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The WVC 2025 "Step It Up Wellness" Challenge sponsored by Librela™ (bedinvetmab injection) is subject to both the Official Rules and Heka Health's Terms of Use, both listed below.
WVC 2025 “Step It Up Wellness” Challenge sponsored by Librela™ (bedinvetmab injection)
Last Modified: November 5, 2024
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS INTENDED FOR ENTRY BY LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY APPLICABLE U.S. LAW. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
The WVC 2025 “Step It Up Wellness” Challenge sponsored by Librela (“Challenge”), sponsored by Zoetis US LLC (“Sponsor”) will begin at 12:01:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on March 2, 2025, and is scheduled to end at 12:00:00 p.m. PST on March 5, 2025 (the “Promotion Period”). The Challenge is subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. By participating, you agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and all decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding on you in all matters relating to this Challenge.
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Challenge is only open to individuals who, as of the time of entry and, if a winner, at the time of prize fulfillment, are legal residents of the United States and its territories and are at least 18 years of age or older or are of the legal age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside, except where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void outside the United States and where prohibited by law. The Challenge is only open to individuals and is not open to corporations, limited liability companies, businesses, charities, partnerships, enterprises, or any other entity. The Challenge is not open to employees, officers, or directors of Sponsor, or any of their respective parent companies or affiliates or subsidiaries (collectively, the “Challenge Entities”), and the immediate family members (defined as spouse, biological, adoptive or stepparent, grandparent, child, sibling, or spouse of any of the foregoing, regardless of where they live), or household members (whether related or not) of any of the foregoing.
2. ENTRY: Eligible individuals must download the “WVC Step It Up Challenge” app and complete the in-app registration and pairing process with a supported activity tracker (Apple iPhone, Android Phone, Fitbit, Garmin, or Smart Watch). Step data or “Points” must be synced before the challenge ends.
Limit: one (1) Entry (via the “WVC Step It Up Challenge” app) per individual during the entire Promotion Period.
If you choose to enter via a mobile device, STANDARD MESSAGE RATES AND DATA CHARGES APPLY. Please consult the terms and conditions of your individual service plan prior to participating via a mobile device. A mobile device is not required to enter the Challenge.
No method of entering the challenge other than those described above will be accepted or acknowledged. The Challenge Entities are not responsible for any incomplete or inaccurate capture of, or loss of, entry information (regardless of cause); technical, hardware, software, mobile device, or other malfunctions, errors, delays, unavailability, or failures of any kind; any Internet connection, software, or hardware; any other delays in the transmission or receipt of entries, whether human or technical in nature; or unauthorized human intervention.
3. RIGHTS GRANTED: By submitting an Entry, you hereby grant Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, licensees, and designees, to the extent permitted under applicable law, the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, market, store, distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display, communicate, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, and promote the Entry or portions of the Entry (as such may be edited and modified by the Sponsor at its discretion), and your name, likeness, and voice as incorporated in the Entry or relevant portion(s) thereof, for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes, via any and all media whether now or later known or developed, including without limitation posting on Sponsor-affiliated websites, social media sites and/or other Sponsor-selected media.
By entering the Challenge, each entrant agrees that his/her Entry is gratuitous, unsolicited, and without restriction, and will not place Sponsor under any obligations other than those contained in these Official Rules and that Sponsor is free to disclose the ideas contained in the Entry on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas therein without any compensation to the entrant. Each entrant further acknowledges that Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than the Entry.
By entering the Challenge, each entrant acknowledges that he/she will not now or in the future be paid or compensated in any way for his/her Entry or for granting the Sponsor any of the rights set out in these Official Rules. Each entrant further acknowledges that the Sponsor is not obligated to make use of any of the rights granted in these Official Rules.
4. PRIZES: During the Promotion Period, participants who register in the WVC Step It Up Challenge app and visit the Librela Activation Station in the Zoetis Booth #2055 to watch a video (approx. length 2:00 minutes) and scan the QR code will receive a Librela Water Bottle (approx. value $10) on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.
Participants can earn points by step count that is monitored and tabulated via the Heka app.
