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Terms of Service
Effective: 29 September 2022
These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Goal House, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Gunnar Moldrik, GunnarMade”, “we,” “our” or “us”) governing your use of the Goal House Platform (as defined below), our mobile application (the “App”) and our website (the “Site”). The related services provided by Goal House to potential Clients (defined in Section 1), the Site, and the App are collectively referred to as the “Platform.”
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, BY CLICKING ON THE “I AGREE” OR SIMILAR BUTTON, REGISTERING FOR AN ACCOUNT, DOWNLOADING THE APP OR ANY APP UPGRADES, USING THE APP ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, OR ACCESSING OR USING THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM, YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE SITE OR THE APP. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, THEN YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ACCESS OR USE THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM.
These Terms are effective as of the date you first click the above checkbox or use or access the Platform, whichever is earlier. If you accept or agree to these Terms of Service on behalf of your employer or another legal entity, you represent and warrant that (i) you have full legal authority to bind yourself or such entity to these terms of services; (ii) you have read and understand these terms of service; and/or (iii) you agree to these terms of service on behalf of the party that you represent.
Any personal data you submit to the Goal House Platform or which we collect about you is governed by our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). You acknowledge that by using the Goal House Platform you have reviewed the Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service and together form and are hereinafter referred to as this “Agreement.”
PLEASE NOTE: THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNS HOW DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND GOAL HOUSE CAN BE RESOLVED. IT CONTAINS A BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION PROVISION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER (SECTION 14). PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING, IF APPLICABLE, YOUR RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION.
1. The Goal House Platform
The Goal House Platform is a web and mobile application-based personal training service which enables connections between Clients and Trainers. “Clients” are individuals who subscribe to Goal House’s fitness classes, online training, “Whoop Group”, coaching check-ins, nutrition plans, lifestyle hacks, and other related services (the “Services”) from Trainers and are therefore clients of Trainers, and “Trainers” are individuals who are certified trainers. Clients are hereinafter referred to as “Users.”
The Goal House Platform enables communication between Clients and Trainers for the fulfillment of Services. Goal House is not responsible for the performance or communications of Users, nor does it have control over the quality, timing, legality, failure to provide, or any other aspect whatsoever of Services or Users, nor of the integrity, responsibility, competence, qualifications, or any of the actions or omissions whatsoever of any Users. Goal House makes no warranties or representations about the suitability, reliability, timeliness, or accuracy of the Services requested or Services provided by, or the communications of or between Users identified through the Goal House Platform, whether in public, private, or offline interactions or otherwise however.
2. Account, Password, Security, and Mobile Phone Use
You must register with Goal House and create an account to use the Goal House Platform (an “Account”) and as part of that process you will be requested to provide certain information, including without limitation your name, full address, phone number and email address. By using the Goal House Platform, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information as prompted by the registration process and to maintain and promptly update the Account information to keep it accurate, current and complete. You are the sole authorized user of your Account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any log-in, password, and Account number provided by you or given to you by Goal House for accessing the Goal House Platform. You are solely and fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or Account, even if not authorized by you. Goal House has no control over the use of any User’s Account and expressly disclaims any liability derived therefrom. Should you suspect that any unauthorized party may be using your password or Account or you suspect any other breach of security, you agree to contact Goal House immediately.
The person signing up for the Goal House Platform will be the contracting party (“Account Owner”) for the purposes of these terms of service and will be the person who is authorized to use any corresponding Account we provide to the Account Owner in connection with the Goal House Platform. As the Account Owner, you are solely responsible for complying with these terms of service and only you are entitled to all benefits accruing thereto. Your Account is not transferable to any other person or account. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or identification or any other breach or threatened breach of our security or the security of your Account.
