PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
Your Use of This Website Is Governed By An Agreement To Arbitrate Disputes. You Agree To Submit All Disputes Concerning This Agreement, Your Use of This Website, and Any Products or Services You Purchase Through the Website To Confidential, Binding Individual Arbitration, And You Agree To Give Up Your Right To Represent Other Persons In A Class Action or Similar Proceeding.
By using this Website (the “Site”), you signify your acceptance of these terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”) and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of the Terms of Use and the Privacy Notice, do not use this Site.
Meite US LLC (“Meite”) may revise these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued usage of this Site will mean you accept those changes, and you will comply with all applicable laws and regulations. The materials provided on this Site are protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States copyright laws and international treaties.
This Site may allow users to communicate with each other using discussion forums, blogs, wikis and other interactive methods of posting and sharing information.
Ownership and Protection of Content
The Site is owned and operated by Meite or one of its affiliated companies. The content on this Site, such as text, graphics, images, photographs, illustrations, trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, audio or video materials, information obtained from Meite’s licensors or other third parties, and other materials (“Contents”) is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property or other proprietary laws under both the United States and foreign laws. All of the Contents are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on this Site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use the Contents without Meite or its licensors’ prior written consent, except as otherwise described herein. Title to the Contents remains with Meite or its licensors.
Product Information
The prices displayed on the Site are quoted in US dollars and are valid and effective only in the United States. The technical specifications and settings of your computer and its display could affect the accuracy of the colors of products displayed on the Site.
User Restrictions
Any use of the Contents not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws. Except as stated herein, none of the Contents may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Meite or its licensors. Meite authorizes you to view and download a single copy of the Contents solely for your own lawful, personal, non-commercial use if you include the following copyright notice: “Copyright © 2018, Meite. All rights reserved” and retain other copyright and proprietary rights notices that were contained in the Contents. Any special rules for the use of other items provided on the Site may be included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference. The use of the Contents on any other Website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Meite and its licensors. If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the Contents automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Contents.
You may not, without Meite’s written permission, “mirror” any Contents contained in this Site or any other server. You may not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site through hacking, password mining or any other means. Meite reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site, or any portion thereof, at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all, without prior notice or any notice.
Registration, Accounts and Passwords
If you register and create an account on the Site, you agree to be responsible for: (a) maintaining the confidentiality of passwords or other account identifiers which you choose, and (b) all activities that occur on the Site when logged in using such passwords or account identifiers. If you have any reason to believe or become aware of any loss, theft or unauthorized use of your password, please notify Meite immediately. Meite will assume that any communications Meite receives under your password-protected account have been made by you unless Meite receives notice otherwise.
User Submissions
The personal information you submit to Meite is governed by the Meite Privacy Policy. To the extent there is an inconsistency between the Terms of Use and the Privacy Notice, the Privacy Notice shall govern.
Meite does not claim ownership of any information or material a user provides to Meite or posts, uploads, input, submits or transmits to this Site (“Submission”). You agree that you will not make any Submission that is, in whole or in part, libelous; scandalous; inflammatory; discriminatory; defamatory; false; threatening; vulgar; obscene; pornographic; profane; abusive; harassing; invasive of another’s privacy; hateful or bashing; aimed at gender, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, religious views or disability; in violation of local, state, national or international law; or that infringes on or violates any right of any party. Additionally, you agree that you will not: (a) make any Submission that is an advertisement or solicitation of business; (b) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or make a Submission unrelated to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free-form); (c) post a chain letter or pyramid scheme; (d) impersonate another person; (e) distribute viruses or other harmful computer codes; (f) harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent; (g) post the same note more than once or “spam”; or (h) engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Site, or which, in the judgment of Meite, exposes Meite or any of its licensors, partners or customers to any liability or detriment of any type.
By making a Submission, you agree that such Submission is non-confidential and non-proprietary, and may be disseminated or used by Meite. If you make a Submission, you automatically grant—or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted—Meite a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display the Submission in any media or medium, or any form, format or forum now known or hereafter developed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Meite is not required to use any Submission.
