Loovid Business Terms of Service
Last update: September 2020
The following Loovid Business Terms of Service (the “Loovid Business Terms”) govern your access
to and use of Loovid Business (“Loovid Business”) by Loovid Inc. (311 N Bayport, Anaheim CA 92801)
(collectively,“Loovid”, “we” or “us”).
Please read these Loovid Business Terms carefully before you start using Loovid Business. By using Loovid Business,
you, either individually or on behalf of your employer or any other entity which you represent (“you”), accept and
agree to be bound and abide by these Loovid Business Terms, Loovid Payment Terms, found (the “Payment Terms”),
and our Privacy Policy. Which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms or
the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use Loovid Business.
In case you register or use Loovid Business on behalf of your employer or another entity, you represent and warrant
that you are authorized to bind your employer or such entity to these Loovid Business Terms and you agree to these
Loovid Business Terms on their behalf.
There are various types of users in a Business Account. Except where indicated otherwise, these Loovid Business
Terms apply to all users and the term “you” shall refer to the Client, Team Members and all types of users of the
Business Account.
Loovid Business is offered and available to users who are 16 years of age or older. If you are under 16 you may
not use Loovid Business. By using Loovid Business, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a
binding contract and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements,
you must not access or use Loovid Business.
1. Key Terms
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in Loovid Terms of Service. (the “General Terms of Service”).
“Gig®”, “Gigs®” or “Services” are services offered on Loovid.
“Orders” are the formal agreements between a Client and Seller after a purchase was made from the Seller’s Gig/Service Page.
“Sellers” or “Freelancers” are users who offer and perform Services through Gigs or through the Logo Maker on Loovid.
2. Loovid Business and the Business Account
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General. Loovid Business is a freelance platform tailor-made for larger teams and
businesses. Through Loovid Business, businesses can create and manage collaborative Business Accounts
in which Team Members may share Orders, use a shared payment method, track their project’s progress, and
consolidate feedback—all in one place.
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Account. In order to access and use Loovid Business, you must first register and create an
account on Loovid Business (“Business Account”). When opening a Business Account you represent
and warrant that you are authorized to bind the Client to these Loovid Business Terms and you agree to these
Loovid Business Terms on your behalf and on the Client’s behalf.
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The Client. Upon completion of your registration to Loovid Business, the Business
Account will be created for your organization. The term “Client” or “Buyer” shall refer to your organization,
which can be any type of business (for example, LLCs, LLPs, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships,
non-profit organizations). The Client shall be the sole and exclusive owner of the Business Account including
any data, Orders and deliveries. In case of a dispute regarding the identity of the Client, Loovid reserves
the right to determine the identity of the Client at its sole discretion, whether or not an independent investigation
has been conducted by us. However, if we cannot make such determination (as we may deem in our sole discretion),
we reserve the right to avoid doing so and/or suspend the Business Account, without liability to you or to any
other party. We reserve the right to request from you or the Admin any form of verification we deem necessary
for this purpose.
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Admin. The first user opening a Business Account will automatically become the administrator
of the Business Account (“Admin”). Loovid reserves the right to change the Admin of the Business Account at its
sole discretion. Loovid may request such information as it deems appropriate in order to change the identity
of the Admin. If we believe (at our sole discretion) that we cannot change the identity of the Admin, we reserve
the right to avoid doing so and/or suspend a Business Account, without any liability.
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Account members. There are various types of users in a Business Account (“Team Members”) and
their permissions may vary. For the avoidance of doubt, all users in a Business Account, including Admins,
are deemed Team Members.
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Team Members have access to information available in the Business Account and other
Team Members, including Orders, purchases, deliveries made within the Business
Account and information about other Team Members.
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When inviting other Team Members to a Business Account, such Team Members are
authorized to use the Business Account on behalf of the Client, including the use of the
shared payment method.
