TERMS OF USE AND PURCHASE
Last updated: October, 30th, 2024. In 2018, we’ve updated our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use in order to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These documents have been rewritten in order to make it more easy to understand and to comply with the new GDPR directives.
Introduction
1.1. These Terms of Use and Purchase (“the General Terms”) govern the following:
- The access and use of the website accessible through the domain name PhoneBlip.com and its subdomains (“the Website”).
- The purchase for goods and services available on the Website.
- The installation of any extension and the enjoyment of the services derived thereof (“the PhoneBlip Service”).
1.2. The person who accesses the Website or installs the PhoneBlip extension is to be regarded as the PhoneBlip User (“the User”) and it implies the full acceptance of these General Terms by the User. In the event of not agreeing with all or any of these General Terms, the User must leave the Website immediately and/or proceed to uninstall the PhoneBlip extension from his browser.
1.3. By agreeing to these General Terms, the User warrants that:
- a) The User is of legal age and have read and understood the conditions set forth herein.
- b) In the event of purchasing any product and/or service, the User has legal capacity to do so.
- c) The User assumes all obligations set forth herein.
1.4. The access and use of the Website and/or the PhoneBlip extension by minors require the consent of their parents, guardians or legal authorised representatives. Such persons shall be held liable for the acts carried out by the minors under their custody. Please contact us in case you wish to authorise a minor.
1.5. FXINTER LLC, is owning and operating the PhoneBlip website and its services (“the Company”) and reserves the right to modify, at any time and without prior notice, the products and services offerings as well as any aspect of these General Terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the transactions made by the User prior to such modifications will be honoured.
1.6. The Company may contract the service of a third party to record and monitor the versions of these General Terms. In such case, The Company and the User agree that the legal texts to govern their contractual relationship will be the ones in full force as of the date of purchase according to the third party entrusted with the task of recording the versions.
OWNERSHIP OF THE WEBSITE AND THE PHONEBLIP SERVICE
- Owner: FXINTER LLC
- Registered Office: 1732 1st Avenue #27298, New York, NY 10128, USA.
- E-mail: support@phoneblip.com
ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE
3.1. The access to the Website is free, except for the cost of connection through the telecommunications network supplied by the User’s provider.
WEBSITE AND THE PHONEBLIP SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT
4.1. The User agrees to use the Website and the PhoneBlip Service in accordance with the law, moral principles and public order as well as the herein General Terms. The User shall refrain from using the Website or the PhoneBlip Service for illegal activities or purposes that may be considered a criminal offence against third parties as well as violating any applicable law. The User agrees not to:
- a) Submit or disseminate content or information that is racist, xenophobic, pornographic, and supportive of terrorism or may infringe human rights.
- b) Submit or disseminate software (virus or malware) that may damage computer systems of the internet service provider, its providers or any other internet User.
- c) Disseminate, transmit or provide third parties with any type of information, element or content that might constitute a violation of the fundamental rights and civil liberties contemplated in the United States Constitution and international treaties.
- d) Disseminate, transmit or provide third parties with any type of information, element or content that constitutes unlawful or unfair advertising.
- e) Transmit unsolicited or unauthorised advertisements, advertising material, “spam”, “chain mails”, “pyramid schemes” or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as commercial spaces) that are exclusively intended for these purposes.
- f) Submit or disseminate any false, ambiguous or inaccurate information or content that is deceptive to its recipients.
- g) Impersonate other Users of the Website and the PhoneBlip Service.
- h) Disseminate, transmit or provide third parties with any type of information, element or content that may constitute a breach of intellectual property rights, patents, brands or copyright held by the owners of the Website and the PhoneBlip Service or third parties.
- i) Disseminate, transmit or provide third parties with any type of information, element or content deemed to be a violation of privacy or data protection laws.
- h) Use geolocation data or disclose geolocation data to third parties including emails recipients, families or any contact associated to the geolocation data.
4.2. The User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any complaint, fine, penalty or sanction arising from the User’s failure to comply with the aforementioned conditions of use. The Company reserves the right to claim compensation for damages incurred.
4.3. The access, the purchase and use of the products made available by the Company requires a computer or computer equipment as well as internet connection. Any expense in connection with such items is not included in the services described in the herein General Terms and shall be borne exclusively by the User.
4.4. The Company shall not be held responsible for the custody and use of the User’s password necessary to access the User’s Gmail account; being such responsibility imposed on the User. the Company shall assume that any User accessing his Gmail account using his password is the legit user of the service.
