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Terms of Use Agreement

TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

 

This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”), along with our Company Privacy Policy (https://www.beacondebt.com/privacypolicy), constitutes a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“user” or “you”) and Beacon Client Solutions and its affiliated companies, Websites, applications and tools (collectively, Beacon Client Solutions, “Company” or “we” or “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the www.beacondebt.com Website(s) as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Sites”). The Sites provide the following service: Beacon Client Solutions is a small business debt relief organization that customizes programs that address the debt of small business owners. We have an extensive network of programs, attorney partners, and approaches that conquer debt issues with creditors. (“Company Services”). Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Sites from time to time, are hereby expressly incorporated into this Agreement by reference. 

 

Company makes no representation that the Sites is appropriate or available in other locations other than where it is operated by Company. The information provided on the Sites is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject Company to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Sites from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

 

All users who are minors in the jurisdiction in which they reside (generally under the age of 18) are not permitted to register for the Sites or use the Company Services.

 

YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT BY ACKNOWLEDGING SUCH ACCEPTANCE DURING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS (IF APPLICABLE) AND ALSO BY CONTINUING TO USE THE SITES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THIS AGREEMENT, OR TO MODIFICATIONS THAT COMPANY MAY MAKE TO THIS AGREEMENT IN THE FUTURE, DO NOT USE OR ACCESS OR CONTINUE TO USE OR ACCESS THE COMPANY SERVICES OR THE SITES.

 

PURCHASES; PAYMENT

 

Beacon Client Solutions may offer free trial or sample of our products or services. The duration of the free trial period and all other details of the offer will be posted on our Sites If you wish to try our free options please read through them carefully first. Beacon Client Solutions will bill you through an invoice for our Services. By using our paid options you agree to pay Beacon Client Solutions all charges at the prices then in effect for the products or services you or other persons using your billing account may purchase, and you authorize Beacon Client Solutions to charge your chosen payment provider for any such purchases. You agree to make payment using that selected payment method. If you have ordered a product or service that is subject to recurring charges then you agree to us charging your payment method on a recurring basis, without requiring your prior approval from you for each recurring charge until such time as you cancel the applicable product or service. Beacon Client Solutions reserves the right to correct any errors or mistakes in pricing that it makes even if it has already requested or received payment. Sales tax will be added to the sales price of purchases as deemed required by Company. Company may change prices at any time. All payments shall be in U.S. dollars.

 

REFUND AND RETURN

 

For more information on our return and refund policy please visit: https://www.beacondebt.com/privacypolicy.

 

USER REPRESENTATIONS

 

Regarding Your Registration

 

By using the Beacon Client Solutions Services, you represent and warrant that: 

 

A. all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate;

B. you will maintain the accuracy of such information;

C. you will keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your password and account;

D. you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use our Sites; and

E. your use of the Company Services does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

 

You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Sites' registration form and (b) maintain and promptly update registration data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Company has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Company has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Sites (or any portion thereof).

 

We reserve the right to remove or reclaim or change a user name you select if we determine appropriate in our discretion, such as when the user name is obscene or otherwise objectionable or when a trademark owner complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user's actual name.

 

Regarding Content You Provide

 

We may invite you to chat or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums and other functionality and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute or broadcast content and materials to our Sites and/or to or via the Sites' forms, emails, chat agents, popups, including, without limitation, text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions or personally identifiable information or other material (collectively "Contributions"). Any Contributions you transmit to Beacon Client Solutions will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make available a Contribution, you thereby represent and warrant that:

 

A. the creation, distribution, transmission, public display and performance, accessing, downloading and copying of your Contribution does not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or moral rights of any third party;

B. you are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases and permissions to use and to authorize Beacon Client Solutions and the Sites' users to use your Contributions as necessary to exercise the licenses granted by you under this Agreement;

C. you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the Contribution to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of the Contribution in the manner contemplated by our Sites;

D. your Contribution is not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable (as determined by Beacon Client Solutions), libelous or slanderous, does not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate or abuse anyone, does not advocate the violent overthrow of any government, does not incite, encourage or threaten physical harm against another, does not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;

E. your Contribution does not contain material that solicits personal information from anyone under 18 or exploit people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, and does not violate any federal or state law concerning child pornography or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors;

F. your Contribution does not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference or physical handicap;

G. your Contribution does not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of this Agreement or any applicable law or regulation.

 

CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

 

By posting Contributions to any part of the Sites, or making them accessible to the Sites by linking your account to any of your social network accounts, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Beacon Client Solutions an unrestricted, unconditional, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such Contributions (including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Contributions, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. The use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any media channels. Such use and distribution license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names and logos, personal and commercial images you provide. Company does not assert any ownership over your Contributions; rather, as between us and you, subject to the rights granted to us in this Agreement, you retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions. We will not use your contribution in a way that infringes on your rights and always process your personal information lawfully and with your consent.

