Public.com Terms of Service
Last Updated: March 1, 2024
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Public Holdings Inc. (“Public.com,” “we,” “our,” or
“us”) and our website at www.mtcbigbook.com, our mobile application, and our Services
(defined below). This Terms of Service is a legally binding contract between you and
Public.com regarding your use of the Services.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY.
BY CLICKING “I ACCEPT,” OR BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR OTHERWISE
ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND
UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, YOU
AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING
PUBLIC.COM’S PRIVACY POLICY (TOGETHER, THESE “TERMS”). IF YOU ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE, OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR
PERMISSION TO USE THE SERVICES. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, AND
PUBLIC.COM’S PROVISION OF THE SERVICES TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN
AGREEMENT BY PUBLIC.COM AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
ARBITRATION NOTICE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DISPUTES ARISING FROM THE
BROKERAGE SERVICE (WHICH ARE RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC
BROKERAGE AGREEMENT) AND CERTAIN OTHER KINDS OF DISPUTES DESCRIBED
IN SECTION 18, YOU AGREE THAT DISPUTES ARISING UNDER THESE TERMS WILL
BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, AND BY ACCEPTING THESE
TERMS, YOU AND PUBLIC.COM ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY
OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
YOU AGREE TO GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT TO ASSERT OR DEFEND
YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THIS CONTRACT (EXCEPT FOR MATTERS THAT MAY BE
TAKEN TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT). YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY A
NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR AND NOT A JUDGE OR JURY. (SEE SECTION 18.)
LEGAL DISCLAIMER. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT: (1) THE CONTENT
PRESENTED ON THE SERVICES ARE NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU OR ANYONE
ELSE WITH INVESTMENT, LEGAL, TAX, INSURANCE OR ANY OTHER KIND OF
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE; AND (2) PUBLIC.COM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES FOR ACTIONS TAKEN BY YOU BASED ON
CONTENT PRESENTED ON THE SERVICES.
ADDITIONAL TERMS. Your use of the Services are subject to all additional terms and
conditions, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Services or certain features of the
Services together with any that we may post on or link to from the Services including the
disclosures made available here: https://public.com/disclosures (collectively the “Additional
Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of,
these Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, if you are using the Brokerage Service, you are
subject to these Terms and Additional Terms including the Open to the Public Investing, Inc.
Brokerage Agreement (“Public Brokerage Agreement”) available here:
https://public.com/disclosures. To the extent that any Additional Terms conflict with these
Terms, the terms contained in the Additional Terms will control.
Public.com Services Overview. Public.com is a social investing app. It lets you follow
other users on the app, see what they are investing in and allows you to place your
own investments in the US stock market. The “Public Service” includes our website
at www.public.com, general news and information, commentary, educational material
and information and data concerning the financial markets, securities and other
subjects, market data such as quotations for securities transactions and/or last sale
information for completed securities transactions reported in accordance with federal
securities regulations, along with our related websites, networks, applications, mobile
applications, and other social media services. The Public Service does not, however,
include our online and mobile application-based discount stock brokerage services
(the “Brokerage Service”). Together the Public Service and Brokerage Service are
referred to as the “Services”
Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old to use the Services. By agreeing to these
Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 18 years old; (b) you
have not previously been suspended or removed from the Services; and (c) your
registration and your use of the Services is in compliance with any and all applicable
laws and regulations. You may not authorize another user to use the Services on
your behalf.
Accounts and Registration. To access most features of the Services, you must
register for an account. When you register for an account, you may be required to
provide us with some information about yourself, such as your name, email address,
phone number, or other contact information. You agree that the information you
provide to us is accurate and that you will keep it accurate and up-to-date at all times.
When you register, you will be asked to provide a password. You are solely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and you
accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account. If you believe that
your account is no longer secure, then you must immediately notify us at
hello@public.com. For details about your brokerage account, see the Public
Brokerage Agreement.
General Payment Terms. Certain features of the Services may require you to pay
fees. Before you pay any fees, you will have an opportunity to review and accept the
fees that you will be charged. All fees are in U.S. Dollars and are non-refundable.
The fees set forth in this Section 4 are independent from all brokerage fees and
charges described in the Public Brokerage Agreement.
Price. Public.com reserves the right to determine pricing for the Services.
Public.com will make reasonable efforts to keep pricing information published
on the website up to date. We encourage you to check our website
periodically for current pricing information. Public.com may change the fees
for any feature of the Services, including additional fees or charges, if
Public.com gives you advance notice of changes before they apply.
Public.com, at its sole discretion, may make promotional offers with different
features and different pricing to any of Public.com’s customers. These
promotional offers, unless made to you, will not apply to your offer or these
Terms.
