Terms of Use

Mineful ("We" or "Mineful") is owned and operated by Numbers Insight, Inc. We provide and maintain a web-based software, www.portal.mineful.com, (the "Service") for the benefit of users of our services ("you" or "User"). By using Mineful, you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Service").

We reserve the right to update and change the Terms of Service from time to time without notice. Any new features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of new tools and resources, shall be subject to the Terms of Service. Continued use of the Service after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time here.

1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

2. USER RESPONSABILITIES

1. You must be a human. Accounts registered by "bots" or other automated methods are not permitted.
2. You must comply with our Anti-Spam policy. Please see Section 3 below.
3. You must provide your legal full name, a valid email address, and any other information requested in order to complete the signup process.
4. Your login may only be used by one person - a single login shared by multiple people is not permitted. You may create separate logins for as many people as you'd like.
5. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. Mineful cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
6. You are responsible for all Content posted and activity that occurs under your account.
7. You may not use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

3. ANTI-SPAM POLICY

1. Mineful expressly forbids SPAM (the term "SPAM" meaning the sending of unsolicited e-mail to parties unknown to the sender). Mineful has a zero tolerance SPAM policy. Any customer found to be using Mineful for SPAM will have their account subject to immediate termination.
2. Mineful may only be used in connection with e-mail lists for which recipients have voluntarily registered. Using Mineful to send e-mail to an address you obtain without the consent of such addressee is a violation of the Mineful Terms of Use.
   You may not import any e-mail addresses to your list that have not chosen to receive your mailings. You may only send e-mail to customers that have willingly signed up to receive your mailings. If Mineful receives complaints about your list, your account is subject to immediate termination. You may not send mail under any company or organization name other than your own and/or with fraudulent header or source information.
3. We cannot and do not, monitor, censor or edit the contents of email messages sent using our system. Users alone are responsible for the contents of their messages and the consequences of any such messages. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for messages or other content that is created by our users. You may not send, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, obscene, or otherwise unlawful messages, material or information, including another person's proprietary information (including trademarks, trade secrets, or copyrighted information) without express authorization from the rights holder.
4. We will cooperate with legal authorities in releasing names and IP addresses of users who are involved in SPAM or other illegal activities.

4. FREE VERSION, PAYMENTS, REFUNDS, UPGRADING, AND DOWNGRADING

1. A valid credit card is required for paying accounts. Free accounts are not required to provide a credit card number.
2. You have the option of utilizing the Free version of the software. The Free version is valid for an unlimited time. You can upgrade to any of the paid licenses at any time. You will be billed for your first month immediately upon upgrading.
3. If you initially sign up for a Personal or Business account, you will be billed monthly starting on the day you signed up.
4. The Service is billed in advance on a monthly basis and is non-refundable. There will be no refunds, downgrade refunds or downgrade credits for partial months of service, or refunds for months unused with an open account. Unfortunately we cannot make any exceptions.
5. For any downgrade in plan level, your credit card that you provided will automatically be charged the new rate on your next billing cycle.
6. For any upgrade in plan level, your credit card that you provided will automatically be charged the new rate minus a prorated amount from your previous Account level. See our Pricing FAQ page for more details. For any upgrade in plan level, your billing cycle will be reset to the day you upgrade your Account.
7. Downgrading your Service may cause the loss of Content, features, or capacity of your Account. Mineful does not accept any liability for such loss.
8. Mineful reserves the right to change our license fees upon 30 days notice from us. Such notice may be provided at any time by posting the changes to the Mineful Site (www.mineful.com) or the Service itself.