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By granting other Team Members permissions under a Business Account, you on behalf
of the Client, represent and warrant that: (a) such Team Member is authorized to act on the Client’s behalf; and (b) you and/or the Client are fully responsible and liable for such
Team Member’s acts and omissions, including for Orders and payments performed by
other Team Members via the Business Account.
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If a Team Member is removed from a Business Account or if the Team Member
deactivate their Team Member Account they will not be able to access the Business
Account or otherwise register to Loovid.
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Undertakings. By creating a Business Account or by joining a Business Account as a
Team Member, Admin or otherwise, and creating a Team Member account (“Team Member Account”), you:
(i) agree to provide us with accurate, complete, and current registration information;
(ii) acknowledge that it is your responsibility to ensure that your password remains confidential and secure;
(iii) agree that you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Business Account as well as your Team Member Account; and
(iv) undertake to promptly notify us in writing if you become aware of any unauthorized access or use of your Business Account and/or your Team Member
Accounts and/or any breach of these Loovid Business Terms. The Client and you, jointly and severally, will be
responsible and liable for any losses, damages, liability and expenses incurred by us or a third party,
due to any unauthorized usage of the Business Account by either you or any other user or third party on your behalf.
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Closure and disabling of accounts.
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A Business Account can only be closed by the Client, or the Admin on Client’s behalf.
Upon closure of a Business Account, all related Team Member Accounts should be
removed from the Business Account.
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Loovid reserves the right to put a Business Account or any Team Member Account on
hold or permanently disable accounts should we notice any activity that we determine to be fraudulent or
inappropriate (including by any Team Member), or due to breach of these Loovid Business Terms, the General
Terms of Service and/or our Community Standards, by the Business Account (including by any Team Member).
Users with disabled accounts, i will not be able to sell or buy on Loovid or otherwise use Loovid as
registered users.
3. Subscription Fee, Term and Renewal
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Non-cancelable and Non-refundable. The Subscription Fee is non-cancelable and non-refundable.
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Payment Method. Client here by authorizes Loovid to charge the Subscription Fees, upon due date,
from Client’s Loovid Balance or any other payment method selected by Client for this purpose
(“Subscription Payment Method”).
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Subscription Term. Following the Free Trial Period, and subject to payment of the Subscription Fee, a 12 months paid subscription term will start automatically
(the “Subscription Term”).
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Auto-Renewal. In order to ensure that Client will not experience any interruption, Client’s
Subscription will automatically renew for additional 12 months periods, unless Client cancels its Subscription
at least 30 days prior to its expiration.
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Upgrades. During the Subscription Term,Client may upgrade its Subscription by adding Team Members
or make such other upgrades available on Loovid Business from time to time (“Subscription Upgrade”).
Upon a Subscription Upgrade, Client will be billed for the applicable increase in Subscription Fee,
at Loovid then-current rates.
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Discounts and Promotions. Unless expressly agreed otherwise, if Client received a special
discount or other promotional offer, Client acknowledges that upon renewal of its
Subscription, the Subscription will renew, at the full applicable Subscription Fee at the
time of renewal.
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Taxes. The Subscription Fee is exclusive of any and all taxes (including without
limitation, value added tax, sales tax, excise, goods and services tax, etc.), levies, or
duties, which may be imposed with respect to these Loovid Business Terms.
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Chargebacks. Any decline, chargeback or failure to collect Subscription Fee due by Client
(“Chargeback”), will be deemed as a breach of Client’s obligations hereunder,
and therefore (i) Loovid may deduct such amount from the Loovid Balance; and/or (ii) Client’s Business Account
may be downgraded, disabled, or terminated (at Loovid soles discretion) until payment of applicable Subscription
Fees in full, including any fees and expenses incurred by us for each Chargeback received, without derogating
from any other remedy that may be applicable to Loovid.
4. Purchasing On Loovid
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Payments Terms. Please refer to the Payment Terms for making payments for
Services ordered through the Loovid marketplace and to learn about fees and taxes.
