ANIMEAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms") as it applies to your use of digital application Animeal of the company Animals Project, including but not limited to the Animals Project company websites and all subdomains (the "Application"), and all mobile application offered by Animals Project company and all its features, content and products and services (collectively, the "Services"). Your use of the Application and Services is governed by these Terms regardless of how you access the Application or Services.

PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE TERMS CAREFULLY, AS THEY MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING HOW YOU MAY RESOLVE DISPUTES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TERMS MAY REQUIRE YOU TO SUBMIT DISPUTES TO ARBITRATION. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF THE BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 19 (GOVERNING LAW AND ARBITRATION).

  1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS. The Application and Services are made available by Animal Project subject to these Terms. Animal Project reserves the right to update or make changes to these Terms from time to time and may provide you with notice of such changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised version of these Terms on the Application. You can determine when these Terms was last revised by referring to the "LAST UPDATED" notice at the end of these terms. Your access to or use of the Application or Services following changes to these Terms will constitute your acceptance of those changes. Any changes to these Terms shall not apply to any dispute between you and Animal Project arising prior to the date on which Animal Project posted the revised version of these Terms incorporating such changes or otherwise notified you of such changes. When using any Services, you agree that you are subject to any additional terms and conditions posted by us that are applicable to such Services, which are incorporated by reference into these Terms.

BY "CLICK ACCEPTING" THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OR BY ACCESSING OR USING THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE TERMS.

  1. Some of our Services may allow you to download client software. Subject to compliance with these terms, Animal Project grants you a worldwide, non-exclusive, personal, and non-assignable license to download, install, and run that software, solely to access our services. You may not copy, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, sell, lease, or sublicense any of our software or services. You also may not reverse engineer or decompile our software or services, attempt to do so, or assist anyone in doing so, unless you have our written consent or applicable law permits it. Although Animal Project grants you this license, we retain any intellectual property rights we have in our software and services.

  2. OPEN SOURCE. Some of Animal Project’s services may include software subject to separate open source license terms, and your use of those services are subject to your compliance with those license terms, when applicable. We encourage you to review them, as some licenses may explicitly override these terms.

  3. MODIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES. Animal Project reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, temporarily or permanently, in whole or in part, to modify or discontinue the Application or Services, with or without notice; charge fees in connection with the use of the Application or Services, modify or waive any fees charged in connection with the Application or Services; or offer opportunities to some or all users of the Application or Services. If any part of the Application or the Services is suspended, modified or discontinued, or if a technical error occurs, information, data, or content created or provided by you in connection therewith may be deleted or become inaccessible, and you should not exclusively rely on the Application or Services to store or preserve such information, data or content. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Application or of any Service, content, feature or product, in whole or in part. Your continued access to or use of the Application or Services after such changes will indicate your acceptance of such changes.

  4. APPLICATION AND SERVICES INFORMATION. We provide Users of the Application and/or Services with access to certain content and services related to education, which may include, without limitation (a) seminar registration, (b) live streaming media (e.g., webcasts and groupcasts) and on-demand streaming media, (c) downloadable audio and video courses, (d) simulated testing software, (e) downloadable presentation materials, (f) downloadable publications, (g) blogs, and (h) transcripts. The quality (e.g., the resolution) of streaming content, as well as the download speed of downloadable content, may be affected by a variety of factors such as your location, the content being streamed or downloaded and the speed of your Internet connection. Animal Project makes no representation or warranty regarding access to content available through the Application or in connection with Services, including the quality of streaming content and the download speed of downloadable content.

  5. DISCLAIMER. Any content provided through the Application and/or or in connection with the Services is designed to provide practical and useful information on the subject matter covered. WHILE SUCH CONTENT MAY CONCERN ISSUES IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY OR OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO IT SERVICES, SUCH CONTENT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON WITHOUT SEEKING ADVICE OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL IN THE APPLICABLE SUBJECT MATTER. ANIMAL PROJECT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF ACTIONS TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN BASED ON ANY CONTENT OF THIS APPLICATION OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE CONTENT IS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING ANY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR ADVICE. In choosing to access the Application or Services, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and you are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations.

