Terms of Service
Terms of Service
Terms of Service
LAST UPDATED FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025
Please Read These Terms Of Service Carefully. Once Accepted, These Terms Of Service, In Combination With Our Privacy Policy And Affiliate Agreement (Collectively The “terms”), Become A Binding Legal Commitment Between You (Or The Business Entity That You Represent) And Hive Suite And Its Respective Officers, Directors, Successors And Assigns (Hereinafter Referred To As “hive Suite,” “we” Or “us”) And Will Govern Your Access To And Use Of The Platform And All Other Interactions With Hive Suite Related To The Platform.
If You Do Not Agree To These Terms, You Should Not Accept Them, Create An Account, Or Use The Platform. In The Event Of A Conflict Between These Terms Of Service And The Additional Agreements Incorporated Herein By Reference, These Terms Of Service Shall Prevail.
Hive Suite reserves the right to make changes to these Terms at any time.
All changes are effective immediately when posted. Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of any revised Terms constitutes your acceptance and agreement to the updated Terms.
You should consult a lawyer for legal advice to ensure your use of the Platform complies with these Terms and applicable law.
Use of Platform
1.1. Age Restrictions.
You must be at least 18 years old to use the Platform. By accepting these Terms, creating a Platform Account, or using the Platform, you represent that you are at least 18 years old. You must not create a Customer account unless you are at least 18 years of age. If you are a parent or legal guardian permitting a person who is at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age (a "Minor") create a Customer account and/or use the Platform, you agree to: (i) supervise the Minor’s use of the Platform and their account; (ii) assume all risks associated with, and liabilities resulting from, the Minor’s use of the Platform and their Customer account; (iii) ensure that the content on the Platform is suitable for the Minor; (iv) ensure all information submitted to us by the Minor is accurate; and (v) provide the consents, representations and warranties contained in the Terms on the Minor’s behalf.
1.2. Platform Account Ownership.
Your use of the Platform is conditioned on your provision of complete, current, and accurate information when registering for a Platform Account. The Platform is intended for business use or in connection with an individual’s trade, craft, or profession. As the individual who accepts these Terms, You are the owner of the Platform Account unless You are acting on behalf of a business entity, in which case, the business entity is the owner of the Platform Account. If You accept these Terms on behalf of a business entity, You represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind the business entity to these terms.
1.3. Intended Use.
You may use the Platform only as intended for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree that You and Your employees or agents will not use the Platform in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation or engage in any Prohibited Uses. In addition, you represent and warrant that:
(i) You will maintain in effect all licenses, permissions, authorizations, consents, and permits necessary to carry out the obligations under these Terms;
(ii) You are fully responsible for your actions and the actions of your employees, agents and customers who use of the Platform;
(iii) You, your employees, agents and customers will not misrepresent the Platform or the Services;
(v) You will provide these Terms to your employees, agents, and customers and confirm that all employees, agents, and customers understand that they are subject to these Terms if they use or offer access to the Platform;
(vi) You own or control all rights in and to all content you provide to Hive Suite, including, but not limited to, any code provided to customize the Platform;
(vii) You will be solely responsible for your use of the Platform, including the quality and integrity of any data and other information, including Information, made available to us by or for you through the use of the Platform; and
(viii) You, your employees, and your customers will provide reasonable cooperation regarding information requests from law enforcement, regulators, or telecommunication providers.
1.4. Privacy.
By using the Platform and providing Information on or through the Platform, you consent to Hive Suite’s use and disclosure of the Information in accordance with the Privacy Policy available here. You agree that Hive Suite has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Information or content maintained or transmitted on or through the Platform. When you provide your customers with access to the Platform (for example through products or services), you must implement and enforce your own Privacy Policy, providing the level of protection at least equal to that provided to you by Hive Suite. You must obtain consent from your customers, affirmatively acknowledging that your customers agree to be bound by your privacy policy. You represent and warrant that you have provided, and will continue to provide, adequate notices and have obtained, and will continue to obtain, the necessary permissions and consents to provide your customers’ data to us for use and disclosure in accordance with these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
1.5. Login Credentials.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Login Credentials. You are responsible for all uses of your Platform Account and Login Credentials, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to notify Hive Suite immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your Platform Account or Login Credentials or any other breach of security. Hive Suite reserves the right to disable your Login Credentials at any time in its sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in Hive Suite’s opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms. Platform Accounts are non-transferable. You are obligated to take preventative measures to prohibit unauthorized users from accessing your Platform Account with your Login Credentials.
