Last updated Feb 10, 2023
Please read these Terms of Use (these "Terms") carefully as they govern your use of (which includes access to) Nikela's services for sharing free give aways, selling items and looking for items, including all of our websites and software applications that incorporate or link to these Terms (collectively, the "Nikela Service") and any other material that is made available through the Nikela Service (the "Content").
Use of the Nikela Service may be subject to additional terms and conditions presented by Nikela, which are hereby incorporated by this reference into these Terms.
By signing up for, or otherwise using, the Nikela Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, then you must not use the Nikela Service or access any Content.
THESE TERMS CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION THAT, AS FURTHER SET FORTH IN SECTION 6 BELOW, REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR ANY OTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS, OR CLASS ACTIONS OF ANY KIND.
These Terms are between you and Nikela, email mihosystems+nikela@gmail.com
BY USING THE NIKELA SERVICE, YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS. Additionally, in order to use the Nikela Service and access any Content, you represent that any registration and account information that you submit to Nikela is true, accurate, and complete, and you agree to keep it that way at all times.
We provide numerous Nikela Service options. Certain Nikela Service options are provided free-of-charge, while other options require payment before they can be accessed (the "Paid Subscriptions"). We may also offer special promotional plans, memberships, or services, including offerings of third-party products and services. We are not responsible for the products and services provided by such third parties.
From time to time, we or others on our behalf may offer trials of Paid Subscriptions for a specified period without payment or at a reduced rate (a "Trial"). By using a Nikela Service via a Trial, you agree to the Terms herein.
The Nikela Service may be integrated with, or may otherwise interact with, third-party applications, websites, and services ("Third-Party Applications") and third-party personal computers, mobile handsets, tablets, wearable devices, speakers, and other devices ("Devices"). Your use of such Third-Party Applications and Devices may be subject to additional terms, conditions, and policies provided to you by the applicable third party. Nikela does not guarantee that Third-Party Applications and Devices will be compatible with the Nikela Service.
We use reasonable efforts to keep the Nikela Service operational and to provide you with a personalized experience. However, our service offerings and their availability may change from time to time, without liability to you; for example:
If you have prepaid fees directly to Nikela for a Paid Subscription that Nikela permanently discontinues prior to the end of your Pre-Paid Period (as that term is defined in the Payments and cancellations section below), Nikela will refund you the prepaid fees for the Pre-Paid Period after such discontinuation. Your account and billing information must be up to date in order for us to refund you.
Nikela has no liability to you, nor any obligation to provide a refund to you, in connection with internet or other service outages or failures that are caused by the actions of government authorities, other third parties, or events beyond our control.
You may need to create a Nikela account to use all or part of the Nikela Service. Your email, phone number, username and password are for your personal use only and should be kept confidential. You understand that you are responsible for all use (including any unauthorized use) of your email, phone number, username and password. Notify our Customer Service team immediately if your email, phone number, username or password is lost or stolen, or if you believe there has been unauthorized access to your account. Nikela may reclaim, or require you to change your email, phone number, username or password for any reason.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms (including any other applicable terms and conditions), we grant to you limited, non-exclusive, revocable permission to make personal, non-commercial use of the Nikela Service and the Content (collectively, "Access"). This Access shall remain in effect unless and until terminated by you or Nikela. You agree that you will not redistribute or transfer the Nikela Service or the Content. The Nikela software applications and the Content are licensed, not sold or transferred to you, and Nikela and its licensors retain ownership of all copies of the Nikela software applications and Content even after installation on your Devices.
The Nikela Service and the Content are the property of Nikela or Nikela's licensors. All Nikela trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, domain names, and any other features of the Nikela brand ("Nikela Brand Features") are the sole property of Nikela or its licensors. These Terms do not grant you any rights to use any Nikela Brand Features whether for commercial or non-commercial use. You agree to abide by the Nikela User Guidelines and not to use the Nikela Service, the Content, or any part thereof in any manner not expressly permitted by these Terms.
You may purchase a Paid Subscription directly from Nikela or through a third party either by:
Tax rates are calculated based on the information you provide and the applicable rate at the time of your monthly charge.
If you purchase access to a Paid Subscription through a third party, separate terms and conditions with such third party may apply to your use of the Nikela Service in addition to these Terms. Please contact the third party regarding any refunds or to manage your subscription. If you purchase a Paid Subscription using a code, gift card, pre-paid offer, or other offer provided or sold by or on behalf of Nikela for access to a Paid Subscription ("Codes"), you hereby agree to the Nikela Card Terms.
