Last modified by 20 May, 2024
1. Introduction
Sync.ME Technologies Ltd. (the "Company", "Sync.ME", "our", "us" or "we") is a multi-platform social application and global phonebook network, which allows you ("you", "user" or "users") to synchronize the information in your contact list with your contacts' social networks' profiles, identify callers or perform numeric search ("Caller ID"), perform manual name search and participate in a collaborative mobile community, where you can share your information and your contacts' information with other users.
These Terms of Use (the "Agreement") governs your use of or access to our mobile application ("App") and our website, available at: https://sync.me ("Website" and collectively with the App, the "Service"). Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing and/or using any part of the Service.
By installing, accessing or otherwise using the Service, to the maximum extent permitted by law, you acknowledge that you consent to be legally bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to any of the terms of this Agreement, you may not access or use the Service or any part thereof. If certain features of our Service are subject to additional terms, provisions or guidelines, they are (or will be) incorporated herein by reference.
By installing, accessing or otherwise using the App, you will be asked to give the App access to your contacts and all the related information therein for synchronization with your phonebook directory.
You hereby waive any applicable rights to require an original (non-electronic) signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, to the extent not prohibited under applicable law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to the extent that consumer protection or local laws or regulations grant you mandatory or statutory rights, this Agreement shall only limit such rights to the maximum extent permitted by such laws or regulations.
2. Grant of License
Subject to your full compliance with all of the terms of this Agreement, we hereby grant you permission to visit and use the Website and, if you choose to download the App, a limited, personal, non-commercial, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sub-licensable, non-transferable, non-assignable, license to download, access and use the Service on a device you own or control, for the sole purpose of your personal use of the Service in connection with terms provided herein and any applicable Usage Rules (defined below).
We are entitled, without any liability, to refuse, restrict, limit, suspend and/or interfere or interrupt the Service or any part thereof, without any notice to you for the repair, improvement, and/or upgrade of the Service or for any of the reasons for termination as mentioned below.
3. Limitation on Use
The Service may only be used with platforms and by owners of profiles on social networks or platforms approved by the Company ("Approved Platforms"). To the maximum extent permitted by law, you hereby warrant that you have all necessary and sufficient right to share information regarding your Approved Platform profile and account with the Service and other users of its community.
You hereby warrant that you will not, and shall not permit any third party to:
4. Account.
In order to use some of the App features you may have to create or use an account ("Account"). If you create an Account, you must provide accurate and complete information in connection with your Account. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs in your Account, and you must keep your Account password secure. You must notify us immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your Account. As between you and the Company, you are solely responsible and liable for the activity that occurs in connection with your Account.
5. Special Features
The App may provide additional and special features, including, without limitation the following ones. For avoidance of doubt, the Company is not liable in case of discontinue of any specific feature.
6. Eligibility.
You may use the Services only if you are at least 16 years old. If you are under the age of 18 or under the legal age to form a binding contract in the jurisdiction in which you are located, you may only use the Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who has agreed to stand behind any action you take and/or agreement you enter into while using the Services, including this Agreement. We reserve the right to require you at any stage to provide proof of age, and, if applicable, approval of your use of the Services by your parent or legal guardian, so that we can verify that only eligible users are using the Services. In the event that it comes to our knowledge that a person under the age of 16 is using the Services, we may prohibit and block such user from using the Services.
7. User Submissions
7.1. The Company will allow you to submit and upload information into the Service directly, either as your profile information (e.g. full name, phone number, email address, age, etc.), or as notes ("User Submissions"). You shall be solely responsible for your User Submissions and the consequences of submitting or uploading them.
7.2. Your User Submissions will be sent and published to anyone who has your phone number and your name listed in the contact list of their mobile device. You represent and warrant that you own all the rights, titles and interests required for you, including obtaining the necessary consents and permissions and displaying all required notices, to use your User Submission in the manner contemplated herein. You further authorize us to use all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) in and to your User Submissions, and to enable inclusion and use thereof as contemplated in this Agreement. For purposes hereof, "Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all rights, titles and interests, whether foreign or domestic, in and to any and all trade secrets, patents, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, know-how, or similar intellectual property rights, as well as any and all moral rights, rights of privacy, publicity and similar rights of any type under the laws or regulations of any governmental, regulatory, or judicial authority, foreign or domestic.