Authorization. You authorize Public.com and its third party payment
processors to charge all sums for the orders that you make and any level of
Services you select as described in these Terms or published by Public.com,
including all applicable taxes, to the payment method specified in your
account. If you pay any fees with a credit card, Public.com or its third party
payment processors may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account
prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has the
necessary funds or credit available to cover your purchase.
Delinquent Accounts. Public.com may suspend or terminate access to the
Services, including fee-based portions of the Services, for any account for
which any amount is due but unpaid. In addition to the amount due for the
Services, a delinquent account will be charged with fees or charges that are
incidental to any chargeback or collection of any the unpaid amount, including
collection fees.
Licenses
Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these
Terms, Public.com grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use,
a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable
license to: (a) install and use one object code copy of any mobile application
associated with the Services obtained from a legitimate marketplace (whether
installed by you or pre-installed on your mobile device by the device
manufacturer) on a mobile device that you own or control; and (b) access and
use of the Services.
License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is
impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute,
publicly display, or publicly perform the Services; (b) make modifications to
the Services; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Services,
including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited
under applicable law from using the Services, you may not use it.
Feedback. We welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions. If you
choose to contribute by sending Public.com or our employees any ideas for
products, services, features, modifications, enhancements, content,
refinements, technologies, content offerings, promotions, strategies or
product/feature names or any related documentation, artwork, computer
code, diagrams or other materials (collectively “Feedback”), then regardless
of what your accompanying communication may say, you hereby grant
Public.com an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid,
royalty-free right to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose,
including to improve the Services and create other products and services.
Feedback is provided on a non-confidential basis, and Public.com is not
under any obligation to keep any Feedback you send confidential or to refrain
from using or disclosing it in any way. Public.com has no obligation to review,
consider or implement your Feedback, or to return to you all or part of any
Feedback for any reason.
Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Services are owned and operated by Public.com.
The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer
code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all
other elements of the Services (“Materials”) provided by Public.com are protected by
intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Services are the
property of Public.com or its third party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by
Public.com, you may not make use of the Materials. Public.com reserves all rights to
the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.
Third Party Terms
Third Party Services and Linked Websites. Certain content is furnished by
third parties (each, a “Third-Party Provider” and collectively, the “Third-Party
Providers”). Such content (“Third Party Content”) includes, without limitation,
any information, content, service or software made available by or through
social media websites, blogs, wikis, online conferences, telecasts, podcasts,
and other forums (collectively, the “Forums”). Third Party Content may be
available through framed areas or through hyperlinks to the Third-Party
Providers’ websites. Third-Party Content is not advice created or provided by
Public.com and does not constitute a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold
any security or securities. All communications made at or through the Forums
are public. Neither Public.com nor the Third-Party Providers screen, review,
approve or endorse any Third Party Content available on or through the
Forums. Third Party Providers are not supervised or monitored by Public.com
or any affiliate of Public.com. Public does not monitor, supervise or endorse
any Third Party Content or any posts in the Forums, and users of Third Party
Content are not supervised persons of Public.com or any affiliate, including
without limitation Open to the Public Investing, Inc. No affiliate of Public.com
is responsible or will be liable for any Third Party Content. Reliance on any
Third Party Content available on or through the Forums is at your own risk.
Public.com may provide tools through the Services that enable you to export
information, including User Content, to third party services, including through
features that allow you to link your account on Public.com with an account on
the third party service, such as Twitter or Facebook, or through our
implementation of third party buttons (such as “like” or “share” buttons). By
using one of these tools, you agree that Public.com may transfer that
information to the applicable third party service. Third party services are not
under Public.com’s control, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
Public.com is not responsible for any third party service’s use of your
exported information. The Services may also contain links to third party
websites. Linked websites are not under Public.com’s control, and Public.com
is not responsible for their content.
Third Party Software. The Services may include or incorporate third party
software components that are generally available free of charge under
licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those
components (“Third Party Components”). Although the Services are provided
to you subject to these Terms, nothing in these Terms prevents, restricts, or is
intended to prevent or restrict you from obtaining Third Party Components
under the applicable third party licenses or to limit your use of Third Party
Components under those third party licenses.
