1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.
Covalent Construction Solutions, LLC (Covalent) owns and operates the website: https://www.covalentbuilt.com/ (“Site”). The Site and the services, tools, and products available at and on the Site, and all updates, modifications, enhancements, and improvements to any of the foregoing are collectively referred to as the “Service.” The Service is offered subject to acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein (“Terms of Service”). The Terms of Service shall be deemed to include Covalent’s then-current privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), which is available on the website, and Covalent’s copyright policy (“Copyright Policy”), which is available on the website.

These terms shall apply to exclusion of any terms set forth in any purchase order or other similar document and all such terms are hereby rejected.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE, OR IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE OR AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THEN DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY APPLICATIONS OR OTHERWISE ACCESS OR USE ANY OTHER PART OF THE SERVICE. COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING ALL OR ANY PART OF THE SITE OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE SERVICE WILL CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE AND CREATE A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT UNDER WHICH YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE, WITHOUT MODIFICATION.

2. ELIGIBILITY; FEES AND PAYMENT.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. If you do not so qualify, you are prohibited from accessing, using and registering for the Service. All access to and use of the Service is subject to your execution of an applicable order form with Covalent (Order Form) and payment of any applicable fees in accordance with the prices and payment policies set forth on the Order Form.

Each person who registers as a holder of a Covalent account (Account Holder) may only use the Service during the service term specified in an the Order Form for that account (Service Term) and subject to any other terms and conditions set forth in such Order Form. Each person who is designated by the Account Holder an authorized user of such Covalent account (Authorized User) may only use the Service in connection with the Account Holder’s account during such Service Term.

In addition to the applicable fees, the Account Holder shall be responsible for any and all sales, use or similar taxes applicable to the use of the Service by the Account Holder and any Authorized Users (as defined below). Please note that if you are given access to the Service on a free trial or evaluation basis, any templates, sample projects or other information or tools made available via the Service are for non-productive, non-commercial evaluation purposes only. Covalent reserves the right to charge the then-current fees for any productive or commercial use of the Service in violation of the preceding sentence.

3. REGISTRATION.

The term Users includes all registered and unregistered users that access or use the Service. To ensure the integrity of the Service, each User must provide Covalent with current, complete and accurate information, as more specifically required by the then current registration procedures.

Users may be required to provide their name, company name, username, password, and legitimate electronic mail address. If you are registering as the holder of a Covalent account (Account Holder), you may also be required to provide the names and email addresses of all Authorized Users.

The Account Holder and Authorized Users shall maintain and update their registration data from time to time, to ensure that it is always current, complete and accurate. Covalent may refuse to accept any potential Account Holder and/or Authorized User application to register in its sole discretion.

Each Account Holder and Authorized User is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of its user name and password and will be solely liable for any and all activities under its account. Such Users shall be responsible for keeping all of their account information up-to-date and shall notify Covalent immediately of any unauthorized use of their account or any other breach of security.

4. PRIVACY.

Covalent’s current Privacy Policy shall apply to any use of the Site or other aspect of the Service. Covalent will not disclose the contents of any User Content (as defined below) unless (a) reasonably necessary to perform the Service, (b) authorized by the User, (c) otherwise permitted under these Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy or (d) Covalent reasonably believes that such action is necessary to (i) conform or comply with any legal, regulatory, law enforcement or similar requirement or investigation, (ii) protect or defend the rights or property of Covalent or any User or (iii) enforce the Terms of Service.

5. CHANGES.

Covalent reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace the Terms of Service at any time. Covalent will use reasonable efforts to notify Users of any material change at least 30 days in advance of the effective date of any change by sending email to the email address associated with the User’s account or posting a notice of such change to the Site.

Continued use of the Service following notice of any change to the Terms of Service constitutes User’s acceptance of those changes. The Terms of Service may not otherwise be amended, except by a written agreement executed by User and Covalent.

6. USER RULES AND CONDUCT.

The Service is provided to Users only for their internal business purposes or other personal, noncommercial use. Any unauthorized use of the Service is expressly prohibited. Each User is solely responsible for all acts or omissions that occur under its account, username, email, or password. Additionally, Each User will access and use the Services in conformance with all applicable laws.

