Terms & Conditions
Thank you for accessing our website. Please take a moment to review our Terms and Conditions before proceeding. Throughout this document, you may be referred to as some variation of “You.” Our Company, Research Publication LLC, may be referred to as the “Company” or some variation of “Us.”
1. General
Your access to, and use of, this website (the “Website”), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through this Website including, but not limited to, our newsletter (collectively, the “Services”) are offered by Research Publication LLC (“Company” or “us”). Your access to, and use of, the Website and/or Services and receipt of any material distributed from the Company is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions” or “Terms”) and all applicable laws.
1.1. Accepting Terms
As a user, you are required to review and accept the Terms and Conditions. Your utilization of this Website, including any ancillary websites or pages, and/or Your purchase of, or access to, our Services or products constitutes your acceptance of these Terms. You may not use the Services and may not accept this Agreement if you are not legally able to form a binding contract with Company or you are a person barred from using the Services under the laws of the United States.
1.2. Updating Terms
With our Services constantly evolving, the Terms and Conditions may also change at any time in our sole discretion. Whenever there are changes, the modified Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Website and will be effective at that time. Consequently, each time you access the Website or receive the Newsletter, you accept and agree to the most current set of Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. It is your responsibility to be aware of any such changes.
1.3. Non-Refundable/Cancellation of Subscriptions
Any materials that you purchase from us, including but not limited to the Newsletter, are nonrefundable. Should you wish to cancel your subscription to any of our products or services, you must submit notice in writing to: dan@retentionsquared.com. Cancellation notices must be sent and received prior to the end of your billing cycle, otherwise you will still be charged for your subscription for the following billing cycle.
2. Content Disclaimer
2.1. Disclaimer regarding content
We do not supply legal, investment, professional, career, or any other advice. Nothing in our Newsletter or on the Website constitutes legal, investment, career, or other professional advice. You should not rely on any information on the Website or in the Newsletters as if it were legal, investment, career, or other professional advice. The documents provided are for general guidance only and do not contain definitive advice. You should consult with qualified professionals for advice specific to your situation.
2.2. Content Warranties
We cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that any of the information that you may receive through our Services, or links to third party websites is accurate, up-to-date, or complete. Further, we cannot and do not guarantee any specific outcome for your, or any end user’s, reliance on the information that you may receive through our Services. We do not accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions, or for any damage or loss you may suffer. We are not responsible for any damages or liabilities that may arise from your use of such content.
2.3. Third-Party Content
The content of such third-party websites to which you may navigate, by means of hypertext links, from the Website or through distribution of the Newsletters is beyond our control. You proceed entirely at your own risk. We do not accept any responsibility for any damage or loss you may suffer arising out of access to those websites, including, but not limited to, damage or loss arising from your use of documents or other information found on those websites. These links are not monitored or maintained by us nor are we responsible for the content of any third-party websites.
Any links to such third-party websites are for your convenience and the inclusion of the links on our Website or in our Newsletters do not imply any endorsement, guarantee, warranty, or representation by us of the quality or accuracy of the information, products, or services provided to you on those third-party websites.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
3.1. General
The Website and Newsletter contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof, collectively, the “Content”) are owned by us, our licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. Except as provided herein, and to the extent expressly permitted by applicable laws, you must not copy, modify, download, distribute, or de-compile the Website/Newsletter or any Content without our written consent. We do not consent and specifically object to use of this website, including any and all content, to train artificial intelligence (AI) platforms or machine learning algorithms and to inclusion of content from this website in the knowledge base of Large Language Models (LLMs) and similar AI platforms.
3.2. Permitted Use
The Newsletter and related Content are provided to you for the purposes specifically delineated in the package that you select. The Newsletter and Content are intended to be distributed to your client base for their usage, so long as such clients are end users only. You are prohibited from reproducing, distributing, modifying, creating derivative works of, publicly displaying, republishing, or transmitting the Newsletter and related Content to other wholesalers of such Newsletter or related Content.
3.3. Copy and Redistribution
Except as expressly permitted by applicable law and by clause 3.2 (above), you may not copy (except to the extent required in order to use the Website in accordance with these Terms), store in any medium (including in any other websites), distribute, transmit, re-transmit, broadcast, modify, or show in public any part of the Website or Content or systematically extract material from the Website, Newsletter, Content, or any document available through the Website or in any other way exploit commercially all or any part of the Website, Newsletter, or any document we distribute without our prior written permission.
