Future Firm Accelerate Terms of Service

Last Updated: January 20, 2026

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Future Firm Accelerate ("Community Owner," "we," or "us") and our online community, along with any mobile or other downloadable applications that we make available to enable access to the same (collectively, the "Community"). These Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and Community Owner regarding your use of the Community.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY.

BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, EITHER BY CLICKING "I ACCEPT," OR BY OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE COMMUNITY, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY OWNER'S PRIVACY POLICY (COLLECTIVELY, THESE "TERMS") AND THE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY TERMS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A (THE "ADDITIONAL TERMS") EITHER (A) ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL, OR (B) IF YOU ARE ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY, ORGANIZATION, OR COMMUNITY OWNER, ON BEHALF OF SUCH ENTITY, ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY OWNER FOR WHICH YOU ACT, AND YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY, ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY OWNER TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO USE THE COMMUNITY. YOUR USE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND COMMUNITY OWNER'S PROVISION OF THE COMMUNITY TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY COMMUNITY OWNER AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.

ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 15 (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 COMMUNITY OWNER ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

1.
Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old to join the Community or have the consent of a parent or legal guardian. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 18 years old or you are at least 13 years old and have obtained verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian to join the Community; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Community; and (c) your registration and your use of the Community is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
2.
Accounts and Registration. To access most features of the Community, you must register for an account. When you register for an account, you may be required to provide us with some information about yourself, such as your name, email address, or other contact information. 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 legal@futurefirm.co or by using the mechanisms made available by Community Owner.
3.
LICENSES
3.1.
Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Community Owner grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to: (a) install and use any mobile or other downloadable application provided to you by Community Owner and associated with the Community on a mobile device that you own or control; and (b) access and use the Community.
3.2.
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 software powering the Community; (b) make modifications to the software powering the Community; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Community, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Community, then you may not use it.
3.3.
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 Community ("Submissions"), then you hereby grant Community Owner and its Service Provider (defined in Section 16.1 below) an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Submissions in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Community and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Submissions you provide to us.
4.
Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Community is managed by Community Owner using a platform made available by Service Provider. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Community provided by Community Owner or Service Provider ("Materials") are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Community are the property of Community Owner or its third-party licensors (including Service Provider). Except as expressly authorized by Community Owner, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and Community Owner and Service Provider reserve all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.
5.
THIRD-PARTY TERMS
5.1.
Third-Party Services. Community Owner may provide tools through the Community that enable integration with third-party platforms, add-ons, services, or products not provided by Community Owner ("Third-Party Services"). If you direct us to transmit data to, or receive data from, a Third-Party Service on your behalf (including by enabling the applicable integration in the settings of the Community), then you authorize us and Service Provider to collect, access, use, derive, disclose, generate, transfer, transmit, store, host, or otherwise process ("Process") any such data, including User Content (defined in 6.1 below), in connection with the applicable integration, in a manner consistent with the functionality of the Community requested by you and the permissions granted to Community Owner by the relevant integration (which Processing may include, without limitation, performing queries on the data held by the Third-Party Service). You acknowledge and agree that your use of a Third-Party Service is subject to your agreement with the relevant provider of such Third-Party Service, and that Community Owner and Service Provider are not a party to such agreement. Community Owner and Service Provider do not control and have no liability for Third-Party Services, including their security, functionality, operation, availability, or interoperability with the Community or how the Third-Party Services or their providers use User Content. All data received from Third-Party Services on behalf of you as described herein will be deemed User Content under these Terms.
5.2.
Third-Party Software. The Community 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 Community 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.
6.
USER CONDUCT
6.1.
User Content Generally. Certain features of the Community may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit ("Post") content to the Community, including messages, 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 ("User Content"). You retain any copyright and other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you Post to the Community, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.
6.2.
Limited License Grant to Community Owner. By Posting User Content to or via the Community, you grant Community Owner and Service Provider a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to host, store, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform (including by means of a digital audio transmission), communicate to the public, reproduce, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, create derivative works as authorized in these Terms, 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. All of the rights you grant in these Terms are provided on a through-to-the-audience basis, meaning the owners or operators of external services will not have any separate liability to you or any other third party for User Content Posted or otherwise used on external services via the Community. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from Community Owner's or Service Provider's exercise of the license set forth in this Section.
6.3.
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. Community Owner 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 Community. By providing User Content via the Community, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:
(a)
you are the Community Owner and owner of the User Content, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to authorize Community Owner and users of the Community to use and distribute your User Content as necessary to exercise the licenses granted by you in this Section, in the manner contemplated by Community Owner, Service Provider, the Community, and these Terms;
(b)
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; or (iii) cause Community Owner or Service Provider to violate any law or regulation or require Community Owner or Service Provider to obtain any further licenses from or pay any royalties, fees, compensation or other amounts or provide any attribution to any third parties; and
(c)
your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate.
6.4.
