Terms And Conditions

Introduction

Welcome to YouPickedMe. This Site is owned and operated by Merlin Revenue Solutions LLC (“Merlinrev,” “we,” or “us”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms″) govern your use of our Site,, hereafter referred to as “the Site”. These Terms include information about usage, licensing, and intellectual property. Please read these Terms carefully. By using the Site, you consent to these legally binding Terms as well as our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated.

Consent and Capacity

In order to use our services, you must be at least eighteen. Your use of our services is conditioned on your acceptance of these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please discontinue your use of the Site. By using our services, you warrant that you are entering into a binding contract with Merlin Revenue Solutions LLC. Areas of the Site may also be subject to additional terms. Any additional terms are not intended to replace or supersede these Terms, but rather supplement these Terms in those specific areas. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the additional conditions of those areas before accessing them.

Term and Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of Terms.

If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using Service. MerlinRev, except for any terms that by their nature expire or are you may terminate your Membership at any time, and for any reason, by following the instructions on the Deactivate Account termination to YouPickedMe.

If you deactivate your account, MerlinRev may still retain certain information associated with your account conditions, take actions it deems necessary to protect the integrity of the Website or to protect the Website`s users, or take other actions MerlinRev may terminate membership for any reason subscription fees or unused credits.

You will now no longer be entitled to any refund of unused subscription costs or unused credits

All provisions of Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Intellectual Property Rights

Merlinrev’s trademarks, trade names, logos, and other intellectual property incorporated into the Site are the sole property of Merlin Revenue Solutions LLC or its licensors and are protected under copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. Copying or distributing any material, illustrations, photographs, video, or content from the Site without consent is strictly prohibited. Additionally, any use that constitutes an infringement of any of the above-stated intellectual property rights is prohibited. We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right to remove any content or take any steps deemed appropriate to protect such rights.

User Content

YouPickedMe allows its users to post, upload, or comment on content on the Site. This user-generated content includes, but is not limited to reviews, comments, and pictures. By posting on the Site, you grant Merlin Revenue Solutions LLC a perpetual, nonexclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to any and all of the user content you post. You acknowledge that you are the sole owner of any copyrights and that your content does not infringe the rights of any third parties. You agree to be fully responsible for any content you post on the Site.

User reviews, comments, pictures, and ideas posted on the Site may be used to improve YouPickedMe. By submitting user content, you give permission to store and use such content to improve our services.

Merlin Revenue Solutions LLC may monitor any user’s content posted to the Site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to remove, terminate, or prohibit users from accessing the Site for any reason or no reason with or without notice.

User Responsibilities

Users of the Site agree to the following guidelines:

  1. You will keep your username and password confidential. You will not share this information with any other person.
  2. You will not use another user’s login and registration information.
  3. You will not create fake accounts for the purpose of spamming users or visitors, collecting personal information with or without consent, or any other deceptive practices.
  4. You will not circumvent, evade, disable, or otherwise interfere with the security of the Site.
  5. You will not infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

Additionally, to access certain portions of the Site, you may be required to provide information. The information you provide must be truthful, accurate, and complete. The information you provide is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into these Terms.

No Spam Policy

You may not use the Website and Services to send spam or bulk unsolicited messages. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for use of the Website and Services in any manner associated with the transmission, distribution or delivery of any bulk email, including unsolicited bulk or unsolicited commercial e-mail, or the sending, assisting, or commissioning the transmission of commercial e-mail that does not comply with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (“SPAM”).

Defamation and Objectionable Content

We value the freedom of expression and encourage Users to be respectful with the content they post. We are not a publisher of User content and are not in a position to investigate the veracity of individual defamation claims or to determine whether certain material, which we may find objectionable, should be censored. However, we reserve the right to moderate, disable or remove any content to prevent harm to others or to us or the Website and Services, as determined in our sole discretion.

System Abuse

Any User in violation of the Website and Services security is subject to criminal and civil liability as well as immediate account termination. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Use of distribution of tools designed for compromising the security of the Website and Services.
  • Intentionally or negligently transmitting files containing a computer virus or corrupted data.
  • Accessing another network without permission, including to probe or scan for vulnerabilities or breach security or authentication measure.
  • Unauthorized scanning or monitoring of data on any network or system without proper authorization of the owner of the system or network.
Prohibited Activities and Uses

You may not use the Website and Services to publish content or engage in activity that is illegal under applicable law, that is harmful to others, or that would subject us to liability, including, without limitation, in connection with any of the following, each of which is prohibited under this Policy;

  • Distributing malware or other malicious code.
  • Disclosing sensitive personal information about others.
  • Collecting or attempting to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
  • Distributing pornography or adult-related content.
  • Promoting or facilitating prostitution or any escort services.
  • Hosting, distributing or linking to child pornography or content that is harmful to minors.
  • Promoting or facilitating gambling, violence, terrorist activities or selling weapons or ammunition.
  • Engaging in the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, drug contraband or prescription medications.
  • Managing payment aggregators or facilitators such as processing payments on behalf of other businesses or charities.
  • Facilitating pyramid schemes or other models intended to seek payments from public actors.
  • Threatening harm to persons or property or otherwise harassing behavior.
  • Infringing the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of others.
  • Facilitating, aiding, or encouraging any of the above activities through the Website and Services.

