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Terms
of Service for Identity Theft Protection Customers
IMPORTANT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SkyGuard
Security, LLC d/b/a SkyGuard360 (hereinafter referred
to as "us", "we" or "SkyGuard") presents these Terms
of Service to you as a condition of SkyGuard's providing
identity theft protection services. By agreeing
to these terms, you are bound not only by the following
Terms of Service, but also SkyGuard's Privacy Policy
and WebSite Terms of Use, all of which are available
at SkyGuard's website.
1.
SERVICES. SkyGuard has agreed to provide
to Buyer the services described as follows ("Services"):
The SkyGuard identity theft protection service contacts
credit bureaus on your behalf to enable fraud alerts
on your credit reports. In addition this service
will add you to do-not-mail lists. You may request
up to three (3) free credit reports every year.
All of this is backed by a $1 million service guarantee
("Service Guarantee") more particularly defined
in Section 6 of this Agreement. These services are
included in the $29.97 per month subscription to
SkyGuard360. Up to two (2) persons may be added
for identity theft protection as part of the SkyGuard360
subscription.
2.
ACCEPTANCE. The Buyer, by entering into this
Agreement, accepts all terms and conditions hereof.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties and takes precedence over any
and all previous verbal or written arrangements
in connection with Services performed by SkyGuard
for Buyer. Any deletions, modifications, alterations
of, or additions to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, to be binding, shall be in writing
and signed by authorized representatives of both
Buyer and SkyGuard.
3.
PAYMENT. All charges are payable in advance.
All sales, property, excise and other federal, state
or local taxes (other than those taxes based upon
SkyGuard's net income), including interest and penalties,
shall be paid by Buyer. Our Services will begin
upon activation through your member account on our
website. Our Services are provided on a month-to-month
basis and will automatically renew for successive
thirty (30) day terms unless terminated by either
party's written notice before the end of the then-current
term. If terminated, this Agreement ends on the
last day of the then-current term. You authorize
us to obtain a NON-INVESTIGATIVE CONSUMER REPORT
about you from a consumer reporting agency at any
time during the term. We have the right to increase
the monthly service charge at any time. We will
provide you written notice of any increase at least
thirty (30) days before the increase takes effect.
4.
EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY AND REMEDY. THE EXCLUSIVE
WARRANTY OF SKYGUARD AND THE EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT IS THAT THE SERVICES
SHALL BE PERFORMED IN A GOOD AND WORKMANLIKE MANNER.
IN THE EVENT THIS WARRANTY IS BREACHED, THE SOLE
OBLIGATION OF SKYGUARD, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
OF BUYER, SHALL BE TO HAVE ALL REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS,
REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS NECESSARY TO CORRECT ANY
SUCH DEFECT MADE AT THE SOLE COST AND EXPENSE OF
SKYGUARD, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION SPECIFIED IN
PARAGRAPH 5.
SKYGUARD MAKES NO OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANIES
CONCERNING ANY SERVICES OR ANY OTHER ITEMS PROVIDED
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. SKYGUARD HEREBY DISCLAIMS
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, WARRANTY
FOR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER
WARRANTIES NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH
HEREIN.
5.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL
SKYGUARD BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE
FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
OF DATA, EVEN IF SKYGUARD HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT
WE OR ANY OF OUR AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES,
AFFILIATES OR PARENT COMPANIES ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH LOSS, DAMAGE, INJURY OR
OTHER CONSEQUENCE, YOU AGREE THAT DAMAGES SHALL
BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF $20 OR AMOUNTS ACTUALLY
PAID BY YOU UNDER THIS CONTRACT. THESE AGREED UPON
DAMAGES ARE NOT A PENALTY. THEY ARE YOUR SOLE REMEDY
NO MATTER HOW THE LOSS, DAMAGE, INJURY OR OTHER
CONSEQUENCE IS CAUSED, EVEN IF CAUSED BY OUR NEGLIGENCE,
GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTIES UNDER
THIS CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, FAILURE TO COMPLY
WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAW, OR OTHER FAULT. AT YOUR
REQUEST, WE MAY ASSUME ADDITIONAL LIABILITY BY ATTACHING
AN AMENDMENT TO THIS CONTRACT STATING THE EXTENT
OF OUR ADDITIONAL LIABILITY AND THE ADDITIONAL COST
TO YOU. YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT AN INSURER EVEN
IF WE ENTER INTO ANY SUCH AN AMENDMENT.
6.
