Terms of Service
Latest update: 21 July, 2020
Welcome to the Geenes.app website/service which is operated by Gianluca Gini (in this Agreement, “Geenes”, “Geenes.app", we", "us" or "our").
Accounts
When you create an account with us, you must provide us information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our Service.
- You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to your computer and/or account.
- You are fully responsible for any and all activities that occur under the account, your username and your password.
- You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
- You must not create an account in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are another person or company.
- You must not add images to your account in a misleading or unlawful manner, including in a manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others, and we may change or remove any image that it considers inappropriate or unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause Geenes liability.
- You guarantee that your profile information does not contain any illegal, unethical, defamatory, offensive, fraudulent, private or copyrighted material.
- You agree that your profile information will be publicly displayed on the Website.
Content
You are entirely responsible for the content you will be making on the app and by making the content available, you represent and warrant that:
- The content is not spam and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);
- The content is not pornographic, does not contain threats or incite violence, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
- Your color, Project or group name is not named in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are another person or company.
Content Removal
Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Geenes has the right (though not the obligation) to, in our sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any content (color names, color variants, Projects or groups) that, in our reasonable opinion, violates any Geenes’ policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in our sole discretion.
Termination
Geenes may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your Geenes account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability. Responsibility of Website Visitors Geenes content has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material's content, use or effects. By operating the Website, Geenes does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties. Geenes disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website.
Links to other Websites
We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including images and text, made available through the websites and webpages to which Geenes links, and that link to Geenes. Geenes does not have any control over those external websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a external website or webpage, Geenes does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Geenes disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of external websites and webpages. Intellectual Property The information contained on Geenes, such as text, pictures and illustrations, which have been subject of substantial investments, are protected.
Advertisements
Geenes reserves the right to display advertisements on the site.
Changes
Geenes reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Geenes may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website is provided "as is". Geenes and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither Geenes nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will Geenes or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data. Geenes shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
General Representation and Warranty
You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Geenes Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United Kingdom or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Geenes, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.
Subscriptions
Some parts of the Service are billed on a subscription basis ("Subscription(s)"). You will be billed in advance on a recurring and periodic basis ("Billing Cycle"). Billing cycles are set on a monthly basis.
At the end of each Billing Cycle, your Subscription will automatically renew under the exact same conditions unless you cancel it or Geenes cancels it. You may cancel your Subscription renewal either through your online account management page or by contacting Geenes customer support team.
A valid payment method, including credit card, is required to process the payment for your Subscription. You shall provide Geenes with accurate and complete billing information including full name, address, state, zip code, telephone number, and a valid payment method information. By submitting such payment information, you automatically authorize Geenes to charge all Subscription fees incurred through your account to any such payment instruments.
Should automatic billing fail to occur for any reason, Geenes will issue an electronic invoice indicating that you must proceed manually, within a certain deadline date, with the full payment corresponding to the billing period as indicated on the invoice.
Fee Changes
Geenes, in its sole discretion and at any time, may modify the Subscription fees for the Subscriptions. Any Subscription fee change will become effective at the end of the then-current Billing Cycle.
Geenes will provide you with a reasonable prior notice of any change in Subscription fees to give you an opportunity to terminate your Subscription before such change becomes effective.
Your continued use of the Service after the Subscription fee change comes into effect constitutes your agreement to pay the modified Subscription fee amount.
Refunds
Except when required by law, paid Subscription fees are non-refundable.
Intellectual Property
The Service and its original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Geenes and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United Kingdom and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Geenes.
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