1.6. Use of Communication Services.
The Platform may include certain communications features such as SMS, MMS, email, voice call capabilities and other methods. If You use these features, You agree that You are exclusively responsible for all communications sent using the Platform, including compliance with all laws governing those communications such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and the CAN-SPAM Act. You represent and warrant that you understand and will comply with those laws. Hive Suite is not responsible for your compliance with laws and does not represent that your use of the Platform will comply with any laws. Hive Suite is a technology platform communication service application provider ONLY. Hive Suite does not originate, send, or deliver any communications to any recipient via SMS, MMS, email, or other communication method. You control the message, timing, sending, fraud prevention, and call blocking. All communications, whether SMS, MMS, email or otherwise, are created by and initiated by you and/or your customers, whether generated by You or sent automatically via the Platform at Your direction.
1.7. Third Party Services.
The Platform may leverage or include access to Third Party Services. Hive Suite is not responsible for the usability or accessibility of Third Party Services. If you elect to pause or delete some or all of your Platform Account, certain features or functionality (such as LeadConnector phone numbers or email services) may not be retrievable upon reactivation. If you pause some or all of your Platform Account for more than thirty (30) days, and Hive Suite is still incurring costs on your behalf related to Third Party Services (such as the costs of securing a particular phone number on your behalf), Hive Suite reserves the right to release the phone number or delete some or all of your Platform Account in its sole discretion, without liability. Hive Suite disclaims all liability related to outages or downtime of Third Party Services.
1.8. Third Party Content.
The Platform may include Third Party Content. Your use of Third Party Content is entirely at your own risk and discretion. All statements and opinions expressed in Third Party Content are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the third party and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Hive Suite. Hive Suite is not responsible for Third Party Content and makes no endorsements, representations or warranties and assumes no liability, obligation or responsibility for Third Party Content. You are responsible for ensuring that your engagement or transactions with Third Party Content is in compliance with these Terms and any applicable laws.
1.9. Customizations.
Portions of the Platform may be modified by you, incorporating your name, logo, trademark, and color scheme into your individual access area within the Platform. You are solely responsible for copyright, trademark or other intellectual property concerns connected with you and your customers’ customized look and feel of the Platform. You acknowledge that you may not be able to customize the Platform according to your unique branding to the extent that your customization would appear to be independently developed. Hive Suite may remove any of your modifications at any time without advance notice and without liability to you.
1.10. Excessive Use Restrictions.
We provide access to the Platform on a tiered-pricing basis, and some tiers can process more data with less impact on performance. We have no liability for the effect that your excessive data use may have on performance. If, in Hive Suite’s sole discretion, we determine that your data use is excessive, abusive, or has a negative effect on the Platform in anyway, we may (1) require that you upgrade your Services in order to continue your activity levels if your data use exceeds the intended use of your existing Platform tier or if Hive Suite’s operational costs to support your Platform usage exceeds the subscription price; (2) suspend or terminate your use of the Platform or Services, and/or (3) reduce the amount of data you are able to use.
1.11. Platform Updates.
Hive Suite reserves the right to make updates or changes to the Platform at anytime, including changes that may affect the previous mode of operation of the Platform. You agree that your use of the Platform or purchase of Services is not contingent on Hive Suite’s delivery or release of any functionality or feature, including but not limited to the continuation of a certain Service or any third-party services.
1.12. International Use.
If you are in an embargoed country or are a sanctioned person or entity, you are prohibited from using the Platform. Hive Suite makes no representation that materials on the Platform are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. Those who choose to access the Platform from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk. If you choose to access the Platform from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws in your jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the taxation of products purchased over the Internet. Any offer for any product, Services, and/or information made in connection with the Platform is void where prohibited.
Prohibited Uses
The following are considered Prohibited Uses of the Platform. Engaging in a Prohibited Use is a material breach of this Agreement for which Hive Suite may immediately suspend or termination your Platform Account in accordance with these Terms:
Use of the Platform in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation.
Use of the Platform to exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm anyone in any way.
Use of the Platform to send, receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with these Terms.
Use of the Platform to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unlawful advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
Impersonating or attempting to impersonate Hive Suite, a Hive Suite employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
Engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Platform.
Engaging in any conduct that would, as determined by Hive Suite, harm Platform users or Hive Suite, or expose either to liability.
Use of the Platform in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Platform or interfere with any other party's use of the Platform, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Platform.
Use of any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Platform for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Platform.
Use of any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Platform or for any other unauthorized purpose without Hive Suite’s prior written consent.
Use of any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Platform.
Introducing any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempting to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored, any server, computer, or database connected to the Platform.
Attacking the Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempting to interfere with the proper working of the Platform.
Payment
A. Fees.
Your use of the Platform is subject to the timely payment of all Fees. Fees may change from time to time. All Fees are exclusive of Communication Surcharges. You will pay all Communications Surcharges associated with your use of the Platform. Communications Surcharges will be shown as a separate line item on an invoice. All Fees and Communications Surcharges are nonrefundable. Fees will be billed to the credit card we have on file. Fees for subscriptions will be billed in advance of Services. You agree to provide us with accurate and complete billing information (name, address, credit card information, and phone number) and notify us of any changes within 10 days of the change.
