1. Introduction
Welcome to http://www.travismathew.com (the “Website”). The Website is owned and operated by
travisMathew, LLC, and its parent company, Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., and its subsidiaries
and affiliates (collectively referred to herein as “TravisMathew,” “we,” “us” and “our”).
By using the Website, you agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions contained in this
Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) and any and all rules, guidelines and directions found
throughout the Website. Please read this Agreement carefully. This Agreement applies to all
users of the Website, including users who are viewers of material on the Website and users who
register for the Website as set forth below in Section 6.
By using the Website, you also represent that you are at least 13 years old. TravisMathew does
not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from users under the age of 13. Such
users are expressly prohibited from submitting their personally identifiable information to us
and any information submitted by such users will not knowingly be used, posted, or retained by
us. YOU MAY NOT USE OR REGISTER FOR THE WEBSITE IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 13.
In addition, when you use any current or future version of the Website, you also will be subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Please print a copy of this Agreement for your
records and read it carefully to ensure that you understand each provision.
SECTION 16 (BINDING ARBITRATION) CONTAINS A MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS
ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION THAT REQUIRE, WITH ONLY SPECIFIED EXCEPTIONS IN SECTION 16,
THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY TO RESOLVE
DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS, COLLECTIVE, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS.
We may, from time to time, modify the terms of this Agreement. When we make changes, we will post
those in a new Terms of Use Agreement. Your use of the Website following any such modification
constitutes your agreement to the terms of the modified Agreement. You should visit this page
periodically to learn of any changes to this Agreement.
2. PRIVACY
Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to the Website, to understand
our privacy practices. The terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy are incorporated herein
and made a part of this Agreement.
3. CONSIDERATION
You acknowledge that this Agreement is supported by reasonable and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged. Without limiting the foregoing, you
acknowledge that such consideration includes, without limitation, your use of the Website and
receipt of data, materials and information available at or through the Website.
4. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS
Trademarks. TravisMathew and other trademarks, service marks, trade names, and trade dress
indicated on our Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of TravisMathew and its
affiliates. All rights in such names are hereby reserved. The use or misuse of these trademarks
or any materials, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited, and nothing stated or
implied on the Website confers on you any license or right under any patent or trademark owned
or controlled by TravisMathew or any third party.
Copyright. All information, text, images, photographs, graphics, videos, music, user interface
and other content and materials contained on the Website are the copyrighted property of
TravisMathew or its third-party licensors to the full extent provided under the United States
Copyright Act and all international copyright laws. Under applicable copyright laws, you are
prohibited from copying, reproducing, modifying, distributing, displaying, performing, or
transmitting any of the contents of the Website for any purposes. Nothing stated or implied on
the Website confers on you any license or right under any copyright of TravisMathew or any third
party.
The Website and the information contained in reference herein are for your personal,
non-commercial use only. Except as otherwise specifically permitted herein, you shall not
broadcast, duplicate, copy, reproduce, edit, manipulate, modify, publish, rent, sell, publicly
display, perform, distribute, transmit, or circulate to anyone the contents of the Website, or
use the contents of the Website in litigation, or for any commercial or promotional purposes,
without the express written consent of TravisMathew or its lawful successors and assigns.
For usage permission, please contact us via e-mail at info@travismathew.com
5. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
We respect and honor the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been
copied and is accessible on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
provide our copyright agent with the following information:
- (1) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
- (2) Identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Website that is requested to
be removed;
- (3) Your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available, so
that we may contact you if necessary;
- (4) A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is
not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- (5) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of
perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
copyright right that is allegedly infringed;
- (6) An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the
owner’s behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.
Our copyright agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Website is:
Topgolf Callaway Brands
Attn: Legal Department
2180 Rutherford Road
Carlsbad, CA 92008-7328
6. REGISTRATION
You do not have to register to view the Website or purchase products as a guest. You can visit
the Website, read articles and other materials, browse merchandise, post comments and product
reviews, and check on offerings without registering for a user account. You can also contact us
about a particular video, picture, audio file or other posting without having an account.
