These Terms of Use were last updated on February 25, 2021.
Viddles, LLC (“Viddles” or “we" or “us” or “our”) owns and operates Truupit, a service that facilitates group and social buying campaigns as well as new product discovery for users. Truupit is accessible via http://www.truupit.com, mobile application versions for the iOS and Android platforms, and any sites we have now or may have in the future that reference these Terms of Use (collectively, the "Platform"). By (a) using the Platform and Truupit’s services through the Platform, (b) signing up for an account and/or (c) completing a purchase via the Platform, you agree to these Terms of Use (defined below). You also agree to our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference and located at http://www.truupit.com/privacy ("Privacy Policy"), and acknowledge that you will regularly visit the Terms of Use (defined below) to familiarize yourself with any updates. The Privacy Policy, together with these terms, and any other terms contained herein or incorporated herein by reference, are collectively referred to as the "Terms of Use". The word "using" also includes any person or entity that accesses or uses the Platform with crawlers, robots, data mining, or extraction tools or any other functionality.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE PLATFORM AND DO NOT USE ANY TRUUPIT SERVICE.
PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY: (A) DISPUTE RESOLUTION/ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE CLASS ACTION WAIVER DESCRIBED THEREIN, (B) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, AND (C) INDEMNIFICATION/RELEASE.
The Platform is a service which assists merchants (“Merchants”) with acquiring new customers and which facilitates the sale of certain goods and services that Merchants wish to liquidate (“Merchant Products”). The Platform allows customers to create group purchasing campaigns and share Merchant Products with a group of potential buyers.
The Platform, any content on the Platform, and the infrastructure used to provide the Platform are proprietary to us, our affiliates, Merchants, and other content providers. While the Platform is implemented on third-party services, such as, for example, those provided by Shopify, Inc. (“ E-Commerce Providers”), Viddles is not an agent of, owned by, or sponsored by any E-Commerce Provider. By using the Platform and accepting these Terms of Use, Viddles grants you a limited, personal, nontransferable, nonexclusive, revocable license to use the Platform pursuant to these Terms of Use and to any additional terms and policies set forth by Viddles. These Terms of Use do not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or franchisee relationship between you and Viddles.
As a condition of your use of the Platform, you agree that:
Viddles retains the right, at our sole discretion, to deny service or use of the Platform or an account to anyone at any time and for any reason. While we use reasonable efforts to keep the Platform and your account accessible, the Platform and/or your account may be unavailable from time to time. You understand and agree that there may be interruptions in service or events, Platform access, or access to your account due to circumstances both within our control (e.g., routine maintenance) and outside of our control.
We reserve the right at all times to discontinue or modify any part of these Terms of Use in our sole discretion. If we make changes that affect your use of the Platform or our services, we will post updates to the Terms of Use page. Any changes to these Terms of Use will be effective upon our posting of the update(s); provided that these changes will be prospective only and not retroactive. If you do not agree to the changes, you may close your account and you should not use the Platform or any services offered through the Platform after the effective date of the changes. We suggest that you revisit our Terms of Use regularly to ensure that you stay informed of any changes. You agree that posting updates on the Terms of Use page is adequate notice to advise you of these changes, and that your continued use of the Platform or our services will constitute acceptance of these changes and the Terms of Use as modified.
You may only create and hold one account on the Platform for your personal use. You are responsible for updating and correcting information you have submitted to create or maintain your account. As part of your account settings, you have the option to save, edit, or delete your personal information, including, without limitation, payment information. You understand and agree that Viddles shall have no responsibility for any incident arising out of, or related to, your account settings. You must safeguard your password and supervise the use of your account. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your account and maintaining settings that reflect your preferences. We will assume that anyone using the Platform or transacting through your account is you. You agree that you are solely responsible for any activity that occurs under your account.
The Platform may permit you to make purchases without an account or without logging in to your account by using the guest checkout feature. If you make a purchase in this manner and you do not already have an account with us, we will create an account for you based on the information provided to us in connection with the transaction (e.g., your name, address, e-mail address, and other transaction information). You may later claim this account by creating a password for the account.
Your account is non-transferrable. You cannot sell, combine, or otherwise share it with any other person. Any violation of these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, failure to maintain updated and correct information about your account will cause your account to fall out of good standing and we may cancel your account in our sole discretion. Upon termination, the provisions of these Terms of Use that are, by their nature, intended to survive termination (e.g., any disclaimers, all limitations of liability, and all indemnities) shall survive. We also reserve the right to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of our services or the Platform, including, without limitation, requirements for use.
All interactions on the Platform must comply with these Terms of Use. To the extent your conduct, in our sole discretion, restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying any part of the Platform, we may limit or terminate your privileges on the Platform and seek other remedies, including, without limitation, cancellation of your account or forfeiture of any forms of unredeemed value in your account.
