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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in our services and the website www.audiblegenius.com (the “Website”), and any mobile application that we may make available to you now or in the future (the “App”), together hereafter referred to in these Terms of Service as “Audible Genius”, “us”, “our” or “we”. Audible Genius is owned and operated by Audible Genius, LLC, a Virginia Limited Liability Company and for the purposes of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy any use of the terms “Audible Genius”, “us”, “our” or “we” includes Audible Genius, LLC, without limitation. Unless otherwise specified, all references to our services (the “Service” or “Services”) include the software, programs, content, services and products available through the Audible Genius Website or App, as well as any software that Audible Genius provides to you that allows you to access the Services. The term “user”, “you” or “your” refers to the user of the Service, including visitors that do not register for an account or purchase a subscription to our Services. The following Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and Audible Genius regarding your use of the Service.

Please read the following Terms of Service (“Terms” or “Agreement”) carefully before accessing or using any of the Services. Each time you access or use our Services, subscribe to a plan or purchase something from us, you, and if you are acting on behalf of a third party or your employer, such third party or employer, agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy whether or not you register with us. If you do not agree to be bound by all of these Terms, you may not access or use our Service. Audible Genius may change this Agreement at any time by posting an updated Terms of Service on this site. If any amendment to these Terms is unacceptable to you, you shall cease using this Site or App. If you continue using the Site or the App, you will be conclusively deemed to have accepted the changes.

In addition, certain areas of the Service may be subject to additional Terms of Service that we make available for your review. By using such areas, or any part thereof, you are expressly indicating that you have read and agree to be bound by the additional Terms of Service applicable to such areas. In the event that any of the additional Terms of Service governing such area conflict with these Terms, the additional terms will control.

PLEASE READ THE BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION OF THESE TERMS. IT AFFECTS HOW DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED. BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ARBITRATION PROVISIONS AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS. YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS OUR PLATFORM IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

EXPOSURE TO LOUD MUSIC MAY RESULT IN HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS. PLEASE PROTECT YOUR HEARING WHEN USING OUR SERVICES BY MAKING SURE THAT THE SOUND LEVELS YOU USE WHEN MONITORING THE MUSIC YOU COMPOSE ARE MAINTAINED AT A SAFE LEVEL THAT WILL NOT RESULT IN DAMAGE TO YOUR HEARING.

Eligibility for Our ServiceBy using our Services, you represent and warrant that you have attained the age of majority where you reside (18 years of age in most jurisdictions) and are otherwise capable of entering into binding contracts including this Agreement. Persons who are at least 13 years of age but under the age of majority may only use our Services with legal parental or guardian consent. Accordingly, you agree that you are at least the age of majority or older, or have received legal parental or guardian consent from someone fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, representations and warranties set forth in the Terms. If you are using our Services on behalf of a company or other organization, you represent and warrant that you have authority to act on behalf of that entity and to bind that entity to this Agreement.
Our Service
1. Audible Genius provides interactive training courses that teach musicians how to compose music in a modern computer-oriented environment. Each lesson consists of a video demonstration and an interactive challenge in which the user recreates hidden music by ear. Users can and will also compose original music using the app’s built-in “Studio”.
2. The Service does not include any software application or service that is provided by you or a third party, which you use in connection with the Service.
3. Any modifications and new features added to the Service are also subject to this Agreement.
4. Audible Genius reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service or any feature or functionality thereof at any time without notice to you. All rights, title and interest in and to the Service and its components (including all intellectual property rights) will remain with and belong exclusively to Audible Genius.
Accounts and Registration
1. To access some features of the Service, including our subscription services plans, or our individual purchase “Pay Once, Use Forever” option, you will be required to register for an account. When you register for an account, you may be required to provide us with some information about yourself (such as your name, date of birth, e-mail address, physical address, phone number, company name or other personal information). Some of this information may be of a confidential nature and may include personal identifying information (all “Your Information”).
2. If you provide Your Information to us then you agree to provide true, current, complete and accurate information, and not to misrepresent your identity. You also agree to keep Your Information current and to update Your Information if any of Your Information changes.
3. Our collection, use and disclosure of Your Information is governed by this Agreement and our プライバシーポリシー.
Account Management
1. Keep Your Password Secure. If you have been issued an account by Audible Genius in connection with your use of the Services, you are responsible for safeguarding your password and any other credentials used to access that account, even if you authorize other parties to access your account. You, and not Audible Genius, are responsible for any activity occurring in your account, whether or not you authorized that activity. If you become aware of any unauthorized access to your account, you should notify Audible Genius immediately.
2. Keep Your Details Accurate. Audible Genius may send notices to the email address or text messages to your mobile phone registered with your account. You must keep your email address, mobile phone number and, where applicable, your contact details and payment details associated with your account current and accurate.
3. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Service, any user account or your access to the Service for any reason, without notice, at any time, and without liability to you.
4. You can cancel your account at anytime. Upon termination or cancellation, all licenses and other rights granted to you in these Terms will immediately cease.
5. We reserve the right to refuse to issue an account to anyone or permit access to the Service to anyone for any reason at any time.
