User Subscription Agreement
This User Agreement ("Agreement") constitutes a valid, binding contract between you and Validas, a
Delaware Limited Liability Corporation ("Validas"), the owner and operator of the site accessible through www.validas.com, with respect
to your subscribing to the services such the analysis of mobile phone billing records ("Services") through the software
made available through this website (the "Site"). The information provided on this site is provided subject to compliance
with the terms of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully as it forms a binding contract between you and
Validas. Please print a copy of this agreement for your records.
This User Agreement is intended to supplement the Site’s Terms of Use Agreement. Click here to view that
contract. To the extent there is any conflict or contradiction between this User Agreement and the Terms of Use, this
User Agreement shall take precedence and control. Additionally, we have a privacy policy which describes our
information gathering and dissemination practices for this Site. To review, please click here.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES AND CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT
AND THE WEBSITE TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
If you have specific questions, a link to the applicable section of this Agreement is provided as follows for your
convenience:
1.01. Validas System Access. The Validas Services consists of a set of Internet hosted, multi-user data
information access software applications and associated data, including the Data (as defined below), and tools for
analyzing mobile phone billing records (the "System"). The System permits users with appropriate software and
connectivity to accomplish certain statistical analysis and reporting functions. You may accomplish tasks using the
System by establishing an Internet link with Validas’ Internet server, by entering or posting queries using that link and by
requesting and receiving Data using that link. Validas, at its exclusive discretion, shall determine extent of access, which
shall be limited by Validas in form, substance and content to meet your needs and requirements, and shall permit access
to the System on a non-exclusive basis, subject to the terms of this Agreement and provided further that Validas may
restrict or condition access and use at any time if it reasonably believes that such continued access or use will imminently
and materially disrupt, degrade or injure continued function or use of, the System with respect to other Validas customers.
1.02. Equipment, Software and Connectivity Requirements. Proper function of the Validas System requires
your compliance with minimum specifications for equipment, software and connectivity. It is your duty to acquire,
maintain and/or install all necessary equipment and connectivity, including, but not limited to, common carrier related
equipment (such as a modem) and communication (such as internet connectivity) services. Validas shall not be
responsible for any charges incurred in doing so.
1.03. General Customer Obligations. You shall provide Validas with complete, accurate and timely information
necessary to permit Validas to provide the Services contemplated in this Agreement. You shall cooperate promptly to
provide accurate and full responses to any inquiry or concern of Validas for clarification, documentation or further
information related to the Validas Services.
1.04 Data Collected; validas Results. Validas collects information from Your mobile phone bill and analyze
that data by comparing it to our Systems reference data to provide You with a report outlining whether it appears that You
are being charged correctly in relation to your usage plan. Personal information such as the state to which Your bill is
sent to, Your mobile phone number, and phone numbers You call and receive calls from are collected from your
submitted bill to complete this analysis; however, Validas does not store this information. Additionally, Validas collects
information to provide you information which may be of interest based on the data retrieved from Your mobile phone bill.
Please review our Privacy Policy for more information.
Based on the data You submit to the System Validas will provide recommendations related to potential savings
which may be available to you. These recommendations are based on the bill you submit to the System and Your plan as
well as most features on your bill and may include what wireless plan or features you may wish to add/remove on your
account. Each bill may result in different recommendations. Validas cannot guarantee that You will actually achieve
such savings as Validas is not the carrier. Validas is not in a position to negotiate with your carrier. You have a contract
with Your carrier and have the opportunity to ask for corrections/ changes with them. Validas is not your carrier, so please
understand that we cannot issue credits if the report we provide indicates such credits or refunds may be available.
Additionally, we cannot guarantee that the information used to complete the analysis is current or accurate.
1.05. Consents and Authority. You shall not permit individuals to access or use the Validas System without
authorization or beyond the scope of their authorization. You will be required to fully register and shall specify the sole
individual who will have access to the Validas System.
2.01. Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Validas hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-
transferable, revocable license to access and use the System, as it may exist from time to time, within the United States,
under the conditions and requirements set forth in this Agreement. Access and use under this license is conditioned on
such compliance with the conditions and requirements of this Agreement and adherence to the Terms of Use Agreement,
incorporated herein by reference. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you hereby grant to Validas and its successors
and assigns the worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, and royalty free right to use the Data for the activities and
purposes set forth in this Agreement and in the Privacy Policy, including without limitation the right to monitor, store,
retrieve, transmit, process, modify, otherwise prepare derivative works from, copy, distribute, disclose, sublicense and
display it in any and all media now existing or that may exist in the future. Such license shall end when this Agreement
terminates, except that Validas’ right to store, retrieve, copy, modify and otherwise create derivative works from Data to
create Compiled Information as set forth in Section 9 shall not terminate and shall continue in perpetuity. Use contrary to
the provisions of this Agreement by either party of any item or right licensed to it by the other party is outside the scope of
the license and is strictly forbidden.
