TERMS OF USE ("TERMS")
Last Updated: September 27, 2023
Welcome to the Jones Stephens website. These Terms are a contract between the You (“You” or “Your”) and Jones Stephens Corp. (“Jones Stephens,” “Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) with regard to the access and use of Our website – www.jonesstephens.com - and its component pages and any other website, application, product or service made available by Jones Stephens (collectively, “Website”). The Website is made available to You pursuant to these Terms. Please read these Terms fully and carefully before accessing and using the Website.
If You do not agree with the Terms set forth below and Our Privacy Policy, You should exit the Website. However, these Terms and Our Privacy Policy will apply to all of Your information and actions prior to exiting the Website.
Unless We indicate otherwise, You grant Jones Stephens a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right to use, copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, adapt, translate, archive, store and create derivative works from such Submission, in any form, format, or medium of any kind now known or later developed. In addition, You authorize Jones Stephens to share the Submission across all websites, advertisements, media and other medium, affiliated with Jones Stephens, to include the Submission in a searchable format accessible by users of Jones Stephens, to place advertisements in close proximity to such Submission, and to use Your name, likeness and any other information in connection with its use of the material You provide. You also grant Jones Stephens the right to use any material, information, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication You provide or otherwise submit to us for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, commercial purposes, and developing, manufacturing, and marketing commercial products using such information. All rights in this paragraph are granted without the need for additional compensation of any sort to You. You grant Jones Stephens and sub-licensees the right to use throughout the world in any media the name that You submit in connection with such content.
You represent and warrant that: (i) You own or otherwise control all the rights in any Submission You submit, and (ii) the Submission is non-infringing and does not otherwise violate the rights of, or cause any injury to, any person or entity. You acknowledge and agree that You will indemnify Jones Stephens for all claims resulting from the content You post or submit. Jones Stephens has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Jones Stephens takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by You or any third party.
Any Submission made on the Website is non-confidential and non-proprietary. Do not send Us any Submission that includes information You wish to remain confidential. Your Submission may be made publicly available and Jones Stephens is not responsible for any use or misuse (including any distribution) by any third party. Jones Stephens is not responsible for damage or harm resulting from Your choice to share personal information
Without any further notice and at any time, You understand and agree that Jones Stephens may terminate, cancel, deactivate, and/or suspend Your access to the Website. By terminating Your access or use, Jones Stephens does not waive or alter any other right or relief to which it may be entitled at law or in equity. If Jones Stephens terminates or suspends Your access to the Website, Your right to use the Website will immediately cease and You must discontinue use of the Website by all means and methods. Jones Stephens reserves the right to immediately and permanently deactivate Your Account and delete any information or content stored through Your Account. Jones Stephens reserves the right to discontinue, modify, alter, or change any policy, feature, product, or service of the Website. You understand, acknowledge, and agree that Your sole and exclusive right and remedy regarding the termination or modification of Your access to and use of the Website, is to stop using the Website.
Jones Stephens may, but has no obligation to, monitor the use by You and other users of the Website. During monitoring, any information relating to any user or their respective activities on the Website may be examined, recorded, copied, and used in accordance with these Terms and Our Privacy Policy. Furthermore, Jones Stephens reserves the right at all times (i) to disclose any information provided at any portion of the Website as set forth in Our Privacy Policy, including without limitation to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, and (ii) to refuse to transmit, or to remove, any information or materials, in whole or in part, that Jones Stephens in its sole discretion, finds objectionable or in violation of these Terms or Our Privacy Policy.
Violations of the Terms, including without limitation provisions (i-xi) above, will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion and may result in, among other things, termination of Your access to the Website.
If You are a distributor of Jones Stephens products, You may create an account to use certain features or functionality of the Website. You are not permitted to share, sell, distribute or otherwise transfer Your Account or allow Your login credentials to be used by any other individual. It is Your responsibility to keep Your Account and password (including any related security questions and answers) confidential, and to ensure that You restrict access to any device You use to access Your Account.
You are solely responsible for any activities or actions taken under Your Account, regardless of whether You authorized such activities or actions. You agree to notify Us immediately of any unauthorized use of Your Account. We are not liable for any loss or damage from Your failure to comply with this section.
You represent and warrant that any information You provide to Us is accurate, current, and complete and that You will maintain and promptly update Your information to keep it accurate, current and complete. If any information You provide to Us is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, We reserve the right to terminate Your use of the Website.
All Website content and materials including without limitation text, photographs, illustrations, images, button icons, graphics, product names, designs, logos, video material, digital downloads, data compilations, software and audio clips (collectively, “the Intellectual Property”) are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States, as well as international conventions and the laws of other countries. The Intellectual Property is owned or controlled by Jones Stephens or the party credited as the provider or owner of the Intellectual Property. Any use of the Intellectual Property without the written permission of Jones Stephens or the owner of the Intellectual Property is strictly prohibited.
The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on the Website is the exclusive property of Jones Stephens and protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used to provide any service on the Website is the property of Jones Stephens or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. In connection with Your use of the Website, Jones Stephens grants You a limited, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable, non-exclusive, revocable license to access, view, use, print and download a single copy of the Website’s content for Your personal use. You agree not to modify or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice. Jones Stephens may revoke this license at any time for any or no reason. Except as expressly authorized by Jones Stephens, You agree not to sell, license, distribute, copy, modify, publicly perform or display, transmit, publish, edit, adapt, create derivative works from, or otherwise make unauthorized use of all Website content and materials.
