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These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of our websites, emails and mobile applications (“GreenerTides”). These Terms also include our Privacy and Cookie Policy. By accessing and using GreenerTides, you agree to comply with these Terms. If you are using GreenerTides on behalf of a company or other legal entity, then “you” also means such company or legal entity and you agree to be bound by these Terms even if we have a separate agreement with you. You may not use GreenerTides if you do not agree to the version of the Terms posted on GreenerTides at the time you access GreenerTides.

The terms “we” and “us” refer to:

  • GreenerTides Ltd.

Please note: These Terms require the use of arbitration on an individual basis to resolve disputes, rather than jury trials or collective claims, and also limit the remedies available to you in the event of a dispute.

1. Eligibility to Use GreenerTides

A. To access or use GreenerTides, you must be at least 16 years of age or, if older, the age of majority in your jurisdiction, otherwise you may not use GreenerTides. An employer and its authorised agent(s) are permitted to use the employer’s Free Employer Account and any data about that employer provided via that account for the employer’s internal business purposes. Except as set forth above, or as otherwise approved by us, GreenerTides is for your personal, non-commercial use unless you enter into a separate agreement with us for your commercial use. You may not use GreenerTides if we have terminated your account or banned you.

2. Your GreenerTides Account
  1. GreenerTides Account. In order for you to create a GreenerTides account, we require that you provide a valid email address. The email you use must be one where we can reach you. In the event we cannot correspond with you via this email address, your submitted content may be rejected and your account may be disabled. Other registration requirements (such as, a click on a link in a GreenerTides job alert email by unregistered users who create job alerts, or a requirement for individuals to contribute no more than one company review of a current or former job per year) may also apply. Once you have set up a password, you will be given access to your profile and other private areas of your account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree to notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorised use of your account or access to your password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account. Passwords are subject to cancellation or suspension by GreenerTides at any time. When you set up an individual user account on GreenerTides, we create a member profile (a “Profile”) for you that will include personal information you provide. We will update your Profile with information we extract from any resumes you upload on GreenerTides. You may permit us to share information in your Profile with prospective employers, recruiters, and others. Subject to visibility settings that you control, subscribers to services we may introduce will be able to view information in your Profile. Because your anonymity on GreenerTides is important, your Profile does not include or link to information about the reviews you submit to GreenerTides. However, we may ask you to provide, and we may subsequently collect if you agree to provide, certain categories of sensitive personal information (e.g., race/ethnicity, sexual orientation). You may also have the opportunity to associate this sensitive personal information (and some nonsensitive personal information) with your reviews. The intended use for this data will be disclosed in detail at the time of collection; please be aware that you do not have to share your personal information beyond the level you feel comfortable.
  2. Social Sign Up and Sign In. You may be able to register an account and subsequently access GreenerTides through a social networking site, such as Meta(“Social Networking Site”). If you access GreenerTides through a Social Networking Site you agree that we may access, make available through GreenerTides, and store (if applicable) any information, data, text, messages, tags, and/or other materials that you have provided to and stored and made accessible in your Social Networking Site account so that it is available on and through GreenerTides via your account and your Profile page. Subject to the privacy settings that you have set with the Social Networking Site account you use to access GreenerTides, personally identifiable information that you post to that Social Networking Site may be displayed on GreenerTides. Please note: your relationship with your Social Networking Sites is governed solely by your agreement with those Social Networking Sites and we disclaim any liability for personally identifiable information that may be provided to us by a Social Networking Site in violation of the privacy settings that you have set with that Social Networking Site account.
3. Using GreenerTides
  1. Third-Party Content on GreenerTides. Content from other users, advertisers, and other third parties is made available to you through GreenerTides. “Content” means any work of authorship or information, including company reviews, company photos, logos, employer responses, job ads, employer profile information, advertisements, comments, opinions, postings, resumes, messages, text, files, images, photos, works of authorship, e-mail, data or other materials you find on GreenerTides. Because we do not control such Content, you understand and agree that: (1) we are not responsible for, and do not endorse, any such Content, including advertising and information about third-party products and services, job ads, or the employer, interview and salary-related information provided by other users; (2) we make no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, suitability, reliability or quality of the information in such Content; and (3) we assume no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful Content made available by users, advertisers, and third parties. GreenerTides may make available content hosted by YouTube. By interacting with the YouTube Client and viewing YouTube content, you agree to YouTube’s Terms of Service. In accordance with the Defamation Act 2013, and any comparable laws in other jurisdictions aimed at limiting the liability of online service providers that offer access to user-generated content, we generally cannot be held liable for claims arising from the Content provided by third parties on the services. For more information, please refer to our Legal FAQs.
