SUBSTATION MASTER TERMS
These Substation Master
Terms govern all access to and use of Substation’s Offerings and form a
binding legal agreement (this “Agreement”) between you
as an individual or, if you are accessing or using the Offerings on
behalf of another individual, organization, or entity
(“Entity”), that Entity (in either case
“Customer”) and Substation, a division of Postie, Inc.
(“Substation”).
BY CLICKING A BOX INDICATING ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR BY
ACCESSING OR USING ANY OFFERINGS, CUSTOMER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THIS
AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF AN
ENTITY, BY CLICKING A BOX INDICATING ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
USING ANY OFFERINGS YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORITY TO
BIND THAT ENTITY. IF YOU WISH TO USE THE OFFERINGS ON BEHALF OF AN
ENTITY BUT DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO BIND THAT ENTITY, OR IF YOU OR THE
ENTITY YOU REPRESENT DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEN
YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE ANY OFFERINGS AND SHOULD NOT CLICK A BOX
INDICATING YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT.
SECTION 17 OF THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS PROVISIONS THAT GOVERN HOW
DISPUTES BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND SUBSTATION ARE RESOLVED. IN PARTICULAR,
THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN SECTION 17 WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS,
REQUIRE DISPUTES BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND SUBSTATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO
BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION. PLEASE SEE SECTION 17 FOR MORE
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT.
Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement
are defined in this Section 1 or in the context in which they are used.
All other terms used in this Agreement will have their plain English
meaning as commonly interpreted in the United States.
“Ad Content” means all audio, video, photographs,
marketing creative, marketing copy, artwork, advertisements, names,
logos, trademarks, and other similar materials uploaded or provided by
Customer to the Platform that comprise or are used to create Customer’s
advertisements.
“Campaign” means a cTV advertising campaign run by
Customer.
“cTV” means a television, tablet, or other device that
accesses the internet to stream digital video content.
“Customer Audiences” means any list or lists of
consumer data that Customer uploads or provides to the Platform.
“Customer Data” means Customer Audiences, Purchase
Data, and Pixel Data.
“Customer Sites” means websites owned and operated by
Customer.
“IPR” means any and all intellectual property and
proprietary rights throughout the world, including all copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, patents (and patent
applications), moral rights, rights in data and databases, contract
rights, and any other legal rights protecting data or information.
“Offerings” means, collectively, the Substation Data,
Platform, Services, and Integrations.
“Pixel” means Substation’s proprietary tracking pixel,
server-side post back, or other tracking technology.
“Pixel Data” means data collected through the Pixel.
“Platform” means Substation’s proprietary self-serve,
demand-side, cTV advertising platform, located at https://substation.com/, including the Pixel and other technology provided by
or through the Platform.
“Platform Audiences” means consumer data provided by or
through Substation’s proprietary database.
“Purchase Data” means information regarding purchases
of Customer’s products or services, including product, price, date,
shipping address, and any other information reasonably necessary to
determine whether a consumer made a purchase after receiving an
advertisement.
“Usage Data” means data and information about how
Customer and its Users use the Offerings, including Account information,
statistics, trends, scores, ratings, and rankings, records, date and
time stamps, transaction and activity records, and system performance
data.
“Services” means the media buying, Campaign
distribution, Campaign management, attribution, analytics, and other
services made available through or in connection with the Platform.
“Substation Data” means all Platform Audiences,
Platform Content, and Usage Data.
“Platform Content” means all information, text, audio,
video, photographs, illustrations, graphics, and other content or media
presented or made available through the Platform (“Platform Content”).
Term. This Agreement is entered into as of the earlier
of the date Customer first clicks a box indicating acceptance of this
Agreement or accesses or uses the Offerings and will continue until
terminated as set forth herein (the “Term”).
Modifications. Substation reserves the right, at any
time, to modify its Offerings, as well as the terms of this Agreement,
whether by making those modifications available on the Platform or by
providing notice to Customer as specified in this Agreement. Any
modifications will be effective upon posting to the Platform or delivery
of such other notice. Customer may cease using or accessing the
Offerings or terminate this Agreement at any time if Customer does not
agree to any modification. However, Customer will be deemed to have
agreed to any and all modifications through continued use of or access
to the Offerings following such notice.
