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Terms and Conditions of Use

(Effective January 1, 2023)

Thank you for visiting the Movella website, www.movella.com (“Site”) owned and operated by Movella Inc. (“we,” “our,” or “us”). You should not access this Site or use our services until you have carefully read and agreed to these Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms”) which govern your access to and use of this Site


1. Use of this Site


By using this Site, you and other users of the Site agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Site. We may modify the Terms from time to time without notice to you. You should check these Terms periodically for modifications. The provisions contained herein supersede all previous notices or statements regarding our Terms with respect to this Site. We include the effective date of our Terms at the top of the statement. We encourage you to check our Site frequently to see the current Terms in effect and any changes that may have been made to them. If we make material changes to the Terms we will post the revised Terms and the revised effective date on this Site. By using the Site following any modifications to the Terms, you agree to be bound by such modifications.

 

We provide you with access to and use of the Site subject to your compliance with the Terms. No material from the Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, except for as specifically allowed in the Terms.

 

User age and access. By submitting information through this Site you represent that you are over the age of 18.

 

License. The Site, including all of its contents, such as text, images, and the HTML used to generate the pages, (“Materials”), are our property or that of our suppliers or licensors and are protected by patent, trademark and/or copyright under United States and/or foreign laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, you may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, modify, delete, add to, license, post, transmit, or distribute any Materials from this Site in whole or in part, for any public or commercial purpose without our specific written permission. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access our Site and to use the information and services contained here. In turn, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use any content you post on the Site for any purpose, subject to the express provisions of these Terms.


2. Rules and Limits on and Modifications to the Site


We reserve the right, for any reason, in our sole discretion and without notice to you, to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including, but not limited to, information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials (“Content”), features and/or hours of availability, and we will not be liable to you or to any third party for doing so. We may also impose rules for and limits on use of the Site or restrict your access to part, or all, of the Site without notice or penalty. We have the right to change these rules and/or limitations at any time, in our sole discretion.

 

Specific Prohibited Uses.

 

The Site may be used only for lawful purposes by individuals using our authorized services. You are responsible for your own communications, including the upload, transmission and posting of information, and are responsible for the consequences of their posting on or through the Site. We specifically prohibit any use of the Site, and require all users to agree not to use the Site, for any of the following:

 

  • Posting any information which is incomplete, false, inaccurate or not your own;

  • Impersonating another person;

  • Constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, giving rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any city, state, national or international law or regulation or which fails to comply with accepted Internet protocol;

  • Posting material that is copyrighted or otherwise owned by a third party unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the owner to post it;

  • Posting material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner;

  • Posting material that infringes on any other intellectual property, privacy or publicity right of another;

  • Transmitting or transferring (by any means) information or software derived from the site to foreign countries or certain foreign nations in violation of US export control laws;

  • Attempting to interfere in any way with the Site’s or our networks or network security, or attempting to use the Site’s service to gain unauthorized access to any other computer system.

 

Security Rules.

 

Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. We will investigate occurrences and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting the user or users who are involved in such violations. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation, the following:

 

  • Accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which user is not authorized to access;

  • Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;

  • Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”; or sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, or forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.


3. Privacy Policy; User Information


In the course of your use of the Site, you may be asked to provide certain information to us. Our use of any information you provide via the Site shall be governed by our Privacy Policy available here. We urge you to read our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of such information.

 

4. International Use

 

We control and operate the Site from our offices in the United States of America and elsewhere. Persons who choose to access the Site do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your use of the Site. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

 

5. Proprietary Rights

 

As between you and us, (or other company whose marks appear on the Site), we (or the respective company) are the owner and/or authorized user of any trademark, registered trademark and/or service mark appearing on the Site, and are the copyright owner or licensee of the Content and/or information on the Site, unless otherwise indicated. 

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, use of the Site does not grant you a license to any Content, features or materials you may access on the Site and you may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works of such Content, features or materials, in whole or in part. Any commercial use of the Site is strictly prohibited, except as allowed herein or otherwise approved by us. You may not download or save a copy of any of the Content or screens for any purpose except as otherwise provided by us. If you make use of the Site, other than as provided herein, in doing so you may violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. We do not grant any license or other authorization to any user of our trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, other copyrightable material or any other intellectual property by including them on the Site.

 

The information on the Site including, without limitation, all site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements is protected by law including copyright law. 

 

Product names, logos, designs, titles, words or phrases may be protected under law as our trademarks, service mark or trade names or those of other entities. Such trademarks, service marks and trade names may be registered in the United States and internationally.

 

Our logos and service names are our trademarks. Without our prior permission, you shall not display or use our marks in any manner. Nothing on the Site should be construed to grant any license or right to use any of our marks without our prior written consent.

