SBS Web Network Subscription Terms and Conditions
Purchase of an SBS Web Network Subscription constitutes acceptance
of these terms and conditions.
SPORTS BUSINESS SIMULATIONS - TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE
MEMBER AGREEMENT
Welcome to Sports Business Simulations. This Agreement (the "Agreement")
is a legal agreement between you and Sports Business Simulations,
Inc. ("SBS") that states the terms and conditions under
which you may receive SBS Subscriptions and use the SBS Web Network
and SBS simulation products ( which constitute the "SBS Web
Network"). Your use of the SBS Web Network constitutes your
agreement to the terms and conditions set forth below. If you do
not agree to these terms and conditions, do not use the SBS Web
Network.
Notwithstanding any statements on the SBS Web Network web pages
or elsewhere, these Terms and Conditions are the agreement between
you and SBS. By completing the on-line subscription process and
submitting each order you confirm and affirm that you have read,
understood and agree to these Terms and Conditions, and the form
in which they appear at the time your on line subscription application
is completed.
You agree that:
SBS will make every attempt to deliver your username and password,
which are the code to access your subscription, within two working
days.
I) Offer and acceptance. By submitting a completed subscription
order form, you offer to purchase, pursuant to these Terms and
Conditions and the order form, SBS Web Network subscriptions (collectively, "Subscriptions")
you select and submit to Sports Business Simulations, Inc. ("SBS")
for purchase via the order form. SBS may accept your offer by sending
you an electronic confirmation that your order has been received
and accepted. When SBS accepts your offer, these Terms and Conditions
and the order form collectively constitute a legal agreement between
SBS and you governing your purchase of the Subscriptions from SBS
using the SBS Web Network Subscription Center.
II) Responsibilities. If SBS accepts your order, SBS shall, in
return for your payment, provide the Subscription that you order
through the SBS Web Network Subscription Center online ordering
service. Your payment for the Subscription will represent only
that subscription. You agree that to establish a longer subscription
term, requires that you apply for a new subscription. SBS, using
a third-party Internet Merchant Account System, will charge the
payment for the Subscription to the credit card that you submit
to SBS / Internet Merchant Account System as part of your registration,
and will collect the payment from your bank. You authorize SBS
/ Internet Merchant Account System to make and collect such payment
and charge, and agree to make payment to SBS if SBS cannot collect
the charge for any reason. The total amounts you shall pay for
the Subscription per each order shall be the sums of the number
of subscriptions you order under that account option as reported
to you in the delivery receipt.
III) Product Pricing and Service Charges. The base price for each
Subscription account is as displayed on all SBS Web Network Subscription
Center Web Pages. The Internet Merchant Account System reports
the final price you pay to you, after you enter your order in the "Shopping
Cart."
IV) Delivery of Subscription: SBS shall cause your Subscription
to be delivered by way of electronic mail to your Internet electronic
mail address. SBS will make best effort to send the Subscription
within two working days, however should SBS staff realize a large
stock of to-be-processed Subscriptions SBS reserves the right to
send the subscription after the pre-existing to-be-processed Subscriptions
are delivered.
V) Communications. SBS shall conclusively presume that online communications
received from you through your use of the online order form and
the registration process are accurate, complete, and authorized
by you as received by SBS. You agree not to contest the validity
and binding legal effect of those communications.
VI) Eligibility. You must be aged 18 or older, or represented by
a parent or guardian or school teacher, and have completed the
Subscription registration process to participate in The SBS Web
Network. You will receive a user ID and password. Please keep them
secret and you are entirely responsible for the use of the SBS
Web Network pursuant to your user ID and password. You must immediately
notify SBS of any unauthorized use of your user ID or any breach
of security that becomes known to you.
VII) Subscription Registration. You agree to complete the initial
registration process according to SBS / Internet Merchant Account
System requirements stated on the Web site, and to provide SBS
/ Internet Merchant Account System with accurate, complete and
updated information as required for the initial registration process,
including, but not limited to, your legal name, billing and delivery
address, email address, and appropriate telephone contact numbers.
You must provide SBS / Internet Merchant Account System with an
accurate and complete credit card number and expiration date at
the time of checkout.
VIII) You represent and warrant to SBS / Internet Merchant Account
System that your use of any credit card is authorized and legal
IX) Subscriber information changes. It is your responsibility to
promptly notify your bank of any changes to your billing information
or the loss, theft, or unauthorized use of your credit card number.
You are responsible for updating your registration information
and your credit card information, as necessary.
X) Methods of payment. You can pay by any credit card listed on
in the SBS Web Network Subscription Order Center. Your credit card
information will be encrypted to minimize the possibility of unauthorized
access or disclosure. Please refer to SBS’s Privacy Policy
[Attached as Addendum A] for further details. Authority for payment
must be given at the time of order.
XI) SBS Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are not satisfied with a
subscription for because you are not able to access the SBS Web
Network, you should call 1-510-444-4037 Monday through Saturday
from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Pacific Time and SBS will issue
a credit to your credit card in an amount equal to the value of
the subscription.
XII) Product Availability. SBS will make available to members of
the SBS Web Network, access to any and all newly added simulations
or other products or services that may be released during the life
of the Subscription. However, SBS reserves the right not to provide
such access to non-subscribers.