The following activities are prohibited on the Platform and constitute violations of these Terms of Use:
Submitting any content to the Platform that:
Attempting to do or actually doing any of the following:
Using any of the following:
Collecting any of the following:
We take the privacy of your Personal Information (defined in the Privacy Policy) seriously. We encourage you to carefully review our Privacy Policy for important disclosures about ways that we may collect, use, and share personal data and your choices. Our Privacy Policy is incorporated in and subject to these Terms of Use, and available here.
Viddles, Merchants, and E-Commerce Providers may process Personal Information (for example, customer names, email addresses, and shipping addresses) and are therefore considered separate and independent data controllers of customers’ personal information under EU law. As such, each party is responsible for the Personal Information it processes in providing their respective services. For example, if a Merchant accidentally discloses a customer name and email address when fulfilling another customer’s order, the Merchant, not Viddles, will be responsible for that unauthorized disclosure.
The Platform contains copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information, including, without limitation, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music, and sound, and the entire contents of the Platform are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of the United States. Viddles owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. You may not modify, distribute, publish, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part. Except as otherwise expressly stated under copyright law, no downloading, copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication, or commercial exploitation of the content without the express permission of Viddles or the copyright owner is permitted. If downloading, copying, redistribution, retransmission, or publication of copyrighted material is permitted, you will make independent attribution and/or make no changes in or deletion of any author attribution, trademark legend, or copyright notice. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material. Any violation of these restrictions may result in a copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right infringement that may subject you to civil and/or criminal penalties.
Viddles may own trademarks, registered and unregistered, for "Truupit”, the Truupit logo(s) and variations thereof found on the Platform.
You may not use Viddles’ or Truupit’s name, logos, trademarks or brands, or trademarks or brands of others on the Platform without Viddles’ express permission.
AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE PLATFORM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER VIDDLES, NOR ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, MERCHANTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS OR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, WARRANT THAT USE OF THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, VIRUS-FREE, OR ERROR FREE, NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO (A) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE PLATFORM, OR (B) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY OF (I) THE CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MERCHANT OFFERINGS, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER AVAILABLE PROGRAMS, (II) DESCRIPTIONS OF MERCHANT OFFERINGS, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER AVAILABLE PROGRAMS, OR (III) USER CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM AND ALL CONTENT, USER CONTENT AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE PLATFORM, MERCHANT OFFERINGS, PRODUCTS AND OTHER AVAILABLE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PLATFORM, ARE MADE ACCESSIBLE OR AVAILABLE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VIDDLES HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE PLATFORM OR THE CONTENT, USER CONTENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE PLATFORM OR THE MERCHANT OFFERINGS, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER AVAILABLE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, NON-INTERFERENCE, MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AS WELL AS WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR COURSE OF DEALING. THE WARRANTY LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT INTENDED TO LIMIT ANY WARRANTY PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY A MERCHANT OR BY THE APPLICABLE MANUFACTURER OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTS OR ANY EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES BY VIDDLES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS.
AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL VIDDLES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, MERCHANTS, PARTNERS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS, OR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT LOST PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS DAMAGES, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, THE CONTENT, USER CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION EITHER CONTAINED IN THE PLATFORM OR SUBMITTED BY YOU TO THE PLATFORM; (B) YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM; (C) MODIFICATION OR REMOVAL OF CONTENT SUBMITTED ON THE PLATFORM; (D) THE MERCHANT OFFERINGS, PRODUCTS, AND OTHER AVAILABLE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PLATFORM; (E) ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM A MERCHANT; (F) THESE TERMS OF USE; OR (G) ANY IMPROPER USE OF INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT WILL VIDDLES’ LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH A MERCHANT OFFERING, PRODUCT, AND OTHER AVAILABLE PROGRAMS EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID FOR THE APPLICABLE PRODUCT OR SERVICE. THE LIABILITY LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT INTENDED TO LIMIT ANY WARRANTY PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY A MERCHANT OR BY THE APPLICABLE MANUFACTURER OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTS OR ANY EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES BY VIDDLES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO LIMIT REMEDIES YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR PRODUCT-RELATED INJURY.
When you use the Platform or send emails to Viddles, you are communicating with us electronically and consent to receive electronic communications related to your use of the Platform. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Platform. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Notices from us will be considered delivered to you and effective when sent to the email address you provide on the Platform or from which you otherwise email us.
The Platform may contain links to websites maintained by other parties. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not because we endorse or have an opinion about the contents on such websites. We expressly disclaim any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such websites or the privacy practices of those websites. If you decide to access websites maintained by other parties, you do so at your own risk. We are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage, loss, or liability caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with any use of or reliance on any content, Merchant Products, or services available on or through any such linked site or resource.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Viddles, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, arising out of, related to, or in connection with (a) fraud you commit or your intentional misconduct or gross negligence; or (b) your violation of any applicable U.S. or foreign law or rights of a third-party.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with Merchants, E-Commerce Providers, and other users of the Platform. To the extent permitted under applicable laws, you hereby release Viddles from any and all claims or liability related to any product or service of a Merchant, regardless of whether such product or service is a Merchant Product available through the Platform, any action or inaction by a Merchant, including, without limitation, but not limited to any harm caused to you by action or inaction of a Merchant, a Merchant’s failure to comply with applicable law and/or failure to abide by the terms of a Merchant Product or any other product or service purchased or obtained by you from the Merchant, whether online or offline.
