TERMS
OF SERVICES
ASSOCIATION
OF MODERN TRUCKING COMPANIES
Association
of Modern Trucking Companies (“Association”) is
a platform offering transport companies various types of industry
services to facilitate and optimize their operation. The asomtc.com website ("Site") is operated by Association of Modern
Trucking Companies, 2370 Wexford Lane, Lake in the Hills IL, 60156.
These
Terms of
Service (“Terms”) govern the use of services provided by
Association of Modern Trucking Companies, including without
limitation the Site, mobile or web applications, or other services /
products that link to or reference these Terms (“Services”).
To
the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the Terms and any
other document, the Terms shall control for the purposes of usage of
the Site.
In
order to become a member of Association (“Member”) you must read
and accept all the terms and conditions outlined below together with
privacy policies and other relevant documents linked to Terms.
The
Terms are a binding legal agreement between Member and Founder.
Please
remember that all linked information contained in this document are
incorporated and hereby made a part of Terms.
If
you do not agree to be bound by Terms and privacy policies, you may
not use Site or membership (“Membership”) in any way. Founder
reserves the right at any time, at its sole discretion, to change or
otherwise modify Terms without prior notice, and continued access or
use of this Site signifies your acceptance of the updated or modified
Terms.
Association
of Modern Trucking Companies
What
is the Association of Modern Trucking Companies?
Association
is
a platform offering transport companies various types of industry
services to facilitate and optimize their operation in
the USA. Our
organization is focused on enabling carriers to function well and
develop their companies.
Association
provides access to services and benefits listed on Site in the tabs
“Advantages”, “Partnership” and “Shopping groups”
("Services") and other ad hoc events organized by
Association. Association is constantly expanding scope of offered
Services to achieve its goals which are consolidating business
communities and facilitate cooperation between members of
Association.
Member
declares that “Reliable carrier” program is a separate Founder’s
initiative and participation in this program may require meeting
additional requirements and paying additional fees.
Membership
Becoming
a Member of Association.
In
order to become a Member, there are certain criteria that must be
met:
being
of legal age or / and having full legal capacity to form a binding
contract
not
being suspended or removed from Members list
operating
a business in the USA or/and being a shareholder of a corporation,
or/and being a member of a company corporation, or/and being a
partner in a partnership or being involved in managing commercial
entities in other way.
Once
Member’s process of registration on the Site is completed and
Membership fees set forth in the further part of Terms are paid,
Member will be sent a copy of Terms in PDF version, on email address
provided during the registration process. The Terms that the Member
receives should be signed, scanned and sent back to the following
e-mail address: office@asomtc.com
.
If
the Member uses assistant (“Assistant”) to obtain access to
services provided by Founder under the Terms, Member will sign the
Terms provided by the Assistant and scan signed copy of it to
following email address: office@asomtc.com.
Once received, the Founder provides the Member with a link enabling
Member fees payments.
Upon
receipt of the signed Terms (and making all necessary payments)
Membership of Association (“Membership”) will be activated and
Member will be able to use Services.
Additional
restrictions:
Members
are prohibited from selling, trading, or otherwise transferring their
Membership to another party. Founder may assign its rights under
Terms without condition.
Additional
Member’s representations:
Member
represents to be of full legal capacity to form a binding contract
and is not barred from receiving services under the laws of the
United States or other applicable jurisdiction and will only use
Membership for legitimate purposes.
Member
also agrees to provide true, accurate, current and complete
information about himself/herself and / or a company/partnership they
represent in the process of obtaining Membership. If a Member
provides any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or
incomplete (or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current or
incomplete), or Founder has reasonable grounds to suspect that such
information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
Founder has the right to suspend or terminate Membership and refuse
any and all current or future use of Services (or any portion
thereof).
Founder
reserves the right to refuse Membership or Services, terminate
Membership, or remove or edit content of Site in its sole discretion.
Notwithstanding the above, Founder retains the right at its sole
discretion to deny access to anyone to Services that is offered at
any time and for any reason, including, but not limited to, for
violation of Terms.
Membership
Fee.
Membership
fee is an annual fee that every Member is obliged to pay for
Membership.
The
initial term of a Membership shall commence on the date it is
purchased and continue until one year from the date in which
Membership was purchased. It is understood that Membership has been
paid on the day of crediting Founder’s bank account.
