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Knower Terms of Service

Last Updated: 2022/08/12


Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Knowunity Inc. (“Knowunity,” “we,” or “us”) and our website at https://knowunity.com, along with our related websites, hosted applications, mobile or other downloadable applications, and other services provided by us (collectively, the “Service”). These Knower Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and Knowunity regarding your use of the Service as a “Knower” (a user who submits educational content to the Service). These Knower Terms of Service supplement our User Terms of Service (the “User Terms”), which continue to apply to your use of and interactions with the Service. In the event of an express conflict between the User Terms and these Knower Terms of Service, these Knower Terms of Service will supersede (but only as relates to your role as a Knower).


PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY:


BY CLICKING “I ACCEPT” OR OTHERWISE COMPLETING THE ONBOARDING PROCESS TO BECOME A KNOWER, OR BY SUBMITTING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT OR MATERIALS TO THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR PARTICIPATION AS A KNOWER, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (TOGETHER WITH THE USER TERMS, THESE “TERMS”). IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT OR MATERIALS OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE AS A KNOWER. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AS A KNOWER, AND KNOWUNITY ALLOWING SUCH PARTICIPATION, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY KNOWUNITY AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.


  1. Knower Role Overview. The Service permits Knowers to submit notes, presentations, summaries, exam preparation sheets, memos, flash cards, and other study materials and educational content, whether in text, image, video, or audio form (collectively, “Knower Content”) to the Service. Knowers must comply with these Terms and the Knower Guidelines (as may be updated from time to time, the “Guidelines”) which are hereby incorporated into these Terms. Knowunity may from time to time provide Knowers with a list of requested topics for additional Knower Content. Such requests may identify a monetary value associated with each type of topic and/or content. Knowers may select up to 3 topics from such request and will have 7 days to submit the relevant Knower Content to be eligible for compensation.
  2. No Employment Relationship. Knowunity does not control Knowers. Knowers choose in their sole discretion whether and when to accept any content requests or submit Knower Content to the Service, and Knowunity does not supervise Knowers’ creation of any Knower Content. Knowers are independent contractors and nothing herein will be deemed to constitute any employment relationship between the parties. Knowers will not be eligible for any employee benefits offered by Knowunity to its employees, and will be responsible for any taxes on compensation it receives for any Knower Content submitted hereunder.
  3. Eligibility. Knowers under 18 years old must first obtain permission from their parent or legal guardian to submit Knower Content. By agreeing to these Terms or submitting Knower Content, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 18 years old or have received such parental or guardian permission; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your registration and your use of the Service is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
  4. Registration. To register as a Knower, you may be required to provide additional information beyond that required to register as a general user of the Service. This information may include your residential address, bank or other payment method information to receive payment for submissions as described hereunder, etc.
  5. Knower Content 5.1 Knower Content is User Content. Knower Content constitutes User Content, as that term is used in the User Terms, and the corresponding provisions of the User Terms will apply to Knower Content as well except as expressly modified herein. 5.2 Perpetual and Irrevocable License. To the extent you submit Knower Content to the Service, the license granted to Knowunity for such Knower Content pursuant to the User Terms will immediately and automatically become perpetual and irrevocable.
  6. Payment to Knowers 6.1 Amounts. Payment amounts for Knower Content submitted in connection with content requests or contest participation (as described below) will be as described in the applicable request or contest terms. Knowunity may in its discretion make additional payments for user engagement with Knower Content (e.g., views, likes, etc.) on a monthly, quarterly, or other basis, all as may be further described on the Service. 6.2 Acceptance. Knowunity will be entitled to reject Knower Content for any reason in its sole discretion, including without limitation if it determines such Knower Content violates the Guidelines or these Terms or is otherwise of unacceptable quality. Knowers will not be entitled to any compensation for Knower Content that is rejected by Knowunity. 6.3 Balance. Payments due to Knowers will accumulate in their account balance on the Service, which may be viewed by Knowers at any time. Knowunity reserves the right to require Knowers accumulate a designated minimum balance (e.g., $30 USD) as identified by Knowunity from time to time to initiate a transfer to their designated supported payment method. 6.4 Payment Methods. Knowers must select a payment method supported by Knowunity (which may include bank transfers and Amazon e-gift cards, as listed and updated by Knowunity from time to time). Knowers are responsible for ensuring they provide complete and correct payment information to receive payments hereunder. 6.5 Taxes. Knowers are responsible for correctly calculating and remitting any taxes incurred on payments received hereunder. Knowunity does not provide legal, financial, or tax advice, and Knowers should consult their own legal, financial, and tax professionals as necessary. 6.6 Expiration and Termination. If any amounts credited to a Knower’s account have not been claimed within 12 months, Knowunity may provide 12 months’ notice and thereafter may cancel such credits. Knowunity may cancel any credits remaining unclaimed at the time a Knower terminates its account (or if Knowunity terminates such account for breach of these Terms or the User Terms). 6.7 No Liability. For avoidance of doubt, in no event will Knowunity have any liability for any delays or withholding of funds to the extent caused by Knowunity’s reasonable efforts to identify or prevent fraud or otherwise comply with applicable laws. Knowunity will have no liability for any Knower’s use of any payments received hereunder, or for an inability to complete payment due to incomplete or incorrect information provided by the applicable Knower
