Last updated September 20, 2023

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement formed between you (“You”) and Broadchat Technologies LLC. (“Company,” “Open Love,” “we” or “us”) and cover the website available at openlove.life (the “Website”), and the related applications (the “App”) operated on behalf of Open Love, and together with any content, tools, features and functionality offered on or through our Website and App (the “Services”).

These Terms govern your access to and use of the Services. Please read them carefully, as they include important information about your legal rights. By accessing and/or using the Services, you’re agreeing to these Terms. If you don’t understand or agree to these Terms, please don’t use the Services.

For purposes of these Terms, “you” and “your” means you as the user of the Services. If you use the Services on behalf of a company or other entity then “you” includes you and that entity, and you represent and warrant that (a) you are an authorized representative of the entity with the authority to bind the entity to these Terms, and (b) you agree to these Terms on the entity’s behalf.

Note: these Terms contain an arbitration clause and class action waiver. By agreeing to these Terms, you agree (a) to resolve all disputes with us through binding individual arbitration, which means that you waive any right to have those disputes decided by a judge or jury, and (b) that you waive your right to participate in class actions, class arbitrations, or representative actions. You have the right to opt-out of arbitration as explained below.

Use of the Services

Your Registration Obligations. You may be required to submit a registration form in order to access and use certain features of the Services. If you choose to register, you agree to provide and maintain true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Services’ registration form. Registration data and certain other information about you are governed by our Privacy Policy. If you are under 13 years old OR if you are an EU citizen or resident under 16 years old, you are not authorized to register to use the Services.

Member Account, Password and Security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account, if any, and are fully responsible for any and all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify Open Love of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session when accessing the Services. Open Love will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this paragraph.

Modifications to Site. Open Love reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Open Love will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.

General Practices Regarding Use and Storage. You acknowledge that Open Love may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Services, including without limitation the maximum period of time that data or other content will be retained by the Services and the maximum storage space that will be allotted on Open Love’s servers on your behalf. You agree that Open Love has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any data or other content maintained or uploaded to the Services. You acknowledge that Open Love reserves the right to terminate accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that Open Love reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.

Conditions Of Use

User Conduct. In addition to agreeing to comply with our Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”), which is incorporated herein, you agree to comply with the following conditions in using the Services. You are solely responsible for all code, video, images, information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, messages or other materials (“Content”) that you upload, post, publish or display (hereinafter, “Upload”) or email or otherwise transmit via the Services. Your use of the Services may also be subject to license and use restrictions set forth in the CreativeML Open RAIL-M License. The following are examples of the kind of Content and/or use that is illegal or prohibited by Open Love. Open Love reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Open Love’s sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending Content from the Website or Services, suspending or terminating the account of such violators and reporting them to applicable law enforcement authorities.

You agree to not use the Website or Services to:

upload or transmit any Content that: (i) infringes any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any party; (ii) you do not have a right to upload under any law or under contractual or other relationships; (iii) contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; (iv) poses or creates a privacy or security risk to any person; (v) constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, commercial activities and/or sales, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” “contests,” “sweepstakes,” or any other form of solicitation; (vi) is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, excessively violent, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; or (vii) in the sole judgment of Open Love, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Website or Services, or which may expose Open Love or its users to any harm or liability of any type;

interfere with or disrupt the Website or Services or servers or networks connected to the Website or Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Website or Services;

violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any regulations having the force of law;

impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18;

harvest or collect email addresses or other contact information of other users from the Website or Services by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails or other unsolicited communications;

advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose that is not specifically authorized;

further or promote any criminal activity or enterprise or provide instructional information about illegal activities;

obtain or attempt to access or otherwise obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Website or Services;

lease, lend, sell or sublicense any part of the Services;

try to get around any technological measure designed to protect the Services or any technology associated with the Services;

reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, adapt, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to any Services source code, in whole or in part (unless a portion of code contained within the Services is released as open source and the open source license governing such code expressly permits reverse engineering, copying or other modification)

use the Services to create malicious or abusive content (as determined by Open Love in its sole discretion) or any content that violates a Open Love policy; or use the Services (or any part thereof or any technology contained therein) in any manner that infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any intellectual property right or other right of any person, or that violates any applicable laws.

Intellectual Property Rights

User Content Uploaded to the Site. With respect to the content or other materials you upload to or create using the Services (collectively, “User Content”), you represent and warrant that you own all right, title and interest in and to such User Content, including, without limitation, all copyrights and rights of publicity contained therein, or are otherwise permitted to use them for the applicable purposes, for example by license or legal exception or limitation. By creating or uploading any User Content you own or create using the Service, you retain all rights in it (to the extent you would otherwise hold such rights) and hereby grant and will grant Open Love to the fullest extent permitted under the law a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use your User Content for any Open Love-related purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed.