Each
Member is obliged to pay Membership fee via Site or through direct
transfer on Founder’s account.
The
annual Membership fee is 1,399.00 USD.
Annual
Membership fee is subject to taxation in accordance with applicable
federal or state law. The annual Membership fee includes all
applicable taxes. Founder may change Membership fee at any time, but
changes will apply only to new and renewal Memberships. Membership
fee is not refundable.
The
initial term of a Membership shall commence on the date it is
purchased and continue until one year from the date in which
Membership was purchased. Each Membership will automatically renew
each year for additional one-year periods unless:
Member
notifies Founder in writing, of the decision to cancel his / hers
Membership within 30 days of the renewal date;
Founder
terminates Member’s Membership.
Renewal
Membership fees will be billed annually and automatically to the
credit card Founder has on file, in the amount of the then current
Membership fee on or around the day in which Membership or renewal
Membership term expires.
Cancellation;
Termination.
Each
Member has the right to cancel his / hers Membership at any time.
Because of the nature of the Services, no refunds will be available.
Founder
reserves the right to cancel or suspend Membership, without notice,
for any reason in its sole discretion, including without limitation
Founder’s belief that continued use of such Membership would
violate any provisions of this Terms, applicable law, or otherwise
be harmful to Founder’s interests. If Founder cancels Member’s
Membership, Founder may, at its sole discretion, refund the balance
of the annual membership fee on a time apportionment basis.
Founder
may terminate any or all of the benefits available to Members at any
time with or without notice. No refunds will be available.
Services
and Benefits
Each
Member is entitled to use Services provided by Association. Services
and the benefits are listed on Site. Any specific rules pertaining to
Services are set out together with description of Services on Site
and each Member is obliged to comply with terms and conditions that
apply to respective Services.
Founder
has the right to add, modify or eliminate any Services at any time at
its sole discretion. Founder does not guarantee the availability of
any of its benefits and they are all subject to change at any time
without notice.
DISCLAIMERS
THE
CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON THIS SITE MAY INCLUDE
INACCURACIES OR ERRORS, INCLUDING PRICING ERRORS. FOUNDER DOES NOT
GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF AND DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS
OR OTHER INACCURACIES RELATING TO THE INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF
THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES. THE FOUNDER EXPRESSLY RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY PRICING ERRORS ON THE SITE. FOUNDER MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE,
PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND
THE INCLUSION OR OFFERING OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ON THIS SITE
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION OF SUCH
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
FOUNDER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTNERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS OR ANY EMAIL SENT FROM
FOUNDER, ITS AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ARE FREE
OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. FOUNDER, ITS AFFILIATES, AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS WITH REGARDS TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND
SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND
NONINFRINGEMENT. THE HOTELS AND OTHER PARTNERS PROVIDING SERVICES ON
THIS SITE ARE NOT AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF FOUNDER OR ITS AFFILIATES.
FOUNDER AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, BREACHES OR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY
SUCH SUPPLIERS OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE,
OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING THEREFROM. FOUNDER AND ITS
AFFILIATES HAVE NO LIABILITY AND WILL MAKE NO REFUND IN THE EVENT OF
ANY DELAY, CANCELLATION, OVERBOOKING, STRIKE, FORCE MAJEURE OR OTHER
CAUSES BEYOND THEIR DIRECT CONTROL, AND THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, RE-ROUTING OR ACTS OF
ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL FOUNDER, ITS
AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, MEMBER’S
ACCESS TO, DISPLAY OF OR USE OF THIS SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR
INABILITY TO ACCESS, DISPLAY OR USE THIS SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, MEMBER’S RELIANCE UPON OPINIONS APPEARING ON THIS SITE;
ANY COMPUTER VIRUSES, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, LINKED SITES, PRODUCTS,
AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE; OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF
THE ACCESS TO, DISPLAY OF OR USE OF THIS SITE) WHETHER BASED ON A
THEORY OF NEGLIGENCE, CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE,
AND EVEN IF FOUNDERS CARD, ITS AFFILIATES AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
PARTNERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Limitation
of Liability.
MEMBER
UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT FOUNDER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE TO MEMBER FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE
LOSSES (EVEN IF FOUNDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM USE OF THE SITE, CONTENT OR ANY RELATED
SERVICES.