 

6. Links from and to the Site

 

You may be able to link to third party websites (“Linked Sites”) from the Site. Linked Sites are not, however, reviewed, controlled or examined by us in any way and we are not responsible for the content, availability, advertising, products, information or use of user information or other materials of any such Linked Sites, or any additional links contained therein. These links do not imply our endorsement of or association with the Linked Sites. It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under copyright, secrecy, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws related to the use of such Linked Sites and any content contained thereon. In no event shall we be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by the creation or use of the Linked Sites or the information or material accessed through these Linked Sites. You should direct any concerns to that site's administrator or Webmaster. We reserve the exclusive right, at our sole discretion, to add, change, decline or remove, without notice, any feature or link to any of the Linked Sites from the Site and/or introduce different features or links to different users.

 

Permission must be granted by us for any type of link to the Site. To seek our permission, you may write to us at the address below. We reserve the right, however, to deny any request or rescind any permission granted by us to link through such other type of link, and to require termination of any such link to the Site, at our discretion at any time.

 

7. Indemnity

 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us, our directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, in any way arising from, related to or in connection with your use of the Site, your violation of the Terms or the posting or transmission of any materials on or through the Site by you, including, but not limited to, any third party claim that any information or materials you provide infringes any third party proprietary right.

 

8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

 

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW:

 

THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT, FUNCTION, MATERIALS AND SERVICES IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE FUNCTION, CONTENT OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THEREBY WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET USERS’ EXPECTATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, OR MATERIALS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

 

ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

 

WE DO NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT OR GUARANTEE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED OR PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THIRD PARTIES ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. WE ARE NOT A PARTY TO, AND DOES NOT MONITOR, ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN USERS AND THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT OUR DIRECT INVOLVEMENT.

 

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER WE, NOR OUR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE/MISUSE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTION RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS, OR LOST BUSINESS, DATA OR SALES, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE OR OUR REPRESENTATIVE OR SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, $100.00.

 

10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES

 

Any controversy, dispute, claim, demand or cause of action (a “Dispute”) between you and us concerning or arising from your access to or use of the Site or our services (whether based on contract, tort, constitutional or statutory rights, common law or equity) shall exclusively be settled through binding and confidential arbitration, except that (i) a party may take claims to small claims court if the dispute qualifies for hearing by such a court, and (ii) each party retains the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights. For clarity, Disputes with respect to the interpretation and enforceability of these Terms, and the arbitrability of the Dispute are also subject to arbitration.

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CLASS ACTION

 

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, APART FROM THE NARROW EXCEPTIONS ABOVE, YOU AND WE ARE EACH WAIVING OUR RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT, INCLUDING RIGHTS TO RECEIVE A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ACTION, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

 

ARBITRATION PROCEDURE

 

Arbitration shall be subject to the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law, and shall be conducted by Judicial Arbitration Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") pursuant to the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules & Procedures in effect as of the date hereof (the "JAMS Rules"), as modified by this agreement to arbitrate, and in all cases subject to and in accordance with JAMS’ Policy on Consumer Arbitrations Pursuant to Pre-Dispute Clauses Minimum Standards of Procedural Fairness (the “Minimum Standards”). The JAMS Rules, including the procedures the parties must follow to begin an arbitration proceeding, are available on its website at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration. The Minimum Standards are available at http://www.jamsadr.com/consumer-minimum-standards.

 

You and we each agrees that the arbitration will be subject to the following: (a) the arbitration shall be conducted on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action and the arbitrator shall not award class-wide relief; (b) the costs of the arbitration will be paid by the parties in accordance with the Minimum Standards; and (c) the arbitrator may award any individual relief or individual remedies that are permitted by applicable law, and each side shall pay their own attorneys' fees and costs unless the claim(s) at issue permit the prevailing party to be paid its fees and litigation costs, and in such instance, the fees and costs awarded shall be determined by the applicable law.

 

Any arbitration proceeding shall take place within the city of Henderson, Nevada.

 

With the exception of subpart (a) in the paragraph above, if any part of this arbitration provision is deemed invalid, unenforceable or illegal, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, or illegal provision were not contained. If, however, subpart (a) in the paragraph above is found invalid, unenforceable or illegal, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void.

 

11. Time for Brining Action

 

Any claim, dispute or cause of action by you against us shall be instituted within one (1) year of the date on which the claim, dispute or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

 

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

 

The law of the State of Delaware shall govern these terms and conditions, without reference to its choice of law rules.

 

If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, then except for small claims heard in small claims court the Dispute shall be exclusively brought in state or U.S. federal court in San Jose, California.

 

13. Consent to Processing

 

By providing any personal information to the Site, all users, including without limitation users in the European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in the United States.

 

Any inquiries concerning these Terms should be directed to us at the address below.

 

14. Notices

 

Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Site may also provide notices of changes to the Terms or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you on the Site.

 

15. Contacting Us

 

To contact us with any questions or concerns in connection with these Terms or the Site, or to provide any notice under these Terms to us please go to Contact Us or write to us at privacy@movella.com

 

16. General Information

 

The Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us and govern your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and us. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that are applicable to certain parts of the Site.

 

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between us and you as a result of these Terms or your use of the Site.

 

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect.

 

You may not assign the Terms or any of your rights or obligations under the Terms without our express written consent.

 

The Terms inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns and licensees. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.