Website Terms of Service
(Revision date: September 3, 2023)
These Terms of Service (TOS) govern the use of this Website (“Our Site”, “We, Us, Our”) and those Websites that are affiliated with this Website, and its owner Soteria Global (“Soteria”). A visitors, users, subscribers, clients or customers (“You” “Your” “Yours”) choice to access Our Site indicates Your acknowledgment and complete acceptance of these TOS and all other notices provided under the Notices section of Our Site. We reserve the sole and exclusive right to modify these TOS at any time at Our sole discretion. Your use of Our Site after any changes are published constitutes Your acknowledgment and full acceptance of these changes. We strongly recommend You periodically, if not prior to every use of Our Site, consult these TOS so that You can be aware of any changes that may have occurred since Your last visit to Our Site. We post the last revision of Our TOS at the beginning of Our TOS for Your convenience.
Legal Access to Our Site
Accessing Our Site is Your acknowledgement that You are a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age, legally emancipated, and/or age of legal consent in the State You reside; and, if You are not, You are not permitted to access Our Site for any reason. No information of any kind obtained from Our Site falls within the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COOPA), and as such, is not monitored. To access Our Site or some of the resources it has to offer, You may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of Your use of Our Site that all the information You provide on Our Site will be correct, current, and complete. If We believe the information You provide is not correct, current, or complete, We have the right to refuse You access to Our Site or any of its resources; and to terminate or suspend Your access and Your customer account at any time, without notice if we believe that you are abusing Our website in any way.
Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
Part of what We do as a social enterprise is being passionate about educating the general public and Our customers, and providing valuable and needed knowledge and understanding about a wide range of issues relating to personal shopping services, and parcel handling and forwarding services that We provide. Most of what You will find on Our Site is Our own content (“content”) and We consider Our content proprietary information. Some of the content on Our Site is licensed or used by permission by others who We are in professional relationship or partnership with. In every instance and in every case, all of the content of Our Site is provided without permission to recopy or redistribute it in any way or by any means. In every instance where We provide content from another source, We have received the express permission or license to use that content from its owner or licensor, and in all instances, will be credited to the copyright holder as such. We retain all right, title, and interest in that content unless otherwise noted. The content may not be manipulated, altered, re-edited for personal use, copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted in any way without Our prior written consent or unless authorized in writing elsewhere on Our site. We do allow You to print out a single copy of any content for Your sole personal use, but not for presentation purposes. If You print out any document or article, You agree not to remove, alter or cause to be removed or altered, any watermark, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the content. It is a very big no-no (which means You cannot) to modify or use Our content except as expressly provided in these TOS. We will consider it a violation of Our intellectual property rights if You do. Further, the title of or intellectual property rights of Our Site content are not transferred to You by access to this site or any of Our other affiliated, partner, or wholly owned Websites on the World Wide Web.
Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in Our Site are Our property or the property of the respective parties hereto whose trademarks, service marks, and/or logos appear on Our Site. We or any party that provides trademarks, service marks, and logos to Our Site retain all rights with respect to any of their respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing on Our Site.
Restrictions for Use
We give You full permission to use Our Site for what it is expressly made for, and only for the purposes expressly permitted by Us. You are not permitted to use Our Site for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without Our express prior written consent. As an example of restrictions that could get You in big trouble with Our legal department, You are not allowed to personally authorize someone else to co-brand this site, i-frame Our Site for personal or commercial use, or hyper-link to Our Site without express written permission from Us.
If You would like to become an affiliate of Our Site, partner with Us, or become a part of one of Our Soteria Shops partners or affiliates, please contact Us at “Affiliates [at] SoteriaShops.com”.
As it relates to these Terms, “co-branding” specifically means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of acknowledgement or identification of anyone (person or entity) in a manner as is likely to give a user the impression that You or someone else has the right to display, publish, or distribute Our Site or its content, whether publicly accessible or subscription-based. If You use this Website, and intentionally or unintentionally cause the unauthorized use of it through co-branding, i-framing or hyper-linking by any individual or entity that You are directly or indirectly associated with, You agree to cooperate with Our legal department fully to bring to an end any misuse of Our Website or its content.
Information You Provide
We offer registered users and/or partners the ability to post original content that is directly related to what We offer in the way of products and services; hoWever, You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that: You do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party; advocates illegal activity or discUsses an intent to commit an illegal act; is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent; does not pertain directly to this site; threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks; seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or information about them should You encounter them in either Our forums or chatrooms; infringes upon any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including violating anyone’s copyrights or trademarks or their rights of publicity; violates any law or may be considered to violate any law; impersonates or misrepresents Your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content; advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized on Our Site; solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors; includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications; disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real time activities via this site; including MP3 format files; any documentation, video, or posts, that amount to a pyramid, ponzi, or similar scheme; disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected to Our Site; or contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above. We reserve the right to monitor use of this site to determine compliance with these TOS, as Well the right to remove or refuse any information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights, You remain solely responsible for the content of Your submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither We nor any third party that provides content to Us or Our Site will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by Us or such third party with respect to any submission.
