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Terms of Service

HobbyHack™ Terms of Service

This Terms of Service agreement (the “Terms”) is a binding agreement between you (“End User” or “you”) and Craftflow Software LLC dba HobbyHack (“HobbyHack”). These Terms govern your use of HobbyHack’s mobile application (the “App”) and the services offering access to a social learning platform through the App (together with the App, the “Services”). The Services are licensed, not sold, to you.

BY CLICKING THE BOX TO INDICATE ACCEPTANCE, BY USING THE APP, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SERVICES, YOU (A) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS; (B) REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO A BINDING AGREEMENT; AND (C) ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND THE HOBBYHACK PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THE APP AND CEASE USE OF THE SERVICES.

‌License Grant. Subject to these Terms, HobbyHack grants you a limited, non-exclusive, and nontransferable license to use the website for your personal, non-commercial use on devices owned or otherwise controlled by you (“Device(s)”) and to use the Services strictly in accordance with these Term‌

  1. Modification to these Terms and the Services.

HobbyHack may, at its sole discretion, change these Terms, including the HobbyHack Privacy Policy, from time to time. If changes occur, we will notify you by email to the email affiliated with your Account. Updated versions will never apply retroactively and will give the date they go into effect. We recommend that you check the Terms and Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of any changes to the Terms means you accept those new terms.

Additionally, HobbyHack reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services (including, but not limited to, your removal from any user groups within the Services (“Crews”)), whether temporarily or permanently at any time for any reason. You agree that HobbyHack shall not be liable to you for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Services. Some modifications may require updates to App in order to continue to use the Services. HobbyHack may also impose limits on certain features and services, restrict your access to parts or all of the Services, and suspend or terminate users without notice or liability.

  1. Communications

You consent to accept and receive communications from us, including e-mail. You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications by following the unsubscribe options we provide to you but some transactional messages are deemed to be part of the Services.

 4. HobbyHack Account

In order to access the App, you are required to create an HobbyHack account (an “Account”).

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account and password and for restricting access to your devices and you hereby agree to accept responsibility for all activities, charges, and damages that occur under your Account. If you discover any unauthorized use of your Account, or other known Account-related security breach, you must report it to HobbyHack immediately. You agree that you are responsible for anything that happens through your Account until you close your Account or prove that your Account security was compromised due to no fault of your own. HobbyHack cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this section.

  1. Payment

While we offer portions of the Services for free, we do charge for certain features of the Services, including, without limitation, project management and/or access to Masters-level users through the App. When paid by you, these payments are final and non-refundable. HobbyHack, in its sole discretion, may offer credits or refunds on a case-by-case basis including, by way of example, in the event of an error with your order or in the amounts you were charged.

HobbyHack will charge, and you authorize HobbyHack to charge, the payment method you specify at the time of purchase. If you pay any amounts with a credit card, HobbyHack may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has credit available for your intended purchase.

HobbyHack reserves the right to establish, remove, and/or revise prices, fees, taxes, and/or surcharges for any or all services or goods obtained through the use of the Services at any time. Regardless of the cause, HobbyHack reserves the right to charge the final price after checkout, including without limitation all applicable transaction taxes.

  • License Restrictions. You shall not:
  • use the Services in any way to monitor or evaluate the availability, performance or functionality of the Services for any competitive purpose, or perform or assist any other party to perform any benchmarking on the Services;
  • use the Services for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
  • copy any portion of the Services, except as expressly permitted by this license;
  • modify, translate, adapt, or otherwise create derivative works or improvements, whether or not patentable, of the Services;
  • reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Services or any part thereof;
  • remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices from the Services, including any copy thereof;
  • rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense otherwise make available the Services, or any features or functionality of the Services, to any third party for any commercial reason, including by making the App available on a network where it is capable of being accessed by more than one device at any time;
  • remove, disable, circumvent, or otherwise create or implement any workaround to any copy protection, rights management, or security features in or protecting the Services;
  • directly or indirectly take any action that imposes or may impose (as determined by HobbyHack in its sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on HobbyHack or its third-party providers’ infrastructure; interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services or any activities conducted on the Services; run Mail list, Listserv, or any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Services; or use manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to scrape any page of the Services;
  • create a false identity on the Services, misrepresent your identity, impersonate any person, create a profile for anyone other than you, or use or attempt to use another account;
  • to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the App, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the App, or expose them to liability;
  • for the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise; or
  • post any Content or use the Services in any way that: (i) contains any threat of violence to others; (ii) is in furtherance of illegal activities; (iii) is harassing, hateful, libelous, defamatory, abusive, or constitutes spam; or (iv) is pornographic, predatory, sexually graphic, racist, offensive, harmful to a minor, or would otherwise violate the rights of any third party or give rise to civil or criminal liability.

