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Lean QbD Terms of Service

 

Last Updated: May 1, 2020

Welcome to Lean QbD. Please read these terms of service (these “Terms”) carefully as they form a contract between you and the Lean QbD entity listed in Section 17 of these Terms (“Lean QbD”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) that governs your access and use of the hosted storage solution provided by Lean QbD for online content storage, sharing and processing of files, materials, data, text, audio, video, images or other content (collectively, “Content”); (ii) the Lean QbD websites or applications; and (iii) any written or electronic use or features guides or other documentation provided or made available by Lean QbD (the “User Guides”) (collectively the “Service(s)”).

By registering or using any of the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you are using the Services on behalf of an organization, you are agreeing to these Terms for that organization and promising to Lean QbD that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms (in which event, “you” and “your” will refer to that organization) unless that organization has a separate paid contract in effect with us, in which event the terms of that contract will govern your use of the Service. You may use the Services only in compliance with these Terms and only if you have the power to form a contract with Lean QbD and are not barred under any applicable laws from doing so. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, YOU MUST NOT USE THE SERVICES. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, please contact support@leanqbd.com

Please note that Lean QbD doesn’t provide warranties for the Services. This contract also limits our liability to you. See Sections 14 (NO WARRANTY) and 16 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY) of these Terms for details.

  1. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We reserve the right to revise these Terms from time to time. We will date and post the most current version of these Terms on the Lean QbD website. Any changes will be effective upon posting the revised version of these Terms (or such later effective date as may be indicated at the top of the revised Terms). If in our sole discretion we deem a revision to these Terms to be material, we will notify you via the Service and/or by email to the email address associated with your account. Notice of other changes may be provided via www.LeanQbD.com and www.LeanQbD.net (the “Site”) or related Lean QbD blogs. Therefore, we encourage you to check the date of these Terms whenever you visit the Site to see if these Terms have been updated. Your continued access or use of any portion of the Service constitutes your acceptance of such changes. If you don’t agree to any of the changes, we’re not obligated to keep providing the Service, and you must cancel and stop using the Service.

  1. ACCESS TO THE SERVICE

You may use the Service, on a non-exclusive basis, solely in strict compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws

  1. YOUR ACCOUNT

To obtain access to certain Services, you may be required to obtain an account with Lean QbD (become a “Registered User”), by completing a registration form and designating a user ID and password. Until you apply for and are approved for an account your access to the Service will be limited to the areas of the Service, if any, that Lean QbD makes available to the general public. When registering with Lean QbD you must: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as requested by the Service’s registration form (such information being the “Registration Data”); and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. Lean QbD may deny approval or withdraw such approval at any time in its sole discretion, with or without cause.

Only you may use your Lean QbD account. You must keep your account and passwords confidential and not authorize any third party to access or use the Service on your behalf, unless we provide an approved mechanism for such use. Lean QbD will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from any unauthorized use of your accounts.

If a third party such as an employer, or school gave you your account, that party has rights to your account and may: manage your account, reset your password, or suspend or cancel your account; view your account’s usage and profile data, including how and when your account is used; and read or store Content in your account. If you are an individual Registered User of the Service, and the domain of the primary email address associated with your account is owned by an organization and was assigned to you as an employee, contractor or member of such organization, and that organization wishes to establishes a commercial relationship with us and add your account to such relationship, then, if you do not change the email address associated with your account, your account may become subject to the commercial relationship between Lean QbD and such organization and controlled by such organization.

  1. CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SOLICITATION

By registering with Lean QbD, you understand that we may send you communications or data regarding the Services, including but not limited to: (a) notices about your use of the Services, including any notices concerning violations of use; (b) updates; and (c) promotional information and materials regarding Lean QbD’s products and services, via electronic mail. We give you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving promotional electronic mail from us by following the opt-out instructions provided in the message.

  1. CONTENT

Except for material that we license to you, we don’t claim ownership of any Content that is transmitted, stored, or processed in your account(s). We also don’t control, verify, or endorse the Content that you and others make available on the Service.

We provide functions that allow you to control who may access your Content. If you enable the features that allow you to share the Content with others, anyone you’ve shared Content with (including the general public, in certain circumstances) may have access to your Content.

You hereby grant Lean QbD and its contractors the right to transmit, use and disclose Content posted on the Service solely to the extent necessary to provide the Service, as otherwise permitted by these Terms, or to comply with any request of a governmental or regulatory body (including subpoenas or court orders), as otherwise required by law, or to respond to an emergency which Lean QbD believes in good faith requires Lean QbD to disclose information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person.