User Content
User Content Generally. Certain features of the Public Services may permit
users to upload and post content to the Public Service. “User Content” means
any content that you upload, post or transmit to or through the Services
including, without limitation, any text, photographs, audio files, graphics,
videos and any other works subject to protection under the laws of the United
States or any other jurisdiction, including, copyright, trademark, trade secret
and patent laws, and excludes any and all Public.com Materials. Public.com
does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, appropriateness, availability or
quality of any User Content, and under no circumstances will Public.com be
liable in any way for any User Content. User Content is not advice created or
provided by Public.com and does not constitute a recommendation to buy,
sell, or hold any security or securities. Users creating User Content are not
supervised or monitored by Public.com or any affiliate. Users are not
supervised or monitored by Public.com. Public does not monitor, supervise or
endorse any User Content, and Users are not supervised persons of
Public.com or any affiliate, including without limitation Open to the Public
Investing, Inc. No affiliate of Public.com is responsible or will be liable for any
User Content.
Screening User Content. Public.com offers you and other users the ability to
submit User Content to or transmit through the Services. Public.com does not
pre-screen any User Content, but reserves the right to remove, disallow, block
or delete any User Content in its sole discretion. Public.com reserves the right
to disable the ability to upload and post User Content for specific users at its
sole discretion. Any User Content deemed to be misleading, an attempt to
cause movement in a stock price, or a general falsehood regarding a security
or the markets at large may lead to a restriction, closure or a potential
escalation to enforcement authorities depending on the severity of the case.
In addition, we have the right—but not the obligation—in our sole discretion to
remove, disallow, block or delete any User Content (i) that we consider to
violate these Terms or applicable law or to otherwise constitute Objectionable
Content; or (ii) in response to complaints from third parties, with or without
notice and without any liability to you. Without limiting the preceding
sentences of this Section, Public.com also has the right—but not the
obligation—to take remedial action in connection with any Objectionable
Content posted on the Service as described more fully in Section 8.5 below.
We recommend that you save copies of any User Content that you Post to the
Service on your personal device(s) in the event that you want to ensure that
you have permanent access to copies of such User Content.
Intellectual Property Rights and License. You retain ownership of any rights
you may have in your user content and submitting your User Content to the
Services does not transfer ownership of your rights. You hereby grant
Public.com an unrestricted, assignable, sublicensable, revocable, royalty-free
license throughout the universe to reproduce, distribute, publicly display,
communicate to the public, publicly perform (including by means of digital
audio transmissions and on a through-to-the-audience basis), make available,
create derivative works from, retransmit, and otherwise exploit and use all or
any part of all User Content you post to or through the Services by any means
and through any media and formats now known or hereafter developed, for
any purposes including (i) advertising, marketing and promoting Public.com
and the Services; (ii) displaying and sharing your User Content to other users
of the Services; and (iii) providing the Services as authorized by these Terms.
By posting User Content to or through the Services, you waive any rights to
prior inspection or approval of any marketing or promotional materials related
to such User Content. You also waive any and all rights of privacy, publicity or
any other rights of a similar nature in connection with your User Content, or
any portion thereof. You further grant Public.com a royalty-free license to use
your user name, image and likeness to identify you as the source of any of
your User Content. To the extent any moral rights are not transferable or
assignable, you hereby waive and agree never to assert any and all moral
rights, or to support, maintain or permit any action based on any moral rights
that you may have in or with respect to any User Content you post to or
through the Services.
You Must Have Rights to the Content You Post. You must not post any User
Content on or through the Service or transmit to Public.com any User Content
that you consider to be illegal, confidential or proprietary. Any User Content
posted by you to or through the Services or transmitted to Public.com will be
considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and treated as such by
Public.com, and may be used by Public.com in accordance with these Terms
without notice to you and without any liability to Public.com. You must not post
any User Content to the Services if you are not the copyright owner of or are
not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of the User Content
you intend to post to the Services. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own
the User Content Posted by you on or through the Services or otherwise have
the right to grant the licenses set forth in these Terms; (ii) the posting and use
of your User Content on or through the Services does not infringe any privacy
rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, intellectual property rights or
any other rights of any person, or third party including, the rights of any
person visible in any of your User Content; (iii) the posting of your User
Content on the Services will not require us to obtain any further licenses from
or pay any royalties, fees, compensation or other amounts or provide any
attribution to any third parties; and (iv) the posting of your User Content on
the Services does not result in a breach of contract between you and a third
party. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or company as a
result of posting your User Content on the Services.