3.4. Unauthorized Access
Unauthorized access to or use of the Website is prohibited. If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website, Newsletter, or Content in breach of the Terms and Conditions, or you otherwise breach these Terms and Conditions, your right to use the Website, receive Newsletters, and access all Content will terminate immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the Content you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website, Newsletter, or any Content is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by us. Any use of the Website, Newsletter, or Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You must not attempt to circumvent security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt the Website or any computer system, server, router or any other internet-connected device associated with the Website.
3.5. Copyright Displayed
Images displayed on the Website are either the property of, or used with permission by, us or the applicable licensor and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions and with our written permission. As a reminder, any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity and communications regulations and statutes.
3.6. Trademarks
Our company names and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans, trademarks, licensed marks, logos, and service marks (collectively the “Trademarks”) displayed on the Website and Newsletters are registered and unregistered Trademarks of us or our respective licensors. Except as otherwise provided herein or on the Website, nothing contained in the Website or Newsletters should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Website, Newsletter, or in any Content without the written permission of the relevant trademark owner or the permission of such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Website. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Website or Newsletter, or any other content on the Website, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that we will enforce our and our licensors’ respective intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
3.7. Changes to Website
We reserve the right, in our discretion, to withdraw, suspend, or modify the Website, Newsletters, the Content, or certain features or parts of the Website, Newsletter, or Content with or without notice to you, at our discretion. There may also be times when the Website or certain features or parts of the Website become unavailable, whether on a scheduled or unscheduled basis. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any withdrawal, modification, unavailability, suspension or discontinuance of the Website, Newsletter, the Content, or any service available on or through the Website.
4. Limitation of liability & Indemnity
4.1. Email
We shall not be liable to you for any communication you send to us by email which is either received late or not received at all.
4.2. Inaccuracy or Incompleteness
We shall not be liable to you for any loss arising out of the inaccuracy or incompleteness of information, including the Website, Newsletters, Content, or any third party’s Contributions, contained on the Website, Newsletter, or in the services available through the Website.
4.3. As Is
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, The Website, Newsletter, and/or services available through the Website, including all Newsletters, Content, and Contributions are provided to you “AS IS,” and “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
4.4. Server Operation
While we will endeavor to maintain the availability of the Website and Newsletter, we make no warranty that the Website will meet your requirements or will be uninterrupted, timely, or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server(s) that make the Website and/or the services available through the Website available are free of viruses or bugs. If you are aware of any error on the Website or Newsletter, please contact us and we will endeavor to correct it.
4.5. Loss of Material
We will not be responsible or liable to you for any loss of material uploaded or transmitted through the Website or Newsletters. The information presented on or through the Website and Newsletter is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. The Website and Newsletter may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by us, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
4.6. Limited Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, 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 WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT, NEWSLETTER, CONTRIBUTIONS, OR OTHER CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE 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 THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW (THIS INCLUDES LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY OUR NEGLIGENCE OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR SUBCONTRACTORS AND FOR FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION).
4.7. Security
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet, Newsletter, or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. To the fullest extent provided by law, we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, virus, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment or mobile device, computer programs, data, or other material due to your use of or downloading of the Website, Newsletter, or any Content.
4.8. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, and service providers, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, demands, suits, or proceedings, and all resulting liabilities, damages, judgments, settlements, awards, losses, costs, fines, expenses, or fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms, or your use of the Website, Newsletter, or Content, including, but not limited to, your Contributions, Newsletter, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
5. Governing law & Jurisdiction
5.1. Choice of Venue
All matters relating to the Website, Newsletters, Content, and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms, the Website, Newsletter, or any Content shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Michigan located in, or closest to, Ingham County. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts, unless such waiver violates applicable law.
5.2. Breach
You acknowledge and agree that a breach or threatened breach by you of any provision of these Terms and Conditions would cause us irreparable harm for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and agree that, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, we will be entitled to equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance, and any other relief that may be available from any court, without any requirement to post a bond or other security, or to prove actual damages or that monetary damages are not an adequate remedy. Such remedies are not exclusive and are in addition to all other remedies that may be available at law, in equity, or otherwise. We may request or seek such equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, notwithstanding anything else contained herein.
5.3. Claim Limitation
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE WEBSITE, NEWSLETTER, OR ANY CONTENT MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
6. Miscellaneous
6.1. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.
6.2. Whole Agreement
These Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and us regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website and Newsletter.