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Effective Date: 10/21/2021

This Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy (together, this “Agreement”) describe the terms and conditions on which Global Wheel the Americas, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company, with offices at 4000 S. Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Global Wheel,” “we,” “us” or “our”) offers you access to https://www.globalwheel.com/us, or any related website or service in or to which this Agreement is linked or referenced (collectively, the “Services”). All references to Global Wheel include not only Global Wheel the Americas, LLC, but also our wholly owned subsidiaries, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Before accessing and using the Services, please read this Agreement carefully because it is a legal agreement between Global Wheel and you.

The Services are meant for business use only. By agreeing to this Agreement you represent that you are accessing and using the Services as an employee, owner, director, officer, or contractor of a business.

BY ACCESSING AND USING THE SERVICES, YOU AFFIRM THAT:

  • YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT;
  • YOU WILL COMPLY WITH THIS AGREEMENT; AND
  • YOU ARE AT LEAST THE AGE OF LEGAL MAJORITY IN YOUR PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND OTHERWISE LEGALLY COMPETENT TO ENTER INTO A LEGAL AGREEMENT.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Please read carefully the Sections titled “DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES,” “LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY” and “DISPUTE RESOLUTION.” These provisions limit Global Wheel’s liability to you and affect how disputes are resolved.

If you do not agree to any term of this Agreement, please do not use the Services.

CHANGES TO TERMS

The Effective Date of this Agreement is set forth at the top of this webpage. As we add new features, we may revise or supplement this Agreement. We will provide you with advance notice of material revisions to this Agreement. We will not make revisions that have a retroactive effect unless we are legally required to do so or to protect other users of the Services. Your continued use of the Services after the Effective Date constitutes your acceptance of this Agreement, as amended. As of the Effective Date, the amended Agreement supersedes all previous versions of, or agreements, notices or statements about, this Agreement.

ADDITIONAL TERMS

Certain features of the Services may be subject to additional terms (“Additional Terms”) presented in conjunction with them. Regardless of how they are presented to you, you must agree to Additional Terms before using the features of the Services to which they apply. Unless otherwise specified in Additional Terms, all Additional Terms are incorporated into this Agreement. If you do not agree to Additional Terms, then you may not use the Services to which they relate. This Agreement and Additional Terms apply equally but, if any Additional Term is inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement, the Additional Term will prevail for the Services to which the Additional Terms apply.

GLOBAL WHEEL CONTENT

Global Wheel and its licensors retain full and complete title to all information and materials provided on or through or submitted to the Services, including any artwork, graphics, text, video and audio clips, trademarks, logos and other content (collectively, “Global Wheel Content”). The name "Global Wheel Consult,” “Global Wheel – Europe BV,” and “Global Wheel the Americas” and the Global Wheel Logo and other trademarks used in the Services are trademarks of Global Wheel or its affiliates and may not be used in connection with the products or services of others in any manner that is likely to cause confusion. All other trademarks not owned by Global Wheel that appear in the Services are the property of their respective owners.

If you agree to this Agreement (as well as any Additional Terms), then you may download, print and/or copy Global Wheel Content solely for your own personal use.

Except for content that is in the public domain or unless Global Wheel provides you with written authorization to do so, you may not:

  • Incorporate any Global Wheel Content into any other work (such as your own website) or use Global Wheel Content in any public or commercial manner;
  • Copy, modify, reproduce, adapt, reverse engineer, distribute, frame, republish, upload, display, post, transmit, transfer, license or sell Global Wheel Content in any form or by any means;
  • Change any of the notices about copyright, trademarks or other intellectual property rights that may be part of the Global Wheel Content; or
  • ‘Deep link’ to any of the Services (i.e., link to any page other than the home page of one of the Services).

