Terms of Use
LAST UPDATED: November 20, 2023
These Terms of Use apply to all websites that are owned, operated, and maintained by or for InFocus Campaigns, LLC d/b/a IFC Research (“we,” “us,” or “our”) such as www.infocuscampaigns.com, www.IFCresearch.org, and other websites on which these Terms of Use are linked (“Site”) as well as your use of the services we provide and other transactions and engagements you might have with us such (collectively, “Services”).
- General Provisions
These Terms of Use together with the Privacy Policy (collectively, “Terms”) set forth the legally binding terms governing your use of the Site and Services unless you enter into a separate agreement with us for specific Services or in respect of a specific transaction, in which case that Agreement will govern your relationship with us in connection with the contracted Services. These Terms contain a mandatory arbitration provision, jury trial waiver, and a prohibition against class actions, so please review them carefully.
By entering this Site or using the Services, you acknowledge and agree to all terms, conditions, and rules stated in these Terms. You are not permitted to use this Site or the Services if you do not agree to be legally bound by these Terms. Please read these Terms carefully. The Site and Services are intended for persons located within the United States of America 18 years of age or older. If you are not a member of the intended audience, you are prohibited from accessing the Site or using the Services.
We may, in our sole discretion, modify these Terms from time to time and we reserve the right to make changes at any time, without notice or obligation, to the Site or Services. By not terminating your relationship with us prior to the effective date of the change, you acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the updated Terms. We suggest periodically visiting this page of the Site to review these Terms.
You represent and warrant that you are the person you claim to be in your interactions with us, the Site, and Services. You will use the Site and Services in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and you will not use them to defraud, harm, or impersonate another person.
- User Guidelines
You agree that you will not use the Site or Services to transmit communications that defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the rights of any other person. You also agree that you will not use the Site or Services to transmit communications containing material that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, indecent, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or discriminatory. You will not use the Site or Services to commit fraud, engage in criminal activity, violate any applicable law or regulation, or interfere with the use of the Site or Services by others. You will not use the Site or Services for any commercial purpose beyond your interactions and relationship with us. We reserve the right, but are under no obligation, to review your communications and without notice terminate your access to and use of the Site or Services if we determine, based on our sole discretion, that you violated the foregoing user guidelines.
- User Data
We will maintain certain data that you transmit as part of the Site and Services for purposes of managing the Site and Services and providing the Site and Services to you. We do not warrant that we will retain your data for any period of time or at all. You should retain copies and backups of all data you provide to us. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of data you provide to us or that we store associated with your use of the Site and Services. Please review our Privacy Policy for more information about our data collection, use, and disclosure practices.
- Termination
We may suspend or terminate your use of the Site or Services at any time for any reason and without notice to you. Upon termination, we may, but are under no obligation to, delete any and all information stored by us related to your use of the Site or Services.
- SMS Program
If you participate in our SMS text message program, your use of that program is also governed by our SMS Terms and Conditions which are incorporated herein by reference.
- Site and Services Content
The Site and Services may provide articles, advice, recommendations, information, or other materials (collectively, “Content”) that are supplied by us or third parties and may permit you to provide Content. We do not warrant that any Content is accurate, complete, reliable, or timely. You access and rely upon Content at your own risk and we will have no liability to you for any actions or decisions you make in reliance on Content. OUR CONTENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE legal or other professional advice and you need to consult your own professional advisors prior to taking any actions or making any decisions based on ANY Content. We have no obligation, but have the right, to edit, remove, or refuse any third-party Content. Third-party Content is provided by the relevant third party, and we do not endorse, sponsor, or approve any third-party Content.
- License to Your Content
If you provide Content to us, including without limitation by communicating with us through the Site, Services, or otherwise, you grant us a worldwide, unrestricted, irrevocable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), fully-paid, royalty-free license to distribute, publish, modify, edit, or otherwise use your Content for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without any acknowledgement of or compensation to you.