Subscription Plans and TermsAudible Genius offers several automatically renewable and payable Subscription Plans for our users including a recurring monthly payable subscription (“Monthly Subscription”), and a prepaid annual subscription (“Annual Subscription”).The features, subscriber rights, terms and prices of these Subscription Plans may change from time to time and the most current descriptions and prices may be found on our Subscription Plans pricing page.By completing your registration for a Subscription Plan, you authorize Audible Genius or its third party payment processor to charge your payment method on a recurring basis (e.g. monthly or yearly) for: (a) the applicable subscription plan charges; (b) any and all applicable taxes; and (c) any other charges incurred in connection with customer’s use of the Audible Genius Services. The authorization continues through the subscription term and any renewal term until the subscriber cancels the Subscription Plan.You may select one of the following subscription service plan billing options:
1. Monthly subscription billed every month (“Monthly Subscription”).
  1. By purchasing a Monthly Subscription, you expressly acknowledge and agree that (a) your subscription has an initial and recurring payment feature, and Audible Genius (or our third party payment processor) is authorized to automatically charge your payment method monthly at the then-current subscription rate for your subscription as long as your subscription continues, and (b) your subscription is continuous and will be automatically extended for successive monthly periods until you cancel it.
  2. You may cancel your Monthly subscription at any time, by logging into your account or emailing us at [email protected] and following the instructions, if any, we provide you in response to your cancellation request. If you cancel, you will not be entitled to a refund for your last payment and you may use your subscription until the end of your then-current paid-up subscription term. You must cancel your subscription any time before your next regularly scheduled charge date to avoid an automatic and non-refundable monthly charge for the next billing cycle. Audible Genius may submit periodic charges without further authorization from you, until you provide prior notice that you have terminated this authorization or wish to change your payment method. Such notice will not affect charges submitted before Audible Genius reasonably could act.
  3. In the event you cancel your Monthly subscription, please note that we may still send you promotional communications about Audible Genius, unless you opt out of receiving those communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided therein.
2. Annual Subscription (Billed annually).
  1. By purchasing an annual subscription, you expressly acknowledge and agree that (a) your subscription has an initial and recurring payment feature for one year of service and Audible Genius (or our third party payment processor) is authorized to automatically charge your payment method for each successive year at the then-current subscription rate for your subscription as long as your subscription continues, and (b) your subscription is continuous and will be automatically extended at the end of the subscription term for each successive year until you cancel it.
  2. You may cancel your Annual subscription at any time, by logging into your account or emailing us at [email protected] and following the instructions, if any, we provide you in response to your cancellation request. If you cancel, you will not be entitled to a refund for your last payment and you may use your subscription until the end of your then-current paid-up subscription term. Audible Genius may submit periodic charges without further authorization from you, until you provide prior notice that you have terminated this authorization or wish to change your payment method. Such notice will not affect charges submitted before Audible Genius reasonably could act.
  3. If we cancel your Annual Subscription for any reason, with the exception of your violation of any of the terms of this Agreement or our Privacy Policy, you will be eligible for a prorated refund of any un-used portion of the subscription fee paid for the then-current subscription period.
  4. In the event you cancel your Annual subscription, please note that we may still send you promotional communications about Audible Genius, unless you opt out of receiving those communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided therein.WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REVOKE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME AS A RESULT OF A VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR THE PRIVACY POLICY. SUBSCRIPTION MEMBERSHIP IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Pay Once, Use Forever Option
1. In addition to our Subscription Plans above, Audible Genius also offers an option to pay a one-time fee per course for any individual course, or multiple courses at the same time, or even all of our courses. Payment of the one-time fee entitles you to the full use of the course, without restriction, as long as the course is available on our platform. Upon paying the fee for your first course, you will also be entitled the full access to the Audible Genius Studio for as long as any of the courses your have paid for, remain available on our platform.
2. Paying a fee for multiple courses at the same time may entitle you to receive a discount on the bundle. The one-time fee for courses may vary and you can view the most current fees, and any bundled course discounts we make available, on our “Pay Once, Use Forever” pricing page. If you have any questions on pricing or bundled discounts, you can contact us at [email protected].
3. Upon payment of the Pay Once, Use Forever fee, Audible Genius grants you a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, fully paid up, license to use the course, our Studio and our Services. All rights, title and interest in and to any course, our Studio and our Service, and its components (including all intellectual property rights) will remain with, and belong exclusively to, Audible Genius.
4. Audible Genius reserves the right to modify or discontinue any course, the Studio or the Service, or any feature or functionality thereof, at any time without notice and without any further obligation to you.
OrdersYour subscription order constitutes an offer to purchase the Monthly or Annual Subscription and Services available on our platform. We reserve the right at any time to accept or decline any order or partial order. We reserve the right to cancel your order at any time before it has been accepted and we may rescind the acceptance and cancel your order where there has been an obvious error in price or where the Monthly or Annual Subscription or Services are no longer available.
Prices
1. Prices of our Services may be displayed in your local currency, otherwise the prices displayed are in U.S. dollars.
2. All applicable taxes and other charges are additional and your responsibility.
3. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to change prices at any time and without notice.
Payment
1. By providing Audible Genius with your method of payment information (credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, Amazon Payments, PayPal or wire transfers), you authorize us to charge you for subscription purchases using the secure third party payment processor we make available to you. Our payment gateway partners use secure servers with state-of-the-art encryption and secure sockets layer (SSL) technology for the transfer of credit card information. Additionally, we have security measures in place to protect our customer database and access to this database is restricted internally.
2. You must keep all information about your payment method current. If you tell us to stop using your payment method and we no longer receive payment from you, we may cancel your account and subscription. Your notice to us will not affect charges to your account before we reasonably could act on your request.