EXCEPT FOR GLOBAL WHEEL CONTENT PROVIDED BY US OR OUR AGENTS, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE, OR STATEMENT MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY. GLOBAL WHEEL IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION. GLOBAL WHEEL TAKES NO INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS ON POLICY ISSUES. REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC NONPROFIT, PRIVATE, OR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ARE NOT AN ENDORSEMENT.

USING THE SERVICES

Age of Eligibility: You must be the age of legal majority or older in your place of residence to use the Services.

Your Account: You are required to create an account to use certain features of the Services. Global Wheel offers three types of accounts (your “Account”):

  • Registered linked business accounts, business accounts that can make purchases by using a purchase order number and can create authorized user accounts;
  • Authorized business user accounts, created by registered linked business accounts to act on the business’ behalf; and
  •  Registered unlinked accounts, non-business affiliated users of the Services.

You agree that you will maintain your Account information to ensure that it is always current, complete and accurate. If you provide untrue, incomplete, misleading or inaccurate information, you understand that we have the right to terminate your Account and use of the Services.

You agree to protect the security of your Account. You are responsible for all use of your Account, including your login credentials (i.e., username and password) and activation codes and passwords. Global Wheel treats access to the Services through your account credentials as authorized by you. Any access, activity, or purchases made by an authorized business user account will be treated as authorized by the associated registered linked business account. Unauthorized access to password-protected or secure areas is prohibited and may lead to criminal prosecution. Global Wheel may suspend your use of all or part of the Services without notice if we suspect or detect any breach of security. Please immediately notify Global Wheel using the contact information provided below if you believe that information you provided to us is no longer secure or if you need to deactivate your account or password.

Accessing the Services: You are responsible for the software, hardware and Internet service needed to access and use the Services. If you access and use the Services on your smartphone, tablet or other mobile device (“Mobile Device”), you are solely responsible for any and all data and other fees related to use of the Services through your Mobile Device.

We do not guarantee availability of the Services at all times of the day. Global Wheel may from time to time perform upgrades, updates or otherwise make the Services unavailable. To the maximum extent authorized under applicable law, we reserve the right to change, remove, delete, restrict, block access to, or stop providing any or all of the Services at any time and without notice. Except as provided in our customer agreements, Global Wheel has no obligation to provide access to or support for the Services.

Restrictions on Your Use of Services: You may use the Services for lawful, non-commercial purposes only.

You agree that you will not (and you agree not to encourage or allow any third party to):

  • Breach, test, circumvent (or attempt to breach, test or circumvent) any security, copy protection or rights management feature in the Services or otherwise attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services, other users’ Accounts, or Global Wheel’s computer systems or networks,
  • Copy, modify, translate, adapt or otherwise create derivative works or improvements (whether or not patentable) of any part of the Services;
  • Decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or decode the Services or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of any part of the Services (unless applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction);
  • Remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property or proprietary notices contained in the Services;
  • Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other automated device, process or means to access, retrieve, scrape or index any portion of the Services;
  • Use the Services to advertise, buy or sell any products or services;
  • Distribute, rent, sublicense, lease, lend, sell, resell, assign, transfer, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise make available or exploit any features or functionality of the Services including though time-sharing, use of service bureau or by otherwise making the Services available on a network on which it is accessible by more than one device at any time;
  • Reformat or frame any portion of the web pages that are part of the Services without Global Wheel’s written consent;
  • Cause or launch any programs or scripts for the purpose of scraping, indexing, surveying, or otherwise data mining any portion of the Services or unduly burdening or hindering the operation and/or functionality of any aspect of the Services;
  • Create an Account under fraudulent pretenses; or
  • Collect or store Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy about any other user without his or her express prior written consent.

PRODUCTS AND QUOTES

Quotes provided through the Services may be different than quotes offered by us elsewhere. All quotes, discounts and promotions provided through the Services are subject to change without notice. The price charged for a product or service will be the price in effect at the time the order is placed and will be set out in your order confirmation email. Price increases will only apply to orders placed after such changes. Quotes may not include taxes or charges for shipping and handling. All such taxes and charges will be added to your merchandise total, and will be itemized in your order confirmation email. We strive to provide accurate price information; however we may, on occasion, make inadvertent typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions related to pricing and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions at any time and to cancel any orders arising from such occurrences.