If,
despite the limitation above, the Founder, its affiliates or their
respective suppliers are found liable for any loss or damage which
arises out of or in any way connected with any of the occurrences
described above, then the liability of Founder, its affiliates and/or
their respective suppliers will in no event exceed, in the aggregate,
the greater of (a) the service fees the Member paid to Founder in
connection with such transaction(s) on this Site, or (b) One-Hundred
Dollars (US$100.00) or the equivalent in local currency. The
limitation of liability reflects the allocation of risk between the
parties. The limitations specified in this section will survive and
apply even if any limited remedy specified in these terms is found to
have failed of its essential purpose. The limitations of liability
provided in these terms inure to the benefit of the Founder, its
affiliates, and/or their respective suppliers.
Indemnity
Member
agrees to indemnify and hold Founder (and its members, owners,
officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and
employees) harmless from any and against any claims, causes of
action, demands, recoveries, losses, damages, fines, penalties or
other costs or expenses of any kind or nature, including reasonable
attorneys’fees, or arising out of or related to Member’s breach
of this Terms, Member’s violation of any law or the rights of a
third party, or Member’s use of Site.
Electronic
Communication.
Member
consents to receive communications from Founder electronically.
Founder will communicate with each Member by email or by posting
notices on Site. Member agrees that all agreements, notices,
disclosures and other communications that are provided to each Member
electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications
be in writing.
External
Links.
Site
or third parties may provide links to other www sites or resources.
Founder has no control over such sites and resources; therefore, each
Member acknowledges and agrees that Founder is not responsible for
the availability of such external sites or resources and does not
endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content,
advertising, products or other materials on or available from such
sites or resources. Member further acknowledges and agrees that
Founder shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or
services available on or through any such site or resource.
Modification
and Notification of Changes.
Founder
reserves the right to make changes Site and related policies, these
Terms and the privacy policy at any time. If Founder makes a material
modification to this Terms, each Member will be informed by:
sending
an email to the address associated with Member’s account. Founder
is not responsible for Member’s failure to receive an email due to
reasons beyond Founder’s control.
displaying
an announcement on Site for 30 days before the modifications come
into force.
Should
any Member wish to terminate his/her account due to a modification to
Terms or any related documents he or she may do so by sending an
email with the subject line "Termination" to the following
email address: office@asomtc.com.
If
Member chooses to continue using Site, doing so will be deemed to
accept the new Terms or other modified documents.
Trademarks.
The
trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on Site are the
property of Founder and other parties. Members are prohibited from
using any marks for any purpose except Association’s logo that may
be used by Members without prior Founder’s permission. Usage of
other trademarks, logos and service marks is allowed subject to prior
written permission of Founder or such third party that may own the
marks. Members are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing,
transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating
derivative works or using any content available on or through Site
for commercial or public purposes.
Survival
of Terms
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Terms, or any general legal principles
to the contrary, any provision of this Terms that imposes or
contemplates continuing obligations on a party will survive the
expiration or termination of this Terms.
Miscellaneous
Severability
If
any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for
any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the
minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms will
continue in full force and effect.
Governing
law
This
Terms and the relationship between each Member and Founder will be
governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to its
conflict of law provisions. Member and Founder agree to submit to the
personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the
State of Illinois with respect to any legal proceedings that may
arise in connection with this Terms. The failure of Founder to act
with respect to a breach by each Member or others does not waive its
right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Founder
does not guarantee it will take action against all breaches of this
Terms.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Terms, there shall be no
third-party beneficiaries to this Terms. This Terms constitutes the
entire agreement between Member and Founder and governs Member’s
use of Site, superseding any prior agreements between Member and
Founder with respect to Site.
Entire
Agreement
These
Terms constitute
the sole and entire agreement between Member and Founder with respect
to Services and supersede all prior and contemporaneous
understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both
written and oral, with respect to Services. No waiver of these Terms
by Company shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such
term or condition or any other term or condition, and any failure of
Member to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not
constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of
these
Dispute
resolution
Any
dispute arising under these Terms shall be finally settled in
accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial
Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) by three
arbitrators appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitration
shall take place in Chicago, Illinois, in the English language and
the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court. The prevailing
party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be
entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. If any part of these Terms
is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to
reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions
will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any
term or condition of this agreement or any breach thereof, in any one
instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent
breach thereof.