Terms of Service
Introduction
GearSupply, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“GearSupply”) provides industry leading musical equipment disposition services and market insights through its software, marketplace services and tools that enable you to learn about, and bid on and sell, items through marketplace auctions offered by GearSupply. This page explains the terms and conditions by which you may visit our websites (the “Website”), access and participate in marketplace auctions and other sales events and use our related mobile and web services and tools, including GearPromise (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing, participating in or using the Services, including activating your User Account, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Site Usage Terms and Conditions (this “Agreement”). We reserve all rights to modify this Agreement, and we will provide you with notice of any such modifications as described below. This Agreement applies to all visitors, guests, users and others who access or participate in the Services, including all guests, sellers and bidders participating in our auctions and other sales events (“Users”). PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EACH PROVISION. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A MANDATORY CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION BY WHICH YOU AGREE TO THE USE OF A BENCH TRIAL ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, AND NOT TO USE JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS.
Services
- Eligibility. This is a contract between you and GearSupply, “we”, “our” or “us”. You must read and agree to this Agreement before using the Services. If you do not agree to this Agreement, you may not use the Services. You must be 18 years or older to use, view, or otherwise access the Website. If you are under the age of 18, or unable to form a binding contract under applicable law, you may not use, view, or otherwise access the Website and must exit immediately. You must use and access the Website in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations, and with these Terms. You may not post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website any profane, obscene, threatening, harassing, defamatory, misleading, false, or similarly harmful or unlawful content. You may not damage, disable, disrupt, impair, place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, interfere with or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website, our computer systems, servers, or networks, or interfere with or disrupt any other party’s (i) use and enjoyment of the Website or (ii) computer systems, servers, or networks.
- Access and Use. Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you may access and use the Services for your own professional and business purposes solely in order to bid on and buy items and equipment available for sale on the Services, to sell your items and equipment via the Services, or to acquire other products and services available via the Services, in each case subject to the restrictions described in this Agreement. The Services are not available for personal, family or household uses. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement in and to the Services and our Intellectual Property (defined below). We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time for any reason or no reason.
- User Account. Your account (your “User Account”) gives you access to the services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion. We may maintain different types of User Accounts for different types of Users. If you open a User Account on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, then (i) “you” includes you and that entity, (ii) you represent and warrant that you are an authorized representative of the entity with the authority to bind the entity to this Agreement, and (iii) you agree to this Agreement on the entity’s behalf. You may never use another User’s User Account without permission. When creating your User Account, you must provide accurate and complete profile information, and you must keep this information current. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your User Account, and you must keep your User Account password secure. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols) with your User Account. You must notify us immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your User Account. We will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your User Account. You may control your User profile and how you interact with the Services by changing the settings in your settings page. By providing us your email address you agree to our using the email address to send you Service-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. Where the law permits, we may also use your email address to send you other messages, such as changes to features of the Services and special offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you may opt out or change your preferences in your settings page. Opting out may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding improvements, auctions, equipment, events and offers; however, opting out will not prevent you from receiving Services-related notices. By providing us your phone number you agree to our using the phone number to send you Service-related notices using SMS and phone calls, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. Where the law permits, we may also use your phone number to send you other messages, such as changes to features of the Services and special offers. If you do not want to receive such SMS messages or phone calls, you may opt out or change your preferences in your settings page. Opting out may prevent you from receiving SMS or phone calls regarding improvements, auctions, equipment, events and offers; however, opting out will not prevent you from receiving Services-related notices.You acknowledge that you do not own the User Account you use to access the Services. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, you agree that we have the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify and/or eliminate any data stored by us or on our behalf on our (including on our third party hosting providers’) servers as we see fit in our sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that we will have no liability to you based on our exercise of such right. All data on our servers are subject to deletion, alteration or transfer. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY VALUE ATTRIBUTED TO SUCH DATA BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DATA, USER ACCOUNT HISTORY AND CONTENT AND USER AND SYSTEM DATA (DEFINED BELOW) RESIDING ON OUR SERVERS, MAY BE DELETED, ALTERED, MOVED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITH NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND. WE DO NOT PROVIDE OR GUARANTEE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM, ANY VALUE, CASH OR OTHERWISE, ATTRIBUTED TO ANY DATA RESIDING ON OUR SERVERS. As part of your use and interaction with the Services, we will collect data, metadata, content and information, including personal information, that you provide to us or that is collected by us or via the Services (“User and System Data”). You hereby grant to us, and represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant to us, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, transferable and royalty-free right and license to collect, use, reproduce, electronically distribute, transmit, have transmitted, perform, display, store, archive, and to modify and make derivative works of any and all User and System Data in order to provide and maintain the Services, including the making available to you of your User Account History and Content, and, solely in de-identified or aggregate form, to improve our products and services and for our other business purposes (and any and all such derived data is deemed part of our Intellectual Property).
