12. Representations;
Warranties; Disclaimers
You represent and warrant that (i)
you have full power and authority to enter into the Agreement; (ii) you are the
owner of, or are legally authorized to act on behalf of the owner of, each
Property; (iii) you are the technical and editorial decision maker in relation
to each Property on which the Services are implemented and that you have
control over the way in which the Services are implemented on each Property;
(iv) Google has never previously terminated or otherwise disabled an AdSense
account created by you due to your breach of the Agreement or due to invalid
activity; (v) entering into or performing under the Agreement will not violate
any agreement that you have with a third party or any third-party rights and
(vi) all of the information provided by you to Google is correct and current.
OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN
THE AGREEMENT, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY PROMISES ABOUT THE SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE
DON’T MAKE ANY COMMITMENTS ABOUT THE CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICES, THE SPECIFIC
FUNCTION OF THE SERVICES, OR THEIR PROFITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY OR
ABILITY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS. WE PROVIDE EACH SERVICE “AS IS”.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE
EXCLUDE ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM
THE WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TO THE EXTENT SUCH STATUTORY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS
APPLY AND CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH GOOGLE IS ALLOWED, GOOGLE
LIMITS ITS LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM UNDER THOSE WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS TO, AT GOOGLE’S OPTION, THE SUPPLYING OF THE SERVICES AGAIN OR THE
PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THE SERVICES SUPPLIED AGAIN.
Nothing in this Agreement, including
Sections 11, 12 and 13, shall exclude or limit Google’s warranty or liability
for losses which may not be lawfully excluded or limited by applicable law. Some
jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or conditions or
the limitation or exclusion of liability for loss or damage caused by
negligence, breach of contract or breach of implied terms or incidental or
consequential damages. Accordingly, only the limitations which are lawful in
your jurisdiction will apply to you and Google’s liability will be limited to
the maximum extent permitted by law.
13. Limitation of
Liability
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
EXCEPT FOR ANY INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS AND/OR PROPRIETARY
INTERESTS RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, (i) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE
LIABLE UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY,
PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOSSES AND EXPENSES WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES
OR LOSSES AND EXPENSES AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF
ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND (ii) EACH PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THE
AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE NET AMOUNT RECEIVED AND RETAINED BY THAT PARTICULAR
PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE THREE MONTH PERIOD
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. Each party acknowledges that the
other party has entered into the Agreement relying on the limitations of
liability stated herein and that those limitations are an essential basis of
the bargain between the parties.
14. Miscellaneous
Entire Agreement;
Amendments. The Agreement is our entire
agreement relating to your use of the Services and supersedes any prior or
contemporaneous agreements on that subject. This Agreement may be amended (i)
in a writing signed by both parties that expressly states that it is amending
the Agreement, or (ii) as set forth in Section 4, if you keep using the
Services after Google modifies the Agreement.
Assignment. You may not assign or transfer any of your rights
under the Agreement.
Independent
Contractors.
The parties are independent contractors and the Agreement does not create an
agency, partnership or joint venture.
No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. Other
than as set forth in Section 11, this Agreement does not create any third-party
beneficiary rights.
No Waiver. Other than as set forth in Section 5, the
failure of either party to enforce any provision of the Agreement will not
constitute a waiver.
Severability. If it turns out that a particular term of the
Agreement is not enforceable, the balance of the Agreement will remain in full
force and effect.
Survival.
Sections 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 of
these AdSense Terms will survive termination.
Governing
Law; Venue. All claims arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the Services will be governed by California law,
excluding California’s conflict of laws rules. The parties will try in good
faith to settle any dispute relating to the Agreement (“Dispute”) within 30 days after such Dispute arises. If the Dispute
is not resolved within 30 days, it must be resolved by arbitration by the
International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration
Association and conducted in accordance with its Expedited Commercial Rules in
force as of the date of the Agreement. There will be one arbitrator selected by
mutual agreement of the parties. The arbitration will be conducted in English
in Santa Clara County, California, USA. Either party may apply to any court
having jurisdiction for injunctive relief necessary to protect its rights
pending resolution of the arbitration. Any decision rendered by the arbitrator
will be final and binding on the parties, and judgment thereon may be entered
by any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may order equitable or
injunctive relief consistent with the remedies and limitations in the
Agreement. All information disclosed in connection with the arbitration,
including the existence of the arbitration, will be Confidential Information
governed by the confidentiality provision of Section 9. The parties may,
however, disclose such information to an appropriate court under
confidentiality restrictions, as necessary to seek enforcement of any
arbitration award or judgment or to seek any relief permitted under the terms
hereof.
Force
Majeure. Neither party will be liable
for inadequate performance to the extent caused by a condition (for example,
natural disaster, act of war or terrorism, riot, labour condition, governmental
action and Internet disturbance) that was beyond the party’s reasonable
control.
Communications.
In connection with your use of the
Services, we may contact you regarding service announcements, administrative
messages and other information. You may opt out of some of those communications
in your Account settings. For information about how to contact Google, please
visit our contact page.
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15. Service-Specific
Terms
If you choose to implement any of
the following Services on a Property, you also agree to the additional terms
identified below: