Terms of Services
This page explains our terms of service, which contain important information about your legal rights. When you use KISSTORE (Known also as, “KEEP IT SIMPLE STORE”), you’re agreeing to these terms. To help make them easier to understand, we’ve also included annotations in these grey boxes. The annotations aren’t part of the official terms and have no legal effect but are intended to help you follow the text.
Hi and welcome to KISstore’s Terms of Service!
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) cover your use of and access to the sites, templates, products, applications, tools, services and features (collectively, the “Services”) provided by KISSTORE (as defined below), including without limitation during free trials, on the websites and associated domains of www.kisstore.com, and on KISSTORE web, mobile and other applications.
Please read this Agreement carefully! It includes important information about your legal rights, and covers areas such as automatic subscription renewals, warranty disclaimers, limitations of liability, the resolution of disputes by arbitration and a class action waiver. Please note if you are a Europe Consumer, some of these provisions may not apply to you and you may be entitled to specific rights under the mandatory laws of the country in which you live.
By using or accessing the Services, you’re agreeing to these Terms, our Privacy Policy (collectively, this “Agreement”). If you’re using the Services for an organization, you’re agreeing to this Agreement on behalf of that organization, and you represent and warrant that you can do so. References to “you”, “your” and similar terms are construed accordingly in this Agreement. If you don’t agree to all the terms in this Agreement, you may not use or access the Services.
If you are a resident of or have your principal place of business in the United States of America or any of its territories or possessions (the “US”), you are agreeing to this Agreement with KISSTORE. If your place of residence or principal place of business changes, the KISSTORE entity you contract with will be determined by your new residence or principal place of business, as specified above, from the date it changes.
We’ve tried to make this Agreement fair and straightforward, but feel free to Contact Us if you have any questions or suggestions.
1. Registration
Make sure your registration information is accurate and that you keep your accounts safe. You’re responsible for your accounts and any activity on them. Also, you need to be at least 18 years old to use KISSTORE.
1.1 Check Templates. To use many of the Services, you must first check the Templates. Different categories of the Services may require different templates.
1.2 Get Started. You agree to provide us with accurate, complete and always sign up to date information for your Accounts. We may need to use this information to contact you. You’re solely responsible for any activity on your Accounts and for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your passwords. We’re not liable for any acts or omissions by you or anyone else in connection with your Accounts. You must immediately notify us if you know or have any reason to suspect that your Accounts or passwords have been stolen, misappropriated or otherwise compromised or in case of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your Accounts.
1.3 Eighteen and Older. The Services are not intended for and may not be used by children under the age of 18. By using the Services, you represent that you’re at least 18. If you’re under the age of 18, depending on where you live, you may need to have your parent or guardian’s consent to this Agreement, and they may need to enter into this Agreement on your behalf.
2. Your Content
When you upload content to KISstore, you still own it. You do, however, give us permission to use it in ways necessary to provide, improve, promote and protect our services. For example, when you upload a photo, you give us the right to save it and display it on your site or story at your direction. We also may promote or feature your site or story, but you can opt out if you don’t want us to do that.
2.1 Your User Content Stays Yours. Users of the Services (whether you or others) may provide us with content, including without limitation text, photos, images, audio, video, fonts, logos, icons, code and any other materials (“User Content”). Your User Content stays yours, except for the limited rights that enable us to provide, improve, promote and protect the Services as described in this Agreement. User Content includes without limitation content you post to Your Sites. “Your Sites” means the sites (including scheduling pages or Unfold stories hosted on the Services) you create or publish using the Services.
2.2 Your License to Us. When you provide User Content via the Services, you grant KISstore (including our third party hosting providers acting on our behalf) a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable right and license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that User Content works better with the Services), communicate, publish, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute User Content for the limited purposes of allowing us to provide, improve, promote and protect the Services. This Section does not affect any rights you may have under applicable data protection laws.
2.3 Featuring Your Site. We may choose to feature Your Sites (but not your scheduling pages) or names, trademarks, service marks or logos included on Your Sites. You grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive right and license to use any version of Your Sites, or any portion of Your Sites, including without limitation names, trademarks, service marks or logos on Your Sites, for the limited purpose of KISstore marketing and promotional activities. For example, we may feature Your Sites on our Templates page, on the Customers sections of our sites or on our social media accounts. You waive any claims against us relating to any moral rights, artists’ rights or any other similar rights worldwide that you may have in or to Your Sites or names, trademarks, service marks or logos on Your Sites and any right of inspection or approval of any such use. You can opt out of being featured through your Account or, in the case of support, by contacting [email protected]. This Section does not affect any rights you may have under applicable data protection laws.