Objectionable Content. You are not permitted to and agree not to post any
User Content to the Services that is or could be interpreted by a reasonable
person to be (i) abusive, bullying, defamatory, harassing, harmful, hateful,
inaccurate, infringing, libelous, objectionable, obscene, offensive,
pornographic, shocking, threatening, unlawful, violent, vulgar or in violation of
any applicable laws (including laws related to speech); (ii) bigotry,
discrimination, hatred, intolerance, racism or inciting violence (including
suicide), (iii) in violation of federal or state securities laws (including without
limitation based on activities distributing insider information or providing
content that could be considered attempts to manipulate the market), in each
of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section, as Public.com may determine in its
sole and absolute discretion (collectively, “Objectionable Content”). The
posting of any Objectionable Content may subject you to third party claims
and none of the rights granted to you in these Terms may be raised as a
defense against any third party claims arising from your posting of
Objectionable Content. You also agree not to use the Services for illegal or
unlawful purposes, including, without limitation, to stalk any other users or to
encourage any user to harm themselves or any other person. Except as
provided for in Section 10 below, if you encounter any Objectionable Content
on the Public Service, then please immediately email Public.com at
hello@public.com or inform us through the functionality offered on the Public
Service. You acknowledge and agree that Public.com provides you with the
ability to report Objectionable Content as a courtesy, and Public.com has no
obligation to remove or take any other action with respect to any
Objectionable Content on the Public Service that you report to us. However,
Public.com in its sole discretion may take any actions it deems necessary
and/or appropriate against any user who posts Objectionable Content on the
Service, including, warning the user, suspending or terminating the user’s
account, removing all of the users User Content posted on the Public Service
and/or reporting the user to law enforcement authorities, either directly or
indirectly.
User Content Representations and Warranties. Public.com disclaims any and
all liability in connection with User Content. For the avoidance of doubt,
Public.com will not be liable for any unauthorized use of User Content by any
user. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences
of providing User Content via the Services. By posting User Content via the
Services, you affirm, represent, and warrant that you will fully comply with
Sections 8 and 9, and these Terms.
Prohibited Conduct. In addition to any other restrictions set forth in these Terms, and
without limiting those restrictions, when using the Services, you agree not to (and not
to attempt to or assist or permit any person to):
use the Services for any illegal purpose or violate any applicable federal,
state, local, national, or international laws or regulations, or these Terms;
violate any rules, regulations or laws of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc., the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities
Futures Trading Commission, any state securities agency, any securities
exchange or association, or any commodities or futures contract market or
association;
violate any terms and conditions of any Additional Terms including the Public
Brokerage Agreement;
violate, or encourage others to violate, any right of a third party, including by
(i) infringing or misappropriating any third party intellectual property right, (ii)
use any trademarks, service marks, design marks, logos, photographs or
other content belonging to Public.com or obtained from the Services, (iii)
make unauthorized copies of any content made available on or through the
Services;
provide any false personal information to Public.com, create a false identity or
impersonate another person or entity in any way or perform any fraudulent
activity including claiming a false affiliation, accessing any other Services
account without permission, or falsifying your age or date of birth;
interfere with security-related features of the Services or any user’s
enjoyment of the Services, including by: (i) use any device, software or
routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the
Services, or any activity conducted on the Services, (ii) disabling or
circumventing features that prevent or limit use or copying of any content, (iii)
attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the
software or source code comprising or making up the Services except to the
extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law, (iv) uploading
or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other
malicious code, (v) disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to
or used to provide the Services, (vi) disable, overburden, impair, damage or
hijack the operation of any hardware, software or telecommunications
equipment or any other aspect of the Services or communications equipment
and computers connected to the Services, (vii) access, tamper with or use
non-public areas of the Services, Public.com’s (and its hosting company’s)
computer systems and infrastructure or the technical delivery systems of
Public.com’s providers, (viii) create a new account with Public.com, without
Public.com’s express written consent, if Public.com has previously disabled or
suspended an account of yours, or (ix) use the Services, without Public.com’s
express written consent, for any commercial or unauthorized purpose,
including communicating or facilitating any commercial advertisement or
solicitation or spamming, (x) gain unauthorized access to the Services, to
other Users’ accounts, names or personally identifiable information, or to
other computers or websites connected or linked to the Services, (xi) bypass
any approved software through which the Services is made available, (xii)
frame or link to any of the materials or information available on the Services,
or (xiii) interfere with or disrupt the Services, networks or servers connected
to the Services or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of those
networks or servers;
interfere with any users enjoyment of the Services by: (i) restrict, discourage
or inhibit any person from using the Services, disclose personal information
about a third person on the Services or obtained from the Services without
the consent of that person, or collect information about or threaten, harass,
demean, embarrass, menace or intimidate users of the Services; (ii) making
any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Services, (iii)
collecting personal information about another user or third party without
consent, (iv) solicit, or attempt to solicit, personal information from other users
of the Services, (v) use the Services to send communications to persons who
have requested that you not send them communications; or
sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any
Materials (as defined in Section 6) or any right or ability to view, access, or
use any Materials;
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Respect of Third Party Rights.. Public.com respects the intellectual property
of others and takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously. We
ask you to do the same. Infringing activity will not be tolerated on or through
the Service. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
(the “Copyright Act”), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright
Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Public.com
will promptly respond to claims of copyright infringement if such claims are
properly reported to Public.com’s Designated Copyright Agent identified
below.
