Morphic Account Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern the provision and use of the Morphic downloadable software (“Software”) and service (“Service”) provided by Raising the Floor-U.S. Inc.  The software is available to all users whether they register for a Morphic account or use the software without registration, whereas the Service is exclusively available to registered users.    

1.   Morphic Overview

 1.1 General

        Registering for any Morphic Account (Basic, Plus or Enterprise)

  1. allows you to store (save) he setup (settings) of your computer
    • This includes
      • your accessibility and usability related features on your computer
      • your assistive technologies (if you use assistive technologies).
    • These settings are saved to a secure location in the Morphic Cloud.
    • The saved setup(s) can then be used to apply your settings to other computers that have Morphic installed on them (e.g. at library, school, community center, work, etc.).
  2. It also allows you to give permission to other people to create and manage a MorphicBar for you

       Registering for a Morphic Plus Account

  1. Gives you all the benefits described in 1 above
  2. In addition, you can
    • create and save multiple custom MorphicBars for yourself
      • These will appear on any computer that has Morphic installed on it when you sign into Morphic on that computer.
    • create custom MorphicBars for others
      • These will appear on any computer (with Morphic on it) that the other person uses (and signs into Morphic on). (After they accept the MorphicBar and set up a Morphic account. See above.)
      • The most common use of this is to add a MorphicBar to the personal computer of another person who has trouble using the computer otherwise.

      Registering for a Morphic Enterprise account

  1. Provides the benefits in #1 above
  2. Allows the creation of custom MorphicBars for employees or for others
  3. Allows the creation of custom MorphicBars for device groups.
    • Examples –
      • For all computers on this campus
      • For all computers at the library
      • For all computers in a lab or classroom
      • For all computers used by people doing such and such a task (wherever they are located)
1.2 Creating Custom MorphicBars

Custom MorphicBars are created using the online MorphicBar Customization Tool.  In this tool you can create MorphicBars for yourself – or you can invite others to allow you to make MorphicBars for them. https://morphic.org/morphic-plus/

 If creating a MorphicBar for another person, you would use the Customization Tool to send them an email inviting them to accept your custom MorphicBar (and to register for a Morphic Account if they don’t already have an account).  When they accept your invitation – your customized MorphicBar is downloaded and appears on their computer.

 If you create a MorphicBar for another person – only you can make changes to it. If they want changes made, they would have to request that you change the MorphicBar for them in your Account (using the MorphicBar Customization Tool).   To make changes to their own MorphicBars they would need to have their own Morphic Plus account.

 If another person created a MorphicBar for you on their account, that is an agreement between the two of you. Morphic does not track or represent the activities of the other person who is managing your MorphicBar, and Morphic expressly disclaims any liability for the actions of those individuals managing MorphicBars for you.  If you are unable to get them to make changes on your behalf, then your sole remedy is to uninstall the custom MorphicBar.  You can also register for your own Morphic Plus account which will allow you to create and manage your own MorphicBars.

1.3  MorphicBar invitations

Morphic enables Morphic Plus subscribers (and Morphic Enterprise subscribers) to email invitations to others to manage one or more MorphicBars for them. These invitations include a link to download the Morphic software and use a custom MorphicBar created by the subscriber. The link to download the Morphic software will be located at https://morphic.org.  Morphic does not endorse people sending unsolicited email invitations to others, nor the use of links to web pages other than https://morphic.org to install the Morphic software. 

2.   Terms Acceptance

If you are creating custom buttons for yourself, you bear complete responsibility for the buttons you create for yourself. 

 If you are creating MorphicBars and custom buttons for others, you play an important role in assisting those people with their unique interests in Morphic software.  It is equally important that you understand and agree to these terms, as they govern your use of the MorphicBar Customization Service in Morphic and the MorphicBar Customization Tool that allows you to create and manage MorphicBars for others (hereinafter referred to as “Service”).  If for any reason you disagree with any of the terms below, then you must not register or use the Service 

 It is also imperative that you understand that these terms are subject to a Binding Arbitration Agreement. 

