1. PURPOSE AND ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT BY THE MEMBER
1. International Cannabis Network (ICN) undertakes to supply the Member with a business to business e-commerce platform designed to optimize commercial trade between professional suppliers and purchasers of Cannabis, Wine and Alcoholic Beverages. ICN does not practice into buying-selling of products.
2. Through its platform, ICN offers the following services: i) ICN collates the Members' information on the site; ii) ICN provides access to the catalogue of products and services offered by the Members; iii) ICN allows the exchange of information on-line; iv) ICN allows commercial transactions to be conducted on-line and in real time in the fields of products and services related to wines and alcoholic beverages (hereinafter referred to as the "Services"). The Services are accessible through ICN's Website, located at http://www.InternationalCannabisNetwork.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Site").
3. This Agreement establishes the terms and conditions for the use of the Site by the Member (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"). Before being able to transact on the Site, the Member is given the opportunity to accept the terms and conditions of the Agreement and its fee schedule (hereinafter referred to as the "Fee Schedule"). By joining the Site, the Member is deemed to have accepted them and has a legal obligation to comply with them in order to benefit from continuous access to the Site and Services. No change will be made to the Fee Schedule for the entire period of its validity, and it will remain available at all times for consultation under the "our profile" tab in the "Fee Schedule" submenu. When the membership is renewed, the Member will be informed of any change in the Fee Schedule.
4. So as not to limit the Member's access either to monopolistic markets or other markets, ICN guarantees admission to its platform to all suppliers and their representatives who, on the one hand, have paid all amounts that may be owed to ICN as and when they become due (hereinafter the "User Fees") and who, on the other hand, comply with the terms of use of the Site.
5. ICN may, upon thirty days prior notice, change the terms and conditions of the Agreement concerning the conditions of use, the security standards, the protection of the confidentiality of Members' information and the Fee Schedule, subject to paragraph 1.3 hereof, or in the event that any change is required by law.
2. CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP
1. ICN's Site and Services are accessible to organizations, corporations and other business entities operating in the alcoholic beverages industry (hereinafter referred to as the "Members") and their employees who have been designated in the membership form (hereinafter referred to as the "Designated Employees").
2. Designated Employees shall be deemed to act at all times in the name and on behalf of the Member. Each Designated Employee shall have his own user name, identification number and password.
3. The Member shall notify ICN without delay and in writing of any change regarding the Designated Employees. ICN shall be justified in relying on any notice it receives from the Members.
3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ICN
1. In addition to the Services offered pursuant to paragraph 1.1 hereof, ICN undertakes to ensure the proper operation of the Site in order to provide access at all times to the Members and Designated Employees, and in order to maintain and update its technical and functional infrastructure. In addition, ICN undertakes to operate and manage the Site in a manner which ensures the security of the Site and of the Members' confidential information by adopting recognized security measures in the industry, such as, without limitation, imposing measures for authentication, passwords, data encryption and the installation of a firewall (which shall be regularly upgraded and managed in a manner which ensures that a follow-up is conducted regularly of log-ins, log-outs and attempts to log-in).
2. ICN has established control mechanisms and emergency plans so as to ensure that the use of the Site is not interrupted for more than 24 hours. If such an event occurs, alternative modes of communication shall be put in place for the benefit of the Members.
4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
1. The role of ICN is limited to assisting Members in conducting various commercial transactions between them. ICN is not a party to transactions between Members. Consequently, ICN makes no representation or warranty regarding the following: i) prices, terms of contracts, or the quality, security, conformity or legality of products offered for sale; ii) the capacity of Members to sell or purchase products; iii) the conclusion and execution of sales; iv) the payment or compiling of offers made and bids placed on the Site; v) the quality control, compatibility, security or legality of products offered on the Site, or the control of the truthfulness or accuracy of information displayed on the Site.
2. The Member hereby releases ICN and agrees to hold it harmless against all claims, demands and damages of any kind or nature arising from paragraph 4.1 hereof. The purpose of this paragraph is not to exonerate ICN from the damages which may be sustained by a Member due to the negligence of ICN or its employees with regard to their obligations concerning the protection of confidential information.
3. The equivalencies between currencies and the transportation costs appearing on the Site are supplied for reference purposes only and shall under no circumstances be considered binding upon ICN.
