Terms and Conditions

The edged.us website (the “Website”) is provided by EDC Venture LLC (“Edged”). The purpose of the Website is to allow interested parties to securely access the contents of the Website. By accessing the Website, you (the “User”) are indicating your acknowledgement and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

These Terms and Conditions are subject to change by Edged at any time in its discretion. The use of the Website after such changes are implemented constitutes the User’s acknowledgement and acceptance of the changes. Please consult these Terms and Conditions regularly.

These Terms and Conditions are intended to cover any and all access, navigation, or use of the Website. Edged may establish additional conditions beyond those covered by these Terms and Conditions to regulate using, reserving, and/or contracting specific products or services offered to the User through the Website. If the User currently has in effect a separate written agreement with Edged for a product or service, that agreement shall govern the use of the product or service to the extent it conflicts with these Terms and Conditions.

1. Use of and Access to the Website

1.1 General Limitations on Use of the Website
The User will use the Website and its contents and products or services in accordance with the law, these Terms and Conditions. The User will not use the Website, or any information provided through it, for any purpose that is illegal or contrary to these Terms and Conditions; that may be harmful to Edged or the rights and interests of third-parties; that in any way may damage, render useless, or reduce the usefulness of the Website or the information provided through it; or that in any way may impedes other Users from using and benefiting from the Website.

1.2 NO Interference with the Security and Operation of the Website
The User shall not violate or attempt to violate the security of the Website, or to impair the operation of the Website, in any way. Accordingly, with respect to the Website, the User shall not (without limitation):

Access or attempt to access data not intended for the User’s viewing;
Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
Attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network;
Destroy, alter, disable, or otherwise damage the data, programs, electronic documents, or other materials on the Website;
Hinder in any way the access of Users enjoyment of this service through bulk use of computer resources deployed by Edged to offer these services, or carry out actions that damage, interrupt, or cause error in these systems; or
Upload programs, viruses, macros, applets, ActiveX controls, or any other logical mechanism or sequence of characters that may cause, or may be capable of causing, any type of disruption to Edge’s or third parties’ computer systems.

Violations of system or network security by the User may result in civil or criminal liability. Edged will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting the User who may be involved in such violations.

1.3 Additional Restrictions on Use of the Website
The User, including parties responsible for deploying technology that accesses the Website, will not monitor, gather, or copy any content on the Website by using any robot, “bot,” spider, crawler, spyware, engine, device, software, extraction tool, or any other automatic device, utility, or manual process of any kind.

Accessing, browsing, and use of the Website are the responsibility of the User. The User agrees to diligently and faithfully comply with any additional instructions given by Edged, or by authorized personnel of Edged, regarding the use of the Website, its contents, and its products or services.

Any User may access the Website free of charge. Accessing and browsing the Website does not require registration. However, if the User requests information through the Website, you may be asked to provide information on the contact form such as your name, email address, phone number, employer, title, and message. Edged will use this information in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy posted on the Website.

The contents included on the Website are provided for the User to browse the Website; for U.S. residents to request information through the contact form; and to inform Users about the contents and products offered by Edged, its affiliates or its parent company Endeavour Energy LLC (the “Endeavour Companies”). Any unauthorized commercial use of the Website or the content therein is prohibited without the express, prior, written permission of Edged.

The User shall not:

Use the contents of the Website for purposes that are contrary to the law, morality, generally accepted social norms or personal or public safety;
Engage in any activities through or in connection with the Website that attempt to harm minors or are unlawful, offensive, obscene, threatening, harassing, abusive, or that violate the rights of any third party;
Reproduce, copy, distribute, transform, or modify the contents of the Website, unless the action is permitted by U.S. law or with the authorization of the owner of the corresponding rights;
Use the Website or Website contents and, in particular, information of any kind obtained through the Website or services to send advertising to Edged or any other party; send communications for direct marketing purposes or for any other commercial purpose to Edged or any other party; send unsolicited messages to Edged or any other party regardless of the purpose or content of the message; or to sell or disclose this information in any way.

In the event the User becomes aware of any illicit or illegal Website content or Website content that may involve an infringement of intellectual or industrial property rights, the User shall immediately notify Edged at privacy@edged.us and provide detailed information to allow Edged to investigate and consider what measures, if any, are to be taken, which other than measures that must be taken as dictated by relevant law, may be taken at Edged’s sole discretion.

2. Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights

Edged is the owner of, has a license, or other legal right to use, all intellectual and industrial property rights related to the Website and the contents, services, and products available through the Website. Any trademarks, services marks, and/or trade dress on this Website, including the Edged name, are owned by Edged and/or its licensors and/or Endeavour Companies, or that are owned by third-parties and identified as such, are protected by United States and worldwide trademark laws. The works of authorship on this Website, including but not limited to all design, text, and images, are owned by Edged and/or its licensors and/or Endeavour Companies by third-parties and identified as such, and are protected by United States and worldwide copyright laws.

