Terms of Use
Last Updated: April 20, 2023
These Terms of Use form a legal agreement entered into by and between you, the user of this website bridgestonearena.com (the “Site”), and any organization on behalf of which you are using or accessing this website, and Powers Management, L.L.C. (also referred to herein as “Powers Management,” “we,” “us,” and “our”). By using or accessing the Site, and/or by clicking “I Agree” to accept or agree to these Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use as well as our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
THESE TERMS CONTAIN DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES, EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, A DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE, CLASS ACTION WAIVER, AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER, THAT EACH APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. IN ARBITRATION THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY AND THERE IS LESS DISCOVERY AND APPELLATE REVIEW THAN IN COURT. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY.
1. TERMS.
These Terms of Use apply to your access to and use of the Site and do not alter in any way the terms and conditions of any other agreement you may have with us for products, services or otherwise, unless otherwise agreed to by us in writing.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY USING OR ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU SHALL NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SITE.
2. ELIGIBILITY.
THIS SITE IS OFFERED AND AVAILABLE TO USERS WHO ARE 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SITE IF YOU (A) DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, (B) ARE NOT AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE, OR (C) ARE PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE BY APPLICABLE LAW.
3. SITE OWNERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
The Site as well as its contents, features, functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), and all information, products, and services offered by us to you in connection with the Site (collectively, the “Content”) are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights pursuant to international conventions and U.S. and other laws. The Site and the Content are our property and/or are the property of the applicable third-party licensors, and all right, title, and interest in and to the Site and the Content will remain with us or such third-party licensors. Our logos, page headers, custom graphics, and other icons are our service marks, trademarks, registered service marks, or registered trademarks. All other products, names, and company logos mentioned on the Site or in the Content are trademarks of their respective owners.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Site exclusively for your personal and other non-commercial use. You do not acquire ownership rights to the Site or any Content, other than those rights in the materials that you submit to us or otherwise enter through the Site, if any, that you may have or any rights that we may specifically grant you in writing, such as the limited license to use the Site, as further described below. These Terms of Use do not grant you any right, title, interest, license (express or implied) to any patent, trademark, service mark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right of the Company or the respective intellectual property owners.
You will abide by any and all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content. You will not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Site or any Content. You may only use the Site and the Content as expressly permitted herein, and any other use is prohibited. Any copying, republication, or redistribution of the foregoing, including by caching, framing, or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent from us and/or the respective intellectual property rights holder identified in the subject content, which consent may be granted or withheld at the sole discretion of the rights holder. Except as expressly authorized by us, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from the Content or the Site.
We accommodate and do not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to protect their materials. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 512 as amended by Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we reserve the right to terminate your use of the Site or the information and content contained therein if we determine in our sole and absolute discretion that you are involved in infringing activity, regardless of whether such alleged infringement is a first-time or repeat occurrence and/or whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing.
4. FEEDBACK.
If you provide us with comments, bug reports, feedback, or modifications proposed by you to us, about the Site or the Content (collectively, “Feedback”), we will have the right to use such Feedback at our discretion, including but not limited to incorporating such Feedback into the Site and the right to assign, license or otherwise use such Feedback.
By providing Feedback, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform and display such Feedback on the Site and in all other media or formats, whether currently known or hereafter developed, for any purpose and without any compensation to you. You represent and warrant that (a) such Feedback is not confidential; (b) you own and control all of the rights, title, and interest in and to the Feedback or you otherwise have all necessary rights to post and use such Feedback and to grant the rights to us that you grant in these Terms of Use; (c) the Feedback are accurate and not misleading or harmful in any manner; and (d) the Feedback and your use and posting thereof, do not and will not violate these Terms of Use or any applicable law, rule or regulation.
5. PROHIBITED USES.
You may only use the Site and the Content as expressly permitted under these Terms and only for lawful purposes; any other use is prohibited. Any use of the Site or the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not attempt to or in fact:
• Use the Site in any way that violates federal, state, local, or international law or regulation;
• Use the Site to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications;
• Gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, disrupt, or circumvent any of the security features of the Site (or the servers, networks, and databases associated with the Site);
• Access the Site through any robot, spider, or other automated means;
• “Screen scrape”, “monitor”, “mine”, “copy”, or “mirror” the Site;
• Conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to the Site without our express written consent;
• Engage in any activity that interferes with, disrupts, or imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site (or the servers, networks, and databases associated with the Site);
• Introduce to the Site (or the servers, networks, and databases associated with the Site) any spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, keystroke loggers, rootkits, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
• Use the Site to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish, or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software;
• Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works from the Site or any Content;
• Reproduce, redistribute, republish, duplicate, copy, display, sell, rent, sublicense, trade or resell any Content or other aspect of the Site for any commercial purpose (except for Content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution) without our prior written consent;
• Remove, delete, efface, alter, obscure, translate, combine, supplement, or otherwise change any trademarks, copyrights, warranties, disclaimers, or other proprietary notations;
• Impersonate us, our employees, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses associated with any of the foregoing); and
• Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Site or develop restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images.
