Last updated: Mar/31/2023
These General Terms of Service (“General Terms”) are a legal agreement between you, as a current or prospective customer (“you,” “your”) of MiraKey POS services (“MiraKey”, “MiraKey POS”, “we,” “our” or “us”) and govern your use of MiraKey’ services, including mobile applications, websites, software, cloud-based solutions, hardware, and other products and services (collectively, the “Services”). By using any of the Services, you agree to these General Terms and any policies referenced within (“Policies”), including our Privacy Policy (see Section 8) and terms that limit our liability (see Section 19) and require individual arbitration for any potential legal dispute (see Section 22), which are collectively incorporated herein by reference. You also agree to any additional terms specific to Services you use (“Additional Terms”), such as those listed below, which become part of your agreement with us (collectively, the “Terms”). If you are using the Services on behalf of a business, you represent to us that you have authority to bind that business or entity to these Terms, and that business accepts these Terms. Please read these Terms carefully. Please do not use our Services if you are unwilling or unable to be bound by these Terms.
1. Changes to the General Terms of Service
We may modify these Terms from time to time, for example, to reflect changes to the law or changes to our Services. You should look at these Terms regularly. We’ll post notices of modifications to the Terms on this page. When changes are made, We will notify You by making the revised version available and will indicate the date on which revisions were last made. Changes will not apply retroactively and will become effective no sooner than thirty days after they are posted for pre-existing accounts. However, changes addressing new functions for the Services or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately. If You do not agree to the modified terms for these Terms, You should discontinue Your use of our Services. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on You. Your continued use of our Services after any posted modification to these Terms indicates Your assent to the modified and/or restated Terms.
2. Account Registration
Please provide accurate personal information during registration and keep the information current. We can suspend or terminate your account if you provide incomplete or false information. You are responsible for all activity on your account. You must open an account with us to use the Services. During registration we will ask you for information, which may include but is not limited to, your name and other personal information. You must provide accurate and complete information in response to our questions, and you must keep that information current. You are fully responsible for all activity that occurs under your account, including for any actions taken by persons to whom you have granted access to the account. We reserve the right to change the account type, suspend or terminate the account of anyone who provides inaccurate, untrue, or incomplete information, or who fails to comply with the account registration requirements.
3. Restrictions
If we reasonably suspect that your account has been used for an unauthorized, illegal, or criminal purpose, you give us express authorization to share information about you, your account, and any of your transactions with law enforcement.
You may not, nor may you permit any third party, directly or indirectly, to:
export the Services, which may be subject to export restrictions imposed by US law, including US Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Chapter VII);
engage in any activity that may be in violation of regulations administered by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (31 C.F.R. Parts 500-599). Prohibited activity includes but is not limited to the provision of Services to or for the benefit of a jurisdiction, entity, or individual blocked or prohibited by relevant sanctions authorities, including but not limited to activities in Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimean Region of the Ukraine. If found to be in apparent violation of these restrictions, your account could be terminated and your funds could be held for an indefinite period of time;
access or monitor any material or information on any MiraKey system using any manual process or robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means;
except to the extent that any restriction is expressly prohibited by law, violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on any Service, work around, bypass, or circumvent any of the technical limitations of the Services, use any tool to enable features or functionalities that are otherwise disabled in the Services, or decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Services;
perform or attempt to perform any actions that would interfere with the proper working of the Services, prevent access to or use of the Services by our other customers, or impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, publicly display, republish, upload, post, transmit, resell or distribute in any way material, information or Services from MiraKey;
use and benefit from the Services via a rental, lease, timesharing, service bureau or other arrangement;
transfer any rights granted to you under these General Terms;
use the Services in a way that distracts or prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws;
use the Services for the sale of firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, weapons or other devices designed to cause physical harm;
use the Services for any illegal activity or goods or in any way that exposes you, other MiraKey users, our partners, or MiraKey to harm; or
otherwise use the Services except as expressly allowed under these Terms.
4. Compatible Mobile Devices and Third Party Carriers
We do not warrant that the Services will be compatible with your mobile device or carrier. Your use of the Services may be subject to the terms of your agreements with your mobile device manufacturer or your carrier. You may not use a modified device to use the Services if the modification is contrary to the manufacturer’s software or hardware guidelines, including disabling hardware or software controls—sometimes referred to as “jail broken.”