Substation Offerings.
Platform. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, during the Term, Substation
will provide to Customer access to Substation’s Platform, including all
Platform Content made available by Substation through or in connection
with the Platform, and the right to install the Pixel on Customer Sites.
Customer must create an account (“Account”) on the
Platform prior to using the Services. Customer will be permitted to
authorize its employees and contractors to access the Platform under
Customer’s Account (“Users”). Customer may allow its
Users to access and use the Platform solely under Customer’s Account for
purposes of exercising the rights granted to Customer under this
Agreement. Customer will ensure that all information about each User
provided to Substation is and remains accurate and complete. Customer
will advise Users of the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and
will be solely responsible for all acts and omissions of its Users just
as if each were “Customer” under this Agreement. Customer is solely
responsible for all Campaigns launched from its Account and any
transactions completed through Customer’s Account will be deemed to have
been lawfully completed by Customer. Customer will implement
commercially reasonable measures to protect the security and
confidentiality of all User credentials associated with Customer’s
Account and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Platform
through any User credentials. Customer will notify Substation promptly
of any such unauthorized access or use of the Platform or if any User
credentials are lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised. All Platform
Content is provided for informational purposes only and Customer is
solely responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, and
applicability of all Platform Content prior to making use of that
Platform Content. Subject to Customer’s compliance with this Agreement,
Customer may use the Platform Content solely for its internal business
purposes in connection with permitted use of the Platform.
Services. Subject to the terms of this Agreement,
during the Term, Substation will
provide the Services selected by Customer on the Platform, including
distributing Customer
Campaigns. For each Campaign, Customer will need to make several
selections through the Platform, including setting a target cost per
acquisition (“CPA”) or cost per mille
(“CPM”) and determining a budget; Customer acknowledges
and agrees that all its selections through the Platform, and all its
advertising decisions, are made at Customer’s exclusive discretion and
sole risk. After making the required selections, Customer may launch the
Campaign through its Account on the Platform. Launching a Campaign
through the Platform creates a non-cancellable binding commitment
between the parties with respect to that Campaign, governed by the terms
of this Agreement and the selections Customer made on the Platform prior
to clicking to launch the Campaign. Promptly following launch,
Substation shall bid on advertising inventory with the selected
audience, at the selected CPA or CPM, up to the selected budget, and
Customer shall pay Substation the Fees incurred for each conversion or
impression recorded by the Platform’s tracking system, up to Customer’s
selected budget. Customer shall ensure that the Platform’s tracking
system is enabled on the Customer Site and shall provide Substation all
Purchase Data in Customer’s possession or control relating to the
Campaign.
Platform Audiences. During the
Term and subject to Customer’s payment
of all applicable Fees, Customer may use the Services to distribute
Campaigns to Platform Audiences. As between Substation and Customer, all
Platform Audiences are owned by Substation and its licensors. Substation
takes reasonable measures to license high quality data for its
customers’ cTV marketing campaigns; however, no dataset is entirely
accurate and neither Substation nor its licensors guarantee the
accuracy, completeness, or applicability of any Platform Audience. While
Substation will distribute Campaigns to Platform Audiences, Substation
will not provide Customer with access to any
Personal Data (as defined in the
DPA) included in or comprising any Platform Audience. Customer shall
not, shall not attempt to, and shall not permit any third party to: (a)
use any Substation Data to segment individual consumers, retarget
advertisements, or create or supplement profiles that relate to any
individual consumer, (b) remove
Substation Data from the
Platform, use Substation Data off the Platform; or (c) use Substation
Data for the benefit of, or disclose Substation Data to, any third
party. All rights and restrictions in this Agreement applicable to any
Substation Data apply to all data, information, and other elements
comprising the Substation Data, including any enhancements, corrections,
or other updates provided by Substation from time to time.