 

Company has the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to (i) edit, redact or otherwise change any Contributions, (ii) re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations or (iii) pre-screen or delete any Contributions that are determined to be inappropriate or otherwise in violation of this Agreement.

 

By uploading your Contributions to the Sites, you hereby authorize Company to grant to each end user a personal, limited, no-transferable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid license to access, download, print and otherwise use your Contributions for their internal purposes and not for distribution, transfer, sale or commercial exploitation of any kind.

 

MOBILE APPLICATION LICENSE

 

Use License

 

If you are accessing the Beacon Client Solutions  Services via a mobile application, then Beacon Client Solutions  grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the application on wireless handsets owned and controlled by you, and to access and use the application on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this license. You shall use the application strictly in accordance with the terms of this license and shall not: (a) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the application; (b) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation or derivative work from the application; (c) violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with your access or use of the application; (d) remove, alter or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) of Company or its affiliates, partners, suppliers or the licensors of the application; (e) use the application for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (f) make the application available over a network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (g) use the application for creating a product, service or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the application; (h) use the application to send automated queries to any Sites or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail; or (i) use any proprietary information or interfaces of Beacon Client Solutions or other intellectual property of Beacon Client Solutions in the design, development, manufacture, licensing or distribution of any applications, accessories or devices for use with the application.

 

Terms Applicable to Apple and Android Devices

 

The following terms apply when you use a mobile application obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play to access the Beacon Client Solutions Services. You acknowledge that this Agreement is concluded between you and Beacon Client Solutions only, and not with Apple Inc. or Google, Inc. (each an “App Distributor”), and Beacon Client Solutions, not an App Distributor, is solely responsible for the Beacon Client Solutions application and the content thereof. (1) SCOPE OF LICENSE: The license granted to you for the Beacon Client Solutions application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the Beacon Client Solutions application on a device that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating system, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor terms of service. (2) MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT: Beacon Client Solutions is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the Beacon Client Solutions application, as specified in this Agreement, or as required under applicable law. You acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Beacon Client Solutions application. (3) WARRANTY: Beacon Client Solutions is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. In the event of any failure of the Beacon Client Solutions  application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify an App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the Beacon Client Solutions application, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, an App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Beacon Client Solutions application, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be Beacon Client Solutions  sole responsibility. (4) PRODUCT CLAIMS: You acknowledge that Beacon Client Solutions, not an App Distributor, is responsible for addressing any claims of yours or any third party relating to the Beacon Client Solutions application or your possession and/or use of the Beacon Client Solutions application, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Beacon Client Solutions application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. (5) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: You acknowledge that, in the event of any third party claim that the Beacon Client Solutions application or your possession and use of the Beacon Client Solutions application infringes a third party’s intellectual property rights, the App Distributor will not be responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim. (6) LEGAL COMPLIANCE: You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties. (7) THIRD PARTY TERMS OF AGREEMENT: You must comply with applicable third party terms of agreement when using the Beacon Client Solutions application, e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of their wireless data service agreement when using the Beacon Client Solutions application. (8) THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY: Beacon Client Solutions and you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors, and their subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this Agreement against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.  

 

SUBMISSIONS

 

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Sites or the Beacon Client Solutions Services ("Submissions") provided by you to Beacon Client Solutions are non-confidential and Beacon Client Solutions (as well as any designee of Company) shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

 

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

 

You may not access or use the Sites for any other purpose other than that for which Beacon Client Solutions makes it available. The Sites may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by Beacon Client Solutions. Prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to:  

 

A. attempting to bypass any measures of the Sites designed to prevent or restrict access to the Sites, or any portion of the Sites 

B. except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, using or launching, developing or distributing any automated system, including, without limitation, any spider, robot (or "bot"), cheat utility, scraper or offline reader that accesses the Sites, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software 

C. engaging in any automated use of the system, such as using any data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools 

D. deleting the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Sites' content 

E. deciphering, decompiling, disassembling or reverse engineering any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Sites 

F. criminal or tortious activity 

G. attempting to impersonate another user or person or using the username of another user 

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

 

The content on the Sites (“Beacon Client Solutions Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“Marks”) are owned by or licensed to Beacon Client Solutions, and are subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. Beacon Client Solutions Content, includes, without limitation, all source code, databases, functionality, software, Sites' designs, audio, video, text, photographs and graphics. All Beacon Client Solutions graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are registered trademarks, common law trademarks or trade dress of Beacon Client Solutions in the United States and/or other countries. Beacon Client Solutions trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Beacon Client Solutions. 

 

Beacon Client Solutions Content on the Sites is provided to you “AS IS” for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, aggregated, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Provided that you are eligible to use the Sites, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Sites and the Beacon Client Solutions Content and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Beacon Client Solutions Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Beacon Client Solutions reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Sites and Beacon Client Solutions Content and Marks. 