However, you must register for an account in order to access the full features of the Website,
including but not limited to the ability to join the TravisMathew Rewards Program. To register,
you must create a user account, which requires you to provide your e-mail address and select a
password. When creating a user account, you must provide accurate, complete and updated
registration information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your
account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify TravisMathew
immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. TravisMathew will not
be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account. TravisMathew reserves
the right to refuse registration or terminate a user account at any time in its sole discretion.
You may also terminate or discontinue your own account at any time.
7. COMMENTS AND UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS
We welcome your comments and feedback about the Website and our products. In addition, in some
places the Website enables users to post comments and product reviews which may be viewed by
other users. Any comments, reviews, testimonials, feedback, notes, messages, ideas, suggestions
or other communications (collectively, “Comments”) posted to the Website or sent to us, whether
through the Website, e-mail, facsimile, U.S. mail or by other means, shall be and remain the
exclusive property of TravisMathew. Your submission of any such Comments shall constitute an
irrevocable assignment to TravisMathew of any and all worldwide rights, titles and interests in
all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Comments. As such, TravisMathew
(and its licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users) will be
entitled to use, reproduce, disclose, publish and distribute any material you submit for any
purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way. For this
reason, we ask that you not send us any Comments which you do not intend to assign to us,
including any confidential materials such as product ideas, concepts, data, technical
information, suggestions, photographs, artwork, stories, videos, audiovisual works, sound
recordings, program formats, characterizations and/or other similar materials (“Unsolicited
Submissions”).
If, despite our request, you intentionally or unintentionally send us Unsolicited Submissions,
we (and our licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users) shall
be entitled to unrestricted use of such Unsolicited Submissions for any purpose whatsoever,
commercial or otherwise, without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to
any other person or entity. If there exists any doubt or ambiguity about whether any material
constitutes an Unsolicited Submission, such material shall be conclusively deemed to be an
Unsolicited Submission. No Unsolicited Submission shall be subject to any obligation of
confidentiality on our part, and we shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any
Unsolicited Submission. Without limiting the foregoing, you hereby grant TravisMathew (and its
licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users), without the
requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to any other person or entity, a
perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable
worldwide license to use, re-use, reproduce, transmit, print, publish, display, exhibit,
distribute, re-distribute, copy, host, store, cache, archive, index, categorize, comment on,
broadcast, stream, edit, alter, modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works based upon and
publicly perform such Unsolicited Submissions, in whole or in part, in all media formats and
channels now known or hereafter devised for any and all purposes including, without limitation,
news, advertising, promotional, marketing, publicity, trade or commercial purposes, all without
further notice to you and with or without attribution (the “Submissions License”). You agree to
the foregoing grant of rights, consents, agreements and assignments whether or not your
Unsolicited Submissions are used by us.
You hereby appoint us as your agent with full power to enter into and execute any document
and/or do any act we may consider appropriate to confirm the grant of rights, consents,
agreements, assignments and waivers set forth in this Agreement.
You agree that any Unsolicited Submissions you make are not being made in confidence or trust
and that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created between you and us in
any way. To the extent any “moral rights,” “ancillary rights,” or similar rights in or to the
Unsolicited Submissions exist and are not exclusively owned by us, you agree not to enforce any
such rights as to us or our licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other
authorized users, and you shall procure the same agreement not to enforce from any others who
may possess such rights.
The terms of the Submissions License shall govern our right to use all Unsolicited Submissions.
Without limiting the scope of the Submissions License or any future grant of rights, consents,
agreements, assignments and waivers you may make with respect to Unsolicited Submissions, you
hereby ratify any prior grant of rights, consents, agreements, assignments and waivers made by
you with respect to Unsolicited Submissions submitted by you to us.
8. LICENSE AND WEBSITE ACCESS
TravisMathew grants you a limited, revocable and nonexclusive license to access and make
personal
use of the Website but not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of
it, except with express written consent of TravisMathew. This license does not include any
resale or commercial use of the Website or its contents; any collection and use of any product
listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of the Website or its contents; any
downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of
data mining, robots, spiders or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
Neither the Website nor any portion of the Website may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold,
resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written
consent of TravisMathew. You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademark,
logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of
TravisMathew and its affiliates, licensors or licensees without express written consent of
TravisMathew. You may not use meta tags or any other hidden text using TravisMathew’s name or
trademarks without the express written consent of TravisMathew. Any unauthorized use will
immediately terminate the permission or license granted by TravisMathew.