SERVICE GUARANTEE. The Service Guarantee
is provided in support of our Services under this
agreement and is provided without additional charge.
The Service Guarantee is provided by ID Armor, LLC,
a Delaware Limited Liability Corporation ("ID Armor").
You acknowledge and agree that ID Armor is solely
responsible for performance of the Service Guarantee,
and SkyGuard in no way guarantees or warrants ID
Armor's ability to perform its responsibilities
under the terms the Service Guarantee. IN NO EVENT
SHALL SKYGUARD BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER IF
ID ARMOR FAILS TO PERFORM ITS RESPONSIBILITIES RELATIVE
TO THE SERVICE GUARANTEE. The terms of the Service
Guarantee are as follows:
a.
If you are our client when someone accesses your
personal identifying information and subsequently
uses it without your authorization to commit a
fraud, due to a failure or defect in our Service,
and you have complied with this Agreement, subject
to the terms herein, ID Armor will pay professionals
to assist in restoring any such loss or recover
such expenses, as required, provided however that
the maximum limit of ID Armor's Service Guarantee
is $1 (one) million per lifetime for all incidents
in the aggregate.
b.
You must be truthful with us and you must tell
us of the use of your personal identifying information
without your authorization to commit a fraud within
30 days of first learning of it. You agree to
cooperate with those we or ID Armor hires to help
you.
c.
If you need professional assistance to help remediate
damages caused by the failure or defect in our
Service, ID Armor will arrange for, and cover
the expense of, that assistance to be provided
to you through persons or firms ID Armor selects;
ID Armor will not reimburse fees of professionals
or other service providers unless ID Armor chooses
those providers for your particular matter. Any
such professionals, if required or applicable,
will be licensed in the jurisdiction where your
particular matter resides.
d.
ID Armor will cure any failure or defect in the
Services, resulting in damages you incur, subject
to the terms of this Agreement as follows: If
the amount involved is over $1,000, ID Armor reserves
the right to investigate the Service Guarantee
request in order to determine whether the request
is valid before ID Armor does anything else. ID
Armor will perform its investigation as promptly
as it can. If its investigation shows that a reasonable
person would conclude that your personal identifying
information was used without your authorization
to commit a fraud while you were our client and
you have complied with all of this Agreement,
ID Armor will perform as described herein.
e.
If we or ID Armor find that you intentionally
misrepresented damages or committed a fraud related
crime and misrepresented that you were our client
when your information was misused, you agree to
pay us back upon demand any amount we and/or ID
Armor have paid in connection with your claim,
including any costs we and/or ID Armor incur to
collect the money from you. Being found guilty
of a crime related to the loss which you attributed
to identity theft is sufficient evidence to conclude
that we and/or ID Armor are entitled to recover
all amounts paid on your behalf as described above,
but it is not the only basis upon which we and/or
ID Armor may so conclude.
f. Similarly, should ID Armor decline your Service
Guarantee request following its investigation
and that decision subsequently is determined to
have been wrong, ID Armor will honor its Service
Guarantee.
g.
ID ARMOR'S SERVICE GUARANTEE IS SIMPLE, BUT IT
IS LIMITED. ID ARMOR WILL PAY UP TO $1,000,000
TO CURE THE FAILURE OR DEFECT IN OUR SERVICE,
PER CLIENT, PER LIFETIME FOR ALL INCIDENTS IN
THE AGGREGATE, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE (‡ IN
NORTH CAROLINA, ID ARMOR WILL MAKE PAYMENTS TO
PROFESSIONALS ID ARMOR CHOOSES). ID ARMOR WILL
NOT MAKE PAYMENTS TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS YOU MAY
INCUR. OTHER THAN ITS SERVICE GUARANTEE, AND EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SET OUT HEREIN ID ARMOR MAKES NO
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY ABOUT OUR SERVICE OF
ANY KIND, AND ID ARMOR DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OUTSIDE OF ITS SERVICE GUARANTEE, SUCH AS A WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF OUR SERVICE FOR
ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
7.
NONDISCLOSURE. Buyer hereby acknowledges
and agrees that this Agreement, the terms set forth
herein, and any other information relating to the
performance of the Services by SkyGuard which may
be received by Buyer are and shall be treated as
strictly secret and confidential by Buyer and as
the sole and exclusive property of SkyGuard. Buyer
hereby agrees for itself, its employees, officers,
directors, shareholders, agents, subcontractors,
successors and assigns that they will not, without
the express written permission of SkyGuard, furnish,
disclose or make available or cause to be furnished,
disclosed or to be made available, directly or indirectly,
to any person, corporation, firm or any other entity
at any time whatsoever any information, description,
design, concept, idea, technique, client list or
other information concerning the performance of
the Services by SkyGuard, no matter from whom or
in what manner Buyer may have acquired such information.
