Terms of Service
Updated: February 23, 2024
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF SERVICE COMPLETELY, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AND GOVERN YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE, SERVICES, AND CONTENT (“SERVICES”). BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY. THIS IS THE TERMS OF THE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR STRONGTRADEMARKS.COM, A SERVICE PROVIDED BY IDEA DEVELOPMENT LLC ALONG WITH ANY OTHER AFFILIATED COMPANY, INCLUDING GUGLIOTTA & GUGLIOTTA, LPA, THE LAW FIRM RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CONTENT (“Idea Development”, “StrongTrademarks”, “we”, “us” or “our”), UNDER ITS OPERATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ANY VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR OTHER POLICIES SET FORTH BY IDEA DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE CONTACT JOHNG@INVENTORSHELP.COM.
TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT
Subject to the conditions set forth herein, we may, in our sole discretion, amend this Agreement and the other Terms of Service at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on our site and updating the “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Services after any changes indicates your acceptance of the new Terms.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING THE SITE OR SERVICES DERIVED FROM PREVIOUS SITE USE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF SERVICE, INCLUDING THE ARBITRATION PROVISION. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF SERVICE IN ITS ENTIRETY, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE, SERVICES, OR ENGAGE WITH IDEA DEVELOPMENT TEAM MEMBERS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE SITE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY OR AGENCY, OR IN CONNECTION WITH PROVIDING OR RECEIVING SERVICES ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY OR AGENCY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THAT ENTITY OR AGENCY TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE BINDING BOTH YOU AND THAT ENTITY OR AGENCY TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE. IN THAT EVENT, “YOU” AND “YOUR” WILL REFER TO AND APPLY TO YOU AND THAT ENTITY OR AGENCY.
GENERAL TERMS:
USER RESPONSIBILITIES
You are responsible for your use of the Services and for any content you provide, including compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. You must not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All content provided by StrongTrademarks, including trademarks, logos, and service marks, is the property of Idea Development or its licensors. You may not use any of our intellectual property without our prior written consent.
USER CONTENT
You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights in the content you submit to the Services. However, by submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and display your content in connection with the Services.
PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By using the Services, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
TERMS OF INFORMATION USE
By accepting the Terms of Service, you authorize us to use any information that is provided by you for any purpose associated with StrongTrademarks, Idea Development, or any affiliates or paid service providers. Public posts are the sole responsibility of the User. We are not responsible for any misrepresentation of facts or other errors posted by Users. We do not guarantee the truthfulness of the information provided by Users. We reserves the right to release any user information or other information if required to do so by law.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE-
All information submitted to us, including messages, will become the property of Idea Development. Please do not send confidential information through StrongTrademarks.com. We recommend connecting with us and continuing conversations regarding any confidential information through your own methods. We may communicate with you via email or other forms of contact in the normal course of business.
NO FORMATION OF AN ENTITY / PARTNERSHIP / OR JOINT VENTURES-
You agree to and acknowledge that under no circumstance is Idea Development, its officers, employees, affiliates, or third-party service providers entering into a joint venture, partnership, or formation of any entity with your company.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION-
Information provided directly to you by Idea Development or its representative is intended for your exclusive use. You hereby agree to and acknowledge that under no circumstance will you copy, distribute, disclose, or publish information provided by us considered privileged information. Further, you agree and acknowledge that all copyrighted materials, in which we reserve all rights, require written permission before use, copy, disclosure, or distribution.
USER AGREEMENT:
We allow third-party professionals and service providers to connect with you for purposes of obtaining , prosecuting or enforcing your trademarks. The StrongTrademarks web site acts as a portal for companies or individuals like you to connect with trademark and legal professionals that can help in your trademark application process or trademark enforcement. We are not responsible for any damages related to the failure of your trademark application or infringement of your trademark.
COMMUNICATION CONSENT
By using our Services, you agree to receive communications from us and our affiliates and partners, including but not limited to phone calls, text messages, and emails. We are committed to complying with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and other applicable regulations regarding communication. In compliance with the TCPA, we do not use automatic telephone dialing systems (autodialers) or pre-recorded messages to contact cell phone numbers without prior express written consent. Our communication methods are designed to comply with the TCPA.