2.02. Data. You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to
monitor or copy the information accessed by or content included in the System or provided through Validas’ website
("Data") without Validas’ prior express written consent. You agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to
bypass Validas’ protections on its Data and content, or to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the
System. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on
Validas’ infrastructure. You agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, or publicly
display any content or data from the System, including the Data, without the prior expressed written permission of Validas
except and only to the extent that such activity is permitted by applicable law.
2.03. Scope of Use.
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You shall not access or use the System except as expressly authorized herein. You shall access
or use the System only to process transactions and access you’re Data and shall not access or use the System for
transactions or the access of Data on behalf of any third party. You shall not sell, sell access to, or sell use of the System
or Data. Without limitation, You shall not use the System in connection with the provision by of a service to any third
party that includes data access or any other service that is a substitute for some or all the System’s functions. You shall
not rent, sell, lease, retransmit, distribute, publish, transmit or in any way exploit all or any part of the System or Data to
any third party by any means.
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You shall not make any enhancements, improvements or modifications; sublicense; copy; record;
reproduce; reverse engineer; reverse compile; recompile; decompile; modify; create derivative works from; or
disassemble the System except and only to the extent that such activity is permitted by applicable law notwithstanding
this limitation.
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You shall not knowingly introduce or permit to be introduced into the System any virus, worm,
trojan horse or other software routine, program or mechanism to permit unauthorized access into, to disable, to erase in
whole or in part or otherwise to adversely affect the System, including, but not limited to, data stored on the System,
related software or any equipment maintained or used by Validas.
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You may not use the System for any illegal or unlawful purpose or in any manner inconsistent
with applicable law or this Agreement. You shall not submit to the System or use the System in connection with any data
it knows or reasonably should know is false. You shall not use the System or any part or aspect of it or to mislead,
harass or interfere with any third party.
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You shall comply with such reasonable policies, procedures and instructions as may be
established by Validas from time to time concerning access to and use of the System upon receipt of written notice to You
of such policies, procedures or instructions.
2.04. Modifications and Upgrades. Validas shall have the right in its sole discretion to substitute, replace,
modify or upgrade the System or any part or aspect of it as Validas deems advisable; and, all substitutions, replacements,
modifications and upgrades shall be incorporated in and subject to this Agreement and shall be the exclusive property of
Validas hereunder. If Validas provides You with any substitutions, replacements, modifications and/or upgrades, You will
be required to utilize such version. Validas will only be required to support the most recent and current version provided
to You, and not any previous version.
2.05 Use of Site. Your use of the Site is at the sole discretion of Validas, who may deny you further use of the
Site at any time, for any reason, with or without cause. You must comply with all agreements and policies applicable to
this Site, including those listed in Section 3 of our Terms of Use Agreement.
As part of the member registration process, you will be asked to select a user name ("Member ID") and
password. You must only provide accurate information when you register with the Site. Further, your account and user
ID may not be transferred or sold to another party. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE
CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR MEMBER ID (USERNAME) AND PASSWORD AND FOR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES
THAT ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT.
Our services are available only to individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law.
Without limiting the foregoing, our services are not available to minors or users that have had their user account with
Validas suspended. If you are registering as a business entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind the
entity to this Agreement.
Please click here to review applicable fees for services made available on this Site. You are charged when the
credit card transaction is processed. We subtract (1) one upload after the reports are generated utilizing the System. By
providing us with your payment information, you authorize and instruct us to bill your credit card account for the amount of
your initial subscription fee. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in U.S. Dollars. You are responsible for paying
all fees associated with using our service and our Site and all applicable taxes. We may in our sole discretion change
some or all of applicable fees at any time. We do not store any credit card information or Your billing address information
following the processing of the payment immediately after the information is entered into our payment form.
If you purchased a report and are not 100% satisfied, you qualify for a refund if: > You have not, nor has
any member of your household, received a refund from Validas within the last 12 months. > Your refund is
requested within 90 days of purchase. > A refund will not be provided if you have used the Validas Report
or service for commercial purposes or otherwise violated the terms of use.
You shall take reasonable steps to maintain the security of communications between You and the System. For
example, Validas shall assign an initial password and user name to You. Each password and user name shall be unique
to each customer and shall be non-transferable. You shall log into the System using only their assigned username and
associated password. Validas shall be entitled to assume, unless notified by You otherwise, that a user presenting a
username and associated password is, in fact, You shall be responsible for any charges, damages or losses incurred or
suffered as a result of its failure to maintain the confidentiality of any password. You shall notify Validas immediately if
You become aware of any unauthorized use of any username or password. Validas shall have the right at any time to
change, modify or amend the Your password or user name.
