Stepfold Terms of Use
Welcome to the Stepfold platform, including the website at www.Stepfold.com (the “Site”) and the related Mobile Apps (as defined below) (collectively, the “Service”). These terms of use ("Terms of Use ") form a legal agreement between you (including, if applicable, any legal entity which you represent or act for) ("you") and Stepfold, Inc.. (“we” "us" or “Stepfold”) and sets forth the terms and conditions governing your access to, and use of, the Site and the Service provided thereby. The Service enables Companies to manage projects, invoice and accept payment from Customers. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the Site and Services. By clicking “I Accept” or by using the Site and Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, as may be amended by us from time to time. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please refrain from using the Site and Services. Stepfold permits access to and use of the Service, subject to the terms and conditions in this Terms of Use (“TOU”). You can access and review the most current version of the TOU at the URL for this page or by clicking on the “Terms of Use” link within the Service.
If you do not agree to accept the TOU, you will not be able to establish an account and use our Services.
We reserve the right to: deny access or registration to any individual, corporation or entity without notice or liability to you; to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service without notice or liability to you; and from time to time to amend this agreement. You agree that your continued use of the Site and Service following such modifications constitutes your acceptance of such modifications. Therefore, you must revisit these Terms Of Use regularly to be updated of any modifications made.
All communications between you and us shall be by electronic means. You hereby consent and agree to receive communications from us in an electronic form.
PLEASE REVIEW THE TOU CAREFULLY. BY REGISTERING FOR AN ACCOUNT OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TOU, INCLUDING ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS POSTED HERE OR OTHERWISE COMMUNICATED TO YOU. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THE TOU ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED AND LAWFULLY ABLE TO BIND SUCH ENTITY TO THE TOU, IN WHICH CASE THE TERM “YOU” SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TOU, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.
You represent and warrant that you are: (i) over eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater; (ii) of legal age to form a binding contract; and (iii) not a person barred from using the Service under the laws of your country of residence or any other applicable jurisdiction.
You are required to create an account in order to use the Site. You agree that all information provided by you is accurate, full, complete and up-to-date at all times.
Your registration must be completed using your real name. Each registration is for you (or, if applicable, for the use of the legal entity on whose behalf you access the Site). You may only use one single account. You may not use the account of others, or allow others to use your account, and you are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use and for all activity that occurs under your account.
You agree that we rely on valid e-mail addresses that act as "User ID"s to confirm whether users accessing the Site and using our Service are authorized to do so. If a user accesses the Site using a User ID that was issued to you, we will rely on that User ID and will assume you personally are accessing the Site. You are solely responsible for any and all access to the Site or use of the Service by persons using your User ID. Please notify us immediately if you become aware that your User ID is being used without authorization.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our sole discretion should you fail to meet the requirements set forth above.
You are able to terminate your Service registration and account and upon any termination, all rights and obligations of the parties shall cease and you shall immediately cease using the Service, except that all obligations that accrued prior to the effective date of termination (including without limitation, all obligations to pay applicable fees) and all remedies for breach of the Terms of Use shall survive. Personal data stored by Stepfold will be deleted after the legal basis for processing that data has passed and according to local law. To exercise these rights, you can request a copy of this data or its deletion by contacting support@Stepfold.com.
Note: The Terms of Use apply to all of the above.
Our Services allow messaging and sharing of information between a Company and its Customers in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, member profiles, company profiles, estimates, invoices, payments, job photos and messages.
We are not obligated to publish, maintain, or store any information or content on our Service and can remove it at our sole discretion, without notice and without liability to you.
In order to access our services, you must first establish an account which includes but is not limited to the following information:
Please Note: From time to time, you may be required to update this information and attest it is true and accurate. Any misinformation is grounds for our immediate termination of your use of our Site and Service without liability to you. Similarly, you agree we are not liable to you for your failure to maintain the security of your account or for activities under your password via your account. You are also required to advise us immediately of any unauthorized use, fraud, suspected fraud, breach of security, loss, theft, and unauthorized use of your password and/or account.
Companies and Customers using our Service agree that they will use our Service solely for administering projects and that communications not related to these Company to Customer interactions are strictly prohibited.