Opt-Out: You may opt-out of receiving communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the communication or by contacting us directly at legal@inventorshelp.com. By agreeing to these Terms, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to these communication practices.
PERMITTED SITE USES
The Site and Services available through us are not for personal or consumer use but are for your business purposes only. For the sole purpose of furthering your business or idea, we may be used as an avenue of connection with small businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, customers, vendors, employees, and advisers. In addition, elements provide and may be used to obtain general information. While we try to ensure that any information we post is both timely and accurate, errors may appear from time to time. We do not make any representations or warranties with respect to any information that is posted on the Site by us or anyone else. In no event should any content be relied on or construed as tax or legal advice or otherwise You are solely responsible for the independent verification of content validity.
PROHIBITED SITE AND SERVICE USES
You are responsible for your use of the Services and for any content you provide, including compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. You must not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. The following are examples of uses that are prohibited on the Site or when using the Services:
Seeking, offering, promoting, or endorsing and services, content, or activities that:
Fraudulent or misleading uses or content, including:
Spamming other Users;
Attempting to or actually manipulating or misusing the Site or Services intended use;
Directly or indirectly, advertising or promoting another website, product, or service or soliciting other Users for other websites, products, or services, including advertising on StrongTrademarks to recruit Clients to join an Agency or another website or company, not affiliated with Idea Development;
Conduct or actions that could jeopardize the integrity of or circumvent the Site, Services or Idea Development’s proprietary information, including Interfering or attempting to interfere with the proper operation of the Site or Services or any activities conducted on the Site;
Bypassing any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Site or any subparts of the Site, including, without limitation, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of the Site or the content therein;
Attempting to interfere with or compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Site;
Using any automated means to access the Site for any purpose without our express written permission;
Attempting to or interfering with or compromising the system integrity or security or deciphering any transmissions to or from the servers running the Site;
Collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information, including Account names, from the Site;
Attempting to or imposing an unreasonable or disproportionately large load (as determined in Idea Development’s sole discretion) on the Site’s infrastructure; Introducing any invalid data, virus, worm, or other harmful or malicious software code, agent, hidden procedure, routine, or mechanism through or to the Site that is designed to or known to cause to cease functioning, disrupt, disable, harm, or otherwise impair in any manner, including aesthetic disruptions or distortions, the operation of (or to allow you or any other person to access or damage or corrupt data, storage media, programs, equipment, or communications or otherwise interfere with operations of or on) the Site or any software, firmware, hardware, computer system, or network of Idea Development LLC or any third party;
Accessing or attempting to access the Site or Services by any means or technology other than the interface provided;
Framing or linking to the Site or Services except as permitted in writing by Idea Development;
Attempting to or actually reverse engineering, modifying, adapting, translating, preparing derivative works from, decompiling, interfering with the operation of, or otherwise attempting to derive from any part of the Site or Services unless expressly permitted by applicable law or Idea Development LLC; or
Accessing or using the Site or Services to build a similar service or application, identify or solicit Idea Development LLC Users or Clients, or publish any performance or any benchmark test or analysis relating to the Site.
ENFORCEMENT
We reserve the right, but do not assume the obligation, to investigate any potential violation of this section or any other potential violation of these Site and Service Terms of Use and to remove, disable access to, or modify any content on the Site. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. We do not guarantee we will take action against all breaches of these Terms of Use or the User Agreement.
REPORTING AND CORRECTING VIOLATIONS
If you become aware of any violation of these Site Terms of Use, you must immediately report it to an Idea Development representative. You agree to assist us with any investigation we undertake and to take any remedial steps we require in order to correct a violation of these Site Terms of Use.
DISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES
We adhere to the following disciplinary guidelines regarding the use of StrongTrademarks.com or any affiliated services. We may, but are not obligated to, enforce penalties for breaching these guidelines. Foremost, you agree that we may immediately suspend or terminate your strongtrademarks.com account and all access to strongtrademarks.com and other services without prior notice. The following will lead to the suspension or termination by us of a user’s account 1) Violation of this Terms of Service, the User Agreement, or applicable Contracts; 2) Violation of any applicable laws; 3) A user’s request to have their own profile removed; 4) Non-Payment or 5) Account inactivity. Account termination will include, but is NOT limited to, access suspension, listing deletion, or contract cancellation and is made solely at Idea Development LLC’s discretion. Idea Development LLC is not liable for any damages associated with the suspension or termination of a User’s account. In the event of your Terms of Service violation, you agree to be responsible to Idea Development LLC for all discounts of services previously provided to you.