7.3. You retain all of your ownership rights in and to your User Submissions. You hereby grant the Company a worldwide, non-revocable, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of and display your User Submissions in connection with the Service, including, without limitation, for providing, administering and improving the Service, and the Company's business, to the extent permitted by law, and without the need for any further compensation, approval or consent.
7.4. You agree that you will not send, submit or transmit a User Submission that: (i) creates a risk to a person's safety or health, creates a risk to public safety or health, compromises national security, or interferes with an investigation by law enforcement; (ii) is unlawful, harassing, hateful, offensive or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, gives rise to civil liability, violates any law, or is otherwise dishonest, inaccurate, inappropriate, malicious or fraudulent; (iii) contains the contact information or any personally identifiable information of any third party unless you have first obtained the express consent of said third party to include their contact information or personally identifiable information; and/or (x) breaches this Agreement.
7.5. You understand and acknowledge that when accessing and using the Service: (i) you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that we are not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or Intellectual Property Rights of, or relating to, such User Submissions; and (ii) you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. You agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have against us with respect to (i) and (ii) in this paragraph.
8. Proprietary Rights.
The Company retains all rights, titles and ownerships in and of the Service or any part thereof, including without limitation, the design and layout of the Service, all contents, text, documents, articles, brochures, descriptions, products, software, graphics, photos, sounds, videos, interactive features, copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks and logos, database, registered or not contained in the Service, excluding User Submissions (the "Materials"). You may not use, sell, copy, modify, transfer (by sale, resale, license, sublicense, download or otherwise), reproduce, distribute, redistribute, license, publicly perform or display, publish, edit, create derivative works from, the Materials, except as expressly authorized herein, without the Company's prior explicit written consent. You are granted only a limited and revocable right to use the Service, subject to the terms of this Agreement, and for personal use only, and under no circumstances are you acquired any right, interest or title to any part of the Materials. "Sync.ME" and the Sync.ME logo, and other marks are mark of the Company or its affiliates. All other trademarks, service marks, and logos used in the Service are the trademarks, service marks, or logos of their respective owners. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and Materials. Materials are provided to you for your information and personal use only. If you download or print a copy of the Materials you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein.
9. Third Party Services
This Agreement applies only to your use of the Service. The Company has not reviewed, has no control over, nor does it endorse, screen, promote or otherwise assume any responsibility for the content of third party websites or applications ("Third Party Services"), or to the information, advertisements, services, practices or other material contained on, or accessible through Third Party Services, including without limitation third party websites to which hyperlinks are contained in the Service.
By using the Service you hereby agree that the Company shall not be responsible for any damage, claim or liability in connection with your use of any third party sites, including without limitation third party sites to which you have arrived via the Service. Accordingly, we strongly encourage you to become familiar with the terms of use, privacy policies and practices of any such Third Party Services. The use of Third Party Services is at your sole risk.
10. Privacy Policy
To demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we designed our Privacy Policy, available at: www.sync.me/privacy ("Privacy Policy"). We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy before accessing or using our Service.
11. Confidentiality.
You may have access to certain non-public or proprietary information and materials of the Company, whether in tangible or intangible form ("Confidential Information"). You shall take commercially reasonable measures to protect the Company's Confidential Information within your possession or control, from misuse or disclosure to a third party. You shall use the Company's Confidential Information solely for the purposes of performing under this Agreement. In the event that you are required to disclose Confidential Information of the Company pursuant to any Law, regulation, or governmental or judicial order, you will (a) promptly notify the Company in writing of such Law, regulation or order, (b) reasonably cooperate with the Company in opposing such disclosure, (c) only disclose to the extent required by such Law, regulation or order (as the case may be).