You represent and warrant that: (a) you have all the rights in the Content necessary for you to use the Service and to grant the rights in this Section; and (b) the storage, use or transmission of the Content doesn’t violate any law or these Terms.

You will: (a) be solely responsible for the nature, quality and accuracy of the Content; (b) ensure that the Content (including the storage or transmission thereof) complies with these Terms and any and all applicable laws, and regulations; (c) promptly handle and resolve any notices and claims relating to the Content, including any notices sent to you by any person claiming that any Content violates any person’s rights, such as take-down notices pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and any other notices; and (d) maintain appropriate security, protection and backup copies of the Content, which may include, your use of additional encryption technology to protect the Content from unauthorized access. Lean QbD will have no liability of any kind as a result of the deletion of, correction of, destruction of, damage to, loss of or failure to store or encrypt any Content.

You must immediately notify Lean QbD in writing of any unauthorized use of: (a) any Content (b) any account; or (c) the Service that comes to your attention. In the event of any such unauthorized use by any third party that obtained unauthorized access through you, you will take all steps necessary to terminate such unauthorized use. You will provide Lean QbD with such cooperation and assistance related to any such unauthorized use as Lean QbD may reasonably request.

  1. CONTENT STORED IN THE UNITED STATES

The Service is provided from the United States. By using and accessing the Service, you understand and consent to the storage and processing of the Content and any other personal information in the United States. Lean QbD reserves the right to store and process personal information outside of the United States, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide you with at least 30 days notice of any such changes in the processing location.

  1. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF USE OF THE SERVICE

We reserve the right, to temporarily suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time in our sole discretion, with or without cause, with or without notice, and without incurring liability of any kind. For example, we may suspend or terminate your access to or use of the Service for: (a) the actual or suspected violation of these Terms; (b) the use of the Services in a manner that may cause Lean QbD to have legal liability or disrupt others’ use of the Services; (c) the suspicion or detection of any malicious code, virus or other harmful code by you or in your account; (d) scheduled downtime and recurring downtime; (e) use of excessive storage capacity or bandwidth; or (f) unplanned technical problems and outages. If, in Lean QbD’s determination, the suspension might be indefinite and/or Lean QbD has elected to terminate your access to the Service, Lean QbD will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you through the Service and/or by email to the email address associated with your account. You acknowledge that if your access to the Service is suspended or terminated, you may no longer have access to the Content that is stored with the Service.

Upon termination by Lean QbD, for reasons other than cause, you may request access to your Content, which we will make available for an additional fee. You must make such request with five (5) days following termination. Otherwise, any Content you have stored with the Service will not be retrievable, and we will have no obligation to maintain any data stored in your account.

In addition to other termination provisions, if your account is not currently subject to a paid subscription plan with us, we at our discretion may terminate your account if: (a) you do not engage in any activity in your account within thirty (30) days after becoming a Registered User; or (b) you do not engage in any activity in your account for any period of one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive days. In the event of such termination, any Content you may have stored will be lost.

  1. ACCEPTABLE USE

You must not use the Service to harm others or the Service. For example, you must not use the Service to harm, threaten, or harass another person, organization, or Lean QbD and/or to build a similar service or website. You must not: damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service (or any network connected to the Service); resell or redistribute the Service or any part of it; use any unauthorized means to modify, reroute, or gain access to the Service or attempt to carry out these activities; or use any automated process or Service (such as a bot, a spider, or periodic caching of information stored by Lean QbD) to access or use the Service. In addition, you promise that you will not and will not encourage or assist any third party to:

