AGC Mobile App Terms of Use
Last Modified: February 28, 2019
Acceptance of the Terms of Use
Welcome to the Mobile App of The Associated General Contractors of America ("AGC", "we" or "us"). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, "Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of this mobile application ("Mobile App"), including any content, functionality, software, services, tools, features, and databases offered on or through the Mobile App, whether as a guest or a registered user.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Mobile App. By using the Mobile App, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Mobile App Privacy Policy, which is found at https://www.agc.org/app-privacy-policy (“Mobile App Privacy Policy”) and hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Mobile App Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Mobile App.
Changes to the Terms of Use
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Mobile App thereafter. However, any changes to the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Governing Law and Jurisdiction will not apply to any disputes for which the parties have actual notice on or prior to the date the change is posted on the Mobile App.
Your continued use of the Mobile App following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use prior to each use of the Mobile App so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Accessing the Mobile App; Account Security
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Mobile App, and any service or material we provide on the Mobile App, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Mobile App is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Mobile App, or the entire Mobile App, to users, including registered users.
To access the Mobile App or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Mobile App that all the information you provide on the Mobile App is correct, current and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Mobile App or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Mobile App, is governed by our Mobile App Privacy Policy and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Mobile App Privacy Policy.
If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree to take precautions to prevent access to this Mobile App or portions of it by any other person using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any such access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security.
We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Mobile App and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are owned by AGC, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
The AGC name, the AGC logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of AGC or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks found on the Mobile App without AGC’s written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Mobile App are the trademarks of their respective owners.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Mobile App for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Mobile App, except as follows:
· Your device may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
· You may print or download a reasonable number of pages or screenshots of the Mobile App for your or own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication or distribution.
You must not:
· Modify copies of any materials from the Mobile App.
· Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
· Delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Mobile App.
· You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Mobile App or any services or materials available through the Mobile App.
If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use, or provide any other person with access to any part of, the Mobile App in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Mobile App will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Mobile App or any content on the Mobile App is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by AGC. Any use of the Mobile App not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Mobile App only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Mobile App:
· In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
· For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
· To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
· To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," or "spam" or any other similar solicitation.
· To impersonate or attempt to impersonate AGC, an AGC employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
· To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Mobile App, or which, as determined by us, may harm AGC or users of the Mobile App or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
· Use the Mobile App in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Mobile App or interfere with any other party's use of the Mobile App, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Mobile App.
· Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Mobile App for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Mobile App.
· Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Mobile App or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
· Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Mobile App.
· Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
· Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Mobile App, the server on which the Mobile App is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Mobile App.
· Attack the Mobile App via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
· Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Mobile App.
User Contributions
The Mobile App may contain comment areas, questionnaires, letter-writing tools, personal profiles, message boards and other electronic discussion groups, and other interactive features (collectively, "Interactive Services") that allow users to post, submit, publish, display or transmit to others (hereinafter, "post") content or materials (collectively, "User Contributions") on or through the Mobile App. All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
Any User Contribution you post to the Mobile App will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contributions on the Mobile App, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual license to reproduce, distribute, transmit, modify, create derivative works of, create collective works containing, disclose, display, and perform any User Contributions by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed for any use or purpose.
You represent and warrant that:
· You own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above.
· All of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms of Use, including the Content Standards set out below.
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not AGC, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness.
We are not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Mobile App.
Monitoring and Enforcement
We have the right to:
· Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in our sole discretion.
· Take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such User Contribution violates the Terms of Use, including the Content Standards, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Mobile App or the public or could create liability for AGC.
· Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.
· Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Mobile App.
· Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Mobile App for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Mobile App. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS AGC AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY SUCH PARTIES OR BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
However, we do not undertake to review all material before it is posted on the Mobile App, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.
Content Standards
These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must comply with all applicable federal, state, local and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:
· Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable.
· Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age, or other legally protected status.
· Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person or entity.
· Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Mobile App Privacy Policy.
· Be likely to deceive any person.
· Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act.
· Cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any person or entity.
· Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
· Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising.
· Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.