5. Your Content
You retain all rights to your content when you upload it into our Services, but you do give us broad rights to use, modify, display your content in our services. Anything you provide us or make available to the public through our Services must not contain anything that We think is objectionable (e.g., illegal, obscene, hateful or harmful to you, our customers or Us). We can remove any content at any time.
The Services may include functionality for uploading or providing suggestions, recommendations, feedback, stories, photos, documents, logos, products, loyalty programs, promotions, advertisements and other materials or information (“Content”). You grant us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, transferable, irrevocable, perpetual, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, prepare derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display your Content throughout the world in any media for any reason, including to provide, promote, and/or incorporate into the Services. You retain all rights in your Content, subject to the rights you granted to us in these General Terms. You may modify or remove your Content via your account or by terminating your account, but your Content may persist in historical, archived or cached copies and versions thereof available on or through the Services. You will not upload or provide Content or otherwise post, transmit, distribute, or disseminate through the Services any material that: (a) is false, misleading, unlawful, obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic, defamatory, libelous, threatening, harassing, hateful, abusive, or inflammatory; (b) encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or gives rise to civil liability; (c) breaches or infringes any duty toward or rights of any person or entity, including rights of publicity, privacy or Intellectual Property Rights; (d) contains corrupted data or any other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files; (e) advertises products or services competitive with MiraKey’ or its partners’ products and services, as determined by us in our sole discretion; or (f) in our sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any person or entity from using or enjoying any portion of the Services, or which may expose MiraKey, its affiliates or its customers or other persons to harm or liability of any nature. Although we have no obligation to monitor any Content, we have absolute discretion to remove Content at any time and for any reason without notice. MiraKey may also monitor such Content to detect and prevent fraudulent activity or violations of MiraKey’ General Terms. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Content, including any loss or damage to any of your Content.
6. Copyright and Trademark Infringement
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and ask you to do the same. We have adopted an Intellectual Property Policy regarding third-party claims that your material infringes the rights of others. We respond to all valid notices of such infringement, and our policy is to suspend or terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.
7. Security
We have implemented technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental destruction, loss, alteration and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, We cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use Your personal information for improper purposes. You provide Your personal information at Your own risk.
You are solely responsible for safeguarding Your password and for restricting access to the Services from your compatible mobile devices and computer(s). You will immediately notify Us of any unauthorized use of Your password or account or any other breach of security. You will immediately take all reasonable steps to mitigate the effects of a security breach and will cooperate with MiraKey and provide all information requested by MiraKey to remediate the breach. Any assistance provided by MiraKey in relation to a security breach does not in any way operate as acceptance or acknowledgement that MiraKey is in any way responsible or liable to you or any other party in connection with such breach. In the event of any dispute between two or more parties as to account ownership, We will be the sole arbiter of such dispute in Our sole discretion. Our decision (which may include termination or suspension of any account subject to dispute) will be final and binding on all parties.
8. Privacy
By using any of Our Services, you acknowledge that Our data practices apply to You, as set out in MiraKey’ Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”). The Privacy Policy explains how MiraKey collects, uses and protects the personal information You provide to Us, and where MiraKey makes use of Your personal data to provide You with the Services or for its own purposes. You are required to familiarize yourself with the Privacy Policy prior to using the Services. Your Customers’ and Employees’ Personal Information MiraKey will process certain of your customers’ or employees’ personal data on behalf of your business as a service provider (“data processor”). In such circumstances, You agree that You will comply with the data protection laws applicable to You and will provide data subjects with information on the processing of their personal information which satisfies the transparency requirements of such data protection laws and which ensures that personal data may be processed fairly, lawfully and in a transparent manner.