  6. INFORMATION SUBMITTED THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND/OR SERVICES. Your submission of information through the Application or in connection with the Services is governed by Animal Project’s Privacy Policy. You agree that all information that you provide to us is true, accurate and complete, and that you will maintain and update such information regularly. You must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations while accessing or using the Application and/or Services, and we expect users to respect the rights and dignity of others.

  7. SUBMISSIONS. The Application or Services may make available certain functionality (including Forums and email addresses) through which you are able to post, send or make available information and materials (each, a "Submission"). For purposes of clarity, you retain any ownership rights that you may have in any of the Submissions that you post, subject to the terms and conditions of these Terms. For each Submission that you make available through or in connection with the Application or Services, you grant to us a world-wide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable and fully sublicensable (through multiple tiers) license, without additional consideration to you or any third party, to reproduce, distribute, perform and display (publicly or otherwise), adapt, modify and otherwise use and exploit such Submission, in any format or media now known or here after developed, and for any purpose (including promotional purposes, such as displaying a user comment on the front page of the Application or Services as a testimonial), and you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to grant the foregoing license. We may use Submissions for any purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any other person. You are and remain responsible and liable for the content of any Submission.

  8. FEEDBACK. Unless we expressly agree otherwise in writing, if you provide us with any ideas, proposals, suggestions or materials (including training materials) ("Input"), whether related to the Application, the Services or otherwise, you acknowledge and agree that (a) your provision of any Input is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and does not place Animal Project under any fiduciary or other obligation, and (b) any Input is not confidential and Animal Project has no confidentiality obligations with respect to such Input. Without limiting the foregoing, all Input shall be deemed a Submission and licensed to us pursuant to Section 9 (Submissions).

  9. MONITORING. We may and expressly reserve the right (but have no obligation) to monitor, review, store, evaluate, alter or remove any information (including any Submissions or any messages, information, content or other materials sent to you, or received by you, in connection with the Application or the Services, or their features and functionalities), at any time before or after it appears on the Application or in connection with the Services, and to monitor, review or analyze your access to or use of the Application or Services, in each case by manual, automated or other means, and in each case for any purpose, including such purposes as may be described in our Privacy Policy. We may disclose any such information (including any Submissions) and the circumstances surrounding its transmission to anyone for any reason or purpose.

  10. ANIMAL PROJECT’S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. We and/or our licensors and suppliers own the information and materials made available through the Application and/or Services. Such information and materials are protected by copyright, trademark, patent and/or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized in advance by us, you agree not to reproduce, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on, all or any part of the Application or Services or any information or materials made available through the Application or Services.

  11. ACCURACY OF INFORMATION: PRODUCTS, CONTENT AND SPECIFICATIONS. Animal Project attempts to ensure that information provided on or in connection with the Application or Services is complete, accurate and current. Despite our efforts, such information may occasionally be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. Accordingly, we make no representation as to the completeness, accuracy or currency of such information, including all descriptions, images, references, features, content, specifications, products and prices of products and services described or depicted on the Application or Services. Such information is also subject to change at any time without notice. Descriptions and images of, and references to, third-party products or services available in connection with the Application or Services do not imply Animal Project’s endorsement of such third-party products or services.

  12. THIRD PARTY CONTENT: LINKS. The Application or Services may incorporate certain functionality that allows the routing and transmission of, and online access to, certain digital communications and content made available by third parties, including social media providers (such communications and content, "Third Party Content"). By using such functionality, you acknowledge and agree that you are directing us to access and transmit to you Third Party Content associated with such functionality. The Application or Services may provide links to other web sites and online resources that include Third Party Content. Because we do not control Third Party Content, you agree that the Animal Project Entities are neither responsible nor liable for any Third Party Content, including the accuracy, integrity, quality, legality, usefulness, or safety of, or intellectual property rights relating to, Third Party Content. We have no obligation to monitor Third Party Content, and we may block or disable access to any Third Party Content (in whole or part) via the Application or Services at any time. Your access to or receipt of Third Party Content via the Application or Services does not imply our endorsement of, or our affiliation with any provider of, such Third Party Content. Further, your use of Third Party Content may be governed by additional terms and conditions that are not set forth in these Terms or our Privacy Policy (for example, terms and conditions that are made available by the providers of such Third Party Content). These Terms does not create any legal relationship between you and the providers of such Third Party Content with respect to such Third Party Content, and nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty by any of the Animal Project Entities with respect to any Third Party Content. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE APPLICABLE TO SUCH THIRD PARTY CONTENT.