Repeat Infringer Policy. If Public.com learns of potential copyright
infringement, then Public.com will take whatever action, in its sole discretion,
it deems appropriate, including, for example: (i) removing or disabling access
to material that Public.com believes in good faith or upon notice from an
intellectual property owner or his or her agent, is infringing the intellectual
property of a third party by being made available through the Services; and (ii)
removing any User Content uploaded to the Services by “repeat infringers.”
Public.com considers a “repeat infringer” to be any User that has uploaded
User Content or Feedback to or through the Services and for whom
Public.com has received more than two takedown notices compliant with the
provisions of 17 U.S.C. § 512 with respect to such User Content or Feedback.
Public.com has discretion, however, to terminate the Account of any User
after receipt of a single notification of claimed infringement or upon
Public.com’s own determination.
Procedure for Reporting Claimed Infringement.. If you believe that any
content made available on or through the Services has been used or
exploited in a manner that infringes an intellectual property right you own or
control, then please promptly send a “Notification of Claimed Infringement”
containing the following information to the Designated Agent identified below.
Your Notification of Claimed Infringement may be shared by Public.com with
the User alleged to have infringed a right you own or control, and you hereby
consent to Public.com making such disclosure. Your communication must
include substantially the following:
a. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the work(s) that has/have been allegedly
infringed;
b. Identification of works or materials you believe are being infringed, or,
if multiple works are covered by a single notification, then a
representative list of such works;
c. Identification of the specific material that is claimed to be infringing or
to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or
access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably
sufficient to permit Public.com to locate the material;
d. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Public.com to contact you,
such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic
mail address, at which you may be contacted;
e. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the
material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the
copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
f. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and
under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. You should
consult with your own lawyer and/or see 17 U.S.C. § 512 to confirm
your obligations to provide a valid notice of claimed infringement. If
you fail to comply with the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512 (c)(3),
your notice may not be effective.
Designated Agent Contact Information. Public.com’s designated agent for
receipt of Notifications of Claimed Infringement (the “Designated Agent”) can
be contacted at the below address. Please send a copy of your mailed notice
via email.
Public Holdings Inc.
ATTN: Legal Department (Copyright Notification)
6 Harrison Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Email: legal@public.com
Subject line: Copyright Notification
Counter Notification. If you receive a notification from Public.com that material
made available by you on or through the Services has been the subject of a
Notification of Claimed Infringement, then you will have the right to provide
Public.com with what is called a “Counter Notification.” To be effective, a
Counter Notification must be in writing, provided to Public.com’s Designated
Agent through one of the methods identified in Section 10.4 and include
substantially the following information:
a. A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
b. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which
access has been disabled and the location at which the material
appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
c. Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your
name, address and telephone number, and email address, if
available);
d. A statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good
faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of
mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
and
e. A statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of Federal
District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or
if the subscribers address is outside of the United States, then for any
judicial district in which Public.com may be found, and that the
subscriber will accept service of process from the person who
provided notification under Section 10.3 above or an agent of such
person. A party submitting a Counter Notification should consult a
lawyer or see 17 U.S.C. § 512 to confirm the party’s obligations to
provide a valid counter notification under the Copyright Act.
Reposting of Content Subject to a Counter Notification. If you submit a
Counter Notification to Public.com in response to a Notification of Claimed
Infringement, then Public.com will promptly provide the person who provided
the Notification of Claimed Infringement with a copy of your Counter
Notification and inform that person that Public.com will replace the removed
User Content or Feedback or cease disabling access to it in 10 business
days. Unless Public.com’s Designated Agent receives notice from the party
that submitted the Notification of Claimed Infringement that such person has
filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the User from engaging in
infringing activity relating to the material on Public.com’s Services then
Public.com will replace the removed User Content or Feedback and cease
disabling access to it not less than 10, nor more than 14, business days
following receipt of the valid Counter Notification.
False Notifications of Claimed Infringement or Counter Notifications.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or
activity on the Services was removed or disabled by mistake or
misidentification, then you may be held liable for damages (including costs
and attorneys’ fees) under U.S.C. § 512(f) of the Copyright Act.
17 U.S.C. § 512(f).
Public.com reserves the right to seek damages from any party that submits a
Notification of Claimed Infringement or Counter Notification in violation of the
law.
For clarity, only Notifications of Claimed Infringement and Counter Notices
should be sent to the Designated Agent. Any other feedback, comments,
requests for technical support or other communications should be directed to
support@public.com.
