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GENIUS REFERRALS TERMS OF SERVICE

This entry was written in English. To the extent any translated version of this agreement conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.
THIS VERSION OF THE GENIUS REFERRALS TERMS OF SERVICE IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE GENIUS REFERRALS TERMS OF SERVICE IS AVAILABLE HERE.

1. Welcome to Genius Referrals!

Thanks for your interest in our referral marketing platform (the "Services")! By using our Services, you agree to these terms (the "Genius Referrals Terms") and the Genius Referrals' Privacy Policy (collectively, the "Agreement"). If ever in conflict, to the extent of such conflict, the Genius Referrals Terms will take precedence over any other terms of the Agreement. Please read the Agreement carefully.

As used in the Agreement, "you" or "client" means the individual or entity using the Services (and/or any individual, entity or successor entity, agency or network acting on your behalf), "we," "us" or "Genius Referrals" means HLA Solutions Group, LLC ("Genius Referrals"), and the "parties" means you and Genius Referrals.

2. Access to the Services; Genius Referrals Programs

Your use of the Services is subject to your creation and our approval of a Genius Referrals account (an "Account"). We have the right to refuse or limit your access to the Services. By submitting an application to use the Services, if you are an individual, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age. You may only have one Account.

3. Using our Services

You may use our Services only as permitted by this Agreement and any applicable laws. Don't misuse our Services. For example, don't interfere with our Services or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide. You agree not to use Genius Referrals to:

You will not use any automated system, including without limitation "robots," "spiders," "offline readers," etc., to access the Site or the Service in a manner that sends more request messages to Genius Referrals servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period of time by using a conventional online web browser (except that Genius Referrals grants the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from the publicly available searchable indices of the materials, not caches or archives of such materials);

You will not attempt to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Site, Software, or Service;

You will not take any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;

You will not upload invalid data, viruses, worms or other software agents through the Service or Software;

You will not collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Service or Software;

You will not access the Site or Service through any technology or means other than those provided or authorized by the Service or Software;

You agree not to stalk, harass, bully or harm another individual who uses our Site or Service;

You agree not to impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

You agree to use our Software only in a safe manner and in compliance with all laws, you explicitly agree that you will not use Genius Referrals for any criminal communications or for transmitting any child pornography;

You agree that you will not hold Genius Referrals responsible for your use of our Site or Software;

You agree not to violate any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to Genius Referrals;

You agree not to interfere with or disrupt the Site, Software, or Service;

You agree not to hack, spam or phish us or other users;

You agree to provide truthful and accurate Content;

You agree to not violate any law or regulation and you are responsible for such violations;

You will not use our Site or Software to post any false, misleading, unlawful, defamatory, obscene, invasive, threatening, harassing, inflammatory, fraudulent Content;

You agree not to cause, or aid in, the destruction, manipulation, removal, disabling, or impairment of any portion of our Site, including the deindexing or decaching of any portion of our Site from a thirty party's website, such as by requesting its removal from a search engine;

You will not upload any Content to our Site or Software that includes any third party intellectual property unless you have permission from the owner to use it in the specific manner that you used it.

4. Changes to our Services; Changes to the Agreement

We are constantly changing and improving our Services. We may add or remove functionalities or features of the Services at any time, and we may suspend or stop a Service altogether. We may modify the Agreement at any time. We'll post any modifications to the Genius Referrals Terms on this page and any modifications to the Genius Referrals Privacy Policies on the respective page. Changes will not apply retroactively and generally will become effective 7 days after they are posted. However, changes addressing new functions for a Service or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately. If you don't agree to any modified terms in the Agreement, you'll have to stop using the affected Services.

5. Payments

When you make your first payment using a credit card, you automatically enter our autopay program, which allows us to automatically collect payments on your bills. If you want to choose not to use this service, you can do in the configuration section of your account.

