Brightest Customer Agreement and Terms of Service

Last revised and effective: August 28, 2024. PLEASE READ THESE CUSTOMER TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY.

This is a contract between you (the "Customer") and us (Brightest, Inc. or "Brightest"). It describes services we will provide you, how we'll work together, and other aspects of our business relationship. It is a legal document, but we have tried to make it as concise and readable as possible. These terms are so important we cannot provide our products and services to you unless you agree to them. By using the Subscription Service or receiving Consulting Services, you are agreeing to these terms.

We will periodically update these terms. If you have an active Brightest subscription, we will let you know when we do via an email or in-app notification.

Definitions

"Agreement" means these Customer Terms of Service and all materials referred or linked to in here.

"AI" means technology commonly referred to or designated as 'artificial intelligence', including machine learning, large language models (LLM)s, optical character recognition (OCR), and other forms.

“Paid Users” means types of Users (defined below) for which we charge fees as set forth in our Subscription Service and this Agreement.

"Billing Period" means the period for which you agree to prepay fees under an Order Form, which will be the same as or shorter than the Subscription Term. For example, if you subscribe to the Subscription Service for a one (1) year Subscription Term, with a twelve (12) month upfront payment, the Billing Period will be twelve (12) months.

"Communication Services" means third-party forums, online communities, blogs, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other social media communication facilities (such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) linked to or from the Subscription Service that enable you to communicate with the public or with a private group, such as Brightest Groups.

“Confidential Information” means all information provided by you or us ("Discloser") to the other (“Receiver”), whether orally or in writing that is designated as confidential. Confidential Information will include Customer Data and information about the Discloser’s business plans, technical data, and the terms of the Order. Confidential Information does not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Discloser or (ii) was known to the Receiver before receipt from the Discloser.

"Contact" means a single individual (other than a User) whose Contact Information is stored by you in the Subscription Service. We also commonly refer to Contacts as "Supporters" throughout our Service.

"Contact Information" means the name, email address, phone number, online user name(s), telephone number, and similar information submitted by visitors to your event pages, landing pages, and other forms on the Subscription Service or uploaded by you to the Subscription Service.

"Consulting Services" means the professional services provided to you by us, which may include training services, installation, integration, or other consulting services.

"Customer Data" means all information that you submit or collect via the Subscription Service. Customer Data does not include Enrichment Data.

"Customer Materials" means all materials that you provide or post, upload, input or submit for public display through the Subscription Service.

“Data Protection Laws” means all laws or regulations related to the privacy, confidentiality and security of Personal Data.

“Business,” "Data Controller," "Data Processor," "Data Subject," "Processing," "Personal Data," and “Service Provider” shall have the meanings ascribed to them in applicable Data Protection Laws.

“Enrichment Data” means the data we make available to you as part of the Subscription Service and Crowdsourced Data. Enrichment Data does not include personally identifiable information. We may obtain Enrichment Data from public or third party sources and our internal data processes provided from Customer Data.

“Free Services” means the Subscription Service or other products or features made available by us to you on an unpaid trial or free basis.

"Brightest Content" means all information, data, text, messages, software, sound, music, video, photographs, graphics, images, and tags that we incorporate into the Subscription Service or Consulting Services, including Enrichment Data.

"Order" or "Order Form" means the Brightest-approved form or online subscription process by which you agree to subscribe to the Subscription Service and purchase Consulting Services. Most Orders are completed through our online payment process or via in-app purchase, however, Consulting Services or specialized Subscription Services may also be purchased separately via contract or invoice. The Order may be referred to as a "Statement of Work" if you are purchasing only Consulting Services.

“Sell” (in regards to Enrichment Data, Customer Data, Crowdsourced Data, and any other type of data or personal information) means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, Personal Data to a third party, other than to a sub-processor pursuant to Section 2, for monetary or other valuable consideration.

"Sensitive Information" means (a) credit or debit card numbers; personal financial account information; Social Security numbers or local equivalents; passport numbers; driver’s license numbers or similar identifiers; passwords; racial or ethnic origin; physical or mental health condition or information; or other employment, financial or health information, including any information subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, and other regulations, laws or industry standards designed to protect similar information; and (b) any information defined under EU data protection laws as "Sensitive Personal Data".

"Subscription Fee" means the amount you pay for the Subscription Service.