3. You agree that we may charge you, and you will pay to Audible Genius, any fee or penalty that is assessed or charged to us for a “Chargeback” resulting from a failure or refusal of your selected method of payment to make a required payment. This payment shall be refunded to you in the event that your selected method of payment resolves this dispute in your favor.
Suspension and Termination of Services
1. Audible Genius may limit or suspend or terminate the Services to you (including your subscription) if you fail to comply with these Terms, the Privacy Policy or if you use the Services in a way that causes legal liability to us or disrupts use of the Service by other users.
2. Audible Genius may also suspend providing the Services to you (including your subscription) if we are investigating suspected misconduct by you. Audible Genius will use commercially reasonable efforts to narrow the scope and duration of any limitation or suspension under this Section as is needed to resolve the issue that prompted such action.
3. Users who have been terminated or suspended will not be eligible for a refund of any kind for the termination or the period of suspension.
Your Access and Use of our Services
1. Your right to access and use our Services is personal to you and is not transferable by you to any other person or entity. Access to our Services may not be available in all locations. You are only entitled to access and use our Services for lawful purposes and pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy. Any action by you that, in our sole discretion: (i) violates the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Privacy Policy; (ii) restricts, inhibits or prevents any access, use or enjoyment of our Services; or (iii) through the use of our Services, defames, abuses, harasses, offends or threatens others, shall not be permitted, and may result in your loss of the right to access and use our Services.
2. The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (i) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Services; (ii) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Services; (iii) you shall not access the Services in order to build a similar or competitive Service; and (iv) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Services may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means. Any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Services shall be subject to these Terms.
3. Furthermore, you agree that you will not use any robot, spider, scraper, deep link or other similar automated data gathering or extraction tools, program, algorithm or methodology to access, acquire, copy or monitor our Services or any portion of our Services or for any other purpose, without our prior written permission. Additionally, you agree that you will not: (i) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (ii) copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute or publicly display any content (except for your personal information) from our Services without our prior written permission and the appropriate third party, as applicable; (iii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of our Services or any activities conducted on our Services; (iv) bypass any robot exclusion headers or other measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to our Services, or (v) interfere or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, including by transmitting any worms, viruses, spyware, malware or any other code of a destructive or disruptive nature.
4. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, you shall not collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from our Services.
5. Our Services may now, or in the future, have “publicly accessible areas” that allow users to post User Content (hereafter defined) that will be accessible by the public or the user population generally. As a user of the Services, you acknowledge and affirmatively agree that in the course of using the Services you may be exposed to User Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate. You further agree that Audible Genius shall not, under any circumstances, be liable in any way for any User Content.
6. You understand that Audible Genius may issue upgrade versions of any mobile App and you consent to receiving automatic upgrades on your mobile device. You also acknowledge and agree that standard carrier data charges may apply to your use of the Service including, without limitation, text messages.
7. You shall not use any communication systems provided on our Services including, without limitation email, for any commercial or solicitation purposes. You shall not solicit for commercial purposes any users of our Services without our prior written permission.
8. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with any and all laws, rules, regulations, and Tax obligations that may apply to your purchases or use of the Services.
Information Accuracy
1. We attempt to ensure that information on this Service is complete, accurate and current. Despite our best efforts, the information on our Service may occasionally be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. We make no representation as to the completeness, accuracy, or currency of any information on the Service.
2. Furthermore, information on the Service may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. We reserve the right to correct or make changes in such information without notice and cancel orders placed for products, services or subscriptions listed incorrectly or at the wrong price.
Proprietary RightsAs between Audible Genius and you, Audible Genius or its licensors own and reserve all right, title and interest in and to the Service, software, programs, content and all other items used to provide the Service, other than the rights explicitly granted to you to use the Service in accordance with these Terms. No title to or ownership of any proprietary rights related to the Service is transferred to you pursuant to these Terms. All rights not explicitly granted to you are reserved by Audible Genius.
Intellectual Property Rights; Our Content
1. The software, lessons, courses, instruction, videos, information, content, documentation, guides, descriptions, advice, data and any other content viewable on, contained in, or downloadable from our Services (collectively, “Our Content”), including, without limitation, all music, sounds, audio files, text, graphics, charts, pictures, photographs, images, videos, line art, icons, renditions, inventions, patents and patent applications, specifications, methods, procedures and algorithms are copyrighted by, or otherwise licensed to us or Our Content suppliers.
2. All software and programs used on, or within our Services including, without limitation, all source and object code, files, interface, GUI and trade secrets is our property or the property of our software vendors and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Using, listening, viewing, reading, printing, downloading or otherwise making use of Our Content and/or the Collective Work does not entitle you to any ownership or intellectual property rights to Our Content, the Collective Work, or the Software.
3. In providing our Service to you we may make available for your inclusion in your musical compositions a portion, or sample (“Audio Selection”), of music or sound recording(s) for your use as an instrument or a sound recording in your musical composition. When we do this, we retain full ownership of this Audio Selection and we are only granting you, and any other User that incorporates this Audio Selection in their composition, a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable license to use this Audio Selection.
4. Our names, graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are our trademarks or trade dress in the United States and/or other countries (collectively the “Proprietary Marks”), and are owned by Audible Genius. You may not use the Proprietary Marks without our prior written permission.
