Article Forge - Terms of Service
1) Description of Service
Article Forge is a text generation tool. Article Forge (referred to here as the "service") includes, but is not limited to, the Article Forge article writer, the site, the user interface, exporting and scheduling features, as well as all source codes, object codes, copyrights and other intellectual property, and all content made available through the site or service.Where appropriate, "Article Forge," "us," and "we" refer to us, Article Forge. "You" and "user" refers to you, the person entering into this Agreement with us.
2) Acceptance of Terms
By accepting the terms of service or by accessing or using the service you understand and agree to the terms and conditions presented in the Article Forge terms of service agreement. (the "Agreement") If you object to anything presented into this Agreement or the Article Forge Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy"), you must not use the website or the service. This Agreement governs the relationship between you and Article Forge. Article Forge reserves the right to change the conditions of the Agreement at any time. Changes to the Agreement will be made effective upon updating the Agreement posted on the website and continuing use of the service will indicate the acceptance of all changes made to the Agreement. You are responsible to review this Agreement each time you access the website in order to monitor these changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must discontinue accessing the website and service immediately. Article Forge reserves the right to suspend or discontinue use of the service with or without notice at any time and for any reason. Any new feature or function added to the service will also be subject to terms of service presented in the Agreement.
3) Use of Service
The service is made available for personal use only. The service shall not be licensed, sublicensed, sold, resold, rented, leased, transferred, assigned, distributed, or shared to or with any third party, at any time. IF YOU DO NOT ABIDE BY THESE TERMS YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE BANNED WITHOUT REFUND. By acceptance of this Agreement, you agree to not use the service in any unlawful manner or in any manner that interferes with or interrupts the service. The website and the service are provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis. Article Forge does not guarantee and does not promise any specific results from the use of the website and the service, including, but not limited to, promises or claims about specific results relating to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the website and the service. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to use the service, and provide current, accurate identification, contact, and other information that may be required as part of the registration process and/or to permit continued use of the service. If the minimum age of capacity to contract in your jurisdiction is higher than eighteen, then that minimum age applies instead. Article Forge reserves the right to refuse or deny service to anyone at any time and without notice for any reason.
4) Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that all of the information provided to Article Forge to use the service is correct , current, and you have all necessary right, power, and authority to enter this agreement and perform the acts required of you as enumerated in this Agreement.
5) User Responsibilities
You are responsible for all information, data, text, messages, or other materials that you post or transmit through the service. As a condition of acceptance of the Agreement, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of issued passwords and account information to access the service and accept all liabilities associated as a result of breaches in security and confidentiality. You are fully responsible for any and all activities that occur in relation to your account with us. You agree and acknowledge that your account may be used by one person only. A single account may not be shared between multiple parties at any time for any reason. The failure of Article Forge to exercise or enforce any right or provision contained in this Agreement shall not be a waiver of that right. You shall not, shall not agree to, and shall not authorize or encourage any third party to use the service to upload, transmit, or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, threatening, pornographic, obscene, containing viruses, or is otherwise objectionable. Personal attacks, defamation, harassment, spam, offensive content, inappropriate behavior, or other illegal activities are strictly prohibited. What is objectionable, offensive, or inappropriate is at our sole discretion. Violating the terms and conditions presented in the Agreement may result in immediate termination of the service and may subject you to state and federal penalties and other legal consequences. Article Forge reserves the right to investigate your use of the service to determine whether a violation of the Agreement has occurred, or to comply or assist with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, investigation, civil suit, or governmental request.
6) Prohibited Uses
You must be a human to use the service. Automated account registration or automating functions of the service are strictly prohibited. You must not modify or adapt the service or modify another website to falsely imply that is associated with the service or Article Forge. You agree to not modify the service in any manner or form or modify the service for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the service. You agree not to access the service by any means other than through the interface provided by Article Forge. You acknowledge that the service is not intended for permanent storage and agree not to use the service for archiving data or for back-up purposes. You agree that Article Forge reserves the right at any time and for any reason to block registrants and members from certain IP addresses from accessing the website or service, if we believe it is necessary to protect the integrity of the service.
7) Content License
Provided you do not violate any of the terms outlined in this document, you are provided a perpetual and royalty-free license to all content created through your account. This license allows you to give away, resell, or use content generated by Article Forge.
8) Intellectual Property Rights
With the exception of the above content license, you acknowledge that Article Forge owns all rights, title, and interest in and to the service, including without limitation all intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, any and all text, graphics, images, software, data, information, music, sound, video, audiovisual content, and data associated with the service (the "intellectual property rights"). Article Forge logos displayed on the site or contained in the service are trademarks of Article Forge. You may only use our logos for promotional purposes to identify yourself as a user of the Article Forge service, provided that you agree not to attempt to claim ownership of the marks by incorporating or including them with your name or offering. You agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, or create derivative work from the service. You also agree that you will not use any automated codes, devices, or programs to monitor or copy any content or data from the service. Article Forge's intellectual property rights include, but are not limited to, the service developed and provided by Article Forge, and all software and functionalities offered or associated with the service.
9) Third-Party Content
Certain content, products or services made available through the Article Forge service may include materials from third parties. In addition, Article Forge may provide links to certain third-party websites as needed or to be used as reference when applicable. We are not responsible for this content or these websites, and you agree not to hold us liable for any damage that may result from accessing or using them.
