Terms and Conditions
Welcome to Automotive Key Doc (LCO #7601). Please read these Terms of Service (“Agreement”) carefully before accessing or using our website.
This Agreement governs all use of the autokeydoc.com website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website (collectively, the “Website”). The Website is owned and operated by Automotive Key Doc, licensed under LCO #7601 (“Automotive Key Doc”).
The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Automotive Key Doc’s Privacy Policy), and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by Automotive Key Doc.
By accessing or using any part of the Website, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, then you may not access the Website or use any of its services. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old.
1. Your autokeydoc.com Account and Site
If you create an account, blog, or site on the Website:
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You are fully responsible for maintaining the security of your account and blog.
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You are responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with it.
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You must not describe or assign keywords to your blog in a misleading or unlawful manner, including in a manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others.
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Automotive Key Doc reserves the right to change or remove any description or keyword that it considers inappropriate, unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause liability.
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You must immediately notify Automotive Key Doc of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. Automotive Key Doc will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
2. Responsibility of Contributors
If you operate a blog, comment on a blog, post material to the Website, post links on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material, “Content”), you are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content.
By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:
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The downloading, copying, and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret rights, of any third party.
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If your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either received permission from your employer to post the Content or secured a waiver from them.
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You have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content.
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The Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses, or other harmful or destructive content.
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The Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third-party sites or boost search engine rankings.
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The Content is not pornographic, does not contain threats or incite violence, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
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Your blog is not named in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are another person or company.
License Grant
By submitting Content to Automotive Key Doc for inclusion on your Website, you grant Automotive Key Doc a worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing, and promoting your blog. If you delete Content, Automotive Key Doc will use reasonable efforts to remove it, but you acknowledge that caching or references may not be made immediately unavailable.
3. Payment and Renewal
General Terms
By selecting a product or service, you agree to pay Automotive Key Doc the one-time and/or monthly or annual subscription fees indicated.
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Subscription payments will be charged on a pre-pay basis on the day you sign up for an Upgrade and will cover the use of that service for a monthly or annual subscription period.
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Payments are non-refundable.
Automatic Renewal
Unless you notify Automotive Key Doc before the end of the applicable subscription period that you want to cancel a subscription, your subscription will automatically renew. You authorize us to collect the then-applicable annual or monthly subscription fee (as well as any taxes) using any credit card or other payment mechanism we have on record for you. Upgrades can be canceled at any time by submitting your request to Automotive Key Doc in writing.
4. Services and Support
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Fees & Payment: By signing up for a Services account, you agree to pay Automotive Key Doc the applicable setup fees and recurring fees. Automotive Key Doc reserves the right to change payment terms and fees upon thirty (30) days prior written notice. Services can be canceled by you at any time with thirty (30) days written notice.
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Support: If your service includes access to priority email support, “Email support” means the ability to make requests for technical support assistance by email at any time (with reasonable efforts by Automotive Key Doc to respond within one business day). “Priority” means that support takes priority over support for users of the standard or free autokeydoc.com services.
5. Responsibility of Website Visitors
Automotive Key Doc has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material’s content, use, or effects.
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Automotive Key Doc does not represent or imply that it endorses the material posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful, or non-harmful.
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You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other destructive content.
6. Content Posted on Other Websites
We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which autokeydoc.com links, and that link to autokeydoc.com.
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Automotive Key Doc does not have any control over those non-Automotive Key Doc websites and webpages and is not responsible for their contents or use.
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A link to a non-Automotive Key Doc website does not imply endorsement of that website or webpage.
7. Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy
As Automotive Key Doc asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by autokeydoc.com violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Automotive Key Doc in accordance with our Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Policy. Automotive Key Doc will respond to all such notices, including by removing the infringing material or disabling links as required.
8. Intellectual Property
This Agreement does not transfer from Automotive Key Doc to you any Automotive Key Doc or third-party intellectual property. All right, title, and interest in and to such property will remain solely with Automotive Key Doc.
Automotive Key Doc, the autokeydoc.com logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with autokeydoc.com or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of Automotive Key Doc or its licensors. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Automotive Key Doc or third-party trademarks.
9. Miscellaneous Terms
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Advertisements: Automotive Key Doc reserves the right to display advertisements on your blog unless you have purchased an ad-free account.
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Attribution: Automotive Key Doc reserves the right to display attribution links such as ‘Blog at autokeydoc.com,’ theme author, and font attribution in your blog footer or toolbar.
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Partner Products: By activating a partner product (e.g., theme), you agree to that partner’s terms of service. You can opt out at any time by de-activating the partner product.
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Domain Names: If you are registering, using, or transferring a domain name, you acknowledge that use of the domain name is also subject to the policies of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”).
10. Changes and Updates
Automotive Key Doc reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
11. Termination
Automotive Key Doc may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.
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If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your autokeydoc.com account, you may simply discontinue using the Website.
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Paid services accounts can only be terminated by Automotive Key Doc if you materially breach this Agreement and fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days from Automotive Key Doc’s notice to you.
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All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
12. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website is provided “as is”. Automotive Key Doc and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Neither Automotive Key Doc nor its suppliers and licensors makes any warranty that the Website will be error-free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted.
13. Limitation of Liability
In no event will Automotive Key Doc, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this Agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory for:
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Any special, incidental, or consequential damages;
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The cost of procurement for substitute products or services;
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Interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or
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Any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to Automotive Key Doc under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action.
14. General Representation and Warranty
You represent and warrant that:
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Your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Automotive Key Doc Privacy Policy, with this Agreement, and with all applicable laws and regulations.
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Your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
15. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Automotive Key Doc, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.
16. Jurisdiction and Disputes
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Automotive Key Doc and you concerning the subject matter hereof. Except to the extent applicable law provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of the state of California, U.S.A., excluding its conflict of law provisions.
The proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to the same will be the state and federal courts located in San Jose, California. Any dispute shall be finally settled in accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitration shall take place in San Jose, California, in the English language.