Any use of the Site or the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
6. INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR VISITS TO THE SITE.
Personal information we collect via the Site is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
7. RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED.
The information presented on or through the Site, including the Content, is made available solely for general information purposes. We use reasonable efforts to update the information on the Site, and the Contents are subject to change without notice. However, we do not make any commitment to update the Site or the Content. The Content and the Site may include technical, typographical, or photographic errors.
We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the Site or the Content. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Site.
This Site may include content provided by third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all content other than the content provided by us, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect our opinion. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
If you have questions about the information presented on the Site, please contact us using the information provided in “Contact Information” at the end of these Terms of Use.
8. LINKING TO THE SITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES.
You may link to the Site’s homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal; but, you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.
This Site may provide certain social media features that enable you to: (a) link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Site; (b) send e-mails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Site; and/or (c) cause limited portions of content on this Site to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites. You may use these features solely as they are provided by us and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with. Subject to the foregoing, you must not: (a) establish a link from any website that is not owned by you; (b) cause the Site or portions of it to be displayed, or appear to be displayed by, for example, framing, deep linking or in-line linking, on any other site; (c) link to any part of the Site other than the homepage; or (d) otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on the Site that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use.
You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to cease. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
9. WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS.
(a) THE SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT, OR MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH THEM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
(b) WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, THE CONTENT, OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE (WHETHER OR NOT WE KNOW, HAVE REASON TO KNOW, HAVE BEEN ADVISED, OR OTHERWISE IN FACT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PURPOSE), WHETHER ALLEGED TO ARISE BY LAW, BY REASON OF CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE, BY COURSE OF DEALING, OR OTHERWISE. NEITHER US NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH US MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT.
(c) WE CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET OR THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE CODE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUFFICIENT PROCEDURES AND CHECKPOINTS TO SATISFY YOUR PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION AND ACCURACY OF DATA INPUT AND OUTPUT, AND FOR MAINTAINING A MEANS EXTERNAL TO OUR SITE FOR ANY RECONSTRUCTION OF ANY LOST DATA.
(d) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, RANSOMWARE, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY CONTENT POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY SITE LINKED TO IT.
(e) THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
(a) EXCLUSION OF INDIRECT DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF USE UNDER ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, AND OTHERWISE, FOR ANY: (A) CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, ENHANCED, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; (B) INCREASED COSTS, DIMINUTION IN VALUE OR LOST BUSINESS, PRODUCTION, REVENUES, OR PROFITS; (C) LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION; (D) USE, INABILITY TO USE, LOSS, INTERRUPTION, DELAY OR RECOVERY OF ANY DATA, OR BREACH OF DATA OR SYSTEM SECURITY; OR (E) COST OF REPLACEMENT GOODS OR SERVICES, IN EACH CASE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES OR SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES WERE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE.
(b) MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE SITE UNDER ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, AND OTHERWISE EXCEED $50.
(c) THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND BINDING ARBITRATION
(a) PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT. THIS SECTION WILL NOT APPLY WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
(b) For purposes of this Section, "Powers Management" shall include Powers Management (as defined herein) and its respective employees, directors, officers, agents and representatives. Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms of Use, you and Powers Management agree and acknowledge that these Terms of Use evidence a transaction involving interstate commerce and that the Federal Arbitration Act will govern their interpretation and enforcement and any proceedings relating to such interpretation or enforcement.
(c) "Dispute" shall be defined as any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the App, these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, other applicable Powers Management terms or policies, or your relationship with Powers Management, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory ("Dispute"). Dispute shall be interpreted broadly. Dispute shall also include any dispute, claim, or controversy that arose before you assented to these Terms of Use or after termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dispute shall not include disputes, claims, or controversies concerning patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and claims of piracy or unauthorized use of the App. You or Powers Management may seek interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction as needed to protect the status quo pending completion of arbitration.