Communications
Push Notifications. When you install our app on your mobile device, you
agree to receive push notifications, which are messages an app sends you on
your mobile device when the app is not on. You can turn off notifications by
visiting your mobile device’s “settings” page.
Email. We may send you emails concerning out products and services, as
well as those of third parties. You may opt out of promotional emails by
following the unsubscribe instructions in the promotional email itself.
Brokerage Account. Any and all electronic communications and
documentation (including tax documentation) regarding investments made
through the Brokerage Service will be made available to you as set forth in
the Public Brokerage Agreement.
Modification of these Terms. We reserve the right to change these Terms on a
going-forward basis at any time upon 7 days’ notice. Please check these Terms
periodically for changes. If a change to these Terms materially modifies your rights or
obligations, we may require that you accept the modified Terms in order to continue
to use the Service. Material modifications are effective upon your acceptance of the
modified Terms. Immaterial modifications are effective upon publication. Except as
expressly permitted in this Section 11, these Terms may be amended only by a
written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these
Terms. Disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved in accordance with the
version of these Terms that was in effect at the time the dispute arose.
Term, Termination and Modification of the Service
Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first
download, install, access, or use the Service, and ending when terminated as
described in Section 13.2.
Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, your authorization to
access the Services and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition,
Public.com 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. You may terminate
your account and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at
hello@public.com.
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; (c) you
must pay Public.com any unpaid amount that was due prior to termination;
and (d) all payment obligations accrued prior to termination. Sections 5.3, 6,
8.3, 13.3, and 14 through 20 will survive expiration or termination of these
Terms.
Modification of the Service. Public.com reserves the right to modify or
discontinue the Services at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing
certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to
you. Public.com will have no liability for any change to the Services or any
suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Services.
Indemnity. In addition to your indemnification obligations under the Public Brokerage
Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of
the Service, and you will defend and indemnify Public.com and its officers, directors,
employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents (together, the “Public.com
Entities”) from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related
liability, damage, loss, and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs,
arising out of or connected with: (a) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the
Service; (b) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation,
warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or
regulation; (c) your violation of any third party right, including any intellectual property
right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (d) 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.
Disclaimers of WarrantiesWITHOUT LIMITING ANY DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES MADE BY US IN ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS, THE SERVICES AND
ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. PUBLIC.COM
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICES AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES, INCLUDING: (A) ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (B) ANY WARRANTY
ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. PUBLIC.COM
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY PORTION OF THE
SERVICE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE
SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS,
VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND PUBLIC.COM DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED.NO ADVICE
OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
THE SERVICES OR PUBLIC.COM ENTITIES OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
REGARDING ANY OF THE PUBLIC.COM ENTITIES OR THE SERVICES THAT IS
NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE SERVICES AND YOUR DEALING
WITH ANY OTHER SERVICES USER. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT
YOU USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICES AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND
RISK, AND THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR
PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE
USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE) OR ANY LOSS OF DATA,
INCLUDING USER CONTENT.THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND
DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW. PUBLIC.COM DOES NOT DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OR OTHER
RIGHT THAT PUBLIC.COM IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCLAIMING UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW.
Legal DisclaimerINVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ARE NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC)
OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. PUBLIC.COM PROVIDES
SELF-DIRECTED INVESTORS WITH A DISCOUNT BROKERAGE SERVICE, AND
DOES NOT MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OR OFFER INVESTMENT ADVICE OF
ANY KIND. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING THE MERITS
AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION, MATERIALS,
CONTENT, USER CONTENT, OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT (COLLECTIVELY
“CONTENT”) PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES BEFORE MAKING ANY
DECISIONS BASED ON SUCH CONTENT.AS A USER OF THE SERVICES, YOU
ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER ANY CONTENT,
PRODUCT, SERVICE, SECURITY, OR OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
MENTIONED ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE IS SUITABLE FOR YOUR PERSONAL
FINANCIAL PURPOSES. PAST PERFORMANCE DATA SHOULD NOT BE
CONSTRUED AS INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
YOUR INDUVIAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND RISK TOLERANCE BEFORE
INVESTING. THE CONTENT PRESENTED ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT
INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU OR ANYONE ELSE WITH INVESTMENT, LEGAL,
TAX, INSURANCE OR ANY OTHER KIND OF PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. YOU
SHOULD CONSULT WITH A FINANCIAL, TAX OR LEGAL PROFESSIONAL FOR