Bonus Activities: Once the Challenge has started, participants can earn bonus points by scanning the following QR codes using the in-app scan module to earn DAILY bonus points (2,000 bonus points per day at Stop #1 and 1,000 bonus points per day at the other 8 Stops), for a maximum of 10,000 points per day:
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Stop 1: Zoetis Booth #2055, Exhibit Hall (2,000 points daily)
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Stop 2: Librela Activation Station – OA Diagnosis Video, Booth #2055, Exhibit Hall (1,000 points daily)
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Stop 3: Bayside Digital Screen – QR Code in video (1,000 points daily)
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Stop 4: Wall Cling, Starbucks Hallway (1,000 points daily)
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Stop 5: Base of North Escalators, Level 1 (1,000 points daily)
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Stop 6: Viticus Group, PawpUp, Level 2 (1,000 points daily)
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Stop 7: The Zoetis Vet Team Spot (Monday and Tuesday), Exhibit Hall #3112 (1,000 points daily)
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Stop 8: The Pickleball Court, Exhibit Hall #4977 (1,000 points daily)
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Stop 9: Monday’s Vet Tech Reception & Party for a Purpose, Swinger Crazy Golf Club (1,000 points daily
At the end of the Promotion Period: the top 7 point earners win as follows: the top two point earners will win an Apple Airpod Max (approx. value $480) and the remaining five winners will win Apple Airpods (approx. value $180)
Only one prize per participant for the entire contest. Winners will be notified via email and announced in the post-event email newsletter. The prizes will be mailed out to the winners after the event. Heka Health will provide WVC with winner’s contact information post-event.
All Prizes will be awarded provided they are claimed properly in accordance with these Official Rules. No cash equivalents, substitutions, or transfer of Prize permitted except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event that an offered Prize is unavailable. All applicable federal, state, and local taxes on the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Prize winner. A prospective winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and publicity (where permitted) and return the same, properly executed, within five (5) days of issuance of Prize notification.
If any participant selected as a potential winner does not respond with a mailing address within 24 hours of the first notification attempt, if the Prize (as defined herein) or Prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if a winner rejects his/her Prize, or in the event of non-compliance with these Official Rules, such Prize will be forfeited, and alternate winner(s) may be selected. Upon Prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Sponsor reserves discretion with respect to all Prize and Prize delivery details not specifically set out in these Official Rules. Sponsor is not responsible for and will not replace any Prizes that are lost, mutilated, stolen, undeliverable, or do not reach any winner or are otherwise subject to circumstances outside Sponsor’s control.
By accepting a Prize, each winner (a) agrees and consents to the Sponsor releasing his/her identity/name to anyone requesting a list of Prize winners and the use of his/her name, likeness, voice, and/or biographical information (city and state of residence) for advertising, marketing, promotional and commercial purposes and for Challenge purposes in any media now known or hereafter invented without time or territorial limitations and without additional notice or compensation; and (b) acknowledges that the Released Parties (as defined in Rule 5, below) have not made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Prize, including but not limited to its quality, condition, or fitness for a particular purpose or use.
5. OTHER CONDITIONS: By participating in the Challenge, each participant releases and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless all of the Challenge Entities and each of their respective officers, directors and employees (collectively “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, injuries, damages, expenses, losses and/or liabilities of any nature that in any way relate to or arise from participant’s participation in the Challenge or participation in any Challenge-related activity, or from the use of any entry or from the receipt, possession or use/misuse of any Prize (if applicable), including, but not limited to claims and liabilities based on: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Challenge (b) errors (including but not limited to human errors) in the administration of the Challenge or notification of winners; (c) injury or damage to persons or property (including death); (d) copyright infringement, trademark infringement or violation of the right of publicity; and (e) technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communication malfunctions or errors that may limit one’s ability to enter the Challenge, including but not limited to any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in the Challenge. Each winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to his/her Prize after it has been delivered.
ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CHALLENGE MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. If, for any reason, the Challenge is not capable of running as planned for any reason which Sponsor, in its sole opinion, deems capable of corrupting or affecting the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Challenge, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, modify or suspend this Challenge, in whole or in part. If the Challenge is terminated before the designated end date of the Promotion Period, Sponsor will randomly select the Challenge winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date and time of the event giving rise to the termination. In no event will Sponsor, and/or other Released Parties, be responsible or liable to any participant for any damages or losses of any kind, including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, to the extent they may be disclaimed by applicable law, arising out of or in connection with participation in the Challenge or the acceptance, possession, or use of any Prize (if applicable).
