Terms & Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Last Updated: 3/03/2022
The following Terms and Conditions of Use apply to all visitors or users of the online and/or mobile services, website, and software provided on or in connection with the service by ChocZero, including without limitation choczero.com Website (the “Website”).
By visiting and using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions without limitation or qualification which includes our Privacy Policy and the data collection and use of your information set forth therein. ChocZero reserves the right to make changes in rules and regulations from time to time. Your continued use of Website means that you accept and agree to the changes posted and is bound by any such revisions. Visit this page periodically to review the rules and regulations. ChocZero reserves the right to terminate or suspend your account without any notice, in case of violation of rules and also other remedies available to it by law for such violations.
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAIN A MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS, AND ALSO LIMITS THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE.
Privacy Policy
Please go through our Privacy Policy which also governs your visit to the Website, so that you may understand our privacy practices with regard to personal information that we collect through this Website. The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions, and by using the Website you agree to our use of any information that we collect from you in conformance with our Privacy Policy.
Your Account
You may be required to register for an account with us in order to use certain features of the Website. Your account gives you access to the Website and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion. If you elect to take advantage of such features, you must register through the Website by completing the applicable registration form to create your account with a unique username and password. The decision to provide this information is purely optional; however, if you elect not to provide such information, you may not be able to access certain content or participate in certain features of the Website.
If you choose to register an account on this Website, you will create a username and password for your account. By creating an account, you agree: (a) that you are able to and have the appropriate authority and authorization to create a binding agreement with ChocZero; (b) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself when we request it; (c) maintain and promptly update this information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete to the extent the Website permit such updates; and (d) use limited-access portions of the Website only using access credentials that we have issued to you. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your account. ChocZero encourages you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols) with your account. You must notify ChocZero immediately of any unauthorized use of your credentials or any other breach of security. Even if you notify us, you will be responsible for any activities that occur using your access credentials, including any charges resulting from the use of your account. ChocZero will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account.
By providing ChocZero your email address you consent to our using the email address to send you Website-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. We may also use your email address to send you other messages, such as changes to features of the Website and special offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you may opt-out or change your preferences on the personal settings page associated with your account. Opting out may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding updates, improvements, or offers.
When you sign up for or use our products and services, you may give us permission to access your information in other services. For example, you may link your Facebook account, which allows us to obtain information from those accounts (like your full name and email). The information we get from those services often depends on your settings or their privacy policies, so be sure to check what those are.
If you violate these Terms and Conditions, we may terminate your account without prior notice. We may also terminate your account without prior notice, if we in our sole discretion decide that it would be in ChocZero's best interests to do so.
Policies Related To Purchase
The products and services available on the Website or any sample we may provide are only for personal use. You may not sell or resell any of the products, services or samples you buy or receive from us. ChocZero reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or reduce the quantity of any order with or without notice, if we believe that it may violate our Terms and Conditions. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in ChocZero sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors. ChocZero may make changes to any products or services offered through the Website, or to the prices for any such products or services, at any time, without notice. We reserve the right to cancel any order placed online for any reason. We reserve the right to deny a return if we believe it may be placed to circumvent Terms of Service.
Additional Terms and Conditions may apply to purchases of goods or services and to particular portions or features of the Website, all of which terms are made a part of these Terms and Conditions of Use by this reference. You agree to abide by any such other Terms and Conditions. You represent that you are of sufficient legal age to use or participate in such service or feature. In case of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions of Use and the Terms posted for or applicable to a specific portion of the Website or for any service offered on or through the Website, the latter terms shall control with respect to your use of that portion of the Website or the specific service.
Information Accuracy
While describing our products on the Website, we try to be as accurate as possible. However, we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of information. ChocZero reserves the right to do any of the following without prior notice: (a) Suspend, terminate or modify the access to or operations of the Website (b) Change or modify the Website or any portion of it or the products or its programs (c) Interrupt the functions or features of the Website for maintenance or other changes.
FDA Legal Disclaimer
The product statements on this website have not been evaluated by the FDA. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease.