12. Export laws.
You agree to comply with all applicable export laws and regulations to ensure that neither the Services nor any technical data related thereto are exported or re-exported directly or indirectly in violation of, or used for any purposes prohibited by, such laws and regulations.
13. Changes to the Materials.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company reserves the right to modify, correct, amend, enhance, improve, decide to provide for free or for fee, make any other changes to, impose limits on certain features, or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Materials (or any part or functionality thereof) without notice, at any time, including based on the territory you are located in, your operating system or any other operational, technical or other reasons at its discretion. In addition, you hereby acknowledge that the functionalities included in the App may be changed, extended or reduced in terms of content and form or removed at any time without any notice to you. You agree that Company shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service (or any part or functionality thereof).
14. LIMITED WARRANTIES
14.1. YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREE, THAT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, THAT:
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, AND THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE AND YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE (INCLUDING, USER SUBMISSIONS), AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING, THE DATA SHARED WITH THE COMPANY AND ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR DEVICES, INCLUDING ,WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OR EXPOSURE OF DATA, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS.
THE COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF BUGS, SECURITY BREACHES, OR VIRUS ATTACKS. THE SERVICE MAY OCCASIONALLY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, UPGRADING, OR OTHER REASONS. YOU AGREE THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT MAY RESULT FROM TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF THE INTERNET, SLOW CONNECTIONS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR OVERLOAD OF OUR OR OTHER SERVERS.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND/OR DATA AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES IN, OR TO, THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND/OR DATA OR ANY PART THEREOF, IN SYNC.ME'S SOLE JUDGEMENT, WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT OF GIVING ANY NOTICE PRIOR TO OR AFTER MAKING SUCH CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND/OR INFORMATION AND/OR DATA OR ANY PART THEREOF. YOU HEREBY UNDERSTAND THAT THE DATA PROVIDED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SERVICE COULD VARY, DISAPPEAR OR CHANGE, AND SYNC.ME IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO YOU FOR ANY SUCH CHANGES IMPLEMENTED OR YOUR RELIANCE ON SUCH DATA. YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS MADE SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY.
THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ADVERTISERS, OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICE AND PARTIES WHO OFFER SERVICES THROUGH THE SERVICE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY DAMAGE OR CLAIM FOR ANY USER SUBMISSIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS ACCURACY, ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OR SPAM. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT (INCLUDING DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, ILLEGAL, OR NEGLIGENT CONDUCT) OF ANY SERVICE USER AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
YOUR RELIANCE ON, OR USE OF, ANY USER SUBMISSION, OR INTERACTION WITH ANY SERVICE USER, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ANY OTHER SERVICE USER, YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH SUCH A DISPUTE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, BUT HAVE NO OBLIGATION, TO MONITOR ANY SUCH DISPUTE.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR MATERIALS.
15. Indemnification.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Company (and its affiliated companies, contractors, employees, agents, and suppliers and partners) harmless from any and all claims, suits, actions, liabilities, losses, costs, damages, expenses, and any other liabilities, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, arising out of or related in any manner to your violation of this Agreement and your use or misuse of the Service, including, without limitation, your access to or use of the Service, any breach or alleged violation of the rights of any other person or entity by you, including, without limitation, any intellectual property right, publicity, confidentiality, property or privacy right and any breach or alleged violation by of this Agreement. Without derogating from or excusing your obligations under this section, we reserve the right (at your own expense), but are not under any obligation, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter which is subject to an indemnification by you if you choose not to defend or settle it. You agree not to settle any matter subject to an indemnification by you without first obtaining our express approval.
16. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREE, THAT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, IN ANY EVENT, FOR:
ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS AND GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR BY ANY FORM OF MALWARE, WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY WAS OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OR ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES;
IN ANY EVENT, THE COMPANY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL DAMAGES AND LOSSES THAT ARISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR THAT RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, SHALL NOT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS, IF ANY, ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO THE COMPANY FOR USING THE SERVICES WITHIN THE 3 MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF BRINGING A CLAIM.