B. Non-cancellable Fees.
Some subscriptions for Services require a non-cancellable minimum subscription commitment which cannot be canceled until the commitment is fulfilled. Fees for such non-cancellable minimum subscription commitments will continue to be automatically applied to your bill until the minimum commitment has been achieved.
C. Taxes.
You are exclusively responsible for taxes and other governmental assessments (“Taxes”) associated with your use of the Platform, including all Taxes associated with transactions you conduct with your customers. Hive Suite may collect Taxes from you as part of the Fees as legally required or as Hive Suite deems appropriate, and all Hive Suite determinations regarding what Taxes to collect are final. Hive Suite may recalculate and collect additional Taxes from you if it determines at any point that they are due. You will indemnify Hive Suite for all Claims related to Taxes that are associated with your activities on the Platform, including any Taxes related to your transactions with your customers as further described below. Taxes are nonrefundable.
D. Overdue Amounts.
If, for any reason, your credit card company declines or otherwise refuses to pay the amount owed for the Services you have purchased, you agree that we may suspend or terminate your use of the Platform and/or delivery of Services and may require you to pay any overdue Fees and other amounts incurred (including any third-party chargeback fees or penalties) by other means acceptable to us. In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you agree to reimburse us for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorney fees and other legal expenses.
E. Payment Disputes.
You will notify us in writing within sixty (60) days of the date we bill you for any invoiced Fees or charges that you wish to dispute. You must pay all invoiced Fees and charges while the dispute is pending or you waive the right to pursue the dispute. Where you are disputing any Fees or charges, you must act reasonably and in good faith and cooperate diligently with us to resolve the dispute. All Hive Suite determinations regarding your obligation to pay invoiced Fees and charges are final.
F. No Refunds or Credits.
Except as described below, all Fees assessed by Hive Suite are non-refundable. You are solely responsible for any excess Fees incurred by You as a result of an error or omission made by You or a third party. Hive Suite does not provide Fee refunds or credits for such errors or omissions, or for partially used or unused Platform or Services subscriptions. If you sign up for a subscription but do not access the Service or Platform, you are still responsible for all Fees during the term of your subscription. Except as may be required by law, Hive Suite reserves the right to issue or deny a refund or credit in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time, for any reason, and Hive Suite’s determination of if and when to issue or deny a refund or credit is final.
G. Cancellations.
You are solely responsible for the cancellation of Services associated with your account, and you will be responsible for all Fees incurred until such cancellation occurs. No refunds will be provided for your failure to properly cancel the Services associated with your account.
H. Your Responsibility For Financial Transactions.
You are solely responsible for all financial transactions you and your customers engage in on the Platform or using the Services, including transactions conducted using billing tools enabled by the Services. You are exclusively responsible for all chargebacks related to activities of you and your customers, regardless of the reason for the chargeback.
I. The Room To Grow Method Program.
Points A-H above also apply to Hive Suite's proprietary "The Room To Grow Method" program. As this program gives clients access to the entire proprietary system immediately upon enrolment and involves manual account setup and delivery by the Company, no refunds are available for this offer. This applies to any initial enrolment/setup fees and ongoing subscription fees.
However, clients of this offer can cancel their subscription at any time from inside their Hive Suite account or by emailing [email protected]. The cancellation rules in section 3.G. apply here and subscription changes are applied to the next billing cycle. Due to the proprietary nature of the material in "The Room To Grow Method" program, clients that cancel their ongoing subscription to this offer will lose access to their Hive Suite account, "The Room To Grow Method" course and it's supportive resources immediately after the cancellation has been processed. Clients that cancel will also not be able to re-enrol into the program for 12 months.
Affiliate Program
Hive Suite offers an Affiliate Program under which customers may receive commissions for referring new accounts to Hive Suite. Your participation in the Affiliate Program is subject to Hive Suite’s approval and your acceptance of the Affiliate Agreement, a copy of which is available here and is incorporated herein by reference. You must establish a payment account linked to your Hive Suite account in order to earn and receive commission payouts. Commissions may be forfeited if Hive Suite is unable to submit payment to your payment account for any reason.
Intellectual Property
5.1 Platform Content.
The Platform and Platform Content are the property of Hive Suite or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws, except as indicated below. Platform Content does not include User Contribution(s), as defined below. Hive Suite grants you a personal, royalty-free, non-assignable, revocable, and non-exclusive license to access and use the Platform Content while using the Platform for the purpose of making the Platform available to You and Your customers. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, framing, display or performance of Platform Content without prior permission of Hive Suite is strictly prohibited.
