Terms of Service

Last Updated: October 17, 2023

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Uppercase Teach, Inc. (“Uppercase,” “we,” or “us”) and our website at www.uppercaseteach.com, along with our related websites, hosted applications, mobile applications, and other services provided by us (collectively, the “Service”). These Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and Uppercase regarding your use of the Service.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY:

BY CLICKING “I ACCEPT,” OR BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING UPPERCASE’S PRIVACY POLICY (TOGETHER, THESE “TERMS”). IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO USE THE SERVICE. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, AND UPPERCASE’S PROVISION OF THE SERVICE TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY UPPERCASE AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.

ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration), you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND UPPERCASE ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

Uppercase Service Overview. Uppercase provides a collaborative learning platform where teachers can provide, access and learn from teaching knowledge, advice, curricula, or other teaching-related materials (collectively, “Teaching Materials”) provided by other users on the Service. As such, we require that you adhere to Uppercase’s Community Guidelines (the “Community Guidelines”) when sharing Teaching Materials or other types of User Content (defined below) on the Service.

Expert Teacher Notice. Uppercase may, at its sole discretion, invite certain users to be compensated for their participation in the Service (“Expert Teachers”), subject to these Terms and the Additional Terms for Expert Teachers (“Expert Teacher Terms”). If you are an Expert Teacher, you agree to these Terms as well as the Expert Teacher Terms. To the extent the terms of the Expert Teacher Terms conflict with these Terms, the terms of these Terms control.
Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 18 years old; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your registration and your use of the Service is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are an entity, organization, or company, the individual accepting these Terms on your behalf represents and warrants that they have authority to bind you to these Terms and you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Accounts and Registration. To access most features of the Service, you must register for an account. When you register for an account, you may be asked or required to provide us with some information about yourself, such as your name, email address, or other contact information, photograph, the subject area and grade level that you teach, your instructional competencies, and the geographic region where you teach. You agree that the information you provide to us is accurate, complete, and not misleading, and that you will keep it accurate and up to date at all times. When you register, you will be asked to create a password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account. If you believe that your account is no longer secure, then you should immediately notify us at support@uppercaseteach.com.
General Payment Terms. Certain features of the Service may require you to pay fees. Before you pay any fees, you will have an opportunity to review and accept the fees that you will be charged. All fees are in U.S. Dollars and are non-refundable unless otherwise specifically provided for in these Terms.
1. Price. Uppercase reserves the right to determine pricing for the Service. Uppercase will make reasonable efforts to keep pricing information published on the Service up to date. Uppercase may change the fees for any feature of the Service, including additional fees or charges, if Uppercase gives you advance notice of changes before they apply. Uppercase, at its sole discretion, may make promotional offers with different features and different pricing to any of Uppercase’s customers. These promotional offers, unless made to you, will not apply to your offer or these Terms.
2. Authorization. You authorize Uppercase to charge all sums for the orders that you make and any level of Service you select as described in these Terms or published by Uppercase, including all applicable taxes, to the payment method specified in your account. If you pay any fees with a credit card, then Uppercase may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has the necessary funds or credit available to cover your purchase.
3. Subscription Service. The Service may include certain subscription-based plans with automatically recurring payments for periodic charges (“Subscription Service”). The “Subscription Billing Date” is the date when you purchase your first subscription to the Service. The Subscription Service will begin on the Subscription Billing Date and continue for the subscription period that you select on your account (such period, the “Initial Subscription Period”), and will automatically renew for successive periods of the same duration as the Initial Subscription Period (the Initial Subscription Period and each such renewal period, each a “Subscription Period”) unless you cancel the Subscription Service or we terminate it. If you activate a Subscription Service, then you authorize Uppercase or its third-party payment processors to periodically charge, on a going-forward basis and until cancellation of the Subscription Service, all accrued sums on or before the payment due date. Your account will be charged automatically on the Subscription Billing Date and thereafter on the renewal date of your Subscription Service for all applicable fees and taxes for the next Subscription Period. You must cancel your Subscription Service before it renews in order to avoid billing of the next periodic Subscription Fee to your account. Uppercase or its third-party payment processor will bill the periodic Subscription Fee to the payment method associated with your account or that you otherwise provide to us. You may cancel the Subscription Service by contacting us at support@uppercaseteach.com. YOUR CANCELLATION MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE THE RENEWAL DATE IN ORDER TO AVOID CHARGE FOR THE NEXT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD.
4. Delinquent Accounts. Uppercase may suspend or terminate access to the Service, including fee-based portions of the Service, for any account for which any amount is due but unpaid. In addition to the amount due for the Service, a delinquent account will be charged with fees or charges that are incidental to any chargeback or collection of any the unpaid amount, including collection fees. If your payment method is no longer valid at the time a renewal Subscription Fee is due, then Uppercase reserves the right to delete your account and any information or User Content (defined below) associated with your account without any liability to you.
