TERMS OF USE

Last Updated: January 3, 2022

INTRODUCTION

Please carefully read these Terms and Conditions (which will collectively be referred to as “Policies” throughout this page) before you start to use this website for MTEN LLC d/b/a More Than Esquires Network (or “we,” “MTEN”,  “us,” or “our”). These Policies govern user (or “you” or “your”) access to and use of www.morethanesquires.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”) whether you are a guest, registered user, and/or customer. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

BY USING THE SITE OR BY CLICKING TO ACCEPT OR AGREE TO THE TERMS & CONDITIONS WHEN THIS OPTION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND AND ABIDE BY THESE POLICIES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE POLICIES, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE SITE.

The Site is intended for users who are at least 18 years old.  By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with us and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements.  You may not use the Site if you are a resident of a country embargoed by the United States, or are a foreign person or entity blocked or denied by the United States government.

All rights not otherwise expressly granted by these Terms of Use are reserved by MTEN.  If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Site.  These Policies are effective as of the date stated at the top of this page.

We reserve the right to make changes to these Policies at any time and for any reason.  We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this page.  Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Policies on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification. 

You are encouraged to periodically review these Policies to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Policies by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Policies are posted.  

PRIVACY

Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs you of our data collection practices. Your agreement to the Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into these Policies.

SERVICE

MTEN is a membership and community website for online training, courses, resources, forums, and other content relating to law, alternative legal careers, business, entrepreneurship, finance and health to amplify your career inside and outside of the legal industry (the “Service”).

ACCOUNT CREATION

In order to use the Service, you will be required to provide information about yourself including your name, email address, username and password, and other personal information. You represent and warrant that: (a) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete and relate to you and not a third party; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such information as necessary; (c) you will keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your password and account; and (d) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user information (such as your user name) and/or password you must promptly notify us at support@morethanesquires.com.


If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we may suspend or terminate your account. We may remove or change a user name you select if we determine that such user name is inappropriate.     

You agree that your account must not be used for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Service is owned and operated by MTEN. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Service (“Materials”) provided by MTEN  are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Site are the property of MTEN or its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by MTEN, you may not make use of the Materials. MTEN reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.

These Terms of Use grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, freely revocable license to use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use only. MTEN may terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Site except as follows:

• Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
• You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
• You may print one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication or distribution.
• If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Site or any Services or materials available through the Site. If you wish to make any use of material on the Site other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: support@morethanesquires.com

TRADEMARKS

The MTEN name, the MTEN logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of MTEN or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of MTEN. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

PROHIBITED USES

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

• In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
• For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material [without our prior written consent], including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate MTEN, a MTEN personnel, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
• To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by us, may harm the MTEN or users of the Site or expose them to liability.

LAWFUL PURPOSES

You may use the Site and Service for lawful purposes only. You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the Site. You agree to use the Site and to purchase services or products through the Site for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. 

REFUSAL OF SERVICE

The Services are offered subject to our acceptance of your application. We reserve the right to refuse service to any person, or entity, without the obligation to assign reason for doing so. No Service is deemed accepted by us until payment has been processed. We may at any time change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Site or Service, subject to us fulfilling our previous responsibilities to you based on acceptance of your payment.

We reserve the right to remove the accounts held by any individuals representing companies that offer a similar or directly competing Service.

CONTENT YOU PROVIDE

There may be opportunities for you to post content to the Site or send feedback to us (“User Content”). You understand and agree that your User Content may be viewed by other users on the Site, and that they may be able to see who has posted that User Content. You further agree that we can use your User Content for any other purposes whatsoever in perpetuity with or without payment to you, and combine your User Content with other content for use within the Site and otherwise. We do not have to attribute your User Content to you. 

By accessing and/or using the Site, you agree to comply with the following community guidelines (the “Community Guidelines”) and that you will not upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available any User Content that: (a) infringes any copyright, trademark, right of publicity, or other proprietary rights of any person or entity; (b) is defamatory, libelous, indecent, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, invasive of another’s privacy, promotes violence, or contains hate speech (i.e., speech that attacks or demeans a group based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, and/or sexual orientation/gender identity; (c) contains injurious formulas, recipes, or instructions, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law; (d) discloses any sensitive information about another person, including that person’s email address, postal address, phone number, credit card information, or any similar information.

You further agree to not: (a) “stalk,” threaten, or otherwise harass another person; (b) spam or use the Site to engage in any commercial activities or to collect any market research for a competing business; (c) impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (d) interfere with or attempt to interrupt the proper operation of the Site through the use of any virus, device, information collection or transmission mechanism, software or routine, or access or attempt to gain access to any data, files, or passwords related to the Site through hacking, password or data mining, or any other means; (e) take any action that imposes or may impose (in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our technical infrastructure.

You agree to report inappropriate content or something that violates our Community Guidelines of which you become aware to support@morethanesquires.com. 

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY USER CONTENT YOU PUT ON THE SITE IF, IN OUR OPINION, SUCH USER CONTENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE COMMUNITY GUIDELINES. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR ANY USER CONTENT INCLUDING ANY SUCH CONTENT THAT CONTAINS INCORRECT INFORMATION OR IS DEFAMATORY OR LOSS OF USER CONTENT. WE ACCEPT NO OBLIGATION TO SCREEN, EDIT OR MONITOR ANY USER CONTENT BUT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE, SCREEN AND/OR EDIT ANY USER CONTENT WITHOUT NOTICE AND AT ANY TIME. USER CONTENT HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED OR APPROVED BY US, AND THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY OTHER USERS ON THE SITE DO NOT REPRESENT OUR VIEWS OR VALUES.