9. Communications
You consent to accept and receive communications from Us, including e-mail, text messages, calls, and push notifications to the cellular telephone number You provide to Us when you sign-up for an account or update the contact information associated with Your account. Such communications may include, but are not limited to requests for secondary authentication, receipts, reminders, notifications regarding updates to Your account or account support, and marketing or promotional communications. You acknowledge that You are not required to consent to receive promotional texts or calls as a condition of using the Services. Call and text message communications may be generated by automatic telephone dialing systems. Standard message and data rates applied by Your cell phone carrier may apply to the text messages We send you. You may opt-out of receiving promotional email communications we send to You by following the unsubscribe options on such emails. You may opt out of any promotional phone calls by informing the caller that you would not like to receive future promotional calls. You may only opt-out of text messages from Us by replying STOP. You acknowledge that opting out of receiving communications may impact Your use of the Services.
10. Paid Services
Our Services include both paid-for Services (“Paid Services”) and free Services, for which no fees are charged (“Free Services”). MiraKey offers certain Paid Services to be paid for on a recurring basis (“Subscription Services”) and others on an as-used basis (“A La Carte Services”). Subscription Services may subject you to recurring fees and/or terms. By signing up for a Subscription Service, including after any free trial period, you agree to pay us the subscription fee and any applicable Taxes (as defined below) (“Subscription Fee”). A La Carte Services may subject you to fees charged per usage and/or terms, including transaction volume. By using an A La Carte Service, you agree to pay the fees and any Taxes incurred at the time of usage (“A La Carte Fees” and, together with Subscription Fees, the “Paid Service Fees”). See Payment Terms for terms applicable to Payment Services.
Paid Service Fees may be paid by debit card, credit card, or deducted from your transaction proceeds; however, Paid Service Fees related to hardware may only be paid by debit card or credit card. If you link a debit or credit card to your account, you authorize us to collect Paid Service Fees by debit from your linked debit card or charge to your linked credit card. Regardless of payment device, we reserve the right to collect Paid Service Fees by deduction from your transaction proceeds, the Balance (as defined in the Payment Terms) in your MiraKey Account or your linked bank account.
Unless otherwise provided in a Subscription Service’s terms, Subscription Fees will be charged on the first of every month until canceled. You may cancel a Subscription Service at any time from your MiraKey Account settings. If you cancel a Subscription Service, you will continue to have access to that Subscription Service through the end of your then current billing period, but you will not be entitled to a refund or credit for any Subscription Fee already due or paid. We reserve the right to change our Subscription Fee upon thirty (30) days’ advance notice. Your continued use of Subscription Services after notice of a change to our Subscription Fee will constitute your agreement to such changes.
11. Taxes
Taxes include any and all present or future taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, income, telecommunications, value-added, goods and services tax or similar taxes, gross receipts, excise, real or personal property, sales, withholding, social security, occupation, use, severance, environmental, license, net worth, payroll, employment, franchise, transfer and recording taxes, fees and charges, imposed by any domestic or foreign taxing authority (“Taxes”). Unless otherwise stated, all Paid Services Fees are exclusive of any Taxes. You are responsible and liable for determining any and all Taxes required to be assessed, incurred, collected, paid or withheld for Your use of the Services. You also are responsible and liable for (a) determining whether Taxes apply to your sale of products and services, payments received, and any other transactions arising from or out of Your use of the Services, and (b) calculating, collecting, reporting or remitting any Taxes to the appropriate tax and revenue authorities. MiraKey specifically disclaims any liability for such Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, MiraKey may charge Taxes, as required by law, which You agree to pay, unless you provide MiraKey with timely appropriate, complete, and accurate information and documentation satisfying the legal and tax requirements of the relevant governmental or tax authority to establish that the otherwise applicable Tax is not required to be charged by MiraKey. MiraKey may be obligated under applicable laws to report certain information to tax and revenue authorities (“Tax Information”) and/or You with respect to Your use of the Services. Upon request, You shall provide MiraKey with the necessary information to complete any applicable Tax Information reporting and recertify such information from time to time, as may be required by applicable law. If You use our Services You acknowledge that We will report to the applicable tax and revenue authorities the required Tax Information (including the total amount of payments you received during the relevant reporting period). We also may, but are not obligated to, send to you the Tax Information reported.
12. Modification and Termination
We may terminate these General Terms or any Additional Terms, or suspend or terminate your account or Your access to any Service, at any time for any reason. We may add or remove, suspend, stop, delete, discontinue or impose conditions on Services or any feature or aspect of a Service. We will take reasonable steps to notify You of termination or these other types of Service changes by email or at the next time You attempt to access Your account. You may also terminate the General Terms and Additional Terms applicable to Your MiraKey Account by deactivating Your MiraKey Account at any time.