4. The Site contains hyperlinks to sites belonging to third parties. ICN neither endorses nor controls the information contained in these sites and makes no representation or warranty regarding the content or accuracy of the information contained in these sites. The Site is not responsibe for typo's and any news or any events posted by site or users. ICN will be held harmless in any such events.
5. ICN articles are not legal advice from International Cannabis Network. ICN takes no responsibility in the accuracy of the information.ICN site should not be used as a substitute for obtaining legal advice from an attorney licensed or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction.
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5. MEMBER'S ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
1. Access to and use of the Site are authorized through the combined use of a username and password. Each Designated Employee shall choose his own username and password, and is responsible for keeping them confidential.
2. ICN may from time to time require the Member and its Designated Employees to change their usernames and passwords or adopt other measures to ensure the security of the Site. Each Designated Employee is fully responsible for the transactions made under his username and password, and each Member is fully responsible for the transactions made by its employees, agents and representatives, whether such employees, agents and representatives are or are not Designated Employees. The Member agrees to notify ICN without delay of any unauthorized use of the Site (including the unauthorized use of a username or password by any employee, agent or representative of the Member who is not a Designated Employee) or any other breach of security. Unauthorized access to the Site, or to the computer or telecommunications facilities for the purpose of gaining access to the Site, constitutes a breach of this Agreement.
6. MEMBER'S USER POLICY AND CONDUCT OF MEMBER
1. The Member and its Designated Employees shall use the Site solely for the purposes for which it is intended and in accordance with this Agreement.
2. Consequently, the Member and its Designated Employees undertake: i) to comply with all laws and regulations in force, including, in particular, the laws relating to the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages; ii) not to impersonate any person, supply false information or otherwise misrepresent their affiliation with any person, organization or other entity; iii) not to use the Site to harvest or collect personal information, including, without limitation, financial information concerning other Members or the Site; iv) not to display, promote or transmit information or materials on the Site of any kind or nature which may be unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racist or otherwise objectionable; v) not to transmit or display any information or materials which encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any statute; vi) not to interfere with the use or enjoyment of the Site by the other Members, conduct any survey, hold any contest, send any chain letter, or display or send e-mails or advertising messages through unsolicited mass mailings; vii) not to download or distribute files, in any manner whatsoever, that may be contaminated by viruses or corrupted or altered files, or any other similar software or program that could interfere with the functioning of the Site or the computers of third parties; viii) not to interfere with or disturb the functioning of the networks connected with the Site; ix) not to do anything which would impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Site; and x) not to disclose their passwords to third parties or use their passwords for unauthorized purposes.
3. The Member hereby releases ICN and agrees to hold it harmless against all claims, demands and all damages of any kind or nature arising from section 6.2 hereof.
4. ICN may request the Member to change any content it has posted on the Site to make it compliant with the terms and conditions hereof. Any refusal by the Member to comply with such a request may result in the termination of this Agreement.
5. The Member shall notify ICN immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of its user account. The Member shall not resell, rent or pledge as collateral security the Site or Software of ICN, without the express written consent of ICN.
6. The Member agrees that a fast response to requests and orders is essential to ensure the quality and performance of the Services. The Member agrees to respond to requests (request for quote, request for transportation quote, purchase order, transportation order) received through the Site as soon as possible, but in any event within fourteen (14) days at the latest following receipt of such request, failing which such request may be withdrawn from the Site.
7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
1. The title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights to all content that is displayed or contained on the Site and supplied either by ICN, a Member or a third party, shall remain the respective property either of ICN, the Member or third party. However, ICN is the holder of all the intellectual property rights to the compilations contained on the Site, as well as to the Site and the software supplied by ICN (subject to the rights of third parties over such software, where applicable). This content is protected by the international laws and treaties dealing with intellectual property. The copying, modification, distribution, redistribution, use or publication of all or part of any content of the Site is strictly prohibited.
2. The viewing or downloading of any content gives the Member a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use the content solely for the purposes hereof and not for purposes of replication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative products, or any other purpose. It is prohibited to reproduce all or a part of the content in any form whatsoever, or to incorporate it into an electronic or mechanical information retrieval system for purposes of resale or distribution, except for the authorized purposes set out in this paragraph. The Member also undertakes not to reproduce all or a part of the content of the Site on another server without the prior written consent of ICN.
