Sorenson CaptionCall® End-User License Agreement (“EULA”)
THIS EULA CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER IN THE SECTION TITLED DISPUTE RESOLUTION , WHICH AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN US AND YOU, AND REQUIRES YOU TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND NOT IN COURT. BY AGREEING TO THIS EULA YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON YOUR CLAIMS AND EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS AND HAVE TAKEN TIME TO CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IMPORTANT DECISION.
THIS EULA IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT between Sorenson Communications, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Sorenson”, “we” or “us”) and you.
BY CLICKING “I AGREE” OR BY OTHERWISE SIGNING UP FOR AN ACCOUNT, USING THE CAPTIONCALL PHONE, DOWNLOADING THE CAPTIONCALL MOBILE APPLICATION OR ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES OR LICENSED APPLICATIONS), YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS EULA AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
PLEASE READ THIS EULA CAREFULLY. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR AN ACCOUNT OR USE THE PRODUCTS, IMMEDIATELY RETURN THE CAPTIONCALL PHONE (AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED THEREWITH), AND/OR UNINSTALL THE CAPTIONCALL MOBILE APPLICATION IF YOU ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA.
YOU HEREBY CERTIFY THAT (A) YOU HAVE HEARING LOSS THAT NECESSITATES THE USE OF CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE; (B) YOU UNDERSTAND THAT CAPTIONING MAY BE PROVIDED BY A LIVE COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT WHO LISTENS TO THE OTHER PARTY ON THE LINE AND PROVIDES THE TEXT DISPLAYED ON THE CAPTIONCALL PHONE AND CAPTIONCALL MOBILE APPLICATION; (C) YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE COST OF CAPTIONING IS FUNDED THROUGH THE FEDERAL PROGRAM; AND (D) YOU WILL NOT PERMIT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED WITH SORENSON TO USE THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. YOU FURTHER CERTIFY THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE REGISTRATION AND SELF-CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS EULA.
1. Definitions
a. “CaptionCall Phone” means the CaptionCall phone provided by Sorenson, which provides access to the Services.
b. “CaptionCall Mobile Application” means Sorenson’s CaptionCall mobile application.
c. “CaptionCall Software” means the software and firmware incorporated in the CaptionCall Phone, including any subsequent versions, modifications, enhancements or updates thereof.
d. “Confidential Information” means any information relating to our business, financial affairs, current or future products or technology, trade secrets, workforce, customers or any other information that is treated or designated by us as confidential or proprietary or would reasonably be viewed as confidential or proprietary. Confidential Information does not include information that we make publicly available or that becomes known to the general public, other than as a result of a breach of an obligation by you.
e. “Federal Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 2a.
f. “IP CTS” has the meaning set forth in Section 2a.
g. “Licensed Application” means the CaptionCall Software and/or the CaptionCall Mobile Application.
h. “Products” means the CaptionCall Phone, CaptionCall Mobile Application, the Licensed Application and the Services.
i. “Services” means Sorenson’s captioning services, which are accessible through the use of the Products, and includes, but is not limited to, as applicable, telecommunication relay services (including captioned telephone services, IP-captioned telephone services, and/or voice carry over services), the transcription of the audio into captions and the transmission of the captions to you, and VoIP Services.
j. “VoIP” means voice over internet protocol.
k. “VoIP Services” means the interconnected VoIP services made available by us through the use of the Products.
2. Eligibility.
a. IP CTS. IP CTS is the Federal Communications Commission’s internet protocol captioned telephone service (“IP CTS”) program designed to provide people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing with a functionally-equivalent phone service (“Federal Program”). The Services are made available at no cost to individuals with hearing loss who meet the Federal Program’s eligibility requirements and who have completed the Self-Certification and Registration Requirements described herein. You acknowledge and agree that, in using the Services, you are subject to certain applicable FCC regulations, including, without limitation, 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.601 – 64.613 (all applicable FCC Regulations, “FCC Regulations”). If your eligibility status changes for any reason, you agree to immediately inform us, and discontinue your use of the Services if you are no longer eligible.
b. VoIP. The Products enable you to make VoIP calls to and from landline or mobile telephone numbers, as applicable, in the United States. The VoIP Service is for your individual use (whether personal or business, except as expressly set forth below) and is not transferable. Without limiting anything in this EULA, you may not allow others to use the Products to make VoIP calls. You may not use the Products for telemarketing, operating a call center, or making calls for compensation (known as “pumping minutes”). You may not resell the VoIP Services to others, or use it without live dialog, including use as a monitor, intercom, or for transcription purposes other than for eligible IP CTS calls.