 

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

 

The Sites contains (or you may be sent through the Sites or the Beacon Client Solutions Services) links to other websites ("Third Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties (the "Third Party Content"). Such Third Party Websites and Third Party Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third Party accessed through the Sites or any Third Party Content posted on, available through or installed from the Sites, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices or other policies of or contained in the Third Party Websites or the Third Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to or permitting the use or installation of any Third Party Websites or any Third Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Sites and access the Third Party Websites or to use or install any Third Party Content, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any websites to which you navigate from the Sites or relating to any applications you use or install from the Sites. Any purchases you make through Third Party Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and Beacon Client Solutions takes no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party.

 

SITE MANAGEMENT

 

Beacon Client Solutions reserves the right but does not have the obligation to:

 

A. monitor the Sites for violations of this Agreement;

B. take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Beacon Client Solutions sole discretion, violates this Agreement, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities;

C. in Beacon Client Solutions sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to or availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any user’s contribution or any portion thereof that may violate this Agreement or any Beacon Client Solutions policy;

D. in Company’s sole discretion and without limitation, notice or liability to remove from the Sites or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to Beacon Client Solutions 's systems;

E. otherwise manage the Sites in a manner designed to protect the rights and property of Beacon Client Solutions and others and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Sites.

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Sites or are otherwise a user or member of the Sites, as applicable. You may terminate your use or participation at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions for terminating user accounts in your account settings, if available, or by contacting us using the contact information below. 

 

WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO, IN COMPANY’S SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITES AND THE COMPANY SERVICES, TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION, AND COMPANY MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SITES AND THE COMPANY SERVICES, DELETE YOUR PROFILE AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN COMPANY’S SOLE DISCRETION. 

 

In order to protect the integrity of the Sites and Company Services, Company reserves the right at any time in its sole discretion to block certain IP addresses from accessing the Sites and Company Services.

 

Any provisions of this Agreement that, in order to fulfill the purposes of such provisions, need to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, shall be deemed to survive for as long as necessary to fulfill such purposes.

 

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT CERTAIN STATES ALLOW YOU TO CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF COMPANY’S THIRD BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXCLUDING SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. TO CANCEL, CALL A COMPANY CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS USING THE CONTACT INFORMATION LISTING BELOW IN THIS AGREEMENT OR BY ACCESSING YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS. THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN STATES WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

If Company terminates or suspends your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, Company reserves the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

 

MODIFICATIONS

 

To Agreement

 

Company may modify this Agreement from time to time. Any and all changes to this Agreement will be posted on the Sites and revisions will be indicated by date. You agree to be bound to any changes to this Agreement when you use the Company Services after any such modification becomes effective. Company may also, in its discretion, choose to alert all users with whom it maintains email information of such modifications by means of an email to their most recently provided email address. It is therefore important that you regularly review this Agreement and keep your contact information current in your account settings to ensure you are informed of changes. You agree that you will periodically check the Sites for updates to this Agreement and you will read the messages we send you to inform you of any changes. Modifications to this Agreement shall be effective after posting. 

 

To Services

 

Company reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Company Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Company shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Company Services. 

 

DISPUTES

 

Between Users

 

If there is a dispute between users of the Sites, or between users and any third party, you understand and agree that Company is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you hereby release Company, its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or the Company Services.  

 

With Company

 

A. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and all aspects of the Sites and Company Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to conflict of law provisions. With respect to any disputes or claims not subject to informal dispute resolution or arbitration (as set forth below), you agree not to commence or prosecute any action in connection therewith other than in the state and federal courts located in Monmouth County, State of New Jersey, and you hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to, venue and jurisdiction in such state and federal courts. Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is excluded from this Agreement. Additionally, application of the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) is excluded from this Agreement. In no event shall any claim, action or proceeding by you related in any way to the Sites or Company Services be instituted more than two (2) years after the cause of action arose.

 

B. Informal Resolution. To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy or claim related to this Agreement ("Dispute"), you and Company agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one person to the other.

 

C. Binding Arbitration. If you and Company are unable to resolve a Dispute through informal negotiations, either you or Company may elect to have the Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Any election to arbitrate by one party shall be final and binding on the other. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ABSENT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and, where appropriate, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of which are available at the AAA website www.adr.org. The determination of whether a Dispute is subject to arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and determined by a court rather than an arbitrator. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation shall be governed by the AAA Consumer Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules. If such costs are determined by the arbitrator to be excessive, Company will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so. Except where otherwise required by the applicable AAA rules or applicable law, the arbitration will take place in Monmouth County, State of New Jersey. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, you and Company may litigate in court to compel arbitration, stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.

 

D. Restrictions. You and Company agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between Company and you individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (1) no arbitration shall be joined with any other; (2) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (3) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.

 

E. Exceptions to Informal Negotiations and Arbitration. You and Company agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations and binding arbitration: (1) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of any of your or Company’s intellectual property rights; (2) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy or unauthorized use; and (3) any claim for injunctive relief. If this Section is found to be illegal or unenforceable then neither you nor Company will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this Section found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and you and Company agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.  