3. Your Responsibilities
You’re responsible for the content you publish on KISSTORE, and you vouch to us that it’s all okay to use. Please follow our rules and don’t do anything illegal with the services. Also keep in mind that what you upload may be publicly viewable.
3.1 Only Use Content You’re Allowed to Use. You represent and warrant that you own all rights to your User Content or otherwise have (and will continue to have) all rights and permissions necessary to use, share, display, transfer and license your User Content via the Services and in the manner set forth in this Agreement. If we use your User Content in the ways described in this Agreement, you represent and warrant that such use will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party, including without limitation any copyrights, trademarks, privacy rights, publicity rights, contract rights, trade secrets or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights. Also, content on the Services may be protected by others’ intellectual property, trade secret or other rights. Please don’t copy, upload, download or share content unless you have the right to do so.
3.2. Follow the Law. You represent and warrant that your use of the Services follows applicable laws, including without limitation applicable export or import controls and regulations and sanctions.
3.3. Share Responsibly. The Services let you share User Content including without limitation on social media and the open web, so please think carefully about your User Content. We’re not responsible for what you share via the Services.
3.4. Comply with Our Acceptable Use Policy. You must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy. You represent and warrant that your User Content and your use of the Services complies with our Acceptable Use Policy.
3.5. Your Sites and Your End Users Are Your Responsibility. Your Sites may have their own visitors, customers and users (“End Users”). You understand and agree that (a) Your Sites and your End Users are your responsibility; (b) you’re solely responsible for providing products, services and support to your End Users; and (c) you’re solely responsible for compliance with any laws or regulations related to Your Sites and/or your End Users. We’re not liable for, and won’t provide you with any legal advice regarding, Your Sites or your End Users. This does not limit or affect any liability we may have to you separately for any breach of the other provisions of this Agreement.
3.6. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Enabled Accounts. If your use of the Services requires you to comply with industry-specific regulations applicable to such use, such as HIPAA, you will be solely responsible for such compliance, except to the extent KISSTORE has agreed with you in writing otherwise. You are not permitted to use the Services in any way that would subject KISSTORE to such industry-specific regulations without obtaining KISSTORE’s prior written agreement. For example, you may not use any Services to collect, use, disclose, protect or otherwise handle “protected health information” (as defined in 45 C.F.R. §160.103 under US federal regulations) unless your Account for such Services is designated as HIPAA-enabled and you enter into a separate business associate agreement with Squarespace.
3.7. California Consumer Privacy Act. With respect to the California Consumer Privacy Act (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 – 1798.199), as may be modified from time to time (collectively, “CCPA”), solely if applicable to you and solely with respect to data of your “Consumers” (as defined under the CCPA) which meets the definition of “Personal Information” under the CCPA and for which you are responsible under the CCPA (“Service Provider PI”), the parties agree that KISSTORE acts as a “Service Provider” and you are a “Business” (as such terms are defined under the CCPA). KISSTORE and you shall comply with our and your respective obligations under the CCPA. For example, KISSTORE shall not sell your Service Provider PI or otherwise disclose your Service Provider PI for a commercial purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that in accordance with the CCPA, KISSTORE may combine Personal Information of the End Users of you or other Businesses for which KISSTORE is a Service Provider for the purposes of detecting data security incidents or protecting against fraudulent or illegal activity. This combined Personal Information includes IP addresses, preferences, web pages visited prior to coming to your or another Business’ website, information about browser, network or device (such as browser type and version, operating system, internet service provider, preference settings, unique device IDs and language and other regional settings), and information about how End Users interact with your or another Business’ website (such as timestamps, clicks, scrolling, browsing times and load times).
4. Third Party Services and Sites, User Content, KISstore Specialists and KISstore Extensions.
If you use or connect another service on or to KISSTORE, follow a link to another site or work with someone you find on or through KISSTORE (such as a specialist or Circle member), what happens is between you and them. We’re not responsible for it or what either of you do. There’s also a lot of content on KISSTORE uploaded by our users. We’re not responsible for that either.
