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These Terms of Service (the “Terms of Service”) are a contract between you, the user, and Automathic. Automathic operates Automathic.org (the “Automathic Site”)By using the Automathic Site and any services accessible from the Automathic Site, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service or any part thereof, your only remedy is to not use the Automathic Site or any services or products offered on the Automathic Site or on any other platform, including mobile applications, offered by Automathic (collectively, the “Service” or “Services”). VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE BELOW WILL RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF YOUR RIGHT TO USE THE SERVICE, AND ANY ACCOUNT THAT YOU MAY HAVE CREATED AS PART OF THE SERVICE. YOU AGREE TO USE THE SERVICE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Automathic reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time. By being a member and using Automathic, you agree to everything on this page. We have to do this to protect both you and us and make running this business possible. If you break these terms, you can’t use Automathic anymore.

Your Account

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In order to open an account on the Automathic Site (the “Account”), you must (i) agree to these Terms of Service, and (ii) provide any other information required by Automathic during the registration process. You will update this information to maintain its accuracy during the time you are using the Service. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. Automathic cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation. You are also responsible for all content, comments, graphics or text that you may post on the Automathic Site (the “Content”) and activity that occurs under your Account (even when Content is posted by others who have access to your Account). Any information submitted by you shall be subject to Automathic’s Privacy Policy. One person or legal entity may not maintain more than one Account. Accounts registered by “bots” or other automated methods are not permitted. Your account is your responsibility. If your account is compromised we’ll try to help, but we can’t guarantee we can fix any damages.

Our License to You

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Automathic hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide right to access and use the Automathic Site, solely with supported browsers through the Internet for your own internal purposes, subject to these Terms of Service. You may not permit the Automathic Site to be used by or for the benefit of unauthorized third parties. Nothing in the Terms of Service shall be construed to grant you any right to transfer or assign rights to access or use the Automathic Site. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by Automathic and its licensors. You shall not (i) modify or make derivative works based upon the Automathic Site; (ii) reverse engineer or access the Automathic Site in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, (b) build a product using similar features, functions or graphics of the Automathic Site, or (c) copy any features, functions or graphics of the Automathic Site. You further acknowledge and agree that, as between the parties, Automathic owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Automathic Site, including all intellectual property rights therein. Don’t copy Automathic itself.

Your License to Us

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By submitting, posting or displaying Content on the Automathic Site, such Content becomes Public Domain under the Creative Commons Public Domain Licence Formulas, Equations, and rules you submit to Automathic become Public Domain, meaning other people are free to use it for whatever they like. Don’t put anything on Automathic where that wouldn’t be OK.
You agree that this license includes the right for Automathic and other users of the Services to make your Content available to others for the publication, distribution, syndication, or broadcast of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. Such additional uses by Automathic or others may be made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services. Content you add to Automathic is Public Domain.
Automathic may modify or adapt your Content in an effort to make it accessible and clear to other users of Automathic. We may modify the content that you submit to Automathic, in an effort to make it as useful as possible to others.
Additionally, by uploading Content to the Automathic Site, you warrant, represent and agree that you have the right to grant Automathic the license described above. You also represent, warrant and agree that you have not and will not contribute any Content that (a) infringes, violates or otherwise interferes with any copyright or trademark of another party, (b) reveals any trade secret, unless the trade secret belongs to you or you have the owner’s permission to disclose it, (c) infringes any intellectual property right of another or the privacy or publicity rights of another, (d) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party, (e) creates an impression that you know is incorrect, misleading, or deceptive, including by impersonating others or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity; (f) contains other people’s private or personally identifiable information without their express authorization and permission, and/or (g) contains or links to a virus, trojan horse, worm, time bomb or other computer programming routine or engine that is intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or information. Automathic reserves the right in its discretion to remove any Content from the Automathic Site, suspend or terminate your account at any time, or pursue any other remedy or relief available under equity or law. Don’t put nasty or copyright-infringing things on Automathic.
You are responsible for your use of the Service, for any Content you provide, and for any consequences thereof, including the use of your Content by other users and third party partners. You understand that your Content may be republished and if you do not have the right to submit Content for such use, it may subject you to liability. Automathic will not be responsible or liable for any use of your Content in accordance with these Terms of Service. Don’t use Automathic to do bad things. If you do, we’ll remove your account and you personally are responsible for any trouble you cause.