(d) Before initiating an arbitration proceeding, you or Powers Management must give the other party notice of the Dispute by providing a written "Notice of Dispute" that is personally signed by you (if you are initiating the Notice of Dispute) or a Powers Management representative (if we are initiating the Notice of Dispute). The Notice of Dispute must contain the following information: (1) name, contact information (address, telephone number, and email address), and account information if applicable; (2) a detailed description of the nature and basis of the Dispute; and (3) a detailed description of the nature and basis of the relief sought, including a calculation for it.
(e) You must send any such Notice of Dispute to Powers Management by email to legal@powersmgmt.com. We must send any such Notice of Dispute to you at the email address we have on file for you. You and Powers Management agree to attempt to resolve the Dispute through informal, good faith negotiations for a sixty (60) day period from the date that a completed Notice of Dispute is received (or a longer period, if agreed to by the parties). If the party receiving the Notice of Dispute requests a telephone settlement conference as part of this informal process, you and Powers Management agree to participate in an effort to resolve the Dispute. Should Powers Management make this request, you agree to attend this conference (with your counsel, if you are represented). Should you make the request, Powers Management agrees to have a representative attend this conference (with counsel, if Powers Management is represented).
(f) Compliance with this "Mandatory Informal Pre-Dispute Resolution Process" is a condition precedent to initiating arbitration. Neither you nor Powers Management may initiate an arbitration proceeding absent such compliance. If the sufficiency of a Notice of Dispute or compliance with this process is at issue, it may be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction at either party's election, and any arbitration proceeding shall be stayed. Such court shall have the authority to enforce this condition precedent to an arbitration proceeding, which includes the power to enjoin the filing or prosecution of a demand for arbitration and the assessment and collection of arbitration administrative fees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may elect to raise non-compliance with this Mandatory Informal Pre-Dispute Resolution Process and seek relief in arbitration.
(g) Any applicable limitations period (including the statute of limitations) and any filing fee deadlines shall be tolled while you and Powers Management engage in this Mandatory Informal Pre-Dispute Resolution Process in an effort to resolve the Dispute.
(h) Small Claims Court. Any Dispute that falls within the jurisdictional scope and limits of the small claims court where you reside must be brought in that court on an individual basis. Such Dispute must remain in small claims court and may not be removed or appealed to a court of general jurisdiction.
(i) Arbitration Procedures.
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, any Dispute that is not resolved through the Mandatory Informal Pre-Dispute Resolution Process or small claims court shall be resolved by binding arbitration to be held in the county or parish in which you reside.
(ii) The arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and heard by a single, neutral arbitrator. The AAA shall administer the arbitration in accordance with the AAA's applicable rules including the supplementary rules ("AAA Rules"), as modified by these Terms of Use. The AAA Rules are available at www.adr.org. If the AAA is unable or unwilling to administer the arbitration consistent with these Terms of Use, the parties shall agree on an alternative provider that will do so. If the parties cannot agree, they shall jointly petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint an arbitration provider that will do so.
(iii) The party seeking to initiate arbitration must provide the other party with the demand for arbitration as specified in the AAA Rules and these arbitration provisions. If you are initiating arbitration, you shall serve the demand on Powers Management by email to legal@powersmgmt.com. If Powers Management is initiating arbitration, Powers Management shall serve the demand at the email address that we have on file for you. The demand for arbitration must be personally signed by the party initiating arbitration (and their counsel, if represented). By signing the demand for arbitration, that party (and their counsel, if represented) certifies that they have complied with (1) the Mandatory Informal Pre-Dispute Resolution Process (and they shall attach the Notice of Dispute) and (2) the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b), including that the claims and relief sought are neither frivolous nor brought for an improper purpose. The arbitrator is authorized to award any relief or impose any sanctions available under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 or applicable federal or state law against all appropriate persons (including counsel) as a court would.
(iv) The AAA Rules shall govern the payment of all arbitration fees. You and Powers Management agree that arbitration is designed to be cost-effective for all parties. Either party may engage with the AAA to discuss fee reductions and deferred payments. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide except the following, which are for a court of competent jurisdiction to decide: (1) issues that are specifically reserved for a court in these Terms of Use and (2) issues related to the scope and enforceability of the arbitration provisions.
(v) The arbitrator may award relief, including, but not limited to, monetary, declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable 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 must follow these Terms of Use and can award the same individualized damages and relief as a court, including injunctive or other equitable relief necessary to provide relief as to the individualized claim. The arbitrator shall apply the cost-shifting provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 after entry of an award. Unless you and Powers Management otherwise agree, one person's claims may not be consolidated with those of any other person. If a court determines that a claim or request for public injunctive relief may not be waived and all appeals from that decision have been exhausted (or it is otherwise final), you and Powers Management agree that any claim or request for public injunctive relief shall be stayed and resolved by a court pending arbitration of the remaining claims and requests for relief.