"Subscription Service" means all of our web-based event, volunteering, fundraising, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental-social-governance (ESG), sustainability, and partnerships applications, tools and platforms that you have subscribed to by an Order Form or that we otherwise make available to you, and are developed, operated, and maintained by us, accessible via http://www.brightest.io or another designated URL, and any ancillary products and services, including website hosting, that we provide to you.

"Subscription Term" means the initial term of your subscription to the applicable Subscription Service, as specified on your Order Form(s), and each subsequent renewal term (if any). For Free Services, the Subscription Term will be the period during which you have an account to access the Free Services.

"Third-Party Products" means non-embedded products and professional services that are provided by third parties which interoperate with or are used in connection with the Subscription Service. These products and services include non-Brightest apps available from, for example, the following: our integrations products page, partner directory, links made available through the Subscription Service, and other services listed on brightest.io.

"Third-Party Sites" means third-party websites linked to from within the Subscription Service, including Communications Services.

"Users" means your employees, representatives, consultants, contractors, volunteers, or agents who are authorized to use the Subscription Service for your benefit and have unique user identifications and passwords for the Subscription Service.

"Brightest", "we", "us" or “our” means the applicable contracting entity, Brightest, Inc.

"You", "your" or “Customer” means the person or entity using the Subscription Service or receiving the Consulting Services and identified in the applicable account record, billing statement, online subscription process, or Order Form as the customer.

General Commercial Terms

During the Subscription Term, we will provide you access to use the Subscription Service as described in this Agreement and the applicable Order. We may also provide you access to use our Free Services at any time by activating them in your Brightest account. We might provide some or all elements of the Subscription Service through third party service providers. This Agreement will apply to all additional Order(s) and all additional features that you activate from within your Brightest account.

From an availability perspective, we work hard to make the Subscription Service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for planned down-time for maintenance, on a commercially reasonable basis.

If you purchase Consulting Services from us, or other services not included in our software Subscription Service, unless we otherwise agree, the Consulting Services we provide will be delivered in English. Fees for these Consulting Services are in addition to your Subscription Fee. If you purchase Consulting Services that recur, they will be considered part of your subscription and will renew in accordance with your subscription.

All Consulting Services are performed remotely, unless you and we otherwise agree.

For Consulting Services performed on-site, you will reimburse us our reasonable costs for all expenses incurred in connection with the Consulting Services, as agreed in the Scope of Work or Order terms document. Any invoices or other requests for reimbursements will be due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice.

If there are a specific number of hours included in the Consulting Services purchased, those hours will expire as indicated in the applicable description, which expiration period will commence upon purchase (the “Expiration Period”). If there are deliverables included in the Consulting Services purchased, it is estimated that those deliverables will be completed within the time period indicated as the delivery period in the applicable description, which delivery period will commence upon purchase (the “Delivery Period”). If there is no Expiration Period or Delivery Period indicated, then it will be one hundred and eighty (180) days from purchase. If the Consulting Services provided are not complete at the end of the Delivery Period due to your failure to make the necessary resources available to us or to perform your obligations, such Consulting Services will be deemed to be complete at the end of the Delivery Period. If the Consulting Services provided are not complete at the end of the Delivery Period due to our failure to make the necessary resources available to you or to perform our obligations, the Delivery Period will be extended to allow us to complete such Consulting Services.

We might provide some or all elements of the Consulting Services through third party service providers. Consulting Services are non-cancellable and all fees for Consulting Services are non-refundable.

Fees and Payments

The Subscription Fee will remain fixed during the Subscription Term unless you: (i) exceed the applicable limits outlined within the Subscription Service, (ii) upgrade products or packages, (iii) subscribe to additional features or products, including additional services, or (iv) unless otherwise agreed to in the Order.

If you are paying by credit card, you authorize us to charge your credit card or bank account for all fees payable during the Subscription Term. You further authorize us to use a third party to process payments, and consent to the disclosure of your payment information to such third party.

If you are paying by invoice, we will invoice you no more than forty-five (45) days before the beginning of the Subscription Term and each subsequent Billing Period, and other times during the Subscription Term when fees are payable. All amounts invoiced are due and payable within thirty (30) days from the date of the invoice, unless otherwise specified in the Order Form.