You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home
page of TravisMathew so long as the link does not portray TravisMathew or its products or
services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner as determined by
TravisMathew in its sole discretion. You may not use any TravisMathew logo or other proprietary
graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission of TravisMathew. You
may not make any other part of the Website, other than the home page of the Website, available
as part of another service by “deep linking,” or otherwise, without prior written permission
from TravisMathew.
9. THIRD-PARTY AND CO-BRANDED WEBSITES
The Website may contain hyperlinks (“links”) to websites operated by persons or entities other
than TravisMathew (“third-party Websites”) or to co-branded websites operated by a third party,
including TravisMathew’s affiliates and licensees (“co-branded Websites”). We provide such links
for your reference and convenience only. A link from the Website to a third-party or co-branded
Website does not mean or imply that TravisMathew endorses the content on that third-party or
co-branded Website or the operator or operations of that third-party or co-branded Website.
TravisMathew explicitly disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or
availability of information, content and materials found on any third-party or co-branded
Website. TravisMathew does not endorse any of the merchandise, nor can we ensure that you will
be satisfied with any products or services that you purchase from a third-party or co-branded
Website. TravisMathew does not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any
information, content or materials (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal
information) you might be requested to give to any third-party. You hereby irrevocably waive any
claim against TravisMathew with respect to information, content and materials contained on any
third-party or co-branded Website, and any information, content and materials you provide to
such third-party or co-branded Website (including, without limitation, credit card and other
personal information). You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you use
any content at any third-party or co-branded Website to which you might link from our Website.
We therefore strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or
appropriate before proceeding with any Online or offline transaction with any of these third
parties.
TRAVISMATHEW IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ANY
DEALINGS WITH ANY THIRD-PARTY OR CO-BRANDED WEBSITE, ANY MERCHANT OR OPERATOR OF A THIRD-PARTY
OR CO-BRANDED WEBSITE, OR ANY OTHER PERSON WITH WHOM YOU ENGAGE IN ANY TRANSACTION.
10. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
You agree to comply with all applicable laws in connection with your use of the Website, and
such further limitations as may be set forth in any written or on-screen notice from
TravisMathew. As a condition of your use of the Website, you warrant that you will not use the
Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement. All information that
you provide in connection with any interaction with the Website or any co-branded Website must
be accurate, complete, and current.
By using the Website, you agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the
Website, including, by way of illustration but not limitation, actions such as accessing data
not intended for you or logging into a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach
security or authentication measures without proper authorization; attempting to interfere with
service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by way of submitting a
virus to or overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mailbombing,” or “crashing” the Website;
sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; and
forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or posting.
11. TERMINATION OR RESTRICTION
TravisMathew may terminate or restrict your access to all or any part of the Website at any
time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. You may also
terminate your use of the Website at any time, provided that all of the provisions of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers and
indemnity limitations, shall survive any such termination.
12. RISK OF LOSS
All products purchased from the Website are transported and delivered to you by an independent
carrier not affiliated with, or controlled by, TravisMathew. Title to products purchased on the
Website, as well as the risk of loss for such products, passes to you when TravisMathew delivers
these items to the carrier.
13. PRODUCT INFORMATION
TravisMathew attempts to be accurate in describing its products and services on the Website. We
do not warrant that product and service descriptions or other content of this or any other
Website are complete, reliable, current, or error-free.
We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors of our products that
appear on the Website. However, as the actual colors you see depend on your computer monitor and
other factors beyond our control, we cannot guarantee that your computer’s display of any color
on the Website will be accurate.
Many TravisMathew products displayed on the Website are available in our retail store(s) in the
United States while supplies last. In some cases, merchandise displayed for sale at the Website
may not be available in retail store(s). Unless otherwise stated, the prices displayed at the
Website are quoted in U.S. Dollars.
14. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED BY TRAVISMATHEW ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRAVISMATHEW MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, THIRD-PARTY
CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR LINKED SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE
FROM ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, OR DELAY IN OPERATION, OR FROM TECHNICAL
INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME
OR LOCATION; THAT DEFECTS OR ERRORS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENT ON THE
WEBSITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, AND WE DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE CHANGES. YOU
EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRAVISMATHEW DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT WILL TRAVISMATHEW, OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE
WEBSITE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR NATURE ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE, MISUSE, OR
INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITES OR SERVICES; IN THE EVENT A THIRD PARTY
INTERCEPTS OR DECRYPTS ANY TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO TRAVISMATHEW THROUGH
THE WEBSITE; OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, WHETHER
IN AN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF WE
HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. CERTAIN STATES OR JURISDICTIONS
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, EXCLUSIONS, OR
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
15. GOVERNING LAW
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 16, this Agreement, your rights and obligations,
TravisMathew’s rights and obligations, and all actions contemplated by this Agreement, will be
governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of California, without regard
to principles of conflicts of law and as if this Agreement were a contract wholly entered into
and wholly performed within the State of California. Any disputes arising out of this Agreement
or your use of the Website will be heard only in the state or federal courts located in Orange
County, California, USA, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such
courts. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences with respect to the substantive law, the Federal
Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16) (“FAA”) governs the interpretation and enforcement of the
Arbitration Agreement in Section 16 and preempts all state laws to the fullest extent permitted
by law. If the FAA is determined to not apply to any issue that arises from or relates to the
Arbitration Agreement, then that issue shall be resolved under and governed by the law of your
state of residence.
16. BINDING ARBITRATION
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NOTICE: PLEASE READ THIS SECTION OF THESE RULES CAREFULLY. IT LIMITS CERTAIN RIGHTS,
INCLUDING YOUR RIGHTS TO TRY CLAIMS IN COURT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY AND THE RIGHT TO BRING
OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM OR ACTION.
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MANDATORY INFORMATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION: If you or TravisMathew have a Claim (defined
below), you and TravisMathew agree to make a good faith effort to resolve it informally
prior to initiating a formal arbitration proceeding. The party that intends to initiate an
arbitration proceeding must first send a notice to the other party that describes the Claim.
The notice must include the initiating party’s name and contact information (address,
telephone number, and email address) and a detailed description of (1) the nature and basis
of the Claim and (2) the nature and basis of the relief sought, with a detailed calculation.
Your notice shall be sent by mail to 15202 Graham Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, Attn:
Law Department. You must personally sign the notice. TravisMathew’s notice to you shall be
sent to the most recent contact information we have on file for you. If requested by the
party that receives the notice, the other party must personally participate in a telephone
settlement conference (if a party is represented by counsel, counsel may also participate)
to discuss the Claim. If the Claim is not resolved within sixty (60) days after receipt of
the notice (which period can be extended by agreement of you and us), you or TravisMathew
may commence an arbitration proceeding consistent with the process set forth below.
Compliance with and completing this informal dispute resolution process is a condition
precedent to filing a demand for arbitration. The statute of limitations and any filing fee
deadlines for a formal arbitration proceeding shall be tolled while the parties engage in
this informal dispute resolution process. If the sufficiency of a notice or compliance with
this informal dispute resolution process is at issue, it may be decided by a court at either
party’s election, and any arbitration proceeding shall be stayed pending resolution of the
issue. A court of competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enforce this condition
precedent to arbitration, which includes the power to enjoin the filing or prosecution of a
demand for arbitration.
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AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE: If we are unable to resolve a Claim through the mandatory informal
dispute resolution process, you and TravisMathew agree that, except as set forth below, all
Claims between you and us will be resolved entirely through the binding individual
arbitration process set forth in this Section. For purposes of this Section, “TravisMathew,”
“we,” “our,” and “us” include TravisMathew and its employees, officers, directors, parents,
agents, controlling persons, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, acquired entities,
successors, and assigns.