In accordance with these Terms and Conditions, except as permitted herein, the User may not:

Copy, reproduce, modify, use, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute or reuse in any way material from the Website;
Copy, modify, or display trademarks, names, or logos appearing on this Website in any way without Edged’s express written permission; or
Redeliver any of the pages, text, images, or other content of this Website using “framing” technology without Edged’s express written permission.

The User’s access to and browsing of the Website shall not be considered or construed as a waiver, transmission, license, or total or partial transfer of these rights by Edged, its licensees or Endeavour Companies.

The User shall not delete, evade, or otherwise manipulate any copyright notice, trademark or patent designation, or any other means of identifying or protecting Edged’s intellectual property rights in to the Website, Website content, and product and services discussed or offered via the Website contents, including but not limited to any technical protective mechanisms, digital fingerprints or watermarks, or any other similar identifying information or protective mechanism used on the Website.

3. Disclaimer

The factual information contained on the Website is obtained from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. Edged makes no guarantee or warranty, express or implied, as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of that information, and is not responsible for any errors or omissions therein, whether caused by the source of information or Edged.

Edged also does not guarantee and is not responsible for:

Website content continuity;
Errors in the contents or products;
Viruses and/or other harmful elements on the Website or in the server that houses it;
Vulnerability of the Website or the security measures implemented therein;
Usefulness or performance of the contents and products on the Website; or
Any damages or harm caused to itself or a third party, by any person who fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions and any other rules and instructions established by Edged on the Website, or by any person who may violate the security systems of the Website.

Nevertheless, Edged has adopted all reasonably necessary measures, within its capacities and the current state of technology, to help ensure the continued operation of the Website and to avoid the existence or transmission of viruses or other elements that may be harmful to Users.

ALL FACTUAL AND OTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING OPINIONS, ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by the User from the Website or from Edged in response to any query regarding the website, shall create any warranty.

4. Limitation of Liability

Edged is not responsible in any way for any loss that results from or arises out of the use of the factual information on the Website; the unavailability, performance, or security vulnerabilities of the Website; the actions of any third party (including a third party that violates the security systems of the Website); or that otherwise results from or arises out of your access to, or use of, the Website or the operation of the Website or the failure of the Website to operate, including but not limited to any lost profits or direct, indirect, special, consequential, compensatory, or incidental damage, even if Edged has been previously advised of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action in contract, negligence, or any other theory, arising out of or in connection with the use, inability to use or performance of the information, services, products, and materials available from the Website.

These limitations apply not withstanding any failure of the essential purpose of any limited remedy. The acceptance of this limitation of liability is an essential term of the agreement between you, the User, and Edged, and both the User and Edged acknowledge that Edged would not grant access to the Website without the User’s agreement to this term.

The User’s sole and exclusive remedy for any claims against or dispute with Edged in connection with use of the Website is to discontinue use of the Website.

The User further agrees that any action arising out of or related to use of the Website must be commenced by the User within one year after the cause of action accrues or the cause of action is permanently barred.

5. User Communications to Edged Through the Website

The Website provides communications options through which a User may send a message and information and materials to Edged, which may include but are not limited to, any text, data, image, audio, or video in any media. In the event the User uses such communication options to send to Edged Non-Personal Information (“NPI”) or Materials, defined as all information and materials other than any types of “information” subject to the Website Privacy Policy including personal information, sensitive personal information, biometric information, and special category information], the User states, warrants, represents the following:

The User has the right to such NPI and Materials freely;
The NPI and Materials do not infringe any intellectual property rights, trademark, patent, trade secret, or any other third-party right;
The NPI and Materials are not confidential;
The NPI and Materials are not harmful to third-parties; and
The User will indemnify Edged for all claims resulting from any NPI and Materials it supplies to Edged through the Website or through communications options provided on the Website.

The User acknowledges and accepts full responsibility and holds Edged harmless for any communication concerning NPI and Materials provided by the User or on the User’s behalf to Edged via the Website or through options provided on the Website. This responsibility shall include the accuracy, legality, originality, and ownership of any communication regarding NPI and Materials.

All NPI and Materials provided by User through the Website or the contact options provided thereon shall be deemed, and remain, the property of Edged, and none of the NPI and Materials shall be considered or deemed confidential. Edged shall not be liable for disclosure of any NPI or Materials provided by User through the Website or via contact information provided on the Website and shall have unrestricted use of such NPI and Materials for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation or liability to the User or other providers of the NPI and Materials.

If the User nonetheless retains any interest in such NPI and Materials it provided to Edged, the User grants Edged an unrestricted, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, and fully-sublicensable license for Edged to use the NPI and Materials for any purpose and in any manner, including the right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display the information through the world in any media.