  1. modify, alter, tamper with, repair or otherwise create derivative works of any Software;
  2. reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile the software used to provide or access the Service, including the Software, or attempt to discover or recreate the source code used to provide or access the Service, except and only to the extent that the applicable law expressly permits doing so;
  3. use the Service in any manner or for any purpose other than as expressly permitted by these Terms, the Privacy Policy, any User Guides or any other policy, instruction or terms applicable to the Service that are available on the Service (“Policies”);
  4. sell, lend, rent, resell, lease, sublicense or otherwise transfer any of the rights granted to you with respect to the Services to any third party;
  5. remove, obscure or alter any proprietary rights notice pertaining to the Service;
  6. access or use the Service in a way intended to improperly avoid incurring fees or exceeding usage limits or quotas;
  7. use the Service in connection with the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation, communication systems, medical devices, air traffic control devices, real time control systems or other situations in which the failure of the Service could lead to death, personal injury, or physical property or environmental damage;
  8. use the Service to: (i) engage in any unlawful or fraudulent activity or perpetrate a hoax or engage in phishing schemes or forgery or other similar falsification or manipulation of data; (ii) send unsolicited or unauthorized junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise; (iii) store or transmit inappropriate Content, such as Content: (1) containing unlawful, defamatory, threatening, pornographic, abusive, libelous or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature, (2) containing any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, or (3) in a way that violates or infringes upon the intellectual property rights or the privacy or publicity rights of any person or entity or that may otherwise be unlawful or give rise to civil or criminal liability; (iv) store or transmit any Content that contains or is used to initiate a denial of service attack, software viruses or other harmful or deleterious computer code, files or programs such as Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or spyware; or (v) abuse, harass, stalk or otherwise violate the legal rights of a third party;
  9. interfere with or disrupt servers or networks used by Lean QbD to provide the Service or used by other users’ to access the Service, or violate any third party regulations, policies or procedures of such servers or networks or harass or interfere with another user’s full use and enjoyment of any Software or the Service;
  10. access or attempt to access Lean QbD’s other accounts, computer systems or networks not covered by these Terms, through password mining or any other means;
  11. cause, in Lean QbD’s sole discretion, inordinate burden on the Service or Lean QbD’s system resources or capacity; or
  12. share passwords or other access information or devices or otherwise authorize any third party to access or use the Software or the Service.

Lean QbD reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to deactivate, change and/or require you to change your Lean QbD user ID and any custom or vanity URLs, custom links, or vanity domains you may obtain through the Services for any reason or for no reason. Lean QbD may exercise such right at any time, with or without prior notice. We will make all judgments concerning the applicability of these guidelines in our sole and exclusive discretion. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to determine whether and what action to take in response to each such notification, and any action or inaction in a particular instance will not dictate or limit our response to a future complaint. We will not assume or have any liability for any action or inaction with respect to any Content.

  1. UPDATES TO THE SERVICE

Lean QbD reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to make necessary unscheduled deployments of changes, updates or enhancements to the Service at any time. We may add or remove functionalities or features, and we may suspend or stop a Service altogether.

  1. SOFTWARE

If you receive Software from us, its use is governed in one of two ways: If you’re presented with license terms that you must accept in order to use the Software, those terms apply; if no license is presented to you, these Terms apply. We reserve all other rights to the Software.

We may automatically check your version of the Software. We may also automatically download to your computer or device new versions of the Software.

Any Software is licensed, not sold. Unless we notify you otherwise, the Software license ends when your Service ends. You must then promptly uninstall the Software, or we may disable it. You must not work around any technical limitations in the Software.

The Software is subject to applicable U.S. export laws and regulations. You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to the Software. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end users, and end use. Without limitation, you may not transfer the Software or Service without U.S. government permission to anyone on U.S. government exclusion lists (see the Commerce Department’s compliance list at http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern. You represent and warrant that you’re not on any of those lists or under the control of or an agent for anyone on those lists or the entities listed above.

  1. THIRD PARTY SERVICES AND CONTENT

All transactions using Lean QbD’s services are between the transacting parties only. The Services may contain features and functionalities linking you or providing you with certain functionality and access to third party content, including Web sites, directories, servers, networks, systems, information and databases, applications, software, programs, products or services, and the Internet as a whole; you acknowledge that we are not responsible for such content or services. We may also provide some content to you as part of the Services. However, Lean QbD is not an agent of any transacting party, nor or we a direct party in any such transaction. Any such activities, and any terms associated with such activities, are solely between you and the applicable third-party. Similarly, we are not responsible for any third party content you access with the Services, and you irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites and third-party content. Lean QbD shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase or promotion between you and any such third-party. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties. You are solely responsible for your dealings with any third party related to the Services, including the delivery of and payment for goods and services. Should you have any problems resulting from your use of any third party services, or should you suffer data loss or other losses as a result of problems with any of your other service providers or any third-party services, we will not be responsible unless the problem was the direct result of our breaches.

  1. Lean QbD PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

As between Lean QbD and you, Lean QbD or its licensors own and reserve all right, title and interest in and to the Service and all hardware, software and other items used to provide the Service, other than the rights explicitly granted to you to use the Service in accordance with this Terms. No title to or ownership of any proprietary rights related to the Service is transferred to you pursuant to these Terms. All rights not explicitly granted to you are reserved by Lean QbD. In the event that you provide comments, suggestions and recommendations to Lean QbD with respect to the Service (including, without limitation, with respect to modifications, enhancements, improvements and other changes to the Service) (collectively, “Feedback”), You hereby grant to Lean QbD a world-wide, royalty free, irrevocable, perpetual license to use and otherwise incorporate any Feedback in connection with the Service.