5.5. Feedback.
If you provide Feedback, you agree and acknowledge that your submission of Feedback is voluntary, non-confidential, and gratuitous, and Hive Suite has no obligation to use the Feedback. You grant Hive Suite and its designees a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid up and royalty-free license to use any Feedback you submit to Hive Suite without restrictions or payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification to you or any third party. The license includes, without limitation, the irrevocable right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, combine with other works, alter, translate, distribute copies, display, perform, license the Feedback, and all rights therein, in the name of Hive Suite or its designees throughout the universe in perpetuity in any and all media now or hereafter known. You represent that the Feedback is your own original work, you have all necessary rights to disclose the Feedback to Hive Suite, and neither your disclosure of the Feedback nor Hive Suite's review and/or use of the Feedback will infringe upon the rights of any other individual or entity. If your Feedback is the subject of a patent that is pending or has been issued, You are required to disclose that fact to Hive Suite.
5.6. Feedback Waiver.
You hereby irrevocably release and forever discharge Hive Suite from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, damages, liabilities and demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, which you now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against Hive Suite with respect to the Feedback, including without limitation how Hive Suite directly or indirectly uses the Feedback. You agree that you are responsible for the content of the Feedback and further agree (at Hive Suite's option and at your sole expense) to defend, indemnify, and hold Hive Suite harmless from any and all actions, claims, and liabilities, demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, damages, losses, costs, fees, fines or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which Hive Suite may incur as a result of use of the Feedback in accordance with these Terms.
5.7. Copyright; Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
If you believe that Your copyrights have been infringed, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated by a third party’s use of our Platform, you should notify us of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below. We will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A notification of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to [email protected] (Subject line: “DMCA Takedown Request”).
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information:
an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Platform, with enough detail that we may locate it;
your address, telephone number, and email address;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
Counter-Notice: If you believe that your User Contribution that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to upload or display the content in your User Contribution, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to the above-listed email:
your physical or electronic signature;
identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;
a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and
your name, address, telephone number, and email address, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
If a counter-notice is received, we will send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party, informing that person that Hive Suite may repost the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be reposted, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.
We may, at our sole discretion, limit access to the Platform and/or terminate the account of any user who infringes any intellectual property rights of others.
Without Limiting The Foregoing, We Make No Warranty That
(A) The Platform Will Meet Your Requirements,
(B) The Platform Will Be Uninterrupted, Timely, Secure, Or Error-free,
(C) The Results That May Be Obtained From The Use Of The Platform Will Be Effective, Accurate Or Reliable, Or
(D) The Quality Of The Platform Will Meet Your Expectations Or Be Free From Mistakes, Errors Or Defects.
You Acknowledge That The Internet And Telecommunications Providers’ Networks Are Inherently Insecure. Accordingly, You Agree That Hive Suite Is Not Liable For Any Changes To, Interception Of, Or Loss Of Your Data While In Transit Via The Internet Or A Telecommunications Provider’s Network.
Hive Suite Makes No Warranty Regarding Any Transactions Executed Through A Third Party Or Third Party Services, Or In Connection With The Platform, And You Understand And Agree That Such Transactions Are Conducted Entirely At Your Own Risk. Any Warranty That Is Provided In Connection With Any Services Or Content Available On Or Through The Platform From A Third Party Or Through Third Party Services Is Provided Solely By Such Third Party.
We Reserve The Sole Right To Either Modify Or Discontinue The Platform, Including Any Services Or Features Therein, At Any Time With Or Without Notice To You. We Shall Not Be Liable To You Or Any Third Party Should We Exercise Such Right. Modifications May Include, But Are Not Limited To, Changes In The Pricing Structure And The Addition Of Free Or Fee-based Services. Any New Features That Augment Or Enhance The Then-current Services On This Platform Shall Also Be Subject To These Terms Of Service.
Some States Or Jurisdictions Do Not Allow The Exclusion Of Certain Warranties, So Some Of The Above Limitations May Not Apply To You. Please Consult The Laws In Your Jurisdiction.
Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Mitigation
Further, We Shall Not Be Liable In Any Way For Third Party Services Or Disruptions Thereof, Or Third Party Promises And/or Statements Regarding Our Platform Services Or Content Or For Transactions With The Third Party Through The Platform, Including Without Limitation The Processing Of Orders.
Some Jurisdictions Prohibit The Exclusion Or Limitation Of Liability For Consequential Or Incidental Damages, So The Above Limitations May Not Apply To You. Please Consult The Laws In Your Jurisdiction.
Limitation On Time To File Claims
Any Cause Of Action Or Claim You May Have Arising Out Of Or Relating To These Terms Or The Platform Must Be Commenced Within Three (3) Months After The Event Giving Rise To The Action Or Claim Occurred, Regardless Of When You Knew Or Should Have Known About It; Otherwise, Such Cause Of Action Or Claim Is Permanently Barred.
Injunctive Relief
Waiver And Severability
Change of Control
Entire Agreement
Term and Termination
If you decide to cancel the subscription to your Platform Account, you are solely responsible for and will have to download any assets inside your account that you wish to keep before your subscription expires.
