Website Terms of Use

Last Modified: March 12, 2020

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

These terms of use are entered into by and between You and Open Colony LLC ("Company," "we," or "us"). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively,  "Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of The Colony App, opencolony.com, opencolony.net, opencolony.org, opencolony.agency, ochq.co, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through The Colony App, opencolony.com, opencolony.net, opencolony.org, opencolony.agency, ochq.co, (the “Websites and App"), whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using our Websites and Colony App or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, found at Privacy Policy  incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.

Our Websites and Colony App are offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using Websites and Colony App, you represent and warrant that you meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use Websites and Colony App.

Changes to the Terms of Use

We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Websites and Colony App thereafter. However, any changes to the dispute resolution provisions set out in Governing Law and Arbitration will not apply to any disputes for which the parties have actual notice on or before the date the change is posted on the Websites and Colony App.

Your continued use of the Websites and Colony App following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

Accessing the Websites and Colony App and Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend Websites and Colony App, and any service or material we provide on the Websites and Colony App, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Websites and Colony App is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Websites and Colony App, or the entire Websites and Colony App, to users, including registered users.

You are responsible for both:

To access the Websites and Colony App or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Websites and Colony App that all the information you provide on the Websites and Colony App is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Websites and Colony App or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Websites and Colony App or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.

We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time [in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including] if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.

Digital Products

When you purchase a program, product, course, or service, including, but not limited to, Career Design, Bootcamps, Events, Coaching (each, a “Digital Product”), you agree to be bound to these Terms of Use. You are legally bound to these Terms of Use whether you have read them or not. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please email us at contact@opencolony.com and we will make all reasonable efforts to remove your name, email, and access to Course and the Websites and Colony App.

Limited​ ​License.​ Subject to and in accordance with these Terms and other guidelines or instructions we include in the Digital Product, we grant you a limited, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, revocable license (“License”) to make individual use of the Digital Product, including any courses purchased by you. Your purchase of any Digital Product only entitles you to view that Digital Product in accordance with the foregoing License, and is not a purchase of the software or content constituting or included in the Digital Product. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the Digital Product(s). You may, however, from time to time, download and/or print one copy of the individual pages of the Digital Product for your individual use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices.

The License is for individual use. You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Section or these Terms of Use to any person or entity and any attempt to do so is void.

We reserve the right to terminate your access to the Digital Product at any time if we find that you have violated these Terms. We will make every attempt to notify you of any violation of these Terms and give you an opportunity to remedy the violation. However, if you fail to remedy the violation or continue to Violate the Terms, we will terminate your access to the Digital Product with no refund of fees.

Digital Product Terms of Sale

Fees. Fees for Digital Products are set forth on Websites and Colony App or via sales sheets. We reserve the right to change Digital Product Fees at any time.

Refunds. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase but we also want you to give your best effort to utilize and apply all of the strategies in, as applicable, the Digital Product. All Sales are final.  If you have a scheduling conflict or personal emergency that you believe warrants a refund, please reach out to us at contact@opencolony.com

In the event that you decide your purchase was not the right decision for you or your business, within 2 days of purchase, contact us at contact@opencolony.com and let us know you’d like a refund by the 2nd day at 11:59 PM PST. All refunds are discretionary as determined by Company.

We will NOT provide refunds more than 2 days following the date of purchase. After that, all payments are non-refundable and you are responsible for full payment of the fees for the program regardless if you complete the program.

Please note: If you purchase a Digital Product based on a payment plan and do not request a refund within 2 days of purchase, you will be responsible for remaining payments regardless of whether you utilize the Digital Product.

Recurring​ ​Payments.​ If you have signed up for a payment plan, you hereby authorize our continued access to your financial information stored by our third party financial processing company referenced in this Agreement until your payment plan is complete, as set forth in your acceptance of the purchase terms upon checkout.

Late Payments. If payments are not made on time, you agree to pay interest on all past-due sums at a rate of 1.5% per month or the highest rate allowed by law, whichever is greater.

