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TERMS OF USE

Last Updated: October 31, 2024

  1. OVERVIEW

    These Terms of Use form a legally binding contract between vlt technology inc. ("we" or "us") and the people and companies (“Users” or “you”) that access and use our website located at vlt.sh or any related website or mobile platform controlled by us (collectively, the "Website"). These Terms of Use apply to all services provided through our Website and any other software application we operate, and all content, services, and products available at or through the Website.

    It is very important that you read and fully understand these Terms of Use before using the Website. By agreeing to these Terms of Use and using the Website, you are entering into a legally binding contract which will impact your rights.

    By accessing any part of the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. You are also confirming that you have read and fully understood these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to or understand all of these Terms of Use, then you may not access the Website or use any services available on the Website.

    These Terms of Use should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy and any other rules, guidelines, or policies posted on the Website.

  2. SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE

    Without restriction, we generally offer the following services through the Website: software package indexing, storage, search & compute infrastructure.

    The services we offer are subject to change over time. By using the Website, you are confirming that you have determined that the services are appropriate for your needs. We do not guarantee that these services meet your needs or that they are suitable for your specific purposes.

  3. OWNERSHIP OF YOUR FILES

    When you choose to upload documents or data (including any images or text), vlt technology inc. does not review or pre-screen the contents of electronic data uploaded or posted to the Website (“Content”) and vlt technology inc. claims no intellectual property rights with respect to the Content.

    You grant to vlt technology inc. a non-exclusive, royalty-free right during your use of the Website, to use the Content for the sole purpose of performing vlt technology inc.’s obligations under these Terms of Use. Such rights shall include permission for vlt technology inc. to generate and publish aggregate, anonymized reports on system usage and Content trends.

  4. PAYMENT PROCEDURES

    Payments for services or products available on the Website will be charged to you in accordance with the policies, procedures, and timelines posted on the relevant sections of the Website.

    You agree to pay the fees applicable to your subscription and any other applicable fees, including but not limited to fees relating to the processing of transactions under your account (“Fees”).

    All initial and recurring Fees will be charged to the credit card that you authorize for your account. It is your responsibility to keep your authorized credit card valid and up to date at all times. We may terminate or block access to your account if your credit card becomes expired or otherwise invalid at the time any Fees become due.

    For purposes of processing payments, we use Stripe as a service provider.

    Before using the Website, you must first review and approve the terms and conditions governing the use of this third-party payment processor, which is available at: https://www.stripe.com

    1. REFUND, EXCHANGE AND SHIPPING POLICIES

      Our current policies on refunds, exchanges and responsibility for lost, broken or stolen products are posted on the Website.

    2. YOUR ACCOUNT

      In order to fully use the Website, you will be required to create an account. Information submitted by you in order to create an account will be subject to our Privacy Policy, which is available for review on the Website, and which you are required to approve before creating an account. The Privacy Policy also dictates how to terminate your account and how you can have your personal identifying information deleted from our servers.

    The terms governing the features and capabilities of your account and the related fees can be found on the Website.

  5. TERMINATION

    You may cancel and terminate your Account at any time in accordance with the terms and policies posted on the Website.

    If at the date of termination of your Account, there are any outstanding payments owing by you to us, you will receive one final invoice via email. Once that invoice has been paid in full, you will not be charged again.

  6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

    Excluding fraud, negligence or wilful misconduct of a Party, breach of confidentiality, or the parties’ indemnity obligations set forth at Section 9, neither party will be held liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damages of any kind resulting in any way from use of the Website.

    Your use of the Website is at your sole risk. The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory. We do not warrant that your use of the Website will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free.

    Excluding fraud, negligence or wilful misconduct of a Party, breach of confidentiality, or the parties’ indemnity obligations set forth at Section 9, in no event will either party have any liability to the other party or any third party for any lost profits or revenues or for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages however caused, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, and whether or not such party or the third party have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In the event the foregoing paragraph, or any part thereof, is void under applicable law, this paragraph, or such part thereof, shall be inapplicable.

  7. INDEMNIFICATION

    You agree to indemnify and hold harmless vlt technology inc., including our officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims and expenses, including legal fees and disbursements, which are made against us and arise out of your wrongful use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of any term of these Terms of Use or any other policy posted on the Website. vlt technology inc. agrees to indemnify and hold harmless you, including your officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims and expenses, including legal fees and disbursements, which are made against you and arise out of our provision of the Website and the Services, including but not limited to our breach of these terms or of applicable laws.