  1. PRIVACY

In order to operate and provide the Service, we collect certain information about you. As part of the Service, we may also automatically upload information about your computer or device, your use of the Service, and Service performance. We use and protect that information as described in the privacy policy located at https://www.Lean QbD.com (“Privacy Policy”). You further acknowledge and agree that we may access or disclose information about you, including the Content, in order to: (a) comply with the law or respond to lawful requests or legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of Lean QbD or our customers, including the enforcement of our agreements or policies governing your use of the Service; or (c) act on a good faith belief that such access or disclosure is necessary to protect the personal safety of Lean QbD employees, customers, or the public.

We retain the right to block or otherwise prevent delivery of any type of file, email or other communication to or from the Service as part of our efforts to protect the Service, protect our customers, or stop you from breaching these Terms.

  1. NO WARRANTY

Lean QbD PROVIDES THE SERVICE “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, Lean QbD MAKES NO (AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL) REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, THAT THE CONTENT WILL BE SECURE OR NOT OTHERWISE LOST OR DAMAGED, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS. IN SUCH AN EVENT SUCH EXCLUSION WILL NOT APPLY SOLELY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

  1. INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent permitted by law, You will defend Lean QbD against any cost, loss, damage, or other liability arising from any third party demand or claim that any Content provided by you, or your use of the Service, in breach of these Terms: (a) infringes a registered patent, registered trademark, or copyright of a third party, or misappropriates a trade secret (to the extent that such misappropriation is not the result of Lean QbD’s actions); or (b) violates applicable law or these Terms. Lean QbD will reasonably notify you of any such claim or demand that is subject to your indemnification obligation.

  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL Lean QbD, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR (A): ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, COVER OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, USE OR CONTENT) HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Lean QbD HAS BEEN ADVISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF Lean QbD AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS, RELATING TO THE SERVICES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THREE MONTHS OF YOUR SERVICE FEE FOR THE SERVICE OR FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00). THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS ALSO APPLY IF THIS REMEDY DOES NOT FULLY COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY LOSSES OR FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES. IN SUCH AN EVENT THIS LIMITATION WILL NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.

  1. CONTRACTING PARTY; GOVERNING LAW; LOCATION FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES

You are contracting with QbDWORKS LLC with an address at 402A W Palm Valley Blvd.  Suite # 222, Round Rock TX 78664. The laws of the State of California, U.S.A. govern the interpretation of these Terms and apply to claims for breach of these Terms, regardless of conflict of laws principles. The parties specifically exclude from application to these Terms the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. All other claims, including claims regarding consumer protection laws, unfair competition laws, and in tort, will, only to the extent required by applicable law, be subject to the laws of your state of residence in the United States, or, if you live outside the United States, the laws of the country in which you reside. You and we irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state or federal courts for Williamson County, Texas, USA, for all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms. Lean QbD may assign this contract to another entity at any time with or without notice to you.

  1. NOTICES

We may send you, in electronic form, information about the Service, additional information, and information the law requires us to provide. We may provide required information to you by email at the address you specified when you signed up for the Service or by access to a website that we identify. Notices emailed to you will be deemed given and received when the email is sent. If you don’t consent to receive notices electronically, you must stop using the Service. You may provide legal noticed to us via email to support@leanqbd.com, with a duplicate copy sent via registered mail, return receipt requested, to the following address: Lean QbD, Attn: Global Legal Operations, 402A W Palm Valley Blvd Suite 222, Round Rock TX 78664. Any such notice, in either case, must specifically reference that it is a notice given under these Terms.

  1. FEES & PAYMENTS

19.1 Fees

The fees applicable for the Service (“Fees”) are available on the Site and/or in Lean QbD’s then-current published price list. The price stated for the Service excludes all taxes and charges, unless stated otherwise. You’re responsible for any taxes and for all other charges incidental to using the Services (for example, data charges and currency exchange settlements). You will pay the Fees in the currency Lean QbD quoted for your account. Lean QbD reserves the right to change the quoted currency at any time.

We’ll notify you in advance, either through the Service or to the email address you have most recently provided to us, if we change the price of the Service. If there’s a specific length and price for your Service offer already in effect, that price will remain in force for that time. After the offer period ends, your use of the Service will be charged at the then-current price. If your Service is on a period basis (for example, monthly) with no specific length, we’ll notify you of any price change at least 30 days in advance. If you don’t agree to these changes, you must cancel and stop using the Service via a phone call to +1-(833)-723-0338 or email support@leanqbd.com with cancellation confirmation from a Lean QbD representative) no later than three (3) business days prior to the conclusion of your current payment term, whether monthly, yearly, or otherwise. If you cancel, your Service ends at the end of your current Service period or payment period. If you fail to cancel in accordance with these Terms, we will automatically renew the Service at the then-current price and for the same subscription period and will charge your credit card on file with us commencing on the first day of the renewal of the subscription period.

