NOTICE:  THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT, §15-48-1 ET SEQ. OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.

SwellSpace Terms of Service

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EFFECTIVE: Aug 1, 2023

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IMPORTANT, READ CAREFULLY: YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND ANY ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SERVICES”) OF 3TOGETHER, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SERVICE, “SWELLSPACE”) IS CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS, WHICH INCLUDE YOUR AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES. PLEASE REVIEW THOROUGHLY BEFORE ACCEPTING. 

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BY ACCESSING THE SWELLSPACE WEBSITE OR BY UTILIZING THE SWELLSPACE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND ALL EXHIBITS, ORDER FORMS, AND INCORPORATED POLICIES (THE “AGREEMENT” OR “TOS”).  THE SWELLSPACE SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT LEGALLY ELIGIBLE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.

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SwellSpace will provide the Services and you may access and use the Services in accordance with this Agreement.  SwellSpace may provide any of the Services through any of its Affiliates, in SwellSpace’s sole and absolute discretion.  If you order Services through an online registration page or an order form (each, an “Order Form”), the Order Form may contain additional terms and conditions and information regarding the Services you are ordering.  Unless otherwise set forth in terms and conditions applicable to such Services, those additional terms are hereby incorporated herein solely in relation to your use of such Services. 

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  1. System Requirements

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Use of the Services requires one or more compatible devices, Internet access, and certain software (fees may apply), and may require obtaining updates or upgrades from time to time. Because use of the Services involves hardware, software, and Internet access, your ability to access and use the Services may be affected by the performance of these factors. High speed Internet access is recommended. You acknowledge and agree that such system requirements, which may be changed or updated from time to time and at any time, are your responsibility. 

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  1. Definitions

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The following definitions will apply in this Agreement, and any reference to the singular includes a reference to the plural and vice versa. 

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  1. “Affiliate” means, with respect to a Party, any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Party. For purposes of this Agreement, “control” means an economic or voting interest in at least fifty percent (50%) of the entity.
  2. “End User” means an individual who uses the Services. 

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  1. Services

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SwellSpace will provide the Services as described on the Order Form as well as standard updates that are made generally available by SwellSpace during the term set forth in the Order Form. SwellSpace may, in its sole and absolute discretion, discontinue the Services or modify the features of the Services from time to time without prior notice. 

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  1. Beta Services. 

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SwellSpace may, from time to time, offer access to services that are classified as a Beta version. Access to and use of Beta versions may be subject to additional agreements. SwellSpace makes no representations that a Beta version will ever be made generally available and reserves the right to discontinue or modify a Beta version at any time without notice. Beta versions are provided AS IS, may contain bugs, errors, or other defects, and your use of a Beta version is at your sole risk. 

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  1. Use of Services and Your Responsibilities 

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You may only use the Services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. You are solely responsible for both you and your End Users’ use of the Services and shall abide by, and ensure compliance with, all laws in connection with your and each End User’s use of the Services, including but not limited to laws related to recording, intellectual property, privacy, and export control. Use of the Services is void where prohibited.