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Payment options. The following payments options are available for Business Account:
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Saved Payment Method - saved payment method, as made available from time to time
by Loovid;
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Loovid. Business Balance - a balance added in advance to the Business Account, by
use of the payment method made available from time to time by Loovid (“Loovid
Business Balance”).
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Unused Balance. Loovid will refund unused funds available on the Loovid Balance
within 30 days following the end of the month in which the Client requested the refund, and following a
deduction of any cost and fee that may apply on Loovid in the course of processing the refund.
Loovid will refund the same payment method used to deposit funds to the Business Account, or otherwise
used to make payments via the Business Account, unless requested otherwise. Loovid reserves the right to
request such authentication information as it may deem necessary to process the refund request.
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Budget Limitations and Payment Approval. Team Members may be subject to certain budget
limitations or payment approvals, as may be defined by the Admin.
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Currencies. The Admin will determine the payment currencies for all purchases made through
a Business Account. For more information on local currencies, please refer to the Payment Terms.
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Invoice. Invoices for purchases made by Team Members will be issued in the name of the Client.
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Non Circumvention.
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You agree to use Loovid as your exclusive method to make payments for any Service
ordered from Sellers, and not to circumvent the payment methods offered on Loovid. This non-circumvention
requirement applies to all Buyers, Clients, as well as all Team Members. Without derogating from the
generality of the above, you may not offer or solicit (or accept any offer or solicitation from) any
parties introduced through Loovid to contract, engage with, or pay outside of Loovid. You agree to
notify Loovid immediately if a Seller proposes that you make payments other than through the Site.
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You acknowledge and agree that a violation of this non-circumvention requirement is a material breach
of the Loovid Business Terms and may lead to a permanent suspension of the violating Business Account
and/or Team Member Account.
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In light of the difficulties in measuring or estimating the damage which may be incurred by Loovid as a
consequence of any non-circumvention breach, you hereby agree to pay Loovid liquidated damages in the
amount of US$10,000 (the “Liquidated Damages“) if Loovid determines, in its sole discretion, that you
have violated this Non Circumvention Section. You acknowledge and agree that the Liquidated Damages are
a reasonable approximation of such damages and do not constitute a penalty.
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Loovid may, to the maximum extent permitted by law (i) charge your Loovid Balance and/or payment method
the Liquidated Damages or send you an invoice for the Liquidated Damages, which you agree to pay within
30 days, and (ii) charge you (in the same manner) for all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees,
related to investigating such breach and collecting such fees.
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Orders.
5. Conduct in the Loovid Marketplace
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User conduct. Loovid maintains a friendly, community-spirited, and professional
environment. Users should keep to that spirit while participating in any activity or extensions of Loovid.
You undertake to comply with the User Conduct and Protection section in the General Terms of Services with
Loovid Community Standards which are a set of behavior rules and guidelines, applicable to the Loovid community
and marketplace in addition to these Loovid Business Terms, each as may be updated from time to time.
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These Loovid Business Terms, the General Terms of Service, and Loovid Community Standards apply to all
Team Members. If any Team Member violates any such terms and/or standards, it may affect other Team Members’
ability to use Loovid, and Loovid may suspend or close the Business Account and/or the applicable Team Member
Account.
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To report a violation of the General Terms of Service and/or our Community Standards or any other user misconduct,
please contact our Customer Support team.
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User-Generated Content ("UGC"). All content uploaded to Loovid by users is UGC. Loovid does
not check user uploaded/created content for appropriateness, violations of copyright, trademarks, other rights
or violations and the user uploading/creating such content shall be solely responsible for it and the consequences
of using, disclosing, storing, or transmitting it. By uploading to, or creating content on, the Loovid platform,
you represent and warrant that you and/or the Client own or have obtained all rights, licenses, consents,
permissions, power and/or authority, necessary to use and/or upload such content and that such content or the
use thereof in Loovid (including Loovid Business) does not and shall not (a) infringe or violate any intellectual
property, proprietary or privacy, data protection or publicity rights of any third party; (b) violate any
applicable local, state, federal and international laws, regulations and conventions;
and/or (c) violate any of your or third party’s policies and/or terms of service.