Hyper-Links
We often hyper-link to other sites which are not maintained by, or related to Us. When We provide hyper-links to You, We do so as a service, and You understand that We do not necessarily sponsor the sites that We link to from Our Site, and that they may not necessarily be affiliated with Us or Our Site. In most cases, We do not review the websites We link to on a regular basis, so We cannot be responsible in any way as to the type and nature of the content on those destination sites or the validity of the content on those sites. This means that hyper-links are to be accessed at Your own risk and We make no representations or warranties about the content, completeness or accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites hyper-linked to this site. Inclusion of any hyper-link to a third-party site does not necessarily imply endorsement by Us of that site.
Submissions
If You submit any material or content to Our Website, or post any of the same to Our Site including but not limited to blog posts, comments, forum or discussion group entries, You grant to Us the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display all content, remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to Us or Our company through Our Site (together, hereinafter known as the “submission”); and to incorporate any submission in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. We will not be required to treat any submission as confidential, and may use any submission in Our business (including without limitation, for products or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind, and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future operations of Our site or Company. We will treat any personal information that You submit through Our Site in accordance with its Privacy Statement and/or Policy as set forth herein.
Operability and Security Disclaimer
You understand that We cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy Your particular requirements for security on Your own computer and its operability as a result of Using Our Site. We do not assume any responsibility or risk for Your use of Our Site. If You are unsure as to the security of Your computer, We suggest that You seek out assistance by a qualified individual to counsel You on the security needs of Your system(s) used to access Our Site.
Use at Your Own Risk
Your use of Our Site is at Your own risk. Content provided here is on an “as is” basis and without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. We disclaim all warranties, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement. We do not warrant the functions or content contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, but that defects will be corrected when We are notified in as timely a way as possible. We do not warrant that this site or the server that makes it available to You are free of viruses or other harmful components or invulnerable to attacks by hackers, viruses or anything else that might cause its instability and/or lack of operability. We do not warrant or make any representation regarding Your use, or the result of Your use of the content in terms of accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. The content may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, and We may make changes or improvements at any time. You assume the entire cost associated with any loss or damages arising out of the use of Our Site, in the event of any loss or damage arising from the use of Our Site or its content. We make no warranties that Your use of Our Site or its content or materials or services sold will not infringe the rights of others and We assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in Our content, the links to and from Our Site, or the materials offered on or through Our Site. All of the information on Our Site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date the information is posted on Our Site, and We do not undertake any obligation to update the information after it is posted or to remove that information from Our Site if it is not accurate, if it is not complete, or out of date.
Limitation on Liability
Your use of Our Site means You understand and agree that We, Our users, affiliates, licensors, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors will not be liable for any incidental, direct, indirect, punitive, actual, consequential, special, exemplary, or other damages, including loss of revenue or income, pain and suffering, emotional distress or similar damages, even if We have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will the collective liability of Our company, its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors, to any party regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise exceed the greater of $35.00 or the amount You have paid to Us for the applicable content, products or service out of which the liability arose.
Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold Us, Our subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (“Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Service by You, including any use of content other than as expressly authorized in these TOS. You also agree that the indemnified parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and You agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the indemnified parties in connection with the same. You will also indemnify and hold the indemnified parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of Your use of the information accessed on or from Our Site.
Security
Any passwords used for this site are for individual use only. You will be responsible for the security of Your password (if any). We will be entitled to monitor Your password and, at Our discretion, require You to change it if We think it is to Weak a password. If You use a password that We consider insecure, We will be entitled to require the password to be changed and/or terminate Your account for Your protection. You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with Our Site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If You become involved in any violation of system security, We reserve the right to release Your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations of these TOS. We reserve the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting Us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these TOS. By accepting this Agreement You waive and hold Us completely harmless from any claims resulting from any action taken by Us during or as a result of Our investigations and/or from any actions taken as a consequence of investigations by either Us or law enforcement authorities.
Severability
If any part of these TOS is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. These TOS constitute the entire agreement between the owners of this Website and those who are Using Our Site. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to which they pertain. We may revise these TOS at any time by updating this posting.
Jurisdiction
These TOS will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of Florida, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in Florida in connection with any dispute between You and Us arising out of these TOS or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these TOS each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these TOS or pertaining to the subject matter of these TOS will be in the state and federal courts in Gainesville, Florida at Our sole discretion.