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  1. Registration Information.  You may be required to provide information about yourself in order to register for and/or use certain Services. You agree that any such information shall be true and accurate. You may also be asked to choose a username and password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the security of your username and password and agree not to disclose such to any third party at any time.
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  2. Your Content.  You agree that you are solely responsible for the content sent or transmitted by you or displayed or uploaded by you in using the Services (“Content”).  You agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with all laws pertaining to the Content, including, without limitation, laws requiring you to obtain the consent of a third party to use the Content and to provide appropriate notices of third-party rights. You represent and warrant that you have the right to upload the Content and that such use does not and shall not violate or infringe on any rights of any third party. Under no circumstances will SwellSpace be liable in any way for any (i) Content that is transmitted or viewed while using the Services; (ii) errors or omissions in the Content; or (iii) any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of, access to, or denial of access to Content.  Although SwellSpace is not responsible for any Content, SwellSpace may delete any Content, at any time without notice to you, if SwellSpace becomes aware that the Content violates any provision of this Agreement or any law. 
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  3. Prohibited Use.  You agree that you will not use, and will not permit any End User to use, the Services to: (i) modify, disassemble, decompile, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to gain access to the source code of the Services; (ii) knowingly or negligently use the Services in a way that abuses, interferes with, or disrupts SwellSpace’s networks, your accounts, or the Services; (iii) engage in activity that is illegal, fraudulent, false, or misleading, (iv) transmit through the Services any material that may infringe the intellectual property or other rights of third parties; (v) build or benchmark a competitive product or service, or copy any features, functions or graphics of the Services; or (vi) use the Services to communicate any message or material that is harassing, libelous, threatening, obscene, indecent, would violate the intellectual property rights of any party, or is otherwise unlawful, that would give rise to civil liability, or that constitutes or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, under any applicable law or regulation; (vii) upload or transmit any software, Content or code that does or is intended to harm, disable, destroy or adversely affect performance of the Services in any way or which does or is intended to harm or extract information or data from other hardware, software, or networks of SwellSpace or other users of Services; (viii) engage in any activity or use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or otherwise interfere with or disrupt the Services, or any servers or networks connected to the Services or SwellSpace’s security systems. (ix) use the Services in violation of any SwellSpace policy or in a manner that violates applicable law, including but not limited to anti-spam, export control, privacy, and anti-terrorism laws and regulations and laws requiring the consent of subjects of audio and video recordings, and you agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with all such laws and regulations; (x) If you submit, upload or post any agreements, contracts, consents, notices, advice, recommendations, comments, files, videos, images or other materials to us or our Site (including but not limited to content posted on or through links), you agree not to provide any content that (1) is defamatory, abusive, libelous, unlawful, obscene, threatening, harassing, fraudulent, pornographic, or harmful, or that could encourage criminal or unethical behavior, or (2) violates any other prohibited use otherwise defined herein (each of Section 5(c)(i) through  Section 5(c)(x) is a defined “Prohibited Use”).
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  4. Limitations on Use.  You may not reproduce, resell, or distribute the Services or any reports or data generated by the Services for any purpose unless you have been specifically permitted to do so under a separate agreement with SwellSpace. You may not offer or enable any third parties to use the Services purchased by you, display on any website or otherwise publish the Services or any Content obtained from a Service (other than Content created by you) or otherwise generate income from the Services or use the Services for the development, production or marketing of a service or product substantially similar to the Services.

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  1. Responsibility for End Users

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You are responsible for the activities of all End Users who access or use the Services through your account, and you agree to ensure that any such End User will comply with the terms of this Agreement and any SwellSpace policies. SwellSpace assumes no responsibility or liability for violations. If you become aware of any violation of this Agreement in connection with use of the Services by any person, please contact SwellSpace at SwellSpaceSupport@3Together.us. SwellSpace may investigate any complaints and violations that come to its attention and may take any (or no) action that it believes is appropriate, including, without limitation, issuing warnings, removing the content, or terminating accounts and/or End User profiles. Under no circumstances will SwellSpace be liable in any way for any data or other content viewed while using the Services, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any such data or content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of, access to, or denial of access to any data or content.

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  1. SwellSpace Obligations for Content

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SwellSpace will maintain reasonable physical and technical safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure of or access to Content, in accordance with industry standards. SwellSpace will notify you if it becomes aware of unauthorized access to Content. SwellSpace will not access, view or process Content except (a) as provided for in this Agreement and in SwellSpace’s Privacy Statement; (b) as authorized or instructed by you, (c) as required to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (d) as required by Law. SwellSpace has no other obligations with respect to Content.

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  1. Eligibility 

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You affirm that you are at least 18 years of age and are otherwise fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and to abide by and comply with this Agreement.  Your access may be terminated without warning if we believe that you are under the age of 18 or are otherwise ineligible.

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  1. Intended Use

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The Services are intended for business use. You may choose to use the Services for other purposes, subject to the terms and limitations of this Agreement. SwellSpace is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18.

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  1. Service Changes and Limitations

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WE MAY, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, LIMIT, SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR SITES, ANY  END USER’S ACCOUNTS, ACCESS TO THE SERVICES OR ANY PORTION OF THEM; PROHIBIT ACCESS TO OUR SERVICES AND PLATFORM, AND OUR CONTENT, SERVICES, AND TOOLS; OR DELAY OR REMOVE HOSTED CONTENT, AND WE ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY LOSSES OR RESULTS.