 BY REGISTERING AND USING THE MORPHIC AND THE MORPHICBAR CUSTOMIZATION TOOL, YOU AGREE TO THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND RAISING THE FLOOR, (d/b/a ‘Morphic’) WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, AND YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

3.   Eligibility

You may register and use the Service only if you are 13 years or older.

In order to use the Service, you must create an account and become a registered Morphic Plus (or Enterprise) Subscriber.  As a Subscriber, you may use the Service to create and develop and manage custom MorphicBars that can be made available to others via, and used with, the Service. You have to provide us with accurate and complete information and keep it up-to-date. You’ll notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your Account and you’re responsible for all activities that occur under your Account, whether or not you know about them. 

4.   Privacy Policy

Morphic takes privacy seriously. We do not collect personal identifying information unless you specifically sign up for a service that requires us to save your information for you in order to provide the Service, in which case we will describe this when you sign up.  If you use our service, you agree that the collection, use, and disclosure of any of your information associated with the service will be in accordance with Morphic’s Privacy Policy available at our website https://morphic.org/product-privacy-policy.

5.   Subscription Terms

 5.1 Free trials: 

Morphic may enable free trials of the Service, where you may be able to use the Service without payment for a limited period of time.  We reserve the right to change the free trial period at any time, and without notice.  Upon any change to the free trial period, you may be required to upgrade to one of the paid Subscriptions. In the event that you do not convert from a free trial to a paid Subscription, we will retain your MorphicBars and Member information for a period of thirty (30) days, following which we reserve the right to delete any such MorphicBar and Member information. 

 5.2 Paid Subscriptions:

When you purchase a Subscription, you expressly authorize us (or our third-party payment processor) to charge you at the price of your Subscription. We may ask you to supply additional information relevant to complete the transaction, including, without limitation, your credit-card number, the expiration date of your credit card, and your address(es) for billing (such information, “Payment Information”). You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use all payment method(s) represented by any such Payment Information. When you initiate a Subscription, you authorize us to provide your Payment Information to our third-party payment service providers so we can complete the transaction. You may need to provide us with additional information to verify your identity before completing your transaction.

 5.3 Auto-renewal until cancelation:

If you purchase a Subscription, you will be charged the then-applicable Subscription fee (“Subscription Fee”) at the beginning of your Subscription and each month or year thereafter, depending on the term of your Subscription, at the then-current rate. Subscription Fees are outlined at https://morphic.org/pricing/  Please note that our Subscription Fees are subject to change, although we will notify you before we effect any change in Subscription Fees. 

By agreeing to these Terms and purchasing a Subscription, you acknowledge that your Subscription has recurring payment features and you accept responsibility for all recurring payment obligations prior to cancellation of your Subscription by you or Morphic. We (or our third-party payment processor) will automatically charge you in accordance with the term of your Subscription (e.g., each month or year), on the calendar day corresponding to the commencement of your Subscription, using the Payment Information you have provided. In the event your Subscription begins on a day not contained in a given month, your payment method will be charged on a day in the applicable month or such other day as we deem appropriate. For example, if you started a monthly Subscription on January 31st, your next payment date is likely to be February 28th, and your payment method would be billed on that date. Your Subscription continues until cancelled by you or we terminate your access to or use of the Services or the Subscription in accordance with these Terms.

 5.4 Canceling your subscription:

You may cancel your Subscription at any time but please note that such cancellation will be effective at the end of the then-current Subscription period. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND OF ANY PORTION OF THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE PAID FOR THE THEN CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD AT THE TIME OF CANCELLATION. To cancel, you can either (i) email us at support@morphic.org and follow any instructions, if any, we provide to you in response to your cancellation request.  If you cancel, we will allow you to access the Service until the most recently paid-up Subscription period ends. Cancelling your Subscription will not cancel your Morphic Account, but will terminate your access to custom MorphicBars and your MorphicBar will revert to the Basic MorphicBar. 

At the end of the Subscription period, or if you stop paying the Subscription Fee, any Custom MorphicBars you have created that are subject to purchase of a Subscription will be locked or disabled and you and any other people you created MorphicBars for will no longer be able to see or use those MorphicBars. We will retain your MorphicBars for up to ninety (90) days in case you want to you renew your Subscription. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Morphic makes no guarantees regarding the retention of your, or other people’s MorphicBarsBars you created. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from cancellation of your Subscription, including, without limitation, any loss of data associated with loss of the MorphicBars.