Nikela may from time to time make changes to Paid Subscriptions, including recurring subscription fees, the Pre-Paid Period (for periods not yet paid), or Codes, and will communicate any price changes to you in advance. Price changes will take effect at the start of the next subscription period following the date of the price change and, by continuing to use the Nikela Service after the price change takes effect, you will have accepted the new price. If you do not agree to a price change, you can reject the change by unsubscribing from the applicable Paid Subscription prior to the price change going into effect.
Tax rates are based on the rates applicable at the time of your monthly charge. These amounts can change over time with local tax requirements in your country, state, territory, county, or city. Any change in tax rate will be automatically applied based on the account information you provide.
With the exception of Paid Subscriptions for a Pre-Paid Period, your payment to Nikela or the third party through which you purchased the Paid Subscription will automatically renew at the end of the applicable subscription period, unless you cancel your Paid Subscription before the end of the then-current subscription period. Contact our Customer Support team here for instructions on how to cancel. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free version of the Nikela Service. We do not provide refunds or credits for any partial subscription periods, except as expressly stated in these Terms.
If you have purchased a Paid Subscription using a Code, your subscription will automatically terminate at the end of the period stated with your Code, or when there is an insufficient pre-paid balance to pay for the Nikela Service.
We've established guidelines for using the Nikela Service, to make sure the Nikela Service stays enjoyable for everyone ("Nikela User Guidelines"). In using the Nikela Service, you must comply with the Nikela User Guidelines, as well as all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and respect the intellectual property, privacy, and other rights of third parties.
If you establish a Nikela account on behalf of a company, organization, entity, or brand (a "Brand," and such account a "Brand Account"), the terms "you" and "your," as used throughout these Terms (including other Nikela terms and conditions incorporated by reference herein), apply to both you and the Brand.
If you create a Brand Account, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to grant all permissions and licenses provided in these Terms (including any other applicable Nikela terms and conditions) and to bind the Brand to these Terms.
A Brand may follow users and create and share content, provided that the Brand does not take any action that implies an endorsement or commercial relationship between the Brand and the followed user, brand, or any other person, unless the Brand has independently obtained the rights to imply such an endorsement. In addition, Brands must be transparent to our users about disclosing any endorsements or consideration provided to users, or any other party and must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and codes of practice when engaging in the foregoing practices.
Nikela's products may be subject to U.S. export and re-export control laws and regulations or similar laws applicable in other jurisdictions, including the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, trade and economic sanctions maintained by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") maintained by the Department of State. You warrant that you are (1) not located in any country to which the United States has embargoed goods or has otherwise applied any economic sanctions; and (2) not a denied party as specified in any applicable export or re-export laws or regulations or similar laws applicable in other jurisdictions or otherwise listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
You agree to comply with all applicable export and reexport control laws and regulations, including without limitation the EAR and trade and economic sanctions maintained by OFAC. Specifically, you agree not to – directly or indirectly – use, sell, export, reexport, transfer, divert, release, or otherwise dispose of any products, software, or technology (including products derived from or based on such technology) received from Nikela under these Terms to any destination, entity, or person or for any end-use prohibited by the EAR, trade and economic sanctions maintained by OFAC, or any applicable laws or regulations of the United States or any other jurisdiction without obtaining any required prior authorization from the competent government authorities as required by those laws and regulations.
Nikela users may post, upload, or otherwise contribute content to the Nikela Service ("User Content"). For the avoidance of doubt, "User Content" includes all information, materials and other content that is added, created, uploaded, submitted, distributed, or posted to the Nikela Service (including to the Nikela Support Community) by users.
You are solely responsible for all User Content that you post.
You promise that, with respect to any User Content you post on Nikela, (1) you own or have the right to post such User Content; and (2) such User Content, or its use by Nikela pursuant to the license granted below, does not: (i) violate these Terms, including the Nikela User Guidelines, applicable law, or the intellectual property or other rights of any third party; or (ii) imply any affiliation with or endorsement of you or your User Content by Nikela or any artist, band, label, or other individual or entity without the prior express written consent from Nikela or such individual or entity.
In posting or sharing User Content or other information on the Nikela Service, please keep in mind that content and other information will be publicly accessible, and may be used and re-shared by others on the Nikela Service and across the web, so please use caution in posting or sharing on the Nikela Service, and be mindful of your account settings. Nikela is not responsible for what you or others post or share on the Nikela Service.
Nikela may, but has no obligation to, monitor or review User Content. Nikela reserves the right to remove or disable access to any User Content for any or no reason. Nikela may take these actions without prior notification to you.