(vi) The decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing and shall set forth the essential findings of fact and legal analysis. A judgment to enforce the award may be entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, however, any award that has been satisfied may not be filed or entered in court. The decision of the arbitrator shall have no preclusive effect in any proceeding involving non-identical parties.
(vii) Each party reserves the right to request a telephonic, video, or in-person hearing from the arbitrator. You and Powers Management’s representative shall personally appear at any hearing ordered by the arbitrator (along with your and Powers Management’s counsel, if represented). For claims of more than $25,000 (and for claims seeking individualized injunctive, equitable, or declaratory relief that are not subject to small claims court as set forth above), a telephone, virtual, or in-person hearing shall be held and you and Powers Management’s representative shall personally appear (along with your and Powers Management’s counsel, if represented). The parties can agree to waive a hearing.
(j) Additional Procedures for Multiple Case Filings.
(i) The following provisions set forth additional procedures that apply to multiple case filings. If fifty (50) or more similar claims are asserted against Powers Management by the same or coordinated counsel or are otherwise coordinated (and your claim is one of them), you understand and agree that these additional procedures shall apply and the resolution of your Dispute might be delayed.
(ii) Stage One: Counsel for the claimants and counsel for Powers Management shall each select fifty (50) claims per side to be filed and to proceed in individual arbitrations as part of an initial staged process. Any remaining claims shall not be filed or deemed filed in arbitration, nor shall any arbitration fees be assessed or collected in connection with those claims unless and until they are selected to be filed in individual arbitration proceedings as part of a staged process. If a claim is withdrawn prior to adjudication, another claim shall be randomly selected to be filed and to proceed in this set. After this initial set of staged proceedings is completed, the parties shall engage in a global mediation session of all remaining claims with a retired federal or state court judge and Powers Management shall pay the mediator's fee.
(iii) Stage Two: If the remaining claims are not resolved at this time, counsel for the claimants and counsel for Powers Management shall each select seventy-five (75) claims per side to be filed and to proceed in individual arbitrations as part of a second staged process, subject to any procedural changes the parties agree to in writing following mediation or through continuing, good faith discussions. Any remaining claims shall not be filed or deemed filed in arbitration, nor shall any arbitration fees be assessed or collected in connection with those claims unless and until they are selected to be filed in individual arbitration proceedings as part of a staged process. If a claim is withdrawn prior to adjudication, another claim shall be randomly selected to be filed and to proceed in this set. After this second set of staged proceedings is completed, the parties shall engage in a global mediation session of all remaining claims with a retired federal or state court judge, and Powers Management shall pay the mediator's fee.
(iv) Each case within any given stage shall be assigned to a different, single arbitrator, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing. If your claim is not resolved as part of the staged process set forth above, either:
• Option One: You and Powers Management may, separately or by agreement, opt out of arbitration and elect to have your claim heard in a court of competent jurisdiction consistent with these Terms of Use. You may opt out of arbitration by providing your individual, personally signed notice of your intention to opt out to Powers Management by email at legal@powersmgmt.com within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of Stage Two. Powers Management may opt your claim out of arbitration by sending an individual, personally signed notice of its intention to opt out to your counsel within fourteen (14) days following the expiration of your thirty (30) day opt-out period. Counsel for the parties may agree to adjust these deadlines.
OR
• Option Two: If neither you nor Powers Management elect to have your claim heard in court consistent with Option One, then you agree that your claim will be resolved through continued staged proceedings as set forth below. Assuming the number of remaining claims exceeds two hundred (200), then 200 claims shall be randomly selected (or selected through a process agreed to by counsel for the parties) to be filed and to proceed in individual arbitrations as part of a staged process. If the number of remaining claims is fewer than 200, then all of those claims shall be filed and proceed in individual arbitrations. Each of these 200 cases shall be assigned to a single, different arbitrator. Any remaining claims shall not be filed or deemed filed in arbitration, nor shall any arbitration fees be assessed or collected in connection with those claims unless and until they are selected to be filed in individual arbitration proceedings as part of a staged process. After each set of claims are adjudicated, settled, withdrawn, or otherwise resolved, this process shall repeat consistent with these parameters. Counsel for the parties are encouraged to meet and confer, participate in mediation, and engage with each other and the AAA to explore ways to streamline the adjudication of claims, increase the number of claims to proceed at any given time, promote efficiencies, conserve resources, and resolve the remaining claims.