- Disclaimer of Warranties
The Site and Services are provided to you on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, and AT YOUR OWN RISK TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. WE DISCLAIM, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING SECURITY, CURRENCY, CORRECTNESS, QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, TIMELINESS, OR CONTINUED AVAILABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND SERVICES AND ANY THIRD PARTY SITES AND SERVICES WHICH MAY BE ACCESIBLE BY HYPERLINK FROM THE SITE AND SERVICES. We expressly disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any warranties with respect to any downtime, delays, or errors in the transmission or delivery of any communications, information, materials, or services through the Site or Services. To the extent a jurisdiction does not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, some of the above exclusions may not apply. You understand and agree that the action or inaction of third parties is outside of our control and that we do not guarantee any third party will take any action or refrain from taking any action.
We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any third-party product or service recommended, advertised, or offered for sale on or through the Site or Services or any website linked to the Site or Services.
- Non-Affiliation Disclaimer; Intellectual Property
Any third-party names, logos, brands, and other trademarks or images featured or referred to within the Site and Services and/or on any social media forum are the property of their respective trademark owners. These trademark holders are not affiliated with us. These trademark holders do not sponsor or endorse the Site or Services. Further, we declare no affiliation, sponsorship, nor any partnerships with any registered trademarks unless otherwise stated. If you believe that your trademark is being used on our Site or in connection with the Services in a way that potentially constitutes trademark infringement, please contact us at legal@infocuscampaigns.com and include in your correspondence the identity of the trademark owner, specific nature of the complaint, and at least a phone number and email address for us to contact you.
All Content within the Site and Services, including, without limitation, any images, text, sound, photos, custom graphics, button icons, photographs, videos, the collection and compilation and assembly thereof, and the overall “look and feel” and distinctiveness of the Site and Services constitute trade dress and are either our property or, to the extent necessary, are used on the Site or Services with permission. The absence of our name or logo on such materials does not constitute a waiver of our trademark or other intellectual property rights relating to such name or logo.
You acknowledge and agree that the Site and Services, and all information and materials appearing therein, are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws and are owned or, to the extent necessary, licensed by us. Except as expressly authorized by us, either in these Terms or elsewhere, you agree not to sell, license, rent, reverse engineer, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from the Site or Services.
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice
If you believe that any material on this Site infringes your copyright rights, please contact our designated agent for Digital Millennium Copyright Act notices at:
InFocus Campaigns, LLC
Attn: Copyright Manager
4 NE 10th St, #260
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Email address: legal@infocuscampaigns.com
We require that you provide a written or email notice. In your notice, please include:
- Your physical or electronic signature;
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim to have been infringed, or, if there are multiple copyrighted works, a list of such works;
- Identification of the material that you claim to be infringing, and where the material is located on the Site;
- Your address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by you or the law; and
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate.
If the notice is submitted by someone else on your behalf, the notice must also contain a statement that, under penalty of perjury, the person submitting the notice is authorized to act on your behalf.
We may need to contact you to obtain additional information prior to acting on your notice, and you give us permission to do so. Upon receiving actionable notice that any material on the Sites infringes a copyright, we will remove such material subject to applicable law. If we receive a counternotice, we will forward it to the person who requested removal. We do not investigate or resolve copyright disputes.