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We invite everyone to report violations together with proof of ownership as appropriate.
Reported violating content may be removed or disabled.
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Furthermore, Loovid is not responsible for the content, quality or the level of service
provided by the Freelancers (even if they are Pro Sellers, Top Rated Sellers, offer Promoted Gigs/Services or otherwise). We provide no warranty with respect to the Gigs/Services, their delivery, any communications between Clients and Freelancers, and the Logo Designs created through the Logo Maker. We encourage users to take
advantage of our rating system, our community and common sense in choosing
appropriate services.
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Delivered Files. You are responsible for scanning all delivered files for viruses and
malware. Loovid will not be held responsible for any damages which might occur due to
site usage, use of content or files transferred.
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Reviews.
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Any Team Member can leave a review on Orders placed by him up to 10 days after an Order is marked as complete.
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For Studio Gigs/Services, you can leave a public review on the Studio Gig/Services as if it were a regular
Gig/Services. The public buying rating & review is linked to and visible on the Studio Gig/Service page,
the Loovid Studio itself (studio page), as well as all Studio Members and Studio Lead of that Loovid Studio.
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Feedback reviews are unavailable for orders made through the Logo Maker.
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Your reviews will be publicly displayed on a Seller’s Gig page.
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You also have the option to display your delivered work together with the review on
Seller’s Gig page. Loovid retains the right to use all publicly published delivered works
for Loovid marketing and promotional purposes.
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For more information about feedback reviews, see the Review section
6. Disclaimer of Warranties.
YOUR USE OF Loovid, Loovid BUSINESS, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE Loovid PLATFORM
IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Loovid, Loovid BUSINESS, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE Loovid
PLATFORM ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED. NEITHER Loovid NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH Loovid MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT
TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. THE FOREGOING DOES
NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
7. Limitation on Liability.
IN NO EVENT WILL Loovid, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR
DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE,
OR INABILITY TO USE THE Loovid MARKETPLACE, Loovid BUSINESS, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT
ON Loovid BUSINESS OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH Loovid BUSINESS OR SUCH OTHER
WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF
BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY
LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. The term “Affiliate” referred to herein,
is an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is under the control of, or is under common control
with Loovid, where control means having more than fifty percent (50%) voting stock or other ownership interest
or the majority of voting rights of such entity.
8. General Terms
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Confidentiality.
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Freelancers are obligated to treat any information received from the Client as highly
sensitive, top secret and classified material. For more information see the Confidentiality
section.
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Certain information relating to Loovid(including Loovid Business) and
features thereof may be disclosed to Team Members participating in a design partnership program for
the purpose of providing feedback to us (“Design Partners”). This information is sensitive
and of confidential nature and you shall not disclose it to anyone without our prior permission. Design
Partners undertake to maintain such information in strict confidence, not disclose it to anyone,
and not to use it for any purpose other than participating in the design partnership program. We may
use any feedback provided to us about any of our services or products without any limitation and without
any consideration. You on behalf of your employer or third party, grant us all rights, title, and ownership
of such feedback. You will not acquire any rights or licenses in any of Loovid services or in any of our
IP through your provision of feedback to us.
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Modifications.
We may make changes to these Loovid Business Terms from time to time. When changes are made,
we will make a new copy of these Loovid Business Terms available on this page. You understand
and agree that if you use Loovid Business after the date on which these Loovid
Business Terms have changed, your use will be considered as acceptance of the updated Loovid
Business Terms.
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Discontinuation of Loovid Business.
We may add, modify or discontinue any feature, functionality or any other tool, within the Loovid
Business service, or suspend Loovid Business altogether, at our own discretion, at any time,
and without further notice.