Terms of Use

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Welcome to ess-compass-associate.website (“we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”). Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully before accessing or using our website.

These Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and us regarding your use of our website located at https://ess-compass-associate.website/.

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you are prohibited from using the Site.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you are using the Site on behalf of a business or organization, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

Minimum Age Requirement: You must be at least 18 years of age to access and use this Site.

Use of the Site

We grant you a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, and revocable license to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes only.

Restrictions

You agree not to:

  • Sell, rent, sublicense, distribute, or commercially exploit any part of the Site;

  • Modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from the Site’s content or code;

  • Use the Site in a way that violates any laws or infringes on any third-party rights;

  • Use the Site for purposes of building a competing website or service;

  • Use any data mining, scraping, or similar data gathering tools.

We reserve the right to terminate or restrict access to the Site at our sole discretion and without notice.

Intellectual Property

All content on the Site, including but not limited to text, images, graphics, logos, icons, audio, video, and software, is the exclusive property of Ess Compass Associate or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Except as expressly permitted under these Terms, no content from the Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any form.

User Content and Conduct

You are solely responsible for any content you upload, submit, or transmit through the Site. By providing User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, and publish it.

You agree not to post or transmit any content that:

  • Is unlawful, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or offensive;

  • Violates any applicable law or regulation;

  • Contains malware or harmful code.

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to remove any user content at our discretion.

Third-Party Links and Ads

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or display advertisements (“Third-Party Links & Ads”). We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for any third-party sites or services.

Your use of third-party links is at your own risk, and you should review their respective terms and privacy policies.

Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses DART cookies to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and other sites. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting Google’s ad and content network privacy policy at:
👉 https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. We disclaim all warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to:

  • Fitness for a particular purpose

  • Merchantability

  • Accuracy or reliability

  • Non-infringement

We do not guarantee that the Site will be:

  • Error-free

  • Virus-free

  • Secure or uninterrupted

Use the Site at your own discretion and risk.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ess Compass Associate shall not be liable for:

  • Indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages

  • Lost profits or data

  • Damages resulting from use or inability to use the Site

Our total liability to you for any claim shall not exceed $50 USD.

Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, for any reason, without prior notice. Upon termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination (such as intellectual property rights, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability) shall remain in effect.

Dispute Resolution

Informal Resolution

Before initiating arbitration, you agree to attempt to resolve any dispute with us informally by contacting us at:
📧 admin@ess-compass-associate.website

Binding Arbitration

If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, it shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The arbitration shall:

  • Be conducted in English

  • Involve a single neutral arbitrator

  • Not be consolidated with other claims

Class Action Waiver

You agree that any disputes will be resolved individually and not as part of a class action or class arbitration.

 Waiver of Jury Trial

YOU AND THE COMPANY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

Exceptions to Arbitration

The following claims are not subject to arbitration:

  • Copyright/trademark infringement

  • Defamation

  • Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Such claims may be brought in the courts of Netherlands County, California.

Export Compliance

You agree not to export or re-export any portion of the Site in violation of U.S. export control laws or regulations.

Copyright Policy

If you believe your copyrighted work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send a written notice containing the following:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature

  2. Identification of the copyrighted work

  3. Identification of the infringing material

  4. Your contact information

  5. A statement of good faith belief

  6. A statement under penalty of perjury of accuracy

Send all notices to:
📧 admin@ess-compass-associate.website

Electronic Communications

By using the Site, you consent to receive electronic communications from us and agree that all communications meet any legal requirements as if they were in writing.

General Terms

  • Entire Agreement: These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us.

  • Severability: If any provision is found invalid, the remainder will continue in full force.

  • Waiver: No waiver of any term shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver.

  • Assignment: You may not assign these Terms without our written consent.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us:

📧 Email: admin@ess-compass-associate.website
🌐 Website: https://ess-compass-associate.website/