XIII) Simulation Changes and Updates: SBS reserves the right to
make updates and changes to the SBS simulations offered as part
of the Subscription, and at any time. SBS will make best efforts
to notify all users of changes that may impact their use of the
SBS Web Network. However SBS reserve the right to make updates
and changes without notification, and where such updates and changes
do not significantly alter the operation of the simulators by you,
the user, and are not noticeable to you the user.
XIV) Disclaimer of warranty. SBS Web Network Subscriptions are
provided on an "AS IS" basis and SBS will make best efforts
to assure that the SBS Web Network is operating 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, 365 days a year. However, SBS is not responsible
for any status of non-operation of the host Forio Business Simulations,
Inc. server that may be caused by damage or any other problem or
occurrence. SBS MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AS TO THE PRODUCTS SOLD, THE
ONLINE SHOPPING SERVICES, DELIVERIES, OR OTHERWISE.
XV) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. SBS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
ANY INTERCEPTION OF ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE
PROBLEMS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, VIRUSES, LOSS OF DATA,
OR COMPATIBILITY CONFLICTS), UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR CREDIT CARD,
OR OTHER CONSEQUENCE BEYOND THE REASONABLE CONTROL OF SBS. ANY
LIABILITY OF SBS (INCLUDING ITS EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, OR AGENTS)
TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INJURIES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION, OF ANY
KIND OR NATURE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EITHER
JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE AGGREGATE
DOLLAR AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO SBS IN YOUR MOST RECENT USE OF THE
ONLINE SHOPPING SERVICE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE CLAIMED INJURY,
LOSS OR DAMAGE.
XVI) Confidentiality. SBS values you as a member and your right
to privacy. Except as may be otherwise required by law, SBS / Internet
Merchant Account System (i) will exercise commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that your credit card information remains confidential
and is available only to personnel who have a need to know such
information in connection with providing you with SBS online shopping
services or otherwise for SBS’s general business purposes,
and (ii) will not sell your name, address or similar personally
identifying information to unrelated third parties or permit the
use of such information outside the scope of the SBS Web Network
or SBS general business purposes. SBS may, and reserves the right
to, use and disclose internally within SBS and with its affiliated
business partners, any aggregated information, including information
you provide to SBS, regarding SBS members and usage of the SBS
Web Network.
XVII) Applicable Law. These Terms and Conditions and the order
form, collectively constituting the sole and entire agreement between
SBS and you regarding the online shopping services, are governed
by laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of
laws and rules. The parties agree to jurisdiction and venue for
any dispute hereunder solely in Pleasanton, California and Alameda
County, California.
XVIII) Changes to Terms and Conditions. SBS reserves the right
to, from time to time, with or without notice to you, in SBS’s
sole discretion, amend the Terms and Conditions for use and purchases
regarding the SBS Web Network. Any amendments by SBS will be effective
only as to subscription orders you place after SBS’s revisions
of these Terms and Conditions as displayed on the Web site. SBS
will plan to notify you of any material amendments to these Terms
and Conditions; however, it is your responsibility to review the
Terms and Conditions before submitting each order. SBS has no responsibility
to notify you of any changes before any such changes are effective.
XIX) Terms and Conditions Govern. These Terms and Conditions, as
amended from time to time, shall be the sole terms of the agreement
between you and SBS regarding your online subscription purchases.
All statements otherwise made on the Web site, or otherwise, are
intended only for your convenience and do not form and are not
included in our Agreement or the terms for your purchase.
XX) SBS Right to Refuse Service. SBS, in its sole discretion, reserves
the right to refuse service to anyone, with or without cause or
reason
XXI) Complaints: Please call: SBS Customer Service at (510) 444-4037.
In California: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of
Consumer Services of the department of Consumer Affairs may be
contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or
by telephone at (916) 445-1254.
ADDENDUM A
SBS Privacy Policy
SBS respects the privacy of our members. We take steps to ensure
that your privacy is respected and protected when collecting and
using information you provide.
Data Collection
SBS only collects personally identifying information from our members. "Personally-identifying
information" means your name, address, bank account, credit
card number, telephone number or other information by which you
can be personally identified.
Data Use
SBS uses personally identifying information in limited circumstances.
For example, we use your name to thank you personally for your
business when you make purchases. We also use this information
to contact you if you have won a contest or sweepstakes. SBS may
use this information to give you personally tailored coupons, offers
or other information that may be provided to SBS by other companies
if provided in the future. SBS will provide the option to reject
these offerings if you prefer not to receive these value-added
services or offers, SBS does not sell or lease personally identifying
information to any other company, person or agency. SBS will disclose
personally identifying information only if required to do so by
law, or if requested to do so by a law enforcement agency in the
context of an ongoing criminal investigation where such disclosure
could be required by subpoena or court order. Any request for information
must be cleared by our Legal Representative. In addition, SBS may
use any information our customers provide when conducting our own
investigations of alleged customer wrongdoing, such as dishonored
or fraudulent method of payment.
SBS may create compilations of information that is not personally
identifying and provide this data to other companies to help them
understand the shopping patterns of our customers.
Security
We provide protection against unauthorized disclosure of the information
you share with us. We store information in a secure manner. We
restrict access to personally identifying information to only those
with a need to know. We also educate those people with access to
customer information about their responsibility to protect your
privacy and we give them clear guidelines regarding the use and
disclosure of such information.
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