General Site Usage

December 31, 2023

This platform (Scribcity.com) comprises commercial software products and services and related materials of Scribcity.

Please read these terms and conditions (“Terms”) carefully before using the Scribcity website or social media pages.  By accessing or using the website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use the website..

1. YOUR AGREEMENT

By using this Site, you agree to be bound by, and to comply with, these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this site.

PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter these Terms and Conditions at any time. Unless otherwise indicated, amendments will become effective immediately. Please review these Terms and Conditions periodically. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms and Conditions and the reasonableness of these standards for notice of changes. For your information, this page was last updated as of the date at the top of these terms and conditions.

2. PRIVACY

Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to this Site, to understand our practices.

3. USAGE

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or sublicense the app to any third party. Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the app is strictly prohibited. You may only provide content for which you own intellectual property rights on this platform.

The following content are prohibited on the Scribcity platform:

1. Content promoting and encouraging the use of illegal substances, including but not limited to drugs, weapons and other items that may cause physical, emotional or psychological harm.

2. Content promoting and encouraging illegal and unsafe sexual or sexually inappropriate behaviour.

3.   Plagiarized and pirated content.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The platform is owned by Scribcity or Its licensors. Authors who provide content retain Intellectual Property rights for the content provided. This content will not be used without the consent of the Authors and content providers except for promotional purposes for the Scribcity platform and for Authors signed up to the platform.

Any trademarks, service marks, or logos used on the Scribcity Platform are the property of Scribcity and the respective Authors providing this content. You are not granted any right or license to use any trademarks without prior written consent.

5. PRIVACY

Certain data may be collected to provide necessary services. The collection and use of such data will be governed by Scribcity’s privacy policy, which you should review and agree to separately.

6. USER DATA

You acknowledge and agree that Scribcity may collect, process, and store user data as necessary for the proper functioning of the website and social media pages. Scribcity will handle user data in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.

7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

By using the Site web sites you agree to indemnify us and affiliated entities (collectively “Indemnities”) and hold them harmless from any claims and expenses, including (without limitation) attorney’s fees, arising from your use of the Site website sites, your use of the Products and Services, or your submission of ideas and/or related materials to us or from any person’s use of any ID, membership or password you maintain with any portion of the Site, regardless of whether such use is authorized by you. In no event shall Scribcity be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the website, its social media pages or these Terms, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

9. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION  

Governing Law: These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

Dispute Resolution:

Negotiation: In the event of any dispute, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve the matter through good faith negotiations.

Mediation: If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute through negotiation, they agree to participate in mediation in accordance with the rules of a mutually agreed-upon mediation service in Alberta.

Class Action Waiver: Any arbitration or legal action must be conducted on an individual basis, and not as a class or representative action. The parties expressly waive any right to bring or participate in any class or representative action.

By using the Scribcity website, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the Province of Alberta, Canada, for any legal action or proceedings arising out of or relating to these Terms.