You retain ownership of your User Content when you post it to the Nikela Service. However, in order for us to make your User Content available on the Nikela Service, we do need a limited license from you to that User Content. Accordingly, you hereby grant to Nikela a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, fully paid, irrevocable, worldwide license to reproduce, make available, perform and display, translate, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, and otherwise use any such User Content through any medium, whether alone or in combination with other Content or materials, in any manner and by any means, method or technology, whether now known or hereafter created, in connection with the Nikela Service. Where applicable and to the extent permitted under applicable law, you also agree to waive, and not to enforce, any "moral rights" or equivalent rights, such as your right to be identified as the author of any User Content, including Feedback, and your right to object to derogatory treatment of such User Content.
If you provide ideas, suggestions, or other feedback in connection with your use of the Nikela Service or any Content ("Feedback"), such Feedback is not confidential and may be used by Nikela without restriction and without payment to you. Feedback is considered a type of User Content under these Terms.
You also grant to us the right (1) to allow the Nikela Service to use the processor, bandwidth, and storage hardware on your Device in order to facilitate the operation of the Nikela Service, (2) to provide advertising and other information to you, and (3) to allow our business partners to do the same.
In any part of the Nikela Service, the Content that you access, including its selection and placement, may be influenced by commercial considerations, including Nikela's agreements with third parties.
Some Content licensed by, provided to, created by, or otherwise made available by Nikela may incorporate advertising or other promotional messages.
Nikela respects the rights of intellectual property owners. If you believe that any Content infringes your copyright rights, please see the Nikela Copyright Policy.
The Nikela Support Community is a place for discussions and exchange of information, tips, and other materials related to the Nikela Service. By using the Nikela Support Community, you agree to the Community Terms.
For customer support with account- and payment-related questions ("Customer Support Queries"), please use Customer Support resources listed on the About Us section of our website.
If you have any questions concerning the Nikela Service or these Terms (including any additional Nikela terms and conditions incorporated herein), please contact Nikela Customer Service by visiting the About Us section of our website. You may also contact us at the mailing address set forth in the "Service Provider" section at the start of these Terms.
These Terms will continue to apply to you until terminated by either you or Nikela. Nikela may terminate these Terms (including any additional terms and conditions incorporated herein) or suspend your access to the Nikela Service at any time if we believe you have breached any of these Terms, if we stop providing the Nikela Service or any material component thereof, or as we believe necessary to comply with applicable law. If you or Nikela terminate these Terms, or if Nikela suspends your access to the Nikela Service, you agree that Nikela shall have no liability or responsibility to you, and (except as expressly provided in these Terms) Nikela will not refund any amounts that you have already paid. You may terminate these Terms at any time, in which case you may not continue accessing or using the Nikela Service. To learn how to terminate your Nikela account, please use the Customer Support resources on our About Us page.
The following sections shall survive termination: Sections 2 (The Nikela Service Provided by Us), 3 (Your Use of the Nikela Service) (except as set forth therein), 4 (Content and Intellectual Property Rights), 6 (Problems and Disputes), 7 (About These Terms), as well as any other sections of these Terms that, either explicitly or by their nature, must remain in effect even after termination of these Terms.
THE NIKELA SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. FURTHER, NIKELA AND ALL OWNERS OF THE CONTENT DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE CONTENT, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER NIKELA NOR ANY OWNER OF CONTENT WARRANTS THAT THE NIKELA SERVICE OR CONTENT IS FREE OF MALWARE OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. IN ADDITION, NIKELA MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING, NOR DOES IT WARRANT OR ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR, ANY THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS (OR THE CONTENT THEREOF), USER CONTENT, DEVICES OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED, PROMOTED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY ON OR THROUGH THE NIKELA SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, AND NIKELA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF THE FOREGOING. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION WHETHER ORAL OR IN WRITING OBTAINED BY YOU FROM NIKELA SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY ON BEHALF OF NIKELA. WHILE USING THE NIKELA SERVICE, YOU MAY HAVE ACCESS TO EXPLICIT CONTENT FILTERING FEATURES, BUT USE OF THESE FEATURES MAY STILL RESULT IN SOME EXPLICIT CONTENT BEING SERVED AND YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON SUCH FEATURES TO FILTER ALL EXPLICIT CONTENT. THIS SECTION APPLIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so the exclusion and limitations in this section may not apply to you.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE NIKELA SERVICE IS TO UNINSTALL ANY NIKELA SOFTWARE AND TO STOP USING THE NIKELA SERVICE. YOU AGREE THAT NIKELA HAS NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS OR THE CONTENT THEREOF MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE NIKELA SERVICE, AND WHILE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS MAY BE GOVERNED BY SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH SUCH THIRD PARTIES, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, AS WITH RESPECT TO NIKELA, FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR DISSATISFACTION WITH ANY THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS OR THE CONTENT THEREOF, IS TO UNINSTALL OR STOP USING SUCH THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS.