We may offer from time to time promotions through the Services that may affect pricing and that are governed by terms and conditions separate from this Agreement. If there is a conflict between the terms for a promotion and this Agreement, the promotion terms will govern.

SUBMISSIONS

Global Wheel may from time to time offer areas in the Services where you and other users can share ideas, designs, plans, or other information or materials (collectively, “Submissions”). You are the owner of and are responsible for your Submissions.

By submitting a Submission, you represent and warrant that:

  • Your Submission is true and accurate;
  • You own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission, including copyrights and trademarks, necessary to meet your obligations to Global Wheel under this Agreement; and
  • Your Submission does not violate the privacy, publicity, intellectual property or other rights of any other person or entity.

GLOBAL WHEEL TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY SUBMISSION, INCLUDING LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OR OTHER CONTENT IN SUBMISSIONS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU ENTITLED TO PAYMENT FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS. ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DEEMED NON-CONFIDENTIAL AND NON-PROPRIETARY.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

Global Wheel warrants that Global Wheel has validly entered into this Agreement and has the legal power to do so. You warrant that you have validly entered into this Agreement and have the legal power to do so.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE, THE GLOBAL WHEEL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Global Wheel specifically disclaims all warranties and conditions of any kind, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, freedom from defects, uninterrupted use and all warranties implied from any course of dealing or usage of trade. Global Wheel does not warrant that (a) the Services will meet your requirements, (b) operation of the Services will be uninterrupted or virus- or error-free or (c) errors will be corrected. Any oral or written advice provided by Global Wheel or its authorized agents does not and will not create any warranty. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHICH MEANS THAT SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES

YOU FURTHER WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT AGAINST GLOBAL WHEEL ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, ENHANCED OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE, DIMINUTION IN VALUE, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS, SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS AND PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, EVEN IF GLOBAL WHEEL KNOWS OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, IN EACH CASE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR TO THE CONDUCT OF YOU OR ANY OTHER REGISTERED USER IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICE.

The foregoing disclaimer of liability will not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law in the jurisdiction of your place of residence. You acknowledge and agree that the above limitations of liability together with the other provisions in this Agreement that limit liability are essential terms and that Global Wheel would not be willing to grant you the rights set forth in this Agreement but for your agreement to the above limitations of liability.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

If you have a complaint about the Services, please contact Global Wheel via email at info@globalwheel.com.

YOU AND GLOBAL WHEEL ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP ANY RIGHTS TO LITIGATE CLAIMS IN A COURT OR BEFORE A JURY, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENT TO COURT MAY ALSO BE UNAVAILABLE OR MAY BE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION.

YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, THE CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER PRE-EXISTING, PRESENT OR FUTURE, AND INCLUDING STATUTORY, CONSUMER PROTECTION, COMMON LAW, INTENTIONAL TORT, INJUNCTIVE AND EQUITABLE CLAIMS) BETWEEN YOU AND US ARISING FROM OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SERVICES, WILL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION.

The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (”AAA”) in accordance with the Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by this Section. (The AAA Rules are available at www.adr.org/arb_med or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879.) The Federal Arbitration Act will govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Section.

The arbitrator will have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to arbitrability and/or enforceability of this arbitration provision, including any unconscionability challenge or any other challenge that the arbitration provision or this Agreement is void, voidable, or otherwise invalid. The arbitrator will be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in court under law or in equity. Any award of the arbitrator(s) will be final and binding on each of the parties, and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

You agree to an arbitration on an individual basis. In any dispute, NEITHER YOU NOR GLOBAL WHEEL WILL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS BY OR AGAINST OTHER CUSTOMERS IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLAIM AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS MEMBER OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. The arbitral tribunal may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. The arbitral tribunal has no power to consider the enforceability of this class arbitration waiver and any challenge to the class arbitration waiver may only be raised in a court of competent jurisdiction.