8.
FORCE MAJEURE. SkyGuard shall not be liable
for any delay or failure to perform its obligations
hereunder due to any strikes, lockouts, secondary
boycotts, labor organization stoppages and harassments,
damages caused by fire, lightning, earthquake, other
natural disasters, or other casualty, and any other
conditions beyond the control of SkyGuard.
9.
BUYER'S WARRANTIES. In order to induce SkyGuard
to enter into this Agreement, Buyer hereby represents
and warrants that the following are true and correct
on the date hereof and shall be true and correct
at all times during the term and any renewal term
of this Agreement:
a.
Buyer has the full right, power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement
and all actions and transactions contemplated
hereby.
b.
This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of Buyer in accordance with its terms.
Neither the execution, delivery nor the performance
of this Agreement will result in any breach of
any term or provision of any contract, agreement
or other instrument, or any judgment, decree or
order of any court to which SkyGuard is a party
or by which Buyer may be bound. No consent and
authorization of any person, firm, corporation
or other entity pursuant to any of the aforementioned
instruments or otherwise is required as a condition
precedent to the consummation of Buyer of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
c.
All documents, instruments, books and records
furnished to SkyGuard by Buyer, whether or not
referred to or made a part of this Agreement,
are in all respects true, correct and complete.
d.
The representations and warranties made by Buyer
in this Agreement, and the statements contained
in any certificate, schedule, list or other writing
furnished to SkyGuard pursuant hereto, contain
no incorrect statement or omission of any material
fact.
10.
INFORMATION SHARING. In order to fulfill
its Services, SkyGuard must provide Buyer's personal
identifying information with third parties including,
but not limited to ID Armor or other credit bureau
as may become appropriate. Buyer agrees that SkyGuard
may provide Buyer's information to these third parties.
Therefore, you waive any and all claims against
SkyGuard for the acts and omissions of these companies
with regard to the use or disclosure of such information.
11.
REFUSAL OF SERVICE. SkyGuard will determine
whether or not to accept Buyer as a client and provide
to Buyer the Services, and SkyGuard may refuse to
provide to Buyer the Services for any reason. These
reasons include, but are not limited to, credit
review, the unavailability of the Services, loss
of contract with a vendor, and errors in the prices
and descriptions pertaining to the Services.
12.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Without limitation
of any other provision of this Agreement, Buyer
hereby warrants that it will properly comply with
all laws in a timely manner, and Buyer agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold SkyGuard harmless for
any and all costs, penalties, fines or other liability
incurred by SkyGuard, directly or indirectly, including
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and other
professional fees, relating to any failure of Buyer
to comply fully or properly with the requirements
of any applicable laws.
13.
AUTHORIZATION. By accepting these terms and
conditions, Buyer expressly authorizes SkyGuard's
authorized employees to: complete and execute on
Buyer's behalf documents required to provide the
Services; speak to parties on Buyer's behalf as
required to provide the Service; and, act as Buyer's
personal representative under 15 U.S.C. § 1681c-1,
under which consumers or their authorized representatives
have the right to obtain fraud alerts.
14.
INDEMNIFICATION. Buyer agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold SkyGuard and any of its affiliates
and all of their agents, directors, employees, information
providers and licensors and licensees harmless from
and against any and all liability and costs (including
attorneys' fees and costs) incurred by any of these
parties in connection with any claim arising out
of any willful or intentional breach by Buyer of
this Agreement. In the event that either (a) Buyer
is the subject of claims for which Buyer properly
seeks damages from SkyGuard under this Agreement,
or (b) SkyGuard is subject to any claim for which
it has the right to be indemnified by Buyer, SkyGuard
reserves the right at its expense in the case of
claims in clause (a) and at Buyer's expense in the
case of claims in clause (b), to assume the exclusive
defense and control of any such claim, and Buyer
will not in any event settle any such claim without
SkyGuard's written consent.
15.
CREDIT REPAIR AND INSURANCE. SKYGUARD IS
NOT A CREDIT REPAIR ORGANIZATION. SKYGUARD CANNOT
IMPROVE BUYER'S CREDIT HISTORY OR CREDIT RATING.