 

CORRECTIONS

 

Occasionally there may be information on the Sites that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to service descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. Company reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update the information at any time, without prior notice. 

 

DISCLAIMERS

 

Company cannot control the nature of all of the content available on the Sites. By operating the Sites, Company does not represent or imply that Company endorses any blogs, contributions or other content available on or linked to by the Sites, including without limitation content hosted on third party websites or provided by third party applications, or that Company believes contributions, blogs or other content to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. We do not control and are not responsible for unlawful or otherwise objectionable content you may encounter on the Sites or in connection with any contributions. The Company is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Sites or Company Services.

 

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITES AND COMPANY SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITES AND THE COMPANY SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITES CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO OUR SITES AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (A) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (B) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SITES, (C) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (D) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SITES OR COMPANY SERVICES, (E) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SITES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (F) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SITES. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITES OR ANY HYPERLINKED SITES OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND COMPANY WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.  

 

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

 

IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY OR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR COMPANY SERVICES, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, COMPANY’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO COMPANY FOR THE COMPANY SERVICES DURING THE PERIOD OF 3 DAYS FROM INITIAL AGREEMENT SIGNATURE, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENT. PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING.

 

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

 

IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

 

INDEMNITY

 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from and against, any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of your contributed content, use of the Company Services, and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify Company, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with Company’s defense of such claims. Company will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

 

NOTICES

 

Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices given to Company shall be given by email to the address listed in the contact information below. Any notices given to you shall be given to the email address you provided during the registration process, or such other address as each party may specify. Notice shall be deemed to be given twenty-four (24) hours after the email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. We may also choose to send notices by regular mail.

 

USER DATA

 

Our Sites will maintain certain data that you transfer to the Sites for the purpose of the performance of the Company Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Company Services. Although we perform regular routine backups of data, you are primarily responsible for all data that you have transferred or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Company Services. You agree that Company shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against Company arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.

 

ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING

 

Your use of the Company Services includes the ability to enter into agreements and/or to make transactions electronically. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT AND INTENT TO BE BOUND BY AND TO PAY FOR SUCH AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS. YOUR AGREEMENT AND INTENT TO BE BOUND BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS APPLIES TO ALL RECORDS RELATING TO ALL TRANSACTIONS YOU ENTER INTO RELATING TO THE COMPANY SERVICES, INCLUDING NOTICES OF CANCELLATION, POLICIES, CONTRACTS, AND APPLICATIONS. In order to access and retain your electronic records, you may be required to have certain hardware and software, which are your sole responsibility.   

 

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

 

Users are allowed on Beacon Client Solutions to transmit and receive valid electronic signatures in the United States under the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act) of 2000 and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) of 1999 as adopted by individual states. Users’ signatures and identities are not authenticated on Beacon Client Solutions.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Company regarding the use of the Company Services. The failure of Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. This Agreement and your account may not be assigned by you without our express written consent. Company may assign any or all of its rights and obligations to others at any time. Company shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay or failure to act caused by any cause beyond Company's reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and Company as a result of this Agreement or use of the Sites and Company Services. Upon Company’s request, you will furnish Company any documentation, substantiation or releases necessary to verify your compliance with this Agreement. You agree that this Agreement will not be construed against Company by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of this Agreement and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute this Agreement.

 

FEE STRUCTURE

Program Fee: Beacon Client Solutions charges a program service fee as listed on the Payment Schedule.  This fee is based on the costs for negotiation, administrative work, bank fees, attorney costs, and any other 3rd party costs (UCC, etc.).  In some cases, Beacon Client Solutions may amend their fee in consultation with the client’s Attorney(s), the Client, or unilaterally by those authorized as needed.  Such changed will be sent to the client in writing and for signature by the Client.

  1. Program service costs cover our fees as consultants, legal costs, as well as administrative costs associated with the work for the Client.

  2. Administrative Fees: All fees will be listed as Administrative Fees and will be listed in the Program Payment Schedule.  Fees covers account, transaction, and administrative fees incurred by Beacon Client Solutions as it relates to the accounts and processing of the program.  The monthly or weekly fee will be listed in the payment schedule. The account maintenance fee is not part of the settlement fee and is not used toward any payments towards creditors. 

  3. Settlement Account Fees/Bank Fees: All fees which are included in the Settlement Account are separately charged by the FDIC insured financial institution and not paid within this agreement or to the creditors. 

 

Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the total of the payments into your dedicated Settlement Account represents a conservative percentage of your enrolled debt (unless noted otherwise) as enumerated in the Schedule of Enrolled Debts. The settlement fees payable to Beacon Client Solutions are collected and paid over the first two thirds of your Program Duration (unless noted otherwise), with the remainder of all payments, minus nominal banking and administrative fees, accumulating in your dedicated Settlement Account for the purpose of paying settled debts. You understand and agree that the fees due to Beacon Client Solutions are due and payable on each debt enrolled in the Schedule of Enrolled Debt even if a creditor offers to settle any such debt directly with you.