User Content Disclaimer. Community Owner and Service Provider 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. Community Owner or Service Provider 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 Community, 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 agree to waive, and do waive, any legal or equitable right or remedy you have or may have against Community Owner or Service Provider with respect to User Content. If notified by a user or content owner that User Content allegedly does not conform to these Terms, Community Owner may (or may permit Service Provider to) investigate the allegation and determine whether to remove the User Content, which Community Owner and Service Provider reserve the right to do at any time, without notice, and for any reason. For clarity, Community Owner does not permit infringing activities on the Community.
6.5.
Monitoring Content. Community Owner and Service Provider do not control and do not have any obligation to monitor: (a) User Content; (b) any content made available by third parties; or (c) the use of the Community by its users. You acknowledge and agree that Community Owner and Service Provider reserve the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Community for operational and other purposes. If at any time Community Owner or Service Provider choose to monitor the content, then Community Owner and Service Provider still assume 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 Community Owner's Privacy Policy. Community Owner and Service Provider may block, filter, mute, remove or disable access to any User Content uploaded to or transmitted through the Community without any liability to the user who Posted such User Content to the Community or to any other users of the Community.
6.6.
Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Community Owner and Service Provider prohibit any sexual content or suggestive content, and predatory or inappropriate behavior involving minors (i.e. users under 18 years old) or someone who appears to be a minor. This includes sharing, offering, or asking for child exploitation content, including child sexual abuse material (CSAM). If you are unsure about a piece of content involving a minor, do not share it. To report sexual, suggestive, or inappropriate behavior minors, you can use the in-line report feature on the website or app. When child sexual exploitation content is identified, the violative content is removed as soon as possible and the related account is banned. If Community Owner and Service Provider confirm the presence of CSAM, we take the steps required by law to preserve and refer the relevant content to appropriate authorities. In the United States, federal law requires that U.S.-based electronic service providers report instances of apparent CSAM to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC coordinates reports with global law enforcement agencies in over 120 countries through its partner organization, the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
7.
COMMUNICATIONS
7.1.
Push Notifications. When you install our app on your mobile device, you agree to receive push notifications, which are messages an app sends you on your mobile device when you are not in the app. You can turn off notifications by visiting your mobile device's "settings" page.
7.2.
In-App Notifications. When you install our app on your mobile device, we may send you in-app notifications. You can turn off notifications in the app's "settings" page.
7.3.
Email. 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. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional messages from us, you will continue to receive administrative messages from us.
8.
PROHIBITED CONDUCT. BY USING THE COMMUNITY, YOU AGREE NOT TO:
8.1.
use the Community for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
8.2.
harass, threaten, demean, embarrass, bully, or otherwise harm any other user of the Community;
8.3.
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;
8.4.
access, search, or otherwise use any portion of the Community 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 Community Owner or Service Provider;
8.5.
interfere with security-related features of the Community, including by: (a) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content; or (b) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Community except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law;
8.6.
interfere with the operation of the Community or any user's enjoyment of the Community, including by: (a) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (b) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Community; (c) collecting personal information about another user or third party without consent; or (d) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Community;
8.7.
perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation or identity, accessing any other Community account without permission, or falsifying your age or date of birth;
8.8.
sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 4(Ownership; Proprietary Rights)) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
8.9.
attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 8 (Prohibited Conduct) or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 8 (Prohibited Conduct).
9.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION
9.1.
Respect of Third Party Rights. Community Owner respects the intellectual property rights of others, takes the protection of intellectual property rights very seriously, and asks users of the Community to do the same. Infringing activity will not be tolerated on or through the Community.
9.2.
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) and the Community is subject to Service Provider's DMCA policy.
10.
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 Community. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should remove your User Content and discontinue your use of the Community. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 10 (Modification of Terms), these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms.
11.
TERM, TERMINATION, AND MODIFICATION OF THE COMMUNITY
11.1.
Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Community, and ending when terminated as described in Section 11.2 (Termination).
11.2.
Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Community and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Community Owner may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your account on the Community, or suspend or terminate your access to the Community, 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 at any time by using the mechanism designated in the Community or contacting customer service at help@futurefirmaccelerate.com.
11.3.
Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Community; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access your account or the Community; (c) you must pay Community Owner any unpaid amount that was due prior to termination; and (d) all payment obligations accrued prior to termination and Sections 3.3 (Feedback), 4 (Ownership; Proprietary Rights), 11.3 (Effect of Termination), 12 (Indemnity), 13 (Disclaimers; No Warranties by Community Owner), 14 (Limitation of Liability), 15 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration), and 16 (Miscellaneous) will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Community since upon termination of your account, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Community. If your account has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from creating a new account on the Community using a different name, email address or other forms of account verification.
11.4.
Modification of the Community. Community Owner reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Community at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Community), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Community Owner will have no liability for any change to the Community, including any paid-for functionalities of the Community, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Community. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Community so that you have permanent copies in the event the Community is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Community.
12.
Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Community, and you will defend and indemnify Community Owner, its affiliates, and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the "Specified Entities") and Service Provider 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 unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Community; (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.
13.
DISCLAIMERS; NO WARRANTIES BY COMMUNITY OWNER
13.1.
THE COMMUNITY AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ON AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. COMMUNITY OWNER AND SERVICE PROVIDER DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: (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. COMMUNITY OWNER AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE COMMUNITY OR ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND COMMUNITY OWNER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED.
