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Date of Last Revision: Jan 10, 2020

Statement of Rights and Responsibilities

This Statement of Rights and Responsibilities ("Statement," "Terms," or "SRR") derives from the ShareCredentials principle and is our terms of service that governs our relationship with users and others who interact with ShareCredentials. By using or accessing ShareCredentials , you agree to this Statement, as updated from time to time in accordance with Section 14 below. Additionally, you will find resources at the end of this document that help you understand how ShareCredentials works.

1. Privacy
   Your privacy is very important to us. We designed our Data usage policy to make important disclosures about how you can use ShareCredentials to share with others and how we collect and can use your content and information. We encourage you to read the Data Use Policy, and to use it to help you make informed decisions.
2. Intellectual Property.
   The Site contains materials that are proprietary and are protected by copyright laws, international treaty provisions, trademarks, service marks, and other intellectual property laws and treaties.
3. Exclusive Property.
   The Site is also protected as a collective work or compilation under copyright and other laws and treaties. You agree to abide by all applicable copyright and other laws, as well as any additional copyright notices or restrictions contained on the Site. You acknowledge that the Site contains original works that have been developed, compiled, prepared, revised, selected, and arranged by ShareCredentials and others through the application of methods and standards of judgment developed and applied through the expenditure of substantial time, effort, and money and which constitute valuable intellectual property of ShareCredentials and such others. All present and future rights in and to trade secrets, patents, designs, copyrights, trademarks, database rights, service marks, know-how, and other intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any type, Documentation, any improvements, design contributions, or derivative works thereto, and any knowledge or process related thereto, including rights in and to all applications and registrations relating to the Site, shall, as between you and ShareCredentials, at all times be and remain the sole and exclusive property of ShareCredentials.
4. Trademarks
   The trademarks, logos, taglines, and service marks displayed on the Site (collectively, the “Trademarks”) are registered and unregistered Trademarks of ShareCredentials and others. The Trademarks may not generally be used in any advertising or publicity, or otherwise to indicate ShareCredentials's sponsorship of or affiliation with any product, service, event, or organization without ShareCredentials's prior express written permission. ShareCredentials acknowledges the Trademarks of other organizations for their respective products or services mentioned on the Site. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms or on the IP Pages are reserved by ShareCredentials, Inc. Other than as provided in these Terms or in the IP Pages (https://www.ShareCredentials.com/IP) incorporated herein by reference, your use of the Trademarks, or any other ShareCredentials content, is strictly prohibited.
5. Copyright
   ShareCredentials respects copyright law and expects its users to do the same. If you believe that any content or material on the Site infringes copyrights you own, please notify us in accordance with our Copyright Policy (https://www.ShareCredentials.com/IP/infringement).
6. Software Use Restrictions.
   Software available for downloading through the Site or third-party websites or applications (the “Software”) is the copyrighted work of ShareCredentials and third-party providers. Use of the Software is governed by these Terms. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the Software is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in civil and criminal penalties. Violators may be prosecuted.
7. Sharing Your Content and Information
   You own all of the content and information you post on ShareCredentials , and you can control how it is shared through your Privacy and application settings. In addition:
   1. For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application setting you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with ShareCredentials (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
   2. When you delete IP content, it is deleted in a manner similar to emptying the recycle bin on a computer. However, you understand that removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but will not be available to others).
   3. When you use an application, the application may ask for your permission to access your content and information as well as content and information that others have shared with you. We require applications to respect your privacy, and your agreement with that application will control how the application can use, store, and transfer that content and information. (To learn more about Platform, including how you can control what information other people may share with applications, read our Data Use Policy and Platform Page)
   4. When you publish content or information using the Public setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people off of ShareCredentials , to access and use that information, and to associate it with you (i.e., your name and profile picture).
   5. We always appreciate your feedback or other suggestions about ShareCredentials , but you understand that we may use them without any obligation to compensate you for them (just as you have no obligation to offer them).
8. Safety
   We do our best to keep ShareCredentials safe, but we cannot guarantee it. We need your help to keep ShareCredentials safe, which includes the following commitments by you:
   1. You will not post unauthorized commercial communications (such as spam) on ShareCredentials .
   2. You will not collect users' content or information, or otherwise access ShareCredentials , using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our prior permission.
   3. You will not engage in unlawful multi-level marketing, such as a pyramid scheme, on ShareCredentials.
   4. You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.
   5. You will not solicit login information or access an account belonging to someone else.
   6. You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
   7. You will not post content that: is hate speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
   8. You will not develop or operate a third-party application containing alcohol-related, dating or other mature content (including advertisements) without appropriate age-based restrictions.
   9. You will not use ShareCredentials to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.
   10. You will not do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working or appearance of ShareCredentials , such as a denial of service attack or interference with page rendering or other ShareCredentials functionality.
   11. You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of this Statement or our policies.
9. Registration and Account Security
   ShareCredentials users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
   1. You will not provide any false personal information on ShareCredentials , or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
   2. You will not create more than one personal account.
   3. If we disable your account, you will not create another one without our permission.
   4. You will not use your personal timeline primarily for your own commercial gain, and will use a ShareCredentials Page for such purposes.
   5. You will not use ShareCredentials if you are under 13.
   6. You will not use ShareCredentials if you are a convicted sex offender.
   7. You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
   8. You will not share your password (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.
   9. You will not transfer your account (including any Page or application you administer) to anyone without first getting our written permission.
   10. If you select a username or similar identifier for your account or Page, we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe it is appropriate (such as when a trademark owner complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user's actual name).
10. Protecting Other People's RightsWe respect other people's rights, and expect you to do the same.
    