Licenses
1. Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Uppercase grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service.
2. License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works of the Service; (b) make modifications to the Service; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Service, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Service, then you may not use it.
3. Feedback. We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Service (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Uppercase an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Service and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Feedback you provide to us. You agree that: (a) you are not entitled to any compensation in exchange for your Feedback; (b) your Feedback will not contain confidential or proprietary information of any third party; (c) Uppercase is not obligated to keep your Feedback confidential; (d) Uppercase may redistribute or use your Feedback for any purpose; and (e) Uppercase is not obligated to review or use your Feedback.
Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Service is owned and operated by Uppercase. You acknowledge and agree that the Service and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Service provided by Uppercase) (“Materials”) are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Service are the property of Uppercase or its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by Uppercase, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and Uppercase reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.
Third-Party Terms
1. Third-Party Services and Linked Websites. Uppercase may provide tools through the Service that enables you to export certain information to third-party services. By using one of these tools, you hereby authorize Uppercase to transfer that information to the applicable third-party service. Third-party services are not under Uppercase’s control, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Uppercase is not responsible for any third-party service’s use of your exported information. The Service may contain links to third-party websites. Linked websites are not under Uppercase’s control, and Uppercase is not responsible for their content. Please be sure to review the terms of use and privacy policy of any third-party services before you post links to them.
2. Third-Party Software. The Service may include or incorporate third-party software components that are generally available free of charge under licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those components (“Third-Party Components”). Although the Service is provided to you subject to these Terms, nothing in these Terms prevents, restricts, or is intended to prevent or restrict you from obtaining Third-Party Components under the applicable third-party licenses or to limit your use of Third-Party Components under those third-party licenses.
User Content
1. User Content Generally. Certain features of the Service may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit (“Post”) content to the Service, including Teaching Materials, messages, inputs, reviews, photos, video or audio (including sound or voice recordings and musical recordings embodied in the video or audio), images, folders, data, text, and any other works of authorship or other works (collectively, “User Content”). You retain any copyright and other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you Post to the Service, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.
2. License Grant to Uppercase. By Posting User Content to or via the Service, you grant Uppercase a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to use, host, store, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform (including by means of a digital audio transmission), communicate to the public, process, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, publish and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels, in each instance whether now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever. You understand and acknowledge that we may use User Content to train, develop, and improve our machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence systems. You agree to, at your own expense, obtain all rights from and pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from Uppercase’s exercise of the licenses set forth in this Section.
3. Limited License Grant to Users. By Posting User Content to or the Service, you grant users of the Service a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access, use, remix, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, publish and distribute your User Content for their personal, non-commercial use, for the sole purpose of viewing and creating new User Content on the Service, as permitted by these Terms. You also grant users the right to use your User Content for educational purposes as set forth in Section 8.4 below. User Content may not be sold, licensed, or otherwise shared with other users or third parties outside of the Service without the prior written consent of the owner(s) of such User Content.
4. License to use Teaching Materials in the Classroom. You may download, print, and use the Teaching Materials for the sole purpose of teaching your students. You may make limited copies of the Teaching Materials as necessary for your students, co-teachers, classroom assistants, and substitute teachers necessary for this purpose. You may also provide a copy of the Teaching Materials, as required for review purposes, to your students’ parents, classroom observers, supervisors, or school administrators. Your personal educational instruction of students as described herein is the only permitted use of the Teaching Materials outside of the Services.
5. You Must Have Rights to the Content You Post; User Content Representations and Warranties. You must not Post User Content if you are not the owner of or are not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of that User Content, including in all ambient music and underlying musical works embodied in any sound recording. Uppercase disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of providing User Content via the Service. By providing User Content via the Service, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:
  1. you are the creator and owner of the User Content, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to authorize Uppercase and users of the Service to use and distribute your User Content as necessary to exercise the licenses granted by you in this Section, in the manner contemplated by Uppercase, the Service, and these Terms;
