court finds part of these Terms illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the Sections of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining Sections will remain in full force and effect. |
14.8. | We may transfer these Terms to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organization – for example, this could include another member of our group of companies or someone who buys our business. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under these Terms. You may not assign, delegate, or transfer any rights under this Agreement without the prior express written consent of Tuter, which may be withheld in Tuter’s sole discretion. |
14.9. | Nobody else has any rights under these Terms. These Terms are between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms, with the exception of the App Store Owner, and the App Store Owner’s subsidiaries, who third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement as related to your license of the App Store Sourced Application. |
14.10. | Entire Agreement. You hereby agree that (a) this Agreement operates in addition to any terms of use imposed or required by Apple Inc., Google, Inc., Microsoft, Inc. or any other App Store Owner from which you download the App (“App Provider Terms”); and (b) the terms of this Agreement supplement and do not alter or amend any such App Provider Terms. This Agreement, Tuter’s Privacy Policy available at https://tuter.me/privacy-policy and any other legal notices or statements posted on the Services represent the entire agreement between you and Tuter with respect to use of the Services, and hereby supersede all prior and/or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written between you and Tuter. |
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