Terms and Conditions
Last updated May 2021
thINK Connect is licensed to You (End User) by thINK Forum, located at 113 Seaboard Lane, C250, Franklin, Tennessee 37067, United States (hereinafter: Licensor), for use only under the terms of this License Agreement.
By downloading the Application from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and any update thereto (as permitted by this License Agreement), You indicate that You agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, and that You accept this License Agreement.
The parties of this License Agreement acknowledge that Apple or Google is not a Party to this License Agreement and is not bound by any provisions or obligations with regard to the Application, such as warranty, liability, maintenance and support thereof. thINK Forum, not Apple or Google, is solely responsible for the licensed Application and the content thereof.
This License Agreement may not provide for usage rules for the Application that are in conflict with the latest App Store Terms of Service or Google Play Store Terms of Service. thINK Forum acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review said terms and this License Agreement is not conflicting with them.
All rights not expressly granted to You are reserved.
1. THE APPLICATION
thINK Connect (hereinafter: Application) is a piece of software created to connect members of the thINK user group for networking purposes and customized for Apple and Android mobile devices.
The Application is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use this Application. You may not use the Application in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
2. SCOPE OF LICENSE
2.1 You are given a non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to install and use the Licensed Application on any mobile devices that You (End User) own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in this section and the App Store Terms of Service or Google Play Store Terms of Service, with the exception that such licensed Application may be accessed and used by other accounts associated with You (End User, The Purchaser) via Family Sharing or volume purchasing.
2.2 This license will also govern any updates of the Application provided by Licensor that replace, repair, and/or supplement the first Application, unless a separate license is provided for such update in which case the terms of that new license will govern.
2.3 You may not share or make the Application available to third parties (unless to the degree allowed by the Apple or Google Terms and Conditions, and with thINK Forum's prior written consent), sell, rent, lend, lease or otherwise redistribute the Application.
2.4 You may not reverse engineer, translate, disassemble, integrate, decompile, integrate, remove, modify, combine, create derivative works or updates of, adapt, or attempt to derive the source code of the Application, or any part thereof (except with thINK Forum's prior written consent).
2.5 You may not copy (excluding when expressly authorized by this license and the Usage Rules) or alter the Application or portions thereof. You may create and store copies only on devices that You own or control for backup keeping under the terms of this license, the App Store Terms of Service or Google Play Store Terms of Service, and any other terms and conditions that apply to the device or software used. You may not remove any intellectual property notices. You acknowledge that no unauthorized third parties may gain access to these copies at any time.
2.6 Violations of the obligations mentioned above, as well as the attempt of such infringement, may be subject to prosecution and damages.
2.7 Licensor reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of licensing.
2.8 Nothing in this license should be interpreted to restrict third-party terms. When using the Application, You must ensure that You comply with applicable third-party terms and conditions.
3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 The Application requires a firmware version TK or higher. Licensor recommends using the latest version of the firmware.
3.2 Licensor attempts to keep the Application updated so that it complies with modified/new versions of the firmware and new hardware. You are not granted rights to claim such an update.
3.3 You acknowledge that it is Your responsibility to confirm and determine that the app End User device on which You intend to use the Application satisfies the technical specifications mentioned above.
3.4 Licensor reserves the right to modify the technical specifications as it sees appropriate at any time.
4. MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
4.1 The Licensor is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services for this licensed Application.
4.2 thINK Forum and the End User acknowledge that Apple or Google has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the licensed Application.
5. USE OF DATA
You acknowledge that Licensor will be able to access and adjust Your downloaded licensed Application content and Your personal information, and that Licensor's use of such material and information is subject to Your legal agreements with Licensor and Licensor's privacy policy: https://www.thinkforum.com/think-forum-website-privacy-policy.
6. LIABILITY
6.1 Licensor's responsibility in the case of violation of obligations and tort shall be limited to intent and gross negligence. Only in case of a breach of essential contractual duties (cardinal obligations), Licensor shall also be liable in case of slight negligence. In any case, liability shall be limited to the foreseeable, contractually typical damages. The limitation mentioned above does not apply to injuries to life, limb, or health.