You agree to keep your contact information, billing information and credit card information (where applicable) up to date. Changes may be made on your Billing Page within your Brightest account if you are using our online Subscription Service payment functionality, which is powered and secured by Stripe (https://stripe.com). All payment obligations are non-cancelable and all amounts paid are non-refundable, except as specifically provided for in this Agreement. All fees are due and payable in advance throughout the Subscription Term. If you are a Brightest Partner that purchases on behalf of a client, you agree to be responsible for the Order Form and to guarantee payment of all fees.

All fees are exclusive of taxes, which we will charge as applicable. You agree to pay any taxes applicable to your use of the Subscription Service and performance of Consulting Services. You shall have no liability for any taxes based upon our gross revenues or net income. If you are located in the European Union, all fees are exclusive of any VAT and you represent that you are registered for VAT purposes in your member state. At our request, you will provide us with the VAT registration number under which you are registered in your member state. If you are subject to GST, all fees are exclusive of GST. If you are required to deduct or withhold any tax, you must pay the amount deducted or withheld as required by law and pay us an additional amount so that we receive payment in full as if there were no deduction or withholding.

Acceptable Use

By using the Subscription Service, you agree to comply with our acceptable use terms, as outlined in the base Brightest Terms of Use.

You further agree that you will not (i) use or launch any automated system, including, "bots," "robots," "spiders," "scrapers," or "offline readers," that sends more request messages to our servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional browser; (ii) use the Subscription Service in any manner that damages, disables, overburdens, or impairs any of our websites or interferes with any other party's use of the Subscription Service; (iii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Subscription Service; (iv) access the Subscription Service other than through our interface; or (v) use the Subscription Service for any purpose or in any manner that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement.

You may not use the Subscription Service if you are legally prohibited from receiving or using the Subscription Service under the laws of the country in which you are resident or from which you access or use the Subscription Service. The Subscription Service is not designed to comply with industry-specific regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), so you may not use the Subscription Service where your communications would be subject to such laws. You agree not to use data from the Subscription Service in legal proceedings or otherwise as evidence.

You will notify us right away of any unauthorized use of your Users’ identifications and passwords or your account by following the instructions by contacting us

YOU AGREE NOT TO USE THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO COLLECT, MANAGE OR PROCESS SENSITIVE, HARMFUL, OR INAPPROPRIATE INFORMATION. WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO COLLECT OR MANAGE SENSITIVE, HARMFUL, OR INAPPROPRIATE INFORMATION.

You agree to use Communication Services only in compliance with any terms of use specified by each Communication Service. We do not control the content, messages or information found in the Communication Services. We will not have any liability with regards to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your use of the Communication Services.

Third-Party Sites, Products, Integrations, and Content are not under our control. Third-Party Sites, Products, Integrations, and Content are provided to you only as a convenience, and the availability of any Third-Party Site, Product, Integration, or Content element does not mean we endorse, support or warrant that Third Party.

Subscription Term, Termination, and Suspension

Your initial subscription period will be specified in your Order, and, unless otherwise specified in your Order, your subscription will automatically renew for the shorter of the subscription period, or one year. To prevent renewal of the subscription, the required notice must be provided at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of your next Subscription Term if you are on a Brightest "Enterprise ESG," "Enterprise," or custom Order. If you are on a Brightest "Transform," "Impact," or any other plan, including any plan or Order using Stripe billing, you must provide written notice of termination at least two (2) business days before your Subscription Term renewal date, otherwise your Subscription Term may automatically renew as described in this Agreement.

The renewal pricing set forth in your Order will apply, subject to adjustment as specified in the ‘Fees and Payments’ section above. If renewal pricing is not included in your Order, then our standard pricing available in our Product and Services Catalog on the date of renewal will apply. If you use our Free Services, we will make the Free Services available to you free of charge until earlier of (a) the date on which your free subscription is terminated or (b) the start date of your paid subscription.

The Subscription Term will end on the expiration date and the subscription cannot be cancelled early. We do not provide refunds if you decide to stop using the Brightest subscription during your Subscription Term.

Customer Agreement Term and Termination

Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause, as to any or all Subscription Services: (i) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the other party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period, or (ii) immediately, if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, cessation of business, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors. We may also terminate this Agreement for cause on thirty (30) days’ notice if we determine that you are acting, or have acted, in a way that has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers. This Agreement may not otherwise be terminated prior to the end of the Subscription Term.