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CLAIMS: “Claims” subject to this Section include all of the following: (1) claims relating
to or arising out of these Rules or any prior or later versions of these Rules, as well as
any changes to the terms of these Rules; (2) claims relating to or arising out of any aspect
of any relationship between you and us; (3) claims relating to or arising out of your access
of, use of, or any transactions through, by, or using TravisMathew property, including
receipt of any advertising, marketing, or other communications from TravisMathew; and (4)
claims relating to the interpretation, scope, applicability, or enforceability of these
Rules or this Section except as set forth in Section 18(b), Section 18(k), and Section
18(l). Except as provided below, (1) claims are subject to arbitration whether they are
based in contract, tort, federal or state statute, constitution, regulation, or any other
legal theory, or whether they seek legal or equitable remedies; (2) all claims are subject
to arbitration whether they arose in the past, may currently exist, or may arise in the
future; and (3) claims include claims or disputes that arose before the parties entered into
these Rules or after termination of these Rules.
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CLAIMS NOT COVERED BY ARBITRATION: Claims filed by you or by us in a small claims court are
not subject to arbitration, so long as the dispute remains in such court and advances only
an individual claim for relief. Claims filed by you or us in court to enjoin infringement or
other misuse of intellectual property rights are also not subject to arbitration. Section
18(k) and Section 18(k) set forth additional claims not subject to arbitration.
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COMMENCING AN ARBITRATION: Except as set forth Section 18(l), unless the parties agree to
select a different arbitration administrator, the arbitration shall be administered by the
American Arbitration Association (“AAA“) as follows: under AAA’s Commercial Rules for
commercial disputes and under AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules for consumers with
non-commercial disputes, except as modified by this Section. AAA’s rules may be obtained
from www.adr.org or 1-800-778-7879 (toll-free). If AAA is for any reason unable to serve and
the parties are unable to agree on an alternative arbitration administrator, then a court of
competent jurisdiction shall appoint an arbitration administrator. To commence an
arbitration proceeding, you or TravisMathew must send a personally signed demand for
arbitration that describes (1) the nature and basis of the Claim(s), and (2) the nature and
basis of the relief sought, including a detailed calculation, along with a certification
that you or we are party to this Section and completed the informal dispute resolution
process referenced above. Your notice shall be sent to 15202 Graham Street, Huntington
Beach, CA 92649, Attn: Law Department. TravisMathew’s notice shall be sent to the most
recent contact information we have on file for you. You or TravisMathew must also contact
AAA or chosen arbitration administrator and follow its appropriate procedures to commence
the arbitration.
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Unless you and we agree otherwise in writing, the arbitration shall be decided by a
single, neutral arbitrator, who shall be a retired judge or a lawyer with at least
ten years of experience, selected in accordance with the chosen arbitration
administrator’s rules.
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The arbitrator will decide the Claim or Claims in accordance with the terms these
Rules and applicable substantive law, including the FAA, and applicable statutes of
limitation. The arbitrator shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law. Except
as provided in Section (k) below, the arbitrator may award damages or other relief
(including injunctive relief) available to the individual claimant under applicable
law.
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The arbitrator will take reasonable steps to protect proprietary or confidential
information. Any arbitration hearing shall take place in the county in which you
reside, unless the parties agree in writing to a different location or the
arbitrator so orders. If all Claims are for $10,000 or less, you may choose whether
the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the
arbitrator, through a telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing in accordance
with the arbitration administrator’s rules. You and a TravisMathew representative
shall personally appear (with counsel if you and we are represented) at an initial
telephone conference with a case manager before an arbitrator is appointed and at a
hearing should one be scheduled by the arbitrator.
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At your or our request, the arbitrator will issue a reasoned written decision
sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is
based. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding except that any party may
appeal any award relating to a Claim for more than $100,000 or for injunctive relief
to a three-arbitrator panel appointed by the arbitration administrator, which will
reconsider de novo any aspect of the appealed award. The panel’s decision will be
final and binding. In either event, you or we may seek to have the award vacated or
confirmed and entered as a judgment in any court having jurisdiction.