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  1. Charges and Cancellation

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You agree that SwellSpace may charge to your credit card or other payment mechanism selected by you and approved by SwellSpace (“Your Account”) all amounts due and owing for the Services, including taxes and service fees, set up fees, subscription fees, or any other fee or charge associated with Your Account. SwellSpace may change prices at any time, including changing from a free service to a paid service and charging for Services that were previously offered free of charge; provided, however, that SwellSpace will provide you with prior notice and an opportunity to terminate Your Account if SwellSpace changes the price of a Service to which you are subscribed and will not charge you for a previously free Service unless you have been notified of the applicable fees and agreed to pay such fees. You agree that in the event SwellSpace is unable to collect the fees owed by you for the Services through Your Account, SwellSpace may take any other steps it deems necessary to collect such fees from you and that you will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by SwellSpace in connection with such collection activity, including collection fees, court costs and attorneys’ fees. You further agree that SwellSpace may collect interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest amount permitted by law on any amounts not paid when due. You may cancel your subscription at any time. If you cancel, you will not be billed for any additional terms of service, and Services will continue until the end of the current Subscription Term, as defined in the description of the applicable Services. If you cancel, you will not receive a refund for any Services already paid for.

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In order to ensure that You do not experience any interruption or loss of services due to the lapse of any particular subscription period, the subscription will automatically renew, on a recurring-fees basis (except where explicitly stated otherwise). Accordingly, where applicable, SwellSpace will attempt to automatically renew the subscribed for Services for a renewal period equal in time to the original subscription period for such Services, and automatically charge You the applicable fees using Your Authorized Card. In the event the payment fails, you and/or your End Users may experience an interruption or loss of service.

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  1. Termination 

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The SwellSpace website contains information on how to terminate Your Account. If you have purchased a Service for a specific term, such termination will be effective on the last day of the then-current term. Your Order Form may provide that a renewal term will begin automatically unless either party provides notice of termination at least thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the next Renewal Term. If you fail to comply with any provision of this Agreement, SwellSpace may terminate this Agreement immediately and retain any fees previously paid by you. Sections 2 and 5 through 22, inclusive, shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement, you must cease any further use of the Services. If at any time you are not happy with the Services, your sole remedy is to cease using the Services and follow this termination process.

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  1. Proprietary Rights

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3Together, Inc. and/or its suppliers, as applicable, retain ownership of all proprietary rights in the Services and in all trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, and domain names (“SwellSpace Marks”) associated or displayed with the Services. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any SwellSpace Marks, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of 3Together, Inc. without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing SwellSpace Marks without 3Together, Inc’s  express written consent.

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  1. Copyright

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You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way copyrighted material, trademarks, rights of publicity or other proprietary rights without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. SwellSpace may deny access to the Services to any User who is alleged to infringe another party’s copyright. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your copyright has been infringed, please notify SwellSpace as specified herein.

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  1. Export Restrictions

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You acknowledge that the Services, or a portion thereof, are subject to the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774, of the United States and may be subject to other applicable country export control and trade sanctions laws (“Export Control and Sanctions Laws”). SwellSpace will provide the U.S. export classification(s) applicable to its Services upon request. You and your End Users may not access, use, export, re-export, divert, transfer or disclose any portion of the Services or any related technical information or materials, directly or indirectly, in violation of Export Control and Sanctions Laws. You represent and warrant that: (i) you and your End Users (a) are not citizens of, or located within, a country or territory that is subject to U.S. trade sanctions or other significant trade restrictions (including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine) and that you and your End Users will not access or use the Services, or export, re-export, divert, or transfer the Services, in or to such countries or territories; (b) are not persons, or owned 50% or more, individually or in the aggregate by persons, identified on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or Foreign Sanctions Evaders Lists; and (c) are not persons on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons List, Entity List, or Unverified List, or U.S. Department of State proliferation-related lists; (ii) you and your End Users located in China, Russia, or Venezuela are not Military End Users and will not put SwellSpace’s Services to a Military End Use, as defined in 15 C.F.R. 744.21; (iii) no Content created or submitted by you or your End Users is subject to any restriction on disclosure, transfer, download, export or re-export under the Export Control and Sanctions Laws; and (iv) you and your End Users will not take any action that would constitute a violation of, or be penalized under, U.S. antiboycott laws administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You are solely responsible for complying with the Export Control and Sanctions Laws and monitoring them for any modifications.