    We allow users to post content about employers when they have been employed by the employer as a full-time, part-time, contractor, freelancer, independent employee, or provide work that is an integral part of the employer’s value chain. We also allow users to review the staffing firms that place them in these roles. We consider all workers in these roles as ’employees’ with regard to Content left on GreenerTides. While we provide the option for GreenerTides reviewers to specify the category of their employment when they leave a review (e.g contractor, freelancer, etc.), we do not consider this a requirement. It does not violate our Community Guidelines or these Terms for a worker in any one of these roles to leave a review as an “employee”.
  2. House Rules. You represent and warrant that you will use GreenerTides solely for lawful purposes in a manner consistent with these Terms and any and all applicable laws, regulations, or other legally enforceable obligations (including contractual obligations) you may have towards us and any third parties. You are solely responsible for any and all Content that is posted through your account on GreenerTides (“Your Content”). You agree that by submitting or authorising Your Content for use on GreenerTides, you have reviewed and understood our Community Guidelines. You understand that you may expose yourself to liability if Your Content or other use of GreenerTides violates applicable law or any third-party right. You agree that you will not:
  • Impersonate another person, or his or her email address, or misrepresent your current or former affiliation with an employer;
  • Create user accounts under false or fraudulent pretences; create or use an account for anyone other than yourself; or create multiple active user accounts to post multiple reviews for the same company
  • Post Content that you do not own or have the right to post in accordance with the license set forth in these Terms;
  • Violate these Terms, the terms of your agreements with us, explicit restrictions set forth in our Community Guidelines, or any applicable law, rule or regulation;
  • Post Content that is defamatory, libellous, or fraudulent; that you know to be false or misleading; or that does not reflect your honest opinion and experience;
  • Act in a manner that is harassing, threatening, abusive, racist or bigoted, is otherwise objectionable (as determined by GreenerTides);
  • Promote, endorse or further illegal activities;
  • Disclose information in violation of any legally enforceable confidentiality, non-disclosure or other contractual restrictions or rights of any third party, including any current or former employers or potential employers;
  • Violate the privacy, publicity, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any third-party;
  • Post anything pornographic or sexually explicit in nature, or engage in the exploitation of persons in a sexual or violent manner;
  • Solicit personally identifying information from minors;
  • Except as expressly approved by us, and subject to applicable laws, use GreenerTides for commercial activities and/or promotions such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, pyramid schemes, advertising, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation;
  • Imply a GreenerTides endorsement or partnership of any kind without our express written permission;
  • Send messages in violation of the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) or any other applicable anti-spam law in the United Kingdom;
  • Introduce software or automated agents to GreenerTides, or access GreenerTides so as to produce multiple accounts, generate automated messages, or to scrape, strip or mine data from GreenerTides without our express written permission;
  • “Frame” or “mirror” or otherwise incorporate part of GreenerTides into any website, or “deep-link” to any portion of GreenerTides without our express written permission.
  • Copy, modify or create derivative works of GreenerTides or any Content (excluding Your Content) without our express written permission);
  • Copy or use the information, Content (excluding Your Content), or data on GreenerTides in connection with a competitive service, as determined by GreenerTides;
  • Sell, resell, rent, lease, loan, trade or otherwise monetise access to GreenerTides or any Content (excluding Your Content) without our express written permission;
  • Interfere with, disrupt, modify, reverse engineer, or decompile any data or functionality of GreenerTides;
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on GreenerTides or the networks or services connected to GreenerTides;
  • Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or similar software to GreenerTides; or attempt to circumvent any security feature of GreenerTides;
  1. Links to Third-Party Websites. GreenerTides may contain links to third-party websites placed by us as a service to those interested in this information, or posted by other users. Your use of all such links to third-party websites is at your own risk. We do not monitor or have any control over, and make no claim or representation regarding third-party websites. To the extent such links are provided by us, they are provided only as a convenience, and a link to a third-party website does not imply our endorsement, adoption or sponsorship of, or affiliation with, such third-party website. When you leave GreenerTides, our terms and policies do not govern your use of third-party websites.
  2. Salary Estimates. In certain markets we may offer salary estimate features that help you to better know your worth by means of personalised market value or salary estimates, salary estimates for job roles and salary estimates for specific job openings. Unless otherwise indicated, we estimate base salary only and do not include the value of bonus, equity, benefits, or other forms of compensation. Though we may offer employers the ability to supplement or replace our salary estimates with their own data, users should understand that, unless indicated otherwise, results do not represent verified salaries, guarantees of actual salaries, or endorsements from employers. Their purpose is to provide data to promote transparency, help people better know their worth and thereby make informed decisions. We do not guarantee the accuracy of results and you are responsible for how you use them. We encourage you to supplement GreenerTides’s salary estimates with other research. If you are an Employer with an Employer Account, you have the ability to update your pay ranges by logging into your Employer Dashboard.
  3. Free Templates. From time to time we may provide you with templates for your use, such as, templates to help employers solicit reviews from their employees, or templates to help employers with job descriptions for job postings, or templates to help job seekers craft their resumes. You understand and agree that the templates we offer through GreenerTides are provided as suggestions and their contents do not constitute legal or employment advice. With respect to job description templates, you understand and agree that we cannot guarantee that a description properly applies to the specific circumstances of your hiring needs. You accept that your use of any template provided by GreenerTides is at your own risk.
4. Special Provisions Applicable To Employers