SKYGUARD WILL NOT PROVIDE BUYER WITH ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE
IN IMPROVING BUYER'S CREDIT HISTORY OR CREDIT RATING;
RATHER SKYGUARD WILL HIRE PROFESSIONALS TO ASSIST
BUYER. SKYGUARD IS NEITHER AN INSURANCE COMPANY
NOR AN AGENT FOR ANY INSURANCE COMPANY AND DOES
NOT SELL, SOLICIT OR NEGOTIATE INSURANCE.
16.
NOTICES. Any notice, communication, request,
reply or advice (hereinafter severally and collectively
called "Notice") in this Agreement provided or permitted
to be given, made or accepted by either party to
the other must be in writing and must be given or
served by depositing the same in the United States
mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage
prepaid, and registered or certified with return
receipt requested. Notice deposited in the mail
in the manner hereinabove described shall be effective
only if and when received or refused by the party
to be notified. For purposes of Notice, the addresses
of the parties, until changed as herein provided,
shall be those addresses set forth above in this
Agreement.
17.
GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and all questions
relating to its validity, interpretation, performance,
and enforcement shall be construed in accordance
with, and shall be governed by, the substantive
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without
regard to its principles of conflicts of law.
18.
ARBITRATION. Any and all disputes or claims
arising out of this Agreement shall be resolved
and determined solely and exclusively by arbitration,
pursuant to the rules, then obtaining, of the American
Arbitration Association, or any successor, at its
office nearest Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The prevailing
party in any arbitration shall be entitled to receive
reasonable costs and reasonable attorney's fees
from the non-prevailing party. SkyGuard shall select
one arbitrator and Buyer shall select one arbitrator
and the two so selected shall select a third. The
arbitrators shall be individuals skilled in the
legal and business aspects of the subject matter
of this Agreement. Notice of the demand for arbitration
shall be made in writing to the other party to this
Agreement and to the American Arbitration Association.
The demand shall be made within a reasonable time
after the claim or dispute has arisen. In no event
shall the demand for arbitration be made after the
date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings
based on the claim or dispute would be barred by
the applicable statute of limitations. The arbitration
award shall be final and binding upon the parties.
Judgment upon the award shall be binding and may
be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
19.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a.
Buyer shall be bound by any representation or
undertaking made by any of its agents or employees
with respect to the Services.
b.
In the event that any provision of this Agreement
is declared invalid by any tribunal or law, the
remainder of the provisions shall not be affected
thereby, and each term and provision not declared
invalid or unenforceable shall be valid and shall
be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
c.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
d.
No claim or right arising out of a breach of this
Agreement by Buyer may be discharged in whole
or in part by a waiver of the claim or right,
unless the waiver is in writing signed by an authorized
representative of SkyGuard. SkyGuard's waiver
or acceptance of any breach by Buyer of any provisions
of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver
of or an excuse for nonperformance as to any other
provision of this Agreement nor as to any prior
or subsequent breach of the same provision.
e.
SkyGuard is neither a subsidiary nor an affiliate
of Buyer. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be deemed to create a partnership or joint
venture between the parties thereto, and each
of the parties hereto shall in all matters connected
herewith be an independent contractor. Neither
party shall incur any indebtedness or obligation
in the name of, or which shall be binding on,
the other without prior written consent.
20.
WAIVER. Any failure of a party to comply
with any obligations, agreements or conditions as
hereinafter set forth may be expressly waived in
whole or in part in writing by the other party.
21.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS CONTRACT CONSTITUTES
OUR ENTIRE AGREEMENT. BY SIGNING IT YOU ADMIT THAT
YOU ARE NOT RELYING ON OUR ADVICE OR ADVERTISEMENTS.
YOU AGREE THAT YOU AND WE ARE NOT BOUND BY ANY REPRESENTATION,
PROMISE, CONDITION, INDUCEMENT OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN WRITING IN THIS
CONTRACT. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT
APPLY AS PRINTED WITHOUT ALTERATION OR QUALIFICATION,
UNLESS A CHANGE IS APPROVED IN WRITING BY OUR AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
CONTRACT SHALL GOVERN EVEN IF YOU SUBMITTED A PURCHASE
ORDER OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH INCONSISTENT OR ADDITIONAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF A COURT DETERMINES THAT
ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE,
THAT PROVISION SHALL BE DEEMED AMENDED AND ENFORCED
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY STATE LAW, HOWEVER,
EACH AND EVERY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL CONTINUE TO BE VALID AND ENFORCEABLE.
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