Terms of Service and Privacy Disclaimer ("Terms")

Our Terms of Service were last updated on November 27th 2024.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using Our Service

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms of Service:

• Affiliate: refers to an entity that has the authority to appoint or direct the activities of an administrator, is itself directed by an administrator, or shares administrative or management oversight with another entity. This includes situations where one entity has the ability to influence or control decision-making processes or the management of another entity.
• Account: means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Company: (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to CheckOut / JEMEDIA LTD.
• Country: refers to the United Kingdom.
• Content: refers to content such as text, images, or other information that can be posted, uploaded, linked to or otherwise made available by You, regardless of the form of that content.
• Device: means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
• Feedback: means feedback, innovations or suggestions sent by You regarding the attributes, performance or features of our Service.
• Service: refers to the Website.
• Terms of Service: (also referred as "Terms") mean these Terms of Service that form the entire agreement between You and the Company regarding the use of the Service. This Terms of Service Agreement was generated by TermsFeed Terms of Service Generator.
• Third-party Social Media Service: means any services or content (including data, information, products or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included or made available by the Service.
• Website: refers to CheckOut, accessible from https://beta.checkout.ac/, https://checkout.ac/, and any subservices at https://caretaker.checkout.ac/, https://auto.checkout.ac/ and *.checkout.ac.
• You: means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Acknowledgment

These are the Terms of Service governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms of Service set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms of Service. These Terms of Service apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service You agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If You disagree with any part of these Terms of Service then You may not access the Service. You represent that you are over the age of 18. The Company does not permit those under 18 to use the Service.

User Account Registration

• You can register with the website using:
  • Google's "Sign in with Google" service (see Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy)
  • Email address (requires email verification)
• We collect basic profile data associated with your Google account or the information you provide when registering with an email address.
• If email login is unavailable and you prefer not to use Google's services, please contact our support team (listed at the end of this document) to discuss alternative login methods.
• You may request the deletion of your account data by contacting the designated contact at the end of this document.

Technical Information Collection

• We collect standard technical information with each request made to the website, including IP addresses, user agents, account data, and more.

Cookie Usage and Local Storage

• We use first-party cookies exclusively for various site functionalities, including:
  • Account authentication and session management
  • Course selection preferences
  • Birthday verification (first site visit)
  • Cross-network user tracking
  • Spam prevention systems
  • Reputation tracking
  • Moderation functions
  • Analytics purposes
• The primary cookie used is 'checkout_secure', which contains a device identifier that can be linked to your IP address, submissions, account records, and other website interactions.
• We do not use any third-party cookies or external libraries for tracking purposes. Refer to the section above 'User Account Registration' for information about how Google's services are used within the site.
• Our analytics system (via t.ldn.jemedia.xyz) operates without cookies and uses alternative tracking methods.
• Local storage is utilized to cache certain data on your device, improving the perceived performance and responsiveness of the website.

Analytical Data

• We use Plausible Analytics (self-hosted by JEMEDIA) to monitor website usage. This analytics system operates without cookies and all data is anonymized.
• For detailed information about how Plausible tracks visitors without using cookies, please refer to their data policy at https://plausible.io/data-policy.

User Data Association

• Data you submit may be associated with your account using device identifiers, Discord usernames, and email addresses.

User Responsibility

• We are not responsible for how you use this website or the data you submit to it.

Content restrictions

The Company is not responsible for the content of the Service's users. You expressly understand and agree that You are solely responsible for the Content and for all activity that occurs under your account, whether done so by You or any third person using Your account. You may not transmit any Content that is unlawful, offensive, upsetting, intended to disgust, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable. Examples of such objectionable Content include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Unlawful or promoting unlawful activity.
• Defamatory, discriminatory, or mean-spirited content, including references or commentary about religion, race, sexual orientation, gender, national/ethnic origin, or other targeted groups.
• Spam, machine – or randomly – generated, constituting unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling.
• Containing or installing any viruses, worms, malware, trojan horses, or other content that is designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of a third person.
• Infringing on any proprietary rights of any party, including patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other rights.
• Impersonating any person or entity including the Company and its employees or representatives.
• Violating the privacy of any third person.
• False information and features.

