PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE, HERBALIFE'S WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE SITE PRIVACY POLICY, LOCATED AT https://www.herbalife.com/privacy-policy AND YOUR COACH'S WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE SITE PRIVACY POLICY, LOCATED AT http://new.herbalifewlc.com/coach_privacy BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
HERBALIFE MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNERS. MEMBERS WHO RUN WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGES ("COACHES"), AND NOT HERBALIFE, ARE SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGES.
These Terms of Use are an agreement (the "Agreement") between Herbalife International of America, Inc. ("Herbalife", "Company", "we" or "us") and you ("Participant", "you" or "User"). This Agreement sets forth the legal terms and conditions governing your use of this website (the "Site").
Your use of the Site and all information, data, text, software, information, images, sounds or other materials contained therein confirms your unconditional agreement to be bound by this Agreement and is subject to your continued compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not agree to be bound by this Agreement, do not access or otherwise use the Site.
If you are dissatisfied with the Site, your sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the Site.
This Agreement, Herbalife's Weight Loss Challenge Site Privacy Policy and your Coach's Weight Loss Challenge Site Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policies") and any other terms and policies incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the "Other Policies"), constitute the entire agreement between you and us pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or other arrangements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.This Agreement, Herbalifes Weight Loss Challenge Site Privacy Policy and your Coach's Weight Loss Challenge Site Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policies") and any other terms and policies incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the "Other Policies"), constitute the entire agreement between you and us pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or other arrangements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
The information and features included in this Site are subject to change at any time without notice. By accessing or linking to this Site (to the extent linking is permissible), you assume the risk that the information on this Site may be changed or removed.
1. MODIFICATIONS
We reserve the right at any time to:
- Change the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
- Enhance, add to, modify or discontinue the Site, or any portion of the Site, at any time in our sole discretion.
For changes to this Agreement that we consider to be material, we will place a notice on the Site by revising the link on the homepage to read substantially as "Updated Terms of Use" for a reasonable amount of time. If you provide information to us, or access or use the Site after this Agreement has been changed, you will be deemed to have read, understood and unconditionally consented to and agreed to such changes. The most current version of this Agreement will be available on the Site and will supersede all previous versions of this Agreement.
2. ACCESS
You must obtain access to the Internet and pay any service fees associated with such access to use the Site. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary for you to access the Internet. You are and will remain solely responsible for the purchase, hookup, installation, loading, operation and maintenance of any hardware, software, telephone (cable or other) service, and the Internet access service to your personal computer and for all related costs. You are solely responsible for scanning your hardware and software for computer viruses and other related problems before you use them. We expressly disclaim any liability or responsibility for any errors or failures relating to the malfunction or failure of your hardware or software in connection with the use of the Site.
3. ELIGIBILITY
You represent and warrant that you are eighteen (18) years of age or older, or if you are under the age of eighteen (18) you are at least the age of fourteen (14) and are accessing the Site with the knowledge and consent of your parent or legal guardian, who will also be deemed to have agreed to this Agreement. Certain features on this Site (including, but not limited to, user registration) may be subject to heightened age and/or other eligibility requirements.
4. INDEPENDENT HERBALIFE MEMBERS
As stated above, Weight Loss Challenges are operated by independent Herbalife Members (a.k.a. Coaches), who are independent business owners. Coaches, and not Herbalife, are solely and exclusively responsible for the operation of their weight loss challenges.
5. FEES AND PRIZE PAYOUTS
Herbalife currently provides the Site to Weight Loss Challenge Coaches and Participants free of charge. However, your Coach may charge a separate fee or fees for your participation in her Weight Loss Challenge to cover the cost of prize payouts and the operation costs of running a Weight Loss Challenge. Herbalife does not receive any proceeds from those fees and is not responsible for the collection or tracking of the fees. Similarly, Herbalife is not responsible for the selection of Weight Loss Challenge winners or the disbursement of prize payouts.
6. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This Site is an online tool to assist Coaches in the operation of their Weight Loss Challenges. You are not automatically enrolled in a Coach's Weight Loss Challenge just because you used this Site or registered to receive Participant Tools (as defined below). If you decide to participate in a Coach's Weight Loss Challenge, you will be asked to sign a Participation Agreement, which contains important details about your Coach's Weight Loss Challenge.
7. OUR PROPIETARY RIGHTS
This Site and all of the content it contains, or may in the future contain, including but not limited to articles, opinions, other text, directories, guides, photographs, illustrations, images, video and audio clips and advertising copy, as well as the trademarks, copyrights, logos, domain names, code, trade names, service marks, patents and any and all copyrightable material (including source and object code) and/or any other form of intellectual property (collectively, the "Material") are owned by or licensed to us or other authorized third parties and are protected from unauthorized use, copying and dissemination by copyright, trademark, publicity and other laws and by international treaties. Unless expressly permitted in writing by us, you shall not capture, reproduce, perform, transfer, sell, license, modify, create derivative works from or based upon, republish, reverse engineer, upload, edit, post, transmit, publicly display, frame, link, distribute, or exploit in whole or in part any of the Material. Nothing contained in this Agreement or on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Material in any manner without the prior written consent of us or such third party that may own the Material or intellectual property displayed on the Site. UNAUTHORIZED USE, COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, PUBLICATION, REPUBLICATION, UPLOADING, FRAMING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING, DISTRIBUTING, DUPLICATING OR ANY OTHER MISUSE OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Any use of the Material other than as permitted by this Agreement will constitute a violation of this Agreement and may constitute copyright and/or patent infringement. You agree not to use the Material for any unlawful purposes and not to violate our rights or the rights of others. You agree not to interfere (or permit the use of your membership by a third party to interfere) with the normal processes or use of the Site by other members, including without limitation by attempting to access administrative areas of the Site. You agree to report any violation of this Agreement by others that you become aware of. You are advised that we will aggressively enforce our rights to the fullest extent of the law. We may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any of the Material at any time, without notice and without liability. Herbalife, our logo, and the name of the products produced, marketed, sold or distributed by the Herbalife, are trademarks and/or service marks of Herbalife International of America, Inc., or its affiliates. All other trademarks, service marks, and logos used on the Site are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.
8. MEMBERSHIP AND REGISTRATION
If you register with the Site, you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account, email or password, if any, and agree you will not sell, transfer or assign any membership rights. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, if any, and for restricting access to your computer so that others may not access the password protected portion of the Site. We may, in our sole discretion, and at any time, with or without notice, terminate your password and membership, for any reason or no reason at all.
9. COPYRIGHTS AND COPYRIGHT AGENTS
Herbalife respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Herbalife has designated a Copyright Agent to receive notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Site. Herbalife's Copyright Agent, Julian Cacchioli, may be reached at JulianC@Herbalife.com.
If you believe that any content infringes the copyright in a work that is owned or controlled by you or if you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please promptly provide Herbalife's Copyright Agent the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) for further detail):
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
- The exact URL or a description reasonably sufficient to permit Herbalife to locate where the alleged infringing material is located on the Site;
- Your name, address, telephone number and email address;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are either the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
10. LINKS
We may provide links to third party web sites or resources. Our provision of such links is not an endorsement of any information, product or service reached through such link. We are not responsible for the content or performance of any portion of the Internet including other World Wide Websites to which the Site may be linked for from which the Site may be accessed. You are requested to inform us of any errors or inappropriate material found on Websites to which this Site is or may be linked.
11. ERRORS
Although we attempt to maintain the integrity of the Site, we make no guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of the Site. If you believe that you have discovered an error in the Site, please contact us at 866-617-4273 and include, if possible, a description of the error, its URL location and your contact information. We will make reasonable efforts to address your concerns.
12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIS SITE AND ALL MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONTAINED ON IT ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" "AS AVAILABLE" "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY BY JURISDICTION.