Except as expressly authorized by these Terms, or as otherwise expressly permitted in writing by Covalent, You will not:

(a) remove, disable or otherwise limit the effectiveness of any technical protection used by Covalent to (i) manage, monitor, control or analyze the access to, or use of, any of the Services or (ii) protect Covalent’s intellectual property rights;

(b) post, transmit or otherwise make available using the Services any information or material that is or may be (i) false, libelous, defamatory, fraudulent or otherwise unlawful or tortious; (ii) threatening, harassing, degrading, hateful or intimidating, or that otherwise fail to respect the rights and dignity of others; (iii) obscene, indecent, pornographic or otherwise objectionable; (iv) protected by copyright, trademark, design rights, trade secret rights, right of publicity or privacy, or any other proprietary right, without the express prior written consent of the applicable owner; (v) a national or state secret, classified information or any other information or material (including any photograph, drawing, plan or model) that is subject to official confidentiality treatment; (vi) secret codes, countersigns, crypto-currency, passwords or other similar information; (vii) advertising, spam, an offer to sell or buy any goods or services, a “chain letter” or any other form of solicitation; or (viii) any malware (such as a virus, worm, Trojan horse, Easter egg, time bomb or spyware) or other computer code, file or program that is or is potentially harmful or invasive or intended to damage or hijack the operation of, limit the use of, or monitor the use of, any hardware, software or equipment;

(c) use the Services in any way that is fraudulent or otherwise unlawful or tortious, or has any fraudulent or other unlawful or tortious purpose or effect;

(d) interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Services or the servers or networks used to make any of the Services available, including by hacking or defacing any portion of the Services;

(e) attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Services or to breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures used by the Services;

(f) use the Services as storage for “remote loading” or as a “door” or “signpost” to other web pages or internet resources, whether inside or beyond the sites through which the Services are provided;

(g) impersonate any other individual or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Your affiliation with any person or entity;

(h) use the Services in connection with any inherently dangerous application, including any application that could result in death, personal injury, catastrophic damage or mass destruction;

(i) collect Content or information, from or with the Services, using any means (including robots, spiders, site search/retrieval applications or other devices to retrieve, index, “scrape,” or “data mine”);

(j) use the Services in connection with the training of a neural network or machine learning, deep learning or artificial intelligence system or software; or

(k) unbundle the component parts of the Services for separate use.

Covalent may, at its sole discretion, immediately suspend or terminate any User’s access to the Service should its conduct fail (or appear to fail) to strictly conform to any provision of this Section.

7. SUPPORT.

Covalent shall provide Users with reasonably requested customer support in accordance with its then-current support policy as described in this Section. Support shall be limited to reasonable assistance in using the Service in accordance with any documentation provided by Covalent and shall be provided via email during Covalent’s regular business hours. To initiate a request for support, Users must email info@covalentbuilt.com. Covalent will use reasonable efforts to respond to requests for support within 1 business day.

8. CONTENT.

Covalent has no obligation to monitor the Service or any User’s use thereof. However, Covalent reserves the right at any time and without notice to monitor, review, retain or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request or investigation (including law enforcement). Covalent does not undertake to pre-screen, authenticate, validate, monitor, moderate or edit any User Content. However, Covent and its agents have the right, at their sole discretion, to remove in whole or in part, at any time, any User Content that, in Covalent’s judgment, does not comply with the Terms of Service, or as reasonably necessary to comply with its obligations under the Copyright Policy. Covalent is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing any such User Content. Covalent will use reasonable efforts to safeguard User Content from unauthorized use or disclosure while it is under Covalent’s control. However, Covalent cannot guarantee the security of any User Content and cannot ensure that the Service and any telecommunication or computer systems used by or in connection with the Service will be completely secure. Covalent may collect and use technical and usage data regarding Your use of the Services or any related service provided by Covalent. Covalent may use this data to improve its products and services and to provide customized services to Users.

9. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.

