Terms of Service
DAVID ENERGY ONLINE TERMS OF SERVICE
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) reflect a binding legal contract between you (“User” or “Customer”) and David Energy (“David Energy”). It is important that you read these Terms carefully because if you sign up with us, you consent to the practices we describe below.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, AS WELL AS CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND EXCLUSIONS THAT MIGHT APPLY TO YOU. YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY YOU REPRESENT. YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE ENTERING THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, THEN YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THAT PERSON OR ENTITY TO THIS AGREEMENT. YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF SUFFICIENT LEGAL AGE IN YOUR JURISDICTION OR RESIDENCE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. YOU FURTHER REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT.
AGREEMENT
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding, enforceable contract between you and David Energy and govern your use of www.davidenergy.com and the Services offered and provided through the Website and other of our websites, mobile and tablet applications, phone, mail, and social media sites. By browsing, registering for, accessing, or using any of the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms, including any additional guidelines referenced in these Terms such as our Privacy Policy. If at any time you do not agree to these Terms, you do not have permission to use the Website and you must immediately terminate your use of the Services. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY DAVID ENERGY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AT ANY TIME. When changes are made, David Energy will make a new copy of the Terms of Use Agreement available at the Website. We will also update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Terms of Use Agreement. David Energy may require you to provide consent to the updated Agreement in a specified manner before further use of the Website, the Application and/ or the Services is permitted. If you do not agree to any change(s) after receiving a notice of such change(s), you shall stop using the Website, the Application and/or the Services. Otherwise, your continued use of the Website, the Application and/ or Services constitutes your acceptance of such change(s).
ACCOUNT AUTHORIZATIONS
Use of the Services and the David Energy Website
DES owns or is an authorized licensee for all intellectual property used for purposes of providing the DES Services under this Agreement, whether developed prior to the commencement of this Agreement or anytime thereafter (“DES Properties”). All right, title and interest (including, without limitation, all copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights) in and to the DES Properties (including the DES Software) and any corrections, updates, adaptations, release notes, enhancements or copies of the foregoing shall remain or vest exclusively with David Energy. To enable Customer to use the DES Services, and upon Customer’s payment of all applicable Services fees, David Energy grants to Customer, during the Term, a personal, non-exclusive, non-sublicenseable, non-transferable and non-assignable license for Authorized Users solely to access and execute the DES Services through the DES Gateway strictly for the benefit of Customer’s internal business operations. David Energy shall own and retain all right, title and interest in and to the DES Services, all data collected pursuant thereto, aggregated, derived and modified. Customer is responsible for its Authorized Users’ compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and Authorized Users’ conduct shall be imputed to Customer. Customer shall not cause or allow any third party or unlicensed user or computer system, other than an Authorized User, to access or use the DES Services or DES Software, nor shall Customer remove, obscure or alter any intellectual property right or confidentiality notices or legends appearing in or on any aspect of the DES Services. The Parties agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, David Energy may suffer irreparable injury. Accordingly, in addition to remedies available at law, the Parties hereby agrees that David Energy shall be entitled to seek specific performance as well as injunctive relief as may be granted by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Your Account
In order to access certain features of the Website or Services you may be required to become a registered User. In registering an account, you agree to (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted during the registration process and (b) maintain and promptly update the registration data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. You represent that you are (i) of legal age to form a binding contract; and (ii) not a person barred from using the website or Services under the laws of the United States, your place of residence or any other applicable jurisdiction. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You may not share your account or password with anyone, and you agree to (c) notify David Energy immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security; and (d) exit from your account at the end of each session. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or David Energy has reasonable grounds to suspect that any information you provide is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, David Energy has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the website or Services (or any portion thereof). You agree not to create an account using a false identity or information, or on behalf of someone other than yourself. You agree not to create an account or use the website or Services if you have been previously removed by David Energy, or if you have been previously banned from any of the Services or website.
Information Release Authorization & Privacy Policy
You authorize David Energy, directly or through third parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary to verify your identity. This may include asking for you further information, requiring you to take steps to confirm ownership of your email address or financial instruments, and verifying your information against third party databases or through other sources. If you cannot verify your identity, David Energy reserves the right to deny you use of the Services. Your use of the Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you indicate that you understand and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in our Privacy Policy. Customer agrees that David Energy may share Customer information with David Energy’s subsidiaries and/or affiliates, Customer’s utility, and any service vendor or others David Energy requires to support its business, including any third-party entities with whom David Energy has relationships. Customer Information as described will be treated confidentially by David Energy in accordance with best practices and industry standards. Customer agrees that David Energy is authorized to use their Company Name and logo in materials that may be made publicly available.