Integrations. Subject to the terms of this Agreement,
during the Term, Substation will
provide Customer the right to access and use certain integrations
(“Integrations”) to facilitate the transfer of
Customer Data
between the Platform and other data and marketing platforms used by
Customer (each a “Linked Platform”) and provided by
third parties. All terms, conditions, agreements, or policies that
Customer enters into in connection with any Linked Platform
(collectively, “Linked Platform Agreements”) form a
separate and direct agreement between Customer and the provider of the
Linked Platform and exclusively govern Customer’s use of the applicable
Linked Platform. The terms of any Linked Platform Agreement (which may
include payment of additional fees) will apply to the applicable Linked
Platform provided under that Linked Platform Agreement but will not
otherwise apply to Customer’s access to or use of the Platform or
Integrations. By enabling any Integration, Customer grants Substation
all necessary access to Customer’s account on the applicable Linked
Platform for the purpose of providing the functionality of the
Integration. Customer acknowledges and agrees that (i) Customer Data
will be shared to and from the
Linked Application;
(ii) Customer is responsible for ensuring it has all necessary rights,
permissions, and consents necessary to share such Customer Data; and
(iii) Customer has read, understands, agrees with, and shall comply with
the terms of all applicable Linked Platform Agreements. Substation is
not responsible for any Customer Data transmitted, processed, or
transferred through the Integration after such Customer Data leaves the
Platform. Substation does not control any Linked Platform and is not
responsible or liable for Customer’s access to or use of any Linked
Platform, including any damages, losses, liabilities, failures, or
problems caused by, related to, or arising from any Linked Platform or
any Customer Data after leaving the
Platform and Integration.
Advertising Guidance. Substation may, from time to
time, provide guidance regarding Customer’s advertising campaigns,
including to promote performance or facilitate compliance with
applicable Law may require be included in advertisements (“Advertising Guidance”). All Advertising Guidance is provided for convenience and for
informational purposes only. Any reliance upon Advertising Guidance is
at Customer’s sole risk. Customer acknowledges that Substation is not
qualified to provide legal services and that any Advertising Guidance is
not, and shall not be construed to be, legal advice. Customer is solely
responsible for consulting with its legal counsel to ensure that
Customer and Customer’s advertisements comply with all applicable Laws.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Substation makes no
warranty that the Services will ensure Customer’s compliance with
applicable Laws, Substation shall have no obligation or liability in
connection with Customer’s legal obligations, and Substation hereby
disclaims all liability with respect thereto.
Ancillary Services. Access to or use of certain
Substation Offerings may
require that Customer agree to additional terms and conditions (“Supplemental Terms”). In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any
Supplemental Terms, the terms of the Supplemental Terms will control as
to the Offerings to which the Supplemental Terms relate, and the terms
of this Agreement will control in all other respects.
Usage Data. Substation may collect, generate, and
maintain Usage Data to determine Customer’s fees, to improve, test,
monitor, and provide the Offerings, and to further develop and provide
Substation’s Offerings, provided that such Usage Data will not be used
externally by Substation in a way that individually identifies Customer
or its Users or that contains any Customer Data.
Substation Technology. Customer acknowledges that, as
between the parties, all
Substation Offerings,
including the Platform, Services, Substation Data, Pixel, Integrations,
and all software, hardware, data, datasets, information, content, all
other technology used by or on behalf of Substation to provide the
foregoing, and any improvements, derivatives (including derivative
works), updates, upgrades, new versions, modifications, or enhancements
to any of the foregoing (collectively the “Substation Technology”), constitute the valuable IPR of Substation and that Substation and
its licensors own, and will continue to retain, all right, title, and
interest, in and relating to the Substation Technology and all IPR
therein and relating thereto. As an express condition to the rights
granted to Customer under this Agreement, and in addition to the other
conditions in this Agreement, Customer shall not, shall not attempt to,
and shall not permit any third party to: (1) use or access any
Substation Technology or any portion thereof, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement; (2) modify, adapt, alter, revise, translate,
or create derivatives (including derivative works) from any Substation
Technology; (3) sublicense, distribute, sell, rent, lend, loan, lease,
convey, sublicense, assign, pledge, or otherwise transfer or in any way
encumber any Substation Technology or any portion thereof; (4) use any
Substation Technology for the benefit of any third party or make any
Substation Technology available to any third party; (5) reverse
engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the
source code, structure, design, or method of operation for any
Substation Technology; (6) circumvent or overcome (or attempt to
circumvent or overcome) any technological protection measures intended
to restrict access to any portion of the Substation Technology; (7)
access or utilize any Substation Technology for any purpose that is
illegal in any way or that advocates illegal activity; (8) interfere in
any manner with the operation or hosting of any Substation Technology or
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Substation Technology; (9)
alter, modify, eliminate, conceal, or otherwise render inoperable or
ineffective the Pixel or other website tags, source codes, links,
modules or other data provided by or obtained from Substation that
allows Substation to measure campaign performance and conversions; (10)
alter, obscure or remove any copyright notice, copyright management
information or proprietary legend contained in or on any Substation
Technology; (11) access or use the Substation Technology or any
component thereof in order to build a competitive product or service; or
(12) use the Substation Technology to distribute any Campaigns that are
fraudulent, deceptive, false, misleading, or that violate Law. All use
of all Substation Technology will be in accordance with any
documentation for the applicable Substation Technology provided by
Substation. Except as set forth in this Agreement, Customer is granted
no licenses or rights in or to any Substation Technology, or any IPR
therein or related thereto.