Client will pay all charges incurred in connection with the Services, in immediately available funds or as otherwise approved by Genius Referrals, within a commercially reasonable time period specified by Genius Referrals. Late payments bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (or the highest rate permitted by law, if less). Charges are exclusive of taxes. Customer will pay (i) all taxes and other government charges and (ii) reasonable expenses and attorneys' fees Genius Referrals incurs in collecting late payments. Charges are solely based on Genius Referrals' measurements for the Services and the applicable billing metrics. Any portion of a charge not disputed in good faith must be paid in full. No party may offset any payment due under these Terms against any other payment to be made under these Terms. Genius Referrals may, in its sole discretion, extend, revise or revoke credit at any time. If Genius Referrals does not deliver the Services, the Client's sole remedy is to make a claim for account credits within 60 days after the invoice date ("Claim Period"), after which Genius Referrals will issue the credits following claim validation which must be used by the Use By Date.

If you don't pay your invoice within 7 days your account will be blocked and you will not be able to use the Services until you've pay in full your pending invoices.

6. Processing Payout Requests

It is very important that you provide accurate information and check payout requests fully before you submit a payout under our service. The client is responsible for providing accurate information when processing a Payout. Genius Referrals is not liable or responsible for the error in (i) a Recipient's name, Recipient email address, Payout type and/or denomination, delivery instructions, or any other information provided by Client/Advocate; or (ii) fulfilling any Payout due to circumstances caused by the Client. Errors in fulfilling Payouts caused by or resulting from Genius Referral's mistake or negligence shall be the responsibility of Genius Referrals.

No single Recipient shall be sent Payouts of $10,000 or more in a single banking day. No single Payout may be in excess of $2,000.

Once delivered, Payouts are not returnable. Client is responsible for understanding applicable expiration rules regarding Gift Cards. Generally, Gift Cards from U.S. Merchants that are dollar-denominated do not expire. Gift Cards for use outside of the U.S. may be subject to different expiration rules. Certain digital content (that are not Gift Cards) may have an expiration date. The delivery of any such Payout by Genius Referrals will expressly make the Recipient aware if an expiration date is applicable.

Once delivered, Payouts are not returnable. Client is responsible for understanding applicable expiration rules regarding Gift Cards. Generally, Gift Cards from U.S. Merchants that are dollar-denominated do not expire. Gift Cards for use outside of the U.S. may be subject to different expiration rules. Certain digital content (that are not Gift Cards) may have an expiration date. The delivery of any such Payout by Genius Referrals will expressly make the Recipient aware if an expiration date is applicable.

7. Refer a Friend Program

Credit on a recommended account may not be purchased with any existing Genius Referrals client's payment details. Genius Referrals reserves the right to refuse to award referral bonus if we suspect fraudulent activity. Bonus credit will not be applied retrospectively. We reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time or to remove any unused credit.

If you wish to use paid advertising (eg. Google AdWords) with your share links you may not use it as a landing page directly or via a redirect, and must instead create a page on your own site to encourage visitors to use your referral link. You may not bid on keywords containing our brand terms (eg. "genius referrals", "geniusreferrals.com", etc.) and may not include them in your ad text/graphics.

In order to redeem your bonuses as cash you must have a verified PayPal account. The username on the Paypal accounts must match the username on the Genius Referrals account in order to redeem the bonus as cash. Payouts will be done once a week on Thursday at 5:00 pm EDT, requests for payout must be submitted by 3:00 pm EDT on that day. Any request received after the deadline, will automatically fall to the next week.

Genius Referrals reserves the right to refuse payout if fraudulent activity is suspected. All payments of bonus credit are final. No refunds or transfers will be issued.

8. Taxes

If any local, state, federal, public or quasi public governmental entity or its political subdivision imposes any taxes, fees, surcharges, or other charges or obligations on Genius Referrals as a result of Genius Referrals' sale of Services or Client's use of Services, Client shall pay any such obligations (Additional Charges) and indemnify Genius Referrals from any liability or expense associated with the Additional Charges.

9. Intellectual Property; Brand Features

Other than as set out expressly in the Agreement, neither party will acquire any right, title or interest in any intellectual property rights belonging to the other party or to the other party's licensors.

If Genius Referrals provides you with software in connection with the Services, we grant you a nonexclusive, non sublicensable license for use of such software. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by Genius Referrals, in the manner permitted by the Agreement. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Services or included software, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software, unless laws prohibit those restrictions or you have our written permission. You will not remove, obscure, or alter Genius Referrals copyright notice, Brand Features, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within any Genius Referrals services, software, or documentation.