6.   Restrictions on use of the Service

  Customer shall not, and shall not encourage any third-party to:       

  • Post, transmit, or otherwise make available, through or in connection with the Service anything that is or may be:
    • unlawful, threatening, harassing, degrading, abusive, hateful or intimidating;
    • defamatory; libelous or invasive of another’s privacy;
    • fraudulent or tortious;
    • vulgar, obscene, indecent, sexually explicit, pornographic or otherwise objectionable;
    • protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or other proprietary right without the express prior consent of the owner of such right; or
    • a virus, worm, Trojan Horse, easter egg, time bomb, spyware, cancelbot, or other computer code, file, or program that is harmful or invasive or that may or is intended to damage or hijack the operation of, or to monitor the use of, any hardware, software or equipment
    • an unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letter,” “pyramid scheme”, survey, contest, or investment opportunity;
    • any other form of solicitation, or use any distribution lists including any person who has not given specific permission to be included in such a process (commercial or otherwise);
    • Material that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements).
  • Use the Service to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others, including without limitation others’ privacy rights or rights of publicity, or harvest or collect personally identifiable information, including email addresses, about users of the Service.
  • Harm minors in any way.
  • Impersonate any person or entity, including without limitation any of our officials, forum leaders, guides or hosts; falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or express or imply that we endorse any statement you make.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Service or the servers or networks used to make the Service available; or violate any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of such networks.
  • Restrict or inhibit any other person from using the Service, including without limitation by hacking or defacing any portion of the Service; or disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to “scroll” faster than other users of the Service or an Interactive Forum are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in real time exchanges.
  • Use the Service to distribute or otherwise publish or post any material containing any solicitation of funds, promotion, advertising, or solicitation for goods or services without our express prior written consent; or use the Service in a commercial manner, unless otherwise expressly allowed by Morphic.
  • Use the Service to distribute or otherwise publish or post any material that is pornographic, obscene, contains hate speech, is racist, promotes or encourages violence, is illegal or promotes illegal behavior, violates anyone’s intellectual property rights, or is otherwise offensive or inappropriate as determined in Morphic’s sole discretion.
  • Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of, use of or access to the Service.
  • Use, download, or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity that is not a user of the Service any directory of Morphic’s users or usage information or any portion thereof other than in the context of your use of the Service as permitted under these Terms of Service.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Service, through password mining or any other means.
  • Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice from the Service or Content or Materials originating from the Service.
  • Frame or mirror any part of the Service or Software without our express prior written consent; or forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Materials transmitted through the Service.
  • Create a database by systematically downloading and storing content from the Service.
  • Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
  • Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or automatic device to retrieve, index, “scrape,” “data mine” or in any way gather Content or Materials from the Service or reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Service.
  • Engage in any other conduct which, in Morphic’s sole discretion, is considered inappropriate, unauthorized or objectionable.
  • In order to permit us to protect the quality of our products and services, you hereby consent to Morphic employees and representatives being able to access your account and records for any reason, in our sole discretion. We also reserve the right, but do not assume the responsibility, to monitor or review your conduct while using the Service. Your use of the Service is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.

7.   License.

7.1  Licensed Software. Subject to Customer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Morphic hereby grants Customer a perpetual, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable license to download, install and use the Licensed , solely in machine-readable format (source, object code or other format), and solely for Customer’s internal personal or business purposes.

7.2  Open Source Software. The Licensed Software may be provided with certain Morphic or third-party software that is distributed or otherwise made available as “free software”, “open source software” or under a similar licensing or distribution model (“Open Source Software”). Copyrights and other proprietary rights to the Open-Source Software are held by the copyright holders identified in the applicable third-party notices, about or source files, and must be retained in any use.