 

  • Intrusion/Interference: Beacon Client Solutions has a directive to assist the Client to achieve their program goals as agreed to.  The Client agrees not to interfere with Beacon Client Solutions work in resolving the debt of the Client.  Such actions interfere with the services Beacon Client Solutions is tasked with performing.  If the Client chooses to directly negotiate with the creditor, they must either receive permission in writing from Beacon Client Solutions or cancel their program.  If the Client directly negotiates with, enters into a settlement agreement with, makes payment to without notification, or withdraws a creditor from this Program without the permission of BCS, Beacon Client Solutions LLC shall be entitled to a fee of fifteen percent (15%) of the balance then owing to that creditor, and the creditor shall be immediately removed from the program.  

  • You also understand that the set aside towards settlement is an estimate and that you may ultimately need to set aside more or less funds depending on the willingness of your creditors to settle the subject debts.  In some cases where additional litigation is required and exceeds allowed program costs, those costs can be utilized from the settlement account, or the Client may choose to pay those fees unilaterally.

  • Direct Debit Authorization: You expressly authorize debits to be made from your Settlement Account for the purpose of paying Beacon Client Solutions fees as calculated and set forth in this Agreement.  As Per the terms of this Agreement, Client authorizes fee payments to Beacon Client Solutions (if required) from Client’s Settlement Account in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Agreement. Client understands that such debits will be for the payment of Beacon Client Solutions fees in connection with the resolution of the Client’s debts. This authority will remain in effect until all debts are settled or the final payment of any earned but unpaid settlement fees owing to Beacon Client Solutions.​

  • Payment Changes: Client acknowledges that under no circumstance can it reschedule, skip, change, or cancel a scheduled payment if Client has a settlement or restructure in place that is dependent on the scheduled payments into its account.  Any change in payment schedule, skipped payments, or otherwise must be requested in writing by the Client and approved in advance by Beacon Client Solutions.

  • Non-Refundable Fees: If Client chooses to cancel their participation in the Program, all Program Fees remitted by Client prior to and including their date of cancellation are deemed earned and non-refundable, and all banking or administrative fees, are likewise deemed non-refundable.​

  • NSF and Returned Funds Fees: In the case where Beacon Client Solutions pulls funds from the client and funds are either returned check, NSF, or incorrect dispute, a $50 fee will be included to the subsequent payment without notification.  After two occurrences of a returned check, NSF, or dispute, the client may have their program cancelled.​

  • Stopped Payments: Clients who put a stop payment on their charges will automatically be cancelled from any program they are enrolled in.  Furthermore, if a Client stops payment after they are charged as per their agreement, the client will forgo their funds in escrow that Beacon is holding for deposit into their Settlement account or be charged 15% of the total enrolled debt, whatever is greater.​

  • Fees Owed to Beacon Client Solutions If fees are due and owed to Beacon Client Solutions and Client has not arranged acceptable repayment terms directly with Beacon Client Solutions, then Beacon Client Solutions may offset and collect any such owed fees from Client’s Settlement Account, in addition to all other remedies set forth in this Agreement and/or in any other agreements or writings between Beacon Client Solutions and Client, and as allowed by law.

 

CLIENT DISCLOSURES

 

  • Client agrees to be truthful with Beacon Client Solutions, cooperate, keep Beacon informed of developments, abide by this Contract, and keep us advised of your current address, telephone number and whereabouts. Further, it is the Client’s responsibility to provide Beacon with requested information, including (1) a full list of all your creditors, including their names, addresses, account numbers, and account balances; (2)  copies of all the Client’s tax returns filed within the last two years (if requested); (3) evidence of Client hardship; and (4) any other information requested to assist in our services hereunder.

 

  • Client understands, represents, and warrants that if Client previously agreed to pay any interest, finance charges, late fees, collection, or other costs associated with late or nonpayment on an Enrolled Debt, then those amounts may increase until the underlying Enrolled Debt is restructured and/or settled. If any creditor validates an amount owed that is greater than the amount Client submitted during enrollment, the validated amount will be deemed the Enrolled Debt amount for all purposes, and the enrollment fees described below may increase  accordingly.

 

  1. Client acknowledges that this is a structured program that requires Client to accumulate money over an agreed upon time period that can then be utilized by Company to effectuate potential modifications of Client’s Enrolled Debt. Because this program requires accumulated savings to effectuate such a modification, Client acknowledges and agrees that this program is not a quick-fix solution for resolving Client’s debt burden.

 

  • Client agrees to follow the program for making deposits into the settlement account, as these funds are what are used to negotiate in good faith with the creditors.

 

DISCLAIMERS

 

  • Beacon Client Solutions does not have the ability to prevent creditors from calling debtors, nor can the Company provide legal services and/or represent Clients in legal proceedings.

  • Client may be subject to legal proceedings as set forth in paragraph 2.F. by their creditors for nonpayment and Clients must take this into consideration when determining whether they choose to enroll in Beacon Client Solution’s debt settlement program.