Limited License
The content, information, software, designs, materials, functions and data included in and contained on the Website (the “Content”) is protected by intellectual property and other laws. You must comply with these and any other applicable laws when you use the Website. All Content including but not limited to designs, structure, text, logos, graphics, arrangement of content, user and visual interfaces, artwork, sounds, music, programming on this Website is protected by copyright and is the property of ChocZero . Except as required under applicable law, no portion of the Website, in whole or in part may be used, copied, sold, reproduced, duplicated, modified or exploited without prior written permission from ChocZero .
Unless indicated to the contrary and subject to your strict compliance with these Terms and Conditions, you may access and use the Website only for personal, non-commercial use, or in connection with your authorized purchase or sale of our products. In connection with these uses, ChocZero grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-assignable, personal and non-transferable license to: access, copy, download, display, view, use, play and/or print one (1) copy of the Content made available on the Website on a personal computer, mobile phone or other wireless device, or other Internet enabled device (each, an “Internet Device”), provided that you: (a) keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, (b) make no modifications to the Content, and (c) do not use the Content in a manner that suggests an association with any of our products, services or brands. Any business use, “re-mailing” or high-volume or automated use of Website is prohibited.
As a condition of your use of the Website, you warrant to ChocZero that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. You may not use the Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not convey unauthorized claims about the curative or health enhancing effects of our products or suggest that we have made such claims. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Website.
In addition to our other legal rights, we may limit or terminate your license to use the Website, or certain features of the Website, at any time and for any reason, without prior notice to you including our belief you violated these Terms and Conditions.
Submissions
The Website may allow you to submit, embed, display, transmit, or otherwise distribute audio, video, text, or other materials (collectively, “User Submissions”) to or through the Website. When you provide User Submissions, you grant to ChocZero a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable and fully sublicensable and transferable (in whole or in part) license under all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, privacy and publicity rights and other intellectual property rights you own or control to: (i) use, reproduce, transmit, modify, index, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, display and otherwise exploit such content throughout the world in any media, whether now known or hereafter invented, including for any and all purposes, including commercial or marketing purposes, all without further notice to you, with or without attribution, and without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or any other person or entity, and (ii) to use your name, persona or likeness alone or in connection with such uses, without any obligation or remuneration to you. Without limitation, the granted rights include the right to: (a) configure, host, index, cache, archive, store, digitize, compress, optimize, modify, reformat, edit, adapt, publish in searchable format, and remove such User Submissions and combine same with other materials, and (b) use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any User Submissions for any purposes whatsoever, including developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and/or services. Except as prohibited by law, you hereby waive, and you agree to waive, any moral rights (including attribution and integrity) that you may have in any User Submissions, even if it is altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you. To the extent not waivable, you irrevocably agree not to exercise such rights (if any) in a manner that interferes with any exercise of the granted rights. You understand that you will not receive any fees, sums, consideration, or remuneration for any of the rights granted in this Section.
You agree that your User Submissions will be limited to messages and material that are proper and related to the Website. By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your user Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your User Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions. You represent, warrant, and covenant that your User Submission will not:
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
- Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
- Constitute or encourage violence or a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, including intellectual property rights, or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law;
- Impersonate any other person, user, or ChocZero, or may be false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading, or that misrepresents your identity or affiliation with a person or ChocZero;
- Include other peoples’ personal information, such as another person’s address, phone number, e-mail address, social security number, credit card number, medical information, financial information, or any other information that may be used to track, contact, or impersonate that individual;
- Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
- Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such user Submission specifically allows such messages.
- Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
- Download any file posted by another User Submission that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Website and User Submissions.
- Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular User Submission.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations
We may refuse or remove a User Submission without notice for any reason in our sole discretion, including our belief that a User Submission may violate these Terms and Conditions or be otherwise objectionable. However, we will have no obligation to review, monitor, display, post, store, maintain, accept or otherwise make use of, User Submissions, and you agree that neither we nor our employees or agents will be liable for User Submissions or any loss or damage to you and any other person or entity resulting from User Submissions. We cannot and do not assure that other users are or will be complying with the foregoing or any other agreement, and, as between you and us, you hereby assume all risk of harm or injury resulting from any such lack of compliance.
Linking to This Website.
Creating or maintaining any link from another website to any page on this Website without our prior written permission is prohibited. Running or displaying this Website or any information or material displayed on this Website in frames or through similar means on another site and creating any link from another site to any page on this Website without our prior written permission is strictly prohibited. Permitted links to this Website must comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Third-Party Sites.