19.2 Payment

You must be authorized to use the credit card that you enter when you create a billing account. You authorize us to charge you for the Service using your credit card and for any paid feature of the Service that you choose to sign up for or use while these Terms are in force. We may bill: (a) in advance; (b) at the time of purchase; (c) shortly after purchase; or (d) on a recurring basis for subscription Services. Also, we may charge you up to the amount you’ve approved, and we’ll notify you in advance of the difference for recurring subscription Services. We may bill you simultaneously for more than one of your prior billing periods. We may automatically renew your Service and charge you for any renewal term. All paid accounts are due the date the invoice is posted on your account. Except as specifically set forth in this section, all Services are prepaid for the period selected (monthly, yearly or otherwise) and are non-refundable. This includes accounts that are renewed.

You must keep all information in your billing account current. You can access and modify your billing account information using the on the Site. You may change your payment method at any time. If you tell us to stop using your payment method and we no longer receive payment from you for the paid Service, we may cancel that Service. Your notice to us will not affect charges we submit to your billing account before we reasonably could act on your request.

Except as prohibited by law, we may assess a late charge if you do not pay on time. You must pay these late charges when we bill you for them. The late charge will be the lesser of 1 percent of the unpaid amount each month or the maximum rate permitted by law. We may use a third party to collect past due amounts. You must pay for all reasonable costs we incur to collect any past due amounts, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal fees and costs. We may suspend or cancel your Service if you fail to pay in full on time.

19.3 Trials

If you are currently on a trial, you may cancel or downgrade your account,  at any time until seven (7) days after your account was created. (The day of creation constitutes the first day of the 7-day trial.)

The last day of the 7-day trial signifies the due date of the first payment. If payment is not received by Lean QbD on the due date, user’s account will be frozen, inaccessible, and all shared links will be turned off until all outstanding payments have been processed by Lean QbD. Users retain the responsibility for settling all outstanding balances in a timely manner and maintaining updated billing information. If not complied with, at the end of 90 days, user’s account will be deactivated and all files will no longer be retrievable.

Unless we notify you otherwise, if you’re participating in any trial period offer, you must cancel the Service by the end of the trial period to avoid incurring charges. If you do not cancel your Service and we have told you the Service will convert to a paid subscription at the end of the trial period, you authorize us to charge your credit card for the Service and no credits or refunds will be available. You may, however, cancel your subscription before the next billing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

If you are a paid non-trial user you will not be issued a refund for your most recent (or any previous) billing, unless you are on a NON-TRIAL Annual Subscription Plan, in which event you may obtain a refund for a renewal fee only if you request the refund within thirty (30) days of the day on which you were charged for the renewal of your account; and in such an event, only a partial refund equivalent to 80% of the annual renewal fee will be returned

  1. SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD

You may elect one of the following subscription plans and billing options:

  1. The subscription period for the Annual Subscription Plan will be one year and will automatically renew each year on the anniversary of your Annual Subscription Plan unless you cancel your Annual Subscription Plan in accordance with these Terms at least ten (10) days prior to your renewal date. You will be billed annually for the Annual Subscription Plan on or about the same day each year until such time that you cancel your Annual Subscription Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, please note, you will not be permitted to cancel, reduce the number of seats, or downgrade the Lean QbD Service you have selected until the anniversary of your Annual Subscription Plan. There will be no refunds for Annual Subscription Plan payments. Please be certain you are committing to a one (1) year period if you select the Annual Subscription Plan.
  1. MISCELLANEOUS

21.1. Severability; Entire Agreement

These Terms apply to the maximum extent permitted by relevant law. If a court holds that we cannot enforce a part of these Terms as written, you and we will replace those terms with similar terms to the extent enforceable under the relevant law, but the rest of these Terms will remain in effect. This is the entire contract between you and us regarding the Service. It supersedes any prior contract or oral or written statements regarding your use of the Service.

21.2. Assignment and transfer

We may assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose our rights and obligations under this contract, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. You may not assign this contract or transfer any rights to use the Service.

21.3. Independent Contractors; No third-party beneficiaries

Lean QbD and you are not legal partners or agents; instead, our relationship is that of independent contractors. This contract is solely for your and our benefit. It is not for the benefit of any other person, except for permitted successors.

21.4. Claims

Claims must be filed within one year. You must bring any claim related to these Terms or the Service within one year of the date you could first bring the claim, unless your local law requires a longer time to file claims. If it isn’t filed in time, the claim is permanently barred.