  • Services provided by the Company aim to negotiate down the Client’s outstanding debts with Creditors, the Company cannot prevent a creditor from taking legal action against Client, and the Company cannot offer any guarantees whatsoever that legal or tactical actions may not be initiated by the Client’s creditors (example Universal Commercial Code Holds).

  • Client acknowledges its understanding that creditors are under no legal obligation to accept settlement offers from a debt settlement company.

  • If a creditor commences legal action against Client, Client agrees to immediately notify Beacon Client Solutions of said action and hold harmless and fully indemnify Beacon Client Solutions and its officers, directors, principals, employees, agents, brokers, attorneys, successors, and assignees, at law, equity or any other cause of action, known or unknown from any and all such creditor actions.

  • The debt settlement and negotiation process should only be used in the event of legitimate financial hardship. If Client has sufficient income to reduce Client’s debt obligations on its own by reducing the outstanding balances with payments more than the minimums, Client is encouraged to do so.

  • If Client has questions about bankruptcy, it should consult a bankruptcy attorney. It is the responsibility of Client to provide the Company with any and all requisite financial information. Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Beacon Client Solutions and its officers, directors, principals, employees, agents, brokers, attorneys, successors, and assignees, at law, equity, or any other cause of action, known or unknown from any and all liability incurred by the Company based on any false or misleading information provided by Client.

  • Client acknowledges and fully understands that Company will not be making Client’s scheduled weekly or monthly payments to its creditors as detailed in Client’s settlement agreement unless noted in writing by Beacon. Client acknowledges that all telephone calls between the Client and the Company may be recorded for quality and training purposes.

  • This section shall survive cancellation and termination.

 

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM PROVISIONS

 

  • Governing Law: Unless otherwise set forth herein or required by the law of your state, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

 

  • Severability and Waiver: If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected and the remaining terms will continue in effect and be binding on the parties, provided that such holding of invalidity or unenforceability does not materially affect the essence of this Agreement. The failure by either party herein at any time to enforce any provision of or any right under this Agreement will not be construed to be a waiver of such provision(s) or right(s), nor shall the failure by either party herein to exercise any right(s) or option(s) under this Agreement preclude or prejudice the exercising of such right(s) or any other right(s) under this Agreement or in any way affect the validity of this Agreement.

 

  • Notice: Any notice or demand which is required or provided to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given and received for all purposes when delivered by hand, email or nationally recognized overnight courier, or five days after being sent by certified or registered mail, postage and charges prepaid, return receipt requested, to the person and at the address given in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

  • Assignment: Client may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement, and any attempt to assign or transfer such rights or obligations will be null and void. Beacon Client Solutions may assign this Agreement without Client’s consent.

 

  • Modification and Amendment of Program Terms: This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement of our mutual understandings and supersedes all previous written and oral agreements and communications relating to the terms of our relationship.  Program terms will be communicated to the Client, and changes in payments, terms, authorization, or enrolled debt will be agreed to mutually with signature. No verbal promises including any of performance have been made or agreed to by the parties other than stated herein.

 

  • Indemnification and Hold Harmless: Client hereby irrevocably agrees to defend and hold harmless Beacon Client Solutions and any supporting servicers and consultants from and against any claims and liability of any nature whatsoever arising out of or in connection with Client’s failure to timely provide requested information to Beacon Client Solutions, Client’s lack of authority or ability to complete terms of this Agreement, and all other claims arising out of this Agreement or relating to Client’s debts and other financial obligations. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. Beacon Client Solutions makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the fitness of any recommendation it may make to Client arising out of this Agreement. Except for cause, Client unconditionally waives any right of action against Beacon Client Solutions, its officers, directors, principals, employees, agents, brokers, attorneys, successors and assignees, at law, equity or any other cause of action, known or unknown for any reason, directly, indirectly or proximately believed to arise out of this Agreement, for any damages of any nature whatsoever that Client may incur by reason of Client following any recommendation of Beacon Client Solutions or Client’s failure to follow any recommendation of Beacon Client Solutions, whether any singular, concurrent or series of recommendations are acted upon or not acted upon in whole or in part by Client. This section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

  • Limitations on Damages. Liability under this Agreement or under any theory of liability regarding any claim by the Client is limited to the amount of fees paid by Client and received by Beacon Client Solutions. The Parties agree to be contractually bound to such limitation on any damages and agree not to demand or attempt to recover any amount in excess of such. It is the express intent of the parties to be bound by these limitations and this section shall survive any termination.

 

  • Credit Information Authorization. Client hereby authorizes Beacon Client Solutions to verify past and present bank accounts and any other asset balances that are needed to conduct general business consulting services including debt settlement for the Client.  The services provided by Beacon Client Solutions does not provide any form of credit repair, consumer or personal or business credit score enhancement, or legal or tax advice.  Such information procured by Beacon Client Solutions will not be shared to parties for those purposes previously described in any manner, or sold to third parties for those purposes.