Characters and Generations. For any automated AI character ("Character") that you create or upload using the Service, you own all rights in that Character (and to the extent you create derivative works, you own all rights you otherwise would own in them) and any text, images or video it generates ("Generations") that are elicited directly or indirectly by you, and grant to Open Love and to any Open Love user who elicits Generations from your Character to the fullest extent permitted under the law a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use the Character you created and any related Generations for any purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed. As to a user interacting with a Character created or uploaded by another user or created or uploaded by Open Love, the user who elicits the Generations from a Character owns all rights in those Generations and grants to both Open Love and the creator(s) of the applicable Character a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use any Generations. For avoidance of doubt, violations of Open Love's Acceptable Use Policy unrelated to intellectual property issues does not affect the user's intellectual property rights in any Characters or their Generations.

Website or Services Content, Software and Trademarks. You acknowledge and agree that the Website or Services may contain content or features (“Site Content”) that are protected by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and laws. In connection with your use of the Website or Services you will not engage in or use any data mining, robots, scraping or similar automated data gathering or extraction methods. If you are blocked by Open Love from accessing the Website or Services (including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent such blocking (e.g., by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address). Any use of the Website or Services, or the Site Content, other than as specifically authorized herein is strictly prohibited. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Open Love.

The Open Love name and logos are trademarks of Open Love (collectively the “Open Love Trademarks”). Other trademarks used and displayed via the Website or Services may be trademarks of their respective owners who may or may not endorse or be affiliated with or connected to Open Love. Nothing in these Terms or the Website or Service should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any of Open Love Trademarks without our prior written permission in each instance. All goodwill generated from the use of Open Love Trademarks will inure to our exclusive benefit.

Third Party Material. Under no circumstances will Open Love be liable in any way for any content or materials of any third parties, including character bots created by third parties and any Generations resulting from such character bots, including, but not limited to infringement of intellectual property rights, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content. You acknowledge that Open Love does not pre-screen content, but that Open Love and its designees will have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any content that is available via the Website or Services. Without limiting the foregoing, Open Love and its designees will have the right to remove any content that violates these Terms, our AUP, or is deemed by Open Love, in its sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Website or Services (“Submissions”) provided by you to Open Love are non-confidential and Open Love will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, without acknowledgment of or compensation to you.

Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that Open Love may preserve content and may also disclose content and/or metadata if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Open Love, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Website and Services, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.

Copyright Complaints. Open Love respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, you should notify Open Love of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below.

Open Love will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A notification of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to broadchatlabs@outlook.com.

To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information: an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest; a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site, with enough detail that we may find it on the Site; your address, telephone number, and email address; a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

Counter-Notice. If you believe that your User Content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to upload and use the content in your User Content, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled; a statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and your name, address, telephone number, and email address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court located within the Northern District of California and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement. If a counter-notice is received by the Copyright Agent, Open Love will send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.

Repeat Infringer Policy. In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Open Love has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at Open Love’s sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Open Love may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Services and/or terminate the registrations of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

Third Party Websites and Services

The Services may provide, or third parties may provide, links or other access to other sites and resources on the Internet or to third-party applications. Open Love has no control over such sites, resources or applications and Open Love is not responsible for and does not endorse such sites, resources or applications. You further acknowledge and agree that Open Love will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, events, goods or services available on or through any such sites, resources or applications. Any dealings you have with third parties found while using the Services are between you and the third party, and you agree that Open Love is not liable for any loss or claim that you may have against any such third party.

Indemnity and Release

You agree to release, indemnify and hold Open Love and its affiliates and their officers, employees, directors and agents harmless from any from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury (including death) arising out of or relating to your use of the Services or any related information, any User Content, your application(s) to Open Love or the results thereof, your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another.

If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says:

A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.

If you are a resident of another jurisdiction, you waive any comparable statute or doctrine.

Disclaimer of Warranty

Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The site is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. Open Love expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Open Love makes no warranty that (i) the Services will meet your requirements, (ii) the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate or reliable.

Limitation of Liability

You expressly understand and agree that Open Love will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits including but not limited to, damages for loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Open Love has been advised of the possibility of such damages), whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, resulting from: (I) the use or the inability to use the Services or any related information; (ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iii) statements or conduct of any third party (including users) on the Services; or (iv) any other matter relating to the Services. In no event will Open Love’s total liability to you for all damages, losses or causes of action exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations set forth above may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the site or with these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of the Services.

Dispute Resolution By Binding Arbitration

This section affects your rights so please read it carefully.

Agreement to Arbitrate

This Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration section of the Terms is referred to in these Terms as the “Arbitration Agreement.” You agree that any and all disputes or claims that have arisen or may arise between you and Open Love, whether arising out of or relating to these Terms (including any alleged breach thereof), the Website or Services, any aspect of the relationship or transactions between us, shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, rather than a court, in accordance with the terms of this Arbitration Agreement, except that you may assert individual claims in small claims court, if your claims qualify. Further, this Arbitration Agreement does not preclude you from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies, and such agencies can, if the law allows, seek relief against us on your behalf. You agree that, by entering into these Terms, you and Open Love are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. Your rights will be determined by a neutral arbitrator, not a judge or jury. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement.

Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief

You and Open Love agree that each of us may bring claims against the other only on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative action or proceeding. Unless both You and Open Love agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate or join more than one person’s or party’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a consolidated, representative, or class proceeding. Also, the arbitrator may award relief (including monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief) only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief necessitated by that party’s individual claim(s).

Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution

Open Love is always interested in resolving disputes amicably and fairly, and so if you have concerns, please contact us about them at broadchatlabs@outlook.com. The email Notice must (i) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute and (ii) set forth the specific relief sought. If Open Love and you do not resolve the claim within sixty (60) calendar days after the Notice is received, you or Open Love may commence an arbitration proceeding. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by Open Love or you shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator determines the amount, if any, to which you or Open Love is entitled.

Arbitration Procedures

Arbitration will be conducted by a neutral arbitrator in accordance with JAMS’ (“JAMS”) Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures (collectively, the “JAMS Rules”), as modified by this Arbitration Agreement. For information on JAMS, please visit its website, https://www.jamsadr.com/. If there is any inconsistency between any term of the JAMS Rules and any term of this Arbitration Agreement, the applicable terms of this Arbitration Agreement will control unless the arbitrator determines that the application of the inconsistent Arbitration Agreement terms would not result in a fundamentally fair arbitration. The arbitrator must also follow the provisions of these Terms as a court would. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, including, but not limited to, issues relating to the scope, enforceability, and arbitrability of this Arbitration Agreement. Although arbitration proceedings are usually simpler and more streamlined than trials and other judicial proceedings, the arbitrator can award the same damages and relief on an individual basis that a court can award to an individual under the Terms and applicable law. Decisions by the arbitrator are enforceable in court and may be overturned by a court only for very limited reasons.

Unless Open Love and you agree otherwise, any arbitration hearings will take place in San Francisco, CA. If the parties are unable to agree on a location, the determination shall be made by JAMS. If your claim is for $10,000 or less, Open Love agrees that you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator, through a telephonic or video conference hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by the JAMS Rules. If your claim exceeds $10,000, the right to a hearing will be determined by the JAMS Rules. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based.

Costs of Arbitration

Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees (collectively, the “Arbitration Fees”) will be governed by the JAMS Rules, unless otherwise provided in this Arbitration Agreement.

Confidentiality

All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, and any ruling, decision, or award by the arbitrator, will be strictly confidential for the benefit of all parties.

Severability

If a court or the arbitrator decides that any term or provision of this Arbitration Agreement (other than the subsection (b) titled “Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief” above) is invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Arbitration Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. If a court or the arbitrator decides that any of the provisions of subsection (b) above titled “Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief” are invalid or unenforceable, then the entirety of this Arbitration Agreement shall be null and void. The remainder of the Terms will continue to apply.

Future Changes to Arbitration Agreement

Notwithstanding any provision in this Terms of Use to the contrary, Open Love agrees that if it makes any future change to this Arbitration Agreement (other than a change to the Notice Address) while you are a user of the Services, you may reject any such change by sending Open Love written notice within thirty (30) calendar days of the change to the Notice Address provided above. By rejecting any future change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any dispute between us in accordance with the language of this Arbitration Agreement as of the date you first accepted these Terms (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms).

Termination

You agree that Open Love, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your account (or any part thereof) or use of the Services and remove and discard any content within the Website or Services, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Open Love believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms or Open Love’s Acceptable Use Policy. Open Love may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Services under any provision of these Terms or our AUP may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Open Love may (but has no obligation to) immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Services. Termination of your account or access to any component of the Services will not terminate Open Love’s rights to your User Content. Further, you agree that Open Love will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Services.

General

Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Open Love and govern your use of our Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and Open Love with respect to the Services.

Choice of Law, Jurisdiction, Venue. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. With respect to any disputes or claims not subject to arbitration, as set forth above, you and Open Love agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within Santa Clara County, California.

Severance. If any provision of these Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect.

No Waiver. Any failure of Open Love to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

Expiration of Claims. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Site or these Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

Admissibility. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will 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.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without the prior written consent of Open Love, but Open Love may assign or transfer these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without restriction.

Section Headings. The section titles in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

Notice. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Site may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Website.

Changes to these Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify portions of these Terms at any time. If we do this, we will post the changes on this page and will indicate at the top of this page the date these terms were last revised. Any such changes will become effective no earlier than fourteen (14) days after they are posted, except that changes addressing new functions of the Site or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately. Your continued use of the Site after the date any such changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

If you have any questions about our Services, or to report any violations of these Terms or our Acceptable Use Policies, please contact us at broadchatlabs@outlook.com.