If for any reason, HobbyHack determines that you have failed to follow these rules, we reserve the right to prohibit any and all current or future use of the Services by you. If we have reason to suspect, or learn that anyone is violating these Terms, we may investigate and/or take legal action as necessary including bringing a lawsuit for damages caused by the violation. We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, cooperating with and assisting law enforcement or government agencies in any resulting investigations of illegal conduct.

  1. Reservation of Rights. You acknowledge and agree that the Services, including the App, is provided under license, and not sold, to you. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the Services under these Terms, or any other rights thereto other than to use the App and Services in accordance with the license granted, and subject to all terms, conditions, and restrictions, under these Terms. HobbyHack, and its licensors and service providers, reserve and shall retain their entire right, title, and interest in and to the Services and App, including all copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights therein or relating thereto, except as expressly granted to you in these Terms.

 Content and User Content 

Through the Services, or via other users, HobbyHack may make accessible various content, including, but not limited to, videos, photographs, images, artwork, graphics, audio clips, comments, data, text, software, scripts, campaigns, other material and information, and associated trademarks and copyrightable works (collectively, “Content”).

You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services (“User Content”). HobbyHack does not receive any rights to the User Content except for the limited rights that enable HobbyHack to offer its Services. HobbyHack requires your permission to host, back up, and share User Content. You hereby give HobbyHack permission to do these activities, and this permission extends to our affiliates and trusted third parties with which HobbyHack works.

We, including third party partners and our affiliates, may ask you for Feedback (as further defined below) on your experience with the Services. We shall become the owner of any reviews, comments, suggestions or other feedback regarding the Services posted to the Services, HobbyHack social media pages, blogs, product pages, message boards, or micro-communities (collectively, “Feedback”). Without limitation, we will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Feedback of every kind and nature everywhere and will be entitled to use the Feedback for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, including to advertise and promote HobbyHack, without compensation to you or any other person sending the Feedback. You specifically waive any “moral rights” in and to the Feedback. You agree that any Feedback you submit to us will not contain any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.

To the extent that you decide to post or display any User Content or Feedback on the Services or on HobbyHack social media pages, you agree that your User Content or Feedback will not contain third-party copyrighted material, or material that is subject to other third-party proprietary rights, unless you have permission from the rightful owner of the material or you are otherwise legally entitled to post the material and to grant us all of the license rights granted herein. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not HobbyHack, have full responsibility for the User Content and Feedback, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright. We may refuse to accept or transmit User Content. Additionally, we shall have the right to delete, edit, modify, reformat, excerpt, or translate any of your User Content for the purpose of providing Services to you.

  1. Copyright Policy
    HobbyHack complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We will remove infringing materials in accordance with the DMCA if properly notified that Content infringes copyright. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify the HobbyHack Copyright Agent by email at support@hobbyhack.com or by mail to the address in the Contact section. Please do not send notices or inquiries about anything other than alleged copyright infringement or other intellectual property claims to our Agent for Notice. Your email must contain the following information:
  • an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
  • information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address;
  • a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  • a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Services, sufficient for us to locate the material; 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 owner, its agent, or the law; and
  • a statement by you that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

If you fail to comply with these notice requirements, your notification may not be valid. Under the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing or was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have adopted a policy of, in appropriate circumstances, terminating user accounts that are repeat infringers of the intellectual property rights of others. We may also terminate User accounts even based on a single infringement.

Counter-Notice

If you believe that your User Content 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 post and use the material in your User Content, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent: (1) Your physical or electronic signature; (2) Identification of the User Content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the User Content appeared before it was removed or disabled; (3) A statement that you have a good faith belief that the User Content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the User Content; and (4) Your name, address, telephone number, and email address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in New York City, New York, 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 by the Copyright Agent, we may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed User 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 User Content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.