4.1 Third Party Services. The Services are integrated with various third-party services and applications (collectively, “Third Party Services”) that may make their content, products or services available to you. Examples of Third-Party Services include our domain registrar, social media platforms, KISSTORE Specialists, Payment Processors, extensions listed on KISSTORE Extensions and other integrations or extensions, stock images and email service subscriptions for sale via the Services and other integration partners and service providers. These Third-Party Services may have their own terms and policies, and your use of them will be governed by those terms and policies. We don’t control Third Party Services, and we’re not liable for Third Party Services or for any transaction you may enter with them, or for what they do. When using Third Party Services, your security is your responsibility. You also agree that we may, at any time and in our sole discretion, and without any notice to you, suspend, disable access to or remove any Third-Party Services. We’re not liable for any such suspension, disabling or removal, including without limitation for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill or other intangible losses, or business disruption, costs or expenses you may incur or otherwise experience as a result (except where prohibited by applicable law).
4.2 Third Party Sites. The Services may contain links to third party sites. When you access third party sites, you do so at your own risk. We don’t control and aren’t liable for those sites and what those third parties do.
4.3 User Content. The Services or sites created using the Services may contain User Content: (a) that is offensive or objectionable; (b) that contains errors; (c) that violates intellectual property, trade secret, privacy, publicity or other rights or the good name of you or third parties; (d) that is harmful to your or others’ computers or networks; (e) that is unlawful or illegal; or (f) the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and policies of third parties or is protected by intellectual property, trade secret, privacy or other laws. By operating the Services, we don’t represent or imply that we endorse your or other users’ User Content, or that we believe such User Content to be accurate, useful, lawful or non-harmful. We’re not a publisher of, and we’re not liable for, any User Content uploaded, posted, published or otherwise made available via the Services by you or other users. You’re responsible for taking precautions to protect yourself, your Accounts, and your computer or network, from User Content accessed via the Services.
4.4 KISSTORE Specialists. Certain parts of the Services may provide directories of, and information about, independent third-party KISSTORE users, including users designated as Acuity experts (collectively, “ KISSTORE Specialists”) who can help you use the Services. KISSTORE does not employ, is not affiliated with and does not endorse KISSTORE Specialists. KISSTORE Specialists are a Third-Party Service, as defined in Section 4.1.
4.5 KISSTORE Logo. KISSTORE Logo includes icons obtained from The Noun Project, Inc. (“Noun Project”). Noun Project is a Third Party Service, as defined in Section 4.1, and your use of its icons is subject to Noun Project’s terms.
4.6 KISSTORE Extensions. Our Services may include an extensions directory which enables you to access and connect certain Third-Party Services to Your Sites (such directory and functionality for accessing and connecting, “KISSTORE Extensions”). You decide (not us) to connect, enable or use such Third-Party Services. We’re not a party to, and we aren’t liable for, the Third-Party Services connected to Your Sites via KISSTORE Extensions or otherwise. In accordance with Section 4.1, the relationship for these Third-Party Services is strictly between you and the applicable third party, and your use of such Third-Party Services is governed by the applicable third-party terms and policies. Any information that a Third Party Service collects, stores and processes from you or Your Sites will be subject to such Third Party Service’s terms of service, privacy notice, or similar terms, and will not be subject to the KISSTORE Privacy Policy. Therefore, please evaluate and ensure you trust a Third-Party Service prior to connecting Your Site to its services. The inclusion of Third-Party Services on KISSTORE Extensions shall not be deemed an endorsement, certification, affiliation, partnership or warranty of the Third-Party Services by KISSTORE. The Third-Party Services are solely responsible for providing all support, maintenance and technical assistance to you with respect to their services (including their interoperation with Your Sites).
5. Our Intellectual Property
KISSTORE is protected by various intellectual property laws. This section summarizes what we own and how we share.
5.1 KISSTORE Owns KISSTORE. The Services are, as between you and KISSTORE, owned by KISSTORE, and are protected by copyright, trade secret, trademark and other US and foreign laws. This Agreement doesn’t grant you any right, title or interest in the Services, others’ User Content, our trademarks, logos or other brand features or intellectual property or trade secrets or others’ content in the Services. You agree not to change, modify, translate or otherwise create derivative works of the Services or others’ User Content.
5.2 We Can Use Your Feedback for Free. We welcome your feedback, ideas or suggestions (collectively, “Feedback”), but you agree that we may use your Feedback without any restriction or obligation to you, even after this Agreement is terminated. This Section does not limit or affect any rights you may have under applicable data protection laws.
5.3 Our Templates Content. We may provide templates or other products featuring templates content, including without limitation text, photos, images, graphics, audio and video (collectively, “Templates Content”), to provide you with ideas or inspiration. Unless we tell you otherwise, Templates Content (or any portion of it) may not remain on Your Site or be distributed, publicly displayed, publicly performed or otherwise published.