5. We make no proprietary claim to any third-party names, trademarks or service marks appearing on our Services. Any third-party names, trademarks, and service marks are property of their respective owners.
6. We also own a copyright of a collective work in the selection, coordination, arrangement, presentation, display and enhancement of Our Content (the “Collective Work”).
7. You are solely responsible for any damages resulting from your infringement of our, or any third-parties, intellectual property rights regarding the Trademarks, Our Content, the Collective Work, the Software and/or any other harm incurred by us or our affiliates as a, direct or indirect, result of your copying, distributing, redistributing, transmitting, publishing or using the same for purposes that are contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Use of Our Content
1. We grant you a limited license to access, print, download or otherwise make personal use of Our Content and the Collective Work for your noncommercial personal use provided, however, that you shall not delete any proprietary notices or materials with regard to the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may use the Audio Selections provided by Audio Genius in your compositions for commercial purposes, and without compensation to Audio Genius, subject to the terms of the license we have granted to you for the Audio Selections in Section 13 c.
2. You may not modify Our Content or the Collective Work or utilize them for any commercial purpose or any other public display, performance, sale, or rental, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble Our Content and the Collective Work, or transfer Our Content or the Collective Work to another person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may use the “Studio” section of our Services to modify the Audio Selections Audio Genius has provided for use in your compositions.
User Content Rights and Related Responsibilities; Licenses
1. “User Content” means, without limitation, any music, musical composition, musical works, sound recordings, digital audio files, messages, texts, images, photos, personal profile (including your photo), artwork, videos, comments, feedback, suggestions, reviews and documents, or any other content you choose to make public on Audible Genius Services and to our users by choice, or through upload, transmission, submission or otherwise.
2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including our Community Guidelines, and your payment of any required fees, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable license to make public, submit, upload or post your User Content to the Audible Genius platform, strictly in compliance with these Terms and any other applicable terms posted on our Service from time to time.
3. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control the rights to your User Content, and that each and every part thereof, is an original work by you, or you have obtained all rights, licenses, consents and permissions necessary in order to use those parts at any and all times. You further represent and warrant that your User Content does not, and will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party including, without limitation, any intellectual property rights, performers’ rights and any rights of privacy or publicity. You also agree to indemnify Audible Genius and its affiliates for all claims arising from or in connection with any claims to any rights in your User Content, or any damages arising from your User Content. This representation, warranty and agreement to indemnify Audible Genius extends to any Content to which you do not hold the necessary intellectual property rights including, without limitation, any unauthorized use of a third party’s copyright or trademark protected material within, or as a component of your User Content.
4. By making public, submitting or uploading User Content on or through the Service, you grant Audible Genius a limited worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to stream, perform, broadcast, display, modify, adapt, excerpt, publish, promote, advertise, market, use, copy, reproduce, process, transmit, and distribute such User Content without attribution, and without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to any other person or entity, in any manner including, without limitation, for instructional, educational, publicity, trade, promotional, or advertising purposes, and in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content. The limited license provided in this Section 15 d shall extend only to the use of the User Content on, in or outside the Audible Genius Website, mobile App and our Services for Audible Genius instructional, educational, informational, promotional, marketing and advertising purposes. The User Content will not otherwise be exploited by Audible Genius for any commercial purposes with any third parties.
5. By submitting User Content on or through the Service or by making your musical compositions public using the Audio Genius “Share” feature , you grant a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid up, license to other users of our Service to listen to your User Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this license does not grant any rights to any other user of the Service to acquire ownership of another User’s Content.
6. Any User Content made available on our Service, other than your User Content, remains the property of the User making it public, and may be subject to Intellectual Property Rights; and you do not acquire ownership of another User’s Content. You also do not acquire any rights or permission to use another User’s Content except as stated in this Agreement.
7. Audible Genius does not claim any ownership rights in your User Content, and you hereby expressly acknowledge and agree that User Content remains your sole property and your responsibility. Furthermore, we acknowledge that your User Content is not exclusive to Audible Genius.
8. Audible Genius shall have no obligation to pay you, or anyone else, any compensation or sum of money, including record or publishing royalties, performance fees, license fees, union, guild or collective bargaining fees for the distribution, public performance, or other uses of your User Content. Furthermore, you agree that Audible Genius does not share, and you have no right of claim on any advertising revenue received by Audible Genius.
9. By submitting User Content on or through the Service, you represent and warrant that, to the extent that you, either in whole or in part, are the composer or author of any of the musical User Content, have the full right, power, and authority to grant the rights set forth in these Terms, and that you are not in violation of any agreement you may have entered into with any performing rights organization (“PRO”) including, without limitation, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC), or Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) or any music publisher or recording label. You are solely responsible for informing any PRO, music publisher or recording label that you have granted Audible Genius a royalty free license for the public performances of your musical User Content. If an artist has been signed to a music recording label entity, it is the artists sole duty and responsibility to remove their User Content from our Services. The artist agrees to indemnify Audible Genius for any damages it may suffer as a result of the artists failure to comply with this term of this section.
10. In order for us to provide the Service to you, we require that you grant us certain rights with respect to User Content, including without limitation, the right to edit or modify User Content in our sole discretion in connection with the Services offered by us and without any approval rights by you, and the ability to transmit, manipulate, process, store and copy User Content in order to provide our Services. Your acceptance of this Agreement gives us the permission to do so and grants us any such rights necessary to provide the Service to you.