YOU AGREE THAT WE AND OUR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, LICENSORS AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES"), ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OR RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, THE MATERIAL, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ITS TECHNICAL OPERATION OR THE MATERIAL, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY NEGLIGENCE, ACTS OF GOD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, THIS SITE OR ITS RELATED INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY REASON OR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION WHATSOEVER IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN FIFTY DOLLARS ($50). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, AND/OR THE DISCLAIMER OF SOME TYPES OF DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MIGHT NOT APPLY TO YOU.
BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY BE WAIVING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS THAT ARE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN OR UNSUSPECTED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH WAIVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE, THE BENEFITS OF SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA, AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE OR TERRITORY, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."
We make no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, currency or adequacy of any information, facts, views, opinions, statements or recommendations contained on this Site, or the Material. Reference to any product, process, publication or service of any third party by trade name, domain name, trademark, service mark, logo, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation by us. Views and opinions of users of this Site do not necessarily state or reflect those of Herbalife. Users are responsible for seeking the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the information, opinions, advice or content available at this Site.
The Internet may be subject to breaches of security. We are not responsible for any resulting damage to any user's computer from any such security breach, or from any virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other malfunction. You should also be aware that email submissions over the Internet may not be secure, and you should consider this before submitting any information to anyone over the Internet. We make no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the suitability, functionality, availability or operation of this Site. This Site may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment.
13. INDEMNIFICATION
BY USING THIS SITE YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD THE RELEASED PARTIES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, ALLEGED CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, JUDGMENTS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, AND ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES OF DEFENSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO: YOUR BREACH OF YOUR REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS OR AGREEMENTS HEREUNDER; YOUR VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LAW; YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND/OR THE MATERIAL IN VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT; INFORMATION OR MATERIAL POSTED OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER OR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT, EVEN IF NOT SUBMITTED BY YOU, THAT INFRINGES ANY COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET, TRADE DRESS, PATENT, PUBLICITY, PRIVACY OR OTHER RIGHT OF ANY PERSON OR DEFAMES ANY PERSON; ANY MISREPRESENTATION MADE BY YOU; AND/OR OUR USE OF YOUR INFORMATION. YOU WILL COOPERATE AS FULLY AND AS REASONABLY REQUIRED IN COMPANY'S DEFENSE OF ANY CLAIM. COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT SETTLE ANY SUCH MATTER WITHOUT OUR WRITTEN CONSENT.
14. TERMINATION
We will determine your compliance with this Agreement in our sole discretion and our decision shall be final and binding. Any violation of this Agreement may result in restrictions on your access to all or part of the Site and may be referred to law enforcement authorities. No waiver of any of this Agreement shall be of any force or effect unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of Herbalife. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue this Site, or any portion thereof without notice to you or any third party. Upon termination of your access to the Site, or upon demand by Herbalife, you must destroy all materials obtained from this Site and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof. You are advised that we will aggressively enforce our rights to the fullest extent of the law.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. The section titles in this Agreement are for your convenience only and do not have any legal or contractual effect.
15. UNITED STATES LAW
We operate the Site in the United States. Information contained on this Site may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to this Site from territories where the content of the Site may be illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access the Site from locations outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws if, and to the extent that, such local laws are applicable.
All software used on the Site is subject to U.S. export controls. No such software may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Burma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Venezuela or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Departments list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Departments Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using any such software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to limit the availability of the Site to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction at any time.
The laws of the United States, State of California apply to this Agreement (without regard to California's conflict of law principles that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction's laws) and will specifically not be governed by the United Nations Conventions on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, if otherwise applicable. Any dispute between you and us must be brought before state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the facts giving rise to the cause of action, otherwise the cause shall be forever barred. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in Los Angeles, California for any cause of action relating to or arising under this Agreement or the Site.
16. CONTACT US
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our Site or this Agreement, you may contact us at 866-617-4273.
Last Revised on April 8, 2014.