  2. your User Content, and the Posting or other use of your User Content as contemplated by these Terms, does not and will not: (i) infringe, violate, misappropriate, or otherwise breach any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property, contract, or proprietary right; (ii) slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person; (iii) contain any viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code; or (iii) cause Uppercase to violate any law or regulation or require us to obtain any further licenses from or pay any royalties, fees, compensation or other amounts or provide any attribution to any third parties;
  3. your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate;
  4. your User Content does not contain any information that would constitute an “education record” under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) or 34 CFR §99.3, or otherwise contain personal information regarding any minors; and
  5. your User Content will otherwise conform with Uppercase’s Community Guidelines.
6. User Content Disclaimer. We are under no obligation to edit or control User Content that you or other users Post and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content. Uppercase may, however, at any time and without prior notice, screen, remove, edit, or block any User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms, is alleged to violate the rights of third parties, or is otherwise objectionable. You understand that, when using the Service, you will be exposed to User Content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that User Content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. You understand that Uppercase is not responsible for the usefulness, accuracy, or intellectual property rights of or relating to User Content. Uppercase does not endorse the contents of any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice contained therein. Uppercase expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. You agree to waive, and do waive, any legal or equitable right or remedy you have or may have against Uppercase with respect to User Content. If notified by a user or content owner that User Content allegedly does not conform to these Terms, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove the User Content, which we reserve the right to do at any time and without notice. For clarity, Uppercase does not permit infringing activities on the Service.
7. Monitoring Content. Uppercase does not control and does not have any obligation to monitor: (a) User Content; (b) any content made available by third parties; or (c) the use of the Service by its users. You acknowledge and agree that Uppercase reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Service for operational and other purposes. If at any time Uppercase chooses to monitor the content, then Uppercase still assumes no responsibility or liability for content or any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of content. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy (defined below). Uppercase may block, filter, mute, remove or disable access to any User Content uploaded to or transmitted through the Service without any liability to the user who Posted such User Content to the Service or to any other users of the Service.
8. AI Content. Some of the materials, content, or information available through the services may be generated or modified by artificial intelligence algorithms ("AI Content"). AI Content is not created by humans and may not always be factually accurate or suitable for specific purposes. As with User Content, we are not responsible for the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of AI Content. You understand and agree that your use of AI Content at your own risk and discretion.
Communications. We may send you emails concerning our products and services, as well as those of third parties. You may opt out of promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the promotional email itself.
Prohibited Conduct. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE NOT TO:
1. use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
2. harass, threaten, demean, embarrass, bully, or otherwise harm any other user of the Service;
3. violate, encourage others to violate, or provide instructions on how to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right;
4. access, search, or otherwise use any portion of the Service through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device, or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, and data mining tools) other than the software or search agents provided by Uppercase;
5. interfere with security-related features of the Service, including by: (i) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content; or (ii) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Service except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law;
6. interfere with the operation of the Service or any user’s enjoyment of the Service, including by: (i) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (ii) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Service; (iii) collecting personal information about another user or third party without consent; or (iv) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Service;
7. perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation or identity, accessing any other Service account without permission, or falsifying your age or date of birth;
8. sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 6 (Ownership; Proprietary Rights)) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
9. attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 10 (Prohibited Conduct) or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 10 (Prohibited Conduct).
Intellectual Property Rights Protection
1. Respect of Third Party Rights. Uppercase respects the intellectual property rights of others, takes the protection of intellectual property rights very seriously, and asks users of the Service to do the same. Infringing activity will not be tolerated on or through the Service.
2. DMCA Notification. We comply with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act applicable to Internet service providers (17 U.S.C. § 512, as amended). If you have an intellectual property rights-related complaint about any material on the Service, you may contact our Designated Agent at the following address:
  Uppercase Teach, Inc.
  Attn: Legal Department (IP Notification)
  2144 Leavenworth St, San Francisco, CA 94133
  Email: copyright@uppercaseteach.com