  1. Collection and Use of Your Information. You acknowledge that when you use the App, HobbyHack uses automatic means (including, for example, cookies and web beacons) to collect information about your Device and about your use of the Services. You also may be required to provide certain information about yourself as a condition to use the Services or certain features or functionalities. All information we collect through or in connection with these Terms is subject to the HobbyHack Privacy Policy. By using the App, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the HobbyHack Privacy Policy.‌

 

  1. Geographic Restrictions. The Content and Services are based in the United States and provided for access and use only by persons located in the United States. You acknowledge that you may not be able to access all or some of the Services outside of the United States and that access thereto may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws.

 

  1. HobbyHack may from time to time in its sole discretion develop and provide updates to the Services, which may include upgrades, bug fixes, patches, other error corrections, and/or new features for the App (collectively, including related documentation, “Updates”). Updates may also modify or delete in their entirety certain features and functionality. You agree that HobbyHack has no obligation to provide any Updates or to continue to provide or enable any particular features or functionality. You agree that all Updates will be deemed part of the App and be subject to all terms and conditions of these Terms.

 

  1. ‌Third-Party Materials. The Services may display, include, or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications, and other products, services, and/or materials) or provide links to third-party websites or services, including through third-party advertising (“Third-Party Materials”). You acknowledge and agree that HobbyHack is not responsible for Third-Party Materials, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality, or any other aspect thereof. HobbyHack does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Materials. Third-Party Materials and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you, and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties’ terms and conditions.

 

  1. Term and Termination.

The term of this agreement commences when you acknowledge your acceptance and will continue in effect until terminated by you or HobbyHack as set forth in this section. You may cancel your Account at any time through your account settings. We may suspend or cancel your Account without notice to you for any reason or no reason at all, including but not limited to if you violate these Terms, you create risk or possible legal exposure for us, your Account should be removed due to unlawful conduct, or our provision of the Services to you is no longer commercially viable. HobbyHack will provide you with reasonable advance notice via the email address associated with your Account to remedy the activity that prompted us to contact you and give you the opportunity to export your documents for files from our Services. If after such notice you fail to take the steps we ask of you, HobbyHack reserves the right to remove your Account information along with any account settings from our servers with NO liability or further notice to you. Upon termination of your Account. your license to use HobbyHack’s Services terminates.

 

  1. Disclaimer of Warranties. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” AND WITH ALL FAULTS AND DEFECTS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, HOBBYHACK, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING, HOBBYHACK PROVIDES NO WARRANTY OR UNDERTAKING, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND THAT THE SERVICES OR THE APP WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, ACHIEVE ANY INTENDED RESULTS, BE COMPATIBLE, OR WORK WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE, APPLICATIONS, SYSTEMS, OR SERVICES, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, MEET ANY PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY STANDARDS, OR BE ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED.

 

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

 

  1. ‌Limitation of Liability. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS, IN NO EVENT SHALL HOBBYHACK, NOR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES (I) FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, DATA LOSS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES (HOWEVER ARISING), (II) FOR ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE (REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF ORIGINATION), OR (III) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00), WHICHEVER IS LESS. SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, HOBBYHACK’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

  1. Ind You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless HobbyHack and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or relating to your use or misuse of the Services or your breach of these Terms.

 

  1. If any provision of these Terms is illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.

 

  1. Governing Law. These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms and our Privacy Policy shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Texas in each case located in Dallas County. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

 

  1. Initial Dispute Resolution. For any problem or dispute that you may have with us, you acknowledge and agree that you will first give HobbyHack an opportunity to resolve your problem or dispute. In order to initiate this dispute resolution process, you must first send us a written description of your problem or dispute within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the dispute by sending an email to support@hobbyhack.com. You then agree to negotiate with us in good faith about the dispute for at least sixty (60) days after our receipt of your written description of it.

 

  1. Entire Agreement. These Terms, our Privacy Policy, and any statements or rules on the Services on your date of access constitute the entire agreement between you and HobbyHack with respect to the App and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the App.

 

  1. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of either party, any right or any power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or power hereunder preclude further exercise of that or any other right hereunder. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and any applicable purchase or other agreement, these Terms shall govern.

 

  1. Contact. If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at support@hobbyhack.com or by mail at Craftflow Software LLC dba HobbyHack, PO Box 251243, Plano, TX 75025.

 

Last Update: May 23, 2022

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