By providing your mobile phone number and using the Goal House Platform, you hereby affirmatively consent to Goal House’s use of your mobile phone number for calls and recurring texts, (including with an autodialer and/or prerecorded voice) in order to (i) perform and improve upon the Goal House Platform, (ii) facilitate the carrying out of services, (iii) provide you with information and reminders regarding your registration, changes and updates, service outages or alterations, (iv) connect you to a Trainer, and (v) share with Trainers in private when Users accept a Trainer’s Services. These calls and texts may include, among other things, reminders about upcoming services on the Goal House Platform and/or push notifications and other reminders delivered through our App. Specifically, these notifications may include information regarding Goal House Facebook group and Whoop Group. Goal House will not assess any charges for calls or texts, but standard message, data or other charges from your wireless carrier may apply.
3. Billing and Payment
The Client shall pay Goal House directly for the Services as outlined in the Client’s respective subscription plan.
All prices and fees displayed on the Goal House Platform are exclusive of applicable federal, provincial, state, local or other governmental sales, goods and services or other taxes, fees or charges now in force or enacted in the future (“Taxes”). Any applicable Taxes are based on the rates applicable to the billing address you provide to us, and will be calculated at the time a transaction is charged to your Account. Unless otherwise indicated, all prices, fees and other charges are in U.S. dollars, and all payments shall be in U.S. currency.
4. User Generated Content
“User Generated Content” is defined as any content, information, and materials that may be textual, audio, or visual that you provide, submit, upload, publish, or make otherwise available to the Goal House Platform and its Users, including without limitation to images and information of Services. You are solely responsible for User Generated Content, and we act merely as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your User Generated Content. You acknowledge and agree that Goal House:
Is not involved in the creation or development of User Generated Content.
Disclaims any responsibility for User Generated Content.
Cannot be liable for claims arising out of or relating to User Generated Content.
Is not obligated to monitor, review, or remove User Generated Content, but reserves the right to limit or remove User Generated Content on the Goal House Platform at its sole discretion.
You hereby represent and warrant to Goal House that your User Generated Content (i) will not be false, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading; (ii) will not infringe on any third party’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right or rights of publicity, personality or privacy; (iii) will not violate any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (including without limitation those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, false advertising, anti-spam or privacy); (iv) will not be defamatory, libelous, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing; (v) will not be obscene or contain pornography (including but not limited to child pornography) or be harmful to minors; (vi) will not contain any viruses, Trojan Horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information; (vii) will not represent you being employed or directly engaged by or affiliated with Goal House or purport you to act as a representative or agent of Goal House; and (viii) will not create liability for Goal House or cause Goal House to lose (in whole or in part) the services of its ISPs or other suppliers.
By making available any User Generated Content through the Goal House Platform, you hereby grant to Goal House a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, access, view, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast and otherwise exploit such User Generated Content on, through or by means of the Goal House Platform. We do not claim any ownership rights in any such User Generated Content and nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit any such User Generated Content.
5. Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that: (i) you are 13 years of age or older or are at least of the legally required age in the jurisdiction in which you reside, and are otherwise capable of entering into binding contracts, (provided, however, to the extent that you are under the age of 18 years old, parental or guardian consent must be provided to accept these terms of service) and (ii) you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and that you will so abide. When you enter into this Agreement on behalf of a company or other organization, you represent and warrant that you have authority to act on behalf of that entity and to bind that entity to this Agreement.
You further represent and warrant that (i) you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy in order to access and use the Goal House Platform, (ii) you will fulfill the commitments, including paying and receiving payment through the Goal House Platform, and fulfilling Services agreed upon on the Goal House Platform, (iii) you will act professionally and responsibly in your interactions with other Users and (iv) when using or accessing the Goal House Platform, you will act in accordance with any applicable local, state, or federal law or custom and in good faith.