6. No Liability for Advertisers

Edged may provide advertisements on the Website, including through a third-party advertising partner. If third-parties advertise their services or products on the Website, the User’s correspondence or business dealing with, or participation in promotions of, any advertisers found on the Website are solely between the User and the advertiser. Edged shall not be liable for:

The accuracy of the information provided by the advertiser/supplier;
The processing or delivery of orders the User placed with advertiser/supplier;
The administrative permits the advertiser/supplier must obtain for the provision of its services;
Any infringement by the advertiser/supplier of any third-party rights; and
In general, any obligation or guarantee to which Users are entitled from the advertiser/supplier.

7. Links To and From Third-Party Websites

7.1 No Affiliation with Linked Websites
The User may, through hypertext or other computer links, gain access to third-party websites (the “Linked Website”) on the Internet, which are not related to or maintained by Edged. Unless a relationship or partnership with a Linked Website is specifically identified by Edged on the Website, any Links on the Website to any Linked Website do not imply partnerships, relationships, or affiliations with third-parties that own or sponsor them, and access to such Linked Websites does not imply Edged is endorsing the products and services provided by the Linked Website’s sponsoring organization.

All links that Users may find to Linked Websites, including links through buttons, hypertext links, or banners, are managed by third parties other than those Linked Websites that are maintained by the companies that are affiliated with Edged.

If a User has any knowledge of any unlawful activities conducted via any Linked Websites, the User shall inform Edged immediately.

7.2 Conditions on Linking Websites
Other websites may link to the Website subject to these Terms and Conditions.

A website that provides a link to the Website will be referred to as the “Linking Website.” The link on a LinkingWebsite may only be directed to the home page of the Website, unless expressly authorized in writing by Edged. The link on the Linking Website must be absolute and complete. This means that it must lead the User, with a single click, to the URL of the complete home page of the Website. Unless expressly authorized in writing by Edged, Linking Website may in no circumstances reproduce the Website, include it as part of its website or within any of its “frames”, create a “browser” on any pages of the Website, or otherwise create amis impression or confusion among users as to sponsorship or affiliation.

The Linking Website may not represent in any way that Edged has authorized the link, unless Edged has done so expressly and in writing. If the entity that establishes the link wishes to include on the Linking Website the correct trademark, company name, trade name, label, logo, slogan, or any other type of identifying element of Edged and/or the Website, it must have prior, express, and written authorization to do so.

Edged does not authorize links to the Website from any website that contains materials, information, or content that are illicit, illegal, degrading, obscene, or in general contrary to public moral and safety or generally accepted social standards.

7.3 No Liability for Linked or Linking Websites
Edged does not have the capacity or the human or technical means to know of, supervise, or approve the information, contents, products, or services provided by any Linked or Linking Website. Accordingly, Edged cannot accept any liability for, and the User will not hold Edged liable for, any aspect of a Linked or Linking Website. Specifically, and as an example only, Edged is not liable for the operations, access, data, information, and files of any Linked or Linking Website; the quality and reliability of the products and services provide or available on the Linked or Linking Website; the links found on the Linked or Linking Website; and/or any of the contents of the Linked or Linking Website.

8. Privacy Policy

Edged respects the User’s privacy. Edged’s Website Privacy Policy can be found at [https://www.edged.us/privacy-policy], which Policy is hereby incorporated as a part of these Website Term and Conditions by reference. By using the Website, the User consents to the use of the User’s personal data by Edged as detailed in the Edged’s Website Privacy Policy.

9. Modification of the Terms and Conditions

Edged may modify any part or all of these Terms and Conditions by publishing any change in the same manner as these Terms and Conditions, or by communicating them to Users. These Terms and Conditions will remain in effect for as long as they are published and until they are modified in part or in whole, at which time the modified Terms and Conditions will enter into force.

Independent of these Terms and Conditions, Edged may terminate or suspend access to the contents of the Website at any time and without prior notice or compensation to the User. If User access and use of the Website is terminated for any reason, the prohibitions established in these Terms and Conditions regarding the use of the contents shall remain in force.

10. Miscellaneous Provisions

The headings in these Terms and Conditions are for information purposes only and shall not affect, qualify, or limit the Terms and Conditions in any way.

In the event that any provision or provisions of these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, are declared invalid or unenforceable by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall remain separable and unaffected.

Edged’s failure to act with respect to a breach of these Terms and Conditions by the User or others does not constitute a waiver and shall not limit Edged’s rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breach, unless Edged expressly acknowledges a waiver in writing. Any such waiver shall be limited to the specific breach unless a broader scope is expressly accepted in writing.

11. International Use

Edged maintains and operates this Website from its offices in the United States for the use of its customers, potential customers, and others in the United States. Edged makes no representation that the content and materials on this Website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States or by U.S. citizens not residing in the United States when accessing the Website. Access to this Website from countries or territories where such access is illegal is prohibited. The User who chooses to access this Website outside the United States does so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

12. Indemnification

The User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Edged harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, arising from and related to the User’s use of the Website.

13. Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

The User agrees that use of this Website, these Terms and Conditions, and any disputes relating thereto shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. Any dispute relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in New York City, New York.