THIRD-PARTY CONTENT 

The Site may include links to websites, applications, and services maintained by third parties, over which MTEN has no control. We do not endorse the content, operators, products, or services of such sites, and MTEN is not responsible for the content, operators, availability, accuracy, quality, advertising, data collection and privacy practices, data security, products, services, or other materials on or available from such sites. We are not responsible for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, products, or services available on or through such sites. 

SITE MANAGEMENT     

We reserve the right at our sole discretion, to: (a) monitor the Site for breaches of these Terms and Conditions; (b) take appropriate legal action against anyone in breach of applicable laws or these Terms and Conditions; (c) refuse, restrict access to or availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your User Content; (d) remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way a burden to our systems; and (e) otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site and Services.  


While we take reasonable efforts towards security, we do not guarantee that the Site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access the Site and you should use your own virus protection software.  

SITE MODIFICATIONS AND AVAILABILITY

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Services without notice at any time.  

We will make every reasonable effort for the Site and Service to be available at all times, but we cannot guarantee the Site and Services will always be available. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site or Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site or Services. We are not obliged to maintain and support the Site or Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases. 


We aim to provide the Site and Service as accurately as possible, but there may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may relate to the Services, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information at any time, without prior notice.  

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNATURES

Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.  

The Service may allow messaging and sharing of information in  many ways, such as your profile and job postings.  Information and content that you share or post may be seen by other Members.

You hereby agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders and other records and to electronic delivery of notices, policies and records of transactions initiated or completed by us or via the Site. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by other than electronic means.  


ONLINE PURCHASE FOR SERVICES AND EVENTS

Purchase for Services (includes courses and products) and Events that are available through the Website are subject to additional terms that may be set forth on the pages or screens from which Services or Event tickets are obtained, as well as any applicable rules and policies imposed by third party organizers, hosts, sponsors or venues where Services or Events are held.  Services or Event tickets obtained or purchased from Third Party provider, as further described herein, are also subject to the Third Party provider Terms of Service and Third Party provider Privacy Policy. Services or purchases obtained through any other source linked from the Site or otherwise affiliated with MTEN are also subject to any terms and conditions and privacy policies that may be imposed by the organizer, venue or ticketing service for such Services and Events.  

PURCHASE PROCESS & PAYMENT METHODS

Service by MTEN including courses, products and event tickets offered by affiliates and/or third parties may be available for purchase through linking to an authorized third party provider’s (“Provider”) website or payment service. Service, courses, products and event tickets available through Provider are subject to the Provider Terms of Service Agreement and Provider Privacy Policy. Provider accepts Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.  These payment methods are subject to change.

MTEN has no control over Provider and is not responsible or liable if Provider ’s payment process is unavailable for any reason, including but not limited to technical issues or other outages that may impact your ability to obtain or purchase courses, products and/or event tickets.  Upon receipt of a credit card authorization from a purchase, Provider  will email you a confirmation and issue you a unique confirmation number using the email address provided with your order. We are not responsible for issuing order confirmations or verifying the receipt of payments. You are responsible for confirming that your order has been processed and finalized.

REFUNDS

No refunds will be made for any membership fees already paid. No partial refunds are given should you terminate the Quarterly or Annual Subscription before your renewal date, however you will retain access to the Service until the end of your payment term.

IT IS ENTIRELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU TERMINATE YOUR ACCOUNT IN GOOD TIME SHOULD YOU NO LONGER REQUIRE THE SERVICE AND DO NOT WISH TO BE BILLED FURTHER.

TERM AND TERMINATION     

A Quarterly Subscription means access to the Site and Service for 90 days. This automatically renews every 90 days until you terminate your account. 

An Annual Subscription means access to the Site and Service for 365 days. This automatically renews every year until you terminate your account. 

These Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site or Service or are otherwise a user of the Site, as applicable. You may terminate your use or participation at any time, for any reason, by clicking on the Cancel Subscription button on your Membership Details page on the Site. You may also contact membership@morethanesquires.com for assistance in canceling your account. Once you terminate your account, you will no longer be billed and you will retain access to the Service, including all content and community resources, until your current billing period is completed.

Without limiting any other provision of these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, deny access to and use of the Site and the Services (including blocking certain IP addresses), to any person for any reason including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable law or regulation.  

If we determine, in our sole discretion, that your use of the Site or Service is in breach of these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable law or regulation, we may terminate your use or participation in the Site and the Service or delete your profile and any content or information that you posted at any time, without warning, in our sole discretion.  

If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason set out in this Term and Termination Section, 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, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.     

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY     

THE SITE AND SERVICE ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION OF THE SITE AND/OR SERVICE WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. ALL WARRANTIES, TERMS, CONDITIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING BY STATUTE, CUSTOM OR USAGE, A COURSE OF DEALING, OR COMMON LAW) IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND SERVICE AND YOUR USE THEREOF INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  


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

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms and Conditions and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Site or in respect to the Service constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us.  There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions or use of the Site or Services.     

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.  We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time.


If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. 

SUPPORT INFORMATION

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site and/or Service or to receive further information or support regarding the use of them, please contact support@morethanesquires.com

ARBITRATION

You hereby expressly waive any and all claims you may have, now or in the future, arising out of or relating to this Site and Service. To the extent that you attempt to assert any such claim, you hereby expressly agree to present such claim only through binding arbitration to occur in New York, NY. You further agree to and do hereby waive any right to class arbitration and agree, instead, to conduct an arbitration related solely to any individual claims you and/or any entity related to you asserts against MTEN. To the fullest extent permissible by law, you further agree that you shall be responsible for all costs associated with initiating the arbitration and for the administration of the arbitration.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MTEN, its founders, officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site and/or Service, any User Content made by you, your violation of any terms of these Policies or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. MTEN reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with MTEN in asserting any available defenses.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions about these Terms or Privacy Policy, or to contact us for any reason, you may reach us at support@morethanesquires.com