We may also suspend any User’s access to any or all Subscription Services without notice for: (i) use of the Subscription Service in a way that violates applicable local, state, federal, or foreign laws or regulations or the terms of this Agreement, (ii) use of the Brightest email send service that results in excessive hard bounces, SPAM complaints via feedback loops, direct spam complaints (to our abuse desk), or requests for removal from a mailing list by recipients, or (iii) repeated instances of posting or uploading material that infringes or is alleged to infringe on the copyright or trademark rights of any person or entity. We may, without notice, review, edit and delete any Customer Data or Customer Materials that we determine in good faith violate these terms or the AUP, provided that, we have no duty to prescreen, control, monitor or edit your Customer Data or Customer Materials.

We will provide you with notice of non-payment of any amount due. Unless the full amount has been paid, we may suspend your access to any or all of the Subscription Services ten (10) days after such notice. We will not suspend the Subscription Service while you are disputing the applicable charges reasonably and in good faith and are cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute. If a Subscription Service is suspended for non-payment, we may charge a re-activation fee to reinstate the Subscription Service.

If your website, or use of, the Subscription Service: (i) is being subjected to denial of service attacks or other disruptive activity, (ii) is being used to engage in denial of service attacks or other disruptive activity, (iii) is creating a security vulnerability for the Subscription Service or others, (iv) is consuming excessive bandwidth, or (v) is causing harm to us or others, then we may, with electronic or telephonic notice to you, suspend all or any access to the Subscription Service. We will try to limit the suspension to the affected portion of the Subscription Service and promptly resolve the issues causing the suspension of the Subscription Service. Nothing in this clause limits our right to terminate for cause as outlined above, if we determine that you are acting, or have acted, in a way that has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers.

Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, you will stop all use of the Subscription Service and Brightest Content, and if we request, you will provide us written confirmation that you have discontinued all use of Enrichment Data (unless, of course, you have a source other than the Subscription Service for such Enrichment Data.) We may or may not provide you the opportunity to retrieve Customer Data after termination or expiration, depending on the type of applicable subscription as specified in the ‘Retrieval of Customer Data’ section below. If you terminate this Agreement for cause, we will promptly refund any prepaid but unused fees covering use of the Subscription Service after termination. If we terminate this Agreement for cause, you will promptly pay all unpaid fees due through the end of the Subscription Term. Fees are otherwise non-refundable.

Making Brightest Better

We modify the Subscription Service from time to time, including by adding or deleting features and functions, in an effort to improve your experience and the overall quality of Brightest for all of our Users, Customers, and community-members.

Customer Data Policy and Data Processing Agreement

We will not use, or allow anyone else to use, Customer Data to contact any individual or company except as you direct or otherwise permit. We will use Customer Data only in order to provide the Subscription Service and Consulting Services to you and only as permitted by applicable law, this Agreement, our Terms of Service, and our Privacy Policy.

We may monitor use of the Subscription Service by all of our customers and use the information gathered in an aggregate and anonymous manner. You agree that we may use and publish such information, provided that such information does not incorporate any Customer Data and/or identify you. We may, however, use Customer Data as part of internal data processes to develop and improve Enrichment Data. With these internal data processes, in no event will Customer Data be disclosed, included within or provided to other customers or third parties. For clarity any data provided to other customers or third parties will only be in an aggregated and anonymous manner.

We will maintain commercially appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect Customer Data. Unless your contract, Agreement, Order, or Statement of Work (SOW) with us states otherwise, you consent to the processing of Customer Data in the United States.

Brightest's Service may allow customers, partners, and organizers to use our tools to act as a Business, where your Business is a Data Controller of Personal Data associated with an individual using the Service, or on whose behalf an individual is using the Service to sign up for an action, register for or purchase a ticket to attend your event, or to otherwise engage and receive information and communications from your Business. By using the Service, you represent and warrant we have provided you any necessary notices, you have provided any necessary notices to your supporters and the general public, and if and where required, you've obtained any necessary consents related to the collection of such Personal Data. Moreover, as a Brightest customer/partner, you represent and warrant you have the right to share such Personal Data with Brightest.