 

  • Electronic and Voice Communication Consent. Client consents to do business electronically with Beacon Client Solutions. Client understands that electronic transactions, not limited to emails, are not always secure and that both Client and Beacon Client Solutions will take all reasonable steps to maintain the Privacy of the information shared between the parties. The Client consents to receive information and documents relating to this Agreement and Beacon Client Solutions services via electronic mail, text message, facsimile, voicemail, and any other common electronic means. Client understands that all costs associated with the receipt, review and use of such electronic communications shall be those of Client, such as maintaining access to the Internet or paying for text messages. Client and the undersigned person who signs this Agreement consent to receive updates and documents relating to this Agreement and the services and programs offered by Beacon Client Solutions via prerecorded voice messages, text/SMS messages, and/or using an automated dialing system. Client and the undersigned may contact Beacon Client Solutions at any time to opt-out of receiving updates, new programs or offers through prerecorded or autodialed messages. Consent to this section does not bind Client to any future purchases of new services or offers.

 

  • Privacy: It is the policy of Beacon Client Solutions to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all Client documents, data and information unless such are needed to be shared or disclosed with third parties to effectuate or provide the services called for in this Agreement, or to respond to lawful process. Beacon Client Solutions maintains electronic and physical safeguards over all client information. Beacon Client Solutions may, in its sole discretion, use the information provided to identify and offer additional services or products to the Client through itself or third parties, including affiliated companies.

 

  • Security Interest. To secure payment of any default in the Client’s performance of its obligations to the Beacon Client Solutions  under this Agreement, including, without limitation all fees and costs required to be paid to Company hereunder, the Client  hereby grants a security interest in: (a) all accounts and receivables (receivables defined as money due from account debtors, including, without limitation, money due for goods or services delivered but not yet paid for by customers) and royalties as those terms are further defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as set forth in the State where the Client is organized (the “UCC”), now or hereafter owned or acquired by the Client, any affiliate of Merchant or any assignee of the Client; and (b) all proceeds, as that term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC (a and b collectively, the “Collateral”).

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This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Beacon Client Solutions.

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION BY BINDING ARBITRATION

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Arbitration and Choice of Law: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to any Conflict of Law provisions thereunder. In the event of any controversy, claim, or dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the parties agree to resolve all issues solely through the use of binding Arbitration, governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) or other mutually agreeable neutral party. Any such Arbitration shall take place in Monmouth County, New Jersey and shall be conducted by a mutually agreed upon Arbitrator. The Arbitrator shall be neutral, independent, and shall comply with the AAA code of ethics. The arbitrator or arbitration panel shall have the exclusive and sole authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, conscionability, or formation of this Agreement and of this arbitration requirement. The award rendered by the Arbitrator shall be final, binding on all parties, and not challengeable or subject to vacation or modification. Judgment on the award made by the Arbitrator may be entered into any court having jurisdiction over the parties. If either party fails to

comply with the Arbitrator’s award, the injured party may petition a Court having jurisdiction over the parties, sitting in law, in equity, or both, for enforcement. The parties further agree that either party may bring claims against the other only in it’s the claiming party’s individual capacity and not as a Plaintiff or Class Member in any purported class action or representative proceeding. Further, the parties agree that the Arbitrator may not consolidate proceedings of more than one party’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. The parties shall share the cost of Arbitration, equally, but each party’s Arbitration costs shall not include the other party’s attorney’s fees. If a party fails to proceed with Arbitration, unsuccessfully challenges the Arbitrator’s award, or fails to comply with the Arbitrator’s award, the other party shall be entitled to costs of suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees for having to compel Arbitration or defend and/or enforce the award. This section and the arbitration requirement shall survive termination.

 

PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.

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We train our employees to protect all Client information. Beacon Client Solutions maintains physical, electronic and procedural controls that comply with government requirements. We authorize our employees, agents, and contractors to get information about you only when they need it to do their work with us. You can help to maintain the security of your online transactions by not sharing your personal information or password with anyone. Remember, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. This Policy applies to current and former Merchants. If you have any questions, please contact Slate Capital Management at the toll-free number provided above.

 

JURISDICTION.

 

Client understands that Beacon Client Solutions may not have an office or employees in every state or in each Client ‘s state of residence. Each Client acknowledges, understands and agrees that the Client is hiring a corporation headquartered in the State of New Jersey and operating in multiple jurisdictions. Each Client acknowledges, understands, and agrees that Beacon Client Solutions and its representatives are not lawyers and are not licensed to practice law in any state or other jurisdiction. Client is contacting, soliciting, and hiring the Beacon Client Solutions to provide services and negotiate from any of its offices regardless of location. Any action to enforce, interpret or prevent the breach of this Contract or otherwise relating to this Contract or the services provided hereunder shall be brought within the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey, and this Contract shall be governed by the laws of said venue and jurisdiction.

 

CLASS ACTION WAIVER.

 

The Parties agree that either Party may bring claims against the other only in his/her or its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Further, the Parties agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate proceedings of more than one person's claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.