13.2.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFIED ENTITIES, OR SERVICE PROVIDER, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY OF THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES OR THE COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR DEALING WITH ANY OTHER COMMUNITY USER. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY) OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, INCLUDING USER CONTENT.
13.3.
THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 13 (DISCLAIMERS; NO WARRANTIES BY COMMUNITY OWNER) APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Community Owner does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Community Owner is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
14.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
14.1.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE SPECIFIED 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 COMMUNITY OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY SPECIFIED ENTITY OR SERVICE PROVIDER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE.
14.2.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 15.5 (COMMENCING ARBITRATION) AND 15.7 (ARBITRATION RELIEF) AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO COMMUNITY OWNER FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (B) US$100.
14.3.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER AGREE THAT SERVICE PROVIDER IS NOT A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SERVICE PROVIDER WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT IF YOU BRING A CLAIM AGAINST SERVICE PROVIDER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE SET FORTH IN SECTION 15, AND SERVICE PROVIDER WILL BE DEEMED SUBSTITUTED FOR COMMUNITY OWNER THEREUNDER SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH CLAIM.
14.4.
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 14 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY) WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
15.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
15.1.
Generally. Except as described in Section 15.2 (Exceptions) and 15.3 (Opt-Out), you and Community Owner agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Community, 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 COMMUNITY OWNER ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
15.2.
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.
15.3.
Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 15 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to Future Firm Accelerate, Attention: Legal Department – Arbitration Opt-Out, Future Firm Legal Services 1395 rue Fleury East, Suite 102.2 Montreal, QC Canada H2C 1R7 that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated with your account on the Community, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration ("Opt-Out Notice"). Once Community Owner receives your Opt-Out Notice, this Section 15 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be resolved as set forth in Section 16.3 (Governing Law). The remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
15.4.
Arbitrator. This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject to 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.com, by calling the JAMS at +1-800-352-5267 or by contacting Community Owner.
15.5.
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"). Community Owner's address for Notice is: Future Firm Accelerate, Future Firm Legal Services 1395 rue Fleury East, Suite 102.2 Montreal, QC Canada H2C 1R7. 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 Community Owner may commence an arbitration proceeding. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, Community Owner will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than US$10,000 or if Community Owner 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.
15.6.
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 Community Owner 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.
15.7.
Arbitration Relief. Except as provided in Section 15.8 (No Class Actions), the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator awards you an amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by Community Owner before an arbitrator was selected, Community Owner 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.
15.8.
No Class Actions. YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER 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 Community Owner 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.
15.9.
Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If Community Owner 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 Community Owner's address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your account with Community Owner will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.
15.10.
Enforceability. If Section 15.8 (No Class Actions) or the entirety of this Section 15 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) is found to be unenforceable, or if Community Owner receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 15 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 16.3 (Governing Law) will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.
16.
MISCELLANEOUS
16.1.
Third-Party Beneficiary. The Community is powered by a technology platform provided by CircleCo, Inc. ("Service Provider"). You and we acknowledge and agree that (a) Service Provider is an intended third-party beneficiary to these Terms, (b) is entitled to rights and benefits hereunder, and (c) may enforce these Terms against you as if it were an original party hereto.
16.2.
General Terms. These Terms, including the Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Community Owner regarding your use of the Community. These Terms or any rights under these Terms, may not be assigned either by us or by you in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our Service Provider's prior written 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.
16.3.
Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Community Owner submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within Kings County, New York for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms. Service Provider operates the service that we use to provide the Community from its offices in New York, and we make no representation that Materials included in the Community are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
16.4.
Privacy Policy. You understand and agree to the processing of your personal data in connection with the Community in accordance with Community Owner's Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference into Section 16.4 of these Terms.
16.5.
Precedence. In the event of a conflict between the Additional Terms and these Terms these Terms will control.
16.6.
Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Community, 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.
16.7.
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 N 112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at +1-800-952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Community or to receive further information regarding use of the Community.
17.
Notice Regarding Apple. This Section 17 (Notice Regarding Apple) only applies to the extent you are using our mobile application on an iOS device. You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and Community Owner only, not with Apple Inc. ("Apple"), and Apple is not responsible for the Community or the content of it. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Community. If the Community fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund any applicable purchase price for the mobile application to you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the Community. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Community or your possession and/or use of the Community, including: (1) product liability claims; (2) any claim that the Community fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; or (3) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any third-party claim that the Community and/or your possession and use of the Community infringe a third party's intellectual property rights. You agree to comply with any applicable third-party terms when using the Community. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary of these Terms. You hereby represent and warrant that: (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (b) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Exhibit A: Additional Terms