1. Posting Jobs on GreenerTides. You may not post any job ad that:

  • Does not comply with the applicable laws or regulations of the state and country where the job is to be performed, including laws relating to labour and employment, equal employment opportunity and employment eligibility requirements, data privacy, data access and use and intellectual property;
  • Contains false information or solicits employees by intentional misrepresentation, such as, misrepresentation of the terms of employment, the hiring entity, or the identity of the poster;
  • Requires an application fee or up-front or periodic payments; requires recruitments of others; resembles a multi-level marketing scheme, franchise, pyramid scheme, “club membership”, distributorship or sales representative agency arrangement; or only pays commissions (except where the listing makes clear that the available job pays commission only and clearly describes the product or service that the job seeker would be selling); or resembles a multi-level marketing scheme.
  • Involves any screening requirement where such screening requirement is not an actual and legal requirement of the advertised position;
  • Contains any logo or brands, or link to website, other than your own or those of any entity for which you are authorised to submit job ads;
  • Contains multiple job openings in a single job ad (unless you’ve purchased a service that permits this);
  • Does not comply with the UK Equality Act or the government's guidelines on considering criminal records in employment decisions, and relevant UK laws that prohibit employers from discriminating against people with criminal records and require employers to delay inquiry into an applicant's criminal history until later in the hiring process
  • Discriminates against applicants on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other ground(s) prohibited by applicable law, in each case as determined in GreenerTide’s reasonable discretion.
    You agree that GreenerTides may, at its sole discretion, remove or prevent the posting of any job ad for any or no reason.
  1. Reviews on GreenerTides. You may not offer incentives in exchange for company or interview reviews. You may not trade reviews with other employers. We will remove reviews where we have evidence that users were compensated to leave reviews. You may not coerce employees to leave reviews. Coercion includes asking employees to provide proof to an employer that they wrote a review whether or not that proof includes the content of the review itself.
    If you are a multi-level marketing company, you agree that you have reviewed and will abide by the GreenerTides Guidelines for Multi-Level Marketing Companies.
  2. Communications with Job Seekers. We may inform a user when you have taken an action with respect to information we have shared with you on behalf of that user, such as when you open the user’s application, view their resume, view their profile on GreenerTides, and/or make a decision about their application. When you view, store or receive materials through your use of GreenerTides, we may use such materials for data analysis, quality control, or to refine our platform and services. We may also share with our users our observations based on such data analysis. For example, we may tell our users which employers are more likely to open applications submitted to GreenerTides, which employers are active on GreenerTides, and how long certain aspects of the candidate process take on average for a given employer. We may, on your behalf, send out reminder emails to Job Seekers you wish to interview. GreenerTides may also send emails to Job Seekers on your behalf indicating that your job posting is potentially a match for the Job Seeker’s resume. You understand and agree that GreenerTides may take such actions.
5. Special Provisions Applicable to Advertisers