The Company reserves the right, but not the obligation, to, in its sole discretion, determine whether or not any Content is appropriate and complies with this Terms, refuse or remove this Content. The Company further reserves the right to make formatting and edits and change the manner of any Content. The Company can also limit or revoke the use of the Service if You post such objectionable Content. As the Company cannot control all content posted by users and/or third parties on the Service, you agree to use the Service at your own risk. You understand that by using the Service You may be exposed to content that You may find offensive, indecent, incorrect or objectionable, and You agree that under no circumstances will the Company be liable in any way for any content, including any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of any content

Interaction with Other Services

• Data Processing Consent:
  • By inputting session tokens, CSRF tokens, sensitive user data, and other identifiable information from external services into CheckOut, you acknowledge and consent to CheckOut processing that data on your behalf for the purposes of facilitating interactions and providing services.
  • It is the sole responsibility of users to ensure that the data they input into CheckOut from external services complies with the terms of service and policies of those external services. CheckOut does not assume any responsibility for users' compliance with external service's terms of service.
• User Obligations and Prohibited Activities:
  • Users must not impersonate a third party or otherwise disguise their identity when inputting data from external services into CheckOut. Any attempt to misrepresent identity or engage in deceptive practices is strictly prohibited.
  • Users are solely responsible for complying with the terms of service and policies of external services from which they input data into CheckOut. CheckOut shall not be held liable for any breach of external service's terms of service by users.
• Account Security and Authorization:
  • Users must not share their CheckOut accounts, session tokens, or any other access credentials obtained from CheckOut with anyone without prior written authorization.
  • CheckOut reserves the right to verify the legitimacy of accounts and the authorization of users to access and input data from external services. Any unauthorized use of accounts or suspected security breaches must be reported immediately to CheckOut's support team.
• Data Control and Withdrawal of Consent:
  • Users have the right to control their data and can withdraw their consent for CheckOut to process data obtained from external services at any time. This can be done through the account settings on the CheckOut platform or by contacting CheckOut's designated contact person listed below.
  • Users can view all information held about them through the Data Access Tool at '/data'. If this tool does not provide sufficient information, users are encouraged to contact us through the contact details provided at the end of these terms.
  • Upon withdrawal of consent, users may request deletion of their data from CheckOut's records. CheckOut will promptly comply with such requests in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.

"AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" Disclaimer

The Service is provided to You "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Service will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the company's provider makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Service, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Service; or (iv) that the Service, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Company are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law

Content Backups

Although regular backups of Content are performed, the Company does not guarantee there will be no loss or corruption of data.

Corrupt or invalid backup points may be caused by, without limitation, Content that is corrupted prior to being backed up or that changes during the time a backup is performed.

The Company will provide support and attempt to troubleshoot any known or discovered issues that may affect the backups of Content. But You acknowledge that the Company has no liability related to the integrity of Content or the failure to successfully restore Content to a usable state.

You agree to maintain a complete and accurate copy of any Content in a location independent of the Service.

API Token Usage

• Some or all endpoints on this site may require a valid API token for access.
• API tokens are issued at the sole discretion of site administrators and may be revoked at any time.
• If you have been granted an API token, you can view it on the "/account" page after logging in.
• You are responsible for keeping your API token secure. If you suspect a compromise, report it immediately.

User Conduct and Restrictions

• Attempts to disguise or obfuscate your true identity through means such as VPNs, proxy servers, or manipulating network data are strictly prohibited. Failure to adhere to this clause may result in immediate account termination and a permanent ban.

Data Security and Cookies

• We utilize measures to enhance user experience and maintain website integrity. This may include storing session data and cookies on our servers.
• Passwords are never stored in raw form but are securely encrypted to protect your privacy.
• User privacy is prioritized, and we adhere to best practices for data security. However, the website cannot guarantee complete protection of data.

SSL Encryption

• All requests to the website are protected by SSL encryption for optimal security.

Changes to These Terms of Service

We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use Our Service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the website and the Service.

By using this website, you agree to these terms. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Your continued use indicates your acceptance of any changes.

For questions or concerns about these terms, please contact CheckOut@jemedia.xyz. For more information, see our frequently asked questions.