  8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

    Each Party agrees that in order to further the performance of this Agreement, one Party (the “Disclosing Party”) may disclose to the other Party (the “Receiving Party”) certain confidential information which may be identified as such in writing or would reasonably be understood to be confidential (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information of a Party includes any and all proprietary or confidential data, trade secrets, business information, personal information (including employee personal information), know-how, patent, copyright, process, technique, program design, formula, ideas, concepts and other information of any kind whatsoever that a Party discloses in writing, orally, visually or in any other medium, to the other. Each Party agrees to protect the confidentiality of Confidential Information of the other Party with at least the same degree of care that it utilizes with respect to its own similar proprietary information, but in no event less than reasonable and customary care for such materials, including agreeing: (a) not to disclose or otherwise permit any other person or entity access to any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party except that such disclosure or access shall be permitted (i) to any employee or contractor of the Receiving Party requiring access to such Confidential Information in the course of his or her employment in connection with this Agreement and who is bound by obligations of confidentiality no less stringent than those set forth herein; or (iii) to any attorney or accountant, in each case, that is bound by professional obligations of confidentiality.

  9. SECURITY BREACHES

    In order to protect your security, it is your sole responsibility to ensure that all usernames and passwords used to access the Website are kept secure and confidential.

    You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account, including the unauthorized use of your password, or any other breach of security.

    We will investigate any breach of security on the Website that we determine in our sole discretion to be serious in nature.

  10. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

    We hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to implied warranties as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose as they relate to the Website.

  11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

    You represent and warrant that:

    1. You have the authority to bind yourself to these Terms of Use;

    2. Your use of the Website will be solely for purposes that are permitted by these Terms of Use;

    3. Your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the confidentiality or intellectual property rights of any User or third party; and

    4. Your use of the Website will comply with all local, provincial and federal laws, rules and regulations, and with all policies posted on the Website.

    You must only use the Website for your own lawful purposes, in accordance with these Terms of Use and any notice, policy or condition posted on the Website. You may use the Website on behalf of others or in order to provide services to others but if you do so you must ensure that you are authorized to do so and that all persons for whom or to whom services are provided comply with and accept all these Terms of Use.

  12. AGE RESTRICTIONS

    Users under the age of 18 are only permitted to access and use the Website while under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian.

  13. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

    These Terms of Use and any access to or use of the Website shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws in force in the Province of Ontario.

    Any claim, dispute or controversy that occurs between vlt technology inc. and a User relating to the interpretation or implementation of any of the provisions of these Terms of Use, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.

  14. GENERAL TERMS

    1. AMENDING THESE TERMS OF USE

      These Terms of Use may be updated and amended from time to time. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use at any time, and any amended Terms of Use are effective upon posting to the Website. We will make all reasonable efforts to communicate any changes to these Terms of Use we deem material, in our sole discretion, via email or notifications on the Website. Your continued use of the Website will be deemed to be immediate and unconditional acceptance of any amended Terms of Use, whether or not we deemed the amendments to be material.

    2. ASSIGNMENT

      We may assign or delegate these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with your consent (which consent shall be unreasonably withheld, denied or delayed) and with prior notice to you. Users may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment and delegation is void.

    3. NO WAIVER

      No waiver of a provision, right or remedy of this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any other provision, right or remedy or the same provision, right or remedy on a future occasion.

    4. NO AGENCY

      The parties to these Terms of Use are independent contractors and are not partners or agents. vlt technology inc. has no fiduciary obligations or professional obligations whatsoever to you arising from these Terms of Use or your use of the Website.

    5. SEVERABILITY

      In the event that any provision or part of this Agreement is found to be void or invalid by a court of law, the remaining provisions, or parts thereof, shall be and remain in full force and effect.

    6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

      These Terms of Use, in conjunction with all policies and guidelines available on the Website (including but not limited to any Privacy Policy), incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and vlt technology inc. and supersede all prior communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of these Terms of Use.

  15. QUESTIONS ON THESE TERMS OF USE

    We welcome you to contact us with any questions on these Terms of Use. You can send your questions regarding these Terms of Use to the following email address: [email protected]

  16. CONFIRMATION OF AGREEMENT TO TERMS OF USE

    BY PROCEEDING TO USE THE WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND ANY POLICIES AND NOTICES POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.