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ARBITRATION COSTS: Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees will be
governed by the applicable AAA rules as set forth above or, if a different arbitration
administrator is selected, its rules. If you are a consumer with a non-commercial dispute,
we will pay any filing, administration, or arbitrator fees the arbitration administrator
requires you to pay if, in a writing signed by you: (1) you claim to be unable to afford it;
and (2) you demonstrate that you sought, but were unable to obtain, a waiver of that fee
from the arbitration administrator. To the extent allowed by applicable law and our
agreements, the arbitrator may award arbitration costs and attorneys’ fees to the prevailing
party.
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JURY WAIVER AND LIMITATION OF RIGHTS: You and we agree that, by agreeing to arbitrate any
Claims, the parties are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or a trial before a judge
in court (except for matters that may be taken to a court pursuant to this Section). You and
we acknowledge that arbitration will limit our legal rights, including the right to
participate in a class action, the right to a jury trial, the right to conduct full
discovery, and the right to appeal.
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CLASS ACTION AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTION WAIVER: You and we agree that each may bring Claims
against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in
any purported class or representative proceeding. Further, unless mutually agreed to by you
and us, the claims of two or more persons may not be joined, consolidated, or otherwise
brought together in the same arbitration. The arbitrator shall have no authority to conduct
any class, private attorney general or other representative proceeding. This Section 16(j)
does not apply to requests for public injunctive relief, which are addressed in Section
16(k).
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PUBLIC INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WAIVER: Neither you nor we will have the right to seek public
injunctive relief as a remedy for any Claim against one another (a “Public Injunctive Relief
Request”) in arbitration, if such a waiver is permitted by the FAA. If such a waiver is
deemed unenforceable, you and we agree that the Public Injunctive Relief Request shall be
severed from any other Claims and/or remedies you have. The Public Injunctive Relief Request
must be adjudicated by a court after all your other Claims to be decided in arbitration
under this Section are resolved in arbitration. The validity, enforceability, and effect of
this Section 18(k) shall be determined exclusively by a court, and not by any arbitration
administrator or arbitrator.
- ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR MASS ARBITRATION:
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If twenty-five (25) or more similar claims of consumers with non-commercial disputes
are asserted against TravisMathew by the same or coordinated counsel or are
otherwise coordinated (and your Claim is one such claim), you understand and agree
that the resolution of your Claim might be delayed. You also agree to the following
process and application of the AAA Multiple Consumer Case Filing Fee Schedule and
Supplementary Rules.
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Counsel for the claimants and counsel for TravisMathew shall each select fifteen
(15) cases (per side) to proceed first in individual arbitration proceedings as part
of a bellwether process. The remaining cases shall not be filed or deemed filed in
arbitration nor shall any AAA fees be assessed in connection with those claims until
they are selected to proceed to individual arbitration proceedings as part of the
initial bellwether process.
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If the parties are unable to resolve the remaining cases after the conclusion of the
initial thirty (30) proceedings, the parties shall participate in a global mediation
session before a retired judge, and TravisMathew shall pay the mediator’s fee. If
the parties are unable to resolve the remaining matters in mediation at this time,
each side shall select twenty (20) cases (per side) to proceed to individual
arbitration proceedings as part of a second bellwether process. (If there are fewer
than forty (40) claims remaining, all shall proceed.) The remaining cases shall not
be filed or deemed filed in arbitration nor shall any AAA fees be assessed in
connection with those cases until they are selected to proceed to individual
arbitration proceedings as part of this staged process.
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If the parties are unable to resolve the remaining cases after the conclusion of the
forty (40) proceedings, the parties shall participate in another global mediation
session before a retired judge, and TravisMathew shall pay the mediator’s fee. If
the parties are unable to resolve the remaining matters in mediation at this time,
this staged process shall continue with one hundred (100) cases proceeding at one
time that are selected randomly or by the AAA in staged sets, until all the claims
included in these coordinated filings, including your case, are adjudicated or
otherwise resolved. Between staged sets of proceedings, TravisMathew agrees to
participate in a global mediation session should your counsel request it in an
effort to resolve all remaining claims.