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities, among others: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Goal House Platform in any medium other than as allowed by the Goal House Platform and these terms of service; (ii) using any automated system (other than any functionalities of the Goal House Platform), including without limitation “robots,” “spiders,” “offline readers,” etc., to access the Goal House Platform; (iii) transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email or attempting to phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (iv) attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Goal House Platform; (v) violating any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (vi) conducting any unlawful purposes or soliciting others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (vii) uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Goal House Platform; (viii) infringing upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (ix) impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your identity; (x) harassing, insulting, harming, abusing, defaming, stalking, threatening, intimidating or otherwise violating the legal rights (such as of privacy and publicity) of any other Users, Trainers, or visitors of the Goal House Platform or staff member of Goal House; (xi) interfering with or any activity that threatens the performance, security or proper functioning of the Goal House Platform; (xii) uploading or transmitting viruses or any other type of malicious code; (xiii) attempting to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software or algorithms used to provide the Goal House Platform; (xiv) bypassing the security features or measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Goal House Platform, including without limitation features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of the Goal House Platform or the content therein; (xv) attempting to access unauthorized Accounts or to collect or track the personal information of others; (xvi) using the Goal House Platform for any purpose or in any manner that infringes the rights of any third party.
6. Mobile App Updates and Upgrades
By installing or using any Goal House App or Portal, you consent to the installation of the App and any updates or upgrades that are released through the Goal House Platform. The App (including any updates or upgrades) may (i) cause your device to automatically communicate with Goal House’s servers to deliver the App functionality and to record usage metrics, (ii) affect App-related preferences or data stored your device, and (iii) collect personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy, including location information. You can uninstall the App at any time.
7. Termination and Suspension of Goal House Online Coaching Account.
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between you and Goal House Training, either party may terminate these terms of service for any or no cause, at any time. You may cancel and delete your Personal Training Account at any time by either using the features on the Goal House Personal Training Platform to do so or by written or email notice to: [email protected] After cancellation, you will no longer have access to your Account, your profile or any other information through the Goal House Platform. The provisions of these terms of service which by their intent or meaning intended to survive such termination, including without limitation the provisions relating to disclaimer of warranties, limitations of liability, and indemnification, shall survive the any termination of these terms of service and any termination of your use of or subscription to the Goal House Platform and shall continue to apply indefinitely.
We reserve the right to refuse the Goal House Platform to anyone for any reason at any time. Goal House may terminate or limit your right to use the Goal House Platform in the event that we are investigating or believe that you have breached any provision of this Agreement, by providing you with written or email notice. Such termination or limitation will be effective immediately upon delivery of such notice. If Goal House terminates or limits your right to use the Goal House Platform pursuant to this section, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new Account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party.
Even after your right to use the Goal House Platform is terminated or limited, this Agreement will remain enforceable against you. Goal House reserves the right to take appropriate legal action, including but not limited to pursuing arbitration in accordance with Section 14 of these Terms of Service.
Goal House reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or any portion of the Goal House Platform at its sole discretion. Goal House is not liable to you for any modification or discontinuance of all or any portion of the Goal House Platform. Goal House has the right to restrict anyone from completing registration as a User if Goal House believes such person may threaten the safety and integrity of the Goal House Platform, or if, in Goal House’s discretion, such restriction is necessary to address any other reasonable business concern.
Following the termination or cancellation of your Account, we reserve the right to delete all your data, including any User Generated Content, in the normal course of operation. Your data cannot be recovered once your Account is terminated or canceled.
8. Links to Third-Party Websites and Partners
The Goal House Platform may contain links (such as hyperlinks) to third-party websites. and/or partners. Such links do not constitute endorsement by Goal House or association with those websites, their content or their operators. Such links (including without limitation external websites that are framed by the Goal House Platform as well as any advertisements displayed in connection therewith) are provided as an information service, for reference and convenience only. Goal House does not control any such websites, and is not responsible for their (i) availability or accuracy, or (ii) content, advertising, products, or services. It is your responsibility to evaluate the content and usefulness of the information obtained from other websites. You acknowledge and agree that Goal House is not involved in the creation or development of third-party websites and disclaims any responsibility for third-party websites, and cannot be liable for claims arising out of or relating to third-party websites. Further, you acknowledge and agree that Goal House has no obligation to monitor, review, or remove links to third-party websites, but reserves the right to limit or remove links to third-party websites on the Goal House Platform at its sole discretion.