13. Effect of Termination
If these General Terms or your account is terminated or suspended for any reason: (a) the license and any other rights granted under these Terms will end, (b) You agree to immediately terminate and cease use of all Services, (c) We may (but have no obligation to) delete Your information and account data stored on Our servers, and (c) We will not be liable to You or any third party for compensation, reimbursement, or damages for any termination or suspension of the Services, or for deletion of Your information or account data. In addition to any payment obligations under the Payment Terms, the following sections of these General Terms survive and remain in effect in accordance with their terms upon termination: 5 (Your Content), 6 (Copyright and Trademark Infringement), 7 (Security), 8 (Privacy), 13 (Effect of Termination), 15 (Ownership), 16 (Indemnity), 17 (Representations and Warranties), 18 (No Warranties), 19 (Limitation of Liability and Damages), 20 (Third Party Products), 21 (Disputes), 22 (Binding Individual Arbitration), 23 (Governing Law), 24 (Limitation on Time to Initiate a Dispute), 25 (Assignment), 26 (Third Party Service and Links to Other Web Sites), and 28 (Other Provisions).
14. Your License
We grant You a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the Paid Services, and a royalty-free, limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the Free Services as authorized in these General Terms. We may make updates to the Services available to You, which You must accept to continue using the Services. Any such updates may be subject to additional terms made known to You at that time.
15. Ownership
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to You in these General Terms. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, patent and other laws of the United States and other countries. We own all rights, title, and interest, in and to the Services and all copies of the Services. These General Terms do not grant You any rights to Our trademarks or service marks. For the purposes of these General Terms, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights, and other intellectual property rights that may exist now or come into existence in the future, and all of their applications, registrations, renewals and extensions, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction. You may submit feedback, comments or ideas about the Services (“Ideas”). Submitting Ideas is entirely voluntary, and we will be free to use such ideas as we see fit without any obligation to You.
16. Indemnity
You will indemnify, defend, and hold Us and Our processors (and Our respective employees, directors, agents, affiliates and representatives) harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, losses, damages, judgments, tax assessments, penalties, interest, and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with any claim, action, audit, investigation, inquiry, or other proceeding instituted by any person or entity that arises out of or relates to: (a) any actual or alleged breach of Your representations, warranties, or obligations set forth in these Terms; (b) Your wrongful or improper use of the Services; (c) Your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy, publicity rights or Intellectual Property Rights; (d) your violation of any law, rule or regulation of the United States or any other country; (e) any third-party claims made by Your Buyer regarding MiraKey’s processing of your customer/Buyer’s Personal Information in connection with providing You with the Services; and (f) any other party’s access and/or use of the Services with Your unique name, password or other appropriate security code; and (g) any transaction, purchase, good or service in respect of which MiraKey provides, or provided, You with payment processing services in accordance with the Terms.
17. Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant to Us that: (a) You are at least eighteen (18) years of age; (b) You are eligible to register and use the Services and have the right, power, and ability to enter into and perform under these General Terms; (c) any information You provide in connection with the Services, including Your business name, accurately and truthfully represents Your business or personal identity under which You sell goods and services; (d) You and all transactions initiated by You will comply with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations applicable to You and/or Your business, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”); (e) You will not use the Services, directly or indirectly, for any fraudulent undertaking or in any manner so as to interfere with the operation of the Services; and (f) Your use of the Services will be in compliance with these Terms.
18. No Warranties
We are not responsible for any goods and services that You might buy or sell usingMiraKey’ services.
THE USE OF “MiraKey” IN SECTIONS 18 AND 19 MEANS MiraKey, ITS PROCESSORS, ITS SUPPLIERS, AND ITS LICENSORS (AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES). THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WHETHER IT IS EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, MiraKey SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. MiraKey DOES NOT WARRANT, REPRESENT OR GUARANTEE IN ANY WAY THAT THE SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, WITHOUT DEFECT OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS IN THE SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
MiraKey does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility or liability for any product or service advertised or offered by a third party. MiraKey does not have control of, or liability for, goods or services that are paid for using the Services.