- Seller Generated Content. As part of the Services, we will collect data, content and information that you as a seller provide to us for use on your behalf via the Services (“Seller Generated Content”). You hereby grant to us, and represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant to us, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, transferable and royalty-free right and license to collect, use, reproduce, electronically distribute, transmit, have transmitted, perform, display, store, archive, and to modify and make derivative works of any and all Seller Generated Content in order to provide and maintain the Services for you and, solely in de-identified or aggregate form, to improve our products and services and for our other business purposes (and any and all such derived data is deemed part of our Intellectual Property). You also hereby grant each User of the Services a non-exclusive license to access your Seller Generated Content through the Services, solely to the extent such access is permitted through the functionality of the Services and in accordance with this Agreement and applicable laws. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR ANY OF YOUR SELLER GENERATED CONTENT. YOU SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE AND INDEMNIFY US FOR YOUR SELLER GENERATED CONTENT.
- Your Posts and Uploads to the Website. You are solely responsible for the content which you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website. You hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, distribute, copy, modify, make or create derivative works of, publicly display or perform, and transmit any content which you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website. You represent and warrant to us that you are the owner of any content which you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website, or, alternatively, that you otherwise have the right to (i) post, upload, provide or share such content to, on, or through the Website, and (ii) grant to us the license for such content, as described above. In all cases, you represent and warrant to us that the content which you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website is not violative of law or these Terms. You shall indemnify and hold harmless us, our members, managers, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) whatsoever arising out of or relating to (i) any content which you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website, and (ii) your violation of these Terms, including, without limitation, your breach of the representations and warranties which you’ve made to us pursuant to this Section or elsewhere. You expressly acknowledge that we have no obligation or duty to keep any content you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website confidential. Accordingly, please be conscientious of the content which you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website, as such content may be publicly viewable. We reserve the right to remove or refuse, in part or in whole, any content which you post, upload, provide, or share to, on, or through the Website which we consider, in our sole and absolute discretion, to be in violation of law or these Terms. You are solely responsible for your direct interactions with other Users. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users. We will have no liability for your direct interactions with other Users, or for any User’s action or inaction.
- Third-Party Links and Materials. THE SERVICES MAY CONTAIN THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS OR LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS THAT WE DO NOT OWN OR CONTROL. WE DO NOT ENDORSE OR ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. IF YOU ACCESS A THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE OR SERVICE FROM THE SERVICES OR SHARE YOUR DATA OR INFORMATION ON OR THROUGH ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE OR SERVICE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS AGREEMENT AND OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT DO NOT APPLY TO YOUR USE OF SUCH SITES. YOU EXPRESSLY RELIEVE US FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE, SERVICE OR CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SELLER GENERATED CONTENT. ADDITIONALLY, YOUR DEALINGS WITH OR PARTICIPATION IN PROMOTIONS OF ADVERTISERS FOUND ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT FOR AND DELIVERY OF GOODS OR SERVICE BY THEM, AND ANY OTHER OF THEIR TERMS (SUCH AS WARRANTIES) ARE SOLELY BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH ADVERTISERS. YOU AGREE THAT WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT RELATING TO YOUR DEALINGS WITH SUCH ADVERTISERS.