From time to time, Goal House may recommend products, services and professionals, such as registered nutritionists, WHOOP and Applications such as Carbon. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Goal House and its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, insurers, successors and assigns (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Liabilities incurred in connection with these affiliates.
9. Intellectual Property Rights
All text, graphics, editorial content, data, formatting, graphs, designs, HTML, look and feel, photographs, music, sounds, images, software, videos, designs, trademarks, logos, typefaces and other content (collectively “Proprietary Material”) that Users see or read through the Goal House Platform is owned by Goal House, LLC excluding User Generated Content, which Users hereby grant Goal House a license to use. Proprietary Material is protected in all forms, media and technologies now known or hereinafter developed. Goal House owns all Proprietary Material, as well as the coordination, selection, arrangement and enhancement of such Proprietary Materials as a Collective Work under the United States Copyright Act, as amended. The Proprietary Material is protected by the domestic and international laws governing copyright, patents, and other proprietary rights. Users may not copy, download, use, redesign, reconfigure, or retransmit anything from the Goal House Platform without Goal House’s express prior written consent and, if applicable, the holder of the rights to the User Generated Content.
Any use of such Proprietary Material, other than as permitted therein, is expressly prohibited without the prior permission of Goal House and, if applicable, the holder of the rights to the User Generated Content.
The service marks and trademarks of Goal House, including without limitation Goal House and Goal House logos, are service marks owned by Goal House, LLC. Any other trademarks, service marks, logos and/or trade names appearing via the Goal House Platform are the property of their respective owners. You may not copy or use any of these marks, logos or trade names without the express prior written consent of the owner.
Additionally, you may choose to, or we may invite you to submit comments, ideas, or feedback about the Goal House Platform, including without limitation about how to improve our services or our products (“Feedback”). By submitting any Feedback, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited, and without restriction and will not place Goal House under any fiduciary or other obligation, and that we are free to use the Feedback without any additional compensation to you, and/or to disclose the Feedback on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone. You further acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, Goal House does not waive any rights to use similar or related Feedback previously known to Goal House, developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you. You acknowledge that all email and other correspondence that you submit to us shall become our sole and exclusive property.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, you are hereby granted a limited, nonexclusive, non transferable, freely revocable, license to access and use the Goal House Platform. We may terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason. The Goal House Platform and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, reports generated by the Goal House Platform, and copyrights (the “Goal House Content''), and all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) related thereto, are the exclusive property of Goal House or, as applicable, its licensors. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, publicly distribute, publicly transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any materials or content accessible on the Goal House Platform. Use of the Goal House Content or materials on the Goal House Platform for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement is strictly prohibited. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property Rights'' means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.
Your use of the Goal House Platform and the related licenses granted hereunder are also conditioned upon your strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the various applicable guidelines and any end user licenses associated with your use of the App. Goal House may modify such guidelines in its sole discretion at any time. Goal House reserves the right to terminate your Account and access to the Goal House Platform if it determines that you have violated any such applicable guidelines.
10. Confidential Information
You acknowledge that Confidential Information (as defined below) is a valuable, special and unique asset of Goal House and agree that you will not disclose, transfer, use (or seek to induce others to disclose, transfer or use) any Confidential Information for any purpose other than using the Goal House Platform in accordance with these Terms of Service. If relevant, you may disclose the Confidential Information to your authorized employees and agents provided that they are also bound to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information. You shall promptly notify Goal House in writing of any circumstances that may constitute unauthorized disclosure, transfer, or use of Confidential Information. You shall use best efforts to protect Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure, transfer or use. You shall return all originals and any copies of any and all materials containing Confidential Information to Goal House upon termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.
