Terms and ConditionsCall 1-866-807-7616PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. These terms (the "Terms") govern your use of the web site at www.support.com ("Site") and any computer support services provided either by telephone or computer (the Site and the computer support services are collectively referred to as the "Services") provided by support.com, Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates and contractors ("support.com", "we", "our", or "us"). By accessing, ordering or using the Services via telephone or online via the Site, you ("You" or "Your" means you or, for services designed for businesses ("Business Services"), the legal entity that you are authorized to represent and on whose behalf the Business Services are purchased) and other users of the Services (collectively, "Users") agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy available at www.support.com/privacy_policy. If, at Your request, we agree to send our employees or representatives to Your residence, place of business, or other location designated by You and agreed to by us in order to provide You with computer support services, then these Terms shall govern such provision of services as well. If You do not agree to these Terms, You may not access or use the Services. Scope of ServicesYou may initiate the Services via telephone, via the Site, or other
means made available by support.com. support.com will use commercially
reasonable efforts to answer Your technology question and resolve Your
technology problem for a fee as set forth in the Site or as quoted on
the telephone, as applicable. support.com may provide certain portions
of the Services via remote control session, online chat or e-mail. We
may set forth limits to the technology we support. Certain Services may
have minimum system requirements. We provide You with access to and use of the Services subject to Your
compliance with the Terms. support.com reserves the right to refuse to
provide the Services to anyone at any time without notice for any
reason. You represent and warrant to us that (a) You are at least 18
years old; (b) You have the right, capacity and authorization necessary
to legally bind Yourself to the Terms; (c) You have read and agree to
the terms of the Privacy Policy on the Site, (d) You will comply with
all treaties, laws, rules and regulations applicable to Your use of the
Services, (e) any information You submit to support.com is correct and
complete, and (f) any payment or credit card information You supply is
correct. SUPPORT.COM DOES NOT PROVIDE DATA BACKUP OR RESTORATION SERVICES. YOU
ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND BACKING UP ALL INFORMATION,
DATA, TEXT OR OTHER MATERIALS (COLLECTIVELY "CUSTOMER DATA") AND
SOFTWARE STORED ON YOUR COMPUTER AND STORAGE MEDIA BEFORE ORDERING THE
SERVICES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT SUPPORT.COM OR ITS REFERRAL
PARTNERS HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE AT
ANY TIME FOR ANY LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF CUSTOMER DATA, SOFTWARE OR
HARDWARE THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF THE SERVICES. The Services may not be successful because the problem may be beyond
our ability to resolve remotely. If You have purchased an Individual
Service from support.com, then the following warranty applies: if we are
not able to answer Your question or resolve Your technology problem and
You have complied with all of Your obligations in these Terms, we will
not charge You a fee for the Individual Service. If You experience a
problem with the resolution we provided and You call us within seven (7)
days from the day You originally received the Individual Service, we
will use commercially reasonable efforts to try to resolve Your problem
at no additional charge. If those efforts are unsuccessful, we will
refund the fees that You paid for the Individual Service. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE,
THE SERVICES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL ADVICE, CONTENT, AND
SOFTWARE) ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES
CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS OF THE
SERVICES, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SUPPORT.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
THE SERVICES WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, OR
SUCCESSFUL IN RESOLVING YOUR QUESTION OR COMPUTER PROBLEM. SUPPORT.COM
MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR
REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS, CONTENT OR MATERIALS WHETHER ORAL OR
WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.
ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE THAT YOU ACCESS, DOWNLOAD OR USE WITH THE
SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU AGREE THAT YOU
WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH
ACTIVITIES. support.com may need to download and/or run software on Your computer
to help diagnose and resolve Your technology problem. support.com uses
several types of software: the first type provides computer system
information to support.com which helps us diagnose and resolve Your
technology problem, the second type allows support.com to remotely
control Your computer and modify its settings or software, and the third
type generally consists of utilities and other tools to improve computer
performance and help resolve Your technology problem. You must cooperate with support.com and promptly respond to our requests for information and comply with our requests to take actions to resolve Your technology problem. You must consent to the downloading and use of Software on Your computer and accept all applicable license agreements for the Software. Registration, Passwords and SecurityIn order to use certain Services, we may require that You register. During the registration process, You may be asked to designate, or we may designate for You, a user name and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password or account information You receive from support.com, and are responsible for all activities that occur using that password or other account information. You must provide complete and accurate identification, contact, and other information required as part of the registration process. You must notify support.com immediately upon learning of any unauthorized disclosure or use of Your password or other account information. support.com has no liability for any unauthorized use of the Services under Your account or on Your computer. Fees and PaymentThe applicable fees for the Services You order may be quoted on the
telephone and/or may be available on the Site. The fee for the Services
will be charged directly on Your credit card and You agree to pay the
charges applicable to Your selected Services, as well as any applicable
taxes. The Services may not always be available in Your time zone or
geographic location. The Services may not always be available due to
system maintenance or Internet service disruptions. Your use of the Services is only for Your personal and internal
business purposes on Your technology, and not for commercial use,
including resale or transfer to others. You may not sell, lease or rent
access to or use of the Services. You may not allow manufacturers,
suppliers or vendors of Your technology, or providers of services
relating to such technology, to access or use the Services. You shall not: (a) "mirror" any Content on the Site on any other
server without support.com's prior express written permission, (b) use
the Service for any illegal purpose, (c) misuse, abuse or make any
unauthorized use of any property, network, website, personnel or
equipment of support.com or its customers or its suppliers, including
but not limited interfering with or otherwise disrupting networks
connected to the Service, (d) engage in any activities or actions in
connection with the Services that infringe or misappropriate the
intellectual property rights of others, including without limitation,
copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and confidential information,
(e) engage in any activities that violate the personal privacy or
publicity rights of others; (f) access, monitor or use data, traffic,
computers, systems, facilities or networks provided with or accessible
from the Services, without proper authorization, including any attempt
to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to
breach security or authentication measures without express authorization
of the owner of the system or network; (g) send unsolicited commercial
messages, advertising, informational announcements or communications in
any form ("SPAM") in connection with the Services; or (h) interfere with
the Services or any system, service, network, or person accessible from
the Services, including without limitation deliberate attempts to
overload a system by the multiple postings of messages. We reserve the right, for any reason, in our sole discretion and without notice to You, to modify, terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any and all aspects of the Services, including Content, Software, features and/or hours of availability, and we will not be liable to You or to any third party for doing so. SecurityWhile we use reasonable security measures to deliver the Services, You understand and acknowledge that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and in any event we cannot guarantee that any personal information You submit to us will be free from unauthorized intrusion. SubmissionsAll comments, feedback, information (other than Your personally
identifiable information or billing information) or materials submitted
to support.com ("Submissions") shall be considered non-confidential and
support.com's property. By providing such Submissions to support.com,
You agree to assign to support.com, at no charge, all worldwide rights,
title and interest in copyrights and other intellectual property rights
to the Submissions. support.com shall be free to use and/or disseminate
such Submissions on an unrestricted basis for any purpose. As part of
any subscription Services purchased by You, You acknowledge and agree
that support.com may retain some of Your personally identifiable
information or billing information for purposes of record retention and
for purposes of billing any renewals of the subscription Services, which
shall not be subject to the foregoing assignment provision. Currently, the Services are only available for residents of the United States and Canada. support.com may, from time to time, offer promotions to residents of other countries. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, United States export laws and regulations. You represent and warrant that You are not on the United States' prohibited party list and not located in or a national resident of any country on the United States' prohibited country list. Proprietary Rightssupport.com respects the proprietary rights of software and hardware
manufacturers and will not install or support unlicensed materials. The
Services, and the Software and Content provided with the Services, are
protected by law including copyright, trademark, service mark, patent or
other proprietary rights and laws. support.com is the copyright owner or
licensee of the Services, Software, and Content, unless otherwise
indicated. If You make use of the Services, Software or Content, other
than as expressly provided herein, You may violate copyright and other
laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state
laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. We do
not grant any license or other authorization to any user of our
trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, other copyrightable
material, patents or any other intellectual property by including them