Your Responsibilities

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The Services are available only to individuals who have the capacity to form legally binding contracts under the law applicable to these Terms of Service. Furthermore, our services are not available to minors (under 18 years of age). If you do not qualify as an authorized user, you are not permitted to use the Services and no contract will be formed between you and Automathic. You need to be 18 or older to sign up for Automathic. We need these rules to be legally binding and you have to be 18 or older for that to be possible.
Automathic relies upon parents or guardians 18 years of age or older to determine if the Automathic Site and Services are appropriate for the viewing, access, or participation by such individuals under the age of 18. We do not seek or knowingly collect any personal information about children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database. If you are under 13, you can’t use Automathic (sorry).
If you are 13 or over but under 18, have your legal guardian sign up for you.
As a condition of your use of the Services, you agree to (a) provide Automathic with true, accurate, current and complete information as prompted by the Automathic registration forms, when registering for or using the Services and (b) update and maintain the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of such information. Don’t lie on the sign up form.
You are responsible for all activity occurring under your Accounts and are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations relating to your use of the Automathic Site, including those related to the protection of intellectual property, data privacy, international communications and the transmission of technical or personal data. Follow all laws that apply to you, based on where you live or anything else.
You shall: (i) notify Automathic immediately of any unauthorized use of any password or account or any other known or suspected breach of security; and (ii) report to Automathic immediately and use reasonable efforts to stop immediately any copying or distribution of Content that is known or suspected by you. If your account is hacked, let us know right away.
You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment and ancillary services needed to connect to, access or otherwise use the Automathic Site, including, without limitation, modems, hardware, server, software, Internet browsers operating system, networking, web servers, long distance and local telephone service, but excluding the Automathic Site itself (collectively, “Equipment”). You shall be responsible for ensuring that such Equipment is compatible with the Automathic Site. You shall also be responsible for the use, and maintaining the security, of the Equipment. BYO electricity, internet, computer, web browser, etc.
All Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content. We may not monitor or control the Content posted via the Services. Any use of or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the Services or obtained by you through the Services is at your own risk. We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the Services. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate. Under no circumstances will Automathic be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content made available via the Services or broadcast elsewhere. We don’t monitor every single thing on Automathic. It’s up to you to do right.

Impermissible Acts

As a condition to your use of the Automathic Site, you agree not to:

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upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any information, materials or other content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, offensive, invades another’s privacy, or promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any individual or group; Don’t be a jerk.
impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; Don’t be a jerk.
phish, collect, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any login data and/or passwords for other web sites, software or services; Don’t be a jerk.
phish, collect, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available credit card information or other forms of financial data used for collecting payments; Don’t be a jerk.
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Automathic Site; Don’t be a jerk.
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any information, materials or other content that infringes another’s rights, including any intellectual property rights; Don’t be a jerk.
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation; Don’t be a jerk.
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; Don’t be a jerk.
use any manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to “crawl,” “spider” or “screen scrape” any web pages contained in the Automathic Site; Don’t be a jerk.
reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any of the software used to provide the Automathic Site; Don’t be a jerk.
reproduce, duplicate or copy or exploit any other portion of the Automathic Site, without the express written permission of Automathic; Don’t be a jerk.
interfere with or disrupt the Automathic Site, or any servers or networks connected to the Automathic Site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Automathic Site; Don’t be a jerk.
obtain, collect, store or modify the personal information about other users; Don’t be a jerk.
modify, adapt or hack the Automathic Site or falsely imply that some other site is associated with the Automathic Site or Automathic; or Don’t be a jerk.
use the Automathic Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the Automathic Site, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws). Don’t break laws.
We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Service and to terminate users or reclaim usernames. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of Automathic, its users and the public. We might pop into your account to help with a support request, but we otherwise don’t go snooping around.

If we are legally required to provide information to the government that they request, we will, but not otherwise.

Feedback

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In the course of using the Automathic Site, you may provide Automathic with feedback, including but not limited to suggestions, observations, errors, problems, and defects regarding the Automathic Site (collectively “Feedback”). You hereby grant Automathic a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable and sub-licensable, non-exclusive right to use, copy, modify, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works from and otherwise exploit all such Feedback. If you send us an idea, we might use it, in which case it’s protected by all the same rules on this page.

Violation of these Terms of Service

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Automathic reserves the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of these Terms of Service to the fullest extent of the law. Automathic may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate the Terms of Service. You acknowledge that Automathic has no obligation to pre-screen or monitor your access to or use of the Automathic Site or any information, materials or other content provided or made available through the Automathic Site, but has the right to do so. You hereby agree that Automathic may, in the exercise of Automathic’s sole discretion, remove or delete any entries, information, materials or other content that violates these Terms of Service or that is otherwise objectionable. We will delete anything that violates these rules. We have the right to take legal action against violations of these rules.

Cancellation and Termination

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If you wish to delete your account you may send an email to info@automathic.org with the subject line: Automathic.org Account Termination Request. You must include the email address you registered with in the body of the email for us to identify your account. We will then delete all personally identifiable information from automathic.org. Content that you have posted to automathic.org will remain, but will not be linked to you in any way. Your information may persist in backups, but we will remove it as soon as possible. If you don’t want a Automathic account anymore, send us an email and we'll delete it as soon as possible. The stuff you put on automathic.org will stay there, but won't be associated with you in any way.
Any cancellation of your Account will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Content in your Account. This information cannot be recovered from Automathic once your Account is cancelled. Please be aware that Automathic may for a time retain residual information in our backup and/or archival copies of our database. We will make reasonable commercial efforts to delete your information as soon as possible after you communicate that intention to us. If you delete your account, everything in it is gone forever.
Automathic, in its sole discretion, has the right to suspend or terminate your Account if (1) you breach these Terms of Service or (2) your bandwidth usage significantly exceeds the average bandwidth of other users of the Service. In each such case Automathic may refuse to provide you any current or future use of the Automathic Site, or any other Service. Any termination of your Account will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Content in your Account. This information cannot be recovered from Automathic once your account is terminated; however Automathic may for a time retain residual information in our backup and/or archival copies of our database. Don’t use Automathic for asset storage for non-Automathic things.