Customer Data and Content.
Customer Data. During the Term of this Agreement,
Customer may provide Substation with certain Customer Data. Customer
Data does not include any Substation Data.
Customer hereby grants Substation a
nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, worldwide, perpetual, and
irrevocable license to distribute, reproduce, modify, create derivatives
of, and otherwise use Customer Data (a) to perform its obligations and
exercise its rights under this Agreement, including operating, managing,
maintaining, securing, and providing the Offerings to Customer, bidding
on advertising inventory, and distributing Customer’s Campaigns; (b) to
make recommendations regarding use of the Offerings; (c) to the extent
required by any court order, law, or governmental or regulatory agency;
(d) to improve, enhance, and optimize the Offerings; and (e) to derive
insights and develop new offerings, segments, profiles, models, and
machine learning or artificial intelligence technologies.
Ad Content. During the Term
of this Agreement, Customer may provide Substation with certain Ad
Content. In addition to the rights set forth above, during the Term,
Customer grants Substation a nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable,
worldwide license to distribute, publish, publicly perform or display,
reproduce, modify, crop, re-size, adapt, create derivative works based
on, and otherwise use and disclose the Ad Content, in whole or in part,
as may be necessary or desirable to support, enhance, promote, and
distribute Customer’s cTV
Campaigns. Customer represents and warrants that the Ad Content and
Substation’s distribution of the Ad Content in Customer’s Campaigns in
accordance with this Agreement: (a) does not violate this Agreement or
any applicable Laws; (b) is not libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive,
sexually explicit, pornographic, threatening, or an invasion of privacy;
(c) does not constitute an infringement, violation, or misappropriation
of the IPR, privacy rights, publicity rights, or other rights of any
third party; (d) is not illegal in any way and does facilitate or
promote illegal activity, or contain content that is illegal; (e) is not
false, deceptive, misleading, or inaccurate; (f) is not racially or
ethnically offensive, harassing, or discriminatory based upon race,
gender, color, creed, age, sexual orientation, or disability; (g)
includes any content and notices required by applicable Laws. Any
violation of this Section by Customer shall constitute a material breach
of this Agreement. Substation is under no obligation to review any Ad
Content, but Substation has the right to review any Ad Content and take
any action it deems necessary, in its sole discretion, if Substation has
a good faith belief that any Customer Data violates the restrictions set
forth in this Section 6, including denying Customer and its Users access
to the Platform or any portion thereof, deleting or removing Ad Content
from the Platform, and ceasing distribution of Customer’s Campaigns.
Customer IPR. As between the parties, Customer and its
licensors own and will continue to retain all right, title, and
interest, in and relating to the Customer Data and Ad Content, and all
IPR therein and relating thereto. Except as set forth in this Agreement,
Substation is granted no licenses or rights in or to any Customer Data
or Ad Content, nor any IPR therein or related thereto. Customer
represents and warrants to Substation that it has all rights,
permissions, and consents necessary to grant Substation each of the
rights in, to, and under the Customer Data and Ad Content set forth in
this Agreement.
Fees and Payment.