5.4 Templates. The Services include social, website or other templates (collectively, “Templates”). The Templates include without limitation Demo Content, designs, layouts, stickers, stamps, overlays, elements and other materials. KISSTORE owns the Templates. You may not use any Template in any way, intentional or otherwise, that competes, as determined by us in our sole discretion, with the Services.
5.5 Our Betas Are Still in Beta. We may release products and features that we’re still testing and evaluating. Those Services will be marked as beta, preview or early access (or a similar phrasing) and may not be as reliable as our other Services.
6. Our Rights
To operate effectively and protect the security and integrity of KISSTORE, we need to maintain control over our services.
6.1 Important Things We Can Do. We reserve these rights, which we may exercise at any time and in our sole discretion, and without liability or notice to you (except where prohibited by applicable law): (a) we may change parts or all of the Services and their functionality; (b) we may suspend or discontinue parts or all of the Services; (c) we may terminate, suspend, restrict or disable your access to or use of parts or all of the Services; (d) we may terminate, suspend, restrict or disable access to your Accounts or parts, some or all of Your Sites; and (e) we may change our eligibility criteria to use the Services (and if such eligibility criteria changes are prohibited by law where you live, we may revoke your right to use the Services in that jurisdiction).
6.2 Ownership Disputes. Sometimes ownership of an Account or site is disputed between parties, such as a business and its employees, or a web designer and a client. We try not to get involved in these disputes. However, we reserve the right, at any time and in our sole discretion, and without notice to you, to determine rightful Account or site ownership and to transfer an Account or site to such owner. Our decision in that respect is final. If we feel that we can’t reasonably determine the rightful owner, we reserve the right to suspend an Account or site until the disputing parties reach a resolution. We also may request documentation, such as a government-issued photo ID, credit card invoice or business license, to help determine the rightful owner.
6.3 HTTPS Encryption. We may offer HTTPS encryption for Your Sites. By registering a custom domain via the Services, or pointing a custom domain to the Services, you authorize us to create and maintain a certificate for the limited purpose of providing HTTPS for Your Sites.
7. Copyright
We comply with copyright law and respond to complaints about copyright infringement in accordance with our Copyright Policy.
We respect the intellectual property of others and ask that you do too. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement if they comply with the law, and such notices should be reported via the process described in our policy, which is incorporated by reference into this Agreement. We reserve the right to delete or disable content alleged to be infringing, and to terminate Accounts of repeat infringers without any refunds.
8. Paid Services and Fees
Certain Services are paid services. This section explains how we handle payments for those paid services. For certain paid services, such as domain registrations and site subscriptions, we’ll automatically bill you in regular intervals (such as monthly or annually) unless you disable auto-renewal or cancel your subscription. You can do that anytime.
8.1 Fees. You can access certain portions of the Services by submitting a fee payment (such additional services, “Paid Services”). Paid Services will remain in effect until cancelled or terminated in accordance with this Agreement. We’ll tell you about fees for Paid Services before charging you. You may cancel Paid Services at any time via the Services. If you don’t pay for Paid Services on time, we reserve the right to suspend or cancel your access to the Paid Services. Transaction fees and additional fees may also apply to certain portions of the Services, and we’ll tell you about those fees before charging you. Our fees will appear on an invoice that we provide via the Services, within your Payment Processor account(s) and/or on a mobile app store invoice, unless otherwise indicated. Please note that different Paid Services have different fees and payment schedules and cancelling one Paid Service may not cancel all your Paid Services.
8.2 Taxes. All fees are exclusive of applicable national, provincial, state, local or other taxes (“Taxes”), unless explicitly stated otherwise. You’re responsible for all applicable Taxes, and we’ll charge Taxes in addition to the fees for the Services when required to do so. If you’re exempt from Taxes, you must provide us with valid tax exemption documentation. We reserve the right to determine if the documentation provided is valid. Tax exemption will, provided we’re satisfied it’s valid and applicable, only apply from and after the date we receive such documentation. If KISSTORE has a legal obligation to pay or collect indirect Taxes (such as value-added tax or goods and services tax) on the sale to you under the laws of your country (where you are established, have a permanent address or usually reside), you shall be liable for payment of any such indirect Taxes. Where KISSTORE does not have a legal obligation to pay or collect indirect Taxes on a sale of Paid Services to you, you may be required to self-assess those Taxes under the applicable laws of your country (where you are established, have a permanent address or usually reside).