ADVICE REGARDING YOUR SPECIFIC FINANCIAL, TAX OR LEGAL POSITIONS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES.TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
NEITHER PUBLIC.COM NOR THE THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR OTHER GUARANTEES AS TO (1) THE
ACCURACY OR TIMELINESS OF ANY PRICE QUOTES; (2) THE ACCURACY,
TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY CONTENT MADE
AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICES; OR (3) THE PRESENT OR FUTURE VALUE OR
SUITABILITY OF ANY SALE, TRADE OR OTHER TRANSACTION INVOLVING ANY
PARTICULAR SECURITY OR ANY OTHER INVESTMENT. ANY AND ALL
CONTENT PROVIDED TO YOU IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR INFORMATIONAL,
PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL ACCESS AND USE. YOU AGREE THAT
ANY RELIANCE BY YOU ON ANY PRICE QUOTES, CONTENT OR USE OF THE
SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. PRICE QUOTES MAY BE DELAYED 20
MINUTES OR LONGER, ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
APPLICABLE TO EXCHANGES AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS.PUBLIC.COM
ALLOWS ITS USERS TO HAVE OTHER USERS ‘FOLLOW’ THEIR TRADE
ACTIVITY. YOU AND OTHER USERS HAVE THE OPTION TO ALLOW YOUR
TRANSACTIONS TO BE SEEN ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BY OTHER USERS
WHO HAVE FOLLOWED YOU. PUBLIC.COM DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR
ENDORSE THESE SHARED TRANSACTIONS. YOU AND OTHER USERS ARE
FREE TO DISCLOSE OR NOT DISCLOSE TO YOUR FOLLOWERS YOUR
TRADING INFORMATION AND DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PUBLIC.COM IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES FOR
REFERENCES TO OR INCLUSION OF SECURITIES WITHIN CONTENT.
CONTENT MADE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY TRADE OR SECURITY DOES NOT
REPRESENT A SOLICITATION OR RECOMMENDATION BY PUBLIC.COM TO
BUY OR SELL ANY SECURITY.
YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND
THE DISCLAIMERS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 16. FURTHERMORE, YOU
REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU WILL NOT DISCLOSE, BUY OR SELL
ANY SECURITY, IN BREACH OF A FIDUCIARY DUTY OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP
OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHILE IN POSSESSION OF MATERIAL,
NONPUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE SECURITY. YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS
IN TRADES DONE VIA THE BROKERAGE SERVICE.
Limitation of LiabilityTO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO
EVENT WILL THE PUBLIC.COM 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 PUBLIC 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 PUBLIC.COM ENTITY
HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE.EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION 18.5 AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PUBLIC.COM ENTITIES TO YOU FOR
ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY
INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OR OTHERWISE
UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS
LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO
PUBLIC.COM FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS
PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO CLAIM; OR (B)
$100.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 17 WILL APPLY EVEN
IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Generally. In the interest of resolving disputes between you and Public.com in
the most expedient and cost effective manner, and except as described in
Section 18.2 and 18.3, you and Public.com agree that every dispute arising in
connection with these Terms will be resolved by binding arbitration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 18 is not intended to resolve
disputes arising out of Brokerage Service, such disputes are to be resolved
as set forth in the Public Brokerage Agreement. Arbitration is less formal than
a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or
jury, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and can be subject to
very limited review by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and
relief that a court can award. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all
claims arising out of or relating to any aspect of these Terms, whether based
in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory,
and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of
these Terms. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO
THESE TERMS, YOU AND PUBLIC.COM ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT
TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
Exceptions. Despite the provisions of Section 18.1, nothing in these Terms
will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party
to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an
enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if
that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of
arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property
infringement claim.
Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may
opt out of the provisions of this Section 18 within 30 days after the date that
you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to Public Holdings Inc.,
Attention: Legal Department Arbitration Opt-Out, 6 Harrison Street, New
York, NY that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated
with your account on the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of
arbitration (“Opt-Out Notice”). Once Public.com receives your Opt-Out Notice,
this Section 18 will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be
resolved as set forth in Section 19.2. The remaining provisions of these Terms
will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
Arbitrator. Any arbitration between you and Public.com will be settled under
the Federal Arbitration Act and administered by the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (collectively, “AAA
Rules”) as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules and filing forms are
available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879, or by
contacting Public.com. The arbitrator has exclusive authority to resolve any
dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this
binding arbitration agreement.
Notice of Arbitration; Process. A party who intends to seek arbitration must
first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S.
Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if that other party has
not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice of
Arbitration”). Public.com’s address for Notice is: Public Holdings Inc., 6
Harrison Street, New York, NY. The Notice of Arbitration must: (a) describe
the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (b) set forth the specific relief
sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the
claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30
days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or Public.com may
commence an arbitration proceeding. All arbitration proceedings between the
parties will be confidential unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing.