You are solely responsible for your Submission, the consequences of making a Submission and your reliance on any Submissions. Meite is not responsible for the consequences of any Submission. Meite is not responsible for screening or monitoring Submissions made to this Site by users. If notified by a user of a Submission allegedly in violation of these Terms of Use, Meite may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and its sole discretion whether to remove such Submission. Meite will have no liability or responsibility to users for performance or nonperformance of such activities.
Meite reserves the right (but is not obligated) to: (a) record the dialogue on the Site; (b) investigate an allegation that a Submission does not comply with these Terms of Use and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the Submission; (c) remove Submissions which are abusive, illegal, disruptive or outdated, or that otherwise fail to comply with these Terms of Use; (d) terminate a user's access to any or all parts of the Site upon any breach of these Terms of Use or the law; (e) monitor, edit or disclose any Submission; (f) edit or delete any Submission posted on the Site, regardless of whether such Submission violates these Terms of Use.
Liability of Meite and its licencors and partners
The use of the Site, the Contents and Submissions are at your own risk. The Contents in this Site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Meite may make changes or improvements at any time. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSABLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE CONTENTS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND MEITE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MEITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE CONTENTS OR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. MEITE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE CONTENTS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT MEITE) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS OF ANY DEVICES USED TO ACCES THE SITE
MEITE ASSUMES NO LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR REVENUE OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM ANY ACT OR OMISSION BY MEITE, ITS AGENTS, AFFILIATES, JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR UNAFFILIATED THIRD PARTIES AS A RESULT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION IN FULFILLMENT OF OR IN BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE PRIVACY NOTICE.While Meite strives to provide accurate product and pricing information, pricing, pictorial or typographical errors may occur. Meite cannot confirm the price of an item until after it is ordered. If an item is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to an error in pricing or product information, Meite shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to either refuse or cancel any orders placed for that item, or contact you for notification and instructions on such cancellation. Without limiting the language above, Meite does not represent that each item on this Site includes accurate pricing and product information and disclaims any liability as to such accuracy. Unless otherwise noted, prices for items ordered on the Site do not include shipping costs. Meite reserves the right to limit quantities to normal retail purchases or one-per-household, and to exclude resellers.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Meite, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and partners harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your Submission, use of the Site or Contents, or your violation of these Terms of Use.
Links to Other Sites
This Site may contain links to third party websites, which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. These links are provided solely for the convenience of our Site visitors. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of use of any third party websites or services.
General
Meite operates this Site from its offices within the United States of America, and makes no claims that the Contents or a Submission are appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United States of America. Access to the Contents or Submissions may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. The following provisions survive the expiration or termination of these Terms of Use for any reason whatsoever: Liability of Meite and Its Licensors and Partners, Use Restrictions, User Submissions, Indemnity, Applicable Laws and Complete Agreement.
Applicable Laws
These Terms of Use are governed in accordance with the laws of New York, the United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.
Disputes
Meite, including its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns, and you agree that any and all disputes or claims relating in any way to these Terms of Use, your use of the Site, or to any products or services sold or distributed by us or through the Site, including disputes concerning the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitration ("Disputes"), as well as questions as to the arbitrability of any and all Disputes, and even if the events giving rise to Disputes occurred before this Terms of Use became effective, will be resolved in a confidential, individual and fair arbitration process, and not in court. Each of us agrees to give up our right to sue in court (except small claims court), our right to have our claims heard by a jury, and our right to represent, in a class action or otherwise, anyone but ourselves.
The only exceptions to this arbitration agreement are that (a) each of you and we retain the right to sue in small claims court and (b) each of you and we may bring suit in court against the other to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.
This agreement evidences a transaction in interstate commerce, and thus the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. ?? 1-16, and federal arbitration law apply and govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Terms of Use.
There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages), and must follow the terms of these Terms of Use as a court would.