3. Registration and Account.
a. Registration. You agree that registration is required for use of the Products. To register, you must provide your full name, date of birth, last four digits of your Social Security number, address, and telephone number (“Registration Data”). Subject to verification by the Administrator of the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund, you may be required to provide additional information. You agree that all Registration Data you provide is current, correct, and complete. You further agree to provide us with a current, complete, and truthful update to such information as soon as your next use of the Products if there is a change to the information you previously provided.
b. Account. In order to use the Products, you will have to create a user account, which includes the creation of a username and password. You agree to provide accurate and complete information when creating your account or when providing us with your personal information for any reason. You are solely responsible for any transactions or uses undertaken by means of such username and password and to keep such username and password protected and confidential. If you become aware of any unauthorized access to and or use of your username and password, you agree to notify us immediately. In such a case, you understand and agree that we may terminate or suspend your registered account and/or transactions undertaken through such account. You understand and agree that we may terminate or suspend your account if you fail to provide us with accurate and complete registration and account information.
4. Grant of Rights, Restrictions and Acceptable Use.
a. Grant of Rights. Subject to your full compliance with the terms and conditions of this EULA and as permitted by the accepted uses set forth below (the “Acceptable Use”), we grant you a non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited right to (i) access and use the Services on a limited basis, (ii) access and use the Products solely in connection with your use of the Services; (iii) use the CaptionCall Software solely on the CaptionCall Phone; and (iv) use the CaptionCall Mobile Application solely on the qualified devices that you own or control. You will have no rights to the Products, except for the limited rights to use the Products expressly granted by this EULA. Sorenson reserves all rights in and to the Products not expressly granted to you under this EULA. You acknowledge that the Products may be terminated by us at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.
b. Restrictions. The rights granted herein do not allow you to use the Licensed Application on any device that you do not own or control, and except as provided in the Acceptable Use provision below, you may not distribute or make the Licensed Application available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices at the same time. You may not rent, lease, lend, sell, transfer, redistribute, or sublicense the Products. You may not copy, decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, modify, or create derivative works of the Products, any updates, or any part thereof (except as and only to the extent that any foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law or to the extent as may be permitted by the licensing terms governing use of any open-sourced components included with the Products). Any attempt to do so is a violation of the rights of Sorenson and its licensors. The terms of this EULA will govern any updates or upgrades provided by Sorenson that replace and/or supplement the original Products, unless such upgrade is accompanied by a separate license in which case the terms of that license will govern.
c. Acceptable Use.
(i) You agree to use the Products in the United States only, and in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, (a) the FCC regulations; (b) the laws of the state, country, or region where you (1) reside, (2) lawfully obtain the Products, (3) download the Licensed Application or updates, and/or (iv) use the Products. You further agree to use the Products exclusively to communicate with one or more individuals, in a manner that is functionally equivalent to an individual who is not deaf or hard-of-hearing communicating using voice communication services by wire or radio, and for no other purposes. You may not use the Products in any way that is illegal, fraudulent, improper, inappropriate, or in violation of this EULA. You may not use any automated means to use or manipulate the Products. In determining your compliance with these terms, we reserve the right to take into account any activities that appear suspicious, irregular, or unusual, including but not limited to: unique numbers called; call lengths; frequency of call forwarding/transferring; conference calling; short duration calls; number of calls made during a month; number of calls made to a conference calling service during a month; calls made during business hours; number of calls terminated and re-initiated consecutively that, in the aggregate, result in excessive call lengths during a specific time frame.
(ii) You agree not to engage or participate in communications or conduct of an abusive, pornographic, lewd, obscene, harassing, fraudulent, or unlawful nature while using the Products. You further agree not to behave in an abusive, harassing, aggressive, or threatening manner toward Sorenson’s representatives who provides services to you on behalf of Sorenson.
(iii) You acknowledge that state law in some jurisdictions may require you to inform all parties on a call that a communications assistant is on the call. You further acknowledge that these laws may apply if any party to a communication is located in such a state, even if you are not. In such jurisdictions it is your legal responsibility to inform other parties on the call of a communications assistant’s presence.
(iv) The Products may enable you to activate a feature that allows you to save captioning from a conversation. The saved captioning is stored on the CaptionCall Phone or on mobile device or tablet running the CaptionCall Mobile Application. The resulting recording is accessible to you, but it is not accessible to us. You agree that you bear responsibility for using the saving feature in compliance with all applicable laws, including state consent laws.
(v) We may, at our option, review your account and take further action, including suspending or terminating the Services if we determine you are using any Products contrary to this Acceptable Use provision or this EULA.