- Limitation of Liability
In no event will we or our affiliates, VENDORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, officers, directors, owners, employees, CONTRACTORS, or agents be liable for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, special, incidental, or punitive damages or lost revenue, lost profits, Loss of GOODWILL/REPUTATION, or lost anticipated business (even if we have been advised of or could have anticipated the possibility of such damages) arising from or relating to these Terms, THE SITE, or the ServiceS, regardless of the form of action or theory of liability. Our aggregate liability for any liabilities, losses, costs, damages, and expenses associated with any claim or action related to, in connection with, or arising under these Terms, THE SITE, or the ServiceS, regardless of the form of action or theory of liability, will not exceed one hundred dollars ($100). To the extent a jurisdiction does not allow the limitation of some liabilities, some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
- Dispute Resolution
Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or related to these Terms, the Site, and/or the Services, including, but not limited to, alleged violations of state or federal statutory or common law rights or duties (a “Dispute”) shall be solely and exclusively resolved according to the procedures set forth in this paragraph. If the parties are unable to resolve any Dispute through informal means, either party may initiate binding arbitration of such Dispute by sending notice demanding arbitration to the other party. The demand for arbitration shall be made within a reasonable time after the Dispute has arisen, but in no event shall it be made more than one year from when the aggrieved party knew or should have known of the controversy, claim, or facts forming the basis of the Dispute. The arbitration shall be initiated and conducted according to American Arbitration Association rules and procedures for commercial arbitration, including provisions for the resolution of consumer disputes (the “Arbitration Rules”). The arbitration shall be conducted in Tarrant County, Texas before a single neutral arbitrator appointed in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. Either party may bring a Dispute in small claims court in Tarrant County, Texas to the extent permitted by the Arbitration Rules. If the amount in controversy is less than $20,000, the parties agree that the Dispute in arbitration will be decided on the basis of written submissions without a hearing. The decision of the arbitrator will be final without option to appeal. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the arbitrator shall not have the power to award punitive, special, consequential, or indirect damages against any party. Arbitration costs and fees shall be divided equally between the parties except in the event of a consumer arbitration in which case arbitration costs and fees will be allocated in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, regardless of which party prevails, except that in arbitrations to enforce your indemnification obligations or to collect amounts you owe to us, you will reimburse our attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses if we prevail. No disputes may be arbitrated on a class or representative basis and the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO JOIN CLAIMS OR DISPUTES WITH THOSE OF OTHERS IN THE FORM OF A CLASS ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, OR SIMILAR PROCEDURAL DEVICE; AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO PRESENT ITS CLAIM OR DISPUTE IN A COURT OF LAW. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s), if any, may be entered for enforcement purposes in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
- Governing Law
The Terms are governed according to the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. Subject to the dispute resolution process described above, all claims, disputes, and suits must be brought solely in the state or federal courts located in Tarrant County, Texas and the parties agree to the jurisdiction thereof. Each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs in disputes to enforce these Terms except in the case of an action by us to enforce your indemnification obligations herein or to collect amounts you owe to us, in which case you will reimburse our reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs if we prevail.
- Indemnity
You will defend, indemnify, and hold us and our affiliates, vendors, service providers, officers, directors, owners, employees, contractors, and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, governmental investigations, demands, actions, and proceedings, real or threatened, and all losses, judgments, awards, settlements, damages, fines, injuries, penalties, and costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”) arising out of or related to (i) any breach or alleged breach of these Terms by you; (ii) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; (iii) your negligence or willful misconduct; or (iv) your Content.
- Links
The Site or Services may contain links to or be accessed through links that are owned and operated by independent third parties to which these Terms do not apply. We provide links as a convenience and the inclusion of the link does not imply that we endorse or accept any responsibility for those sites. Your linking to any off-Site pages or other sites is at your own risk. We recommend that you review any terms of use statement and privacy policy before accessing any linked site.
- Force Majeure
We will be excused from failures or delays in delivery or performance of the Site and/or Services, if such failure or delay is attributable to causes our reasonable control such as weather, acts of God, natural disaster, war, terrorist attack, disease, epidemic/pandemic, criminal activity, riot, civil unrest, strike, or utility failure.
- Feedback
We always welcome and appreciate your feedback and suggestions. You understand that we cannot necessarily respond to or implement feedback or suggestions. You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information provided by you to us are yours personally and not owned by a commercial entity. You grant us a worldwide, unrestricted, irrevocable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), fully-paid, royalty-free license to distribute, publish, modify, edit, or otherwise use your submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without any acknowledgement of or compensation to you.
- Miscellaneous
The Terms constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, the parties intend that the offending provision be modified to the minimum extent necessary to be lawful and enforceable. Portions of the Terms which by their nature would survive termination of your use of the Site or Services (e.g., disclaimer of warranties, limitation of liability, indemnification) shall be deemed to survive. The Terms do not create any joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship between the parties. You agree that ambiguities in the Terms will not be construed against us by attribution of drafting. We may assign any of our rights or obligations to others at any time without notice to you. You may not assign any of your rights or obligations to others without our prior written consent.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about the Site, our Services, or the services we offer, please contact us using the information below.
InFocus Campaigns, LLC
4 NE 10th St, #260
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Email address: campaign@infocuscampaigns.com