Fees. For each Campaign launched through the Platform,
Customer shall pay Substation the CPA or CPM rate it selected on the
Platform for each conversion or impression, as applicable (the
“Fees”). Customer acknowledges and agrees that the
Substation Technology and Substation’s reporting methodologies are the
exclusive mechanisms for determining conversion rates and impressions
under this Agreement. Customer hereby grants Substation and its payment
processors the right to automatically charge the applicable payment
account Customer provided to Substation for all Fees incurred under this
Agreement. Customer acknowledges that it is solely responsible for
payment of all Fees associated with any Campaign launched through its
Account on the Platform.
Payment. All Fees are due upon receipt of Substation’s
invoice. Customer shall maintain a current a credit card, debit card,
online payment account, mobile services account, or other payment method
on file with its Account as a valid payment mechanism for the Offerings
provided under this Agreement. All Fees are non-refundable once paid.
Amounts not paid when due will be subject to a late charge of 1.5% per
month or any applicable legal maximum, whichever is less. If Substation
requires use of collection agencies, attorneys, or courts of law for
collection of any past-due Fees, Customer will be responsible for those
expenses. In the case of late payment, Substation may, with or without
prior notice, suspend Customer’s access to or use of any or all
Offerings, and cease providing any or all Services, until payment is
made in full.
Taxes. All amounts payable by Customer to Substation
hereunder are exclusive of any sales, use and other taxes or duties,
however designated, including without limitation, withholding taxes,
customs, privilege, excise, sales, use, value added and property taxes
(collectively, “Taxes”). Customer will be solely
responsible for payment of any Taxes, except for those taxes based on
the income of Substation. Customer will not withhold any Taxes from any
amounts due Substation.
Termination and Effect.
Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by either
party at any time, in that party’s sole discretion, upon written notice
to the other party.
Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this
Agreement for any reason: (a) all Fees owed under this Agreement prior
to such termination will be immediately due and payable (including, at
minimum, the Fees due under this Agreement pro-rated based on Services
provided by Substation prior to termination and any Fees attributable to
non-cancelable commitments entered into by Substation prior to such
termination); (b) all rights and subscriptions granted under this
Agreement will terminate; (c) Customer will immediately cease all use of
and access to the Offerings, including Customer Data on the Platform and
any Substation Data obtained prior to termination; and (d) Substation
may, in its sole discretion, delete Customer’s Account or Customer Data
at any time. Customer acknowledges that Customer Data may continue to
exist on the Platform after termination of this Agreement unless
Customer actively deletes it prior to termination.
Survival. The following Sections will survive
termination of this Agreement for any reason: 1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20.
Suspension. Without limiting
Substation’s right to terminate this Agreement, Substation may also
suspend Customer’s access to its Account and the Platform (including
Customer Data) and Services, with or without notice to Customer, upon
any actual, threatened, or suspected breach of this Agreement or
applicable Law or upon any other conduct deemed by Substation to be
inappropriate or detrimental to Substation, the Substation Technology,
or any other Substation product, customer, or user.
Representations and Warranties.
Warranties. Customer represents, warrants, and
covenants to Substation that: (a) this Agreement forms a binding legal
obligation on Customer’s behalf; (b) Customer has the legal right and
authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations, and
to grant the rights and licenses set forth herein; (c) Customer’s use of
and access to the Offerings, including Customer Data, will comply with
all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including all data privacy
and security laws (collectively, “Laws”), and will not
cause Substation itself to violate any applicable Laws;
(d) Customer has
and will maintain all necessary consents, permissions, and rights
necessary to (i) provide Substation with any Customer Data and for
Substation to use such Customer Data as permitted under this Agreement,
(ii) install the Pixel on, and collect information about visitors to,
the Customer Sites and pass that information to Substation as
contemplated by this Agreement; and (e) Customer’s use of the Offerings
and Substation Technology and provision of Customer Data shall at all
times comply with Customer’s privacy policy, terms of service, or the
privacy rights of any consumer.
Agency Access and Use. If Customer is an advertising
agency using the Offerings on behalf of one or more advertising clients,
Customer represents and warrants that it has the authority to bind each
such advertiser client to the terms of this Agreement and, upon
Substation’s request, will provide written confirmation of such agency
authority to Substation.