During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you or
Public.com must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator
makes a final decision and award, if any. If the arbitrator awards you an
amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by Public.com
in settlement of the dispute prior to the award, Public.com will pay to you the
higher of: (i) the amount awarded by the arbitrator; or (ii) [$10,000].
Fees. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms,
Public.com will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your
claim is for more than $10,000, in which case the payment of any fees will be
decided by the AAA Rules. Any arbitration hearing will take place at a location
to be agreed upon in New York, New York, but if the claim is for $10,000 or
less, you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on
the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a
non-appearance based telephone hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as
established by the AAA Rules in the county (or parish) of your billing address.
If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your claim or the relief
sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as
measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)),
then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules. In that case,
you agree to reimburse Public.com for all monies previously disbursed by it
that are otherwise your obligation to pay under the AAA Rules. Regardless of
the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a
reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and
conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based. The arbitrator
may make rulings and resolve disputes as to the payment and reimbursement
of fees or expenses at any time during the proceeding and upon request from
either party made within 14 days of the arbitrator’s ruling on the merits.
No Class Actions. YOU AND PUBLIC.COM AGREE THAT EACH MAY
BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS
INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER
IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
Further, unless both you and Public.com agree otherwise, the arbitrator may
not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise
preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If Public.com makes any future
change to this arbitration provision, other than a change to Public.com’s
address for Notice of Arbitration, you may reject the change by sending us
written notice within 30 days of the change to Public.com’s address for Notice
of Arbitration, in which case your account with Public.com will be immediately
terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the
changes you rejected will survive.
Enforceability. If Section 18.7 or the entirety of this Section 18 is found to be
unenforceable, or if Public.com receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the
entirety of this Section 18.7 will be null and void and, in that case, exclusive
jurisdiction and venue described in Section 19.2 will govern any action arising
out of or related to these Terms.
Miscellaneous
General Terms. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other
agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the
entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and
Public.com regarding your use of the Services. You may not assign or transfer
these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by
operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may
assign these Terms at any time without notice or consent. The failure to
require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require
performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach
or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any
subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of section
headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact
on the interpretation of any provision. Throughout these Terms the use of the
word “including” means “including but not limited to”. If any part of these
Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the unenforceable part will be
given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will
remain in full force and effect.
Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New
York without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Public.com submit to
the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts
located within New York, New York for resolution of any lawsuit or court
proceeding permitted under these Terms. We operate the Service from our
offices in New York, and we make no representation that Materials included in
the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
Privacy Policy. Please read the Public.com Privacy Policy (link here:
https://public.com/privacy-policy) carefully for information relating to our
collection, use, storage, disclosure of your personal information. The
Public.com Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a
part of, these Terms.
Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Service, you consent to
receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in
our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our
electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices,
agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you
electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that
those communications be in writing.
No Email Orders. Public.com will not accept any orders placed by email as
the time of order placement cannot be guaranteed. All orders not placed
through the Brokerage Service must be made by phone.
Contact Information. The Services are offered by Public Holdings Inc., located
at 6 Harrison Street, New York, NY. You may contact us by sending
correspondence to that address or by emailing us at hello@public.com.
Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, under
California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint
Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California
Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite
S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 in
order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further
information regarding use of the Service.
No Support. We are under no obligation to provide support for the Service. In
instances where we may offer support, the support will be subject to
published policies.
International Use. The Service is intended for visitors located within the
United States. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate or
available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Service from
countries or territories or by individuals where such access is illegal is
prohibited.
Notice Regarding Apple. This Section 19 only applies to the extent you are using our
mobile application on an iOS device. You acknowledge that these Terms are between
you and Public.com only, not with Apple Inc. (“Apple”), and Apple is not responsible
for the Service or the content thereof. Apple has no obligation to furnish any
maintenance and support services with respect to the Service. If the Service fails to
conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund any
applicable purchase price for the mobile application to you; and, to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with
respect to the Service. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or
any third party relating to the Service or your possession and/or use of the Service,
including: (a) product liability claims; (b) any claim that the Service fails to conform to
any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; or (c) claims arising under consumer
protection or similar legislation. Apple is not responsible for the investigation,
defense, settlement and discharge of any third party claim that the Service and/or
your possession and use of the Service infringe a third party’s intellectual property
rights. You agree to comply with any applicable third party terms when using the
Service. Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms,
and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be
deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third
party beneficiary of these Terms. You hereby represent and warrant that: (i) you are
not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has
been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii)
you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.