    1. You will not post content or take any action on ShareCredentials that infringes or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law.
    2. We can remove any content or information you post on ShareCredentials if we believe that it violates this Statement or our policies.
    3. If we remove your content for infringing someone else's copyright, and you believe we removed it by mistake, we will provide you with an opportunity to appeal.
    4. If you repeatedly infringe other people's intellectual property rights, we will disable your account when appropriate.
    5. You will not use our copyrights or trademarks (including ShareCredentials , the ShareCredentials and SC Logos, or any confusingly similar marks, except as expressly permitted by our Brand Usage Guidelines or with our prior written permission.
    6. If you collect information from users, you will: obtain their consent, make it clear you (and not ShareCredentials ) are the one collecting their information, and post a privacy policy explaining what information you collect and how you will use it.
    7. You will not post anyone's identification documents or sensitive financial information on ShareCredentials.
    8. You will not tag users or send email invitations to non-users without their consent. ShareCredentials offers social reporting tools to enable users to provide feedback about tagging.
11. Mobile and Other Devices
    1. We currently provide our mobile services for free, but please be aware that your carrier's normal rates and fees, such as text messaging fees, will still apply.
    2. In the event you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you will update your account information on ShareCredentials within 48 hours to ensure that your messages are not sent to the person who acquires your old number.
    3. You provide consent and all rights necessary to enable users to sync (including through an application) their devices with any information that is visible to them on ShareCredentials
12. Payments
    If you make a payment on ShareCredentials or use ShareCredentials Credits, you agree to our Payment Terms.
13. About Advertisements and Other Commercial Content Served or Enhanced by ShareCredentials
    Our goal is to deliver ads and commercial content that are valuable to our users and advertisers. In order to help us do that, you agree to the following:
    1. You can use your Privacy Settings to limit how your name and profile picture may be associated with commercial, sponsored, or related content (such as a brand you like) served or enhanced by us. You give us permission to use your name and profile picture in connection with that content, subject to the limits you place.
    2. We do not give your content or information to advertisers without your consent.
    3. You understand that we may not always identify paid services and communications as such.
14. Special Provisions Applicable to Advertisers
    You can target your desired audience by buying ads on ShareCredentials or our publisher network. The following additional terms apply to you if you place an order through our online advertising portal (Order):
    1. When you place an Order, you will tell us the type of advertising you want to buy, the amount you want to spend, and your bid. If we accept your Order, we will deliver your ads as inventory becomes available. When serving your ad, we do our best to deliver the ads to the audience you specify, although we cannot guarantee in every instance that your ad will reach its intended target.
    2. In instances where we believe doing so will enhance the effectiveness of your advertising campaign, we may broaden the targeting criteria you specify.
    3. You will pay for your Orders in accordance with our Payment Terms. The amount you owe will be calculated based on our tracking mechanisms.
    4. Your ads will comply with our Advertising Guidlines
    5. We will determine the size, placement, and positioning of your ads.
    6. We do not guarantee the activity that your ads will receive, such as the number of clicks your ads will get.
    7. We cannot control how clicks are generated on your ads. We have systems that attempt to detect and filter certain click activity, but we are not responsible for click fraud, technological issues, or other potentially invalid click activity that may affect the cost of running ads.
    8. You can cancel your Order at any time through our online portal, but it may take up to 24 hours before the ad stops running. You are responsible for paying for all ads that run.
    9. Our license to run your ad will end when we have completed your Order. You understand, however, that if users have interacted with your ad, your ad may remain until the users delete it.
    10. We can use your ads and related content and information for marketing or promotional purposes.
    11. You will not issue any press release or make public statements about your relationship with ShareCredentials without our prior written permission.
    12. We may reject or remove any ad for any reason.
    13. If you are placing ads on someone else's behalf, you must have permission to place those ads, including the following:
        • You warrant that you have the legal authority to bind the advertiser to this Statement.
        • You agree that if the advertiser you represent violates this Statement, we may hold you responsible for that violation.
15. Special Provisions Applicable to Software
    1. If you download our software, such as a stand-alone software product or a browser plugin, you agree that from time to time, the software may download upgrades, updates and additional features from us in order to improve, enhance and further develop the software.
    2. You will not modify, create derivative works of, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract source code from us, unless you are expressly permitted to do so under an open source license or we give you express written permission.
16. Amendments
    1. If we make changes to policies referenced in or incorporated by this Statement, we may provide notice on the Site Governance Page.
    2. Your continued use of ShareCredentials following changes to our terms constitutes your acceptance of our amended terms.
17. Termination