19. Limitations of Liability and Damages
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL MiraKey BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICE. IN ALL CASES, MiraKey WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT IS NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL MiraKey BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR YOUR MiraKey ACCOUNT, OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF MiraKey IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT OF FEES EARNED BY US IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES DURING THE THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM FOR LIABILITY, OR (B) $500.
THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF MiraKey HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
20. Third Party Products
All third party hardware and other products included or sold with the Services are provided solely according to the warranty and other terms specified by the manufacturer, who is solely responsible for service and support for its product. For service, support, or warranty assistance, you should contact the manufacturer directly. MiraKey MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
21. Disputes
“Disputes” are defined as any claim, controversy, or dispute between you and MiraKey, its processors, suppliers or licensors (or their respective affiliates, agents, directors or employees), whether arising before or during the effective period of these Terms, and including any claim, controversy, or dispute based on any conduct of You or MiraKey that occurred before the effective date of these Terms, including any claims relating in any way to these Terms or the Services, or any other aspect of our relationship.
22. Binding Individual Arbitration
General. You and MiraKey agree that any and all Disputes, except those that are resolved informally or brought in a small claims court, will be arbitrated by a neutral arbitrator who has the power to award the same individual damages and individual relief that a court can. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE GENERAL TERMS WILL ONLY BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; CLASS ARBITRATIONS, CLASS ACTIONS, REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS, AND CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR CASE DECIDED BY A JURY AND YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION AGAINST MiraKey. If any provision of this arbitration agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed, and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced (but in no case will there be a class or representative arbitration).
Pre-Filing Requirement to Attempt to Resolve Disputes. Before an arbitration is commenced, you or MiraKey agree to attempt to avoid the costs of formal dispute resolution by giving each other a full and fair opportunity to address and resolve a Dispute informally. Both parties recognize that this is an important requirement, and that breach of this requirement would be a material breach of the Terms. To provide this opportunity, before commencing any arbitration or suit, each party agrees to send to the other party a written Notice (“Notice”). Any Notice to MiraKey should be sent by mail to Block, Inc., Attn: MiraKey Arbitration Provision, 2730 N. Berkeley Lake Rd. NW Suite B100. Duluth, GA 30096.
Any Notice sent to you will be sent to the address on file for your account. The Notice must: (i) include your name and account number; (ii) provide detailed information sufficient to evaluate the merits of the claiming party’s individualized claim and for the other party to determine if an amicable resolution is possible; and (iii) set forth the specific relief sought, including whatever amount of money is demanded and the means by which the demanding party calculated the claimed damages. Both parties agree that they will attempt to resolve a dispute through an informal negotiation within sixty (60) days from the date the Notice is sent. After that sixty (60) day period and not before, either party may commence arbitration. Each party agrees that state courts in the City and County of Duluth, Georgia, or federal court for Georgia, referenced below, may enter injunctive relief to enforce the pre-filing requirements of this paragraph, including an injunction to stay an arbitration that has been commenced in violation of this paragraph.
Scope of Arbitration. If we are not able to resolve the Dispute by informal negotiation or, as provided below, in a small claims court, all Disputes will be resolved finally and exclusively by binding individual arbitration with a single arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”) administered by the American Arbitration Association (https://www.adr.org) according to this Section and the Commercial Arbitration Rules for that forum, except you and MiraKey will have the right to file early or summary dispositive motions and to request that the AAA’s Expedited Procedures apply regardless of the claim amount. Except as set forth above, the Arbitrator shall be responsible for determining all threshold arbitrability issues, including issues relating to whether the General Terms and/or Additional Terms (or any aspect thereof) are enforceable, unconscionable or illusory and any defense to arbitration, including waiver, delay, laches, or estoppel.
Small Claims Court. Subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements, either party may elect to pursue a Dispute in a local small-claims court rather than through arbitration so long as the matter remains in small claims court and proceeds only on an individual basis. If a party has already submitted an arbitration demand to the AAA, the other party may, in its sole discretion, inform the AAA that it chooses to have the Dispute heard in small claims court. At that time, the AAA will close the arbitration and the Dispute will be heard in the appropriate small claims court, with no fees due from the arbitration respondent.
