Terms of Service

Appgrinders LLC owns and operates PDFBuddy.com. The following Terms of Service govern your use of the PDFBuddy.com website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website).

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By using the Website, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service including our Privacy Policy, found at https://www.pdfbuddy.com/privacy. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy, you must exit the Website. The Terms of Service include the following terms and conditions, and all documents referred to herein.

Changes to the Terms of Service and Website

We may update the Terms of Service from time to time. You agree to review this page to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of updated Terms of Service means that you agree to the changes.

We reserve the right to withdraw or update the Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, without notice. We will not be liable if part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website.

Accessing the Website and Account Security

By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract. To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to create an account and provide identification details, such as a username and password. You must not create multiple accounts, nor should multiple users share the same account.

You must treat your user name and password as confidential information. Do not disclose either to any third party. You will notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your user name or password, or any other breach of security. You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account.

Payment and Renewal

Paid products

Optional paid products such as "pay-as-you-go" usage credits are available on the Website (any such products, a “Purchase”). By selecting a Purchase you agree to pay PDF Buddy the one time fees indicated for that product. Payment fees are not refundable. Pay-as-you-go credits are valid for one year from their date of purchase.

Paid services

Optional paid services such as extra storage are available on the Website (any such services, an “Upgrade”). By selecting an Upgrade you agree to pay PDF Buddy the monthly or annual subscription fees indicated for that service. Payments will be charged on a pre-pay basis on the day you sign up for an Upgrade and will cover the use of that service for a monthly or annual subscription period as indicated. Upgrade fees are not refundable.

Automatic Renewal

Unless you notify PDF Buddy before the end of the applicable subscription period that you want to cancel an Upgrade, your Upgrade subscription will automatically renew and you authorize us to collect the then-applicable annual or monthly subscription fee for such Upgrade (as well as any taxes) using any credit card or other payment mechanism we have on record for you. Upgrades can be canceled at any time in the Upgrades section of your site’s dashboard, or by contacting support@pdfbuddy.com.

Our Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights associated with the Website and its contents are the sole property of PDF Buddy. Copyright, trade dress, trade secret, unfair competition, and other laws (both in the United States and in other countries) protect the contents of the Website. You cannot reproduce, sell, or exploit any part of the Website for any commercial purposes. If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: support@pdfbuddy.com.

Uploading Content to the Website

You are entirely responsible for material you upload to, or make available on, the Website (any such material, “Content”). PDF Buddy is in no way responsible for shared, edited, modified, or otherwise used Content in ways that might be illegal or in violation of any agreement or terms of an outside party. We are not responsible for the security of your Content, or the security of data stored in your Content. By uploading or making Content available, you represent and warrant that:

By submitting Content to PDF Buddy, you grant PDF Buddy all rights to modify, adapt, and deliver the Content. All editing done with PDF Buddy is additive, not destructive. Content existing in the uploaded PDF remains in the PDF despite any applied edits, and may be extracted by other programs, even if obscured in the final PDF rendered by PDF Buddy.

If you delete Content, PDF Buddy will use reasonable efforts to remove it from the Website, but references to the Content may not be made immediately unavailable, and that content may persist in data stores for a period.

PDF Buddy has the right (though not the obligation) to:

Prohibited Uses

You agree not to use the Website:

Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy

If you believe that material located on the Website violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify PDF Buddy at support@pdfbuddy.com. PDF Buddy will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. PDF Buddy will terminate a user’s access to and use of the Website if, under appropriate circumstances, the visitor is determined to be a repeat infringer of the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of PDF Buddy or others. In the case of such termination, PDF Buddy will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to PDF Buddy.

Information about You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy (https://www.pdfbuddy.com/privacy). By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

Advertisements

PDF Buddy reserves the right to display advertisements on your account unless you have purchased an Ad-free Upgrade or a VIP Services account.

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE PROVIDE THE WEBSITE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. NEITHER PDF BUDDY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH PDF BUDDY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT:

PDF BUDDY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation on Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL PDF BUDDY, ITS AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless PDF Buddy, its affiliates and licensors and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors and suppliers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting from your violation of these Terms of Service or your use of the Website, including, without limitation, any use of the Website's content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Service or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy contain all the terms and conditions agreed on by the parties with respect to the Website.

Waiver

A party’s waiver of enforcement of any of these Terms of Service’s terms or conditions will be effective only if in writing. A party’s specific waiver will not constitute a waiver by that party of any earlier, concurrent, or later breach or default.

Severability

If any part of these Terms of Service is held indefinite, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of the Terms of Service will continue in full force.

Choice of Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and must be interpreted under New York law, without regard to its choice-of-law provisions.

Limitation of Claims

Regardless of any statute, regulation, or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of this Website or the Terms of Service must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.


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