11. You agree that any User Content you choose to share, submit or transmit to our Service, including your musical compositions, which you may make public using the Audio Genius “Share” feature, may be heard or viewed by other users, any person visiting or participating in the Service and by the public in general.
12. Audible Genius expressly disclaims any liability for the loss or damage to any User Content or any losses or damages you incur as a result of the loss or damage of any User Content.
13. User Content may be removed, deleted or blocked by Audible Genius at anytime and for any reason, without notice or liability to you. Furthermore we shall not be obligated to return removed User Content to you, or liable for any failure to do so. It is your responsibility to back-up any User Content to prevent it’s loss.
14. You are solely responsible for your User Content, including, without limitation, reviews, comments and feedback, and any damages suffered by Audible Genius resulting therefrom. Audible Genius disclaims any and all liability which may arise from any User Content you’ve chosen to share with users or uploaded to the Services, including, but not limited to, any infringement claims for intellectual property rights, performers’ rights and any rights of privacy or publicity.
15. Audible Genius is not responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, or legality of User Content.
16. You represent and warrant that all information that you submit is authentic, accurate and truthful and that you will promptly update any information provided by you that subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading or false.
17. Compositions created by users shall remain private unless, and until, the user chooses to make it public by selecting our “Share” feature. You agree not to submit User Content or publicly share any musical compositions in which you have any expectation of privacy.
18. Audible Genius has no control over User Content once you choose to make it public and it is possible that visitors to the Services may copy User Content and use it elsewhere.
19. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED IN THIS AGREEMENT, YOU SHALL NOT DOWNLOAD, COPY, RIP, CAPTURE, STORE, EDIT, CHANGE, EXPLOIT, PREPARE ANY DERIVATIVE WORK OF, OR ALTER IN ANY WAY ANY OF THE USER CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES.
Community GuidelinesPlease respect our Audible Genius community values and be considerate about what you share with other users. As a member of our community you agree not to post as part of the Service any offensive, inaccurate, incomplete, abusive, obscene, profane, threatening, intimidating, harassing, racially offensive, or illegal material. The following includes, without limitation, some examples of the things you may not do:
1. Impersonate any person or entity.
2. Stalk, harass, defame, abuse, bully, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others.
3. 他人を擁護したり、嫌がらせや脅迫をすること。
4. 虚偽または誤解を招く情報を宣伝すること。
5. 違法行為または中傷、名誉毀損、その他好ましくない行為を助長すること。
6. いかなるグループまたは個人に対しても、暴力、人種差別、偏見、憎悪、身体的危害を助長すること。
7. 児童や未成年者を搾取するもの、動物に対する残酷な描写があるものを送信すること。
8. 18歳未満の者に個人情報を求めること。
9. 他人の著作権、商標、その他の知的財産権、またはその他の所有権を侵害することを含むがこれに限定されない、第三者の知的財産権を盗用、不正流用、または侵害すること。
10. 本サービスを不正に利用し、または不正な行為を行うこと。
11. コンピュータソフトウェア、ハードウェア、または当社のサービスおよびプラットフォームの機能を妨害、破壊、制限するように設計されたソフトウェアウイルスまたはその他のコンピュータコード、ファイル、またはプログラムを含む素材を送信すること。
12. 本人または法定後見人の許可なく、他人の映像、音声、画像を含むコンテンツを送信すること。
13. 性的、ポルノ的、暴力的な方法で人々を搾取する素材を宣伝すること。
14. 違法行為に関する指導情報を提供する。
15. 販売、コンテスト、懸賞、物々交換、広告、ビジネスオファーを含むがこれらに限定されない商業活動の促進。
露骨または不快なコンテンツ当社のサービス上で公開されるユーザーコンテンツには、18歳未満に不適切と見なされる露骨または不快なコンテンツが含まれる場合があります。Audible geniusは、中傷、名誉毀損、誹謗、不作為、虚偽、わいせつ、ポルノ、冒涜を含むがこれに限定されない、そのようなコンテンツに対する責任または義務を負いません。あなたが私たちのサービスにアクセスし、使用することは、あなたがこれらのコンテンツにさらされることに同意することです。18歳未満のすべての利用者は、保護者の判断のもとにご利用ください。
サービスの中断
1. お客様の当社サービスへのアクセスおよび使用は、機器の故障、当社サービスの定期的な更新、メンテナンスまたは修理、または当社が独自の裁量で選択するその他の措置を含むがこれらに限定されない、いくつかの理由のいずれかにより、随時中断されることがあります。
2. お客様は、本サービスまたはその一部の中断について、当社がお客様または第三者に対して責任を負わないことに同意するものとします。
第三者のリンク、サービスおよびコンテンツ本サービスには、第三者のサービスおよびコンテンツ、ウェブサイト、ディレクトリ、サーバー、ネットワーク、システム、情報、データベース、アプリケーション、ソフトウェア、プログラム、コース、サービス、およびインターネット全体へのリンク、またはアクセスを提供する機能、サービスおよび機能が含まれる場合があります。当社はこのようなサイトやリソースを管理していないため、このような外部のサイトやリソースの可用性について責任を負わず、このようなサイトやリソースに掲載されている、またはこのようなサイトやリソースから入手可能なコンテンツ、広告、コース、その他の資料について保証せず、責任を負いません。利用者が第三者のウェブサイトを訪問または利用する場合、利用者は第三者の利用規約および個人情報保護方針を読み、これに同意することに同意し、当社を免責するものとします。