If you cancel the subscription to your Platform Account to switch to another software, you are solely responsible for and will have to move the assets inside your Platform Account to the other software yourself. Hive Suite does not facilitate direct transfers of assets or information stored inside your Platform Account (or any client account) to other companies.
Applicable Law, Binding Arbitration, and Class Action Waiver
Communications and Contact Information
Definitions
If a term is capitalized in this document, that means it has a specific definition. Here’s the list of definitions for capitalized terms.
LAST UPDATED JUNE 26TH, 2023
Please Read These Terms Of Service Carefully. Once Accepted, These Terms Of Service, In Combination With Our Privacy Policy And Affiliate Agreement (Collectively The “terms”), Become A Binding Legal Commitment Between You (Or The Business Entity That You Represent) And Hive Suite And Its Respective Officers, Directors, Successors And Assigns (Hereinafter Referred To As “hive Suite,” “we” Or “us”) And Will Govern Your Access To And Use Of The Platform And All Other Interactions With Hive Suite Related To The Platform.
If You Do Not Agree To These Terms, You Should Not Accept Them, Create An Account, Or Use The Platform. In The Event Of A Conflict Between These Terms Of Service And The Additional Agreements Incorporated Herein By Reference, These Terms Of Service Shall Prevail.
Hive Suite reserves the right to make changes to these Terms at any time.
All changes are effective immediately when posted. Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of any revised Terms constitutes your acceptance and agreement to the updated Terms.
You should consult a lawyer for legal advice to ensure your use of the Platform complies with these Terms and applicable law.
Use of Platform
1.1. Age Restrictions.
You must be at least 18 years old to use the Platform. By accepting these Terms, creating a Platform Account, or using the Platform, you represent that you are at least 18 years old. You must not create a Customer account unless you are at least 18 years of age. If you are a parent or legal guardian permitting a person who is at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age (a "Minor") create a Customer account and/or use the Platform, you agree to: (i) supervise the Minor’s use of the Platform and their account; (ii) assume all risks associated with, and liabilities resulting from, the Minor’s use of the Platform and their Customer account; (iii) ensure that the content on the Platform is suitable for the Minor; (iv) ensure all information submitted to us by the Minor is accurate; and (v) provide the consents, representations and warranties contained in the Terms on the Minor’s behalf.
1.2. Platform Account Ownership.
Your use of the Platform is conditioned on your provision of complete, current, and accurate information when registering for a Platform Account. The Platform is intended for business use or in connection with an individual’s trade, craft, or profession. As the individual who accepts these Terms, You are the owner of the Platform Account unless You are acting on behalf of a business entity, in which case, the business entity is the owner of the Platform Account. If You accept these Terms on behalf of a business entity, You represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind the business entity to these terms.
1.3. Intended Use.
You may use the Platform only as intended for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree that You and Your employees or agents will not use the Platform in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation or engage in any Prohibited Uses. In addition, you represent and warrant that:
(i) You will maintain in effect all licenses, permissions, authorizations, consents, and permits necessary to carry out the obligations under these Terms;
(ii) You are fully responsible for your actions and the actions of your employees, agents and customers who use of the Platform;
(iii) You, your employees, agents and customers will not misrepresent the Platform or the Services;
(v) You will provide these Terms to your employees, agents, and customers and confirm that all employees, agents, and customers understand that they are subject to these Terms if they use or offer access to the Platform;
(vi) You own or control all rights in and to all content you provide to Hive Suite, including, but not limited to, any code provided to customize the Platform;
(vii) You will be solely responsible for your use of the Platform, including the quality and integrity of any data and other information, including Information, made available to us by or for you through the use of the Platform; and
(viii) You, your employees, and your customers will provide reasonable cooperation regarding information requests from law enforcement, regulators, or telecommunication providers.
1.4. Privacy.
By using the Platform and providing Information on or through the Platform, you consent to Hive Suite’s use and disclosure of the Information in accordance with the Privacy Policy available here. You agree that Hive Suite has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Information or content maintained or transmitted on or through the Platform. When you provide your customers with access to the Platform (for example through products or services), you must implement and enforce your own Privacy Policy, providing the level of protection at least equal to that provided to you by Hive Suite. You must obtain consent from your customers, affirmatively acknowledging that your customers agree to be bound by your privacy policy. You represent and warrant that you have provided, and will continue to provide, adequate notices and have obtained, and will continue to obtain, the necessary permissions and consents to provide your customers’ data to us for use and disclosure in accordance with these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
1.5. Login Credentials.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Login Credentials. You are responsible for all uses of your Platform Account and Login Credentials, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to notify Hive Suite immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your Platform Account or Login Credentials or any other breach of security. Hive Suite reserves the right to disable your Login Credentials at any time in its sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in Hive Suite’s opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms. Platform Accounts are non-transferable. You are obligated to take preventative measures to prohibit unauthorized users from accessing your Platform Account with your Login Credentials.