Disclaimers and Acknowledgements.
Disclaimers. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, ALL SUBSTATION TECHNOLOGY IS
PROVIDED BY SUBSTATION AND ITS LICENSORS “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,”
WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR COVENANTS OF ANY KIND.
SUBSTATION EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, AND CUSTOMER DISCLAIMS ANY RELIANCE ON,
ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OFFERINGS, INCLUDING ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, SUBSTATION
DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE OFFERINGS WILL MEET ALL OF
CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS; THAT CUSTOMER (OR ITS CLIENT’S OR USERS) WILL
RECEIVE THE BENEFIT, PERFORMANCE, OR REVENUES THEY EXPECT TO OBTAIN FROM
USING THE OFFERINGS; OR THAT THE OFFERINGS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
SECURE, COMPLETE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES, MALICIOUS CODE, OR
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT ALL DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL
OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY A PARTY OR ITS AGENTS OR
REPRESENTATIVES WILL CREATE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR COVENANTS
UNLESS CONFIRMED IN WRITING BY SUCH PARTY AS AN AMENDMENT TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
Acknowledgements: Customer acknowledges and agrees that
it is solely responsible for: (a) its Ad Content and the performance of
its Campaigns; (b) any Customer Sites and any other website to which an
advertisement directs its targeted recipients; (c) all products and
services advertised or on presented on Customer Sites, and any other
Customer products and/or services; and (d) providing for and maintaining
any systems, software, hardware, web browser and Internet service
necessary to access and use the Offerings.
Indemnification. Customer shall, at
its sole cost and expense, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless
Substation, its affiliates, and its licensors, and each of their
respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, contractors,
agents, and representatives from all losses, liabilities, judgments,
awards, settlements, penalties, damages, fines, expenses, costs and fees
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of collection) that are
incurred in connection with any claim or allegation against any of them
arising out of or related to: (a) the Customer Data, Ad Content, or the
Customer Sites, or the permitted copying, production, use, display,
disclosure, distribution, performance, advertising, or marketing of any
Customer Data; (b) Customer’s access to or use of the Offerings or
Substation Technology; (c) Customer’s advertisements, products,
services, or other offerings; (d) any actual or alleged violation of
Law, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud by Customer or its
Users or third parties acting on Customer’s behalf in relation to the
Offerings; (e) any actual or alleged breach of Customer’s
representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement;
(f) any claim or demand for payment of any Taxes imposed in connection
with any Campaign, and for any fines, penalties, or similar charges
imposed as a result of Customer’s failure to collect, remit or report
any Taxes in connection with any Campaign. Substation will provide
Customer with notice of any such claim or allegation, and Substation
will have the right to participate in the defense of any such claim at
its expense. Customer shall not concede or settle or compromise any such
claim or allegation without Substation’s prior written approval.
Limitation of Liability. SUBSTATION WILL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE),
ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH OR OUT OF THE USE OF OR ACCESS TO ANY
SUBSTATION TECHNOLOGY (INCLUDING THE OFFERINGS), EVEN IF SUBSTATION HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF
CUSTOMER CONTENT, OPPORTUNITY, REVENUES, OR PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, OR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES.
SUBSTATION’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT AND SUBSTATION’S PROVISION OF THE OFFERINGS, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (1) THE
TOTAL FEES PAID TO SUBSTATION FOR THE CAMPAIGN IN THE 6 MONTHS PRECEDING
THE LIABILITY, AND (2) $10,000. CUSTOMER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IS TO
ALLOCATE THE RISKS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND LIMIT
POTENTIAL LIABILITY GIVEN THE FEES, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY
HIGHER IF SUBSTATION WERE TO ASSUME ANY FURTHER LIABILITY OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH HEREIN. IN STATES WHERE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES IS NOT PERMITTED, EACH PARTY’S
LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Confidentiality. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Confidential Information” means the Platform and all
Substation Data relating to, downloaded from, or otherwise obtained from
the Platform, regardless of the form thereof, including all copies and
extracts thereof. Customer will not disclose Confidential Information to
any third party without Substation’s prior written consent. Customer may
disclose the Confidential Information only to its employees who have a
need to know the Confidential Information for purposes of their valid
use of the Offerings as permitted under this Agreement and who are bound
by an obligation of confidentiality at least as protective of the
Confidential Information as this Agreement. Customer will treat all
Confidential Information with the same degree of care as it treats its
own confidential information which, in no event, will be less than
reasonable care. Customer will not use the Confidential Information
other than as expressly permitted in this Agreement. The foregoing
restrictions are not intended to prohibit Customer from disclosing any
Confidential Information to the extent required by applicable Law;
provided, however, that Customer shall, to the extent legally permitted,
provide Substation with notice of such requirement and assist Substation
in seeking a protective order or other relief.