  7. Content Contests. 7.1 Object and Duration. Knowunity may from time to time run a content competition via the Service (a “Contest”). Knowers who choose to participate in the Contest are known as “Participants” in such Contest. The objective of the Contest is for Participants to upload as much relevant Knower Content as they choose to within the Contest period, subject to the provisions of this Section 7 and any applicable Contest terms, guidelines, or rules provided by Knowunity for such Contest (the “Contest Rules”). The dates of the Contest will be set out in the Contest Rules. 7.2 Conditions for Participation. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Contest Rules, Contests are free and open to all natural persons resident in the US who are at least 18 years of age or have received consent from a parent or legal guardian to participate (and Knowunity reserves the right to request proof of such consent). Participation in the Contest constitutes irrevocable and unconditional acceptance of the Contest Rules and these Terms. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions set out in these Terms and Conditions will invalidate the Participant's eligibility to participate and be considered for compensation. Knowunity reserves the right to delete Knower Content without giving reasons or not to evaluate it for payment. The use of any bots or other artificial means to inflate or manipulate the Contest is prohibited and grounds for immediate disqualification. 7.3 Participation. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Contest Rules, the Contest will run until the earlier of (1) the end of the Contest dates or (2) the point at which the designated number of pieces of Knower Content (2,000, unless otherwise identified in the Contest Rules or updated by Knowunity) have been submitted as part of such Contest. The pieces of Knower Content submitted prior to such point will be eligible for compensation as set out in the applicable Contest Rules (subject to these Terms). Winners may be announced on Knowunity’s websites, social media accounts, and on the Service. 7.4 Changes. Knowunity reserves the right to shorten, lengthen, modify, suspend, postpone or cancel the Contest if it determines in its sole discretion that such changes are appropriate based on current circumstances, without any liability to Participants. Knowunity will use reasonable efforts to notify Participants of all such changes (e.g., by posting a notice on the Service).
  8. Modification of Terms We may, from time to time, change these Terms. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Service. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should remove your User Content and discontinue your use of the Service. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 8, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms.
  9. Term and Termination 9.1 Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you register as a Knower or otherwise submit Knower Content to the Service, and ending when terminated as described in Section 9.2. 9.2 Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Service and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Knowunity may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your account on the Service, or suspend or terminate your access to the Service, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your account and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at [email protected]. 9.3 Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Service; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access your account or the Service; and (c) Sections 5.2, 6.6, 6.7, 9.3, 10, 11, 12, 17, and 18 will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Service since upon termination of your account, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Service. If your account has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from creating a new account on the Service using a different name, email address or other forms of account verification.
  10. Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Service, and you will defend and indemnify Knowunity, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the “Knowunity Entities”) from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Service; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims.
  11. Disclaimers; No Warranties by Knowunity 11.1 KNOWUNITY DOES NOT AND CANNOT GUARANTEE OR PROMISE THAT YOUR KNOWER CONTENT WILL BE ACCEPTED, VIEWED, OR LIKED, OR THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE ANY PARTICULAR COMPENSATION FOR KNOWER CONTENT YOU SUBMIT. 11.2 THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 11 APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Knowunity does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Knowunity is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
  12. Limitation of Liability 12.1 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE KNOWUNITY ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY KNOWUNITY ENTITY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE. 12.2 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE KNOWUNITY ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (a) ANY AMOUNT KNOWUNITY OWES YOU FOR PAID KNOWER CONTENT THAT IT ACCEPTED AND (b) US $100. 12.3 EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
  13. Miscellaneous. For avoidance of doubt, the “Miscellaneous” provisions of the User Terms will apply equally to these Knower Terms of Service.