THE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER IN THIS SECTION DO NOT PURPORT TO LIMIT LIABILITY OR ALTER YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THIS PROVISION SHALL HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE COMPANY'S CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION SET FORTH BELOW.
Failure to assert, at any time, any right, or require performance in regard to this Agreement by or on behalf of the Company shall not constitute concession, yield, waiver or relinquishment of any sort, and shall not limit the Company's rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches. A waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a continuing waiver of other breaches of the same or other provisions of this Agreement.
17. Apple (additional provisions)
If you download the App from the Apple, Inc. ("Apple") App Store (or in any event if you download an Apple iOS App) then, without derogating from the warranty disclaimers and limitation of liability as set forth in the Agreement:
Email: support@sync.me
18. Termination
The Company reserves the right (but has no obligation), at its sole discretion and without prior notice to:
You may rectify or remove any personal information related to you from the Service at any time, by contacting us at: support@sync.me or here: Don't want to share your number on Sync.ME?. You may terminate your account at our Service at any time by uninstalling the Service and ceasing to use the Service.
The following Sections shall survive termination: Section 7 (User Submissions), Section 8 (Proprietary Rights), Section 10 (Privacy Policy), Section 11 (Confidentiality), Section 15 (Indemnification), Section 16 (Limitation on liability), Section 18 (Termination), Section 20 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction), and Section 21 (Assignment of Rights, Severability and Waiver).
19. Updates and Upgrades.
We may from time to time provide updates or upgrades to the Service (each a "Revision"), but are not under any obligation to do so. Such Revisions will be supplied according to our then-current policies, which may include automatic updating or upgrading without any additional notice to you. You consent to any such automatic updating or upgrading of the Service. All references herein to the Service shall include Revisions. This Agreement shall govern any Revisions that replace or supplement the original Service, unless the Revision is accompanied by a separate license agreement which will govern the Revision
20. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company and replace all previous agreements under this title. There are no verbal subsidiary agreements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary and to the fullest extent permissible by law, this Agreement, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Israel without regard to its conflict of laws rules. You and the Company hereby agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Tel Aviv, Israel, to resolve any legal matter arising from the Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may seek injunctive relief in any court worldwide of competent jurisdiction.
21. Assignment of Rights, Severability and Waiver
21.1. The Company may assign its rights according to this Agreement to any third party at its sole discretion. You may not assign or delegate your rights according to this Agreement, without the Company's prior written consent.
21.2. If any part of this Agreement is deemed void, unlawful, or for any reason unenforceable or invalid, then that part shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions of the Agreement.
21.3. Failure to assert, at any time, any right, or require performance in regard to this Agreement by or on behalf of the Company shall not constitute concession, yield, waiver or relinquishment of any sort, and shall not limit the Company's rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches. A waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a continuing waiver of other breaches of the same or other provisions of this Agreement.
22. Entire Agreement.
The terms of this Agreement and any supplemental or incorporated documents or policies constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and replace all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. This Agreement is concluded between you and the Company only, and not with any other party.
23. Amendments to the Agreement.
The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to periodically amend or revise the terms of this Agreement. We will notify regarding material changes, and such changes will take effect 7 days after such notification was provided in the Service. Your continued use of the Service, following the amendment of the Agreement, constitutes your acknowledgement and consent of such amendments to the Agreement. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified by" heading above. The modified Agreement will be published on the Website.
24. Third Party Open Source Software.
Portions of the Service may include third party open source software that are subject to third party terms and conditions ("Third Party Terms"). A list of any third party open source software and related Third Party Terms is available upon request. If there is a conflict between any Third Party Terms and the terms of this Agreement, then the Third Party Terms shall prevail but solely in connection with the related third party open source software. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Sync.ME makes no warranty or indemnity hereunder with respect to any third party open source software.