3. Procedure for Reporting Claimed Infringement. If you believe that any content made available on or through the Service has been used or exploited in a manner that infringes an intellectual property right you own or control, then please promptly send a written “Notification of Claimed Infringement” to the Designated Agent identified above containing the following information:
  1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other right being infringed;
  2. a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property right that you claim has been infringed;
  3. a description of the material that you claim is infringing and where it is located on the Service;
  4. your address, telephone number, and email address;
  5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the materials on the Service of which you are complaining is not authorized by the copyright or other intellectual property right owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. a statement by you that the above information in your notice is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are the copyright or other intellectual property right owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.
  Your Notification of Claimed Infringement may be shared by Uppercase with the user alleged to have infringed a right you own or control as well as with the operators of publicly available databases that track notifications of claimed infringement, and you consent to Uppercase making such disclosures. You should consult with your own lawyer or see 17 U.S.C. § 512 to confirm your obligations to provide a valid notice of claimed infringement.
4. Repeat Infringers. Uppercase’s policy is to: (a) remove or disable access to material that Uppercase believes in good faith, upon notice from an intellectual property rights owner or authorized agent, is infringing the intellectual property rights of a third party by being made available through the Service; and (b) in appropriate circumstances, to terminate the accounts of and block access to the Service by any user who repeatedly or egregiously infringes other people’s copyright or other intellectual property rights. Uppercase will terminate the accounts of users that are determined by Uppercase to be repeat infringers. Uppercase reserves the right, however, to suspend or terminate accounts of users in our sole discretion.
5. Counter Notification. If you receive a notification from Uppercase that material made available by you on or through the Service has been the subject of a Notification of Claimed Infringement, then you will have the right to provide Uppercase with what is called a “Counter Notification.” To be effective, a Counter Notification must be in writing, provided to Uppercase’s Designated Agent through one of the methods identified in Section 11.2 (DMCA Notification), and include substantially the following information:
  1. your physical or electronic signature;
  2. identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
  3. a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
  4. your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if you are residing outside of the United States, then for any judicial district in which Uppercase may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under Section 11.2 (DMCA Notification) above or an agent of that person.
  A party submitting a Counter Notification should consult a lawyer or see 17 U.S.C. § 512 to confirm the party’s obligations to provide a valid counter notification under the Copyright Act.
6. Reposting of Content Subject to a Counter Notification. If you submit a Counter Notification to Uppercase in response to a Notification of Claimed Infringement, then Uppercase will promptly provide the person who provided the Notification of Claimed Infringement with a copy of your Counter Notification and inform that person that Uppercase will replace the removed User Content or Teaching Materials or cease disabling access to it in 10 business days, and Uppercase will replace the removed User Content or Teaching Materials and cease disabling access to it not less than 10, nor more than 14, business days following receipt of the Counter Notification, unless Uppercase’s Designated Agent receives notice from the party that submitted the Notification of Claimed Infringement that such person has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on Uppercase’s system or network.
7. False Notifications of Claimed Infringement or Counter Notifications. The Copyright Act provides at 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) that: “[a]ny person who knowingly materially misrepresents under [Section 512 of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512)] (1) that material or activity is infringing, or (2) that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or copyright owner’s authorized licensee, or by a service provider, who is injured by such misrepresentation, as the result of [Uppercase] relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing, or in replacing the removed material or ceasing to disable access to it.” Uppercase reserves the right to seek damages from any party that submits a Notification of Claimed Infringement or Counter Notification in violation of the law.
Modification of Terms. We may, from time to time, change these Terms. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Service. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should remove your User Content and discontinue your use of the Service. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 12 (Modification of Terms), these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms.
Term, Termination, and Modification of the Service
1. Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Service, and ending when terminated as described in Section 13.2 (Termination).
2. Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Service and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Uppercase may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your account on the Service, or suspend or terminate your access to the Service, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your account and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at support@uppercaseteach.com.
3. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Service; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access your account or the Service; (c) you must pay Uppercase any unpaid amount that was due prior to termination; and (d) all payment obligations accrued prior to termination, all definitions, and Sections 5.3 (Feedback), 6 (Ownership; Proprietary Rights), 8.2 (Limited License Grant to Uppercase), 8.3 (License Grant to Other Users), 13.3 (Effect of Termination), 14 (Indemnity), 15 (Disclaimers; No Warranties by Uppercase), 16 (Limitation of Liability), 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration), and 18 (Miscellaneous) will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Service since upon termination of your account, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Service. If your account has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from creating a new account on the Service using a different name, email address or other forms of account verification.