The term “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all of Goal House’s trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, and all other information and data of Goal House that is not generally known to the public or other third parties who could derive value, economic or otherwise, from its use or disclosure. Confidential Information shall be deemed to include technical data, know-how, research, product plans, products, services, customers, markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration information, marketing, finances, strategic and other proprietary and confidential information relating to Goal House or Goal House’s business, operations or properties, including information about Goal House’s staff, Users or partners, or other business information disclosed directly or indirectly in writing, orally or by drawings or observation.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GOAL HOUSE MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY OR IN TORT FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM, (III) ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; AND (IV) EVENTS BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL.
GOAL HOUSE DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED ON THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM SUCH AS THE RECOMMENDED USE OF THE WHOOP BAND WHICH ANALYZES KEY HEALTH METRICS.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL GOAL HOUSE AND AFFILIATES OR THEIR CORPORATE PARTNERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, ECONOMIC, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE, SYSTEM FAILURE, FAILURE TO STORE ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER CONTENT MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY GOAL HOUSE, OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES) ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE GOAL HOUSE PLATFORM, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS, IT IS DETERMINED THAT GOAL HOUSE AND AFFILIATES OR THEIR CORPORATE PARTNERS ARE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE LOWER OF (I) THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO GOAL HOUSEDURING THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TIME SUCH CLAIM AROSE OR (II) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
12. Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Goal House and its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, insurers, successors and assigns (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Liabilities incurred in connection with (i) your use or inability to use the Goal House Platform or perform Services, or (ii) your breach or violation of this Agreement; (iii) your violation of any law, or the rights of any User or third party and (iv) any content submitted by you or using your Account to the Goal House Platform, including, but not limited to the extent such content may infringe on the intellectual rights of a third party or otherwise be illegal or unlawful. You also agree to indemnify the Indemnified Parties for any Liabilities resulting from your use of software robots, spiders, crawlers, or similar data gathering and extraction tools, or any other action you take that imposes an unreasonable burden or loan on our infrastructure. Goal House reserves the right, in its own sole discretion, to assume the exclusive defense and control at its own expense of any matter otherwise subject to your indemnification. You will not, in any event, settle any claim or matter without the prior written consent of Goal House.
13. Dispute Resolution – Arbitration & Class Action Waiver
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY — IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND GOVERNS HOW YOU AND GOAL HOUSE CAN BRING CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER. THIS SECTION WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION, REQUIRE YOU AND GOAL HOUSETO SUBMIT CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
You agree that, in the event any dispute or claim arises out of or relating to your use of the Goal House Platform, you will contact us at [email protected] and you and Goal House will attempt in good faith to negotiate a written resolution of the matter directly. You agree that if the matter remains unresolved for 30 days after notification (via certified mail or personal delivery), such matter will be deemed a “Dispute” as defined below. Except for the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief described under the “Binding Arbitration” section below, should you file any arbitration claims, or any administrative or legal actions without first having attempted to resolve the matter by mediation, then you agree that you will not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees, even if you may have been entitled to them otherwise.
Binding Arbitration. You and Goal House agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or to your use of the Goal House Platform (collectively “Disputes”) will be settled by binding arbitration, except that each party retains the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights. This means that you and Goal House both agree to waive the right to a trial by jury. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may bring a claim against Goal House in “small claims” court, instead of by arbitration, but only if the claim is eligible under the rules of the small claims court and is brought in an individual, non-class, and non-representative basis, and only for so long as it remains in the small claims court and in an individual, non-class, and non-representative basis.
Class Action Waiver. You and Goal House agree that any proceedings to resolve Disputes will be conducted on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action. This means that you and Goal House both agree to waive the right to participate as a plaintiff as a class member in any class action proceeding. Further, unless you and Goal House agree otherwise in writing, the arbitrator in any Dispute may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not preside over any form of class action proceeding.
Arbitration Administration and Rules. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by this “Dispute Resolution’ section. (The AAA Rules are available at http://www.adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879).