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A single arbitrator shall preside over each case. Only one case may be assigned to
each arbitrator unless the parties agree otherwise. The statute of limitations and
any filing fee deadlines shall be tolled for Claims subject to this Section 16(l)
from the time the first cases are selected for the initial bellwether process until
the time your case is selected, withdrawn, or otherwise resolved. A court of
competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enforce this paragraph by
enjoining the mass filing or prosecution of arbitration demands against
TravisMathew. Should a court of competent jurisdiction decline to enjoin this
Section 16(l), you and we agree that your and our counsel shall engage in good faith
discussions with the assistance of an arbitrator to devise and implement procedures
that ensure that arbitration remains efficient and cost-effective for all parties.
Either party may engage with the AAA to address reductions in arbitration fees.
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GOVERNING LAW: Notwithstanding any other section in these Rules to the contrary, you and we
agree that you and we are participating in transactions that involve interstate commerce and
that this Section and any resulting arbitration are governed by the FAA. Notwithstanding any
section in these Rules to the contrary, to the extent state law applies, the laws of
California without regard to conflicts of law principles shall apply. No state statute
pertaining to arbitration shall apply.
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SEVERABILITY: Notwithstanding any Section in these Rules to the contrary, if any provision
of this Section 16, except for Section 16(j), is deemed invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, it shall not invalidate the remaining portions of this Section. However, if Section
16(j) is deemed invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, then this entire Section shall
be deemed invalid and unenforceable.
17. INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold TravisMathew, its licensors, licensees,
distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users, and each of the foregoing
entities’ respective resellers, distributors, service providers and suppliers, and all of the
foregoing entities’ respective officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, representatives
and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all
losses, damages, liabilities and costs (including, without limitation, settlement costs and any
legal or other fees and expenses for investigating or defending any actions or threatened
actions) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any
breach by you of this Agreement. You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with TravisMathew
in the defense of any claim. TravisMathew reserves the right, at its own expense, to employ
separate counsel and assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to
indemnification by you.
18. MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL PROVISIONS
TravisMathew may discontinue this Website at any time and for any reason, without notice.
TravisMathew may change the contents, operation, or any and all other features of this Website
at any time for any reason, without notice.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between
you and TravisMathew as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Website. Nothing contained
in this Agreement is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court, and law
enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Website or information provided
to or gathered by us with respect to such use. A printed version of this Agreement and of any
notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings
based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions
as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
TravisMathew’s failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement or respond to a breach by you
or other parties shall not in any way waive its right to enforce subsequently any terms or
conditions of this Agreement or to act with respect to similar breaches.
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 16, if any provision in this Agreement is invalid or
unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and
effect, and the invalid unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid,
enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.
This Agreement constitutes the entire and final agreement regarding the Website and its
contents, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous communications between you and
TravisMathew regarding the Website and its contents.
All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved to TravisMathew.
19. BAZAARVOICE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE
These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews
and/or Questions and Answers service offered by TravisMathew (the "CRR
Service").
By submitting any content to TravisMathew, you guarantee that:
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You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
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All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
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All content that you post is accurate;
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You are at least 18 years old;
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Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury
to any person or entity.
You further agree that you may not submit any content:
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That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
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That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other
proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
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That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to,
those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false
advertising);
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That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or
religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any
individual, partnership or corporation;
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For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
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That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses,
contact information or phone numbers;
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That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or
files.
You agree to indemnify and hold TravisMathew (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries,
joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to
Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of
every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a
breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or
the rights of a third party.
For any content that you submit, you grant TravisMathew a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free,
transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish,
translate, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such content and/or
incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without
compensation to you.
All content that you submit may be used at TravisMathew's sole discretion. TravisMathew reserves
the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on
TravisMathew's website that TravisMathew deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content
guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use. TravisMathew does not guarantee that
you will have any recourse through TravisMathew to edit or delete any content you have
submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days.
However, TravisMathew reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the
extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not TravisMathew, are responsible for the
contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any
obligation of confidence on the part of TravisMathew, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
partners or third-party service providers and their respective directors, officers and
employees.