8.   Use of Software or Service.

Customer assumes sole responsibility for determining the appropriateness of the Software or Service for achieving the intended results. Customer further assumes sole responsibility and all risk for the installation and use of the Software, and all results obtained from such installation and use of Software and Service. Customer assumes complete responsibility for the selection, installation, use, and placement of any hardware in which Customer uses the Software. As noted below, Morphic does not warrant that the Software or Service are suitable for Customer’s particular purpose or use. Customer’s use of the must be consistent with the installation instructions and use requirements.

9.   Restricted Activities.

Customer shall not, and shall not encourage any third-party to:         

9.2   Distribute, license, sublicense, lease, rent, loan, or otherwise transfer the Licensed Software or Service to any third-party except as allowed by the open-source license;

9.3   Remove, alter, or obscure in any way the copyright, trademark or other legal notices;

9.4   Use the Licensed Software or Service as is for the purpose of creating a product or service competitive with the Licensed Software;

9.5   Use the Licensed Software or Service other than as described in the provided documentation, or for any unlawful purpose.

10. Ownership of Licensed.

Morphic and any parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries divisions or other licensors own and retain all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Licensed Software, including any improvements, modifications, and enhancements to it. Except for the rights expressly granted in this Agreement, Customer shall acquire no other rights, express or implied, in or to the Licensed Software or any other associated copyrighted works, and all rights not expressly provided to Customer hereunder are reserved by Morphic and its licensors.  All the copies of the Licensed Software provided or made available hereunder are licensed, not sold.

11. No Warranties.

CUSTOMER EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ALL USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR SERVICE IS AT CUSTOMER’S SOLE RISK AND THAT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” MORPHIC, ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES REGARDING THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR SERVICE, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM MORPHIC OR ELSEWHERE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MORPHIC, ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT: (A) CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR SERVICE WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS, OR (B) CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR FREE FROM ERROR. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING HEREIN SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT MORPHIC’S WARRANTY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR SERVICE IS NOT DESIGNED, INTENDED OR WARRANTED FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE CONTROLS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, OPERATION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICE UTILITIES, SAFETY FACILITIES, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, MEDICAL LIFE SUPPORT OR MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

12. Limitation of Liability.

IN NO EVENT SHALL MORPHIC BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, AND WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR IF SUCH DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLY FORESEEN.

13. Indemnification.

To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Morphic and its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors, assigns, service providers and suppliers harmless from any and all claims, losses, demands, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees and court costs, made by any third-party in connection with or arising out of: (i) any bodily injury (including death) or damage to real property or tangible personal property caused by Customer; (ii) Customer’s breach or violation of any provision of these Terms of Use; and (iii) Customer’s violation of applicable laws or any rights of another person or entity.

14. Term and Termination.

These Terms of Use shall be effective from the date in which the Software is downloaded or used on-line and extend indefinitely until terminated by Morphic, and these Terms of Use shall immediately terminate concurrently with the termination. You may terminate the License at any time by removing or destroying all copies of the Software (including all copies of any instructions or other documentation), regardless of the form, in your possession or control. In addition, this License is immediately terminated in the event you fail to comply with any term or condition of this EULA, whether or not Morphic has knowledge of your failure to comply.

15. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue.

These Terms of Use shall be governed, interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, U.S.A. You agree that the sole and exclusive venue and jurisdiction for filing and maintaining any lawsuit or other action or proceeding related to these Terms of Use shall be in the District of Columbia, U.S.A. Each party, by entering into these Terms of Use, consents and submits itself to the personal jurisdiction of such court. The Parties agree that no Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act or similar provision from any state or other jurisdiction shall apply to this EULA.

16. Waiver.

No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.

17. Severability.

In the event that any one or more of the provisions of these Terms of Use are held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the enforceability of the remaining provisions shall be unimpaired and enforced to the full extent permitted by law.

18. Entire Agreement.

These Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between Customer and Morphic related to the Software and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, proposals, negotiations, representations and communications between the Parties related to the Software.

We may modify these Terms at any time, at our sole discretion. If we do so, we’ll let you know either by posting the modified Terms on the Morphic.org website or through other communications. If you continue to use the Services, you are indicating that you agree to the modified Terms. We may change or discontinue all or any part of the Services, at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion.

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