Arbitration Procedures. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, including its procedural provisions, fully applies. Any arbitration hearing will occur in Duluth, Georgia, at another mutually agreeable location or, if both parties agree, by telephone or videoconference. The Arbitrator’s award will be binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. MiraKey values your privacy, particularly with respect to your financial transactions and data. Each of the parties shall maintain the confidential nature of the arbitration and shall not (without the prior written consent of the other party) disclose to any third party the fact, existence, content, award, or other result of the arbitration, except as may be necessary to enforce, enter, or challenge such award in a court of competent jurisdiction or as otherwise required by applicable law. While an arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief, the Arbitrator may do so only with respect to the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual party’s claim. The Arbitrator’s decision and judgment thereon will not have a precedential or collateral estoppel effect.
Arbitration Fees. In accordance with the AAA Rules, the party initiating the arbitration (either you or us) is responsible for paying the applicable filing fee. For purposes of this arbitration provision, references to you and MiraKey also include respective subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors, successors and assigns as well as authorized users or beneficiaries of the Services.
Opt Out. You may reject this provision, in which case only a court may be used to resolve any Dispute. To reject this provision, you must send us an opt-out notice (the “Opt Out”) within thirty (30) days after you create a MiraKey account or we first provide you with the right to reject this provision.
The Opt Out must be mailed to Block, Inc., Attn: MiraKey Arbitration Provision, 2730 N. Berkeley Lake Rd. NW Suite B100. Duluth, GA 30096. For your convenience, we are providing an opt out notice form you must fill in to Opt Out. You must complete this form by providing your name, address, phone number and the email address(es) you used to sign up and use the Services. This is the only way of opting out of this provision. Opting out will not affect any other aspect of the General Terms, Additional Terms, or the Services, and will have no effect on any other or future agreements you may reach to arbitrate with us.
Court Proceedings. Subject to and without waiver of the arbitration provisions above, you agree that any judicial proceedings (other than small claims actions as discussed above) will be brought in and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state courts in the City and County of Duluth, Georgia, or federal court for the District of Georgia.
23. Governing Law
These General Terms and any Dispute will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, as set forth above, and by Georgia law and/or applicable federal law, without regard to its choice of law or conflicts of law principles.
24. Limitation on Time to Initiate a Dispute
Any action or proceeding by You relating to any Dispute must commence within one year after the cause of action accrues.
25. Assignment
Unless expressly authorized by MiraKey, these General Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by You and any attempted transfer or assignment will be null and void.
26. Third Party Services and Links to Other Websites
You may be offered services, products and promotions provided by third parties and not by MiraKey, including, but not limited to, third party developers who use MiraKey’ services (“Third Party Services”). If You decide to use Third Party Services, You will be responsible for reviewing and understanding the terms and conditions for these services. We are not responsible or liable for the performance of any Third Party Services. Further, You agree to resolve any disagreement between You and a third party regarding the terms and conditions of any Third Party Services with that third party directly in accordance with the terms and conditions of that relationship, and not MiraKey. The Services may contain links to third party websites. The inclusion of any website link does not imply an approval, endorsement, or recommendation by MiraKey. Such third party websites are not governed by these General Terms. You access any such website at Your own risk. We expressly disclaim any liability for these websites. When you use a link to go from the Services to a third party website, Our Privacy Notice is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on a third party website, including those that have a link in the Services is subject to that website’s own terms, rules and policies.
27. Third-Party Beneficiaries
No provision in these General Terms, and any applicable Additional Terms is intended or shall create any rights with respect to the subject matter of these General Terms, and any applicable Additional Terms in any third party.
28. Other Provisions
These General Terms, and any applicable Additional Terms or Policies, are a complete statement of the agreement between you and MiraKey regarding the Services. In the event of a conflict between these General Terms and any other MiraKey agreement or Policy, these General Terms will prevail and control the subject matter of such conflict. If any provision of these General Terms or any Additional Term is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, then it will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. These General Terms do not limit any rights that we may have under trade secret, copyright, patent, or other laws. No waiver of any term of these General Terms will be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.