Jones Stephens’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not owned or distributed by Jones Stephens in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Jones Stephens. All other trademarks not owned by Jones Stephens that appear within the Website are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with Jones Stephens.
The Website may contain links to third party websites (“Third-Party Sites”) that are not owned, controlled or operated by Jones Stephens.
THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD-PARTY SITES OR THEIR CONTENT. THE THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY US AND NEITHER THESE TERMS OF USE NOR OUR PRIVACY POLICY APPLY TO SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES. ACCORDINGLY, THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES, HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPERATION OR CONTENT OF SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES. YOUR USE OF THIRD-PARTY SITES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE INCLUSION ON THE WEBSITE OF A LINK TO A THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE DOES NOT IMPLY AN ENDORSEMENT BY JONES STEPHENS FOR ANY PURPOSE. WHEN YOU ACCESS ANY OF THESE THIRD-PARTY SITES, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WHILE ACCESSING AND USING THOSE SITES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE AGREEMENTS AND POLICIES RELATING TO THE USE OF THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENTS AND POLICIES FOR ANY WEBSITE YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS AND CONFIRM THAT THE TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU PRIOR TO YOUR USE.
For information related to our products, please see Our Terms of Sale.
You agree to indemnify and hold Jones Stephens, its employees, officers, directors, investors, agents, assignees, affiliates, partners, subsidiaries, contractors, attorneys, accountants, advertisers, and any and all other individuals and organizations providing services on behalf of Jones Stephens harmless from all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, and direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages) arising out of, resulting from or relating to Your use of the Website, Your breach or alleged breach of these Terms, or Your violation of any rights of another user. Jones Stephens reserves the right to assume or participate, at Your expense, in the investigation, settlement and defense of any such action or claim.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. AS SET FORTH BELOW, YOU AGREE TO WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS TO TRY ANY CLAIM YOU MAY ASSERT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY AND TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You acknowledge and agree that any claims, lawsuits, or other actions (collectively, “Claims”) arising under or relating in any way to (i) these Terms (including without limitation interpretation, breach, termination, or validity of the Terms), (ii) use of the Website, or (iii) any products or services provided or sold by Jones Stephens, shall be subject to and resolved solely through binding arbitration following rules established by the American Arbitration Association. Any such arbitration proceeding shall be brought on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated or aggregated with any similar dispute of any other party, either directly or indirectly, as a mass arbitration, class arbitration or other proceeding. In addition, You agree that neither You, nor Your representatives, shall have the right or authority to bring any Claims on a class action basis or on bases involving Claims brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public, other users, or other persons similarly situated.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, You acknowledge and agree that You are waiving the right to a trial by jury and to the litigation of disputes in state or federal courts of general jurisdiction. You further acknowledge and agree that any arbitration shall proceed on an individual basis only and not as a class action or representative action, and You expressly waive the right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis.
You may not assign these Terms, or any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Jones Stephens. Jones Stephens may assign all or any part of its rights and obligations under these Terms, and any assignment will inure to the benefit of Our successors, assigns, and licensees.
If any provision of these Terms, including Our Privacy Policy, is found invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision(s) shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect, as shall this agreement, as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision(s) had never been a part of these Terms. No waiver of any provision of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision.
Sections 4 (Privacy), 8 (Ownership; Proprietary Rights), 12 (Indemnification; Hold Harmless), 13 (Dispute Resolution), 14 (Assignment), 15 (Severability), 17 (Headings), 19 (No Waiver), 20 (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Notification), and 21 (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) shall survive any termination of these Terms.
All headings used in these Terms are for reference purposes only and shall not be used to interpret, analyze, or construe these Terms or the provisions set forth herein.
These Terms, including Our Privacy Policy, represent the entire agreement between the Company and You regarding the use of the Website. These Terms cancel and supersede all prior understandings between the Company and You regarding the rights and obligations set forth herein. No provision of these Terms shall be modified or amended except as expressly stated within the Terms.
NO WAIVER OF ANY OF THESE TERMS BY JONES STEPHENS IS BINDING UNLESS AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY AN OFFICER OF JONES STEPHENS AUTHORIZED TO AGREE TO SUCH WAIVER. IF THE COMPANY WAIVES A BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THE TERMS, ANY SUCH WAIVER WILL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A CONTINUING WAIVER OF OTHER BREACHES OF THE SAME NATURE OR OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE TERMS AND WILL IN NO MANNER AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO ENFORCE ALL TERMS AT A LATER TIME.
Our Website is not designed or intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d) as amended, We hereby notify You that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist You in limiting access to material that may be harmful to minors. Information identifying current providers of such protections is available at the Electronic Frontier Foundation website, http://eff.org.
Pursuant to Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, all claims of copyright infringement for material that is believed to be residing on the Website should be promptly sent in the form of written communication to Jones Stephens to the email address provided below. All claims must include the following information:
If You have any questions about these Terms, please contact Us at:
Toll-Free Number: (800) 355-6637
Email Address: jsmarketing@jonesstephens.com
Address: 3249 Moody Pkwy
Moody, AL 35004