    If you violate the letter or spirit of this Statement, or otherwise create risk or possible legal exposure for us, we can stop providing all or part of ShareCredentials to you. We will notify you by email or at the next time you attempt to access your account. You may also delete your account or disable your application at any time.
18. Disputes
    1. You will resolve any claim, cause of action or dispute (claim) you have with us arising out of or relating to this Statement or ShareCredentials exclusively in a state or federal court located in Santa Clara County. The laws of the State of California will govern this Statement, as well as any claim that might arise between you and us, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Santa Clara County, California for the purpose of litigating all such claims.
    2. If anyone brings a claim against us related to your actions, content or information on ShareCredentials , you will indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees and costs) related to such claim. Although we provide rules for user conduct, we do not control or direct users' actions on ShareCredentials and are not responsible for the content or information users transmit or share on ShareCredentials . We are not responsible for any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content or information you may encounter on ShareCredentials . We are not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, or any user of ShareCredentials.
    3. WE TRY TO KEEP ShareCredentials UP, BUG-FREE, AND SAFE, BUT YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ARE PROVIDING ShareCredentials AS IS WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT ShareCredentials WILL ALWAYS BE SAFE, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT ShareCredentials WILL ALWAYS FUNCTION WITHOUT DISRUPTIONS, DELAYS OR IMPERFECTIONS. ShareCredentials IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS, CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR DATA OF THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU RELEASE US, OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM ANY CLAIMS AND DAMAGES, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE 1542, WHICH SAYS: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS STATEMENT OR ShareCredentials , EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS STATEMENT OR ShareCredentials WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASES, ShareCredentials 'S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
19. Special Provisions Applicable to Users Outside the United States
    If you violate the letter or spirit of this Statement, or otherwise create risk or possible legal exposure for us, we can stop providing all or part of ShareCredentials to you. We will notify you by email or at the next time you attempt to access your account. You may also delete your account or disable your application at any time.
    1. You consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.
    2. 2. If you are located in a country embargoed by the United States, or are on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals you will not engage in commercial activities on ShareCredentials (such as advertising or payments) or operate a Platform application or website.
    3. Certain specific terms that apply only for German users are available here
20. Definitions
    1. By "ShareCredentials" we mean the features and services we make available, including through (a) our website at www.ShareCredentials.com and any other ShareCredentials branded or co-branded websites (including sub-domains, international versions, widgets, and mobile versions); (b) our Platform; (c) social plugins such as the Like button, the Share button and other similar offerings and (d) other media, software (such as a toolbar), devices, or networks now existing or later developed.
    2. By "Platform" we mean a set of APIs and services (such as content) that enable others, including application developers and website operators, to retrieve data from ShareCredentials or provide data to us.
    3. By "information" we mean facts and other information about you, including actions taken by users and non-users who interact with ShareCredentials.
    4. By "content" we mean anything you or other users post on ShareCredentials that would not be included in the definition of information.
    5. By "data" or "user data" or "user's data" we mean any data, including a user's content or information that you or third parties can retrieve from ShareCredentials or provide to ShareCredentials through Platform.
    6. By "post" we mean post on ShareCredentials or otherwise make available by using ShareCredentials.
    7. By "use" we mean use, copy, publicly perform or display, distribute, modify, translate, and create derivative works of.
    8. By "active registered user" we mean a user who has logged into ShareCredentials at least once in the previous 30 days.
    9. By "application" we mean any application or website that uses or accesses Platform, as well as anything else that receives or has received data from us. If you no longer access Platform but have not deleted all data from us, the term application will apply until you delete the data.
21. Other
    1. If you are a resident of or have your principal place of business in the US or Canada, this Statement is an agreement between you and Sabuja Inc (also known as ShareCredentials). References to us, we, and our mean either ShareCredentials or Sabuja Inc., as appropriate.
    2. This Statement makes up the entire agreement between the parties regarding ShareCredentials , and supersedes any prior agreements.
    3. If any portion of this Statement is found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect.
    4. If we fail to enforce any of this Statement, it will not be considered a waiver.
    5. Any amendment to or waiver of this Statement must be made in writing and signed by us.
    6. You will not transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Statement to anyone else without our consent.
    7. All of our rights and obligations under this Statement are freely assignable by us in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.
    8. Nothing in this Statement shall prevent us from complying with the law.
    9. This Statement does not confer any third party beneficiary rights.
    10. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.
    11. You will comply with all applicable laws when using or accessing ShareCredentials.

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