1.6. Use of Communication Services.
The Platform may include certain communications features such as SMS, MMS, email, voice call capabilities and other methods. If You use these features, You agree that You are exclusively responsible for all communications sent using the Platform, including compliance with all laws governing those communications such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and the CAN-SPAM Act. You represent and warrant that you understand and will comply with those laws. Hive Suite is not responsible for your compliance with laws and does not represent that your use of the Platform will comply with any laws. Hive Suite is a technology platform communication service application provider ONLY. Hive Suite does not originate, send, or deliver any communications to any recipient via SMS, MMS, email, or other communication method. You control the message, timing, sending, fraud prevention, and call blocking. All communications, whether SMS, MMS, email or otherwise, are created by and initiated by you and/or your customers, whether generated by You or sent automatically via the Platform at Your direction.
1.7. Third Party Services.
The Platform may leverage or include access to Third Party Services. Hive Suite is not responsible for the usability or accessibility of Third Party Services. If you elect to pause or delete some or all of your Platform Account, certain features or functionality (such as LeadConnector phone numbers or email services) may not be retrievable upon reactivation. If you pause some or all of your Platform Account for more than thirty (30) days, and Hive Suite is still incurring costs on your behalf related to Third Party Services (such as the costs of securing a particular phone number on your behalf), Hive Suite reserves the right to release the phone number or delete some or all of your Platform Account in its sole discretion, without liability. Hive Suite disclaims all liability related to outages or downtime of Third Party Services.
1.8. Third Party Content.
The Platform may include Third Party Content. Your use of Third Party Content is entirely at your own risk and discretion. All statements and opinions expressed in Third Party Content are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the third party and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Hive Suite. Hive Suite is not responsible for Third Party Content and makes no endorsements, representations or warranties and assumes no liability, obligation or responsibility for Third Party Content. You are responsible for ensuring that your engagement or transactions with Third Party Content is in compliance with these Terms and any applicable laws.
1.9. Customizations.
Portions of the Platform may be modified by you, incorporating your name, logo, trademark, and color scheme into your individual access area within the Platform. You are solely responsible for copyright, trademark or other intellectual property concerns connected with you and your customers’ customized look and feel of the Platform. You acknowledge that you may not be able to customize the Platform according to your unique branding to the extent that your customization would appear to be independently developed. Hive Suite may remove any of your modifications at any time without advance notice and without liability to you.
1.10. Excessive Use Restrictions.
We provide access to the Platform on a tiered-pricing basis, and some tiers can process more data with less impact on performance. We have no liability for the effect that your excessive data use may have on performance. If, in Hive Suite’s sole discretion, we determine that your data use is excessive, abusive, or has a negative effect on the Platform in anyway, we may (1) require that you upgrade your Services in order to continue your activity levels if your data use exceeds the intended use of your existing Platform tier or if Hive Suite’s operational costs to support your Platform usage exceeds the subscription price; (2) suspend or terminate your use of the Platform or Services, and/or (3) reduce the amount of data you are able to use.
1.11. Platform Updates.
Hive Suite reserves the right to make updates or changes to the Platform at anytime, including changes that may affect the previous mode of operation of the Platform. You agree that your use of the Platform or purchase of Services is not contingent on Hive Suite’s delivery or release of any functionality or feature, including but not limited to the continuation of a certain Service or any third-party services.
1.12. International Use.
If you are in an embargoed country or are a sanctioned person or entity, you are prohibited from using the Platform. Hive Suite makes no representation that materials on the Platform are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. Those who choose to access the Platform from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk. If you choose to access the Platform from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws in your jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the taxation of products purchased over the Internet. Any offer for any product, Services, and/or information made in connection with the Platform is void where prohibited.
Prohibited Uses
The following are considered Prohibited Uses of the Platform. Engaging in a Prohibited Use is a material breach of this Agreement for which Hive Suite may immediately suspend or termination your Platform Account in accordance with these Terms:
Use of the Platform in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation.
Use of the Platform to exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm anyone in any way.
Use of the Platform to send, receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with these Terms.
Use of the Platform to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unlawful advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
Impersonating or attempting to impersonate Hive Suite, a Hive Suite employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
Engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Platform.
Engaging in any conduct that would, as determined by Hive Suite, harm Platform users or Hive Suite, or expose either to liability.
Use of the Platform in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Platform or interfere with any other party's use of the Platform, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Platform.
Use of any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Platform for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Platform.
Use of any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Platform or for any other unauthorized purpose without Hive Suite’s prior written consent.
Use of any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Platform.
Introducing any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempting to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored, any server, computer, or database connected to the Platform.
Attacking the Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempting to interfere with the proper working of the Platform.