Communications by David Energy
By entering into this Agreement or using the Services and website, you agree to receive communications from us, including via e-mail, text message, calls, and push notifications. You agree that texts, calls or prerecorded messages may be generated by automatic telephone dialing systems and that any calls may be recorded and the record of those calls may be retained by David Energy. Communications from us and our affiliated companies may include but are not limited to: operational communications concerning your Account or the use of the Website and Services, updates concerning new and existing features on the Website and Services, communications concerning promotions run by us or our third-party partners, and news concerning the David Energy and industry developments. Standard text messaging charges applied by your cell phone carrier will apply to text messages that we send. If you wish to opt out of communications from David Energy, please contact your account executive or email support@davidenergy.com. However, you acknowledge that opting out of receiving all texts may impact your use of related DES Services.
Third-Party Content and Links to Third-Party Websites
You may be able to link from our website to certain linked sites. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors, and small business partners that may use our logo(s) as part of a co-branding relationship. You acknowledge and agree that David Energy has no responsibility for the information, content, products, services, advertising, code, or other materials which may or may not be provided by or through linked sites, even if they are owned or run by affiliates or partners of ours, and you rely on the same at your own risk. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by David Energy of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. Such linked sites are not under our control, and links to other websites are provided solely for the convenience of users. You acknowledge that when you leave our website by any means, including, but not limited to, when you click on a link that leaves our website, the website you will land on is not controlled by us and different terms of use and privacy policies apply. If you elect to use or purchase services from third parties, you are subject to their terms and conditions and privacy policy.
Electronic Communications
The communications between you and David Energy may take place via electronic means. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from David Energy in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that David Energy provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were to be in writing. The foregoing does not affect your statutory rights, including but not limited to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
CREDIT CHECK
For residential customers, David Energy may seek to run a credit check for before enrolling the customer in its services. You understand that by clicking on the “I Accept” button and signing up for services, you are providing “written instructions” to David Energy and its employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, third party data sources and suppliers, and all other credit reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as amended, to access your credit files from each national credit reporting agency and to exchange information about you with each such national credit reporting agency in order to verify your identity and to provide the products and/or services to you. You agree and hereby authorize David Energy and Array US, Inc., its agents and employees, to provide your personally identifiable information (or, if applicable, information about your child you have enrolled) to third parties as provided in its Privacy Policy, as may be amended from time to time. You waive any and all claims against David Energy, Array US, Inc., and its agents and employees for the acts or omissions of these third parties with regard to the use or disclosure of such information. Your further authorize David Energy, Array US, Inc., and its agents and employees to obtain various information and reports about you (or about your child that you have enrolled, if applicable) in order to provide the products and/or services, including, but not limited to, address history reports, name and alias reports, criminal reports or sex offender reports, and to provide monitoring and alerts.”
For commercial customers, David Energy may run a credit check prior to contracting services.
LEGAL & MISCELLANEOUS
Consumer Protections
The services provided by David Energy to Customer are governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the relevant state rules and regulations.
Liability, Damages, Waivers
Except as provided in Section 2 (Use of the Services and David Energy Website) the remedy in any claim or suit by one party against the other will be solely limited to direct actual damages, and all other remedies at law or in equity are hereby waived. In no event will either David Energy or User be liable for consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages. These limitations apply without regard to the cause of any liability or damages. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement. The failure of David Energy to enforce any provisions of these Terms or respond to a breach by you or other parties will not in any way waive its right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of these Terms or to act with respect to similar breaches.
Indemnification
Each Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party from and against any Claims brought by a third party arising from or out of any event, circumstance, act or incident caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnifying party.
Representation & Warranties
This Agreement, including any enrollment documents, sales agreements, and applicable attachments, as written makes up the entire Agreement between Customer and David Energy. David Energy makes no representations or warranties other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement, and David Energy expressly disclaims all other warranties, express or implied, including merchantability and fitness for a particular use. Customer represents and warrants David Energy during the Term that:
- The information provided concerning its Account(s) is true and correct to its general knowledge.
- Any transactions entered into by Customer related to this Agreement are understood by Customer and made at Customer’s sole election in the exercise of independent judgment and Customer assumes any associated risks.
Actions by David Energy
If we have reason to believe that you have violated these Terms, we may take various actions to protect David Energy, a third party, or you from fees, costs, expenses, fines, penalties and any other liability. The actions we may take include but are not limited to the following: We may close, suspend, or limit your access to your Account or the Services; We may update inaccurate information you provided us; We may refuse to provide the Services to you in the future; David Energy may close, suspend, or limit your access to your Account or Services; and We may take legal action against you. David Energy, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to terminate access to its Website, to your Account, or to the Services for any reason and at any time upon notice to you. If we close your Account or terminate your use of the Services for any reason, we will provide you with notice of our actions. If we limit access to your Account, we will provide you with notice of our actions and the opportunity to request restoration of access if appropriate in our sole discretion.