5. CANCELLATIONS

1. You are solely responsible for properly cancelling your account. An email or phone request to cancel your account is not considered cancellation. You can cancel your account at any time by clicking on the Settings link in the Start Menu. The Account screen provides a simple cancellation link.
2. All of your Content will be immediately deleted from the Service upon cancellation. This information cannot be recovered once your account is canceled.
3. If you cancel the Service before the end of your current paid up month, your cancellation will take effect immediately and you will not be charged again.
4. Mineful, in its sole discretion, has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service, or any other Mineful service, for any reason at any time. Such termination of the Service will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Content in your Account. Mineful reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

6. COPYRIGHT AND CONTENT OWNERSHIP

1. We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Service. Your profile and materials uploaded remain yours. However, by setting your pages to be shared publicly, you agree to allow others to view and share your Content.
2. Mineful does not pre-screen Content, but Mineful and its designee have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content that is available via the Service.
3. The look and feel of the Service is copyright©2007-2009 Numbers Insight, Inc. All rights reserved. You may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of the HTML/CSS or visual design elements without express written permission from Mineful.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY
7.1 Definition of Confidential Information.

As used herein, "Confidential Information" means all confidential information disclosed by a party (" Disclosing Party") to the other party (" Receiving Party"), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Your Confidential Information shall include Your Data; Our Confidential Information shall include the Services; and Confidential Information of each party shall include the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Order Forms, as well as business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by such party. However, Confidential Information (other than Your Data) shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, or (iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party.

7.2 Protection of Confidential Information.

Except as otherwise permitted in writing by the Disclosing Party, (i) the Receiving Party shall use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind (but in no event less than reasonable care) not to disclose or use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, and (ii) the Receiving Party shall limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its employees, contractors and agents who need such access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections no less stringent than those herein.

7.3 Protection of Your Data.

Without limiting the above, We shall maintain appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Your Data. We shall not (a) modify Your Data, (b) disclose Your Data except as compelled by law in accordance with Section 8.4 (Compelled Disclosure) or as expressly permitted in writing by You, or (c) access Your Data except to provide the Services or prevent or address service or technical problems, or at Your request in connection with customer support matters.

7.4 Compelled Disclosure.

The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party if it is compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information as part of a civil proceeding to which the Disclosing Party is a party, and the Disclosing Party is not contesting the disclosure, the Disclosing Party will reimburse the Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to such Confidential Information.

8. GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. We provide space for hosting surveys, but make no implied or express warranties about the reliability of this space or related services. We are not responsible for any deletion, alteration, or loss of surveys or results due to network or system outages, file corruption, accidental deletion, incompatibilities or any other reasons. We makes no guarantees as to server reliability, speed, or consistency, and cannot be held liable for such.
2. We make no guarantee of the accuracy, correctness, or completeness of any information on these web pages, surveys, databases, or results and are not responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the use of such information; any failures, delays, or interruptions in the delivery of any content or services contained on our servers; or losses or damages arising from the use of the content or services provided by us.
3. You agree to indemnify us against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from the use of this service. This expressly includes your responsibility for any and all liability arising from the violation or infringement of proprietary rights or copyrights and any libelous or unlawful material contained within your survey.
4. Verbal, physical, written or other abuse (including threats of abuse or retribution) of any Numbers Insight customer, employee, member, or officer will result in immediate account termination.
5. All correspondence with The Company should be addressed to 203 N Wabash Suite 1520, Chicago, IL 60601. This agreement is subject to the laws of the State of Illinois. User agrees to waive questions of jurisdiction and venue and agrees that all disputes brought by User shall be in the courts of Cook County, Illinois.
6. All inquiries related to billing and credit card charges should be made in writing to ATTN: Billing/Invoices, 203 N Wabash Ave. #1520, Chicago, IL 60601.
7. The Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between you and Mineful and govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and Mineful (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Use).
8. We reserve the right to amend or change these guidelines at any time, without notice.

9. OTHER PROHIBITED USES

• You will not transmit through the Service or the Site any pornographic, obscene, offensive, threatening, harassing, libelous, hate-oriented, harmful, defamatory, racist, illegal or otherwise objectionable material or content.
• You will not send any transmission that attempts to hide your identity or represents you as someone else.
• Any attempt by you to transmit, publish or distribute material or content that promotes, provides or relates to instructional information about illegal activities or promotes physical harm or injury against any individual or group is strictly prohibited.
• You will not use the Service or the Site to send any materials, including surveys and requests to take surveys, to any persons under 18 years of age unless and until you have taken and follow all necessary action and compliance pursuant to state and federal laws.
• You will not upload or distribute in any way any files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any similar software or programs that may damage the operation of anyone else's computer, the Service or the Site.
• You will not interfere or disrupt networks connected to the Service and the Site.
• Any attempt by you to gain unauthorized access to any computer system, including accounts, lockers or databases maintained by and for Mineful, is strictly prohibited.
• You will comply with all laws, rules and regulations regarding transmission of technical data exported from the United States.