1. Introduction, Acceptance, Definitions, and Modifications of Additional Terms

Welcome to Future Firm! We hope you will enjoy and appreciate using our “Services”, which may be visiting or using either of the Websites at https://futurefirm.co or https://futurefirmaccelerate.com (“Future Firm Accelerate”) or any subdomain thereof (collectively, the “Websites”), or purchasing a “Membership” to receive coaching and training materials (“Materials”) from Future Firm Accelerate, and access related and additional functionalities in the Services,. The Services also include the Future Firm “Application” for iOS (the “iOS Application”) or Android (the “Android Application”), that you download for use onto your handheld or tablet “Device”. 

By interacting with the Services in any way, by clicking or tapping the acceptance button upon signing up for a Membership, or by entering into an agreement with a Referral Partner (as defined below) where these Terms of Service (“TOS” or the “Additional Terms”) are included, you hereby accept to be bound by these Terms of Service TOS without any reservations, modifications, additions or deletions. If you do not agree to all the provisions contained in the TOS, you are not authorized to use the Services. The TOS are a legal and binding agreement between you and us. 

If you are using the Services and accepting or agreeing to these TOS on behalf of a company, partnership, association or other legal entity (a “Legal Entity”), you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that Legal Entity to these TOS and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that Legal Entity.

In the event of any discrepancy or conflict between any provision of these Additional Terms and the Terms that appear at the top of this page (the “Community Terms”), the provision of the Additional Terms shall prevail to the extent required to resolve the discrepancy or conflict.

In the context of the Application, these TOS may also be referred to as, and are equivalent to, an “End User License Agreement” or “EULA”.

The Websites and Services are owned and operated Future Firm Inc., a duly-incorporated company located in Montreal, Canada at the address listed below. Where the present TOS refer to “Future Firm” they may refer to Future Firm Inc. and / or its affiliates, and their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, principals, our business partners such as Referral Partners as defined below, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively “Representatives”), depending on the context. Any reference to “we”, “our”, or “us” in these TOS shall also refer to Future Firm Inc. and / or its Representatives. 

In these TOS, a Website visitor or Services user may be referred to as “you” or “your”. When a Services user has purchased a Membership and is logged in to the Services, they may be referred to in these TOS as a “Logged-In User”.  

Future Firm reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to modify or replace any of the TOS. Any changes to the TOS can be found at this URL. It is your responsibility to check the TOS periodically for changes. Your use of the Services following the posting of any changes to the TOS constitutes acceptance of those changes. If we make any substantial changes to the TOS that materially affect your legal relationship with Future Firm, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you by posting a prominent notice when you use the Services for the first time following those changes, or if you have a Membership, by email to the email address associated with your Membership.

The TOS should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy, as both these documents govern your use of the Services. 

2. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about these TOS, please contact us at:

Future Firm Legal Services with email address: legal@futurefirm.co or 

Future Firm Legal Services 

1395 rue Fleury East, 

Suite 102.2 Montreal, QC 

Canada 

H2C 1R7

If you have any questions regarding the Services themselves, please contact us by emailing help@futurefirmaccelerate.com or using the help form. 

3. General Code of Conduct for Use of the Services

In addition to the more specific rules found elsewhere in these TOS, you agree that by interacting with the Services in any way, you will:

(i)    Not use the Services in any manner that in any way violates these TOS or any other applicable policy posted on the Websites or in the Services by Future Firm;

(ii)   Not use the Services in any manner that violates any intellectual property rights of Future Firm or any third party;

(iii) Not use the Services in any manner to propagate spam, including but not limited to unsolicited advertising or bulk electronic mail or messages, including to link to a spam or phishing website;

(iv) Not use the Services in any manner to propagate software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or any other malicious or non-malicious computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, limit or interfere with the proper function of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment in any form whether belonging to Future Firm or a third party, or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any system, data, password or other information (whether personal data or not) of Future Firm, other Services users, or any other third party;

(v)   Not: (1) take any action that imposes or may impose (as determined by Future Firm in its sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Future Firm’s (or its third party providers’) infrastructures; (2) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of the Services or any activities conducted on or via the Services; (3) bypass any measures Future Firm may use to prevent or restrict access to the Services or any element thereof; (4) use manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to “crawl” or “spider” any page or portion of the Services; or (5) harvest or scrape any content from the Services in an unreasonable manner;

(vi) Not take any action or use any process that removes, modifies, disables, blocks, obscures or otherwise impairs any advertising or other promotions in connection with the Services;

(vii)   Not use the Services to in any way collect information (whether personal information or not) of any third party or in violation of our Privacy Policy, except as permitted by the nature and function of the Services;

(viii)  Not use the Services to advertise or promote products or services that are not expressly approved in advance in writing by Future Firm;

(ix) Not interfere with any third party’s use or enjoyment of the Services;

(x)   Not do anything or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability, or is any way unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful to any third party;

(xi) Not attempt to do any of the foregoing prohibitions;

(xii) Use the Services in good faith, and in compliance with all applicable local, provincial or state, national, and international laws.

4. Memberships in the Services

a. Memberships and Passwords

In order to be able to access certain functionalities in the Services, you will be required to purchase a Membership, whether from Future Firm directly or through a Referral Partner (as defined below). Memberships are available to anyone who provides the requisite information and pays the required fees (the “Membership Fees”), subject to the restrictions and conditions as outlined elsewhere in these TOS. 

As part of the registration for your Membership, you will be asked to choose a username and password or you may change your password after one has been assigned to you. It is your responsibility to create a password of sufficient strength that cannot easily be discovered by third parties. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and are responsible for all activities that occur under your Membership whether by you or any third party. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account credentials or any other breach of security regarding your Membership. 

If you are a Logged-in User, it is strongly suggested that you log out of the Services at the end of every session, or not leave a logged-in account unattended for any period of time. Future Firm and its Representatives will not be held liable for any losses or damages, direct or indirect, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, resulting from your failure to log out at the end of the session, an unattended logged-in session, or a third party using the Services with your account credentials and accessing your Membership through any means, and disclaims any responsibility in this regard. 

Future Firm reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Membership, at its sole discretion, at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to whether you have violated the letter or spirit of the TOS, as more fully described hereinbelow.

b. Age Requirements

If you are purchasing a Membership in the Services, you affirm that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age or over, or the age of majority in the jurisdiction you reside and from which you access the Services where the age of majority is greater than eighteen (18) years of age. 

c. Memberships Levels

Memberships are of various levels;  the levels include Essential, Premium, Premium+ and Elevate, as well as other levels. The benefits of each Membership level including available Materials and interactions with Ryan Lazanis or other representatives of Future Firm (“Interactions”) are available on the Future Firm Accelerate Website, along with the Membership Fees payable for each level. Certain levels may not appear on that Website, as they are available only to certain individuals and Future Firm will communicate the details to them personally. 