10) Privacy
As a condition of using the service, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy. You acknowledge, consent and agree that Article Forge may access, preserve and disclose your account information and any content or data, including the content of your e-mails if required to do so by law or with a good faith belief that such access, preservation, or disclosure is desirable to comply with legal process, enforce our terms of service agreement, respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties, respond to your requests for customer service, or protect the rights, property or personal safety of Article Forge, its users, or any other party. Personal information collected by Article Forge may be stored or processed in the United States or any other country in which Article Forge or its agents maintain facilities. By using the service you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Article Forge reserves the right to access any or all of your service accounts in order to respond to your requests for technical support. We shall endeavor to maintain appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of your data. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the service including your data may be transferred unencrypted and involve transmissions over various networks and to third party hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology required to operate and maintain the service. You agree that you release us from any liability for damages arising from or related to your personal information, whether it would be attributable to us or to a third party.
11) Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall Article Forge be liable to any user or third party on account of that user's use or misuse of or reliance on the service arising from any claim relating to this Agreement or the website, or the service. Such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, and punitive damages including last profits, lost sales or business, lost data or business interruption whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, or tort (including negligence). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Article Forge be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labor disputes (including lawful and unlawful strikes), riots, insurrections, civil disturbances shortages of labor or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, ware, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning. Article Forge shall not be liable for any direct damages, costs, losses or liabilities whatsoever by any user or third party. Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to you. In these states, Article Forge' liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
12) No Thirty Party Beneficiaries
As a user of the Article Forge service, you acknowledge that there shall be no third party beneficiaries to the agreement.
13) Indemnification
You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Article Forge and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and other partners or employees from and against third party claim including any loss, liability, claim, or demand including attorneys' fees made by any user or third party arising from or in any way related to your use of the service, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs, and attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, Article Forge will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action. You agree that Article Forge, may elect to settle in the event of such a claim, and that you will be responsible for indemnifying us to the same extent as if we had litigated.
14) Assignment
Article Forge may assign or transfer Agreement, in whole or in part, without restriction. In the event of an assignment or transfer, all rights to your data will be transferred, and you may be required by the beneficiary of the assignment or transfer to enter into a new agreement.
15) Billing
Article Forge provides a free trial and several tiered service, fee-based accounts. Fees are based on the plan the user has chosen. We may delete paid accounts if the account holder is determined to be in violation of this Agreement. The service is made available on a pay-as-you-go basis and is charged at the start of your elected subscription term and charged at the interval agreed at sign up as long as the subscription remains live. All new users are eligible for a free trial and can be upgraded to a paid subscription at any time. You will be required to enter payment information in order to start your trial, but you will NOT be billed until the completion of your trial and the start of your full subscription. Valid billing information is required to access the service. Article Forge bills you through a secure online account for use of the service. Your billing information is not stored on Article Forge' servers. For your protection, our secure payment gateway partner stores your complete billing information. You agree to pay Article Forge for all charges at the prices then in effect for any use of the service by you or other persons (including your agents, partners, affiliates, or employees) using your billing account, and you authorize Article Forge to charge your chosen payment method for the service, and agree to make payment using that selected method. If Article Forge does not receive payment from your payment method, you agree to pay all amounts due on your billing account on demand. With our 30-day money back guarantee, if you contact us within 30 days of your first payment and have created less than ten articles we will provide a full refund. Beyond that, we do not provide refunds or credits for partial months of service. If you elect to close your account before the end of your subscription period, you will maintain access through the end of your current subscription period. In the event of the termination of an account at the discretion of Article Forge, you will lose access immediately and will not be eligible for a refund. The account owner will receive an email invoice upon each billing charge. All subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period until cancelled by you, as all of our paid subscription plans use recurring billing. By entering into this Agreement, you accept responsibility for all recurring charges prior to cancellation.
17) Cancellation
You are responsible for properly cancelling your account. You may cancel your account at any time by going to your Article Forge account to cancel future charges for the service. Any method of communication other than electing to cancel your subscription plan inside your selected payment method may not be considered cancellation. All of your content may be immediately deleted from the service upon cancellation. This data cannot be recovered once your account is cancelled. If you cancel your subscription prior to the end of the subscription period, Article Forge will terminate your access to the service at the end of the subscription period and cease billing for future use of the service. However, you will remain responsible for all charges incurred prior to Article Forge's terminating access to your account. Nonpayment of the Article Forge service five (5) days after the last date of billing will constitute and initiate the cancellation of your account. After canceling your account by terminating future billings through your Article Forge account, please submit a support ticket to initiate the termination of your account immediately.
18) Governing Law
The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of the terms of service to be unenforceable, the remainder of the terms of service will continue in full force and effect. You are responsible for complying with any applicable laws, rules, or regulations governing the export of the service or any of its components. You hereby expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of Maryland for the purpose of resolving any dispute relating to your access to or use of the service. You agree that if you bring an action in a forum other than one authorized by this paragraph, our attorneys may move to dismiss the action and you will be responsible for paying our reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs required for the motion. Any failure on our part to enforce any portion of this Agreement shall not be a waiver of our right to enforce that or any other portion of the Agreement.