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  1. No High Risk Use

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The Services are not designed or licensed for use in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe controls, including without limitation operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation/communication systems, air traffic control, and life support or weapons systems. The Services shall not be used for or in any HIGH RISK environment.

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  1. Injunctive Relief

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You acknowledge that any use of the Services contrary to this Agreement, or any transfer, sublicensing, copying, or disclosure of technical information or materials related to the Services, may cause irreparable injury to SwellSpace, its Affiliates, suppliers, and any other party authorized by SwellSpace to resell, distribute, or promote the Services (“Resellers”), and under such circumstances SwellSpace, its Affiliates, suppliers, and Resellers will be entitled to equitable relief, without posting bond or other security, including, but not limited to, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief.

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  1. No Warranties 

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YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND 3TOGETHER, INC., ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, AND RESELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. 3TOGETHER, INC., ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, AND RESELLERS MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET ANY USER’S REQUIREMENTS, OR BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE. USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES REMAINS WITH YOU. SWELLSPACE DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR RETENTION OF ANY USER INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USERS. 3TOGETHER, INC. CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SERVICES. USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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  1. Indemnification 

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You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless 3Together, Inc., its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, suppliers, and Resellers from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages, and/or costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Services, your violation of this Agreement, or the infringement or violation by you or any other user of Your Account of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity or applicable law.

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  1. Limitation of Liability

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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL 3TOGETHER, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS OR RESELLERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF 3TOGETHER, INC., ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS OR RESELLERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, SWELLSPACE’S, ITS AFFILIATES’, SUPPLIERS’ AND RESELLERS’ MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIMS. Because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, the above limitation may not apply to you.

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  1. Agreement to Arbitrate; Class Action Waiver 

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If you are located in the United States, you agree to resolve disputes only on an individual basis, through arbitration located in Charleston County, South Carolina. The parties expressly waive any right to bring any action, lawsuit, or proceeding as a class or collective action, private attorney general action, or any other proceeding in which any party acts or proposes to act in a representative capacity.

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  1. Privacy and Other Policies 

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Use of the Services is also subject to SwellSpace’s Privacy Statement, a link to which can be found by selecting “Privacy Policy” in the footer of SwellSpace’s website. The Privacy Statement, and all policies noticed at https://swell.space/privacy-policy are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Additionally, you understand and agree that SwellSpace may contact you via e-mail or otherwise with information relevant to your use of the Services, regardless of whether you have opted out of receiving marketing communications or notices.

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  1. Miscellaneous

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  1. Choice of Law and Forum. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of South Carolina. The parties’ consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts located in and serving Charleston County, South Carolina and the federal courts in the District of South Carolina.
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  2. Waiver and Severability. Failure by either party to exercise any of its rights under, or to enforce any provision of, this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of such rights or ability to enforce such provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be amended to achieve as nearly as possible the same economic effect of the original provision and the remainder of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
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  3. General Provisions. This Agreement embodies the entire understanding and agreement between the parties respecting the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any and all prior understandings and agreements between the parties respecting such subject matter, except that if you or your company have executed a separate written agreement or you have signed an order form referencing a separate agreement governing your use of the Services, then such agreement shall control to the extent that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the terms of such agreement. SwellSpace may elect to change or supplement the terms of this Agreement from time to time at its sole discretion. SwellSpace will exercise commercially reasonable business efforts to provide notice to you of any material changes to this Agreement. Within ten (10) business days of posting changes to this Agreement (or ten (10) business days from the date of notice, if such is provided), they will be binding on you. If you do not agree with the changes, you should discontinue using the Services. If you continue using the Services after such ten-business-day period, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes to the terms of this Agreement. In order to participate in certain Services, you may be notified that you are required to download software and/or agree to additional terms and conditions. Unless expressly set forth in such additional terms and conditions, those additional terms are hereby incorporated into this Agreement. This Agreement has been prepared in the English Language and such version shall be controlling in all respects and any non-English version of this Agreement is solely for accommodation purposes.

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