8.3 Automatic Subscription Renewals. To ensure uninterrupted service, we’ll automatically bill you for certain Paid Services from the date you submit your initial payment and on each renewal period or amount afterwards until cancellation. Your renewal period will be equal in time or amount to the renewal period of your current subscription. For example, if you’re on a monthly subscription plan, each billable renewal period will be for one (1) month. We’ll automatically charge you the applicable amount using the payment method you have on file with us and by agreeing to this Agreement, you authorize us to do this. We’ll let you know in advance if you’re purchasing a Paid Service that includes auto-renewal payments. You can disable auto-renewal at any time via the Services or your mobile app store provider.
8.4 Refunds. While you may cancel any Paid Services at any time, you won’t be issued a refund except in our sole discretion, or if legally required. Some of the Paid Services offer a free trial so you can try out your subscription. Please note applicable statutory rights of cancellation may not result in a refund, as we do not charge for this trial period.
8.5 Fee Changes. We may change our fees at any time. We’ll provide you with advance notice of these fee changes via the Services. New fees will not apply retroactively. If you don’t agree with the fee changes, you have the right to reject the change by cancelling the applicable Paid Service before your next payment date.
8.6 Chargebacks. If you contact your bank or credit card company to decline, chargeback or otherwise reverse the charge of any payable fees to us (“Chargeback”), we may automatically terminate your Account. If you have questions about a payment made to us, we encourage you to contact Customer Care before filing a Chargeback. We reserve our right to dispute any Chargeback.
8.7 Our Payment Processor. We use third party payment processors (each, a “Payment Processor”) to bill you through a payment account linked to your Account. The processing of payments will be subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor, in addition to this Agreement. Except for payments made through mobile app stores, our current Payment Processor is Stripe, and your payments are processed by Stripe in accordance with Stripe’s terms of service and privacy policy. You agree to pay us, through the Payment Processor, all charges at the prices then in effect for any purchase in accordance with the applicable payment terms. You agree to make payment using the payment method you provide with your Account. We reserve the right to correct, or to instruct our Payment Processor to correct, any errors or mistakes, even if payment has already been requested or received.
8.8 Fees for Third Party Services. Third Party Services purchased via the Services may be subject to different refund or other policies that those Third-Party Services determine, and such Third-Party Services may be non-refundable. The purchase terms and conditions for such Third-Party Services may be displayed during the purchase process, such as through a link to the purchase terms and conditions. It’s your responsibility to verify your ability to purchase, cancel or obtain a refund for a Third-Party Service. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, we don’t offer refunds for purchases of Third-Party Services.
9. Domain
This section explains how we provide our domain services. Your domain registrations are also subject to agreements with third parties, including ICANN and our third-party registrar partners.
9.1 Reseller Services. We work with third party registrars to provide you with domain services. When you register a domain name, or renew or transfer an existing domain name, via the Services, you are bound by the relevant registrar’s terms and conditions. Registrars are a Third-Party Service.
9.2 ICANN. Your use of our domain services is subject to the policies, including without limitation the dispute resolution policies, of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”). Your rights and responsibilities as a domain name registrant under ICANN’s 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement are summarized. You can learn more about domain name registration in general here. Country code top level domain names may not be subject to ICANN policies.
9.3 Transfers, Renewals and Refunds. You may not be able to transfer a domain name for the first sixty (60) days following registration. For renewals, we or our registrar will try to provide you notice thirty (30) days before, five (5) days before and three (3) days after your scheduled domain renewal date. However, you agree that renewing your domain is solely your responsibility. If you cancel a domain name purchase within the first five (5) days following your purchase, we may provide a full refund. However, we don’t offer refunds for domain renewals or transfers.
10. Term and Termination
Either of us can end this agreement at any time.
This Agreement will remain in effect until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate this Agreement at any time via the Services. We reserve the right to change, suspend or discontinue, or terminate, restrict or disable your use of or access to, parts or all the Services or their functionality at any time at our sole discretion and without notice. For example, we may suspend or terminate your use of part or all of the Services if you’re violating these Terms or our Acceptable Use Policy. We will endeavour to provide you reasonable notice upon suspending or terminating part or all the Services. All sections of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including without limitation Your Content, Our Intellectual Property, Warranty Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Dispute Resolution and Additional Terms.
11. Warranty Disclaimer
We work hard to make KISSTORE great, but the services are provided as is, without warranties.
1.1 Disclaimers. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, KISSTORE makes no warranties, either express or implied, about the Services. The Services are provided “as is” and “as available”. KISSTORE also disclaims any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from KISSTORE, shall create any warranty. KISSTORE makes no warranty or representation that the Services will: (a) be timely, uninterrupted or error-free; (b) meet your requirements or expectations; or (c) be free from viruses or other harmful components.