IN NO EVENT WILL NIKELA, ITS OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR (1) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; (2) ANY LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS, OR PROFITS (WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT), IN ALL CASES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE NIKELA SERVICE, DEVICES, THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS, OR THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY, WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER NIKELA HAS BEEN WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE; OR (3) AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE NIKELA SERVICE, THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS, OR THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION CONTENT MORE THAN THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO NIKELA DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRST CLAIM; OR $30.00.
For clarification, these Terms do not limit Nikela's liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury to the extent that applicable law would prohibit such a limitation.
ANY CLAIM ARISING UNDER THESE TERMS MUST BE COMMENCED (BY FILING A DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION OR FILING AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION UNDER THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT BELOW) WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE DATE THE PARTY ASSERTING THE CLAIM FIRST KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW OF THE ACT, OMISSION, OR DEFAULT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM; AND THERE SHALL BE NO RIGHT TO ANY REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM NOT ASSERTED WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD.
You acknowledge and agree that the owners of the Content and certain distributors (such as app store providers) are intended beneficiaries of these Terms and have the right to enforce these Terms directly against you. Other than as set out in this section, these Terms are not intended to grant rights to anyone except you and Nikela, and in no event shall these Terms create any third-party beneficiary rights.
If you have downloaded any of our mobile software applications (each, an "App") from the Apple Inc. ("Apple") App Store or if you are using the App on an iOS device, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the following notice regarding Apple. These Terms are between you and Nikela only, not with Apple, and Apple is not responsible for the Nikela Service and the content thereof. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Nikela Service. In the event of any failure of the Nikela Service to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund the applicable purchase price for the App to you; and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Nikela Service. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Nikela Service or your possession or use of the Nikela Service, including: (1) product liability claims; (2) any claim that the Nikela Service fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; (3) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation; and (4) claims with respect to intellectual property infringement. Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any third-party claim that the Nikela Service or your possession and use of the App infringe that third party's intellectual property rights. You agree to comply with any applicable third-party terms, when using the Nikela Service. Apple, and Apple's subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary of these Terms.
You agree to indemnify and hold Nikela harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) arising out of or related to: (1) your breach of any of these Terms (including any additional Nikela terms and conditions incorporated herein); (2) any User Content you post or otherwise contribute; (3) any activity in which you engage on or through the Nikela Service; and (4) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
These Terms are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America, without regard to California's choice or conflicts of law principles. Further, you and Nikela agree to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Northern California, California, to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy that relates to or arises in connection with these Terms or the Nikela Service that is not subject to mandatory arbitration under the Arbitration Agreement below, and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.
This Arbitration Agreement section sets forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which disputes, claims and controversies between you and Nikela will be resolved through arbitration ("Arbitration Agreement").
You and Nikela agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and Nikela arising in connection with or relating in any way to these Terms or to your relationship with Nikela as a user of the Nikela Service (whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and whether the claims arise during or after the termination of these Terms) will be determined by mandatory binding individual (not class) arbitration. You and Nikela further agree that the arbitrator shall have the exclusive power to rule on his or her own jurisdiction, including any objections with respect to the existence, scope or validity of the Arbitration Agreement or to the arbitrability of any claim or counterclaim. THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY IN ARBITRATION, AND COURT REVIEW OF AN ARBITRATION AWARD IS LIMITED. The arbitrator must follow these Terms and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including attorney fees and costs only where allowable under applicable law), except that the arbitrator may not award any relief, including declaratory or injunctive relief, benefiting anyone but the parties to the arbitration. This arbitration provision will survive termination of these Terms.
You and Nikela both agree that nothing in this Arbitration Agreement will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit either of our rights, at any time, to bring an individual action (1) in a U.S. small claims court or (2) in a court of law, in accordance with the jurisdiction and venue described in the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration section above, seeking (a) only temporary or preliminary individualized injunctive relief, pending a final ruling from the arbitrator or (b) public injunctive relief, pending a ruling on the substance of such claim from the arbitrator. In addition, this Arbitration Agreement doesn't stop you or us from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies. Such agencies can, if the law allows, seek relief against us on your behalf (or vice versa).
