Terms & Conditions
Last updated 12/31/2022
1. Introduction
1.1. These Terms and Conditions relate to the website crucinova.com and to any other websites containing pages, products and services owned by Crucinova (our “Website”).
1.2. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before you start using any section of our Website. By using any section of our Website or by registering and/or subscribing with us through the Website, you agree to be bound by:
(a) these Terms and Conditions;
(b) the Privacy Policy;
(c) the Cookie Policy;
(d) the Comments Policy; and
(e) any terms and conditions and or rules with regards to promotions or special offers which may apply from time to time;
together, the “Terms of Use”.
1.3. If the Terms of Use are translated into any other language it will be for information purposes only and in the event of any conflict between the translation and the English language version, the English language version shall prevail.
1.4. Your continued use of the Website will constitute acceptance of the Terms of Use.
1.5. The Terms of Use constitute your agreement with us.
1.6. In the event that there is any conflict or inconsistency between the Terms and Conditions of the Terms of Use, the order of precedence shall be as set out in clause 1.2.
1.7. We use cookies to give you the best experience on the Website. If you continue to use any section of our Website without changing your cookie settings, we assume that you consent to our use of cookies on the Website. You can change your cookie settings at any time but if you do, you may lose some functionality on our Website. More information can be found in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
2. Parties to the Terms of Use
2.1. These Terms of Use set out the terms and conditions agreed between us, Crucinova (an LLC registered in the state of New York, USA, by Gavin Thomas Byrnes and Jacqueline Maria Vasquez, with its registered address at 300 Ashland Pl, Apt. 18B, Brooklyn, NY 11217 USA (“Crucinova”, “we”, “us” or “our” as applicable)) and you (being the person using our Website or who has registered and/or subscribed with us through our Website (“you” or “your” as applicable).
3. Changes to the Terms of Use
3.1. We reserve the right to make changes to the Terms of Use at any time. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of any significant changes to the Terms of Use by an appropriate method (for example, by email or via a notice on the Website). However, it remains your responsibility to check the Terms of Use from time to time to ensure that you agree with them, and your continued use of the Website will be deemed to be your acceptance of any changes we may make.
4. Access to the Website & Content
4.1. Access to our Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw, suspend or amend any aspect or feature of the Website without notice. If the need arises, we may suspend access to parts of our Website or the entire Website for maintenance purposes. We will not be liable if, for any reason, our Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
4.2. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our Website to users who have registered and/or subscribed with us.
4.3. If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party.
4.4. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of the Terms of Use.
4.5. You are solely responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. We will not be liable for any losses caused to you by the Internet or any telecommunications service provider which you have engaged in order to access the Website.
4.6. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of the Terms of Use, and that they comply with them.
4.7. We may, in our absolute discretion, change the content of our Website at any time.
4.8. We cannot guarantee that our Website will be compatible with any hardware or software that may be used by you upon visiting our Website.
4.9. If you want to report an error or have any questions please send an email to crucinova.xwords@gmail.com.
5. Use of the Website
5.1. You shall use the Website for lawful proposes only.
5.2. You shall use the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use only and shall not be allowed to reproduce the Website or any part of it in any form whatsoever without our express consent.
5.3. You must not:
(a) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, the server on which it is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Website;
(b) attack our Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack; or
(c) misuse the Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful material designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
5.4. By breaching any provision of clause 5.3, you may commit a criminal offence. We may report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing information about you to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Website will cease immediately.
5.5. You shall not use the Website:
(a) in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
(b) in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
(c) for any purpose which is or is likely to be considered to be harmful, threatening, defamatory, libelous, abusive, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racist, sexist, transphobic, homophobic, of a discriminatory nature or which could cause offence or is otherwise objectionable;
(d) for the purpose of harming, threatening or attempting to harm or threaten minors in any way;
(e) to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam);
(f) to “stalk” or otherwise harass another;
(g) to impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Crucinova representative, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
(h) to forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Website;
(i) to disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in real time exchanges; or
(j) to collect or store personal data about other users of our Website in connection with conduct and activities prohibited by these Terms of Use.