EXTERNAL CONTENT AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE
5.1. The Website may contain links, directories and search engines that enable the User to access third party websites and portals (“Linked Sites”). In such case, the Company shall only be responsible for the content and services provided through the Linked Sites when it has effective knowledge of any unlawful activity and does not proceed to remove the link diligently. Should the User consider that a Linked Site contains unlawful or inappropriate content, he must inform the Company of such circumstance. In no case shall such communication impose on the Company an obligation to remove such link.
5.2. The inclusion of Linked Sites on the Website neither implies an agreement between the Company and the owners of the Linked Sites nor implies the recommendation or the endorsement of the Linked Sites and/or its content by the Company.
5.3. Unless otherwise stated on the Website, the Company is unaware of the content and services of the Linked Sites and, consequently, shall not be held liable for any damage caused to the User or third parties by the unlawfulness nature, quality, outdating, unavailability, error or futility of the Linked Sites.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
6.1. All content on the Website and the PhoneBlip Service is owned by the Company or third parties, including, but not limited to, the texts, photographs, graphics, images, icons, technology, software, links and any other audiovisual o sound content as well as its graphic design and source code. Under no circumstance shall the rights of exploitation contemplated in the intellectual property legislation in force of the aforementioned content be deemed to have been assigned to the User.
6.2. The trademarks, trade names or distinctive signs of any class displayed on the Website are owned by the Company or third parties. Under no circumstance shall their trademark rights be deemed to have been assigned to the User.
6.3. In regards to the PhoneBlip extension, the Company only grants to the User a personal, worldwide, non-transferable, non-exclusive license for the duration of its term. After the termination of such term, not matter the cause, the User shall cease immediately using the PhoneBlip extension and the PhoneBlip Service.
6.4. The User is forbidden of, whether partially or fully, either copying, modifying, disassembling, unminifying, taking any action to derive the source code, creating derivative works or reverse engineering the PhoneBlip extension and/or the PhoneBlip Service.
TERMS OF PURCHASE OF THE PHONEBLIP SERVICES FOR GOOGLE CHROME.
7.1. Purchase Process
7.1.1. In order to purchase the PhoneBlip Service, the User must previously have an account in the email service of Google (Gmail); having accepted its terms and privacy policy. PhoneBlip is not a service of Google Inc. Google Inc. and the Company are two different unaffiliated companies; consequently, they do not represent each other.
7.1.2. In order to use the PhoneBlip Service, the User must sign in to his Gmail account by using the Google Chrome browser and install the PhoneBlip extension.
7.1.3. The purchase process requires the User to identify himself by using Google’s authentication mechanisms (Oauth2) and to grant PhoneBlip all the authorizations requested throughout the process. The service shall be purchased for the account involved in such process.
7.1.4. Additionally, the purchase process of PhoneBlip requires the User to introduce his credit or debit card number and any other information necessary to authorise the charges to such card.
7.1.5. The Company shall keep an electronic receipt of the User’s purchase. Such receipt will not be available for the User.
CORRECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ERRORS WHEN ENTERING DATA
8.1. Whenever the User does not fill out a required field, he will not be allowed to advance through the purchase process until such required field is filled out. A message will be displayed warning the User of such circumstance.
8.2. The User will be able, at any time, to modify and/or update his info as User of the PhoneBlip Service by accessing the “Preferences” section. The User can access this section by loging in the PhoneBlip dashboard.
8.3. In the event of non-rectifiable errors during the purchase process (for example, the purchase is made for the wrong Gmail account), the User may request within 30 days the correction of such error by sending a communication at support@phoneblip.com.
PRICING AND TERM OF THE PHONEBLIP SERVICE
9.1. The pricing and the terms of the different PhoneBlip Service subscription modalities are displayed on the screen prior to the purchase process when selecting a modality of subscription.
9.2. The Valued Added Tax (VAT) can be included in the prices.
REFUNDS
10.1 Free Trial Period
The User can evaluate PhoneBlip services for FREE for 3 full days after the first registration before deciding to subscribe to a plan or not.
10.2 No Refund Policy
As such, the Company does NOT refund any plan and/or subscription plan. This no-refund policy is clearly posted and agreed upon at the time of subscription.
10.3 Subscription Cancellation
If the user cancels the service before it expires, access to the service will continue until the expiration date (1 month, 6 months, or 1 year after the subscription date and/or the automatic renewal date). See section 19 for further details.
10.4 Automatic Renewal
The terms of any automatic renewal, including how to cancel the service, are clearly disclosed, see section 19 for further details.