Premium+ Memberships and other specific memberships are available only to individuals or firms approved by Future Firm following an application process. The application process may be completed online for some Memberships. If you are accepted for a Premium+ Membership or other approval-based membership (collectively the “Upper Tier Memberships”), we will contact you by email with further instructions on how to complete the registration process and pay your Membership Fees for your Upper Tier  Membership. 

Future Firm retains absolute discretion as to whether to accept you for an Upper Tier  Membership. Without limiting the generality of the Disclaimer of Warranties further in these TOS, Future Firm and / or its Representatives shall not be responsible for any losses or damages, pecuniary or otherwise, to you resulting from Future Firm’s rejection of your application for a Upper Tier Membership, and Future Firm disclaims any responsibility thereto.

Essential and Premium Memberships are available to anyone who provides the requisite Membership Information as provided in the next sub-section of these TOS. 

d. Membership Information

The information required to purchase an Essential or Premium Membership is the following: first name, last name, email address and mailing address (in addition to the Billing Information listed further in these TOS). Additional information may be required to receive an Upper Tier Membership. This information you submit as part of the sign-up process (or equivalent information already submitted for other Membership levels) may be referred to in the present TOS or the Privacy Policy as “Membership Information”. 

By submitting Membership Information, you represent and warrant that the Membership Information is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Submitting false or misleading Membership Information may result in you being banned from using the Services, at our sole discretion.

5. Membership Fees and Payment Processing; License to Materials

a. Payment of Membership Fees, Automatic Renewal & Refunds

The amount of the monthly Membership Fees for each level are available on the Future Firm Accelerate Website and are firm and in American Dollars, which may be converted to other currencies upon payment depending on your location and / or credit card agreement. By signing up for a Membership you agree to pay the Membership Fees presented to you upon signing up, plus any applicable taxes. Fees for Upper Tier Memberships will be communicated to you at the time of your acceptance, and then presented to you upon your payment online.

You will be charged the Membership Fees on the day you sign up for your Membership (the “Initial Billing Date”). The Membership Fees shall subsequently be charged on the monthly anniversary of the Initial Billing Date. Certain Upper Tier Memberships may have Membership Fees charged annually, or annual commitments but monthly payments. These will be presented to you upon paying your Membership Fees the first time. The monthly or annual period of your Membership shall be referred to in these TOS as the “Billing Period”. 

Your Membership automatically renews at the end of every Billing Period. If you wish to cancel your Membership and avoid paying the Membership Fees for the next Billing Period, you must do so prior to the end of the current Billing Period, no later than 24 hours prior to the end of the Billing Period, so that your credit card will not be charged again. You can cancel your Membership and avoid paying the Membership Fees by accessing the Membership information section in your dashboard when you are a Logged-in User. 

If you cancel your Membership prior to the end of the Billing Period, you shall not be entitled to any refund of any Membership Fees already paid for that Billing Period, except as described in the 30-Day Guarantee section below or as otherwise determined by Future Firm, at our sole discretion. 

b. Billing Information and Payment Processing

In order to pay your Membership Fees through the Services, you will be required to enter your credit card number, credit card expiry date, card security code (CVV), and billing address if required by the nature of your credit card. This may be referred to in these TOS or the Privacy Policy as “Billing Information”. 

All Membership payments are made using a secure https:// connection, and payment processing is handled through the “Third-Party Payment Processor” Stripe though this is subject to change without notice. The Third-Party Payment Processor currently accepts certain credit cards as payment options but these are subject to change without notice. Once transactions are accepted by the Third-Party Payment Processor, they are processed in accordance with their program rules and procedures and Terms of Use. Future Firm and the Third-Party Payment Processor are unaffiliated companies and Future Firm has no influence on the operations of the Third-Party Payment Processor. Future Firm and / or its Representatives shall in no way be held responsible for any losses or damages, direct or indirect, pecuniary or otherwise, resulting from any error or failure on the part of the Third-Party Payment Processor. 

All Billing Information is collected by the Third-Party Payment Processor, on their own secured servers. Future Firm does not have access to any credit card information, nor can it be responsible for any breach of information caused by faulty programming or malicious users on the servers of the Third-Party Payment Processor. Non-financial information will, however, be available to Future Firm for invoice-making and record-keeping purposes.

c. 30-Day Guarantee

If you are unsatisfied in any way during the first 30 days of your Membership, or for any reason whatsoever you do not want to continue your Membership after the first 30 days, please email help@futurefirmaccelerate.com within the first 30 days from the Initial Billing Date or other date when you purchased your Membership, and we will refund the Membership Fees you have already paid, no questions asked. Refunds shall be issued to the same credit card you used to pay the Membership Fees, or other method if necessary. 

The 30-day guarantee is not applicable to the Premium+ level or other Upper Tier Memberships.

d. License to Materials

By purchasing a Membership, Future Firm grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except to other members or employees of your firm), non-sublicensable, limited right and license to view, use, and download (to the extent permitted by the Services) any Materials available to you as part of your Membership. 