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MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

 

Because disputes arising in connection with complex transactions are most quickly and economically resolved by an experienced and expert person and the parties hereto wish applicable state and federal laws to apply, the parties hereto desire that their disputes be resolved by a judge applying such applicable laws.  Therefore, to achieve the best combination of the benefits of the judicial system, each party to this agreement hereby waives all rights to trial by jury in any action, suit, or proceeding brought to resolve any dispute between or among the parties.

 

INDEMNIFICATION.

 

Client shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Beacon Client Solutions against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually incurred by such Party in connection or arising out of all claims arising out of this Agreement and the services provided by Beacon Client Solutions except for Beacon Client Solutions’ intentional wrongful acts or gross negligence.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

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Beacon Client Solutions is not liable for any Enrolled Debt Client owes. Beacon Client Solutions operates on a commercially reasonable efforts basis. Merchant agrees to limit Beacon Client Solutions’ liability in connection with this Agreement for any and all claims, losses, costs, and damages of any nature, including third party claims and attorneys' fees and costs, so that the total aggregate liability of Beacon Client Solutions to Client and, if any, shall not exceed the amount of the fees paid by Client and to Beacon Client Solutions pursuant to this Agreement. Should  Beacon Client Solutions make such reimbursement to Client, no other or further liability shall exist from Beacon Client Solutions to Client. It is intended that this limitation apply to any and all liability or cause of action that can be asserted by Client on behalf of Client against Beacon Client Solutions, however alleged or however arising, unless such limitation is prohibited by law. In no event shall Beacon Client Solutions be held liable for consequential damages, incidental damages, punitive damages, attorney fees or other related costs.

 

USE OF OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS.

 

Beacon Client Solution’s work for the Client may, at times, include working with outside attorneys or law firms (“ATTORNEYS”) when such work is necessary or warranted due to the Client’s circumstances. These circumstances may include but are not limited to, situations where the Client is receiving unwanted or illegal phone calls from creditors or debt collectors. Client has the right to reject such representation by Attorney’s and is always free to work with other attorneys of Client’s own choosing at Client’s own expense. If Client accepts, allows or proceeds with representation by Attorneys, then Client acknowledges that Beacon Client Solutions and Attorneys will work together to obtain the best result available for Client. When the work of either Beacon Client Solutions or Attorneys results in the resolution of a Client debt or other matter, then immediately the associated fees due to Beacon Client Solutions under this Agreement shall become due and payable by Client to Beacon Client Solutions.

 

 

DOCUMENT STORAGE POLICY

 

At any and all times covered by this Contract, each Client agrees that all contracts and documents may be retained and stored by the Beacon Client Solutions in an electronic format and that originals may be destroyed in Beacon Client Solutions' sole discretion. At all times and in all cases, copies and facsimiles of any and all contracts and documents shall be effective as originals between each Client and the Beacon Client Solutions. At the conclusion or termination of services by the Beacon Client Solutions, Client may request in writing that a copy of Client’s file be delivered to the Client. The Beacon Client Solutions will thereafter release Client’s file to the Client within a reasonable time. After five (5) years or upon delivery of a copy to the Merchant, whichever occurs sooner, the Beacon Client Solutions may destroy the Client’s file without further notice.

 

NO PROMISES OR WARRANTIES.

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No promise, representation, or warranty has been made by or for the Beacon Client Solutions in respect of this Contract, including any possible outcome of matters covered, except as set forth in this Contract. The Client acknowledges having had the opportunity to seek the advice of independent legal counsel with respect to this Contract and the Client has availed himself or herself of that opportunity to the extent Client deemed appropriate. Any statements regarding potential outcome are statements of opinion only and do not constitute a guarantee.

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

 

If a dispute arises between the Beacon Client Solutions and the Client regarding an issue arising out of this Contract, then the dispute may be submitted to mediation before the dispute is taken to court. If either the Beacon Client Solutions or Client commences a court action without first attempting to resolve the issue through mediation or refuses to mediate after a request has been made, then the party shall not be entitled to recover any attorney fees or costs, even if they would otherwise be available under this Contract.

 

MODIFICATION IN WRITING ONLY.

 

No change or modification of this Contract shall be effective until confirmed in a writing signed by the Beacon Client Solutions and the Merchant that expressly refers to this Contract. This document embodies the entire agreement of the parties concerning the subject matter of this Contract. There are no promises, terms, conditions, or obligations other than those contained in this Contract and this Contract shall supersede all previous communications, representations, or other agreements, either verbal or written, between the Beacon Client Solutions and the Client.

 

CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. You authorize the Beacon Client Solutions to communicate with you and to send and receive confidential communications to you and from you via facsimile, e-mail, and cellular telephone, even though these methods of communication may be less reliable and less secure than other means.

 

Beacon Client Solutions 

109 Beacon Lane 

Eatontown, NJ 07724 

Email: info@beacondebt.com 

Phone: (888) 743-7856

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