6. LIST OF WINNERS: To obtain a list of winners, inquiries can be sent to inquiries@zoetispetcare.com after March 31, 2025, using the Subject Line: WVC 2025 Step It Up Wellness Challenge Sponsored by Librela.
7. DISPUTES: All issues and questions concerning these Official Rules, participants’ rights and obligations, or Sponsor’s rights and obligations shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.
8. SPONSOR: The Challenge is solely sponsored by Zoetis US LLC, 10 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CHALLENGE MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. If, for any reason, the Challenge is not capable of running as planned for any reason which Sponsor, in its sole opinion, deems capable of corrupting or affecting the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Challenge, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, modify or suspend this Challenge, in whole or in part. If the Challenge is terminated before the designated end date of the Promotion Period, Sponsor will randomly select the Challenge winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date and time of the event giving rise to the termination. In no event will Sponsor, and/or other Released Parties, be responsible or liable to any participant for any damages or losses of any kind, including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, to the extent they may be disclaimed by applicable law, arising out of or in connection with participation in the Challenge or the acceptance, possession, or use of any Prize (if applicable).
6. LIST OF WINNERS: To obtain a list of winners, inquiries can be sent to inquiries@zoetispetcare.com after February 29, 2024, using the Subject Line: WVC 2024 Step It Up Wellness Challenge Sponsored by Librela.
7. DISPUTES: All issues and questions concerning these Official Rules, participants’ rights and obligations, or Sponsor’s rights and obligations shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.
8. SPONSOR: The Challenge is solely sponsored by Zoetis US LLC, 10 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
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HEKA HEALTH TERMS OF USE
Effective Date: October 27, 2023
AGREEMENT
These Terms of Use (the "Agreement") constitute a legally binding agreement by and between Heka Health, Inc. ("Heka Health", “we” or “our”) and you ("you" or "your") concerning your use of Heka Health's website located at http://www.hekahealth.com/ (the "Website") and Heka Health branded or white-labeled applications (the "Applications") and the services (collectively, "Services"). By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you have read and understand, and agree to be bound by, this Agreement and Heka Health's Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Agreement. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT, OR DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES.
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Heka Health reserves the right to (i) remove, suspend, edit or modify any User Content in its sole discretion, including without limitation any User Content at any time, without notice to you and for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such User Content or if Heka Health is concerned that you may have violated these Terms of Use), or for no reason at all and (ii) to remove, suspend or block any User Content submissions. Heka Health also reserves the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as Heka Health reasonably believes is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce these Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of Heka Health, its users and the public.
PUBLIC FORUMS
"Public Forum" is any area, site or feature offered as part of the Services (including without limitation public profiles, discussion forums, message boards, blogs, chat rooms, emails or instant messaging features) that enables you (a) to upload, submit, post, display, perform, distribute and/or view User Content, and/or (b) to communicate, share, or exchange User Content with other members or visitors. You acknowledge that Public Forums, and features contained therein, are for public and not private communications. You further acknowledge that anything you upload, submit, post, transmit, communicate, share or exchange by means of any Public Forum may be viewed on the Internet by the general public, and therefore, You have no expectation of privacy with regard to any such submission or posting. You are, and shall remain, solely responsible for the User Content you upload, submit, post, transmit, communicate, share or exchange by means of any Public Forum and for the consequences of submitting or posting same. HEKA HEALTH DISCLAIMS ANY PERCEIVED, IMPLIED OR ACTUAL DUTY TO MONITOR PUBLIC FORUMS AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED THEREON.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFAMATORY COMMENTS
You agree and understand that you may be held legally responsible for damages suffered by other members or third parties as the result of your remarks, information, feedback or other content posted or made available on the Services that is deemed defamatory or otherwise legally actionable. Under the Federal Communications Decency Act of 1996, Heka Health is not legally responsible, nor can it be held liable for damages of any kind, arising out of or in connection to any defamatory or otherwise legally actionable remarks, information, feedback or other content posted or made available on the Services.
OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT
You represent and warrant that you shall not use the Services to upload, post, transmit, display, perform or distribute any content, information or materials that: (a) are libelous, defamatory, abusive, or threatening, excessively violent, harassing, obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or pornographic; (b) constitute child pornography; (c) solicit personal information; (d) incite, encourage or threaten physical harm against another; (e) promote or glorify racial intolerance, use hate and/or racist terms, or signify hate towards any person or group of people; (f) glamorize the use of hard core illegal substances and drugs; (g) advertise or otherwise solicit funds or constitute a solicitation for goods or services; (h) violate any provision of this Agreement or any other Heka Health agreement, guidelines or policy; or (i) is generally offensive or in bad taste, as determined by Heka Health (collectively, "Objectionable Content"). HEKA HEALTH DISCLAIMS ANY PERCEIVED, IMPLIED OR ACTUAL DUTY TO MONITOR THE CONTENTS OF THE SERVICES AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREON. Without limiting any of its other remedies, Heka Health reserves the right to terminate your use of the Services or your uploading, posting, transmission, display, performance or distribution of Objectionable Content. Heka Health, in its sole discretion, may delete any Objectionable Content from its servers. Heka Health intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of this Agreement or of any applicable laws.
PROHIBITED USES
Heka Health imposes certain restrictions on your use of the Services. You represent and warrant that you will not: (a) "stalk" or otherwise harass any person, or contact any person who has requested not to be contacted; (b) provide false, misleading or inaccurate information to Heka Health or any other member; (c) impersonate, or otherwise misrepresent affiliation, connection or association with, any person or entity; (d) create more than one unique public profile; (e) harvest or otherwise collect information about Heka Health users, including email addresses and phone numbers; (f) use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent, or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, avatars, or intelligent agents) to harvest or otherwise collect information from the Website for any use, including without limitation use on third-party websites; (g) access content or data not intended for You, or log onto a server or account that you are not authorized to access; (h) attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Services, the Website, the Applications, or any associated system or network, or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (i) interfere or attempt to interfere with the use of the Website, the Applications or the Services by any other user, host or network, including, without limitation by means of submitting a virus, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mail bombing," or "crashing"; (j) use the Services to send unsolicited e-mail, including without limitation promotions or advertisements for products or services; (k) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or in any uploading or posting to, or transmission, display, performance or distribution by means of, the Services; (l) post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail", "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes" or any other form of solicitation or any non-resume information such as opinions or notices, commercial or otherwise; or (m) attempt to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the source code used by the Heka Health Parties in providing the Website or Applications. Any violation of this section may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Software
You acknowledge and agree that the Applications and all intellectual property rights associated therewith are, and shall remain, the property of Heka Health. Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that the source and object code of the Applications and the format, directories, queries, algorithms, structure and organization of the Applications are the intellectual property and proprietary and confidential information of Heka Health and its affiliates, licensors and suppliers. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, you are not granted any intellectual property rights in or to the Applications by implication, estoppel or other legal theory, and all rights in and to the Applications not expressly granted in this Agreement are hereby reserved and retained by Heka Health.
The Applications may utilize or include third party software that is subject to third party license terms ("Third Party Software"). You acknowledge and agree that your right to use such Third Party Software as part of the Applications is subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of the third party license applicable to such Third Party Software. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such third party licenses, the terms of the third party licenses shall control with regard to your use of the relevant Third Party Software.
Trademarks
Heka Health, Heka Health.com and the Heka Health logo (collectively, the "Heka Health Marks") are trademarks or registered trademarks of Heka Health, Inc. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics, logos and domain names appearing on the Services may be the trademarks of third-parties. Neither your use of the Services, nor this Agreement, grant you any right, title or interest in or to, or any license to reproduce or otherwise use, the Heka Health Marks or any third-party trademarks, service marks, graphics, logos or domain names. You agree that any goodwill in the Heka Health Marks generated as a result of your use of the Services will inure to the benefit of Heka Health, Inc., and you agree to assign, and hereby do assign, all such goodwill to Heka Health, Inc.. You shall not at any time, nor shall you assist others to, challenge Heka Health, Inc.’s right, title, or interest in or to, or the validity of, the Heka Health Marks.