ソフトウェア
1. 私たちのソフトウェアとプログラムの使用は、2つの方法のいずれかで管理されます：あなたがソフトウェアを使用するために受け入れなければならないライセンス条項が提示されている場合は、それらの条項が適用されます。ライセンスが提示されていない場合は、本規約が適用されます。
2. いかなるライセンスも、Audible Geniusが提供する本サービスを、本規約で許可された方法で利用し、その利益を享受できるようにすることのみを目的とするものです。お客様は、当社サービスまたは含まれるソフトウェアのいかなる部分も複製、変更、頒布、販売、リースすることはできず、また、リバースエンジニアリングやソフトウェアのソースコードの抽出を試みることはできません。
3. 当社は、お客様のソフトウェアのバージョンを自動的にチェックすることがあります。また、本ソフトウェアの新バージョンをお客様のデバイスまたはコンピュータに自動的にダウンロードする場合があります。
4. いかなるソフトウェアもライセンスされるものであり、販売されるものではありません。当社が別途通知しない限り、ソフトウェアのライセンスはお客様のサービスが終了した時点で終了します。その場合、お客様は速やかにソフトウェアをアンインストールする必要があります。お客様は、ソフトウェアの技術的制限を回避してはなりません。
5. 本ソフトウェアは、適用される米国輸出法および規制の対象となります。お客様は、本ソフトウェアに適用されるすべての国内および国際的な輸出法および規制を遵守しなければなりません。これらの法律には、仕向地、エンドユーザー、および最終使用に関する制限が含まれます。これらに限定されることなく、お客様は、米国政府の許可なく、本ソフトウェアまたは本サービスを米国政府の輸出禁止リストに記載されている者に譲渡することはできません。お客様は、これらのリストに記載されていないこと、またはこれらのリストに記載されている者の管理下にないこと、またはこれらの者の代理人ではないことを表明し、保証するものとします。
電子通信
1. 当社は、普通郵便による連絡を選択する場合がありますが、電子メール、電話、テキスト、SMS、または当社サービスへの通知の掲載を含むがこれらに限定されない、電子的手段による連絡を選択する場合もあります。お客様が当社サービスを利用する場合、お客様は当社と電子的に連絡を取ることに同意するものとします。
2. お客様は、当社がお客様に電子的に提供するすべての合意、通知、開示、およびその他の通信が、かかる通信が書面であることを要求する法的要件を満たすことに同意するものとします。
電子取引
1. お客様の本サービスのご利用には、本規約を含む契約の締結、金融取引および購入を含む電子的取引の実行が含まれます。お客様は、電子的な送信により、かかる契約、金融取引および購入に拘束されることに同意し、その意思を表明したものとみなされることを認めるものとします。
2. 電子的な提出物によって拘束されることへのお客様の同意および意思は、購入、金融取引、解約通知、ポリシー、契約、および申請を含む、お客様が本サイト上で行うすべての取引に関するすべての記録に適用されます。
3. お客様の電子記録にアクセスし、これを保持するためには、お客様ご自身の責任において特定のハードウェアおよびソフトウェアをご用意いただく必要がある場合があります。
第三者のソーシャルネットワーキングFacebook、Google、Twitterを含む（ただし必ずしもこれらに限定されない）第三者のソーシャルネットワーキングサイトまたはアプリケーションを通じて当社のサービスにアクセスする場合、お客様は、Audible Geniusが第三者のソーシャルネットワーキングサイトを通じて入手可能なお客様に関する特定の情報にアクセスすることを承認し、さらに、当社が当社のプライバシーポリシーに従ってお客様の情報を収集、保存、保持、使用することを承認するものとします。
セキュリティ当社サービスのセキュリティに違反することは禁止されており、刑事上および民事上の責任を負う場合があります。Audible Geniusは、このような違反を含む事件を調査することがあり、犯罪違反が疑われる場合には、法執行機関に関与し、協力することがあります。セキュリティ違反には、本サービスの脆弱性を調査、スキャン、テストする試み、セキュリティまたは認証手段を侵害する試み、データまたはトラフィックを不正に監視する試み、およびユーザー、ホスト、またはネットワークへのサービスを妨害する試みを含むがこれらに限定されない、データまたはシステムへの不正なアクセスまたは使用が含まれます。
プライバシーとお客様の個人情報Audible Geniusのデータ保護慣行とプライバシーポリシーについては、以下をお読みください。プライバシーポリシー.本ポリシーは、お客様が本サービスを利用する際に、当社がお客様の個人情報をどのように取り扱い、お客様のプライバシーを保護するかを説明するものです。お客様は、Audible Geniusのプライバシーポリシーに従ってお客様のデータが使用されることに同意するものとします。
著作権および知的財産ポリシー当社は、他者の知的財産権を尊重します。当社は、他人の著作権、商標権またはその他の知的財産権を侵害しているとされる本サービス上のユーザーコンテンツを削除する権利、および/または本サービスを訪問および/または使用するアカウントまたは能力を終了、中止、一時停止および/または制限する権利、または他人の知的財産権を侵害しているとされる本サービス上のユーザーコンテンツを削除、編集、または無効にする権利を留保します。当社は、デジタルミレニアム著作権法（「DMCA」）を通じて制定された著作権改正法第512条に従い、本ポリシーを提供します。DMCAに基づく有効な苦情は、以下の情報を書面で提供する必要があります：
1. 著作権者に代わって行動することを認められた人物の電子署名または物理的署名。
2. 侵害されたと主張する著作物の特定。
3. 権利を侵害していると主張するマテリアルの特定と、それが本サービスのどこにあるかの特定。
4. お客様の住所、電話番号、電子メールアドレスなど、当社がお客様に連絡を取るのに十分な情報。
5. 申し立てられた方法での素材の使用が、著作権所有者、その代理人、または法律によって許可されていないと誠実に信じる旨の声明。
6. 偽証罪に問われることを条件として、上記の情報が正確であり、あなたが著作権所有者であること、または所有者に代わって行動する権限を有していることを表明すること。
連邦法では、オンライン素材が著作権を侵害していることを故意に虚偽申告した場合、偽証罪による刑事訴追、および金銭的損害賠償、裁判費用、弁護士費用を含む民事罰の対象となる可能性があると規定しています。上記の情報は、著作権エージェント（[email protected]）に提出する必要があります。
ユーザーコンテンツが本サービスから削除されたという通知を受け取った場合、ユーザーコンテンツが誤って削除されたと考える場合には、この削除に異議を申し立てる機会があります。削除されたユーザーコンテンツが第三者の権利を侵害していないと信じる場合、または問題の素材を使用する権限を権利者または権利者の正式な代理人から得ている場合、以下の情報を記載した電子メール通知を著作権エージェント（[email protected]）に送信することで、削除に異議を申し立てることができます：
1. あなたの物理的または電子署名。
2. 削除された、またはアクセスが無効にされた資料の特定、および削除される前またはアクセスが無効にされる前に資料が掲載されていた場所。
3. 偽証罪に基づき、削除または無効化されるべき素材の誤りまたは誤認の結果として素材が削除または無効化されたと誠実に信じる旨の陳述。
あなたの氏名、住所、電話番号、およびバージニア州の州裁判所および連邦裁判所の管轄権に同意すること、および最初の侵害申し立てを行った当事者（またはその正式な代理人）が法的措置を取ることを選択した場合、その当事者からの送達を受け入れることを署名した声明。
免責事項、無保証
1. Audible geniusから入手可能なすべてのソフトウェア、プログラム、サービス、および製品は、「現状のまま」、「入手可能な範囲」で提供されます。適用される法律で許される限りにおいて。オーディブル・ジェニウスとその親会社、子会社、パートナー、関連会社、役員、取締役、従業員、および代理人（総称して「オーディブル・ジェニウス関係者」）は、商品性、特定目的への適合性、および非侵害の黙示的保証を含む（ただし必ずしもこれらに限定されない）、明示的または黙示的なすべての保証を放棄します。
2. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR (III) THE QUALITY OF ANY SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR INFORMATION PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM OR THOUGH US WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
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4. THE AUDIBLE GENIUS PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY DESCRIPTION OR OTHER CONTENT OFFERED AS PART OF THE SERVICES, ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR COMPLETE.
5. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS AND SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY CONTENT FROM THE SERVICE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICE.
6. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE OR ANY FEATURE OR PART THEREOF AT ANY TIME.
7. SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME PARTS OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
1. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE RESPONSIBLE TO, OR LIABLE TO YOU, OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY TO YOU OR OTHERS, OR LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE OR BUSINESS, AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF: (I) YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF OUR SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS; (II) YOUR BREACH OR VIOLATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT; (III) YOUR DELAY IN ACCESSING OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE OUR SERVICES FOR ANY REASON; (IV) YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY OF OUR CONTENT OR THE COLLECTIVE WORK FOR YOUR USE; OR (V) YOUR RELIANCE UPON OR USE OF OUR CONTENT OR THE COLLECTIVE WORK, WHETHER RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE AND/OR OUR SUPPLIERS HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
2. THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN OUR SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN OUR SERVICES.
3. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACTS OF NATURE, FORCES, OR CAUSES BEYOND THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERNET FAILURES, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FAILURES, OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, INSURRECTIONS, CIVIL DISTURBANCES, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, FIRES, FLOODS, STORMS, EXPLOSIONS, ACTS OF GOD, WAR, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, ORDERS OF DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN COURTS OR TRIBUNALS OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES.
4. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SUM OF $100 IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ALL CLAIMS MADE BY YOU.
5. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO OUR SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
6. CERTAIN STATE OR JURISDICTIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Indemnity
1. You agree that you will be personally responsible for your use of the Service, products or subscriptions you purchase from us; and you further agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Audible Genius and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and accounting fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with (i) your access to, use of or alleged use of the Service, subscription or the products you purchase through the Service; (ii) your violation of these Terms of Service or any representation, warranty, or agreements referenced herein, or any applicable law or regulation; (iii) your infringement upon the property rights, intellectual property rights (copyrights and trademarks) or other rights of others; (iv) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation publicity, confidentiality, or privacy right; (v) any serious physical or emotional harm, including death, to you or any third party resulting from your use of the Services, products or subscriptions purchased though the Service.
2. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.
Release
1. By using the Services, you release, to the maximum extent allowed by law, Audible Genius, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, and agents from claims, demands and damages of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of, or in any way connected with, your use of our Services, products or subscriptions, including without limitation, any serious physical or emotional harm, including death.
2. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code §1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”
Governing LawThis Agreement, and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. The parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia in and for the County in which Audible Genius has established its principal office.