with the Services. support.com, support.com, all support.com product names, service names, logos, designs, titles, words or phrases are protected under law as the trademarks, service mark or trade names of support.com, Inc. Such trademarks, service marks and trade names may be registered in the United States and internationally. Nothing on the Site should be construed to grant any license or right to use any support.com marks without the written consent of support.com, Inc. All other trademarks, product names, trade names, and logos used within these pages are the property of their respective holders. Use of other company trademarks, trade names, product names and logos or images of the same does not necessarily constitute: (1) an endorsement by such company of support.com and its products, or (2) an endorsement of the company or its products by support.com. Links from and to the SiteThis Site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites that are not controlled
by support.com. support.com is not responsible for and does not endorse
or accept any responsibility over the contents or use of these Web
sites, including, without limitation, the accuracy or reliability of any
information, data, opinions, advice or statements made on these Web
sites. In the course of delivering the Services to You, we may refer You to third parties, or the websites of third parties, that offer products and/or services that may facilitate the resolution of Your computer support issues or otherwise be of potential assistance to You. These third parties and/or their websites may also be linked and/or displayed on the Site. Although we may link or otherwise refer You to such products and services offered by third parties, unless expressly stated to the contrary, such references, links and/or displays in no way mean, imply, suggest or constitute any evaluation or approval by us of those merchants or their products or services. We are not responsible in any way for any other web sites, products, services or information. Your dealings with other entities promoted on or through the Services, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such other entity. You agree that support.com shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the promotion of such other entities on the Services. Likewise, any third parties that may refer You to the Services have no responsibility or liability for the Services provided by support.com. TERMINATIONSUPPORT.COM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CEASE PROVIDING THE SERVICES FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME AND INSTEAD, AS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, REFUND THE FEES PAID FOR THE APPLICABLE SERVICES FOR THE TIME PERIOD, IF ANY, AFTER TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES. IF YOU BREACH THE TERMS NO REFUND WILL BE PROVIDED. OTHER THAN PROVIDING A REFUND WHEN WE TERMINATE FOR OUR CONVENIENCE, SUPPORT.COM WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTY FOR TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY REASON. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT UPON TERMINATION SUPPORT.COM MAY IMMEDIATELY DEACTIVATE OR DELETE YOUR USER ACCOUNT AND ALL RELATED INFORMATION AND FILES IN YOUR USER ACCOUNT AND/OR BAR ANY FURTHER ACCESS TO THE SERVICES. INDEMNITYYOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD SUPPORT.COM, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND AFFILIATES HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, IN ANY WAY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR YOUR VIOLATION OF THE TERMS. LIMITATION OF LIABILITYIN NO EVENT SHALL SUPPORT.COM, ITS SUPPLIERS, AND REFERRAL PARTNERS
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR
CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR
NATURE, WHETHER FROM CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
MISPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
THEORY, ARISING FROM DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR
THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE, CONTENT OR YOUR PERSONAL
COMPUTER AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST SALES,
LOST REVENUE, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE
TO DATA, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES EVEN IF SUPPORT.COM HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU. The substantive laws of the State of California, United States of America, without reference to any conflicts of law principles that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, shall govern these Terms. The parties agree that the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement. Any action or proceeding arising from or relating to the Services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in San Francisco, California, and You expressly agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of these courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, support.com may bring an action to protect or enforce its intellectual property rights in any applicable jurisdiction. Electronic CommunicationsThe information communicated on this Site constitutes an electronic
communication. When You communicate with us through the Site or other
forms of electronic media, such as e-mail, You are communicating with us
electronically. You agree that support.com, on behalf of itself and
others who may be involved with delivering the Services (as applicable),
may communicate electronically by e-mail and/or may make communications
available to you by posting them on the Site, and that such
communications, as well as notices, disclosures, agreements and other
communications that we provide to You electronically, are equivalent to
communications in writing and shall have the same force and effect as if
they were in writing and signed by us. Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users of the Site are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The headquarters of support.com is currently located at 1900 Seaport Boulevard, Redwood City, California 94063, phone (650) 556-9440 or (888) 411-7778. The charges for the Services are specified on the Site. If you have a complaint regarding the Services or want to request a paper copy of these Terms, please contact support.com by writing to the address above, or by e-mail at customerservice@support.com, or by calling (888) 411-7778. The Consumer Information Center of the Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, CA 95384, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210. General InformationThis version of the Terms is effective as of August, 2009. The Terms together with the Privacy Policy and any applicable license agreements constitute the entire agreement between You and support.com and govern Your use of the Services, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements between You and support.com. The failure of support.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties" intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect. You may not assign the Terms or any of Your rights or obligations under the Terms without support.com's express written consent. The Terms inure to the benefit of support.com's successors, assigns and licensees. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. |