21.5. Waiver

The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any of the provisions of these Terms or to exercise any rights or remedies under these Terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision, right or remedy in that or any other instance; rather, the same will remain in full force and effect.

21.6. Government Use

If you are a U.S. government entity, you acknowledge that any Software and User Guides that are provided are “Commercial Items” as defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101, and are being provided as commercial computer software subject to the restricted rights described in 48 C.F.R. 2.101 and 12.212.

  1. COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS AND REMOVAL POLICY

Lean QbD does not tolerate content that appears to infringe any copyright or other intellectual property rights or otherwise violates these Terms and will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the law and are properly provided to us. Such notices can be reported by emailing us at support@leanqbd.com. We reserve the right to delete or disable Content alleged to violate these Terms and to terminate repeat infringers.

Federal law requires your DMCA Notice to include the following information:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  2. Identification of the material, including URL, that you claim is infringing, with enough detail so that we may locate it;
  3. Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
  4. A statement declaring under penalty of perjury that (a) you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (b) the above information in your notice is accurate, and (c) you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or you are authorized to act on behalf of that owner; and
  5. Your physical or electronic signature.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICES

All contents of the Site and Services including but not limited to design, text, software, technical drawings, configurations, graphics, other files, and their selection and arrangement are: Copyright © Lean QbD, and/or the proprietary property of its suppliers, affiliates, or licensors. All Rights Reserved.

Lean QbD and the Lean QbD logo are including without limitation, either trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks of QbDWorks LLC, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without Lean QbD’s prior written permission or that of our suppliers or licensors. Other product and company names may be trade or service marks of their respective owners.

Lean QbD may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter that is part of the Service. Unless we have granted you licenses to our intellectual property in these Terms, our providing you with the Service does not give you any license to our intellectual property. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Lean QbD Privacy Policy

This Online and Mobile Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how information is collected, used and disclosed by QbDWorks LLC (“Lean QbD”), and applies to information we collect when you use or access our online or mobile websites (www.leanqbd.com), products, services or applications (collectively, the “Lean QbD Services”), or when you otherwise interact with us. We respect the privacy rights of users and recognize the importance of protecting information collected about you. If you use the Lean QbD Services as part of an entity or organization that has an agreement with Lean QbD (like your employer or a university), the terms of that organization’s contract for the Lean QbD Services may restrict our collection or use of your information more than what is described in this Policy.

Changes to This Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any changes, we will notify you by revising the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification). If there are material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you more directly by email or means of a notice on the home page prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy whenever you access the Lean QbD Services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. Your use of any of the Lean QbD Services after the posting of such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.

Information Collected

Information You Provide To Us. We collect information you provide directly to us.

  • For example, we collect information when you register with Lean QbD for an account, create or modify your profile and online account, access and use the Lean QbD Services (including but not limited to when you upload, download, collaborate on or share files or other information), participate in any interactive features of the Lean QbD Services, participate in a survey, contest, promotion, sweepstakes, activity or event, make a purchase, apply for a job, request customer support, communicate with us via third-party social media sites or otherwise communicate with us.
  • The types of information we may collect directly from you include your name, username, email address, your picture, postal address, phone number, information about your data storage preferences, employer’s name, job title, transactional information (including services purchased or subscribed to and billing address) as well as any contact or other information you choose to provide. Please be aware that the information you choose to provide in your Lean QbD profile may reveal or identify information that is not expressly stated (for example, if you choose to provide your picture, your picture may reveal your gender. We also store the files or other information that you upload or provide to the Lean QbD Services (“Content”) in order to be able to provide you with the features and functionality of the Lean QbD Service.
  • Unless you have purchased a Lean QbD Enterprise account or higher Lean QbD Service offering and you have entered into a Business Associate Addendum to the Lean QbD Service Agreement, you agree not to upload and/or collaborate Protected Health Information (“PHI”) as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability of 1996 Act as amended (“HIPAA”); Lean QbD disclaims all liability for such PHI.