This Website may contain links to third party web sites that are meant for convenience of the users and visitors, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by ChocZero. The Linked Sites are not under the control of ChocZero and ChocZero is not responsible for the content of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. ChocZero is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. Linking to any such third-party site is at your own risk and ChocZero is not responsible for reliability or accuracy of information or data of such sites. Please review the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy of third-party sites that you visit.
Termination of Access/Restriction of Access
ChocZero reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Website or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.
No Warranty/ Limitations of Liability
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. CHOCZERO AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE WEBSITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
CHOCZERO AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. CHOCZERO AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CHOCZERO AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, SYSTEM FAILURES, INCLUDING VIRUSES OBTAINED DURING HYPERLINK, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS, DATA NON-DELIVERY, MISDELIVERY, CORRUPTION, DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MODIFICATION LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, ANY CHOCZERO PRODUCT OR LINKS TO ANY THIRD PARTY SITE FROM THE WEBSITE, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION PRESENT, LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE WEBSITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF CHOCZERO OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ChocZero and its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, licensors, and managers, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Website, including any data or content transmitted or received by you; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms and Conditions; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy, right of publicity or Intellectual Property Rights; (iv) your violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation; (v) your User Content or any that is submitted via your account; or (vi) any other party’s access and use of the Website with your unique username, password, or other appropriate security code.You also agree to indemnify us for any loss, damages, or costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from your use of any data gathering and extraction tools or any other action you take that imposes an unreasonable burden or load on our infrastructure.
Binding Arbitration/Class Waiver
For any dispute with ChocZero, you agree to first contact us at https://www.choczero.com/pages/faq#shopify-section-support-contact and attempt to resolve the dispute with us informally. In the unlikely event that ChocZero has not been able to resolve a dispute it has with you after attempting to do so for a period of sixty (60) days, we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy (excluding any of ChocZero's claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) arising out of or in connection with or relating to these Terms and Conditions, or the breach or alleged breach thereof (collectively, “Claims”), by binding arbitration by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in the city of Fullerton, CA under the commercial rules then in effect for the AAA, except as provided herein. The award rendered by the arbitrator shall include costs of arbitration, reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses, and any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed as preventing ChocZero from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts as necessary to protect any of ChocZero's proprietary interests.
ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTIES’ INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO CLASS ARBITRATION, AND, UNLESS WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND CHOCZERO ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND.
Choice of Law / Jurisdiction
The laws of the State of California govern these Terms and Conditions and any dispute of any sort that may arise between you and ChocZero or its affiliates, without regard to conflict of laws rules, as if entered into by residents of Wisconsin and fully performed therein. You irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the state courts located in or serving Orange County, California or a federal court in California for any action relating to the Website or these Terms and Conditions. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms and Conditions, we may seek injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction.
We make no representation that any Website is appropriate or available for use in any particular location. Those who choose to access the Website do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws including any applicable local laws.
Trademark / Copyright/ Notice of Infringement
All Content of the Website including but not limited to text, design, graphics, interfaces, or code are: Copyright 2022 by ChocZero. All rights reserved.
All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks and are proprietary to ChocZero, or other respective owners that have granted ChocZero license to use such marks.
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Service Provider’s Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE.
For your complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the following information in writing:
- An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
- Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Website;
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit ChocZero. to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and, e-mail address;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law; and
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY AND CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying ChocZero and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed. The preceding requirements are intended to comply with ChocZero's rights and obligations under the DMCA, including 17 U.S.C. §512(c), but do not constitute legal advice. It may be advisable to contact an attorney regarding your rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws.
Assignment / Entire Agreement / Severability / Admissibility
These Terms and Conditions, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by ChocZero without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.
Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms and Conditions constitutes the entire agreement between the user and ChocZero with respect to the Website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and ChocZero with respect to the Website
If any part of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.
Modification and Changes to these Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting a revised Terms and Conditions on the Website. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any changes we may make to these Terms and Conditions. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these Terms and Conditions other policies means you accept the changes.
No Waiver
No waiver of any term of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and ChocZero's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, the practices of this Website, or your dealings with this Website, please contact us:
By email: support@choczero.com
By phone: (833) 732-4626
By writing:
ChocZero, Marketing Department
1376 E. Valencia Dr., Fullerton CA 92831
Attn: CMO