Modifications to the Automathic Site and Prices

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Automathic reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Automathic Site and Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. The last thing we plan on doing is shutting down, but if we have to we have to.
Automathic reserves the right to update and change the Terms of Service from time to time without notice. Any new features that augment or enhance the current Automathic Site, including the release of new tools and resources, shall be subject to the Terms of Service. Continued use of the Automathic Site after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. This page might change from time to time. We’ll let you know through the in-app notification system of any major changes.

Copyright and Content Ownership

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All right, title, and interest in and to the Services (excluding Content provided by you), are and will remain the exclusive property of Automathic and its licensors. Nothing in the Terms of Service gives you a right to use the Automathic name or any of the Automathic trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features. You acknowledge that the ownership in any intellectual property rights (including, for the avoidance of doubt, patents, copyright, rights in databases, trademarks and trade names whether registered or unregistered and subsisting anywhere in the world) in the Services belongs to Automathic or its third party licensors. Accordingly, any part of the Services may not be used, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner other than for the purposes of utilizing the Services. The things put on Automathic are Public Domain, “Automathic” is ours.

Notification of Claims of Infringement

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If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please notify Automathic’s agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement (“Agent”), at info@automathic.org

Please provide our Agent with a notice including:

  • Identification of the material on the Automathic Site that you claim is infringing, with enough detail so that we may locate it on the Automathic Site;
  • A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
    A statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (1) the above information in your notice is accurate, and (2) that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or that you are authorized to act on behalf of that owner;
  • Your address, telephone number, and email address; and
  • Your physical or electronic signature.
If you need to report a copyright infringement, drop us a line.

Disclaimer of Warranties

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THE SERVICES, AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE Automathic SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. Automathic AND ITS LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. Automathic AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES. Automathic DOES NOT WARRANT THAT (I) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE Automathic SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. Automathic AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM, ANY WARRANTIES FOR ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT OR ADVICE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES. Automathic AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE Automathic SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED BY THE Automathic SITE. There might be downtime. There might be bugs. The features might not always meet your exact needs.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE FORMS AND CONTENT ON THE Automathic SITE AND THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE SUBMISSION OR DOWNLOAD OF SUCH CONTENT. You use Automathic by your own free will and are responsible for your own actions.
SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE AND JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. If you live somewhere where this doesn’t apply, it doesn’t apply.

Limitation of Liability

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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Automathic OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER’S USE OR MISUSE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICES OR Automathic SITE ARISING FROM ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, (EVEN IF Automathic OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES). SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE SERVICES OR Automathic SITE, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR Automathic SITE, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES OR Automathic SITE (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES). We can’t be liable for misuse of Automathic or for Automathic not meeting your needs.
THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST DATA. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL FURTHER APPLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES OR Automathic SITE OR ANY INFORMATION OR MERCHANDISE THAT APPEARS ON, OR IS LINKED OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO, THE Automathic SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. For example, if you try and somehow run a business through Automathic and we have some downtime, we can’t be responsible for your loss of profit.
SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. If this doesn’t apply to you because of where you live, it doesn’t apply to you.
Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Automathic or its licensors be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labor disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labor or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning. Should a meteor strike the Earth right at our data center, we might go down.

Indemnification

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You acknowledge that you will be solely and fully responsible for all liabilities incurred through the use of the Services. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to hold harmless and indemnify Automathic and its employees, officers, agents, or other partners from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Services, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and/or consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature including but not limited to any liability arising from or resulting by your data imputed into Automathic including infringement of intellectual property laws or civil or criminal claims. Automathic shall use good faith efforts to provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action. In addition, you expressly waive and relinquish any and all rights and benefits which you may have under any other state or federal statute or common law principle of similar effect, to the fullest extent permitted by law. If you get in trouble with the law for something you did on Automathic, that’s on you and you agree that it isn’t Automathic itself’s fault. If we receive notification of an infringement by you, we’ll pass it along to you.

General

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These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions or your actual state or country of residence. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of the Terms of Service to be unenforceable, the remainder of the Terms of Service will continue in full force and effect. These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service). Any waiver of any provision of the Terms of Service will be effective only if in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Automathic.

Questions about the Terms of Service should be addressed to info@automathic.org.

If part of these terms are in conflict with laws in your region, the rest of the terms still apply. Any questions, hit us up.

Last Update: April 12, 2013