PRIVACY POLICY
11.1. The scope of these General Terms are also subject to the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy of PhoneBlip; both of which the User acknowledges and agrees to.
SUPPORT
12.1. In case of doubt regarding PhoneBlip and the operation of the PhoneBlip Service, the User may contact the Company by sending an email at support@phoneblip.com.
12.2. Our support desk is open on weekdays from 8.00 to 18.00 Eastern Time (New York).
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
13.1. In all cases, the Company (including its directors, officers, employees and members) shall not have any liability to the User in regards to any and all claims arising out of the PhoneBlip Service and access to the Website. In this respect, the Company shall not be held liable for, including but not limited to, indirect damages; immaterial damages; expectation damages; loss of income, profits or goodwill and loss of data or use, regardless of whether the Company has been warned of the possibility of such loss or damages.
13.2. In any case, the User may not take any action against the Company once a year has elapsed since the event causing the loss or damage occurred.
13.3. The Company shall not assume any responsibility for the electronic communications that the User sends using the PhoneBlip Service or for the consequences of any kind that the User may suffer from using the PhoneBlip Service, including email loss, email not scheduled, email not tracked.
13.4. The Company shall not assume any responsibility for the malfunction of the PhoneBlip Service or failure to the Internet network or the service provided by Google or any third party.
NOTICES
14.1. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications between the Company and the User in connection with the PhoneBlip Service or the access to the Website shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered if sent by certified mail or certified fax (burofax) to the address which the parties have indicated to the other to that effect.
14.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, notices sent to the Company shall be deemed to have been duly made when sent by means of email at support@phoneblip.com.
14.3. On the other hand, notices sent to the User shall be deemed to have been duly made when sent by means of email at the address associated with the User’s Gmail account as of the start of the PhoneBlip Service use or, if required, the one that the User had provided the Company with to that effect.
SEVERABILITY
15.1. In the event that any provision of these General Terms were to be found, whether partially or fully, to be null or void, such invalidity shall only affect the provision or section considered to be void or unenforceable. The remaining provisions of these General Terms shall continue in full force. The invalid provision, whether partially or fully, shall be considered as not included in these General Terms.
CHOICE OF LAW AND PLACE OF CONCLUSION OF THE CONTRACT
16.1. These General Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of United States of America, in the State of New York.
16.2. The purchase of the PhoneBlip Service shall be considered to have been formalised on the place where the Company’s registered offices is located at the moment of purchase.
JURISDICTION
17.1. The User and the Company expressly waive any other jurisdiction which may correspond to them and agree to resolve any controversy arising out of the PhoneBlip Service or the access to the Website before the Courts of New York (USA), except when the applicable law necessarily imposes otherwise.
PLAN TRANSFER
18.1. A non-recurring active plan (yearly and 6-months) can be transferred to a new Gmail account (ex: business email to personal email; transfer to a family member; etc.) under specific conditions by contacting our support.
18.2. Due to the automated renewal process, monthly subscription plans cannot be technically transferred.
18.3. For security purpose, the Customer must send us his transfer request from the email with an active plan and provide the new email address.
18.4. A transfer is only possible if the new email address is already registered with PhoneBlip.
18.5. To avoid abuse, a specific plan can only be transferred once a year.
SUBSCRIPTION CANCELLATION
19.1. Any subscription plan (MONTHLY or YEARLY plans) can be canceled at any time directly in your dashboard or account page.
19.2. To ensure the service is cancelled before the automatic renewal, you must cancel your plan at least one day before the renewal date detailed on the same page.
19.3. If the user cancels the service before it expires, access to the service ends at the renewal date (the new expiration date).
19.4. In this case, the user's account will drop to our "FREE for LIFE" plan on the renewal date.
19.5. As explained in section 10.1, there's no refund on subscription plans and charges.
ACCOUNT SUSPENSION
20.1. Compliance Requirement
All individuals accessing or using PhoneBlip’s services must adhere to the policies set forth in our Terms of Use. Failure to comply with these policies may result in PhoneBlip taking enforcement actions, which may include, but are not limited to:
- Temporarily limiting your account(s)
- Permanently suspending your account(s)
20.2. Prohibited Conduct
The prohibited conduct under our Terms of Use includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:
- Abusive behavior
- Mass mailing
- Spamming
- Phishing
- Spoofing
- Harassment
- Threats
20.3. Procedure for Suspended Accounts
If your account has been suspended, you are required to contact our support team for further assistance.