5.6. You shall not interfere with, damage or disrupt:
(a) any section of our Website;
(b) any network on which our Website is stored; or
(c) any software used in the provision of our Website.
5.7. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
6. Registration, Opening & Maintaining Account
6.1. By registering with us, you will open an account (“Account”) with us.
6.2. When registering and opening an Account with us, you are requested to choose your own username and password. You should ensure that these details are kept private as you are responsible for all activity undertaken with your username (where the correct security information has been provided). If you lose, or forget, your username and/or password, or if you believe that a third party is aware of them, you should use the online tools attached to your profile to change them, or contact us immediately at crucinova.xwords@gmail.com so that new security details can be allocated to you.
6.3. If another person accesses your Account, you are solely responsible for all their actions whether or not their access was authorized by you, and you hereby indemnify us and hold us harmless against all costs, claims, expenses and damages arising in connection with the use of or access to your Account by any third party.
7. Our Products & Services
General Access to the Website, our products and services
7.1. We will allow you access to the Website and to our products and services as we deem fit and we reserve the right to increase or reduce such access at our sole discretion.
Use of the Website without opening an Account
7.2. You may access limited sections of the Website and a limited number of our products and services without opening an Account. You will be blocked from accessing certain sections, services and products of the Website until you register and/or subscribe with us.
Access to the Website after opening an account
7.3. After you register with us and thereby open an Account, you will be able to access more sections of the Website and you will have increased use of our products and services. You will be blocked from accessing certain sections, services and products of the Website until you subscribe.
Access to the Website after subscribing
7.4. After opening an Account and selecting and completing a paid subscription (“Subscription“), you will be able to access all sections of the Website and you will have full use of our products and services, except for those which must be purchased separately.
8. Subscription
8.1. Upon paying the currently posted fees for either a monthly or annual subscription (“Fees“) you will become a Paid Subscriber (“Paid Subscriber”) in possession of a Membership (“Membership”) and you shall have access to the sections of the Website, products and services to which Paid Subscribers are entitled.
8.2. Subscriptions shall be for either 1 or 12 month periods and the Fees are paid in advance.
8.3. Unless your Membership is cancelled as set out in clause 8.4, Subscriptions shall be automatically renewed after the end of the subscribed period of Membership and every 1 or 12 months thereafter depending on the chosen Subscription.
8.4. Cancellation: you may cancel your Subscription at any time through the “Subscriptions” option on your Account page. In this event, your Membership will end at the end of the current Subscription period. No refunds will be issued for canceled Subscriptions.
8.5. If you fail to pay the Fees or you fail to pay on time, we reserve the right to revoke access to the Website and to our products and services.
9. Method of Payment
9.1. We have agreements with Stripe and PayPal (the “Payment Provider(s)”) which will be taking payment of the Fees and for the Crucinova products and services on our behalf. We will not take any payments from you directly.
9.2. When making a payment via our Website, you will be directed to a segregated part of our Website (the “Payment Page”) provided by the Payment Provider you have selected and to which only you and the Payment Provider shall have access. Upon accessing the Payment Page you must provide all details the Payment Provider may request, accept their terms and conditions and deal with them in accordance with the same.
9.3. We accept no liability for your dealings with the Payment Provider or for any payment-related issues.
10. Revocation of access to the Website & Termination of Account
10.1. We reserve the right to revoke your access to the Website and to our products and services and to close your Account and terminate any associated email address (“Termination of your Account”) at any time at our sole discretion.
10.2. Causes for revocation of access to the Website, our products and services and Termination of your Account shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(a) breaches of any provision of the Terms of Use;
(b) a request by you to Terminate your Account;
(c) discontinuance or material modification to the Website or our products and services (or any part thereof);
(d) unexpected technical or security issues or problems related to the Website;
(e) extended periods of inactivity;
(f) non-payment of the Fees or of any products or services;
(g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal or activities; and
(h) requests for information from us by or reports by law enforcement and other bodies, including the police, regarding investigation of fraud, money laundering issues or other offences or behavior or actions (not amounting to a criminal offence) relating to you and/or your use of the Website, our products and services.
