We (the people at SharpEdge Software) run a service called WouldBeBetter.com and would love for you to use it. Our basic service is free, and we (will) offer paid upgrades for enhanced features such as tag management, suggestion tracing and demographics. Our service is designed to give you as much control and ownership over what goes on your account as possible and encourage you to express yourself freely. However, be responsible in what you publish. In particular, make sure that none of the prohibited items listed below appear on your suggestions (things like spam, viruses, or hate content).
If you find a WouldBeBetter.com suggestion or user that you believe violates our terms of service, please report it by emailing report@WouldBeBetter.com.
(Note, this Terms of Service is based on one developed for
wordpress.com and is available under a Creative Commons Sharealike license, which
means you’re more than welcome to steal it and repurpose it for your own use, just
make sure to replace references to us with ones to you, and if you want we’d appreciate
a link to WouldBeBetter.com somewhere on your site. )
The following terms and conditions govern all use of the WouldBeBetter.com website and all content, services and products available at or through the website. The Website is owned and operated by SharpEdge Software B.V. (34307768), registered in the Netherlands, ("SharpEdge Software"). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, SharpEdge Software’s Privacy Policy and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by SharpEdge Software (collectively, the “Agreement”).
Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by SharpEdge Software, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old.
Your WouldBeBetter.com Account and Site
you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with suggestions you post on the site. You must not use your suggestions in a misleading or unlawful manner, including in a manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others, and SharpEdge Software may change or remove any suggestion that it considers inappropriate or unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause SharpEdge Software liability. You must immediately notify SharpEdge Software of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. SharpEdge Software will not be liable for any acts or omissions by You, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
Responsibility of Website Visitors
SharpEdge Software has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material’s content, use or effects. By operating the Website, SharpEdge Software does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated. SharpEdge Software disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.
Content Posted on Other Websites
We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which WouldBeBetter.com links, and that link to WouldBeBetter.com. SharpEdge Software does not have any control over those non-wouldbebetter websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-wouldbebetter website or webpage, SharpEdge Software does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Peer Assembly disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-wouldbebetter websites and webpages.
Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy
As SharpEdge Software asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by WouldBeBetter.com violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify SharpEdge Software and report such infractions. SharpEdge Software will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. In the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of SharpEdge Software or others, SharpEdge Software may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the Website. In the case of such termination, Peer Assembly will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to SharpEdge Software.
Intellectual Property
This Agreement does not transfer from SharpEdge Software to you any SharpEdge Software or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with SharpEdge Software. SharpEdge Software, WouldBeBetter, WouldBeBetter.com, the WouldBeBetter.com logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with WouldBeBetter.com, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of SharpEdge Software or SharpEdge Software’s licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any SharpEdge Software or third-party trademarks.
Changes
SharpEdge Software reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. SharpEdge Software may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Termination
SharpEdge Software may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your WouldBeBetter.com account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you have a Paid plan account, such account can only be terminated by SharpEdge Software if you materially breach this Agreement and fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days from SharpEdge Software’s notice to you thereof; provided that, SharpEdge Software can terminate the Website immediately as part of a general shut down of our service. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website is provided “as is”. SharpEdge Software and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither SharpEdge Software nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will SharpEdge Software, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; (iii) for interuption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to SharpEdge Software under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. SharpEdge Software shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
General Representation and Warranty
You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the SharpEdge Software Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the Netherlands or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to out of your violation this Agreement.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between SharpEdge Software and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of SharpEdge Software, or by the posting by SharpEdge Software of a revised version. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of the Netherlands, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the courts located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; SharpEdge Software may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
SharpEdge Software B.V.
P.O. Box 2836
1000 CV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
http://www.sharpedgesoftware.com