This provision applies to all advertisers, including employers who purchase job ads or display ads. Unless we agree otherwise, you may not use or otherwise process data collected or derived from ads (“Ad Data”) for any purpose (including retargeting, building or augmenting user profiles, allowing piggybacking or redirecting with tags, or combining with data across multiple advertisers’ campaigns) other than to assess the performance and effectiveness of your campaigns on an aggregate and anonymous basis. You may not, and you may not permit a third-party to, transfer or sell any Ad Data to, or use Ad Data in connection with, any ad network, ad exchange, data broker, or other party not acting on behalf of you and your campaigns. You may use information provided directly to you from users if you provide clear notice to and obtain consent from those users and comply with all applicable laws and industry guidelines, including those applicable to data protection.

6. Enforcement by GreenerTides 
  1. Removal of Content. While GreenerTides has no obligation to do so, GreenerTides reserves the right to review and delete any Content (or portion thereof) that we believe, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or other applicable policies posted on GreenerTides (including our Community Guidelines), or that we deem, in our sole discretion, inappropriate. If you see any Content on GreenerTides that you believe violates our policies, you may report that Content by clicking on an applicable link adjacent to that Content (e.g. links titled: “Inappropriate” or “Flag Review”) or by contacting us. Once notified, we will review the Content and consider whether to remove it (or a portion thereof). Please note: Our interpretation of our policies and the decision whether or not to edit or remove Content is within our sole discretion. You understand and agree that if we choose not to remove or edit Content that you find objectionable, that decision will not constitute a violation of these Terms or any agreement we have with you. For more information please see our Legal FAQs.
  2. Copyright Policy. Please see our Copyright Complaint Policy for information about copyright and trademark disputes.
  3. Other Enforcement Actions. While we have no obligation to do so, we reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action in our sole discretion against you if you violate these Terms, including without limitation: removing Content (or portions thereof) from GreenerTides; suspending your rights to use GreenerTides; terminating your membership and account; reporting you to law enforcement, regulatory authorities, or administrative bodies; and taking legal action against you.
  4. Defending Our Users. While we have no obligation to do so, we reserve the right, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to take appropriate action to protect the anonymity of our users against the enforcement of subpoenas or other information requests that seek a user’s electronic address or identifying information.
7. Rights to Your Content

We do not claim ownership in any Content that you submit or authorise for use to GreenerTides, but you grant us the rights to use such Content as set forth below. By submitting or authorising us to display any Content on GreenerTides, you hereby grant to us an unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, license (with the right to sublicense through unlimited levels of sublicenses) to use, copy, perform, display, create derivative works of, adapt and distribute such Content in any and all media (now known or later developed) throughout the world. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby expressly waive any and all of your moral rights applicable to GreenerTide’s exercise of the foregoing license. You agree that this license includes the right for us to provide, promote, and improve GreenerTides and to make Content submitted to or through GreenerTides available to other companies, organisations or individuals for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, promotion or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. No compensation will be paid with respect to the Content that you post through GreenerTides. You should only submit Content to GreenerTides that you are comfortable sharing with others under the terms and conditions of these Terms.