Our Remedies
1. You acknowledge that we may be irreparably damaged if this Agreement is not specifically enforced, and damages at law would be an inadequate remedy. Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of any provision of this Agreement by you, we shall be entitled, in addition to all rights and remedies, to an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach, without being required to show any actual damage or to post an injunction bond, and/or to a decree for specific performance of the provisions of this Agreement.
2. For purposes of this Section, you agree that any action or proceeding with regard to such injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach shall be brought in the state courts of record or a United States District Court for the Commonwealth of Virginia in and for the County in which Audible Genius has established its principal office. You consent to the jurisdiction of such court and waive any objection to the venue of any such action or proceeding in such court.
Dispute ResolutionTHIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, WHICH WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION, REQUIRE YOU TO SUBMIT CLAIMS YOU HAVE AGAINST US TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION.THIS AGREEMENT ALSO CONTAINS AN AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE CLAIMS AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING.PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING ANY OF THE SERVICE. EACH TIME YOU ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION AND THE CLASS ACTION WAIVER YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.For any dispute you have with Audible Genius, you agree to first contact us at [email protected] and attempt to resolve the dispute with us informally. If Audible Genius has not been able to resolve the dispute with you informally, we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy as follows:
1. Claims. You and we agree that any claim or dispute at law or equity between us relating in any way to or arising out of this or previous versions of this Agreement, your use of or access to the Services will be resolved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Legal Disputes section. Please read this section carefully. It affects your rights and will have a substantial impact on how claims you and we have against each other are resolved.
2. Applicable Law. You agree that the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this Agreement and any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and us, except as otherwise stated in this Agreement.
3. Agreement to Arbitrate. You and we each agree that any and all disputes or claims between you and us relating in any way to or arising out of this or previous versions of this Agreement, your use of or access to our Services, or any courses or services delivered, sold, offered, or purchased through our Services shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court, if your claims qualify.
4. Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S OR PARTY’S CLAIMS, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS PROCEEDING. ALSO, THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF (INCLUDING MONETARY, INJUNCTIVE, AND DECLARATORY RELIEF) ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF NECESSITATED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM(S). ANY RELIEF AWARDED CANNOT AFFECT OUR OTHER USERS.
5. Arbitration Procedures. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in court. There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is very limited. However, an arbitrator can award the same damages and relief on an individual basis that a court can award to an individual. An arbitrator should apply the terms of this Agreement as a court would. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement to Arbitrate, any part of it, or of this Agreement including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of the Agreement to Arbitrate or this Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its rules and procedures, including the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes (as applicable), as modified by this Agreement to Arbitrate. The arbitrator will decide the substance of all claims in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, including recognized principles of equity, and will honor all claims of privilege recognized by law. The arbitrator shall not be bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving our other users, but is bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving the same user to the extent required by applicable law. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
6. Judicial Forum for Legal Disputes. Unless you and we agree otherwise, in the event that the Agreement to Arbitrate above is found not to apply to you or to a particular claim or dispute as a result of a decision by the arbitrator or a court order, you agree that any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and us must be resolved exclusively by a state or federal court located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in and for the County in which Audible Genius has established its principal office. You and we agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Virginia for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes. You also agree that: (i) our Services shall be deemed solely based in the Commonwealth of Virginia; and (ii) our Services shall be deemed passive Services that do not give rise to personal jurisdiction over us and our assigns, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Law Enforcement
1. Audible Genius is committed to cooperating with law enforcement while respecting each individual’s right to privacy. If Audible Genius receives a request for user account information from a government agency investigating criminal activity, we will review the request to be certain that it satisfies all legal requirements before releasing information to the requesting agency.
2. Furthermore, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2702(b)(8) and 2702(c)(4) (Voluntary Disclosure Of Customer Communications or Records), Audible Genius may disclose user account information to law enforcement, without a subpoena, court order, or search warrant, in response to a valid emergency when we believe that doing so is necessary to prevent death or serious physical harm to someone. Audible Genius will not release more information than it prudently believes is necessary to prevent harm in an emergency situation.
Statutory Rights; Notice To California ResidentsIf you are a California resident, under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing, currently at: 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone, currently at (800) 952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding our Site or to receive further information regarding use of our Site.
Amendments to this AgreementWe reserve the right to update, amend and/or change this Agreement at any time in our sole discretion and without notice. Updates to this Agreement will be posted here. Amendments will take effect immediately upon us posting the updated Agreement on our Services. You are encouraged to revisit this Agreement from time to time in order to review any changes that have been made. The date on which this Agreement was last updated will be noted immediately below this Agreement. Your continued access and use of our Services following the posting of any such changes shall automatically be deemed your acceptance of all changes.
SeverabilityIf any portion of this Agreement is deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable by any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, this Agreement as a whole shall not be deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable, but only that portion of this Agreement that is unlawful, void or unenforceable shall be stricken from this Agreement.
No WaiverOur failure to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.
Entire UnderstandingThis Agreement and the Privacy Policy represent the entire understanding and agreement between you and us regarding the subject matter of the same, and supersede all other previous agreements, understandings and/or representations regarding the same.

If you have questions, comments, concerns or feedback regarding this Agreement or our Services, please contact us at:

Audible Genius, LLC
PO Box 11314
Alexandria, VA, 22312
Owner contact email: [email protected]

Last updated: May 30, 2024