Arbitration Process. A party who desires to initiate the arbitration must provide the other party with a written Demand for Arbitration as specified in the AAA Rules. The arbitrator will be either a retired judge or an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of South Carolina and will be selected by the parties from the AAA’s roster of arbitrators with relevant experience. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within seven days of delivery of the Demand for Arbitration, then the AAA will appoint the arbitrator in accordance with AAA Rules.
Arbitration Location and Procedure. Unless you and Goal House agree otherwise, the seat of the arbitration shall be in Charleston, South Carolina. If your claim does not exceed USD$10,000, then the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents you and Goal House submit to the arbitrator, unless you request a hearing and the arbitrator then determines that a hearing is necessary. If your claim exceeds USD$10,000, your right to a hearing will be determined by AAA Rules. Subject to AAA Rules, the arbitrator will have the discretion to direct a reasonable exchange of information by the parties, consistent with the expedited nature of the arbitration. Hearings may be conducted by telephone or video conference, if requested and agreed to by the parties.
Arbitrator’s Decision and Governing Law. The arbitrator shall apply South Carolina law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized by law. The arbitrator will render an award within the timeframe specified in the AAA Rules. Judgment on the arbitration may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any award of damages by an arbitrator must be consistent with the “Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability” section above. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief in favor of the claimant only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the claimant’s individual claim.
Fees. Each party’s responsibility to pay the arbitration filing, administrative and arbitrator fees will depend on the circumstances of the arbitration and are set forth in the AAA Rules.
14. Governing Law
Except as provided in Section 13 or expressly provided in writing otherwise, this Agreement and your use of the Goal House Platform will be governed by, and will be construed under, the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to choice of law principles. This choice of law provision is only intended to specify the use of South Carolina law to interpret this Agreement.
15. No Agency; No Employment
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employer-employee or franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
16. General Provisions
Failure by Goal House to enforce any provision(s) of this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between you and Goal House with respect to its subject matter, and supersedes and governs any and all prior agreements or communications. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be interpreted in a manner which makes them valid, legal, and enforceable. Except for the “Class Action Waiver” in Section 14, in the event any provision is found to be partially or wholly invalid, illegal or unenforceable, (i) such provision shall be modified or restructured to the extent and in the manner necessary to render it valid, legal, and enforceable or, (ii) if such provision cannot be so modified or restructured, it shall be excised from the Agreement without affecting the validity, legality or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions. This Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by you without our prior written approval. We may assign or transfer this Agreement without your consent, including but not limited to assignments: (1) to a parent or subsidiary, (2) to an acquirer of assets, or (3) to any other successor or acquirer. Any assignment in violation of this section shall be null and void. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of Goal House, its successors and assigns.
17. Changes to this Agreement and the Goal House Platform
Goal House reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to change, modify, add to, supplement, suspend, discontinue, or delete any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including these terms of service and Privacy Policy) and review, improve, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Goal House Platform or any content or information through the Goal House Platform at any time, effective with or without prior notice and without any liability to Goal House. Goal House will endeavor to notify you of material changes by email, but will not be liable for any failure to do so. If any future changes to this Agreement are unacceptable to you or cause you to no longer be in compliance with this Agreement, you must terminate, and immediately stop using, the Goal House Platform. Your continued use of the Goal House Platform following any revision to this Agreement constitutes your complete and irrevocable acceptance of any and all such changes. Goal Housemay also impose limits on certain features or restrict your access to part or all of the Goal House Platform without notice or liability.
18. No Rights of Third Parties
None of the terms of this Agreement are enforceable by any persons who are not a party to this Agreement.
19. Notices and Consent to Receive Notices Electronically
You consent to receive any agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications (collectively, “Notices”) to which this Agreement refers electronically including without limitation by e-mail or by posting Notices on this Site. You agree that all Notices that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, 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 email; or the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by a recognized overnight delivery service.
20. Contacting Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service or about the Goal House Platform, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by mail to Goal House, LLC 770 Forest Drive, Charleston, SC 29482.