Payment
A. Fees.
Your use of the Platform is subject to the timely payment of all Fees. Fees may change from time to time. All Fees are exclusive of Communication Surcharges. You will pay all Communications Surcharges associated with your use of the Platform. Communications Surcharges will be shown as a separate line item on an invoice. All Fees and Communications Surcharges are nonrefundable. Fees will be billed to the credit card we have on file. Fees for subscriptions will be billed in advance of Services. You agree to provide us with accurate and complete billing information (name, address, credit card information, and phone number) and notify us of any changes within 10 days of the change.
B. Non-cancellable Fees.
Some subscriptions for Services require a non-cancellable minimum subscription commitment which cannot be canceled until the commitment is fulfilled. Fees for such non-cancellable minimum subscription commitments will continue to be automatically applied to your bill until the minimum commitment has been achieved.
C. Taxes.
You are exclusively responsible for taxes and other governmental assessments (“Taxes”) associated with your use of the Platform, including all Taxes associated with transactions you conduct with your customers. Hive Suite may collect Taxes from you as part of the Fees as legally required or as Hive Suite deems appropriate, and all Hive Suite determinations regarding what Taxes to collect are final. Hive Suite may recalculate and collect additional Taxes from you if it determines at any point that they are due. You will indemnify Hive Suite for all Claims related to Taxes that are associated with your activities on the Platform, including any Taxes related to your transactions with your customers as further described below. Taxes are nonrefundable.
D. Overdue Amounts.
If, for any reason, your credit card company declines or otherwise refuses to pay the amount owed for the Services you have purchased, you agree that we may suspend or terminate your use of the Platform and/or delivery of Services and may require you to pay any overdue Fees and other amounts incurred (including any third-party chargeback fees or penalties) by other means acceptable to us. In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you agree to reimburse us for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorney fees and other legal expenses.
E. Payment Disputes.
You will notify us in writing within sixty (60) days of the date we bill you for any invoiced Fees or charges that you wish to dispute. You must pay all invoiced Fees and charges while the dispute is pending or you waive the right to pursue the dispute. Where you are disputing any Fees or charges, you must act reasonably and in good faith and cooperate diligently with us to resolve the dispute. All Hive Suite determinations regarding your obligation to pay invoiced Fees and charges are final.
F. No Refunds or Credits.
Except as described below, all Fees assessed by Hive Suite are non-refundable. You are solely responsible for any excess Fees incurred by You as a result of an error or omission made by You or a third party. Hive Suite does not provide Fee refunds or credits for such errors or omissions, or for partially used or unused Platform or Services subscriptions. If you sign up for a subscription but do not access the Service or Platform, you are still responsible for all Fees during the term of your subscription. Except as may be required by law, Hive Suite reserves the right to issue or deny a refund or credit in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time, for any reason, and Hive Suite’s determination of if and when to issue or deny a refund or credit is final.
G. Cancellations.
You are solely responsible for the cancellation of Services associated with your account, and you will be responsible for all Fees incurred until such cancellation occurs. No refunds will be provided for your failure to properly cancel the Services associated with your account.
H. Your Responsibility For Financial Transactions.
You are solely responsible for all financial transactions you and your customers engage in on the Platform or using the Services, including transactions conducted using billing tools enabled by the Services. You are exclusively responsible for all chargebacks related to activities of you and your customers, regardless of the reason for the chargeback.
Affiliate Program
Hive Suite offers an Affiliate Program under which customers may receive commissions for referring new accounts to Hive Suite. Your participation in the Affiliate Program is subject to Hive Suite’s approval and your acceptance of the Affiliate Agreement, a copy of which is available here and is incorporated herein by reference. You must establish a payment account linked to your Hive Suite account in order to earn and receive commission payouts. Commissions may be forfeited if Hive Suite is unable to submit payment to your payment account for any reason.
Intellectual Property
5.1 Platform Content.
The Platform and Platform Content are the property of Hive Suite or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws, except as indicated below. Platform Content does not include User Contribution(s), as defined below. Hive Suite grants you a personal, royalty-free, non-assignable, revocable, and non-exclusive license to access and use the Platform Content while using the Platform for the purpose of making the Platform available to You and Your customers. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, framing, display or performance of Platform Content without prior permission of Hive Suite is strictly prohibited.
5.5. Feedback.
If you provide Feedback, you agree and acknowledge that your submission of Feedback is voluntary, non-confidential, and gratuitous, and Hive Suite has no obligation to use the Feedback. You grant Hive Suite and its designees a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid up and royalty-free license to use any Feedback you submit to Hive Suite without restrictions or payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification to you or any third party. The license includes, without limitation, the irrevocable right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, combine with other works, alter, translate, distribute copies, display, perform, license the Feedback, and all rights therein, in the name of Hive Suite or its designees throughout the universe in perpetuity in any and all media now or hereafter known. You represent that the Feedback is your own original work, you have all necessary rights to disclose the Feedback to Hive Suite, and neither your disclosure of the Feedback nor Hive Suite's review and/or use of the Feedback will infringe upon the rights of any other individual or entity. If your Feedback is the subject of a patent that is pending or has been issued, You are required to disclose that fact to Hive Suite.