Copyrighted Materials; Copyright Notice
All content and other materials available through the Website and Services, including without limitation the Heka Health logo, design, text, graphics, and other files, and the selection, arrangement and organization thereof, are either owned by Heka Health, Inc. or are the property of Heka Health’s licensors and suppliers. Except as explicitly provided, neither your use of the Services nor this Agreement grant you any right, title or interest in or to any such materials.
DMCA Policy
If you have evidence, know, or have a good faith belief that your rights or the rights of a third party have been violated and you want Heka Health to delete, edit, or disable the material in question, you must provide Heka Health with all of the following information: (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringed or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Heka Health to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit Heka Health to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted; (e) a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. For this notification to be effective, you must provide it to Heka Health’s designated agent at:
Attn: Copyright Agent
Heka Health Inc.
22 Deer Lake Court
San Mateo, CA 94402
DISCLAIMERS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
NO WARRANTIES.
HEKA HEALTH, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES. THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEKA HEALTH, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER HEKA HEALTH NOR ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS OR THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS OR THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE; BACKUP OF DATA
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU WILL NOT HOLD HEKA HEALTH OR ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, AS APPLICABLE, RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO ANY OF YOUR COMPUTERS OR DATA. THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.
IMPORTANTLY, YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A CATASTROPHIC SERVER FAILURE OR OTHER EVENT COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ALL OF THE DATA RELATED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BACKUP YOUR DATA TO YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER OR EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE AND TO ENSURE SUCH BACKUPS ARE SECURE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THE LIABILITY OF HEKA HEALTH AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS IS LIMITED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL HEKA HEALTH OR ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, LOSS OF PRIVACY, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORESEEABILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES OR OF ANY ADVICE OR NOTICE GIVEN TO HEKA HEALTH OR ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS OR SERVICES. THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY OR FORM OF ACTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF HEKA HEALTH AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS TO YOU UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE $50.00. YOU AGREE THAT THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF RISK AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN HEKA HEALTH AND YOU. THE WEBSITE, APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.
APPLICATION
THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS DO NOT IN ANY WAY LIMIT ANY OTHER DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES OR ANY OTHER LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND HEKA HEALTH OR BETWEEN YOU AND ANY OF HEKA HEALTH’S THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. UNLESS LIMITED OR MODIFIED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. HEKA HEALTH’S THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS ARE INTENDED THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF THESE DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES OR OTHERWISE SHALL ALTER ANY OF THE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS STATED IN THIS SECTION.
YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
You represent and warrant that your use of the Website, Applications and Services will be in accordance with this Agreement and any other Heka Health policies and guidelines, and with any applicable laws or regulations.
INDEMNITY BY YOU
Without limiting any indemnification provision of this Agreement, You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Heka Health and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, sublicensees, successors, assigns, and Third-Party Service Providers (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, causes of action and other proceedings (collectively, "Claims"), including but not limited to legal costs and fees, arising out of or relating to: (i) Your breach of this Agreement, including without limitation any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement; (ii) Your access to or use of the Website, Applications or Services; (iii) Your provision to Heka Health or any of the Indemnified Parties of information or other data; (iv) Your violation or alleged violation of any foreign or domestic, federal, state or local law or regulation; or (v) Your violation or alleged violation of any third party’s copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights.
The Indemnified Parties will have the right, but not the obligation, to participate through counsel of their choice in any defense by you of any Claim as to which You are required to defend, indemnify or hold harmless the Indemnified Parties. You may not settle any Claim without the prior written consent of the concerned Indemnified Parties.
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE
This Agreement, including without limitation this Agreement's interpretation, shall be treated as though this Agreement were executed and performed in San Mateo, California and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law principles. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BY YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES, OR THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE INSTITUTED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER WAIVED AND BARRED. ALL ACTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN ABOVE. The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either party.
Requirement of Arbitration.