Waiver of jury trial and class action claims
Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action, claim or proceeding relating to this agreement. each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action, claim or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have not been induced to enter into this agreement by among other things the mutual waivers and certifications in this section. Both Parties further agree irrevocably and unconditionally to waive any right to initiate or become a party to any class action claims with respect to any action, suit or proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Parties Bound
This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Severability
In the event that any of the terms of this Agreement are in conflict with any rule or laws, regulations, provisions or are otherwise unenforceable under the laws or regulations of any governmental authority or subdivision thereof, such terms shall be deemed stricken from this Agreement, but such invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate any of the other terms of this Agreement and this Agreement shall continue in force, unless the invalid or unenforceable provisions comprise an integral part of, or are otherwise inseparable from, the remainder of this Agreement.
DEFINITIONS
“Authorized User” shall mean an employee, consultant, independent contractor, representative or member entity of Customer, and identified by Customer as such, who i) has received a valid password and login ID from David Energy or from Customer’s User Administrator to access and utilize DES Services though a DES Gateway and ii) has accepted and agreed to the terms of this Agreement.
“Account or Customer Service Account” means, for each Facility, each account at such Facility to be included in a Transaction and identified by a specific account designation number.
“Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under the common control with the first Person. The term “control” will mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management of the policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Billing Cycle” means, for each Account, the period between successive invoices rendered either by Supplier or the applicable LDC during the applicable Transaction Term.
“Change in Law” means applicable Law or Rules are amended, modified, nullified, suspended, repealed, found unconstitutional or unlawful, or changed or affected in any respect by any Law or Rule of any Governmental Authority after the Effective Date.
“Claim” means any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of claims of any nature whatsoever, including any demand, liability, obligation, debt, cause of action, suit, proceeding, judgment, award, or assessment.
“Customer Premises” or “Facility” mean the Service Address of the Customer Accounts identified on Schedule 1 and all site locations and premises where Customer’s equipment or other facilities are located, whether owned, leased or otherwise used by Customer, individually or on a shared basis.
“Days” means Calendar Days, unless otherwise defined.
“David Energy” shall mean David Energy Systems, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including David Energy Supply, LLC, David Energy Supply (Texas) LLC, and R3 Energy Management Audit & Review, LLC.
“DES Gateway“ shall mean the David Energy website, interface, portal, and applications through which Authorized Users of Customer may access the DES Services and, as applicable, related DES Software or other services.
“DES Properties“ means DES owns or is an authorized licensee for all intellectual property used for purposes of providing the DES Software, DES Hardware and the DES Services under these terms, whether developed prior to the commencement of the DES Services or anytime thereafter.
“DES Hardware“ means one or more DES supplied proprietary monitoring devices, including any related hardware, software and materials used in connection with the DES Services in support of such DES Hardware.
“DES Services“ or “Services“ shall mean certain DES energy assessment, reporting, management and monitoring services, including but not limited to Mycor.
“DES Software“ shall mean DES proprietary and licensed software module(s) in the delivery of the DES Hardware and DES Services.
“Force Majeure Events” shall include acts of God, fire, flood, storm, terrorism, pandemic, war, civil disturbance, accidents, strikes, labor disputes or problems, required maintenance work, inability to access the LDC system, curtailment by Customer’s LDC or any other cause beyond David Energy’s control.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, municipal or other governmental authority, instrumentality, department, board, court, tribunal, regulatory commission, or other body, whether legislative, judicial or executive (or a combination or permutation thereof) and any arbitrator to whom a dispute has been presented under any Law or Rules or by agreement of the Parties with an interest in such dispute.
“Law” means any applicable statute, law (including common law), ordinance, rule, regulation, ruling, order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree, directive, policy or other legal or regulatory determination or interpretation by a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, including without limitation, any such items dealing with or addressing the deregulation of the energy markets in the state where Facilities served pursuant to this Agreement are located.
“Person” or “User” means any Governmental Authority or any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability David Energy, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, David Energy or other entity or organization.
“Retail Electric Provider” means the corporation, generator, broker or any other entity that sells electricity to end-user Customers over regulated transmission or distribution facilities.
“Rules” means as applicable, the interim or final requirements, tariffs, rules, orders, regulations and procedures authorized or established by the applicable Governmental Authority that affect the sale, transmission and distribution of energy and other services contemplated by this Agreement.
“Taxes” means all taxes, assessments, levies, duties, fees, charges or withholdings of any kind whatsoever and all penalties, fines, additions to tax, or interest thereon, but excluding any taxes on net income, employment taxes, penalties or fines.
“Transaction” means a particular transaction for the purchase and sale of electric energy or other services pursuant to this Agreement as evidenced by a duly executed Confirmation.
“Term” means the term of a Transaction as specified in the applicable Confirmation.
“Transaction Data“ shall mean the Customer’s energy usage data and other information that will be collected by the DES Hardware or as provided by Customer during the Term of the DES Services.
“Utility” or “LDC“ means an electricity utility distribution David Energy, T&D Provider or other provider of tariffed services to the Facilities, including any “standard offer provider” or “provider of last resort”.
“Website” means www.davidenergy.com, all of its sub-pages and any successor pages.