Information We Collect Automatically When You Use the Lean QbD Services. When you access or use the Lean QbD Services, we may automatically collect information about you, including:

  • Usage Information: We monitor user activity in connection with the Lean QbD Services and may collect information about the applications and features you use, the websites you visit, the sizes and names of the files or folders you upload, download, share or access while using the Lean QbD Services, the Content you access and any actions taken in connection with the access and use of your Content in the Lean QbD Services.
  • Log Information: We log information about you when you access and use the Lean QbD Services including your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, access times, browser type and language, Internet Service Provider (“ISP”), the Web pages that you visit, the Content you use and the URL of the Web page you visited before navigating to the Lean QbD Services.
  • Device Information: If you access the Lean QbD Services from a mobile device, we collect information about the device, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, mobile network information (as allowed by the mobile network) or platform information (as allowed by the specific platform type). We do not ask for, access or track any location based information from your mobile device at any time while downloading or using our mobile apps.
  • Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We use various technologies to collect information, which may include saving cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to improve the Lean QbD Services and your experience, customize your experience and preferences, allow you to access and use the Lean QbD Services without re-entering your member ID and/or password, understand which areas and features of the Lean QbD Services are most popular and count visits. We may also collect information using web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels”). Web beacons are electronic images (also called “gifs”) that may be used in the Lean QbD Services or in emails that help us to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see “Your Choices” below.
  • Third party cookies: the use of cookies by third parties you may sign-in from into the Lean QbD Services and/or third party applications, is not covered by our privacy policy. We do not have access or control over such cookies.
  • Third Party clear gifs: Our third party partners employ clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs), images, and scripts that help them better manage content on our site. We do not tie the information gathered to our Customers’ or Users’ personal information.
  • Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to publish ads on this site. When you view or click on an ad a cookie will be set to help better provide advertisements that may be of interest to you on this and other Web sites. You may opt-out of the use of this cookie by visiting Google’s Advertising and Privacy page: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
  • Advertising Cookies: We partner with third parties to manage our advertising on other sites. Our third parties may use technologies such as cookies to gather information about your activities on this site and other sites you visit in order to provide you advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests.
  • You may opt out of third party tracking by these cookies by visiting http://preferences-mgr.truste.com/,http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ or each of the the following pages:

Information We Collect From Other Sources. We may also obtain information from third parties and combine that with information we collect through the Lean QbD Services. For example, we may have access to certain information from a third-party social media service if you create or log into your online account through the service or otherwise provide us with access to information from the service. Any access that we may have to such information from a third-party social media service is in accordance with the authorization procedures determined by the social media service.

Use of Information

We may use the information we collect about you for a variety of purposes, including to:

  • Provide, operate, maintain and improve the Lean QbD Services;
  • Enable you to access and use the Lean QbD Services, including uploading, downloading, collaborating on and sharing Content and sending emails on your behalf;
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages;
  • Provide and deliver the services and features you request, process and complete transactions, and send you related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices;
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests and provide customer service and support;
  • Communicate with you about services, features, surveys, newsletters, offers, promotions, contests and events, and provide other news or information about Lean QbD and our select partners;
  • Process and deliver contest or sweepstakes entries and rewards;
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Lean QbD Services and for marketing or advertising purposes;
  • Investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access to the Lean QbD Services, and other illegal activities;
  • Personalize and improve the Lean QbD Services, and provide content, features, and/or advertisements that match your interests and preferences or otherwise customize your experience on the Lean QbD Services;
  • Link or combine with other information we receive from third parties to help understand your needs and provide you with better service;
  • Enable you to communicate, collaborate, and share files with users you designate; and
  • For other purposes about which we notify you.

Processing

By accessing or using the Lean QbD Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. and other countries and territories, which may have different privacy laws from your country of residence.

Sharing and Disclosure of Information.

We will not share personal information about you or any Content with any third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy or in connection with the Lean QbD Services. For example, we may share personal information about you including as follows:

  • Vendors, Consultants and Other Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants and other service providers who are working on our behalf and require access to your information to carry out that work, such as to process billing, provide customer support, etc.
  • Corporate Account: If you are an individual Lean QbD registered user and the domain of the primary email address associated with your Lean QbD account is owned by your employer and was assigned to you as an employee of that organization, and such organization wishes to establish a Lean QbD corporate account, then certain information concerning past use of your individual account may become accessible to that organization’s administrator including your email address.
  • For Collaboration: We may share your information, including when you choose to use collaboration features in the Lean QbD Services that by their nature support sharing with third parties who you choose. Your name, email address, information from your profile and online account (including your photo), and any Content you choose to share will be shared with such third parties, and such third parties may communicate with you (such as by posting comments or emailing you) in connection with your use of the collaboration features of the Lean QbD Services. For example, third parties who you invite to collaborate with you as “Editors” using the collaboration features of the Lean QbD Services may also modify Content that you have shared, upload documents and photos to Content you have shared, share such Content outside of the Lean QbD Services, and provide other third parties with rights to view the Content you have shared.
  • Third Party Applications: Lean QbD provides you with opportunities to connect with third-party applications or services, such as through our Lean QbD One Cloud or Lean QbD application partner ecosystem. If you choose to use any such third-party applications or services, we may share information about you including your username and any Content you choose to use in connection with those applications and services, and such third parties may contact you directly as necessary. This Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of such third-party applications and services, and we are not responsible for how those third parties collect, use and disclose your information and Content. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third parties before connecting to or using their applications or services to learn more about their information and privacy practices.
  • Compliance with Laws: We may disclose your information to a third party if (a) we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (b) to enforce our agreements, policies and Terms of Service, (c) to protect the security or integrity of the Lean QbD Services, (d) to protect Lean QbD, our customers or the public from harm or illegal activities, or (e) to respond to an emergency which we believe in the good faith requires us to disclose information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person.
  • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may also share aggregated or anonymized information with third parties that does not directly identify you.