Commencing Disputes
To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to our registered agent Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE 19808. During the first 45 days after we receive your notice (the "Pre-Arbitration Period"), we may try to reach a settlement of the dispute. If we do not resolve the dispute ourselves within the Pre-Arbitration Period, you may commence arbitration. The arbitration will be conducted by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS"), pursuant to the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules & Procedures effective July 1, 2014 (the "JAMS Rules"), as modified by this Agreement. The JAMS Rules are available at at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/ www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-352-5267.
Arbitration firms ordinarily charge fees to both sides to conduct arbitrations. The claimant in arbitration heard by JAMS has to pay $250 to start a case, whether the claimant wins or loses. In the event you commence arbitration for an amount less than $10,000, after we receive notice that you have done so, we will reimburse you for your payment of this filing fee and we will pay JAMS any case management fees associated with the arbitration and the professional fees for the arbitrator's services, pursuant to the JAMS Rules. We will not seek to recover the filing fee we reimbursed to you unless the arbitrator determines that you brought your claim frivolously or for an improper purpose.
Each of us may incur attorneys' fees during the arbitration. Each of us will bear our own attorneys' fees, except in the following circumstances. If applicable law permits a prevailing party to recover attorneys' fees, the prevailing party may seek fees as applicable law permits. If applicable law does not permit a prevailing party to recover its attorneys' fees, but you prevail in the arbitration and win an award at least 25% greater than our highest pre-arbitration settlement offer, then we will pay your reasonable attorneys' fees for time reasonably expended at rates that prevail for attorneys in your home county, in an amount not to exceed the greater of $10,000 or 20% of the arbitrator's damages award to you. If we prevail in the arbitration, we will seek to recover our reasonable attorneys' fees and reimbursement of arbitration costs only if applicable law permits a prevailing party to see fees or if the arbitrator finds that you brought a claim frivolously or for an improper purpose and applicable law does not preclude us from seeking our fees and costs.
The Arbitration
The arbitration will be conducted by one neutral arbitrator selected with the participation and involvement of both parties pursuant to the JAMS Rules.
If your claim is for $10,000 or less, we agree, pursuant to the JAMS Rules, that the dispute should be resolved without an oral hearing, unless the arbitrator requests otherwise. Any in-person hearing for a claim of less than $10,000 must be conducted in New York, New York. If your claim is for more than $10,000, the manner and place of the hearing will be determined in accordance with the JAMS Rules.
Regardless of how the arbitration proceeds, the arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain his or her findings and conclusions. The arbitrator's decision and award are final and binding, subject only to the limited court review permitted under the FAA, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Class Action Waiver; No Consolidation of Arbitral Claims
We agree that the arbitrator may award declaratory or 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. The arbitrator may not order us to pay any monies to or take any actions with respect to persons other than you, unless we explicitly consent in advance, after an arbitrator is selected, to permit the arbitrator to enter such an order. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR OUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS ACTION, REPRESENTATIVE OR MULTI-CLAIMANT PROCEEDING. Further, unless we both agree in writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate other persons' claims with yours or ours, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative, multi-claimant or class arbitration proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void.
If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, we each waive any right to a jury trial and we each irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in New York County, New York.
Notice and Take Down Procedures; and Copyright Agent
If you believe any Submission accessible on or from the Site infringes your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this Site by contacting Meite (address identified below) and providing the following information:
- Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible, include a copy or the location (e.g. URL) of an authorized version of the work.
- Identification of the Submission that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the Submission, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the Submission.
- Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement that the information you have supplied is accurate, and indicates that “under penalty of perjury,” you are the copyright owner or authorized representative.
- A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
Meite’s address for copyright issues relating to this Website is as follows:
354 13th St, Carlstadt NJ 07072
Tel: 201-933-5888
Email: meiteusa@gdmeite.com
In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, Meite maintains a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of users of this Site who are repeat infringers.
Complete Agreement
Except as expressly provided in a particular notice or disclaimer posted by or on behalf of Meite on this Site, these Terms of Use, including Meite Privacy Notice, constitute the entire agreement between you and Meite with respect to the use of the Site and Contents.