We grant you a nonexclusive, non sublicensable license to use Genius Referrals' trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features ("Brand Features") solely in connection with your use of the Services and in accordance with the Agreement. We may revoke this license at any time. Any goodwill arising from your use of Genius Referrals' Brand Features will belong to Genius Referrals. We may include your name and Brand Features in our presentations, marketing materials, customer lists and financial reports.

10. Privacy

Our privacy policy explains how we treat your personal data and protect your privacy when you use our Services. By using our Services, you agree that Genius Referrals can use such data in accordance with our privacy policy.

11. Confidentiality

You agree not to disclose Genius Referrals Confidential Information without our prior written consent. "Genius Referrals Confidential Information" includes: (a) all Genius Referrals software, technology and documentation relating to the Services; (b) statistics relating to Service performance; (c) the existence of, and information about, beta features in a Service; and (d) any other information made available by Genius Referrals that is marked confidential or would normally be considered confidential under the circumstances in which it is presented. Genius Referrals Confidential Information does not include information that you already knew prior to your use of the Services, that becomes public through no fault of yours, that was independently developed by you, or that was lawfully given to you by a third party.

12. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless HLA Solutions Group, LLC, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from:

your use of and access to the Genius Referrals Site and Service;

your violation of any term of these Terms of Service;

your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or

any claim that any of your Content caused damage to a third party.

This defense and indemnification obligation will survive this Agreement and your use of the Genius Referrals Services. You also agree that you have a duty to defend us against such claims and we may require you to pay for an attorney(s) of our choice in such cases. You agree that this indemnity extends to requiring you to pay for our reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and disbursements. In the event of a claim such as one described in this paragraph, we may elect to settle with the party/parties making the claim and you shall be liable for the damages as though we had proceeded with a trial.

13. Cancellation and Termination

You can terminate the Services at any time by canceling your Account through the Manage Plan section under your Profile.

If you cancel the Services before the end of your current term (based on the plan you select), your service will be terminated immediately after you cancel the Account.

Genius Referrals may at any time terminate the Agreement, or suspend or terminate the Services for any reason. If we terminate the Agreement due to your breach or due to invalid activity, we may withhold paid amounts. If you breach the Agreement or Genius Referrals suspends or terminates your Account, you will not be allowed to create a new Account.

14. Refunds

We do not provide any refunds. In the event you cancel the Services, you will not receive any refund or credits for any unused time on a subscription, or fees for any portion of the Services or for anything else.

15. Limitation of Liability

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXCEPT FOR ANY INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS AND/OR PROPRIETARY INTERESTS RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, (i) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY, AND (ii) EACH PARTY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE NET AMOUNT RECEIVED AND RETAINED BY THAT PARTICULAR PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE THREE MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. Each party acknowledges that the other party has entered into the Agreement relying on the limitations of liability stated herein and that those limitations are an essential basis of the bargain between the parties.

16. Miscellaneous

Entire Agreement; Amendments: The Agreement is our entire agreement relating to your use of the Services and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements on that subject. This Agreement may be amended (i) in a writing signed by both parties that expressly states that it is amending the Agreement, or (ii) as set forth in Section 4, if you keep using the Services after Genius Referrals modifies the Agreement.

Assignment: You may not assign or transfer any of your rights under the Agreement.

Independent Contractors: The parties are independent contractors and the Agreement does not create an agency, partnership, or joint venture.

No Waiver: Other than as set forth in Section 5, the failure of either party to enforce any provision of the Agreement will not constitute a waiver.

Severability: If it turns out that a particular term of the Agreement is not enforceable, the balance of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

Survival: Sections 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of these Genius Referrals Terms will survive termination.

Governing Law; Venue: All claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services will be governed by Florida law, excluding Florida's conflict of laws rules, and will be litigated exclusively in the federal or state courts of Orange County, FL, USA, and you and Genius Referrals consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.

Force Majeure: Neither party will be liable for inadequate performance to the extent caused by a condition (for example, natural disaster, act of war or terrorism, riot, labor condition, governmental action, and Internet disturbance) that was beyond the party's reasonable control.

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