8. Rights to GreenerTides Content 

GreenerTides contains Content provided by us and our licensors. We and our licensors (including other users) own and retain all proprietary (including all intellectual property) rights in the Content we each provide and GreenerTides owns and retains all property rights in GreenerTides. If you are a user, we hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable license under the intellectual property rights licensable by us to download, view, copy and print Content from GreenerTides solely for your personal use in connection with using GreenerTides. Except as provided in the foregoing, you agree not to: (1) reproduce, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, publicly perform or display, sell, adapt or create derivative works based on GreenerTides or the Content (excluding Your Content); or (2) rent, lease, loan, or sell access to GreenerTides. GreenerTides® is a registered trademark of GreenerTides, Ltd. The trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on GreenerTides are our property or the property of third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of the third party that owns the Mark.

9. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our subsidiaries and our and their respective officers, directors, board members, board advisors, employees, partners, agents successors and assigns (collectively, the “GreenerTides Group” ) harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or otherwise arising from your use of GreenerTides, including due to or arising from your breach of any provision of these Terms.

10. Disclaimers and Limitation on Liability

The disclaimers and limitations on liability in this section apply to the maximum extent allowable under applicable law. Nothing in this section is intended to limit any rights you have which may not be lawfully limited.

Any emails or email notifications corresponding with any activity on GreenerTides, the GreenerTides Messaging Service, or any other communications service, product, or feature provided on or through GreenerTides, are provided solely as a courtesy. GreenerTides disclaims all warranties with regard to the transmission or storage of such courtesy notices, does not guarantee their delivery or receipt, and does not guarantee the date or time at which they may be sent. In the event a message being sent is intended for a closed account, these messages will not be deliverable. Any other notifications an Employer may receive are provided solely as a courtesy to you

GreenerTides assumes no responsibility, and disclaims all liability for the content, accuracy, completeness, legality, reliability, or availability of any job posting, career page, job solicitation, screener question, answer to screener question, resume information, or message you post, send or receive through GreenerTides.

You are solely responsible for your interactions with advertisers and other users and we are not responsible for the activities, omissions, or other conduct, whether online or offline, of any advertiser or user of GreenerTides. We are not responsible for any incorrect, inaccurate, or unlawful Content (including any information in profiles) posted on GreenerTides, whether caused by users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in GreenerTides. We assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of, any communication with advertisers or other users. We are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any hardware and software due to technical problems on the Internet or on GreenerTides or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to users or to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with GreenerTides. Under no circumstances shall we be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the use of GreenerTides or from any Content posted on GreenerTides or transmitted to users, or any interactions between users of GreenerTides, whether online or offline.

GreenerTides is provided “as-is” and as available. We expressly disclaim any warranties and conditions of any kind, whether express or implied, including the warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, quiet enjoyment, accuracy, or non-infringement. We make no warranty that: (1) GreenerTides will meet your requirements; (2) GreenerTides will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis; or (3) the results that may be obtained from the use of GreenerTides will be accurate or reliable.

You hereby release GreenerTides from any and all claims, demands, and losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind that are either directly or indirectly related to or arises from: (1) the actions, Content, or data of third parties (including, advertisers and other users) (2) your participation in any offline events.

IN NO EVENT SHALL GREENERTIDES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF GREENERTIDES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, WHERE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT GREENERTIDES’ LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF GREENERTIDES (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED UK POUNDS (£100).

You acknowledge that you are aware of the principles of contract and release agreements under UK law. By entering into this release agreement, you agree that it covers both known and unknown claims related to the subject matter specified herein. You expressly waive any rights and benefits that might arise under any law or legal principle of similar effect in any jurisdiction, with respect to the releases and/or discharges granted in this agreement, including but not limited to the releases and/or discharges of unknown claims.