11.2 Exceptions. Under certain circumstances, some jurisdictions don’t permit the disclaimers in Section 11.1, so they may not apply to you. However, the disclaimers apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. You may have other statutory rights and nothing in this Agreement affects your statutory rights or rights under mandatory laws. The duration of statutorily required warranties, if any, shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
12. Limitation of Liability
If something bad happens as a result of your using KISSTORE, our liability is capped.
Unless you are an EU Consumer, you acknowledge and agree that to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will KISSTORE and its affiliates and its and their directors, officers, employees and agents be liable with respect to any claims arising out of or related to the Services or this Agreement for: (a) any indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages; (b) any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill or other intangible losses; (c) any Losses related to your access to, use of or inability to access or use parts, some or all of your Account, Your Sites or parts or all of the Services, including without limitation interruption of use or cessation or modification of any aspect of the Services; (d) any Losses related to unavailability, degradation, loss, corruption, theft, unauthorized access or, unauthorized alteration of, any content, information or data, including without limitation User Content and Your data; (e) any User Content or other conduct or content of any user or third party using the Services, including without limitation defamatory, offensive or unlawful conduct or content; or (f) any Third Party Services or third party sites accessed via the Services. If you are an EU Consumer, we shall, despite any other provision in this Agreement, provide the Services with reasonable care but will not be liable for any losses which were not a reasonably foreseeable consequence of our breach of this Agreement (except in relation to death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or fraud). These limitations apply to any theory of liability, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, whether or not KISSTORE has been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth in this Agreement is found to have failed its essential purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (whether or not you are an EU Consumer), in no event shall the aggregate liability of KISSTORE for all claims arising out of or related to the Services and this Agreement exceed the greater of twenty dollars ($20) or the amounts paid by you to KISSTORE in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event that gave rise to such claim. If you are an EU Consumer, KISSTORE is liable under statutory provisions for intent and gross negligence by us, our legal representatives, directors or other vicarious agents. An “EU Consumer” means a natural person acting for purposes outside their trade, business, craft or profession (as opposed to a User for business or commercial purposes) habitually residing in the European Economic Area.
13. Indemnification
If you do something that gets us sued, you’ll cover us.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless KIStore and its affiliates and its and their directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all damages, losses, liabilities, costs, claims, demands, fines, awards and expenses of any kind (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) (collectively, “Losses”) arising out of or related to: (a) your breach of this Agreement; (b) your User Content, Your Sites and Your eCommerce; (c) any claims by, on behalf of or against your End Users; (d) your violation of any law or regulation or the rights or good name of any third party; and (e) any claims from tax authorities in any country in relation to Your eCommerce operations, including without limitation your sales to individual consumers (including distance sales) and other operations for which KISSTORE may be held jointly and severally liable. Your indemnification obligations under this Section shall not apply to the extent directly caused by our breach of this Agreement or, where you are an EU Consumer, to the extent that the consequences were not reasonably foreseeable.
14. Dispute Resolution
This Section 14 may not apply to you. If it does, before filing a claim against KISSTORE, you agree to try to work it out informally with us first. Also, all formal disputes must be resolved through arbitration following the rules described below, unless you opt out of arbitration following the procedure described below. Finally, claims can only be brought individually, and not as part of a class action.
14.1 Applicability. This Section 14 shall only apply to: (a) US Users; (b) Non-US Users who are not EU Consumers; or (c) EU Consumers who bring any claim against KISSTORE in the US (to the extent not in conflict with Section 15.2).
14.2 Informal Resolution. Before filing a claim against KISSTORE, you agree to try to resolve the dispute by first emailing [email protected] with a description of your claim. We’ll try to resolve the dispute informally by following up via email, phone or other methods. If we can’t resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days of our receipt of your first email, you or KISSTORE may then bring a formal proceeding.
14.3 Arbitration Agreement. Unless you opt-out during the Opt-Out Period in accordance with Section 14.4, you and KISSTORE agree to resolve any claims, disputes and matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including without limitation its existence, formation, operation and termination) and/or the Services (including without limitation non-contractual disputes and matters) through final and binding arbitration and you and KISSTORE expressly waive the right to formal court proceedings (including without limitation trial by jury), except as set forth below. Discovery and rights to appeal in arbitration are generally more limited than in a lawsuit, and other rights that you and we would have in court may not be available in arbitration. There is no judge or jury in arbitration, only an experienced, independent third party that will act as the arbitrator, and court review of an arbitration award is limited.