Animal Project shall have the right, at any time, to block links to the Application or Services through technological or other means without prior notice.

  1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THE APPLICATION, SERVICES AND ANY GOODS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MUST EVALUATE, AND THAT YOU BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH, ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES. THE ANINAL PROJECT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS AND SERVICES AND ANY GOODS OBTAINED OR MADE AVAILABLE VIA WITH THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT AND TITLE.

  2. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE ANIMAL PROJECT ENTITY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA, LOSS OF OTHER INTANGIBLES, LOSS OF SECURITY OF INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, OR UNAUTHORIZED INTERCEPTION OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION BY THIRD PARTIES, EVEN IF ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN PARTICULAR, AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ANIMAL PROJECT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, OR FROM ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THE APPLICATION OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES BY ANIMAL PROJECT OR ANY THIRD PARTY. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES.

While we try to maintain the integrity and security of the Application and Services and the servers from which the Application and Services are operated, we do not guarantee that the Application or Services will be or remain secure, complete or correct, or that access to the Application or Services will be uninterrupted. The Application or Services may include inaccuracies, errors and materials that violate or conflict with these Terms. Additionally, third parties may make unauthorized alterations to the Application or Services. If you become aware of any unauthorized third party alteration to the Application or Services, contact us at Hi@animalproject.ge with a description of the material(s) at issue and the URL or location on the Application or Services where such material(s) appear.

  1. TERMINATION. These Terms is effective until terminated. Animal Project may terminate your access to or use of the Application or Services, at any time and for any reason, including if Animal Project believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms. Upon any such termination, your right to access or use the Application or Services will immediately cease. You agree that any termination of your access to or use of the Application or Services may occur without prior notice, and that Animal Project may immediately deactivate or delete your password and username, and all related information and files associated with it, and/or bar any further access to such information or files. You agree that Animal Project shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Application or Services or to any such information or files, and shall not be required to make such information or files available to you after any such termination.

  2. GOVERNING LAW AND ARBITRATION. These Terms is governed by the laws of the State of Tbilisi, Georgia, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions, and regardless of your location. ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR ANY ASPECT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND ANIMAL PROJECT, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, SHALL BE RESOLVED THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE A NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR INSTEAD OF IN A COURT BY A JUDGE OR JURY AND, BY YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THIS APPLICATION OR SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT YOU AND ANIMAL PROJECT ARE EACH WAIVING OUR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY A JURY. BY YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED AND, BY YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE APPLICATION OR SERVICES, YOU ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. Any in-person hearings or appearances shall be held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in a manner that preserves confidentiality. The arbitrator’s decision shall follow these Terms and shall be final and binding. The arbitrator shall have authority to award temporary, interim or permanent injunctive relief or relief providing for specific performance of these Terms, but only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual claim before the arbitrator. The award rendered by the arbitrator may be confirmed and enforced in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

  3. INFORMATION OR COMPLAINTS. If you have a question or complaint regarding the Application or Services, please contact us by writing to Animal Project at 19 Irakli Abashidze, Tbilisi or by emailing us at Hi@animalproject.ge. Please note that email communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly, you should not include payment information (such as credit card information) or other sensitive information in your email correspondence with us.

  4. MISCELLANEOUS. These Terms does not, and shall not be construed to, create any partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, agency or franchisor-franchisee relationship between you and Animal Project. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision. You may not assign, transfer or sublicense any or all of your rights or obligations under these Terms without our express prior written consent, and any prohibited assignment, transfer or sublicense is void. We may assign, transfer or sublicense any or all of our rights or obligations under these Terms without restriction. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder will be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption or section title contained herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof. This, together with all policies referred to herein, is the entire Terms between you and Animal Project relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreement or understandings between you and Animal Project relating to such subject matter. Notices to you may be made via posting to the Application or through the Services, by email, or by regular mail, in Animal Project’s discretion. The Application or Services may also provide notices of changes to these Terms or other matters by displaying such notices or by providing links to such notices. Animal Project will not be responsible for failures to fulfill any obligations due to causes beyond its control.

LAST UPDATED: April 27, 2023