11. Termination

These Terms remain in effect while you use GreenerTides and, for registered users, as long as your account remains open. You may delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your account or your access to parts of GreenerTides, for any or no reason, without notice to you. We will have no liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your account or related deletion of your information.

All provisions of these Terms shall survive termination or expiration of these Terms except those provisions granting access to or use of GreenerTides. For the avoidance of doubt, you agree that these Terms apply to your use of GreenerTides and any Content posted on GreenerTides at any time prior to the termination or expiration of these Terms.

12. Changes to Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time by posting an updated version on GreenerTides. The revised Terms will be effective immediately for unregistered users and users registering accounts on or after the revision date. For users who registered accounts before the revision date, they will become effective thirty (30) days after the revision date. If we make a change that we believe materially reduces your rights or increases your responsibilities, we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this website prior to the change becoming effective. We may provide notice of changes in other circumstances as well. Any such changes will not apply to any claim brought prior to the effective date of the revised Terms incorporating such changes. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our Terms. Your continued use of GreenerTides is subject to the most current effective version of these Terms.

13. Third-Party Discovery

You agree to waive your right to initiate a pre-action discovery proceeding seeking a user's identifying information from GreenerTides. If you intend to seek discovery for a user's identifying information, you agree to do so in accordance with a valid UK subpoena, properly issued in connection with an active lawsuit. You further agree that all such subpoenas and discovery proceedings arising from such subpoenas shall be issued from, brought, and resolved exclusively in the UK courts, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of each of these courts for such discovery proceedings.

14. Dispute Resolution

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND GREENERTIDES ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A COLLECTIVE ACTION. YOU AND GREENERTIDES AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR MEMBER OF ANY PURPORTED COLLECTIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE UK LAW. ANY ARBITRATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

  1. Governing Law. These Terms and any and all claims, disputes, or other legal proceedings by or between you or us, including but not limited to any such claims or disputes that are in any way related to or arising under these Terms or your access to or use of GreenerTides, shall be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom without giving effect to any conflict-of-laws principles that may otherwise provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. The parties agree that their arrangement under these Terms is within the scope of UK jurisdiction, and any applicable laws and regulations of the United Kingdom shall apply. For any claim, dispute, or other legal proceeding not subject to the "Agreement to Arbitrate" provision below, the claim or dispute shall be brought and litigated exclusively in the courts of the United Kingdom, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts for the purpose of litigating such claims or disputes.
  2. Agreement to Arbitrate. If you reside in the United Kingdom, subject to the Exceptions to Arbitration set forth below, you and GreenerTides each agree that any and all disputes between consumer users of GreenerTides and GreenerTides arising under or related in any way to these Terms and such users' use of GreenerTides must be resolved through binding arbitration as described in this section, in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996.

With the exception of the prohibition on class arbitrations set forth in this "Dispute Resolution" section, if an arbitrator or court decides that any part of this agreement to arbitrate is unenforceable, the other parts of this Agreement to Arbitrate will still apply.

Exceptions to Arbitration. This Agreement to Arbitrate will not apply to the following: (a) small claims court cases that qualify; (b) legal proceedings that involve efforts to obtain user-identifying information; (c) any legal proceedings brought against GreenerTides by companies or other legal entities; or individuals acting on behalf of such companies or other legal entities; (d) any legal proceedings brought by GreenerTides against companies or other legal entities or individuals acting on behalf of any such companies or other legal entities; and (e) a party's right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights, as allowed under the laws of the United Kingdom.

If, for some reason, the prohibition on class arbitrations set forth in this Dispute Resolution section cannot be enforced, then the entirety of this Agreement to Arbitrate will not apply. Where this Agreement to Arbitrate does not apply, the remainder of this Agreement and the Dispute Resolution section will continue to apply in accordance with UK law.