Due to the nature of this Agreement, You may receive or have access to information from Validas of a
confidential and proprietary nature that may include without limitation, software, computer programs, formats and
technology for organizing and presenting data, communication formats and technology, design concepts, methods,
processes and ideas, and the structure, sequence, and organization, designs, data models, tables and set-ups, and
interfaces, embodied or expressed therein, and information used by Validas for the operation of its business. Except as
directed by Validas, You shall hold the confidential and proprietary information of Validas in confidence and not use it or
disclose it or allow it to be used or disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity, except as may be reasonably
necessary for purposes of this Agreement and then only if the recipient has agreed in writing to maintain the
confidentiality of the information. In keeping information confidential pursuant to this Agreement, You shall be obligated
to act in a manner no less protective than the care You use to protect its own similar confidential and proprietary
information, except that in no event shall such care be less than reasonable.
The obligations in this Agreement as to confidential and proprietary information shall not apply to information
which (i) is or becomes generally available to and known by the public (other than as a result of an un-permitted
disclosure directly or indirectly by You or its affiliates, advisors or representatives); or (ii) is or becomes available to You
on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Validas or its affiliates, advisors or representatives, provided that
such source is not and was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to Validas or any
affiliate of which You have knowledge at the time of such disclosure.
The System and all related Intellectual Property shall be and remain the exclusive property of Validas. All
derivative works prepared from the System or any part of it shall be and remain the exclusive property of Validas. For
purposes of this Agreement, "Intellectual Property" means any and all intellectual property associated with the System
and all related designs, formulas, procedures, methods, apparatus, ideas, creations, improvements, works of authorship,
materials, processes, inventions, techniques, data, know-how, show-how, algorithms, programs, subroutines, tools,
trademarks, patents and patentable materials, copyrights and copyrightable materials, and trade secrets.
Validas shall have the right at its option to provide a proprietary legend and/or mark on the System; said legend
or mark may at Validas’ option be included at the beginning and/or end of each page, screen or set of data or, at Validas’
option, in digital form within a field associated with one or more items; You shall not obscure such legend or mark. You
may copy such items only on condition that the legend and mark, if any, is reproduced intact with each item.
You agree that Validas may store, retrieve and copy information it receives from You, including Your Data,
including without limitation, data constituting Your utilization data, outcomes data and other data reflecting Your
experience, condition and activities. You further agree that Validas may further modify and incorporate copies of such
information in form into aggregations or compilations of technical and business information (the "Compiled
Information"). All data incorporated by Validas into Compiled Information shall belong exclusively to Validas
and Validas shall have the right to use it as it sees fit for any lawful purpose (including without limitation, the perpetual,
irrevocable, worldwide, exclusive, transferable, and royalty free right to monitor, store, retrieve, transmit, process, modify,
otherwise prepare derivative works from, copy, distribute, disclose and or display them), provided that in each case of
distribution, display or disclosure to any third party. Validas does not, however, share or sell your personal information
as further provided in our Privacy Policy.
Because we solely act as an informational resource, if you have a dispute with one or more cell phone carriers,
you release Validas (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims,
demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and
unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such dispute.
YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD COMPLETELY HARMLESS VALIDAS AND IT’S
AFFILIATES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION CLAIMS BASED UPON THE NEGLIGENCE OF VALIDAS, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO
YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE MATERIALS IT CONTAINS, AND ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THOSE DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES AND
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY INCLUDED IN OUR TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT. Furthermore:
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Validas makes no warranty and shall not be responsible with respect to any interception, access, loss,
impairment, delay, corruption, or damage of any outbound code or data after the packet leaves the back end of Validas’
Internet server or of any inbound code or data before the packet enters the back end of Validas’ Internet server;
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You assume full responsibility to evaluate for itself the condition, quality, accuracy, reliability, suitability
and functionality of the System and any information or recommendations you obtain from or using the System. Validas
shall not be responsible for the condition, quality, accuracy, reliability, suitability or functionality of information stored or
transmitted using the System.
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Use by you of software or connectivity for purposes, data, software or functionality other than or in
addition to the System may delay, impair or interfere with the System’s functionality, and Validas is not responsible for the
effects of such use.
VALIDAS HAS PRICED ITS SERVICES UPON THE UNDERSTANDING, AND YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE
THE UNDERSTANDING AND AGREE THAT VALIDAS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF VALIDAS
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES). IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, OR
ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREON, OR REFUSE TO ABIDE BY THIS AGREEMENT, YOU’RE
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE.
YOUR SOLE REMEDY IN THE EVENT OF A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TO TERMINATE
THIS AGREEMENT AND OBTAIN A REFUND OF A PRO-RATA PORTION OF ANY PREPAID FEES BASED ON THE
DATE OF TERMINATION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, VALIDAS’ LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL IN NO
CASE EXCEED $20 YOU FURTHER AGREE NOT TO JOIN IN ANY LAWSUIT WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR SERVE AS A CLASS
REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST VALIDAS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE.