It is your sole responsibility to verify any information related to a Merchant Product, including, but not limited to, visual accuracy, description, sizing, fit, product quality, accuracy of reviews, authenticity, service quality, delivery, and the like, and you agree to address any issues with a Merchant Products directly with the Merchant. You hold Viddles harmless and expressly waive all claims and expenses related to such issues against Viddles.
Viddles shall be excused from performance under these Terms of Use, to the extent it or a Merchant is prevented or delayed from performing, in whole or in part, as a result of an event or series of events caused by or resulting from: (a) weather conditions or other elements of nature or acts of God; (b) acts of war, acts of terrorism, insurrection, riots, civil disorders, or rebellion; (c) quarantines or embargoes; (d) labor strikes; (e) error or disruption to major computer hardware or networks or software failures; or (g) other causes beyond the reasonable control of Viddles or a Merchant, as applicable.
You may not assign these Terms of Use, or any rights, benefits, or obligations hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, without the express written permission of Viddles. Any attempted assignment that does not comply with these Terms of Use shall be null and void. Viddles may assign these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, to any third-party in its sole discretion.
The Terms of Use, including, without limitation, the incorporated Privacy Policy, and other terms incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and Viddles with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and Viddles with respect to such subject matter.
Any disputes arising out of or related to these Terms of Use and/or any use by you of the Platform or Viddles’ services shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its choice of law rules and without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
(a) Binding Arbitration. Except as specifically stated herein, any dispute or claim between you and Viddles and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or any of their respective members, officers, directors, and employees (all such entities collectively referred to herein as the “Viddles Entities”) arising out of, relating in any way to, or in connection with the Terms of Use, the Platform or your use of the Platform, your Personal Information, or any Merchant Products (“Dispute(s)”) shall be resolved exclusively by final, binding arbitration. By virtue of this Dispute Agreement (defined below), you and Viddles are each giving up the right to go to court and have a Dispute heard by a judge or jury (except as otherwise set forth in Section 19(d)). The provisions of this Section 19 shall constitute your and Viddles’ written agreement to arbitrate Disputes under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) (“Dispute Agreement”). The arbitration will be a virtual hearing be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and conducted before a single arbitrator pursuant to its rules, including, without limitation, the AAA’s Consumer-Arbitration Rules, available at https://www.adr.org/consumer. The arbitrator will apply and be bound by this Agreement, apply applicable law and the facts, and issue a reasoned award, if appropriate.
In addition, you hereby unconditionally agree that (1) the arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by these Terms of Use and any of the other agreements referenced herein that you may have entered into in connection with the Platform; (2) the arbitrator shall apply North Carolina law consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (3) in the event the AAA is unavailable or unwilling to hear the Dispute, you and the applicable Viddles Entity(ies) shall agree to, or a court shall select, another arbitration provider.
(b) No Class Action Matters. We each agree that we shall bring any Dispute against the other in our respective individual capacities and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, representative proceeding or as an association. In addition, we each agree that Disputes shall be arbitrated only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action and that the arbitrator may award relief (including injunctive relief) only on an individual basis. The arbitrator does not have the power to vary these provisions.
(c) Choice of Law and Forum; No Jury Trial . If for any reason a Dispute proceeds in court: (i) except with respect to a qualifying claim over a Dispute in a small claims court, which you shall have the right to bring in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which you reside, you and Viddles agree that any Dispute may only be instituted in a state or federal court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; (ii) you and Viddles irrevocably consent and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for resolution of such Disputes; and (iii) you and Viddles agree to waive any right to a trial by jury. You and Viddles agree that the Federal Arbitration Act, the AAA rules, applicable federal law, and the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to principles of conflicts of law, will govern this Dispute Agreement and any Disputes.
(d) Injunctive Relief. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Dispute Agreement, either party may bring suit in court seeking an injunction or other equitable relief arising out of or relating to the infringement of a party’s intellectual property, or any illegal or intentional act affecting the accessibility, functionality, or the security of the Platform, and/or any illegal or intentional act against your interests or the general business interests of Viddles.
(e) Severability . With the exception of Section 19(b) above, if any part of this Section 19 is ruled to be unenforceable, then the balance of this Section 19 shall remain in full effect and construed and enforced as if the portion ruled unenforceable were not contained herein. If Section 19(b) above is ruled to be unenforceable, then Section 19(a) shall be deemed unenforceable, but the rest of Section 19 shall remain in full effect.
No waiver by either you or Viddles of any breach or default or failure to exercise any right allowed under these Terms of Use is a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default or a waiver or forfeiture of any similar or future rights under our Terms of Use. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall be of no legal force or effect. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of our Terms of Use invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the enforceability of any other provisions contained in these Terms of Use, and the remaining portions of our Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect.
If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.