14.4 Arbitration Opt-Out. You can decline this agreement to arbitrate by emailing us at [email protected] within thirty (30) days of the date that you first agree to this Agreement (“Opt-Out Period”). Your email must be sent from the email address you use for your Account, and must include your full name, residential address and a clear statement that you want to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out of arbitration pursuant to this Section 14.4, then Sections 14.3, 14.5, 14.6 and 14.7 of these Terms do not apply to you. This opt-out doesn’t affect any other sections of the Terms, including without limitation Sections 14.9 (Time for Filing), 14.10 (No Class Actions) and 15.2 (Controlling Law; Judicial Forum for Disputes). If you have any questions about this process, please contact [email protected] .
14.5 Arbitration Time for Filing. Any arbitration must be commenced by filing a demand for arbitration within one (1) year after the date the party asserting the claim first knows or reasonably should know of the act, omission or default giving rise to the claim. If applicable law prohibits a one (1) year limitation period for asserting claims, any claim must be asserted within the shortest time period permitted by applicable law.
14.6 Arbitration Procedures. JAMS, Inc. (“JAMS”) will administer the arbitration in accordance with the JAMS Rules in effect at the time of the dispute.
14.6.1 US Users. If you are a US User, you and KISSTORE agree that this Agreement affects interstate commerce, so the US Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply and govern the interpretation and enforcement of these provisions (despite Section 15.2 below). Any arbitration hearings will take place at a location to be agreed upon in New York, New York, in English, and shall be settled by one (1) commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with the JAMS Rules. The arbitrator must follow this Agreement and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs), except that the arbitrator may not award declaratory or injunctive relief benefiting anyone but the parties to the arbitration. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
14.6.2 Non-US Users. If you are a Non-US User, you and KISSTORE agree that any arbitration hearings will take place at a location to be agreed upon in Dublin, Ireland, in English, and shall be settled by one (1) commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected in accordance with the JAMS Rules. The arbitrator must follow this Agreement and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs), except that the arbitrator may not award declaratory or injunctive relief benefiting anyone but the parties to the arbitration. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
14.6.3 EU Consumers. If you are an EU Consumer who brings a claim against KISSTORE in the US, you and KISSTORE agree that any arbitration hearings will take place at a location to be agreed upon in New York, New York, in English, and shall be settled by one (1) commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with the JAMS Rules. The arbitrator must follow this Agreement and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs), except that the arbitrator may not award declaratory or injunctive relief benefiting anyone but the parties to the arbitration. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
14.7 Arbitration Fees. The JAMS Rules will govern payment of all arbitration fees. We won’t seek our attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous.
14.8 Exceptions to Arbitration Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, either you or KISSTORE may bring a lawsuit solely for injunctive relief to stop unauthorized use or abuse of the Services, or intellectual property infringement or misappropriation (for example, trademark, trade secret, copyright or patent rights) without first engaging in arbitration or the informal dispute resolution process described above.
14.8.1 US Users. If you are a US User, either you or KISSTORE may assert claims, if they qualify, in small claims court in New York, New York or any US county where you live or work.
14.8.2 Non-US Users. If you are a Non-US User, either you or KISSTORE may assert claims, if they qualify, in small claims court in Dublin, Ireland or any county in Ireland where you live or work.
14.8.3 EU Consumers. If you are an EU Consumer who brings a claim against KISSTORE in the US, such claims must be asserted, if they qualify, in small claims court in New York, New York.
14.9 Time for Filing. Any claim not subject to arbitration must be commenced within one (1) year after the date the party asserting the claim first knows or reasonably should know of the act, omission or default giving rise to the claim. If applicable law prohibits a one (1) year limitation period for asserting claims, any claim must be asserted within the shortest time period permitted by applicable law.
14.10 NO CLASS ACTIONS. You may only resolve disputes with us on an individual basis and may not bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, collective, consolidated or representative action. Class actions, class arbitrations, collective actions, private attorney general actions and consolidation with other arbitrations aren’t allowed.
15. Additional Terms
This section includes some additional important terms. For instance, this Agreement is the whole agreement between us regarding your use of KISSTORE. Depending on where you reside or have your place of business, this Agreement is governed by either US or Irish law. If we ever change it in a way that meaningfully reduces your rights, we’ll give you notice and an opportunity to cancel. Also, if you’re reading this in a language other than English, note that the English language version controls.