No failure, delay or default in performance of any obligation under this Agreement shall constitute an event of
default or a breach of representation or warranty under this Agreement if and to the extent it is caused by a strike; fire;
shortage of materials; legal act of a public authority; unavoidable casualty; civil disorder; riot; insurrection; vandalism; war;
act of terrorism; inclement weather; failure of the Internet; failure or error of any Internet access provider; failure or
impairment of any lines of transmission belonging to any third party; failure or impairment of any third party server, router,
other equipment or software through which Internet transmissions occur; or, other extraordinary cause if such cause or
condition is beyond the reasonable control and without the negligence of the party otherwise chargeable, for so long as
such cause or condition continues and for a reasonable period of time thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such
cause or condition shall not include a party’s lack of funds, lack of credit, or other financial inability to perform. If a party
intends to rely on the foregoing force majeure protection, it shall timely notify the other in order to permit the other in its
sole discretion to suspend or curtail its own performance under the Agreement for such time as the failure, delay or
default continues.
Validas may update, revise, supplement, modify or amend this Agreement at any time. Any updates, revisions,
supplements, modifications or amendments shall be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. You agree that you
will be bound by this Agreement, however and whenever it is updated, revised, supplemented, modified, or amended,
whether you have actual or constructive notice of, and whether you have used or continue to use the Site after, the
updates, revisions, supplements, modifications or amendments.
This User Subscription Agreement and the Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and
Validas with respect to your use of the Site and our Services. In the case of a conflict between the terms of this User
Subscription Agreement and the Terms of Use, this Agreement shall control. There are no other representations,
warranties, terms, agreements or conditions, either written or oral, with respect to your use of the Site except as set forth
in these Agreement. You agree that this Agreement and all incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by
Validas, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition. Headings are for reference
purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with
respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
If any provision of this Agreement is deemed unlawful, void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason by any
court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then such provision(s) shall be reformed without further action by the
parties to the extent necessary to make such provision(s) valid and enforceable when applied to such facts or
circumstances, with the objective of achieving as nearly as legally possible the same effect.
The Site (excluding linked sites, if any) is controlled by Validas from its offices within the State of Texas, United
States of America. The Site can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. As
each of these jurisdictions has laws and regulations that may differ from those of Texas, by accessing this Web site both
you and Validas agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of laws principles
thereof, will apply to all matters relating to use of this Site (whether grounded in tort, contract, law or equity), however, any
disputes that arise from the actual sale of vehicles where Validas is not a party to the dispute, shall be governed by the
law applicable to such sale between the buyer and seller. In the case of a dispute, any lawsuit or other legal proceeding
between you and Validas shall be brought only in the civil district courts of Travis County, Texas or the United States
District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to
the jurisdiction of any such courts and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any defense of an inconvenient forum
to the maintenance of any action or proceeding in any such court, any objection to venue with respect to any such action
or proceeding, and any right of jurisdiction on account of the place of residence or domicile of any party thereto.
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the time you register ("Effective Date"). This Agreement
shall continue until either party delivers notice to the other party. Please click here to review our fee
schedule for more information.
To ensure you enjoy uninterrupted use of the Service, we will send you notice of expiration of your subscription
prior to the expiration of the then current term. At that time you will be directed to the page where you can purchase your
renewal subscription and provide us with your current billing information. At some point in the future, we may enable
auto-rebilling to make your subscription easier to maintain. If we do so, we will provide notice of this change.
In addition to termination due to expiration, Validas can terminate this Agreement at any time without written
notice and as otherwise provided herein. Additionally, Validas may terminate your right to use this Site, with or without
cause at any time in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, your violation of this Agreement, failure to provide
accurate registration data, and lack of use. In the event of termination, all representations, warranties, indemnifications,
and promises made by you shall survive. If Validas terminates your subscription because you have breached this or any
other applicable agreement, you will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees.
Upon termination:
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All licenses and rights granted by Validas to You herein shall terminate immediately and automatically
and, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement; You shall immediately cease use of all licensed items
including without limitation the System. You acknowledge that Your use of the System after the expiration or termination
of this Agreement shall be a misappropriation of Validas’ property. Validas shall be permitted to retain and use Your Data
subject to the continuing restrictions and obligations of Section 9 of this Agreement;
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The rights and obligations of the parties under Sections 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 17, and 21 of this
Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect; and
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The parties shall have such further rights as are provided by law subject to the limitations and disclaimers
in this Agreement.
If you have a comment, question or request, or if you need to contact Validas for any other reason.
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U.S. Mail: Send mail to Validas at:
Validas
9119 Hwy 6 South
Suite 230 Box 130
Missouri City, Texas 77459
If you agree to these terms, please click the checkbox on our website and print a copy of this Agreement for your records.