Informal Dispute Resolution. If either of us intends to seek arbitration under the agreement, the party seeking arbitration must first notify the other party of the dispute in writing at least 30 days in advance of initiating arbitration. Notice to GreenerTides should be sent to the Litigation Department (address supplied upon request). If you have an account on GreenerTides, notice to you will be sent to the email address associated with your account. The notice of dispute ("Notice") must (a) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute, and (b) set forth the specific relief sought.

Under UK law, the parties are encouraged to explore informal dispute resolution options and attempt to reach an agreement to resolve the claim within 30 days after the Notice is received. If GreenerTides and you do not reach an agreement within this period, you or GreenerTides may then commence formal proceedings in accordance with UK legal procedures.

Arbitration Procedure under UK Law: The arbitration will be governed by the Consumer Arbitration Rules of the appropriate UK arbitration authority, as applicable, as modified by this section. The rules and information for initiating the arbitration proceeding are available on the website of the relevant arbitration authority. Any settlement offer made by you or GreenerTides shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator. Unless otherwise required by the applicable arbitration rules, the arbitration shall be held in a location determined by the appropriate UK arbitration authority.

For any claim where the total amount of the award sought is £10,000 or less, you and GreenerTides may elect to have the arbitration conducted by telephone or based solely on written submissions, which election shall be binding on you and GreenerTides subject to the arbitrator's discretion to require an in-person hearing. In cases where an in-person hearing is held, you or GreenerTides may attend by telephone, unless the arbitrator requires otherwise.

The arbitrator will decide the substance of all claims in accordance with applicable UK law, including recognised principles of equity, and will honour all claims of privilege recognised by UK law. The arbitrator shall not be bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving different users but is bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving the same GreenerTides user to the extent required by applicable UK law. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

Opt-Out Procedure: If you are a new GreenerTides user, you can choose to reject this Agreement to Arbitrate ("Opt-Out") by mailing us a written opt-out notice ("Opt-Out Notice"). The Opt-Out Notice must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the date you accept the GreenerTides Terms of Use for the first time. You must mail the Opt-Out Notice to GreenerTides, (address supplied upon request).

For your convenience, we are providing an Opt-Out Notice form you must complete and mail to opt out of your agreement to arbitrate. You must complete the Opt-Out Notice form by providing the information called for in the form, including your name, address (including street address, city, state or county, and zip or post code), and the email address(es) associated with the GreenerTides account(s) to which the opt-out applies. You must sign the Opt-Out Notice for it to be effective. This procedure is the only way you can opt out of this Agreement to Arbitrate. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, all other parts of these Terms and this Dispute Resolution section will continue to apply to you. Opting out of this agreement to arbitrate has no effect on any previous, other, or future arbitration agreements that you may have with us.

Changes to the Agreement to Arbitrate.Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms to the contrary, you and we agree that if we make any changes to this “Arbitration” section (other than a change to any referenced notice address or site link) in the future, that change will not apply to any claim that was filed in a legal proceeding prior to the effective date of the change. The change will apply to all other disputes or claims governed by this Arbitration section that have arisen or may arise between you and GreenerTides. We will notify you of changes to this Arbitration section by posting the changes on GreenerTides at least 30 days before the effective date of the changes and by email. If you do not agree to these changed terms, you may close your account within the 30 day period and you will not be bound by the changes.

15. Other

Except as specifically stated in another agreement we have with you, these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of GreenerTides and these Terms supersede all prior proposals, negotiations, agreements, and understandings concerning the subject matter of these Terms. You represent and warrant that no person has made any promise, representation, or warranty, whether express or implied, not contained herein to induce you to enter into this agreement. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, then only that provision shall be modified to reflect the parties’ intention or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. To the extent allowed by law, the English version of these Terms are binding and the translations are provided for convenience only. The Terms, and any rights or obligations hereunder, are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with GreenerTides’ prior written consent, but may be assigned or transferred by us without restriction. Any attempted assignment by you shall violate these Terms and be void. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect; as used in the Terms, the word “including” means “including but not limited to”.