As a member or user you are granting Stepfold, Inc.. a non-exclusive right and license to use, in any legal form, all information you submit or post as well as to copy, publish and/or distribute same. Your information and documents however, remain your property.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
You acknowledge and agree that we and our licensors (as applicable) retain sole, full and exclusive ownership of all intellectual property rights of any kind related to the Site and Service, including copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary rights ("Intellectual Property Rights"). No license is granted hereunder to any Intellectual Property Rights. Our trademarks include Stepfold, Stepfold.com. Other names that are mentioned on the Site or provided as part of the Service may be trademarks of their respective owners. We reserve all rights that are not expressly granted to you hereunder.
You hereby represent and warrant that you alone retain full and absolute title to all intellectual property rights in any copyrighted materials (including trademarks) that are contained in Content that you provide. You hereby grant us a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, worldwide, irrevocable sub-licensable license, to use all such materials for the provision of the Service and in connection thereto.
CONTENT
You are required to update any Content that you share on the Site so that it remains current and accurate at all times.
You are solely responsible for any Content you submit to the Site or Services. We are under no obligation to edit or control your Content. If you submit any Content, you grant Stepfold an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide license to (a) use, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, modify, prepare derivative works of or incorporate into other works, and translate your Content, in connection with the Services or in any other media, and (b) sublicense these rights, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. If you remove any Content, then the foregoing license shall automatically expire, except that we shall retain such license to the extent that we have incorporated such Content onto its content sites or in our advertising or promotional materials, and shall have the right to retain archived copies of such Content. By submitting any Content, you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all rights to such Content and that public disclosure and use of the Content by Stepfold (including without limitation, publishing content in the Service) will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.
If Customers provide ratings for your service, please note that we may use that content to rank you.
Stepfold provides Companies the Service to Estimate, Invoice and request Payment of Customers. However, Stepfold does not act as an agent to perform any of these services that take place on the Site or in the mobile Application. Companies and Customers are solely responsible for any issues arising from their use of the Stepfold service. Any agreements created between Companies and Customers or anyone else connected through the Stepfold service, are not binding on us, and we are not liable for, or obligated to enforce, any such agreement. Stepfold is not liable for any costs or damages arising out of any transaction which occurs as a result of your use of the Stepfold service. No contractual obligations are created for either the Company or Customer through the use of the Stepfold Service. A Customer is not obligated to engage with a Company and vice versa. Stepfold is not liable for any action, or lack of action, on the part of any Company or Customer that uses the Stepfold Service, including, but not limited to, any liability under any applicable laws concerning financial transactions, project liabilities, workplace safety, personally identifiable information including medical information, medical leave, or concerning the proper classification of a Company or its employees.
NO WARRANTY:
If you are a Company, you acknowledge and agree that we do not, and do not intend to, replace or substitute your personnel in any way, and are not responsible to provide any service other than the Service (including, without limitation, providing any guarantee to the quality, personal integrity or suitability of documents like Estimates, Invoices and the like). You agree to obtain appropriate professional advice and to conduct all inquiries as you deem required and at your own expense.
The Site and Services are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Without limiting the foregoing, we explicitly disclaim all warranties, express or implied, regarding the Site and Service, including any implied warranty of quality, availability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of any trade, including without limitation to the Site being free from defect or any virus, worm, trojan horse or any other malicious code. You hereby release us from any damages, claims or other cause of action related in any way, directly or indirectly, to the Site and service. We make no warranty that the Site and Service will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. We make no warranty regarding the quality of the Service and the Site, or to the accuracy, timeliness, truthfulness, completeness or reliability of any content obtained thereby. The above shall also apply to any information you may receive from us or through us at any time.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that in provision of the Service and operation of the Site, we may rely from time to time on services provided by third parties, including, but not limited to, data network providers, hosting services providers, clearing services providers etc. Any transaction may be temporarily refused, limited, interrupted, or curtailed due to government regulations or orders, network modifications, repairs, and upgrades or banking, financial institution or other similar bodies. We are not, and shall not be, obliged to provide the services where such factors prevent it. You agree that we shall not be liable for any losses, damages, or business interruptions sustained as a result of interruptions caused by data network providers or any other third-party provider.
You agree and confirm that we do not, and do not intend to, make any inquiries of any person or entity or verify the information any person or entity submits or provides using the Site and Services. You agree to take precautions in all communications and interactions with any person or entity whether made on-line or off-line.
We make no representation or warranty regarding any of the results that you may obtain from use of the Site or Service. We may discontinue or make changes in the information, products or Service herein at any time without prior notice to you and without any liability to you.
Contacting us
If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to terms of use, you may send an email to info@stepfold.com