If any provision of this arbitration agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

All matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement are governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of South Carolina without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of South Carolina or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of South Carolina.

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

If the Services are at any time deemed an electronic commercial service (as defined under California Civil Code Section 1789.3), California residents are entitled to the following specific consumer rights information:

The provider of the Services is:

Global Wheel the Americas, LLC
4000 S. Faber Place Drive
Suite 300
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 252 4101

If the Services are deemed as electronic commercial service, you may file a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services by sending a letter to the attention of “Legal Department” at the above address.

INTERNATIONAL USE

If you are not a United States resident and you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, you agree to transfer certain information outside your home country to us and that you will follow all the laws that apply to you.

Global Wheel the Americas, LLC operations are located in the United States and our policies and procedures are based primarily on United States law. Because of this, the following provisions apply specifically to users located outside of the United States: (i) you consent to the transfer, storage and processing of your information (including Submissions and Personal Data) to and in the United States and/or other countries; (ii) if you are using the Services from a country embargoed by the United States, or are on the United States Treasury Department’s list of “Specially Designated Nationals,” you are not authorized to access or use the Services; and (iii) you agree to comply with all local laws, rules and regulations including all laws, rules and regulations in effect in the country in which you reside and the country from which you access the Services. The Services are not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation, or which that would subject Global Wheel or its affiliates to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.

TERMINATION

You may terminate your Account at any time for any reason effective upon written notice to Global Wheel. Global Wheel reserves the right immediately to suspend or terminate your access to the Services without notice if Global Wheel believes you violated this Agreement.

Termination will not limit any of Global Wheel’s other rights or remedies. The Sections titled “Global Wheel Content”, “Submissions”, “Disclaimer of Warranties”, “Limitation of Liability”, “Dispute Resolution”, “General Terms” and any other provision that is intended to survive termination shall survive termination of this Agreement.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES

The Services contain links to other websites and services that we think may interest you, including social networking (collectively, “Linked Services”). Global Wheel is not responsible for, or in control of, Linked Services or for any information or materials on, or any form of transmission received from, any Linked Service. The inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement by Global Wheel of the Linked Services or any association with the operators of the Linked Services. Global Wheel does not investigate, verify or monitor the Linked Services. Global Wheel provides links to Linked Services for your convenience only. You access Linked Services at your own risk.

GENERAL TERMS

  • This Agreement (i) inures to the benefit of and will be binding upon Global Wheel and its, and you and your, successors and assigns, respectively and (ii) may be assigned by Global Wheel freely, but you may not assign this Agreement without the prior express written consent of Global Wheel.
  • This Agreement, together with our Privacy Policy [LINK TO PRIVACY POLICY], contain the entire understanding by and between Global Wheel and you with respect to the Services.
  • If any provision of these Agreement is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severed from these Agreement and will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Agreement.
  • The failure by us to enforce any right or provision of these Agreement will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement of that right or provision. The waiver of any right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Global Wheel the Americas, LLC.
  •  Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to constitute Global Wheel or you as the agent or representative of the other or as joint venturers or partners.
  • If Global Wheel is or you are prevented from performing or unable to perform any obligation under this Agreement due to any cause beyond the reasonable control of the party invoking this provision, the affected party's performance will be extended for the period of delay or inability to perform due to such occurrence.
  • The headings and captions contained herein are for convenience only.
  • This Agreement and all related documentation will be drafted in English. While certain text in this Agreement may be made available in languages other than English (whether translated by a person or solely by computer software), the English language version controls.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SERVICES

If you have a question about the Services, please contact Global Wheel via email at info@globalwheel.com.

Global Wheel the Americas, LLC
4000 S. Faber Place Drive
Suite 300 North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 252 4101
info@globalwheel.com