5. Privacy Policy and Technical Data.
a. Your use of our Products is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Products, you are consenting to the terms of the Privacy Policy and acknowledged that you have reviewed our Privacy Policy.
b. You agree that Sorenson may collect and use technical data and related information—including but not limited to, technical information about your device, system and application software, and peripherals—that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support, and other services to you (if any) related to the Licensed Applications. Sorenson may use this information, as long as it is in a form that does not personally identify you, to improve its products or to provide services to you.
6. Specific Services.
a. VoIP for CaptionCall Mobile Application. When you sign up to use the CaptionCall Mobile Application, you will receive an associated 10-digit number. Under the FCC Regulations you may transfer (or port) the 10-digit number to a provider other than us. If you already have a 10-digit number from a provider other than us but would like to use that number with the CaptionCall Mobile Application, you may port your number to us. We may be required to make contributions to the Universal Service Fund (“USF”). We reserve the right to recover our USF contributions directly from you. You agree to pay any reasonable assessment of such USF contributions.
b. E911 Emergency Calls.
(i) If you need to place an emergency call using the VoIP Service, you can dial the emergency 911 number through the CaptionCall Phone and the CaptionCall Mobile Application. To ensure your 911 call is routed to the proper emergency response center and to ensure that the emergency response personnel can send help at your physical location, you agree to the following:
- Geolocation Information. Geolocation information (which may be coordinate-based) may be obtained using your mobile device’s cellular, Wi-Fi, and GPS information. In order to obtain geolocation information, location services must be enabled on your mobile device. If you disable location services at any time, we will be unable to identify and provide the emergency response center with your location, and accordingly, will not be responsible for the failure of your 911 call to be routed to the proper emergency response center.
- Registered Location (also referred to as the “Registered Emergency Calling Service Address”). If you use the CaptionCall Phone, the address you register with us will be your default location (“Registered Location”). You are responsible for providing us with an up-to-date Registered Location. If you fail to do so, we may not be able to obtain your location information and route your call to the appropriate emergency center or provide your physical location. If you change your Registered Location (e.g., move your residence or take your mobile device or tablet to another location), you must update us with your new location information. After each such update, it will take some time (hours or more if there are issues reading or entering the address information provided) to activate 911 services at the provided address and, if a 911 emergency call is made prior to activation, then your call and the Registered Location information may not be automatically routed to the appropriate emergency personnel. If your actual location from where you place a 911 call is different from your Registered Location or E911 address that you entered on the CaptionCall Phone or the CaptionCall Mobile Application, you will need to provide your current location to emergency personnel when you call 911 during an emergency, or call 911 using your mobile phone service without using the CaptionCall Phone or CaptionCall Mobile Application. You can inform us of your initial or new Registered Location by calling 1-877-557-2227.
- Limitations and Risks in using VoIP to Place 911 Calls. You should be aware that calls to 911 through our Services may be transmitted differently than with a landline telephone, and that using a traditional landline telephone is the fastest way to contact 911. We recommend that you maintain an alternative means of making an emergency call to 911 (for example, through a traditional text telephone or, if a TTY is not available, a standard telephone) in the event that you are unable to use the VoIP Service for any reason. If you use the VoIP Service to place a 911 call, you should be aware that any such use is subject to the following important limitations and risks:
- 911 Available Only in the U.S. 911/E911 is available only for calls placed from a location within the United States or one of its territories or possessions.
- It is possible that, as a result of technical trouble or human errors, your location and any telephone number associated with the CaptionCall Phone (to extent using VoIP Service) and CaptionCall Mobile Application may not be automatically passed to the emergency service center or personnel when you use it to place a 911 emergency call. Technical trouble and human errors may include: (i) software or mobile device or tablet malfunction; (ii) lack of data coverage by your mobile carrier; (iii) uncharged or dead handset battery; (iv) broadband network outage or power outage, or degradation of internet service as a result of congestion, interruptions, or technical problems that may affect your ability to access the internet; (v) cancellation, suspension, or termination of your broadband or ISP service or wireless service for any reason (including for failure to pay); or (vi) termination, suspension, restriction, or cancellation of your use of the CaptionCall Phone, CaptionCall Mobile Application, or the Services under this EULA. In each case, we may not be able to obtain your location or other relevant information and/or provide that information to the appropriate emergency personnel. We, in our role as an emergency communications service provider, have immunity and other protection from liability of a scope and extent that is not less than the scope and extent of immunity or other protection from liability accorded any local exchange carrier under federal and applicable state law (whether through statute, judicial decision, tariffs filed by such local exchange carrier, or otherwise).
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