Privacy and Data Protection. The parties agree to
comply with the
Substation Data
Processing Addendum, available at
substation.com/dpa.html
(“DPA”), the terms of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
Export. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in
writing, the Services are provided only in the
U.S. Any use of the Services outside the
U.S. may be subject to U.S. export control Laws and may be subject to
export or import regulations in other countries. Customer agrees to
strictly comply with all such Laws and acknowledges that it has the
responsibility to obtain such licenses to export, re-export, or import
as may be required.
Dispute Resolution.
The parties agree that any Dispute that may arise between them will be
resolved exclusively in accordance with the provisions of this Section
17. Except as otherwise provided in Section 17.2, the parties will
attempt to resolve all disputes, controversies, or claims arising under,
out of, or relating to this Agreement, including the formation,
validity, binding effect, interpretation, performance, breach or
termination, of this Agreement and the arbitrability of the issues
submitted to arbitration hereunder and non-contractual claims relating
to this Agreement (each, a “Dispute”) through
discussion between the parties. Except as otherwise provided in Section
17.2, if any Dispute cannot be resolved through negotiations between the
parties within 30 days of notice from one party to the other of the
Dispute, either party may submit such Dispute for final settlement
through binding arbitration by JAMS under its Comprehensive Arbitration
Rules and Procedures then in effect (the “Rules”).
Either party may commence the arbitration by delivering a request for
arbitration as specified in the Rules. The arbitration will be conducted
before a sole neutral arbitrator selected by agreement of the parties.
If the parties cannot agree on the appointment of a single arbitrator
within 30 days after either party to this Agreement delivers a request
for arbitration, a neutral arbitrator will be selected as provided in
the Rules. The arbitration will be confidential and, except as necessary
to enforce a judgement or otherwise required by applicable Law, neither
party, nor the arbitrator, will disclose any materials produced,
disclosed, or generated in relation to the arbitration or the fact that
the parties are engaged in a Dispute. The arbitration will be conducted
at a site specified by Substation in Los Angeles, California. The
arbitrator will apply the Law set forth in Section 17.3 to any such
arbitration and shall have the power to award any remedy available at
Law or in equity; provided, however, that the arbitrator shall have no
jurisdiction to amend this Agreement or grant any relief not permitted
herein or beyond the relief permitted herein. The award of the
arbitrator will be the exclusive remedy of the parties for all claims,
counterclaims, issues or accountings presented or plead to the
arbitrator. The award of the arbitrator may not require payment of the
costs, fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in any such
arbitration by the non-prevailing party. Judgment upon the award may be
entered in any court or governmental body having jurisdiction thereof.
Any additional costs, fees or expenses incurred in enforcing the award
may be charged against the party that resists its enforcement. BY
AGREEING TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES IT IS WAIVING ITS
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR A COURT. CUSTOMER ALSO HEREBY WAIVES ITS
RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR ANY FORM OF COLLECTIVE
OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION AND THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO
CONDUCT CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION AND MAY ONLY DECIDE THE DISPUTE BETWEEN
SUBSTATION AND CUSTOMER. IF ANY PART OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IS
RULED TO BE INVALID, THEN THE UNDERLYING DISPUTE MUST BE RESOLVED BY A
JUDGE, SITTING WITHOUT A JURY, IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, AND
NOT AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.
Irreparable Harm. Customer acknowledges and agrees that
Substation will be irreparably harmed in the event that Customer
breaches Section 5 or Section 14 and that monetary damages alone cannot
fully compensate Substation for such harm. Accordingly, Customer hereby
agrees that Substation shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent
or stop breaches of such provisions of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof, without
the requirement of posting any bond.
Choice of Laws; Venue. This Agreement will be governed
by the Laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts of
Law principles thereof. Subject to Section 17.1, the federal and state
courts located in Los Angeles County, California will have sole and
exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising hereunder and the
parties hereby irrevocably submit to the personal jurisdiction of such
courts.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED TO USE OF THE OFFERINGS OR THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE FILED WITHIN 1
YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISES OR IT WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
Notices. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
any notices required or allowed under this Agreement will be provided to
Substation by postal mail to 3616 Far West Blvd., Ste 117-103, Austin,
TX 78731, attention “Legal
Department” with a copy to legal@substation.com. Substation may provide
Customer with any notices required or allowed under this Agreement by
sending Customer an e-mail to any e-mail address Customer provide to
Substation in connection with its Account, provided that in the case of
any notice applicable both to Customer and other users of the Platform,
Substation may instead provide such notice by posting on the Platform.
Notices provided to Substation will be deemed given when actually
received by Substation. Notice provided to Customer will be deemed given
24 hours after posting to the Platform or sending via e-mail, unless (as
to e-mail) the sending party is notified that the e-mail address is
invalid.
Integrated Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement
includes the DPA and all Supplemental Terms, each of which is
incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. This Agreement
represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any
and all oral or written agreements or understandings, whether written or
verbal, between the parties as to the subject matter of the Agreement.
Substation may revise or update this Agreement (including the DPA and
Supplemental Terms) at any time in its sole discretion. Any changes will
be effective upon posting the revised Agreement on the Platform or
otherwise providing notice to Customer. Customer’s continued use of the
Offerings after such changes become effective constitutes acceptance of
those changes. If Customer does not agree to the amended terms, Customer
must stop using the Offerings. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, no other amendment or modification of this Agreement will be
effective unless in writing and signed by Substation.
Additional Terms. With the exception of any monetary
obligations under this Agreement, neither party will be responsible for
performance of its obligations hereunder where delayed or hindered by
events beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation,
acts of God or any governmental body, war or national emergency, riots
or insurrection, epidemic, sabotage, embargo, fire, flood, accident,
strike or other labor disturbance, or interruption of or delay in
systems, power or telecommunications under third-party control. All
waivers by Substation under this Agreement must be in writing or later
acknowledged by Substation in writing. Any waiver or failure by
Substation to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion
will not be deemed a waiver by Substation of any other provision or of
such provision on any other occasion. If any provision of this Agreement
is held to be unenforceable, that provision will be removed to the
extent necessary to comply with applicable law, replaced by a provision
that most closely approximates the original intent and economic effect
of the original to the extent consistent with applicable law, and the
remaining provisions will remain in full force. Customer may not assign
or transfer either this Agreement or any of Customer’s rights or
obligations hereunder (in whole or in part and including by sale,
merger, consolidation, or other operation of law) without Substation’s
prior written approval. Any assignment in violation of the foregoing
will be null and void. Substation may assign this Agreement, in whole or
in part, to any party that assumes Substation’s obligations hereunder.
The parties hereto are independent contractors, not agents, employees,
or employers of the other or joint venturers, and neither party acquires
hereunder any right or ability to bind or enter into any obligation on
behalf of the other. No term of this Agreement will be construed to
confer any third-party beneficiary rights on any non-party.
In this Agreement: (a)
any headings are for reference purposes only
and shall not be used in the construction and interpretation of this
Agreement; (b) the singular number shall include the plural, the plural
number shall include the singular; (c) if a term is defined as one part
of speech (such as a noun), it shall have a corresponding meaning when
used as another part of speech (such as a verb); (d) “includes”,
“including”, “for example”, “such as” and similar terms are not words of
limitation; (e) a monetary amount is in U.S. dollars; and (f) no rule of
construction applies to the disadvantage of a party because that party
was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement. The Platform may
contain links to third-party sites that are not under the control of
Substation. Substation is not responsible for any content on any linked
site and Customer chooses to access any third-party site from the
Platform at its own risk.
Last Updated: December 3, 2025