For clarity, any transfer of Materials to individuals that are not part of your firm or to other organizations, or repurposing any Materials for any other use other than the use they were intended shall be considered a material breach of these TOS, and Future Firm may cancel your Membership at its sole discretion as a result. 

e. Memberships from Referral Partners

You may have purchased an Essential Membership from a business partner of Future Firm (a “Referral Partner”), such as Practice Ignition Inc. (“Ignition”). Where you have purchased the Membership in this manner, you share all the same rights (including licenses granted) and responsibilities of someone who purchased a Membership through Future Firm. These TOS apply equally to you, except for sub-sections 5a. and 5b. regarding payments and renewal, which do not apply to you. 

When you have purchased a Membership through Ignition, you acknowledge and agree that the Services are being provided by Future Firm, and Ignition has no obligations to you whatsoever with respect to delivery or maintenance of the Services, including with respect to pricing and any available refunds of your Membership Fees. Furthermore, you are a user of the Services with a relationship with Future Firm and all requests in connection with the Services should be directed to Future Firm and not Ignition. Ignition disclaims all responsibility and liability to you as it relates to the provision of the Services. 

6. Disclaimer Regarding Financial and Other Information from Future Firm or Other Users

You acknowledge that from time to time, Future Firm may include on the Services, or other Logged-in Users may provide, information of a financial and / or accounting nature (not including any Materials or Interactions). This financial and / or accounting information is intended for information purposes only, and is in no way intended to be acted upon by you without consulting a professional financial or accounting advisor, or following a thorough examination of any such information. While the Materials and Interactions received as part of your Membership are from the accounting professionals who are a part of Future Firm, you should carefully examine any Materials or Interactions to decide whether you should act upon any information, advice or recommendations presented therein. Furthermore, certain Materials may be created with the aid of Artificial Intelligence; please see section 13a. below for more information and specific Artificial intelligence disclaimers. 

Furthermore, as part of the Services, you may receive financial information, or other information or advice from other Future Firm users who are members of your “Progress Pod” (and any such information received from such members “Progress Pod Information”). While Future Firm takes the initiative for pairing you up in your Progress Pod with other users who share common interests and a profile (among other factors), Future Firm makes no representations or warranties whatsoever about the Progress Pod Information, whether received through the Services or otherwise. 

Without limiting the generality of the Disclaimer of Warranties further in these TOS, Future Firm and / or its Representatives shall not be responsible for any losses or damages, pecuniary or otherwise, to you resulting from your use of, or any reliance upon, any Materials, Interactions, or other financial, accounting, or other information in the Services whether received from Future Firm, other Logged-in Users, or other members of your Progress Pod, and Future Firm disclaims any responsibility thereto.

7. Proprietary Rights and User Content

a. Intellectual Property Rights 

You acknowledge that: (i) the Services contain proprietary and confidential information that are protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, and (ii) Future Firm and/or third parties (via license) own all right, title and interest in and to the Services and content (including but not limited to Materials or blog posts) that may be presented or accessed through the Services (except for User Content as defined below), including without limitation all Intellectual Property Rights therein and thereto.  All rights not specifically granted under these TOS are reserved to Future Firm and its licensors. “Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all rights existing from time to time under patent law, copyright law, trade secret law, trademark law, unfair competition law, and any and all other proprietary rights, and any and all applications, renewals, extensions and restorations thereof, now or hereafter in force and effect worldwide, whether registered or not. 

You agree that you will not, and will not allow any third party, to (i) copy, sell, license, distribute, transfer, modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the  Services, or content (including but not limited to Materials or blog posts) that may be presented or accessed through the Services for any purpose, unless otherwise permitted by these TOS or the functionalities of the Services; (ii) take any action to circumvent or defeat the security deployed or enforced by any functionality contained in the Services; or (iii) remove, obscure, or alter Future Firm’s or any third party’s copyright notices, trademarks, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within or accessed in conjunction with or through the Services.

The content (including but not limited to Materials or blog posts), arrangement and layout of the Services, including but not limited to the trademarks, photos, logos, videos, audio, images, text (in the form of plain text, HTML, or PDFs) and Computer Code are proprietary to Future Firm, either owned or under license, and may not be copied, imitated, reproduced, displayed, distributed, transmitted, decompiled or otherwise used without the express permission of Future Firm, or as permitted by the functionality of the Services or these TOS.  Any unauthorized use of the content (including but not limited to Materials or blog posts), arrangement or layout of the Services, Computer Code, images, logos, videos, audio or trademarks found in the Services or any portion of or derivative works thereof may violate civil or criminal laws, including but not limited to intellectual property laws, and Future Firm may take action accordingly.

The above paragraph further applies to third party property used as part of the Services, including but not limited to third party Computer Code.  For the purposes of the present section, “Computer Code” includes but is not limited to source code in any programming language, object code, frameworks, CSS, PHP, JavaScript or similar files, templates, modules, or any similar files, and related documentation.

b. Submitted Information

If you choose to communicate to Future Firm (via any means) suggestions for improvements to the Services or any idea or proposal related to Future Firm or its businesses or properties (collectively, “Feedback”), Future Firm shall own all right, title, and interest in and to the Feedback and will be entitled to use the Feedback without restriction. You hereby irrevocably assign all right, title and interest in and to the Feedback to Future Firm and waive in favor of Future Firm, its successors and assigns all your moral rights in the Feedback; and agree to provide Future Firm such assistance as Future Firm may require to document, perfect, and maintain Future Firm’s rights to the Feedback. You acknowledge and agree that, by providing any Feedback to Future Firm, you are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from Future Firm under any circumstances.

c. User Content Policy

As a Website visitor, you may use the Services to create and submit text, including but not limited to comments on blog posts, which will be visible to other Website visitors. As a Logged-in User, you may use the Services to create and submit text in the form of comments in the Membership community section, upload documents and photos of yourself, which may be visible to other Services users. In the future additional forms of content may be uploaded to the Services by you. All of the foregoing shall be deemed “User Content”. By creating, submitting and / or uploading User Content, you agree to be bound by the Future Firm policy for User Content as described in this section (the “User Content Policy”).