In cases where Brightest processes individual people's Personal Data on behalf of you as part of your use of the Service, Brightest is a Data Processor or Service Provider in performing such Processing and you are the Data Controller or Business. This includes circumstances where Brightest obtains Personal Data as a result of the provision of its core ticketing services (for example, where Brightest facilitates the transmission of emails to people sent by your, Processes payments, or provides reports and tools to give you insights into the effectiveness of your various campaign and marketing channels).

In respect of some Processing of people's Personal Data, we may act as a Data Controller or Business. For example, when people engage with aspects of our Service beyond those relating to your organization or where a person's Personal Data is Processed by Brightest to conduct research and analysis to enable us to improve our products and the Service. With regard to such Processing, Brightest is an independent Data Controller and not a joint Data Controller with your organization. To the extent Brightest Processes Personal Data as a Data Processor or Service Provider on behalf of your Business, this paragraph shall apply. When Brightest is acting as a Business or Data Controller of someone's Personal Data, Brightest's Processing shall not be subject to this Agreement and our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Our Rights and Intellectual Property

This is an Agreement for access to and use of the Subscription Service, and you are not granted a license to any software by this Agreement. The Subscription Service and Consulting Services are protected by intellectual property laws, they belong to and are the property of us or our licensors (if any), and we retain all ownership rights to them. You agree not to copy, rent, lease, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on Brightest Content, the Subscription Service, or the Consulting Services in whole or in part, by any means, except as expressly authorized in writing by us. Our trademarks include, but aren’t limited to, those listed by the USPTO, and you may not use any of these without our prior written permission.

If we make Enrichment Data available to you, then you may only use that Enrichment Data in connection with your use of the Subscription Service (unless, of course, you have a source other than the Subscription Service for such Enrichment Data.) Enrichment Data may be made available to you based on Customer Data, but we will not use your Customer Data to enrich data for other parties, except as we describe in the 'Aggregate Data' section below. The Enrichment Data we provide may be provided from or through third party service providers or public sources.

We encourage all customers to comment on the Subscription Service or Consulting Services, provide suggestions for improving it, and vote on suggestions they like. You agree that all such comments and suggestions will be non-confidential and that we own all rights to use and incorporate them into the Subscription Service or Consulting Services, without payment or attribution to you.

Confidentiality

The Receiver will: (i) protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information using the same degree of care that it uses with its own confidential information of similar nature, but with no less than reasonable care, (ii) not use any Confidential Information for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, (iii) not disclose Confidential Information to any third party (except our third party service providers), and (iv) limit access to Confidential Information to its employees, contractors, advisors and agents. Upon notice to the Discloser, the Receiver may disclose Confidential Information if required to do so under any federal, state, or local law, statute, rule or regulation, subpoena or legal process.

Publicity

You grant us the right to add your name and company logo to our customer list and website.

Brightest Customer Responsibility

All the things you do and all the information you submit or post to Brightest remain your responsibility, including Customer Data and Customer Materials. This is basically a way of saying that you will not hold us legally liable for any of your user content or actions that infringe the law or the rights of a third party or person in any way. Moreover, while our team will make a best effort to train and assist you in entering, importing, or otherwise uploading your Customer Data and Customer Materials into Brightest, these are ultimately your responsibility and you should use the software in accordance with our provided training materials, instructions, guidelines, user interface, and system parameters.

Relatedly, you agree to hold Brightest, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and third party service providers harmless from and defend them against any claims, costs, damages, losses, expenses, and any other liabilities, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or related to your access to or use of Brightest, your violation of this Agreement, and/or your violation of the rights of any third party or person.

Disclaimer of Warranties

Brightest is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we and our affiliates and third party service providers disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, including (but not limited to) implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of proprietary rights, or any other warranty, condition, guarantee or representation, whether oral or electronic. You are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or mobile device, loss of use, loss of your user content, or data quality, accuracy, or any other issues related to your Customer Data and/or Customer Materials entered, imported, or otherwise uploaded into Brightest. We do not guarantee that Brightest will always work properly.

You and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between us.