10.3. If you have opened an Account with us without Subscribing, you may close your Account at any time. You should indicate your desire to close your Account by sending an email to crucinova.xwords@gmail.com.
10.4. If you cancel your Membership (in accordance with clause 8.4), unless you ask us to do so, we will not close your Account and you may continue to enjoy limited access to the Website, our products and services (in accordance with clause 7.3).
11. Consequences of Termination of your Account & of revocation of access to the Website
11.1. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any Termination of your Account or revocation of or limitation of access to the Website, our products and services and of any termination of any email address associated with your Account.
11.2. Revocation of access to the Website and Termination of your Account may include revocation of access to the Website, removal of access to any offerings, products or services as we may deem fit, deletion of your password and all related information, deletion and/or removal of files and content associated with or inside your Account (or any part thereof) and the barring of further use of by you of the Website, our products and services.
12. Information we collect about you
12.1. It is your responsibility to ensure that your Account details and personal information are kept up to date. We reserve the right to suspend or Terminate your Account if this information, which includes your username and password, is deemed to be offensive or inappropriate.
12.2. We process and use information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which form part of these Terms of Use and which contain details on the types of information we collect and what we do with it.
12.3. We are entitled to share the information we hold on you, including personal data and use of the Website, with law enforcement and other bodies, including the police, in order to investigate fraud or money laundering issues and to comply with our duties.
13. No Warranty & Disclaimers
13.1. We will endeavor to provide the Website and our products and services using our reasonable care and skill. We make no further warranty or representation, whether express or implied, in relation to the Website, or to our products and services. All implied warranties or conditions of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose, completeness or accuracy are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
13.2. We make no warranty or representation that the Website and its content will meet your requirements or will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free; that defects will be corrected; that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs; nor as to results or the accuracy of any information obtained by you through the Website.
13.3. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from or through the Website or from our products and services shall create any warranty.
13.4. You expressly understand and agree that your use of the Website, our products and services is at your sole risk. These are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Crucinova and our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners and licensors expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
13.5. A small percentage of users may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or backgrounds on a computer screen or while using the service. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in users who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, have an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to using our Website, products and services. Immediately discontinue use of the Website, our products and services and consult your physician if you experience any of the following symptoms while using the service: dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions. You expressly agree and understand that we are not liable for any conditions you or anyone using your Account or accessing the Website through your internet connection may suffer as a result of accessing our Website, our products and services.
14. Reliance on material and information posted on our Website
14.1. The material displayed on our Website and in our products and services is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy.
14.2. Commentary and other materials posted by us on our Website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from:
(a) any reliance placed on any advertising materials by you or any visitor to our Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents; or
(b) any reliance placed on any form of advice offered by any of our employees, servants, agents or independent contractors providing services to us.
15. Interactive Services
15.1. We may from time to time provide interactive services on our Website, including, without limitation, comment areas connected to blog posts.
15.2. Where we do provide any interactive service, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical). We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and in particular, for children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on our Website, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our Website, and we expressly exclude any liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our Terms of Use, whether the service is moderated or not.
15.3. The use of any of our interactive services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as moderation is not foolproof. Minors who are using any interactive service should be made aware of the potential risks to them.
15.4. Where we do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise. Moderation concerns can be addressed by email to crucinova.xwords@gmail.com. More information about Interactive Services can be found in our Comments Policy.
16. Content Standards
16.1. These content standards (the “Content Standards”) apply to any and all material which you contribute to our Website (“Contribution(s)”), and to any interactive services associated with it. You must comply with the spirit of the following standards as well as the letter. The Content Standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole.
16.2. Contributions must:
(a) be accurate (where they state facts);
(b) be genuinely held (where they state opinions); and
(c) comply with applicable law in the United States of America and in any country from which they are posted.
16.3. Contributions must not:
(a) contain any material which is defamatory of any person.
(b) contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
(c) promote sexually explicit material.
(d) promote violence.
(e) promote discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.
(f) infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
(g) be likely to deceive any person.
17. Uploading material to our Website
17.1. Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to make a Contribution or upload material to our Website, or to make contact with other users of our Website, you must comply with the Content Standards (set out in clause 16) and with all provisions of the Terms of Use regarding your use of the Website, our products and services.