When you submit User Content, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

Where you are accessing or downloading User Content, you acknowledge that any use of User Content accessed or downloaded by you while using the Services is at your own risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage or loss to you or any third party arising therefrom, and Future Firm disclaims any responsibility in this regard.

If you as a Website visitor or Services User believe that a user has posted User Content that violates the User Content Policy, please email help@futurefirmaccelerate.com so that we may conduct an inquiry. Future Firm retains absolute discretion whether to remove or modify any User Content or take any other action pursuant to your report.

Depending on the nature of the User Content, User Content may or may not be edited, curated or otherwise modified or checked by Future Firm prior to posting or display. Future Firm reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse to display any User Content, or to remove or modify immediately and without notice any User Content that violates the User Content Policy. 

Future Firm and its Representatives will not be held liable for any damages, pecuniary or otherwise, to you or any third party arising from your submission or use of, or reliance on, any User Content, whether it violates the User Content Policy or not, our removal or modification thereof, and disclaims any responsibility in this regard.

8. Use of the Application

The Application is licensed, not sold. Future Firm grants you the non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited right and license to install and use the Application solely and exclusively for your personal use on your Device, or the use of any other third party with access to the Device that you control and with your permission, and as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions for the iOS Application or the Google Play Terms of Service for the Android Application.  The iOS App Store or Google Play or any other distributor for apps may be referred to in these TOS as a “Third-Party Application Distributor”.

You may not use the Application in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Application (or servers or networks connected to the Application), nor may you use the Application in any manner that could interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Application (or servers or networks connected to the Application).

You agree that you are solely responsible for (and that Future Firm has no responsibility to you or to any third party for) your use of the Application, any breach of your obligations under the TOS, and for the consequences (including any loss or damage, direct or indirect, which Future Firm may suffer) of any such breach. Where a third party uses the Application on your Device with your permission, you are solely responsible for conforming to these TOS and any breach thereof shall be your responsibility. Where a third-party gains control of your Device without your permission, we strongly suggest taking action (especially a remote wipe or other procedure to lock out your Device) as Future Firm cannot be held responsible for any misuse of, or damage to, your Device (whether in relation to the Application or not) in such circumstances.

9. Accessing and Downloading the iOS Application from the Apple App Store, and Related Acknowledgements

10. External Links

From time to time Future Firm or other Logged-in Users may provide links to other websites or services. Links from the Services may take you to websites or services not covered by these TOS. When you access third party resources on the Internet in this manner, you do so at your own risk. Future Firm or other Logged-in Users provides those links as a convenience to you and Future Firm takes no responsibility for your use of those other websites or services or protection of your privacy (including collection of your personal information) on those other websites or services. We encourage you to check the Terms of Use and / or Privacy Policy of any website or service you visit. Future Firm does not make any claim or warranty whatsoever about the content of those websites or services to which we link, or any products or services available through those websites or the third parties operating those websites. 

In no way will Future Firm be held responsible for any damages, direct or indirect, pecuniary or non-pecuniary: (1) arising from your use of websites or other services that may be linked to from the Services or the information thereon; (2) arising from any virus, Trojan horse, worm or other similar destructive file received as a result of your use of those websites or services; (3) caused by or in connection with, use of or reliance on any content, or products or services (whether free or for purchase) available on or through any linked-to website or service; or (4) arising from the actions of the operators of any such website or service.

11. Interruption of Services

From time to time, the Services may be unavailable for periods of time for maintenance and / or modifications to the Services. While we will endeavour to make this unavailability as brief as possible, Future Firm shall not be held liable for any losses or damages, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, resulting from the interruption of the normal functioning of the Services, and disclaims any responsibility thereto. 

12. Termination of the Services or Your Access to the Services and the TOS

You agree that Future Firm, in their sole discretion, with or without cause, has the right (but not the obligation) to block your IP address, revoke your Membership credentials, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the Services (or any portion thereof), immediately and without notice, if Future Firm believes that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS or the Privacy Policy. 

You may also end your access to the Services by canceling your Membership using the function available in the Membership management section when you are a Logged-in User. 

Future Firm may also, in their sole discretion and at any time, discontinue providing the Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that Future Firm shall not be liable to you or any third party for any losses or damages, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, resulting from termination of your access to the Services, or from Future Firm’s termination of the Services or any part thereof.