(v) Any relevant limitations period and filing fee or other deadlines shall be tolled subject to these Additional Procedures for Multiple Case Filings from the time the first cases are selected for a staged process until your claim is selected to proceed as part of a staged process or is settled, withdrawn, otherwise resolved, or opted out of arbitration.
(vi) A court of competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enforce these Additional Procedures for Multiple Case Filings and, if necessary, to enjoin the mass filing, prosecution, or administration of arbitrations and the assessment and collection of arbitration fees. If these Additional Procedures for Multiple Case Filings apply to your claim, and a court of competent jurisdiction determines they are not enforceable as to your claim, then your claim shall proceed in a court of competent jurisdiction consistent with these Terms of Use.
(k) Opt Out of Future Changes. If Powers Management makes any future change to the arbitration provisions in this Section 11 (other than a change to the notice address), you may reject any such change by sending Powers Management a personally signed, written notice of your decision to opt out of those changes by email to legal@powersmgmt.com within thirty (30) days of notice of the change and include your full name and your mailing address, telephone number, and email address, and a description of when and how you interacted with Powers Management. Such opt out must be sent by you personally, and not by your agent, attorney, or anyone else purporting to act on your behalf. It must include a statement that you wish to reject the change to the arbitration provisions. This is not an opt out of arbitration altogether.
12. CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER
(a) PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY - IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. THIS SECTION WILL NOT APPLY WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
(b) You and Powers Management agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party may bring claims (whether in court or in arbitration) against the other only in an individual capacity, and not participate as a plaintiff, claimant, or class member in any class, collective, consolidated, private attorney general, or representative proceeding. This means that you and Powers Management may not bring a claim on behalf of a class or group and may not bring a claim on behalf of any other person unless doing so as a parent, guardian, or ward of a minor or in another similar capacity for an individual who cannot otherwise bring their own individual claim. This also means that you and Powers Management may not participate in any class, collective, consolidated, private attorney general, or representative proceeding brought by any third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you or Powers Management may participate in a class-wide settlement.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and Powers Management waive any right to a jury trial.
13. REVISIONS AND ERRATA.
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Site at any time with or without notice to you. We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Site. The operation of the Site may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors or circumstances outside of our control or through acts of God.
The Content and the Site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We do not warrant that any of the Site or the Content are accurate, complete, or current. We do not make any commitment to update the Site or the Content.
14. LINKS FROM THE SITE.
This Site contains links to other Internet sites that our business partners and other third parties own or operate. These links are provided for your convenience only. Your use of each of those sites is subject to the terms of use, if any, that each of those sites have posted.
We have not reviewed all the sites linked to the Site, and we are not responsible for any changes to or content on them. We have no control over the content of those sites or resources, and we accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Site, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. Our inclusion of any content is not an endorsement of that material or linked site or the companies that own or operate the material or linked sites.
15. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE.
All matters relating to the Site, the Content, or these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Tennessee without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
The courts having jurisdiction over the State of Tennessee, County of Davidson shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising in connection with these Terms of Use (except for those subject to arbitration), and the place of performance of these Terms of Use is agreed by you to be the State of Tennessee, County of Davidson.
16. WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY.
No waiver by us of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure by us to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Enforcement of these Terms of Use is in our sole discretion.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
17. INDEMNIFICATION.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Powers Management and its successors and assigns and all of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, obligations, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to (i) your breach of these Terms of Use; (ii) your violation of any third party’s right, including, without limitation, any copyright, property right, or privacy right; or (iii) any claim that content provided by you caused damage or loss to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive your use of the Site and any termination of these Terms of Use.
18. TERMS OF USE MAY CHANGE.
We may modify these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. We will provide notice by, at a minimum, updating this posting. You are expected to carefully review these Terms of Use from time to time so you are aware of any changes. However, if we make material changes to these Terms of Use, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us or by means of a prominent notice on the Site before the change becomes effective. Any changes to these Terms of Use will be in effect as of the “Last Updated” date referenced at the top of these Terms of Use. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your binding acceptance to these Terms of Use, including any changes or modifications that we may make. If any part of these Terms or any future changes to these Terms are not acceptable to you, you must not use or access the Site.
19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
These Terms of Use, together with any documents expressly referred to in them, including our Privacy Policy, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Site and Content, and they supersede all previous written or oral agreements.
20. CONTACT INFORMATION.
All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Site should be directed to privacyinfo@powersmgmt.com.