Chargebacks.​ ​You agree to make every attempt to request a refund prior to attempting a chargeback with your financial institution. In the event of a chargeback attempt, you expressly agree to forfeit any and all of our bonuses, affiliate bonuses or other materials afforded to you in exchange for your original purchase of our Digital Product. We reserve the right to present proof of your access and these Terms to the financial institution investigating the dispute.

Digital Product Termination

You have the unilateral right to terminate your use and access to any of our Digital Product(s). Please send an email to contact@opencolony.com to initiate this process. Termination will not excuse you of further payment. Upon confirmation of your termination, any and all outstanding balances will become immediately due and payable. Any existing balance that remains after 30 days from the date of termination will be sent to a collections agency, and you agree to be responsible for any additional charges, fees or costs associated with such a collection effort, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs.

The Websites and Colony App and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

You must not:

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.

If you wish to make any use of material on the Websites and Colony App other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: contact@opencolony.com

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Websites and Colony App in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Websites and Colony App will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Websites and Colony App or any content on the Websites and Colony App is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Websites and Colony App not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Trademarks

The Company name, the terms Career Design, The Colony, Open Colony, Search Bootcamp, Career Design Bootcamp, the Company logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Websites and Colony App are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Prohibited Uses

You may use the Websites and Colony App only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Websites and Colony App:

Additionally, you agree not to:

User Contributions

There are no public user contribution sections on our Websites. The Colony App is by invitation only and membership is completely anonymous unless you agree to introductions to other Colony members.  Postings of insights, careers, and other user contributions are curated and anonymous unless you give content to share your name.  The Colony experience (collectively, "Interactive Services") that allow us to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, "post") content or materials (collectively, "User Contributions") on or through the Colony App or anonymously as “Colony Insights” on our websites.

All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.

Any User Contribution we post to the Colony App or Websites with your consent will be considered confidential and proprietary. By providing any User Contributions to us, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.

You represent and warrant that:

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Company, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.

We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

In the case that you agree to introductions inside The Colony App, User Contributions and conversations between two Colony members and Open Colony are private.

Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We have the right to:

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMPANY/ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER THE COMPANY/SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

We review all material before it is posted on the Colony App, but we can not and will not supervise 1-1 conversations between Colony members. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user to another user or third party without our permission. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:

Content Standards

If you believe that any User Contributions violate your copyright, please submit a DMCA Takedown Notice to contact@opencolony.com with the subject line “DMCA Takedown Notice ” or “Copyright Infringement.” It is the policy of the Company to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.

Reliance on Information Posted

The information presented on or through the Websites and Colony App is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Our websites and Colony App may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, aggregators, researchers, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Changes to the Website

We may update the content on this Websites and Colony App from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Websites and Colony App may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on this Websites and Colony App is subject to our
Privacy Policy. By using the Websites and Colony App, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

Online Purchases and Other Terms and Conditions

All purchases through our site or other transactions for the sale of goods, services, or information formed through the Websites and Colony App, or resulting from visits made by you, are governed by our Terms of Sale as detailed herein under “Terms of Sale.”

Additional terms and conditions may also apply to specific portions, services, or features of the Website. All such additional terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by this reference into these Terms of Use.

Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.

Our Websites and Colony App may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with, [and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:

The Websites and Colony App from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.

Links from the Websites and Colony App

If the Websites and Colony App contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to our websites and Colony App, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

Geographic Restrictions

The owner of the Website is based in the State of California in the United States. We provide this Websites and Colony App for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Websites and Colony App or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Websites and Colony App may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Websites and Colony App from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Websites and Colony App will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation on Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct or death or bodily injury caused by products you purchase through the site.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Websites and Colony App, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Websites and Colony App's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Websites and Colony App.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction).

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California, in each case located in the City of California and County of California, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

Arbitration

At Company's sole discretion, it may require You to submit any disputes arising from these Terms of Use or use of the Websites and Colony App, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying California law.

Limitation on Time to File Claims

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use, and our Privacy Policy, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Open Colony LLC regarding the Websites and Colony App and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Websites and Colony App.

Your Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by Open Colony LLC 1219 Stanyan Street, SF, CA 94117.

All notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent to contact@opencolony.com with the subject line “DMCA Takedown Notice” or “Copyright Infringement.”

All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Websites and Colony App should be directed to: contact@opencolony.com

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