· Contain information regarding specific prices, fees, discounts, other terms or conditions of sale, salaries, costs, or profit margins of your company or any other company, or any other information that could be deemed anticompetitive in nature.
· Contain malicious code, viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s device, system, or the Mobile App.
Your Claims of Infringement
If you believe that any Mobile App content, including any User Contributions, violate your copyright, trademark, or other property rights, promptly send the following information to AGC’s Copyright Agent, Michael Kennedy, at the contact information provided below.
· a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
· a description of where on the Mobile App the material that you claim is infringing is located;
· a statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property, the owner’s agent, or the law;
· a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
· an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest; and
· your physical address, telephone number, and email address.
Contact AGC’s Copyright Agent can be reached as follows:
Michael Kennedy
The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc.
2300 Wilson Drive, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: (703) 548-3118
Email: kennedym@agc.org
Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Mobile App is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Mobile App, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
This Mobile App may include content authored by third parties. All statements and opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content authored by AGC, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AGC. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for any materials provided by any third parties.
Online Purchases
Purchases formed through our Mobile App or as a result of your Mobile App visits may be governed by additional terms and conditions that are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use. This includes, without limitation, the Store Policies and Event Policies.
Additional Terms and Conditions
In addition to the AGC Mobile App Privacy Policy, Store Policies, Event Policies, and other terms and conditions expressly incorporated herein, additional terms and conditions may also apply to your use of this Mobile App or services received as a result of your use of the Mobile App. This includes:
· Any policies and terms and conditions established by the Mobile App licensor that are published on, or linked from, this Mobile App or of which you have otherwise been notified. AGC assumes no responsibility for any such policies or terms and conditions, or for adherence to same.
· Additional policies and terms and conditions established by AGC governing AGC membership, use of AGC websites, participation in a particular AGC program, and/or receipt of other goods and services. All such additional terms and conditions are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use.
Links from the Mobile App
Links from the Mobile App to websites and other resources provided by third parties are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any third-party website or resource linked from this Mobile App, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use that may apply to such website or resource.
Geographic Restrictions
The owner of the Mobile App is based in the state of Virginia in the United States. We provide this Mobile App for use by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Mobile App or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Mobile App may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Mobile App from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable laws.
Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Mobile App will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our Mobile App for any reconstruction of any lost data. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE MOBILE APP OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE MOBILE APP OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED IN, OR LINKED FROM, THE MOBILE APP.
YOUR USE OF THE MOBILE APP, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE MOBILE APP IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE MOBILE APP, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE MOBILE APP ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER AGC NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH AGC MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE MOBILE APP. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER AGC NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH AGC REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE MOBILE APP, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE MOBILE APP WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR MOBILE APP IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE MOBILE APP OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE MOBILE APP WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
AGC HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER 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 WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation on Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL AGC, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, 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 MOBILE APP, ANY MOBILE APPS LINKED TO OR FROM IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE MOBILE APP OR SUCH OTHER MOBILE APPS OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE MOBILE APP OR SUCH OTHER MOBILE APPS, 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 WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless AGC, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Mobile App, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Mobile App's content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Mobile App.
Dispute Resolution
You and AGC agree that, if any dispute between you and us arises out of or relating to the Mobile App or to these Terms of Use, you and we will first endeavor to settle the dispute through direct discussions. To initiate such discussions, contact Michael Kennedy, General Counsel, at kennedym@agc.org. If any matter remains unresolved more than 30 days after either party requests such discussions, either party may then endeavor to settle such dispute through mediation in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association. A request for mediation will be filed in writing with the other party and the American Arbitration Association. Unless mutually agreed otherwise, the mediation will be held at the offices of AGC. If requested in accordance with this provision, mediation will be a condition precedent to litigation.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Mobile App and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Virginia, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules and except that the Virginia Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (“UCITA”) does not apply
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Mobile App shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Virginia, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Limitation on Time to File Claims
REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE MOBILE APP MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver of by AGC of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of AGC to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use and incorporated policies and terms constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and AGC with respect to the Mobile App and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Mobile App.
Your Questions and Comments
All feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Mobile App other than claims of infringement (addressed above) should be directed to: info@agc.org.