5.6. Feedback Waiver.
You hereby irrevocably release and forever discharge Hive Suite from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, damages, liabilities and demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, which you now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against Hive Suite with respect to the Feedback, including without limitation how Hive Suite directly or indirectly uses the Feedback. You agree that you are responsible for the content of the Feedback and further agree (at Hive Suite's option and at your sole expense) to defend, indemnify, and hold Hive Suite harmless from any and all actions, claims, and liabilities, demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, damages, losses, costs, fees, fines or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which Hive Suite may incur as a result of use of the Feedback in accordance with these Terms.
5.7. Copyright; Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
If you believe that Your copyrights have been infringed, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated by a third party’s use of our Platform, you should notify us of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below. We will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A notification of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to [email protected] (Subject line: “DMCA Takedown Request”).
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information:
an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Platform, with enough detail that we may locate it;
your address, telephone number, and email address;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
Counter-Notice: If you believe that your User Contribution that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to upload or display the content in your User Contribution, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to the above-listed email:
your physical or electronic signature;
identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;
a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and
your name, address, telephone number, and email address, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
If a counter-notice is received, we will send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party, informing that person that Hive Suite may repost the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be reposted, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.
We may, at our sole discretion, limit access to the Platform and/or terminate the account of any user who infringes any intellectual property rights of others.
Without Limiting The Foregoing, We Make No Warranty That
(A) The Platform Will Meet Your Requirements,
(B) The Platform Will Be Uninterrupted, Timely, Secure, Or Error-free,
(C) The Results That May Be Obtained From The Use Of The Platform Will Be Effective, Accurate Or Reliable, Or
(D) The Quality Of The Platform Will Meet Your Expectations Or Be Free From Mistakes, Errors Or Defects.
You Acknowledge That The Internet And Telecommunications Providers’ Networks Are Inherently Insecure. Accordingly, You Agree That Hive Suite Is Not Liable For Any Changes To, Interception Of, Or Loss Of Your Data While In Transit Via The Internet Or A Telecommunications Provider’s Network.
Hive Suite Makes No Warranty Regarding Any Transactions Executed Through A Third Party Or Third Party Services, Or In Connection With The Platform, And You Understand And Agree That Such Transactions Are Conducted Entirely At Your Own Risk. Any Warranty That Is Provided In Connection With Any Services Or Content Available On Or Through The Platform From A Third Party Or Through Third Party Services Is Provided Solely By Such Third Party.
We Reserve The Sole Right To Either Modify Or Discontinue The Platform, Including Any Services Or Features Therein, At Any Time With Or Without Notice To You. We Shall Not Be Liable To You Or Any Third Party Should We Exercise Such Right. Modifications May Include, But Are Not Limited To, Changes In The Pricing Structure And The Addition Of Free Or Fee-based Services. Any New Features That Augment Or Enhance The Then-current Services On This Platform Shall Also Be Subject To These Terms Of Service.
Some States Or Jurisdictions Do Not Allow The Exclusion Of Certain Warranties, So Some Of The Above Limitations May Not Apply To You. Please Consult The Laws In Your Jurisdiction.
Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Mitigation
Further, We Shall Not Be Liable In Any Way For Third Party Services Or Disruptions Thereof, Or Third Party Promises And/or Statements Regarding Our Platform Services Or Content Or For Transactions With The Third Party Through The Platform, Including Without Limitation The Processing Of Orders.
Some Jurisdictions Prohibit The Exclusion Or Limitation Of Liability For Consequential Or Incidental Damages, So The Above Limitations May Not Apply To You. Please Consult The Laws In Your Jurisdiction.
Limitation On Time To File Claims
Any Cause Of Action Or Claim You May Have Arising Out Of Or Relating To These Terms Or The Platform Must Be Commenced Within Three (3) Months After The Event Giving Rise To The Action Or Claim Occurred, Regardless Of When You Knew Or Should Have Known About It; Otherwise, Such Cause Of Action Or Claim Is Permanently Barred.
Injunctive Relief
Waiver And Severability
Change of Control
Entire Agreement
Term and Termination
If you decide to cancel the subscription to your Platform Account, you are solely responsible for and will have to download any assets inside your account that you wish to keep before your subscription expires.
If you cancel the subscription to your Platform Account to switch to another software, you are solely responsible for and will have to move the assets inside your Platform Account to the other software yourself. Hive Suite does not facilitate direct transfers of assets or information stored inside your Platform Account (or any client account) to other companies.
Applicable Law, Binding Arbitration, and Class Action Waiver
Communications and Contact Information
Definitions
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