You agree that any dispute, of any nature whatsoever, between you and Heka Health arising out of or relating to this Agreement, shall be decided by neutral, binding arbitration before a representative of JAMS in San Mateo, California (unless You and Heka Health mutually agree to a different arbitrator), who shall render an award in accordance with the substantive laws of California and JAMS’ Streamlined Arbitration Rules & Procedures. A final judgment or award by the arbitrator may then be duly entered and recorded by the prevailing party in the appropriate court as final judgment. The arbitrator shall award costs (including, without limitation, the JAMS’ fee and reasonable attorney’s fees) to the prevailing party.
Remedies in Aid of Arbitration; Equitable Relief.
This agreement to arbitrate will not preclude you or Heka Health from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration, including without limitation orders to stay a court action, compel arbitration or confirm an arbitral award, from a court of competent jurisdiction. Furthermore, this agreement to arbitrate will not preclude you or Heka Health from applying to a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or conservatory relief, as necessary. THE PROPER VENUE FOR ANY ACTION PERMITTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION REGARDING “EQUITABLE RELIEF” WILL BE THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN SAN MATEO OR SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE VENUE AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS.
TERMINATION
Termination; Survival
Either party may terminate this Agreement and its rights hereunder at any time, for any or no reason at all, by providing to the other party notice of its intention to do so in accordance with this Agreement. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event that you breach any of this Agreement’s representations, warranties or covenants. Such termination shall be automatic, and shall not require any action by Heka Health. Upon termination, all rights, licenses and obligations created by this Agreement will terminate, except that Sections 1-4, 6-13, 16-30 will survive any termination of this Agreement.
Effect of Termination
Any termination of this Agreement automatically terminates all rights and licenses granted to you under this Agreement, including all rights to use the Website, Applications and Services. Subsequent to termination, Heka Health reserves the right to exercise whatever means it deems necessary to prevent Your unauthorized use of the Website,, Applications and Services, including without limitation technological barriers such as IP blocking and direct contact with your Internet Service Provider.
Legal Action
If Heka Health, in Heka Health’s discretion, takes legal action against you in connection with any actual or suspected breach of this Agreement, Heka Health will be entitled to recover from you as part of such legal action, and you agree to pay, Heka Health’s reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of such legal action. The Heka Health Parties will have no legal obligation or other liability to you or to any third party arising out of or relating to any termination of this Agreement.
NOTICES
All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement must be in writing. Heka Health shall give any notice by email sent to the most recent email address, if any, provided by you to Heka Health. You agree that any notice received from Heka Health electronically satisfies any legal requirement that such notice be in writing. YOU BEAR THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE WITH HEKA HEALTH IS ACCURATE AND CURRENT, AND NOTICE TO YOU SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE UPON THE SENDING BY HEKA HEALTH OF AN EMAIL TO THAT ADDRESS. You shall give any notice to Heka Health by means of: (1) U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to Heka Health Inc., 22 Deer Lake Court, San Mateo, CA, 94070; or (2) email to: info@Heka Health.com. Notice to Heka Health shall be effective upon receipt of notice by Heka Health.
GENERAL
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Heka Health and you concerning your use of the Services. This Agreement may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of Heka Health or by the unilateral amendment of this Agreement by Heka Health and by the posting by Heka Health of such amended version. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. Heka Health may assign or transfer this Agreement at any time, with or without notice to you. This Agreement and all of your rights and obligations hereunder will not be assignable or transferable by you without the prior written consent of Heka Health. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns. You and Heka Health are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture or employee-employer relationship is intended or created by this Agreement. Except for the Heka Health Parties and the Indemnified Parties as and to the extent set forth in Sections 18, 21, 25 and 28(c), and Heka Health’s licensors and suppliers as and to the extent expressly set forth in Section 23, there are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that any actual or threatened breach of this Agreement or infringement of proprietary or other third party rights by you would cause irreparable injury to Heka Health and Heka Health’s licensors and suppliers, and would therefore entitle Heka Health or Heka Health’s licensors or suppliers, as the case may be, to injunctive relief. The headings in this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only and shall not limit, enlarge, or affect any of the covenants, terms, conditions or provisions of this Agreement.