6.2 Licensor takes no accountability or responsibility for any damages caused due to a breach of duties according to Section 2 of this Agreement. To avoid data loss, You are required to make use of backup functions of the Application to the extent allowed by applicable third-party terms and conditions of use. You are aware that in case of alterations or manipulations of the Application, You will not have access to licensed Application.
7. WARRANTY
7.1 Licensor warrants that the Application is free of spyware, trojan horses, viruses, or any other malware at the time of Your download. Licensor warrants that the Application works as described in the user documentation.
7.2 No warranty is provided for the Application that is not executable on the device, that has been unauthorizedly modified, handled inappropriately or culpably, combined or installed with inappropriate hardware or software, used with inappropriate accessories, regardless if by Yourself or by third parties, or if there are any other reasons outside of thINK Forum's sphere of influence that affect the executability of the Application.
7.3 You are required to inspect the Application immediately after installing it and notify thINK Forum about issues discovered without delay by contacting thINK Forum at https://www.thinkforum.com/contact. The defect report will be taken into consideration and further investigated if thINK Forum is notified within a period of 30 days after discovery.
7.4 If we confirm that the Application is defective, thINK Forum reserves a choice to remedy the situation either by means of solving the defect or substitute delivery.
7.5 In the event of any failure of the Application to conform to any applicable warranty, You may notify thINK Forum. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, thINK Forum will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App, and any other losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses and costs attributable to any negligence to adhere to any warranty.
7.6 If the user is an entrepreneur, any claim based on faults expires after a statutory period of limitation amounting to twelve (12) months after the Application was made available to the user. The statutory periods of limitation given by law apply for users who are consumers.
8. PRODUCT CLAIMS
thINK Forum and the End User acknowledge that thINK Forum, and not Apple or Google, is responsible for addressing any claims of the End User or any third party relating to the licensed Application or the End User’s possession and/or use of that licensed Application, including, but not limited to:
(i) product liability claims;
(ii) any claim that the licensed Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and
(iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation, including in connection with Your Licensed Application’s use of the HealthKit and HomeKit.
9. LEGAL COMPLIANCE
You represent and warrant that You are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and that You are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
10. CONTACT INFORMATION
For general inquiries, complaints, questions or claims concerning the licensed Application, please contact:
thINK Forum
113 Seaboard Lane
C250
Franklin, TN 37067
United States
https://www.thinkforum.com/contact
11. TERMINATION
The license is valid until terminated by thINK Forum or by You. Your rights under this license will terminate automatically and without notice from thINK Forum if You fail to adhere to any term(s) of this license. Upon License termination, You shall stop all use of the Application, and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Application.
12. THIRD-PARTY TERMS OF AGREEMENTS AND BENEFICIARY
thINK Forum represents and warrants that thINK Forum will comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using licensed Application.
In Accordance with Section 9 of the "Instructions for Minimum Terms of Developer's End User License Agreement," Apple and Apple's subsidiaries shall be third-party beneficiaries of this End User License Agreement and upon Your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this license agreement, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this End User License Agreement against You as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
thINK Forum and the End User acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the licensed Application or the End User's possession and use of that licensed Application infringes on the third party's intellectual property rights, thINK Forum, and not Apple or Google, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge or any such intellectual property infringement claims.
14. APPLICABLE LAW
This license agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee excluding its conflicts of law rules.
15. MISCELLANEOUS
15.1 If any of the terms of this agreement should be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. Invalid terms will be replaced by valid ones formulated in a way that will achieve the primary purpose.
15.2 Collateral agreements, changes and amendments are only valid if laid down in writing. The preceding clause can only be waived in writing.
15.3 You agree to conduct yourself within the App in a manner that is respectful of other community members. thINK Forum reserves the right to remove any and all content that does not meet its standards of respectful communication.