- No Warranty. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 8, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE, OUR SUBSIDIARIES, OUR AFFILIATES, AND OUR LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS DOWNLOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH DOWNLOAD OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. FEDERAL LAW, SOME STATES, PROVINCES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS AGREEMENT GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. THE DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
- Limitation of Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS (OR OUR OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS), BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR YOUR ACCOUNT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES; (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY; (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES; AND/OR (VII) USER DATA OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS (OR OUR OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS) BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO THE GEARSUPPLY FOR ITS SERVICES OR USD 50.00. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS AGREEMENT GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. THE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
- Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver. WITH RESPECT TO ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAVE OBTAINED OR USED THE SERVICES FOR PERSONAL, COMMERCIAL OR OTHER PURPOSES, ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTIES’ INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND WE ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THIS WAIVER, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE WAIVER IN THIS SECTION WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
- THESE TERMS SUPERSEDE ALL PRIOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS, UNDERSTANDINGS, AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN YOU AND US, WHETHER ORAL OR IN WRITING. NO REPRESENTATION, UNDERTAKING OR PROMISE SHALL BE TAKEN TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN OR BE IMPLIED FROM ANYTHING SAID OR WRITTEN IN NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN US AND YOU PRIOR TO THESE TERMS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. THESE TERMS MAY ONLY BE MODIFIED BY A WRITTEN AMENDMENT SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF GEARSUPPLY OR BY THE POSTING OF A REVISED VERSION BY US. THESE TERMS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS-OF-LAW RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE CONSTRUCTION OR INTERPRETATION OF THESE TERMS TO THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE. ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS SITTING IN OHIO. IF ANY PART OF THESE TERMS IS HELD INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, THAT PART WILL BE CONSTRUED TO REFLECT THE PARTIES’ ORIGINAL INTENT, AND THE REMAINING PORTIONS WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. A WAIVER BY EITHER PARTY OF ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THESE TERMS OR ANY BREACH THEREOF, IN ANY ONE INSTANCE, WILL NOT WAIVE SUCH TERM OR CONDITION OR ANY SUBSEQUENT BREACH THEREOF. YOU MAY NOT ASSIGN YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THESE TERMS TO ANY PARTY. WE MAY ASSIGN OUR RIGHTS UNDER THESE TERMS WITHOUT CONDITION. THESE TERMS WILL BE BINDING UPON AND WILL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PARTIES, THEIR SUCCESSORS, AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS. THE HEADINGS IN THESE TERMS ARE INSERTED FOR CONVENIENCE OF REFERENCE ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF.
- Assignment. This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof will be null and void.
- Changes to the Agreement. We may, in our sole discretion, modify or update this Agreement from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically. When we change the Agreement in a material manner, we will update the ‘last modified’ date at the top of this page and notify you that material changes have been made to the Agreement. Your continued use of the Services after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Site Usage Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future Site Usage Terms and Conditions, do not use or access (or continue to access) the Services. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ANY AND EACH MODIFIED OR NEW SITE USAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL FULLY GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, AND IS EFFECTIVE, BEGINNING AS OF YOUR FIRST ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF PRIOR TO YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH MODIFIED SITE USAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
- Entire Agreement/Severability. This Agreement, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with us in connection with the Services, will constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Services. None of our employees or representatives are authorized to make any modification or addition to this Agreement. Any statements or comments made between you and any of our employees or representatives are expressly excluded from this Agreement and will not apply to you or us or your use of the Services. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. Where we have provided any translation of the English language version of this Agreement, such translation is provided for your convenience only. To the extent there is any inconsistency between the English language version and any such translation, the English language version shall govern.
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