Last Updated January 1, 2019
Under Dog Media, LP (“Under Dog“) created and supports the OrthoEd website. Under Dog provides this Web site, located at URL www.OrthoEd.com, all associated and/or related Web pages maintained by Under Dog and all Under Dog continuing education, related applications and related services (collectively, the “Under Dog Services”), along with all information and content provided therewith (the “Content“), to you, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Terms of Use Agreement (the “Terms“). Under Dog Services are intended for medical/dental professionals. However, neither the Under Dog Services nor any Content available therein should be construed as a replacement for medical education and/or clinical judgment.
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Termination:You acknowledge and agree that Under Dog may suspend or terminate your access to and use of Under Dog Services at any time, with or without cause, at absolute discretion and without notice, including for any breach of these Terms. The relevant version of these Terms shall continue to apply to all prior use of Under Dog Services. The following paragraphs of these Terms shall survive termination of your use or access to Under Dog Services: paragraphs concerning indemnification, disclaimers, limitations of liability, termination and general provisions and any other provision that by its terms survives termination of your use of or access to Under Dog Services.
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Applicable Law:Under Dog Services are created and controlled by Under Dog, LP and/or its affiliates in the State of Texas, USA, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. As such, the laws of the State of Texas will govern these disclaimers, terms, and conditions, without giving effect to any principals of conflict of laws. All claims and disputes arising out of these Terms or Under Dog Services, other than action for specific performance or injunctive relief brought by Under Dog, shall be exclusively brought in the state courts located in Dallas, Texas, USA and, with regard to such claims and disputes, you hereby irrevocably (i) submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over you by those courts and (ii) waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.
Arbitration
- Application of This Agreement. The terms of this Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR Agreement”) Agreement shall apply to any and all disputes between the parties (including any claims arising out of or relating to an agreement between the parties or any claim that this ADR Agreement or any of its parts, is invalid, illegal or otherwise voidable or void) EXCEPT for the following:
- Cases Less Than $25,000. The obligation to mediate or arbitrate will not apply to any dispute involving less than $25,000.00 including exemplary damages, but excluding attorneys’ fees and interest. (In any petition or complaint filed with any court, a party must stipulate that the maximum amount sought is $25,000.00, otherwise the terms of this ADR Agreement, including the requirement to arbitrate, apply).
- Equitable Relief.The obligation to mediate or arbitrate will not apply to any claim by either party seeking equitable relief, including requests for temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, writs of attachment, appointment of a receiver, or any other orders which a court may issue when deemed necessary in its discretion to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable injury, including the claim of either party for injunctive relief to preserve the status quo pending the completion of a mediation or arbitration proceeding. The party awarded interim or injunctive relief will not be required to post bond.
The term “party” includes the party and, as applicable, its officers, directors, agents, employees, heirs, assigns, or other representatives.
- Arbitration.Except disputes not subject to arbitration as set forth in Section 1above no party will bring a civil action in any court against the other. Any dispute between the parties that has not been resolved in by mediation will be resolved by submission to binding arbitration. The arbitration will be conducted under the authority of the Federal Arbitration Act.
- Appointment of an Arbitrator. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single impartial arbitrator appointed by agreement of the parties.
- Qualification of Arbitrator. To serve as an arbitrator, the arbitrator must be a member of the bar of the state of Texas, who has actively engaged in the practice of law for at least ten years.
- Agreed Arbitrator or AAA. In the event the parties have not agreed to an arbitrator within fifteen (15) calendar days of the Demand for Arbitration, then either party may request that an arbitrator be appointed by the office of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in Dallas, Texas according to its rules and procedures for selecting a neutral arbitrator.
- Initiating Arbitration. Arbitration shall be commenced by a written Statement of Claim and Demand For Arbitration, describing in reasonable detail the dispute and the amount and nature of the relief sought given by the claimant (the “Claimant”) to the respondent (the “Respondent”). The Statement of Claim shall follow the format of a complaint filed in federal court – including a statement of facts and legal claims. Upon receiving the Statement of Claim, the Respondent shall provide Claimant a written response, within 15 days. The Statement of Claim shall follow the format provided for filing an answer in federal court – including admissions, denials, and any counterclaims. The Statement of Claim and Response shall be provided to the arbitrator.
- Arbitrator’s Fees. The arbitrator’s fees will be divided equally between the parties, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator in the final award. Within 15 days of the Demand for Arbitration, each party shall place in escrow with the arbitrator (either the AAA or the arbitrator, if the parties have chosen a non-AAA arbitrator) the sum of $2,500 (the “Arbitration Fee”) as prepayment for the services provided by the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be entitled to draw upon such funds for services provided and shall release the balance of such funds, if any, at the time of entering an arbitration award. The amount set out above as the Arbitration Fee is not a limit on the actual arbitrator’s fees. Failure of either party to provide such Arbitration Fee to the arbitrator in the period provided will result in a default arbitration award being taken against such party.
- Individual Claims Only. The arbitration will be limited solely to the dispute or controversy between the parties. Neither party shall be entitled to join or consolidate claims by or against other parties, or arbitrate any claim as a representative or class action or in a private attorney general capacity.
- Place of Hearings. All hearings and other proceedings will take place in Dallas County, Texas unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
General Provisions:Failure by Under Dog, to enforce any provision(s) of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. In the event that any portion of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion must be construed as nearly as possible to reflect the original intent, the remaining portions remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable portion remains enforceable in all other contexts and jurisdictions. These Terms constitutes the entire agreement between you and Under Dog, with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written understandings, communications or agreement not specifically incorporated herein, provided, however, that if you register for and participate in any continuing education programs offered by Under Dog, additional terms and conditions may apply to such programs. Any claim under these Terms must be brought within one (1) year after the date upon which the cause of action arose.
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