EXTENT OF LIABILITY
You agree that we are unlikely to pay you damages relating to your use of the Site and Services, and if we are, the most we will be required to pay you is $700, as detailed below. We and our third-party service providers referred to you are not liable, and you agree not to hold responsible for any damages or losses arising out of or in connection with the Terms of Service, including, but not limited to:
your use of or your inability to use our Site or Services;
delays or disruptions in our Site or Services;
viruses or other malicious software obtained by accessing, or linking to, our Site or Services;
glitches, bugs, errors, or inaccuracies of any kind in our Site or Services;
damage from the use of the Site or Services;
a suspension or other action taken with respect to your Account.
ADDITIONALLY, IN NO EVENT WILL IDEA DEVELOPMENT, OUR AFFILIATES, OUR LICENSORS, OR OUR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR INDIRECT COSTS OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LITIGATION COSTS, INSTALLATION, AND REMOVAL COSTS, OR LOSS OF DATA, PRODUCTION, PROFIT, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. THE LIABILITY OF IDEA Development LLC, OUR AFFILIATES, OUR LICENSORS, AND OUR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ANY USER FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TERMS OF SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF: (A) $700; OR (B) ANY FEES RETAINED BY IDEA Development LLC FOR SERVICES NOT COMPLETED, WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE CONTRACTS ON WHICH USER WAS INVOLVED AS A CLIENT DURING THE ONE-MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY TO ANY LIABILITY, ARISING FROM ANY CAUSE OF ACTION WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TERMS OF SERVICE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH COSTS OR DAMAGES AND EVEN IF THE LIMITED REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR ALL OF THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS, SO TO THAT EXTENT, SOME OR ALL OF THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
If you have any questions or would like to report any violations of these Terms of Service or other policies set forth by Idea Development LLC, please contact legal@inventorshelp.com.
RELEASE
You agree not to hold US responsible for any dispute you may have with work that has been provided to you. For any and all completed or partially completed work, you hereby release Idea Development, our Affiliates, and our respective officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees, and service providers from claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with any dispute you have relating to completed services, whether it be at law or in equity that exists as of the time you enter into this agreement. This release includes, for example, and without limitation, any disputes regarding the services’ performance, expectations, functions, and quality. TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, YOU HEREBY WAIVE THE PROTECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE § 1542 (AND ANY ANALOGOUS LAW IN ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION), WHICH SAYS: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” This release will not apply to a claim that Idea Development LLC failed to meet obligations under the Terms of Service.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
You and Idea Development collectively agree that any disputes will be resolved, first informally, and to use arbitration through JAMS North America as a secondary resort if no resolution is reached informally, per the terms below.
If a dispute arises between you and Idea Development, or our Affiliates, our goal is to professionally resolve the dispute in a timely manner. Accordingly, unless you opt out as provided below, you, Idea Development LLC, and our Affiliates agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy that arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the other Terms of Service, your relationship with Idea Development LLC, the termination of your relationship with Idea Development, or the Services provided to you (each, a “Claim”) in accordance with this Section. Claims covered include but are not limited to, all claims, disputes, or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Terms of Service, any Service Contract or agreements, any payments or monies you claim are due to you from Idea Development or our Affiliates or successors, trade secrets, unfair competition, false advertising, consumer protection, privacy, discrimination, retaliation or harassment and claims arising under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the American Inventors Protection Act, the TCPA or any federal or state statutes or regulations addressing the same or similar subject matters, and all other federal or state legal claims arising out of or relating to your relationship with Idea Development or the termination of that relationship.
INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Before serving a demand for arbitration of a Claim, you and Idea Development agree to first notify each other of the Claim. You agree to notify Idea Development of the Claim by email to legal@inventorshelp.com, and Idea Development agrees to provide you a notice at your email address on file (in each case, a “Notice”). You and Idea Development then will seek an informal voluntary resolution of the Claim. Any Notice must include pertinent account information, a brief description of the Claim, and contact information, so that you or Idea Development, as applicable, may evaluate the Claim and attempt to resolve the Claim informally. Both you and Idea Development will have 90 days from the date of the receipt of the Notice to informally resolve the other party’s Claim, which, if successful, will avoid the need for further action.
BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION/ JURY TRIAL WAIVER
This Arbitration Provision applies to all Users except Users located outside of the United States and its territories. In the unlikely event the parties are unable to resolve a Claim within 90 days of the receipt of the applicable Notice, you, Idea Development, and our Affiliates agree to resolve the Claim by final and binding arbitration before an arbitrator from JAMS North America. The Parties do not authorize, do not consent to, and hereby specifically preclude class action arbitration. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Any arbitration proceeding shall be venued in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to the exclusion of any other venue. Each Party hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such arbitration venue and waives any claim that any such proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of that proceeding is improper. The costs of arbitration and attorney fees will be shared equally by both parties.
SCOPE OF ARBITRATION
This Arbitration Provision applies to any Claim (defined above) the parties may have and survives after your relationship with Idea Development ends. Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to your relationship with Idea Development LLC, its officers, employees, vendors, affiliates, or third-party service providers, or any breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this Agreement. Arbitration will be in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, before one arbitrator. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures. The arbitrator shall apply the law of the State of Ohio. Any court having jurisdiction over the matter may enter judgment on the award of the arbitrator. Service of a petition to confirm the arbitration award may be made by registered mail or by commercial express mail, to the attorney for the party or, if unrepresented, to the party at the last known business address. Any costs incurred for the Arbitration shall be divided equally and paid by the Parties.
ENFORCEABILITY
This Arbitration Provision replaces all prior agreements regarding the arbitration of disputes and is the full and complete agreement relating to the formal resolution of disputes covered by this Arbitration Provision. In the event any portion of this Arbitration Provision is deemed unenforceable, the remainder of this Arbitration Provision will be enforceable. If any portion of the sections above is deemed to be unenforceable, you and Idea Development agree that this Arbitration Provision will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
APPLICABLE LAW
By using any Services, you agree that the Federal Arbitration Act, applicable federal law, and the laws of the state of Ohio, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this agreement (including any Privacy Notice) and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Idea Development LLC dba strongtrademarks.com, its officers, employees, vendors, affiliates, or third-party service providers. Further, by using our Services, you agree to receive communications from Idea Development LLC, its affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to phone calls, text messages, and emails in compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and other applicable regulations regarding communication.
TERMINATION OF SERVICE
We reserve the right to terminate your service at any time for any reason without explanation or refund.
CONFIDENTIALITY
You agree that any use of our services is to remain 100% confidential. Furthermore, you hereby grant Idea Development LLC full and irrevocable copyright rights relating to the description of their site or service experience to Idea Development LLC. You agree that you are fully responsible for legal costs and damages related to any breach of confidentiality, including, but not limited to, attorneys fees.
MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY
Idea Development reserves the right to make changes to the Services and this agreement at any time. Idea Development LLC may amend any portion of this Agreement’s terms at our sole discretion, by posting the revised terms on the strongtrademarks.com website. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
CONSENT
Your use of strongtrademarks.com signifies that you consent to us collecting and using personal information in accordance with this privacy policy and any future revisions thereof.
INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM YOU
You provide personal information such as your name, email address, and country at the time of signing up. This information is used to enable you to register on the site and allows us to refer to you services providers that may be able to assist in the development of your idea. You also have the option of adding more personal information when you update your profile, like your photo, academic or professional background, city and state, and interests.
While posting and editing your Strongtrademakrs.com profile, you can choose to make it “public,” which is visible to anyone, or you may individually control which parts of information are visible. When you send a private message to someone on the site, that message is stored on our server. You may receive unsolicited messages from other users.
When submitting your idea for review, all information provided us will remain confidential between you and us, but you agree this information may be shared with affiliates or third-party service providers. All representatives of Idea Development LLC have signed non-disclosure and non-compete paperwork to ensure that you can feel comfortable communicating with them about your idea.
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Our servers may store certain information that your browser sends automatically when you visit any website. This may include your IP address, country, browser type, landing page, pages viewed, and other browser and session information. This is broad information and is not personally identifiable.
HOW WE USE THIS INFORMATION
The information you submit is used to make different features and functionalities on the site available to you. Storing and tracking user preferences and behaviors helps us in improving the service.
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