User is banned indefinitely if promotes the following offensive material:

Prohibited are Products, literature, or other materials that:

  • Promote hatred, racism or religious persecution
  • Defame or slander any person or group of people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, or other factors
  • Defame or slander any person or groups of people protected from defamation or slander by applicable law (such as the protection afforded to the royal family in some jurisdictions)
  • Encourage or incite violent acts
  • Promote the facilitation of suicide or euthanasia
  • Promote intolerance or hatred Promote or support membership in terrorist groups or other organizations prohibited by law
  • Contravene public morality
  • Are considered obscene

Copyright Policy; Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. It is our policy to respond to any claim that Content posted on Service infringes on the copyright or other intellectual property rights (“Infringement”) of any person or entity.

If you are a copyright owner, or authorized on behalf of one, and you believe that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit your claim via email to support@ichooseu.com, with the subject line: “Copyright Infringement” and include in your claim a detailed description of the alleged Infringement as detailed below, under “DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims”

You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for misrepresentation or bad-faith claims on the infringement of any Content found on and/or through Service on your copyright.

You may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):

  1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright’s interest;
  2. a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
  3. identification of the URL or other specific location on Service where the material that you claim is infringing is located;
  4. your address, telephone number, and email address;
  5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

You can contact our Copyright Agent via email at connect@upickedme.com.

Subscription and Membership

Some parts of Service are billed on a subscription basis ("Subscription(s)"). You will be billed in advance on a recurring and periodic basis ("Billing Cycle"). Billing cycles will be set depending on the type of subscription plan you select when purchasing a Subscription.

At the end of each Billing Cycle, your Subscription will automatically renew under the exact same conditions unless you cancel it or MerlinRev cancels it. You may cancel your Subscription renewal either through your online account management page or by contacting connect@upikedme.com customer support team.

A valid payment method is required to process the payment for your subscription. You shall provide MerlinRev with accurate and complete billing information that may include but not limited to full name, address, state, postal or zip code, telephone number, and a valid payment method information. By submitting such payment information, you automatically authorize MerlinRev to charge all Subscription fees incurred through your account to any such payment instruments.

Should automatic billing fail to occur for any reason, MerlinRev reserves the right to terminate your access to the Service with immediate effect.

Changes to Service

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our Service, and any service or material we provide via Service, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of Service is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of Service, or the entire Service, to users, including registered users.

Links

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by MerlinRev.

MerlinRev has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT COMPANY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH ANY SUCH THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES OR SERVICES.

WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO READ THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICIES OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR SERVICES THAT YOU VISIT.

Disclaimer

THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ALL THE MATERIALS ARE “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE. YOU ACCESS THE SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK UNDERSTANDING THAT MERLIN REVENUE SOLUTIONS LLC DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. MERLIN REVENUE SOLUTIONS LLC WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY ARISE FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE. MERLIN REVENUE SOLUTIONS LLC DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO THE ACCURACY AND USEFULNESS OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, SOFTWARE, OR SERVICES PROVIDED VIA THE SITE. MERLIN REVENUE SOLUTIONS LLC MAKES NO PROMISES OR REPRESENTATIONS THAT OUR SOFTWARE IS FREE FROM VIRUSES, MALWARE, OR ANY OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

THIS SECTION APPLIES TO YOU TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MERLINREV DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, BE IT DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, ACTUAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER IT ARISES FROM PERSONAL INJURY, FINANCIAL LOSS, DATA LOSS, OPPORTUNITY LOSS, THIRD-PARTY USE OR MISUSE, AGGREGATE SERVICE, PERSONAL DISSATISFACTION, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE. THE FULL ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND THEREFORE RESPONSIBILITY LIES WITH YOU, THE USER AND VISITOR. MERLINREV, ITS DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, ASSIGNORS, AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE IN ANY EVENT. FOR JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH STATUTORY LAW PROHIBITS THE LIMITATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF LIABILITY RELATED TO THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF A PARTY, MERLINREV’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Merlin Revenue Solutions LLC, its directors, shareholders, employees, representatives, agents, subsidiaries, assignors, and licensors from and against any lawsuits, disputes, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, or expenses related to or stemming from any use of the Site or your breach of these Terms and any other policies incorporated into this agreement.

Choice of Law

These Terms and any disputes arising from the use of THE SITE are governed by and construed according to the law of the state of California. Each party agrees to submit to the courts of the state of California and that the state of California has personal jurisdiction over the matter.

Dispute Resolution

We believe that it is beneficial to all parties to quickly resolve any potential disputes as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. In line with this belief, you agree that any disputes arising from your use of the Site will be handled and resolved according to the provisions of these Terms, unless otherwise explicitly stated. If informal attempts fail, you agree to submit any claim, dispute, or controversy to binding arbitration.

YOU AGREE TO WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL YOU MAY HAVE IN ANY AND ALL JUDICIAL PROCEDURES AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE UNDER THESE TERMS.

ALL PARTIES WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS TO PRESENT CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT.

Severability

If any portion of these Terms is deemed unenforceable, void, or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain unaffected and will not be considered unenforceable, void, or invalid. They will maintain the full force of law to the extent possible.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If any updates are made to these Terms, they will be posted here. Additionally, if material changes are made, we will notify you via a notice posted on the Site, and registered users will receive an additional email. Please check this page frequently for updates.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about these Terms or our services, please contact us via email at connect@upickedme.com or by mail at 30767 Gateway Place Suite, 201, Mission Viejo, California 92694.

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