4. Modification of the Service. Uppercase reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Uppercase will have no liability for any change to the Service, including any paid-for functionalities of the Service, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Service. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Service so that you have permanent copies in the event the Service is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Service.
Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Service, and you will defend and indemnify Uppercase, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, licensors, contractors, third-party partners, and agents (together, the “Uppercase Entities”) from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your use, or misuse of, the Service; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims. In addition, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Uppercase Entities from any claim or investigation relating to or arising from your User Content, your use of others’ User Content, and your use of the Service.
Disclaimers; No Warranties by Uppercase
1. THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. UPPERCASE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (a) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (b) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. UPPERCASE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND UPPERCASE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS USED IN THIS SECTION 15 THE TERM UPPERCASE INCLUDES THE UPPERCASE ENTITIES.
2. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SERVICE OR UPPERCASE ENTITIES OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY OF THE UPPERCASE ENTITIES OR THE SERVICE THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE SERVICE AND YOUR DEALING WITH ANY OTHER SERVICE USER. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING USER CONTENT, AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERSONAL DAMAGE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE) OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, INCLUDING USER CONTENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
3. THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 15 (DISCLAIMERS; NO WARRANTIES BY UPPERCASE) APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Uppercase does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Uppercase is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
Limitation of Liability
1. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE UPPERCASE ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE SERVICE, OR ANY OTHER INTERACTIONS WITH UPPERCASE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY UPPERCASE ENTITY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE.
2. THE UPPERCASE ENTITIES ALSO DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS OR DEALINGS WITH ANY OF THE BUSINESSES, ADVERTISERS, OR USERS LISTED ON THE SERVICE. YOUR COMMUNICATIONS OR DEALINGS WITH SUCH BUSINESSES, ADVERTISERS, AND USERS ARE SOLELY BETWEEN YOU AND THEM, THOUGH UPPERCASE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MONITOR DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND THEM. UPPERCASE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OBLIGATION TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSONS REGISTERING TO USE THE SERVICE, NOR DO WE HAVE ANY OBLIGATION TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE SERVICE BY OTHER USERS; THEREFORE, UPPERCASE DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR IDENTITY THEFT OR ANY OTHER MISUSE OF YOUR IDENTITY OR INFORMATION THAT YOU PERMIT ANY THIRD PARTY TO ACCESS. THE UPPERCASE ENTITIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE, AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, FOR THE DELIVERY OF ANY MESSAGES (SUCH AS POSTING OR TRANSMISSION OF ANY OTHER USER GENERATED CONTENT) SENT THROUGH UPPERCASE TO ANYONE.
3. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 17.5 (COMMENCING ARBITRATION) AND 17.7 (ARBITRATION RELIEF) AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE UPPERCASE ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (a) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO UPPERCASE FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (b) US$100.
4. EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 16 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY) WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
1. Generally. Except as described in Section 17.2 (Exceptions) and 17.3 (Opt-Out), you and Uppercase agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Service, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, is less formal than a court proceeding, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. Any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement will be resolved by the arbitrator.
  YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND UPPERCASE ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
2. Exceptions. Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.
3. Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to Uppercase Teach, Inc., Attention: Legal Department – Arbitration Opt-Out, 2144 Leavenworth St, San Francisco, CA 94133 that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated with your account on the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration ( your account on the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration ( “Opt-Out Notice” your account on the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration (). Once Uppercase receives your Opt-Out Notice, this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be resolved as set forth in Section 18.2 (Governing Law). The remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
4. Arbitrator. This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject the Federal Arbitration Act and will be administered by the JAMS under the rules applicable to consumer disputes (collectively, “JAMS Rules”) as modified by these Terms. The JAMS Rules and filing forms are available online at www.jamsadr.org, by calling the JAMS at +1-800-352-5267 or by contacting Uppercase.