Collaboration and Sharing Features

The Lean QbD Services offers collaboration features or other integrated tools, which allow you to share your Content through the Lean QbD Services. As a function of the collaborative nature of the Lean QbD Services and based on the permissions and settings you choose, the use of such features enables the sharing of Content with people you want to collaborate with or with the public. You can choose to change your settings at any time for a file or folder through your account. For more information about such collaboration and sharing features, we encourage you to review the information provided.

 

Safe Harbor

We self-certify compliance with:

Lean QbD complies with the U.S.–E.U. Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.–Swiss Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use and retention of personal data from the from European Union member countries and Switzerland. Lean QbD has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view Lean QbD’s certification, please visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you should first contact us at support@leanqbd.com.

Security

While no service is completely secure, Lean QbD takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. For example, we encrypt your Content when it is stored in our data centers. In addition, sensitive information such as credit card number and password that we request from you on the Lean QbD Services is protected with encryption, such as Secured Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, during transmission over the Internet.

The servers on which personal information is stored are kept in a controlled environment with limited access. While we take reasonable efforts to guard personal information we knowingly collect directly from you, no security system is impenetrable. In addition, we cannot guarantee that any passively-collected personal information you choose to include in documents you store on our systems are maintained at levels of protection to meet specific needs or obligations you may have relating to that information.

You may access your account information and our service only through the use of an individual user ID and password. To protect the confidentiality of personal information, you must keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. Please advise us immediately if you believe your password has been misused. In addition, always logout and close your browser when you finish your session. Please note that we will never ask you to disclose your password in an unsolicited phone call or email.

Unless you have purchased a Lean QbD Enterprise subscription account or higher, you agree not to upload to or collaborate through the Lean QbD Services any Personal Health Information as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as amended (HIPAA).

Your Choices

Account Information & Retention. You may update, correct or delete information about you at any time by logging into your online account and modifying your information or by emailing us at support@leanqbd.com. We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you wish to deactivate your account, please email us at support@leanqbd.com, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes. We may also retain cached or archived copies of information about you for a certain period of time. We will respond to your access request within 30 days. To request removal of your personal information from our blog or testimonials, contact us at the email address listed above. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

Promotional and Newsletter Communications. You may opt out of receiving promotional and newsletter emails from Lean QbD by following the opt-out instructions provided in those emails. You may also opt-out of receiving promotional emails and other promotional communications from us at any time by emailing support@leanqbd.com with your specific request. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as security alerts and notices related to your access to or use of the Lean QbD Services or those about your online account or our ongoing business relations.

Cookies. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies or to prompt you before accepting such a cookie. Please note that, if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, this could affect the availability or functionality of the Lean QbD Services.

California Residents. Under California law, California Residents who have an established business relationship with Lean QbD may choose to opt out of Lean QbD’s disclosure of personal information about them to third parties for direct marketing purposes. If you choose to opt-out at any time after granting approval email support@leanqbd.com.

Single Sign-On

You may log in to our site using sign-in services or an Open ID provider. These services will authenticate your identity and provide you the option to share certain personal information with us such as your name and email address to pre-populate our sign up form. Services like Facebook Connect give you the option to post information about your activities on this Web site to your profile page to share with others within your network.

Social Media Features and Widgets

The Lean QbD Services may include social media features. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on a Lean QbD Service. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

Blogs

Our Web site offers publicly accessible blogs or community forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them.

Testimonials

We display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent we may post your testimonial along with your name.

Links to Third Party Websites

We may place links on the Lean QbD Services. When you click on a link to a third party website from our website, your activity and use on the linked website is governed by that website’s policies, not by those of Lean QbD. We encourage you to visit their websites and review their privacy and user policies.

Our Policy Toward Children

The Lean QbD Services is not directed to individuals under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at support@leanqbd.com. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

Contacting Us

Any questions about this Privacy Policy should be addressed to support@leanqbd.com or to 402A W Palm Valley Blvd Suite 222
Round Rock TX 78664