Termination of the Services or your access to the Services shall terminate the present TOS as between you and Future Firm. All provisions of these TOS which by their nature should survive termination of these TOS shall survive termination, including without limitation, intellectual property provisions, disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

13. Disclaimers and Disclaimer of Warranties

a. Artificial Intelligence Disclaimer

Without limiting the generality of the Disclaimer of Warranties further below in this section 13, Future Firm makes no representations or warranties regarding any Artificial Intelligence that forms part of the Services. You acknowledge and agree that: (i) Future Firm makes use of certain third-party Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Model (LLM) systems including but not limited to ChatGPT, Radgenius, and Delphi  (collectively, the “Third-Party AI”), in order to generate certain output including Materials; (ii)  Future Firm makes use of the Third-Party AI to perform various functions including providing “AI Responses” to your queries; and (iii) the nature of this type of service and the use of the Third-Party AI means that any AI Response cannot in any way be guaranteed. AI Responses and Materials created with the assistance of Third-Party AI should always be verified by you through other means. Future Firm shall not be responsible for any losses or damages, pecuniary or otherwise, to you or any third party resulting from reliance upon any Materials using Third-Party AI or AI Response,, and Future Firm disclaims any responsibility thereto.

b. General Disclaimer of Warranties

You expressly understand and agree that your use of the Services, the information thereon (whether provided by Future Firm or third parties) or any activity arising from your use of the Services (including but not limited to your reliance on any Materials, Interactions or Progress Pod Information) or the information thereon or the Materials downloaded therefrom is at your sole risk. The Services, any Materials downloaded therefrom, or any third party materials, are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download, stream or access of any material obtained through the use of the Services or any other functionalities of the Services, or losses or damages (financial or otherwise) resulting from your use of the Services, the information thereon, any Materials downloaded therefrom, or any activity arising from the use of the Services (including but not limited to your reliance on any Materials or Interactions), the information thereon or any Materials downloaded therefrom. 

The information or resources provided through the Services, written or produced by Future Firm staff, freelance writers or other subcontractors hired by Future Firm are expected to be as accurate as possible at the time of writing or production, and every effort has been made to ensure that the information from the Services is as accurate and up-to-date as possible. However, certain information may change, and errors or omissions may occur. Future Firm shall not be responsible for any loss or damage, financial or otherwise, resulting from changes or errors in information, or any omission, on the Services or the information thereon, or your reliance on such information whether the information is correct or not. 

Future Firm expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to: warranties of title and non-infringement; warranties that the Services, the information thereon or any Materials downloaded therefrom, and any third-party materials will be uninterrupted, error-free, accurate, reliable and free from virus and other harmful components; and the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Future Firm, its affiliates and their respective Representatives, do not warrant that: (i) the Services will be secure or available at any particular time or location; (ii) any defects or errors or omissions will be corrected; (iii) any content (whether provided by Future Firm or third parties) available on or through the Services are free of viruses or other harmful components; (iv) functionalities of the Services will work equally in desktop and handheld or tablet device environments; or (v) the results of using the Services or any activity arising therefrom (including but not limited to your reliance on any Materials, Interactions or Progress Pod Information), or any content downloaded therefrom will meet your requirements, whether business needs or otherwise.

Some of the content displayed on the Services may include elements that belong to or are provided by third parties, including other Logged-in Users. You acknowledge that Future Firm assumes no responsibility for such content.

To the extent that the law does not permit a disclaimer of warranties, all content accessible on the Services, or any other websites to which we link, and all operations on these Services are warranted only to the minimum amount legally required.

14. Limitation of Liability

In no case will Future Firm or its Representatives or licensees be liable for any indirect, special, consequential, exemplary, punitive damages or other damages, or for any losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses arising out of or relating to (i) your access, use, misuse or inability to access or use the Services, or (ii) the interruption, suspension or termination of any part of or all the Services; and in both cases (i) and (ii) regardless of the cause of action (whether in contract, warranty, delict, quasi-delict, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other theory of liability) and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the TOS, in no event will our aggregate liability for any claims in connection with your use of the Services and exceed the amount of $100 or the Membership Fees paid in the previous 6 months, whichever is greater. 

You expressly understand and agree that Future Firm or its Representatives or licensees shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, in contract, tort, strict liability, negligence, general civil liability or any other cause of action under legal or equitable theory, relating to the Services, the information on the Services, your use of the Services, activities arising from your use of the Services (including but not limited to your reliance on any Materials, Interactions, or Progress Pod Information), any third party materials on the Services, or any materials downloaded from the Services. This limitation of liability applies, without limitation, to any damages or injury caused by any error, omission or other failure of performance by Future Firm or its Representatives; any interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission, including communication line failure; any computer virus; and any theft, destruction or alteration of, or unauthorized access to or use of, any electronic records. 

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions and limitations may or may not apply to you.

15. Indemnity

Notwithstanding any other term of the TOS or any act or failure to act by Future Firm or its Representatives, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Future Firm and its Representatives where applicable, from and against any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims or demands, arising out of (i) your use of or connection to the Services, the information thereon, the information (including but not limited to Materials) downloaded therefrom; (ii) your participation in any activities arising from the Services or the information thereon (including but not limited to your reliance on any Materials, Interactions, or Progress Pod Information); (iii) your violation of, or failure to perform your obligations under the TOS or the Privacy Policy; or (iv) your violation of any rights of a third party. 

16. Governing Law and Applicable Jurisdiction

These TOS and your use of the Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the federal laws applicable therein in force at the time without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between you and Future Firm shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in the Judicial District of Montreal, Canada. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Future Firm shall have the right to bring action against you in courts of competent jurisdiction in the jurisdiction in which you reside or are located: (i) to seek injunctive relief against you; (ii) to obtain a judgment against you where a judgment by the Montreal court will, or may not be, enforced by the jurisdiction in which you reside or are located; or (iii) to enforce in your jurisdiction a judgment obtained against you in the Montreal court.

17. Miscellaneous Provisions

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