YOU AND NIKELA AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. Unless both you and Nikela agree, no arbitrator or judge may consolidate more than one person's claims or otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. The arbitrator may award injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party's individual claim. If a court decides that applicable law precludes enforcement of any of this paragraph's limitations as to a particular claim for relief, then that claim (and only that claim) must be severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court.
Either you or we may start arbitration proceedings. Any arbitration between you and Nikela will take place under the Consumer Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") then in force (the "AAA Rules"), as modified by this Arbitration Agreement. You and Nikela agree that the Federal Arbitration Act applies and governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision (despite the choice of law provision above). The AAA Rules, as well as instructions on how to file an arbitration proceeding with the AAA, appear at adr.org.
Any arbitration hearings will be conducted by phone or videoconference to the extent possible, but if the arbitrator determines that a hearing should be conducted in person, the locale for such hearing shall be determined by the arbitrator in accordance with the AAA Rules.
If you choose to file an arbitration proceeding and you are required to pay a filing fee, Nikela will reimburse you for that filing fee, unless your claim is for greater than US $10,000, in which case you will be responsible for the filing fee. Nikela will pay any other arbitration fees, including your share of arbitrator compensation, unless otherwise required by AAA Rules or court order. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based. The arbitrator may make rulings and resolve disputes as to the payment and reimbursement of fees or expenses at any time during the proceeding and upon request from either party made within 14 days of the arbitrator's ruling on the merits.
A party who intends to seek arbitration must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other, by electronic mail to mihosystems+nikela@gmail.com and by certified mail, Federal Express, UPS, or Express Mail (signature required) to the address below ("Notice"). Nikela's address for Notice is: Nikela USA Inc., Attn: General Counsel, 4 World Trade Center, 150 Greenwich Street, 62nd Floor, New York, New York 10007, USA. The Notice must (1) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (2) set forth the specific relief sought ("Demand"). We agree to use good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if we do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice is received, you or Nikela may commence an arbitration proceeding. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you or Nikela shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. In the event our dispute is finally resolved through arbitration in your favor, and the arbitrator issues you an award that is greater than the value of Nikela's last written settlement offer, then Nikela will instead pay you either the amount of the award or $1,000, whichever is greater. All documents and information disclosed in the course of the arbitration shall be kept strictly confidential by the recipient and shall not be used by the recipient for any purpose other than for purposes of the arbitration or the enforcement of the arbitrator's decision and award and shall not be disclosed except in confidence to persons who have a need to know for such purposes or as required by applicable law.
If this Arbitration Agreement is invalidated in whole or in part, the parties agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in the 'Governing law and jurisdiction' section above shall govern with respect to any aspect of any dispute, claim or controversy that, as a result of such invalidation, is no longer governed by this Arbitration Agreement.
Under applicable law, you may have certain rights that can't be limited by a contract. These Terms are in no way intended to restrict those rights.
We may make changes to these Terms (including any additional Nikela terms and conditions incorporated by reference herein) from time to time by notifying you of such changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised Terms on the applicable Nikela Service (provided that, for material changes, we will seek to supplement such notice by email, an in-service pop-up message or other prominent notice within the Service, or other means). Any such changes will not apply to any dispute between you and us arising prior to the date on which the Terms were changed. Your use of the Nikela Service following any changes to these Terms will constitute your acceptance of such changes. If you do not wish to continue using the Nikela Service under the updated Terms, you may terminate your account by contacting us. The effective date set forth at the top of this document indicates when these Terms were last changed.
Other than as stated in this section or as explicitly agreed upon in writing between you and Nikela, these Terms constitute all the terms and conditions agreed upon between you and Nikela and supersede any prior agreements in relation to the subject matter of these Terms, whether written or oral. As noted above, other terms and conditions governing use of the Nikela Service are incorporated herein by reference, including the following terms and conditions: the Nikela Premium Promotional Offer Terms; Nikela's Card Terms; the Nikela User Guidelines; the Nikela Copyright Policy; and the Nikela Support Community Terms.
Unless as otherwise stated in these Terms, should any provision of these Terms be held invalid or unenforceable for any reason or to any extent, the remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected, and the application of that provision shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law.
Any failure by Nikela or any third-party beneficiary to enforce these Terms or any provision thereof shall not waive Nikela's or the applicable third-party beneficiary's right to do so.
Nikela may assign any or all of these Terms, and may assign or delegate, in whole or in part, any of its rights or obligations under these Terms. You may not assign these Terms, in whole or in part, nor transfer or sub-license your rights under these Terms, to any third party.