17.2. You warrant that any Contributions which do not comply with the Content Standards shall be a breach of these Terms of Use and that you will indemnify us for any breach of that warranty and for any consequences arising therefrom.
17.3. Any Contributions or other material you upload to our Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. By uploading any Contributions or other material to our Website, you are automatically deemed to have granted us a license to use and sub-license the same as we see fit, including for commercial purposes.
17.4. We also have the right to disclose information about you to any third party who is claiming that any material posted or uploaded by you to our Website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.
17.5. We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you or any other user of our Website. You accept that while we may adjust the format of any uploads that you make in order to optimize viewing, you continue to be liable for, and indemnify us against, any breach of intellectual property rights that subsist in the material posted.
17.6. You undertake to inform us forthwith of any claim or action brought against you for any Contribution made by you or any material uploaded by you to our Website or for any other act carried out by you on or through our Website.
17.7. If anyone brings a claim against us related to your Contributions, uploaded material, acts, content or information posted on or through our Website, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees and costs) related to such claim. You accept that a lack of knowledge concerning whether intellectual property subsists in the material you post is not a defense against liability.
17.8. We have the right (but are not obliged to) to remove any Contributions, material or posting you make on our Website if, in our opinion, such material does not comply with the Content Standards (set out in clause 16) and with all provisions of the Terms of Use regarding your use of the Website, our products and services.
18. Links from our Website
18.1. Where our Website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of these sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them or their use of any information they may acquire about you (including personal data).
18.2. A link from our Website does not constitute an endorsement by us of the use of that link, the company or organization behind that link or the contents of the site reached using that link.
19. Linking to our Website
19.1. You may link to our Website, provided that you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
19.2. Our Website must not be framed on any other sites. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without our express written consent. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the Content Standards (set out in clause 16) and with all provisions of the Terms of Use regarding the use of the Website, our products and services.
20. Intellectual Property Rights
20.1. You acknowledge and agree that all intellectual property rights in our Website, its contents, the content published on it and our products and services shall remain at all times vested in us or in our licensors. These intellectual property rights include, without limitation, copyright, trademarks, the design, graphics, layout, look and feel and structure of our Website, our products and services, database rights, design rights, domain names and rights to goodwill and/or to sue for passing off. You are permitted to use this material and content only as expressly authorized by us or by our licensors.
20.2. You acknowledge and agree that the material and content contained within our Website and in our products and services is made available for your personal non-commercial use only and that you may download such material and content onto only one computer hard drive for such purpose. Any other use of such material and content is strictly prohibited. You agree not to (and agree not to assist or facilitate any third party to) copy, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, distribute, commercially exploit, tamper with or create derivative works of such material and content.
20.3. You may print off one copy and may download extracts of any page(s) from our Website for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others to material posted on our Website. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our Website must always be acknowledged.
20.4. If you print off, copy or download any part of our Website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use our Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
21. IT Failures
21.1. We cannot be held responsible for any consequences resulting from the Website and our products or services not being available to you for any reason or due to you being disconnected from the Website as a result due to computer malfunctions, failure of telecommunications services or internet connections or as a result of any other IT failure.
22. Breach of the Terms of Use
22.1. You agree fully to indemnify, defend and hold us, and our officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, harmless immediately on demand, from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses including legal fees, arising out of any breach of the Terms of Use by you or any other liabilities arising out of your access and use of the Website (or by anyone else using your Account or accessing the Website and out products and services through your internet connection).
23. Limitation of Liability
23.1. You agree that your use of the Website is at your sole risk.
23.2. We shall not be liable to you in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise arising for:
(a) business interruption, loss of profits, revenue, business, data, opportunity, business information or goodwill;
(b) wasted management or office time;
(b) loss of reputation; or
(c) indirect or consequential loss,
arising out of, or in relation to, these Terms of Use, even if such losses are foreseeable or if we have been notified by you of the possibility of such losses.
23.3. We will not be responsible or liable to you for any loss of content or material uploaded or transmitted through the Website and you confirm that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification to, suspension of or discontinuance of the Website.