5. Commencing Arbitration. Before initiating arbitration, a party must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if that other party has not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice of Arbitration”). Uppercase’s address for Notice is: Uppercase Teach, Inc., 2144 Leavenworth St, San Francisco, CA 94133. The Notice of Arbitration must: (a) identify the name or account number of the party making the claim; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or Uppercase may commence an arbitration proceeding. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, Uppercase will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than US$10,000 or if the Company has received 25 or more similar demands for arbitration, in which case the payment of any fees will be decided by the JAMS Rules. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the JAMS Rules and the other party may seek reimbursement for any fees paid to JAMS.
6. Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration hearing will take place in the county and state of your residence unless we agree otherwise or, if the claim is for US$10,000 or less (and does not seek injunctive relief), you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a telephonic or video hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as established by the JAMS Rules in the county (or parish) of your residence. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you or Uppercase must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based.
7. Arbitration Relief. Except as provided in Section 17.8 (No Class Actions), the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brough in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator awards you an amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by Uppercase before an arbitrator was selected, Uppercase will pay to you the higher of: (a) the amount awarded by the arbitrator and (b) US$10,000. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding on all parties, except (1) for judicial review expressly permitted by law or (2) if the arbitrator’s award includes an award of injunctive relief against a party, in which case that party shall have the right to seek judicial review of the injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction that shall not be bound by the arbitrator’s application or conclusions of law. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
8. No Class Actions. YOU AND UPPERCASE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Uppercase agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
9. Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If Uppercase makes any substantive change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Uppercase’s address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your account with Uppercase will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.
10. Enforceability. If Section 17.8 (No Class Actions) or the entirety of this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) is found to be unenforceable, or if Uppercase receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 18.2 (Governing Law) will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.
Miscellaneous
1. General Terms. These Terms, including the Privacy Policy, Expert Teacher Terms, and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Uppercase regarding your use of the Service. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms and all rights granted under these Terms, including with respect to your User Content, at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of Section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. Throughout these Terms the use of the word “including” means “including but not limited to.” If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.
2. Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Uppercase submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within San Francisco County, California for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms. We operate the Service from our offices in California, and we make no representation that Materials included in the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
3. Privacy Policy. Please read the Uppercase Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage, and disclosure of your personal information. The Uppercase Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
4. Additional Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Service or certain features of the Service that we may post on or link to from the Service, including the Community Guidelines and Expert Teacher Terms (the “Additional Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
5. Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Service, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing.
6. Contact Information. The Service is offered by Uppercase Teach, Inc., located at 2144 Leavenworth St, San Francisco, CA 94133. You may contact us by sending correspondence to that address or by emailing us at support@uppercaseteach.com.
7. Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, then under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at +1-800-952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service.
8. No Support. We are under no obligation to provide support for the Service. In instances where we may offer support, the support will be subject to published policies.
9. International Use. The Service is intended for visitors located within the United States. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Service from countries or territories or by individuals where such access is illegal is prohibited.

Terms of Service

your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate;

your User Content does not contain any information that would constitute an “education record” under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) or 34 CFR §99.3, or otherwise contain personal information regarding any minors; and

your User Content will otherwise conform with Uppercase’s Community Guidelines.

an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other right being infringed;

a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property right that you claim has been infringed;

a description of the material that you claim is infringing and where it is located on the Service;

your address, telephone number, and email address;

a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the materials on the Service of which you are complaining is not authorized by the copyright or other intellectual property right owner, its agent, or the law; and

a statement by you that the above information in your notice is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are the copyright or other intellectual property right owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

your physical or electronic signature;

identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;

a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and