If you engage in any activity set forth in this paragraph or violate any terms or conditions of these Terms of Use, your account will be terminated and use of the Service and Site prohibited. We will report any unlawful conduct to the appropriate authorities and turn over any and all information regarding such activity to appropriate persons or entities.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE AND THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE AND THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, MINEFUL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE CONTENTS OF THE SERVICES OR THE SITE MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. MINEFUL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN CONTENT.

MINEFUL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY SURVEY OR INVITATIONS TO TAKE SURVEYS OR INVITATIONS TO VIEW SURVEY RESULTS CREATED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE NOR IS IT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESPONSES SUBMITTED TO ANY SURVEY REQUESTS OR FOR THE RESULTS GENERATED BY SURVEY RESPONSES. MINEFUL DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE RELIABILITY OR ACCURACY OF THE REGISTRATION INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO MINEFUL NOR THE RESPONSES OR INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY SURVEY RESPONDENTS TO USERS IN RESPONSE TO SURVEYS. MINEFUL DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE USE OF ANY SURVEY, SURVEY RESPONSES OR SURVEY RESULTS NOR DOES MINEFUL WARRANT THE CORRECTNESS, USEFULNESS, RELIABILITY, ACCURACY OR OTHERWISE OF ANY SURVEY, SURVEY RESPONSES OR SURVEY RESULTS. MINEFUL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR OTHER LOSS RESULTING FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE IN ANY WAY ON ANY SURVEY, SURVEY RESPONSES OR SURVEY RESULTS CREATED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE SITE. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ANY SURVEYS, SURVEY RESPONSES, SURVEY RESULTS OR OTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED WHILE USING THE SERVICE OR SITE.

MINEFUL MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE OR SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, VIRUS-FREE, ERROR-FREE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; NOR DOES MINEFUL MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR SITE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE FOR THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH USE OF THE SERVICE OR SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.

MINEFUL MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDNG ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR SITE OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR BASED UPON THE SERVICE OR THE SITE.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SERVICE OR SITE OR THROUGH THE SERVICE OR SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
11.1 Export Compliance.

Each party shall comply with the export laws and regulations of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions in providing and using the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) each party represents that it is not named on any U.S. government list of persons or entities prohibited from receiving exports, and (ii) You shall not permit Users to access or use Services in violation of any U.S. export embargo, prohibition or restriction.

11.2 Relationship of the Parties.

The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, and fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties.

11.3 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

11.4 Waiver and Cumulative Remedies.

No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right. Other than as expressly stated herein, the remedies provided herein are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other remedies of a party at law or in equity.

11.5 Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as best to accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.

11.6 Attorney Fees.

You shall pay on demand all of Our reasonable attorney fees and other costs incurred by Us to collect any fees or charges due Us under this Agreement.

11.7 Assignment.

Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party (not to be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign this Agreement in its entirety (including all Order Forms), without consent of the other party, to its Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets not involving a direct competitor of the other party. A party's sole remedy for any purported assignment by the other party in breach of this paragraph shall be, at the non-assigning party's election, termination of this Agreement upon written notice to the assigning party. In the event of such a termination, We shall refund to You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions after the effective date of termination. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

11.8 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, including all exhibits and addenda hereto and all Order Forms, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and either signed or accepted electronically by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted. However, to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions in the body of this Agreement and any exhibit or addendum hereto or any Order Form, the terms of such exhibit, addendum or Order Form shall prevail. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary therein, no terms or conditions stated in Your purchase order or other order documentation (excluding Order Forms) shall be incorporated into or form any part of this Agreement, and all such terms or conditions shall be null and void.