23.4. We will not be liable for any breach of the Terms of Use if such a breach is caused by a matter beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment or other equipment failures, electrical power failures, fire, lightning, explosion, war, flood, industrial disputes, sabotage, severe weather, or acts of local or central Government or other competent authorities.
23.5. Nothing in the Terms of Use shall exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or any liability to the extent the same may not be excluded or limited as a matter of law.
24. Fraud
24.1. We reserve the right to seek criminal and contractual sanctions against you if you are involved in fraud, dishonest or criminal acts and will make such reports as necessary to the authorities.
24.2. You shall indemnify and shall be liable to pay us, on demand, all costs, charges or losses sustained or incurred by us (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit and loss of reputation) arising directly or indirectly from your fraud, dishonesty or criminal actions.
25. Disputes
25.1. If you wish to make a query or complaint regarding the Website, our products or services, as a first step you should as soon as reasonably practicable contact us by way of an email sent to crucinova.xwords@gmail.com.
26. General
26.1. Entire Agreement. These Terms of Use and any document expressly referred to in them and any guidelines or rules posted on our Website constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us in relation to the subject matter of the Terms of Use and supersede any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between us, whether oral or in writing. You acknowledges and agree that in accepting these Terms of Use you do not rely on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, warranty, understanding, promise or assurance (whether negligently or innocently made) of any person other than as expressly set out in these Terms of Use. Nothing in this clause shall operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud, fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation.
26.2. Waiver. No delay, failure or omission (in whole or in part) in enforcing, exercising or pursuing any right, power, privilege, claim or remedy conferred by or arising under these Terms of Use or by law, shall be deemed to be or construed as a waiver of the same. Similarly, any single or partial exercise or pursuance of such right, power, privilege, claim or remedy, shall not preclude any further exercise of any of the same or the exercise of any other right, other right, power, privilege, claim or remedy.
26.3. Assignment, Transfer, etc. You may not assign, transfer, charge, license, sub-license or otherwise deal in your rights and/or obligations under the Terms of Use without our prior written consent. We are entitled to assign, transfer, charge or otherwise deal in our rights under these Terms of Use as we see fit.
26.4. Severability. If any of the Terms of Use are determined by any court, administrative body or other competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term, condition or provision will to that extent be severed from the remaining Terms and Conditions which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
26.5. Notices. Any notices given or made under these Terms of Use shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows:
(a) Notices to you shall be sent by email to the relevant email address provided by you when opening an Account with us or by any of the methods set out in clause 26.5(b)(i) to (iii) inclusive.
(b) If you have not opened an Account with us, notices to you shall be delivered: (i) by email to any email address you may have used to communicate with us, (ii) by post, courier or other form of physical delivery to your home or place of work or (iii) by personal delivery to you.
(c) Notices to us shall be sent by email to crucinova.xwords@gmail.com or to the registered address of Crucinova, 300 Ashland Pl, Apt. 18B, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
26.6. Third Party Rights. Unless expressly stated, nothing in the Terms of Use shall create or confer any rights or any other benefits in favor of any person other than you and us.
26.7. No Partnership, Agency, etc. Nothing in the Terms of Use shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership or any other form of joint enterprise between you and us nor to authorize either to act as agent for the other and neither you or us shall have authority to act in the name of or on behalf of or otherwise to bind the other in any way.
26.8. Force Majeure. Neither we nor you shall be liable to the other in respect of anything which, apart from this provision, may constitute breach of these Terms of Use arising by reason of force majeure, namely circumstances beyond the control of either you or us which shall include (but not be limited to) acts of God, terrorism, perils of the sea or air, fire, flood, drought, explosion, embargo, riots, labor strikes, civil commotion or civil authority including acts of local, state, or national, government, terrorist attacks, or global computer viruses which affect the internet backbone.
26.9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction. The validity, construction and performance of these Terms of Use (and any claim, dispute or matter arising under or in connection with it or its enforceability) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Hampshire, USA. We and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Hampshire courts over any claim, dispute or matter arising under or in connection with this Agreement or its enforceability.