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Last updated January 01, 2024
Agreement to our legal terms
We are Double Symmetry GmbH ("Company", "we", "us", "our"). We operate the website runblaze.dev (the "Site"), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the "Legal Terms") (collectively, the "Services").
Blaze is a service for renting cloud based runners for the purpose of running GitHub actions to run builds, tests and other related components of a continuous integration process.
You can contact us by email at support@doublesymmetry.com or by mail to Durerstr 38, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and Double Symmetry GmbH, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the Services.
1. Our Services
The information provided when using the Services is 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 would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.
The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
Our intellectual property
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks").
Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the world.
Your use of our Services
Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the "Prohibited Activities" section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:
- * Access the Services
- * Download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access
solely for your internal business purpose.
Your submissions
Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services ("Submissions"), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
3. User Representations
By using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
- * All registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete
- * You will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary
- * You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms
- * You are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
- * You will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise
- * You will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
- * Your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services.
4. User Registration
You may be required to register to use the Services. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
5. Purchases and Payment
We accept the following forms of payment:
- * Visa
- * Mastercard
- * American Express
- * PayPal
- * Apple Pay
- * Google Pay
Lemon Squeezy, LLC serves as the Merchant of Record (MoR) for all transactions conducted through our platform. As the Merchant of Record, Lemon Squeezy is responsible for processing payments, managing disputes, and handling refunds associated with your transactions.
You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Services. You further agree to promptly update account and payment information, including email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.
We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per business, per person, per household, or per order.
6. Cancellation
All purchases are non-refundable. You can cancel your subscription at any time by logging into your account. Your cancellation will take effect at the end of the current paid term.
If you are unsatisfied with our Services, please email us at support@doublesymmetry.com.
7. Prohibited Activities
You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Services, you agree not to:
- * Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us
- * Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords
- * Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services
- * Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services
- * Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person
- * Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations
- * Upload or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or other material that interferes with any party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services
- * Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools
- * Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content
- * Attempt to impersonate another user or person
- * Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services
- * Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services
- * Copy or adapt the Services' software
- * Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services
8. Usage and Liability Limitations in Virtual Machines (VMs)
User Conduct and Responsibility: The User acknowledges that they are solely responsible for all activities conducted through their use of the Virtual Machines provided by Blaze. This includes, but is not limited to, the installation, execution, and operation of software, scripts, and other materials, as well as the transmission of data and interaction with other digital services or resources.
No Liability: Blaze shall not be liable for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from or related to the User's activities or conduct while using the Virtual Machines. This includes, without limitation, any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages, even if Blaze has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Indemnification: The User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Blaze, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement or any activity related to the User's account.
Content and Data: Blaze does not claim ownership of the content or data transmitted or hosted on the Virtual Machines during the course of usage by the User. The User retains full responsibility for such content and data and the legality thereof.
Right to Terminate: Blaze reserves the right to terminate or restrict access to the Virtual Machines, without notice, for any user found to be in violation of this Agreement or engaging in activities that may damage or impair the functioning of the Virtual Machines or adversely affect the reputation of Blaze.
9. Privacy Policy
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy: here. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms.
Please be advised the Services are hosted in Germany. If you access the Services from any other region of the world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from applicable laws in Germany, then through your continued use of the Services, you are transferring your data to Germany, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed in Germany.
10. Term and Termination
These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party.
11. Modifications and Interruptions
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Services. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.
We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.
12. Governing Law
These Legal Terms are governed by and interpreted following the laws of Germany, and the use of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sales of Goods is expressly excluded. If your habitual residence is in the EU, and you are a consumer, you additionally possess the protection provided to you by obligatory provisions of the law in your country to residence. Double Symmetry GmbH and yourself both agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Berlin.
13. Dispute Resolution
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms, the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration.
Binding Arbitration
Any dispute arising from the relationships between the Parties to these Legal Terms shall be determined by one arbitrator who will be chosen in accordance with the Arbitration and Internal Rules of the European Court of Arbitration being part of the European Centre of Arbitration having its seat in Strasbourg. The seat of arbitration shall be Berlin, Germany. The language of the proceedings shall be German. Applicable rules of substantive law shall be the law of Germany.
Restrictions
The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
14. Disclaimer
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES' CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS.
15. Limitations of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING.
16. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) use of the Services; (2) breach of these Legal Terms; (3) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; (4) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (5) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Services with whom you connected via the Services.
17. Contact Us
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at: support@doublesymmetry.com