User acknowledges and agrees that the Service and all content and materials created by or for Covalent and made available via the Service are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets or other proprietary rights and laws, and Covalent (and its licensors) shall own and retain all rights, title and interests (including all intellectual property and proprietary rights) therein and thereto. User may only use the Service for its own internal business purposes and in accordance with, and as contemplated by, any documentation provided in connection therewith. User shall not (a) use any part of the Service to specify, design or develop any similar hardware, software, data or documentation, (b) permit any part of the Service to be inspected or used by any of its employees who are or will be engaged in Evaluator’s own efforts to specify, design or develop any similar hardware, software, data or documentation, (c) decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer any part of the Service, or use any similar means to discover the design, source code or trade secrets therein, or otherwise circumvent any technological measure that controls access thereto, (d) encumber, sell, sublicense, rent, modify, distribute, transfer, disclose, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works of the Site or any other part of the Service, unless and only to the extent expressly authorized by Covalent in writing, (e) use any part of the Service in any commercial product or service, or (f) permit any third party to do any of the foregoing. User shall not obscure, alter or remove any proprietary or legal notice displayed by or contained on or in any part of the Service, or take any other action inconsistent with Covalent’s ownership thereof. In addition, User agrees that it will not (and that it will not permit any third party to) use any information or other knowledge gained through use of the Service to provoke an interference with any patent application that Covalent has filed with respect to any part of the Service, or to amend any claim in any pending patent application to expand such claim to read on, cover or dominate any invention (whether or not patentable) related to the Service.

10. LICENSE OF USER CONTENT TO COVALENT.

By uploading, posting, submitting or otherwise distributing User Content of any kind to the Site or otherwise via the Service, each User hereby grants and agrees to grant Covalent and its affiliates and licensees a non-exclusive, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to: use, reproduce, distribute, display, perform and transmit User Content, in any form (and to permit any third party service providers to do all of the foregoing on Covalent’s behalf), for the purposes of operating the Service. In addition, Covalent may aggregate such User Content with User Content from other Users in order to analyze such aggregate User Content. Covalent may disclose aggregate measures of the User Content and summaries, analyses and other information based on such aggregated User Content, but not in any manner that will personally identify any User or the source of such User Content. User represents and warrants that User owns or otherwise controls all rights to such User Content (or has the right to use such User Content in connection with the Service) and that use of the User Content by Covalent will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. User acknowledges and agrees that the User Content will be made available to, and may be used by, the Account Holder and any Authorized Users designated by the Account Holder. The foregoing license permits Covalent to make such User Content available to such other Users. The Service may provide each User with the ability to remove some or all of the User Content posted by such User. Following any such removal, Covalent will use commercially reasonable efforts to discontinue any further display, performance and distribution of such User Content by Covalent ; provided, however, User acknowledges and agrees that Covalent may continue using such User Content in the same manner and for the same purposes as it did prior to removal of such content (such as, for example, aggregating such content and creating aggregate measures of usage) and that Covalent shall have no responsibility or liability in respect of any content that has been exported by Covalent or shared with other Users via the Service or that has been downloaded or copied by Users to other websites, systems and devices. Covalent may, from time to time, publish case studies or otherwise highlight real-world uses of the Service. You agree to reasonably cooperate with Covalent in developing such case studies and promotional materials, and you hereby consent to Covalent’s use of your Company’s name in connection with the same.

11. TERM; TERMINATION.

This Agreement shall remain in effect for the Service Term. If more than 1 Order Form is in effect with respect to a particular User, the Agreement shall remain in effect until the expiration or termination of the last such Order Form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Covalent may terminate access to the Service, in whole or in part, and/or may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time, upon at least 30 days advance written notice by email to the email address associated with the User’s account or posting a notice of such change to the Site. In addition, Covalent may terminate this Agreement and your access to the Service upon 10 days advance written notice in the event the applicable fees for the Service are not paid when due. In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, unless this Agreement is terminated for the applicable User’s breach, Covalent will refund to Users any amounts actually pre-paid by Users to Covalent for the terminated portion of the Service to the extent such amounts have not been incurred prior to the date of termination of the applicable portion of the Service. Upon any termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of the parties shall cease and User shall immediately cease using the Service, except that (a) all obligations that accrued prior to the effective date of termination (including without limitation, all payment obligations) and all remedies for breach of the Terms of Service shall survive and (b) the provisions of Sections 8-17 shall survive. Termination shall not relieve the Account Holder of any accrued payment obligations, which shall be due and payable upon termination. Account Holder shall be responsible for any reasonable costs of collection incurred by Covalent to collect any amounts not paid when due. After termination, Covalent has no obligation to maintain any content in User’s account and may delete such content at any time. Users should be sure to download any User Content from their Covalent account prior to termination.

12. DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.

ALL ASPECTS OF THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, INTEGRATION, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. COVALENT AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) ANY INFORMATION WILL BE TIMELY, ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; (B) THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR PLACE; (C) ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; (D) THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (E) ANY RESULT OR OUTCOME CAN BE ACHIEVED. USER’S USE OF THE SERVICE IS SOLELY AT ITS OWN RISK. Covalent will use commercially reasonable efforts to protect User Content from unauthorized access or use. However, Users acknowledge and agree that Covalent cannot guarantee the security of the Service. Covalent will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide accurate and complete information to the User. However, Users acknowledge and agree that Covalent cannot guarantee data, quantities, costs, recommendations, or other information that is sent or received (or that is not sent or received) through the Service.

13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

Except to the extent Covalent fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to protect User Content from unauthorized access or use, User agrees that Covalent shall not be responsible or liable for any unauthorized access to, alteration or use of User’s account, transmissions or data, or any material or data that is sent or received (or that is not sent or received) through the Service. Except to the extent Covalent fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide accurate and complete information, User agrees that Covalent shall not be responsible or liable for any errors, omissions, or changes to data, quantities, costs, recommendations, or other information that is sent or received (or that is not sent or received) through the Service. IN NO EVENT SHALL COVALENT (OR ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE CONCERNING ANY SUBJECT MATTER RELATED TO THE SITE, MOBILE APPS OR OTHER ASPECTS OF THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), FOR ANY (A) MATTER BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL, (B) LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA, LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF USE, OR COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY, GOODS OR SERVICES, (C) INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, RELIANCE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUES, PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR (D) DAMAGES, IN THE AGGREGATE, IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS PAID TO COVALENT BY USER (AND RETAINED BY COVALENT HEREUNDER DURING THE PREVIOUS 12-MONTH PERIOD) OR US$50.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, EVEN IF COVALENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT FROM ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN. SOME STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

14. INDEMNIFICATION.

Covalent agrees to (a) defend User and its employees, contractors, officers, directors and representatives (User Indemnitees) against any action or suit by a third party to the extent it claims that any part of the Service (excluding any User Content) infringes or misappropriates the intellectual rights of such third party and (b) indemnify User for settlement amounts or damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) awarded and arising out of such a claim, except to the extent such claim arises out of or results from any breaches of this Agreement by any User Indemnitees or any negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any User Indemnitees. User agrees to (a) defend Covalent and its employees, contractors, officers, directors and representatives against any action or suit by a third party that arises out of any transaction or interaction of User with any other User or other third party, User’s use or misuse of the Service, or User’s breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement and (b) indemnify Covalent for settlement amounts or damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) awarded and arising out of such a claim. Each party shall provide prompt written notice of any claim for which it seeks indemnification and shall cooperate with all reasonable requests for assistance from the other party in defending or settling any such claim.

15. DISPUTES.

A printed version of the Terms of Service and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in any dispute resolution or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms of Service to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. These Terms of Service are governed by and will be construed under the laws of the State of Kansas, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled in Wichita, Kansas, in English, in accordance with the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) then in effect, by one commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with such Rules. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing obligation to arbitrate disputes, each party shall have the right to pursue injunctive or other equitable relief at any time, from any court of competent jurisdiction. For all purposes of this Agreement, the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state or federal courts located Sedgwick County in the State of Kansas. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS: CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND COVALENT ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.

16. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

The Terms of Service (including the Privacy Policy and the Copyright Policy) are the entire agreement between User and Covalent with respect to access, use and operation of the Service, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between User and Covalent with respect to the Service. If any provision of the Terms of Service is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms of Service will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. User’s rights and obligations under the Terms of Service are personal to User, and are not assignable, transferable or sub-licensable by User except with Covalent’s prior written consent. Covalent may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights and obligations hereunder without consent. This Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors, representatives, and permitted assigns of the parties. All waivers, consents and modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided herein. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created as a result of the Service or Terms of Service, and neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other in any respect. All notices under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail; or the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service.

17. CONTACT.

If you have questions about the Service or these Terms of Use, you may contact Covalent at: Covalent Construction Solutions LLC, info@covalentbuilt.com.