Disclaimer of AI Subscription Services Accuracy, Functionality and Capabilities

Brightest's software incorporates advanced AI technologies, including but not limited to Large Language Models (LLMs) and optical character recognition (OCR), to provide enhanced functionality, capabilities, and insights. While we strive to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and relevance of the outputs generated by these AI technologies, they are currently under active development, constitute the work of highly complex algorithms, model, and data processing, and have been proven to be potentially error-prone in certain cases. As a result, the content, suggestions, or other outputs provided by our AI may be subject to error, inaccuracy, or misinterpretation. These features are not infallible and may not always function as intended. You are welcome to use Brightest's AI capabilities available within your Subscription Service and selected Brightest plan, or, similarly, select not to use them, at you or your organization's discretion. By using the AI features of our software, you acknowledge that the technology is experimental and evolving. You further agree to use the AI outputs at your own risk. We strongly recommend that users independently verify and validate any information or decisions derived from AI-generated outputs. We disclaim any and all liability for any damages, direct or indirect, resulting from the use or reliance on AI-generated outputs. Like the rest of Brightest, our AI features are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, warranties of accuracy, completeness, reliability, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

As AI is a new and evolving technology ecosystem, our AI technologies are continuously being monitored, improved, and updated to enhance their accuracy and capabilities, as well as to prevent any misconduct, abuse, data, ethical, or other safety issues. To provide the best service possible while maintaining the safety and reliability of Brightest, we reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any AI feature at any time without prior notice.

Limitation of Liability

We will not be liable for any special, consequential, indirect, incidental, punitive, reliance, or exemplary damages, whether in tort, contract, or any other legal theory, arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement or your use of or attempt to use Brightest, including (but not limited to) damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, or data. This limitation on liability shall not be affected even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow for the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. You may have other rights that vary from state to state.

You agree to release us, our affiliates, and third-party service providers, and each associated director, employee, agents, and officers, from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential), of every kind and nature, known and unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected to your use of Brightest.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ABSENT YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, WE WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO YOU.

Governing Law and Legal Compliance

We want you to enjoy Brightest, so if you have an issue or dispute, you agree to raise it and try to resolve it with us informally. You can contact us with feedback and concerns here or by emailing us at [email protected].

The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and do not control any of its provisions.

Any claim or dispute between you and us arising out of or relating to this Agreement, in whole or in part, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without respect to its conflict of laws provisions. We agree and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal court located in Kings County, New York.

We will comply with all U.S. state and federal laws (where applicable) in our provision of the Subscription Service, the Consulting Services and our processing of Customer Data. We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. You will comply with all laws in your use of the Subscription Service and Consulting Services, including any applicable export laws. You must comply with all applicable laws related to the recording of phone calls and ensure all proper consent to record is obtained prior to making any such recording. You will comply with the sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You will not directly or indirectly export, re-export, or transfer the Subscription Service or Consulting Services to prohibited countries or individuals or permit use of the Subscription Service or Consulting Services by prohibited countries or individuals.

Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that it is binding upon such party and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

Severability and Enforcement

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable without losing its intent. If no such modification is possible, that provision will be severed from the rest of this Agreement.

If we do not enforce any right or provision in this Agreement, that is not to be deemed a waiver of our right to do so in the future.

This Agreement is a contract for the provision of services and not a contract for the sale of goods. The provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA), or any substantially similar legislation as may be enacted, shall not apply to this Agreement. If you are located outside of the territory of the United States, the parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not govern this Agreement or the rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement.

Assignment

You will not assign or transfer this Agreement, including any assignment or transfer by reason of merger, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of your assets, change of control or operation of law, without our prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. We may assign this Agreement to any affiliate or in the event of merger, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, change of control or operation of law. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any third party person or entity any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Changes to this Agreement

This Agreement is the entire Agreement between you and us concerning Brightest. It supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and us. We may modify this Customer Agreement at any time, as well as any related aspects of the Subscription Service. If we make changes to this Agreement that materially affect your rights or the cost of the service, we will provide advance notice and keep this edition available as an archive on the Brightest website. By continuing to use Brightest after a change to this Agreement, you agree to those changes.

If you do not agree with a modification to the Customer Agreement, you must notify us in writing within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of modification. If you give us this notice, your subscription will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Customer Terms of Service prior to modification for the remainder of your current term. Upon renewal, the Customer Terms of Service published by us on our website will apply.

No delay in exercising any right or remedy or failure to object will be a waiver of such right or remedy or any other right or remedy. A waiver on one occasion will not be a waiver of any right or remedy on any future occasion.

Thank you for your patience, thorough reading and support. We hope your time on Brightest is successful. If you have any questions about this Agreement, please email us at [email protected].