3. The Member hereby releases ICN and agrees to hold it harmless against all claims, demands and all damages (including the judicial and extrajudicial costs of lawyers and experts) resulting from the violation or infringement of an intellectual property right in the products and services offered by the Member.
4. By registering at ICN, member acknowledges that ICN has full right to reproduce the print, images posted by member and also use the content from member's website and post members content and products on third party websites to promote like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other leading websites. If any member wishes not to opt in, please email us and we will not market your products on 3rd party websites. Our aim is to give your brand exposure and generate leads for you.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
1. The Member undertakes to indemnify ICN for all claims or demands made by third parties resulting or arising from the use of the Site and Software of ICN by the Member, the Member's failure to comply with the Agreement, or the violation, by the Member or any person using the Member's computer, of the Site or Software of ICN.
9. NON-TRANSFERABILITY
1. The Member's right to use the Site is non-assignable and non-transferable.
10. TOTAL AND LIMITED LIABILITY OF THE PARTIES
1. Neither ICN nor the Member shall be held liable or be obligated to indemnify the other for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or punitive damages.
2. Subject to the law applicable in some countries, the total cumulative liability of ICN or the Member resulting from this Agreement shall not under any circumstances exceed the aggregate of the amounts paid by such Member for the use of the Site under this Agreement.
11. PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEMS
1. ICN reserves the right to establish conditions for the use of and limits on the amount of memory or other computer storage (archiving) that a Member may use on the Site. However, ICN undertakes to use systems that are able to meet Members' needs so that they can take full advantage of the functionality of the Site and carry out any transaction that they may be involved in without any limitation on the transactional activities. ICN shall assume no liability for the deletion of, or failure of the Site to save or store, any data or any information or materials of the Member, if the Member does not abide by the limits that have been imposed on it regarding the amount of memory made available to it by ICN.
12. TERMS OF AGREEMENT
The Agreement and Fee Schedule shall take effect upon the registration. Please also refer to Terms and Conditions listed on the website.
13. NOTICE
1. All notices to be communicated to a party shall be made in writing and sent by e-mail, if intended for ICN, to the address legal@InternationalCannabisNetwork.com, and if intended for the Member, to the designated e-mail address supplied by it to ICN for this purpose at the time of its registration, or to any other address specified by one of the parties. A notice is deemed to have been given 48 hours after the e-mail is sent, unless the sender is informed that the e-mail address is invalid. Notices may also be sent by pre-paid mail to the postal address of ICN below or to the address supplied by the Member at the time of its registration. ICN may also broadcast notices and messages on the Site, which shall constitute notice to the Member.
14. GOVERNING LAW
1. This Agreement is governed by the laws in force in the province of Delaware State (United States), and only the courts with jurisdiction in the judicial district of Delaware state shall have jurisdiction to decide any litigation or dispute resulting from this Agreement.
15. EXCLUSIVITY OF INFORMATION
1. ICN will not to disclose the content, information and data concerning the transactions of the Members of ICN, or which are specific to the business or affairs of the Member, to any person, including present or future shareholders of ICN, without the Member's consent. Where ICN does share some marketing campaigns, ICN will clearly mention that the users data is also being shared by the content provider of different by ICN.
2. ICN undertakes to adopt the necessary measures recognized in the industry to protect access to the Member's confidential information. ICN undertakes to request the Member's authorization before any disclosure of confidential information belonging to it, unless i) the information is in the public domain without violation of the confidentiality undertakings, ii) the information must, according to law, be disclosed to a person authorized to receive it, iii) the information is required pursuant to the regulations relating to a securities commission, and in general, pursuant to any legislation applicable to publicly listed companies, iv) the information is required for the purposes of legal action against either party before a tribunal or any government authority with investigative powers, v) the information is required by the agents, mandatory’s, subcontractors, consultants, insurers, bankers or legal advisors of a party, on condition however that such disclosure is limited to the information that is strictly necessary for the exercise of their functions, vi) the information is obtained by a third party without a violation of a confidentiality undertaking, or vii) the information is already known to the party receiving it.