15.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and KISSTORE regarding the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and replaces any other prior or contemporaneous agreements, or terms and conditions applicable to the subject matter of this Agreement. You agree that you have not relied upon, and have no remedies in respect of, any term, condition, statement, warranty or representation except those expressly set out in this Agreement. You also may be subject to additional terms, policies or agreements that may apply when you use other services, including Third Party Services. This Agreement creates no third-party beneficiary rights, and no third party shall have any right or standing to claim benefit or bring an action to enforce this Agreement.
15.2 Controlling Law; Judicial Forum for Disputes.
15.2.1 US Users. If you are a US User, this Agreement (including its existence, formation, operation and termination) and the Services as well as all disputes and matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the Services (including non-contractual disputes and matters) shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, except that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) shall prevail to the extent that there exists any conflict between the FAA and the laws of the State of New York with respect to Section 14. If Section 14 is found not to apply to you or your claim, or if you opt out of arbitration pursuant to Section 14.4, you and KISSTORE agree that any judicial proceeding (other than small claims actions) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its existence, formation, operation and termination) and/or the Services (including non-contractual disputes and matters) must be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of New York, New York and you and KISSTORE consent to venue and personal jurisdiction in such courts.
15.2.2 Non-US Users. If you are a Non-US User, this Agreement (including its existence, formation, operation and termination) and the Services as well as all disputes and matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the Services (including non-contractual disputes and matters) shall be governed in all respects by the laws of Ireland, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. If you are an EU Consumer, this Section does not limit or affect any rights you may have under any mandatory laws of the country where you habitually live. If Section 14 is found not to apply to you or your claim, or if you opt out of arbitration pursuant to Section 14.4, you and KISSTORE agree that, except where Section 15.2.3 applies, any judicial proceeding (other than small claims actions) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its existence, formation, operation and termination) and/or the Services (including non-contractual disputes and matters) must be brought exclusively in the courts of Ireland and you and KISSTORE consent to venue and personal jurisdiction in such courts.
15.2.3 EU Consumers. If you are an EU Consumer, as long as Section 16 does not apply to you or your claim, you and KISSTORE agree that any judicial proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its existence, formation, operation and termination) and/or the Services (including non-contractual disputes and matters) may only be brought in a court located in Ireland or a court with jurisdiction in your place of habitual residence. If you are an EU Consumer and KISSTORE wishes to enforce any of its rights against you as a consumer, we may do so only in the courts of the jurisdiction in which you habitually reside.
15.3 EU Online Dispute Resolution. If you are an EU Consumer, you can access the European Commission’s online dispute resolution platform. Please note that KISSTORE Ireland is not committed nor obliged to use an alternative dispute resolution entity to resolve disputes with you.
15.4 Waiver, Severability and Assignment. Our failure or delay to enforce any provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of our right to do so later. If any provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full effect and an enforceable term will be substituted reflecting our intent as closely as possible. You may not delegate, transfer or assign this Agreement or any of your rights or obligations hereunder without our prior written consent, and any such attempt will be of no effect. We may delegate, transfer or assign this Agreement or some or all of our rights and obligations hereunder, in our sole discretion, to any of our affiliates or subsidiaries or to any purchaser of any of our business or assets associated with the Services, with thirty (30) days prior written notice. If you are an EU Consumer, we will ensure that the delegation, transfer or assignment does not adversely affect your rights under this Agreement.
15.5 Modifications. We may modify this Agreement from time to time and will post the most current version on our site. If a modification meaningfully reduces your rights, we’ll notify you (by, for example, sending you an email or displaying a prominent notice within the Services). The notice will designate a reasonable period after which the new terms will take effect. Modifications will not apply retroactively. By continuing to use or access the Services after any modifications come into effect, you agree to be bound by the modified Agreement and price changes. If you disagree with our changes, then you must stop using the Services and cancel all Paid Services.
15.6 Events Beyond Our Control. We are not in breach of this Agreement or liable to you if there is any total or partial failure of performance of the Services resulting from any act, circumstance, event or matter beyond our reasonable control. This may include where such results from any act of God, fire, act of government or state or regulation, war, civil commotion, terrorism, insurrection, inability to communicate with third parties for whatever reason, failure of any computer dealing or necessary system, failure or delay in transmission of communications, failure of any internet service provider, strike, industrial action or lock-out or any other reason beyond our reasonable control.
15.7 Translation. This Agreement was originally written in English. We may translate this Agreement into other languages. In the event of a conflict between a translated version and the English version, the English version will remain in control except where prohibited by applicable law.
These terms and conditions may change from time to time without prior notice. Current latest revision to date since: 18 March 2020.