Rule 56 Website Terms of Use
Effective Date: February 20, 2024
These Website Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to your access to and use of the public-facing website at rule56.io, its public-facing subdomains, and the official social media pages operated by Rule 56 LLC (“Rule 56,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collectively referred to as the “Site.”
These Terms apply to Rule 56’s content and activities on its official social media pages. Your use of the underlying social media platforms is also subject to the applicable platforms’ terms and policies.
Overview
Please read these Terms before using the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law. If you do not agree, you must discontinue your use of the Site.
“You” and “your” refer to the individual or entity accessing or using the Site. If you use the Site on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms on that organization’s behalf.
You are responsible for using the Site lawfully and in accordance with these Terms.
Important Note on Transactions
Where a conflict exists between these Terms and a Statement of Work, the Statement of Work takes precedence. Claims and disputes relating to that Statement of Work are subject exclusively to its terms rather than these Terms of Use.
1. Your Privacy
The Rule 56 Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise handle personal information in connection with the Site and related communications.
These Terms do not create a data processing agreement or replace, amend, or supersede any confidentiality or data protection obligations established in a separate written agreement with Rule 56.
Nothing in these Terms constitutes consent to personal information processing where applicable law requires separate consent.
2. Continuing Agreement
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will publish the revised Terms on the Site and identify the revision date. We will provide any additional notice required by applicable law.
Changes will apply prospectively from the date identified in the updated Terms. Your continued use of the Site after the changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
If you do not agree to an update, you must stop using the Site. Updates to these Terms do not amend a separate written agreement with Rule 56.
3. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise identified, Rule 56 owns or holds the necessary rights to use the intellectual property associated with the Site and its content.
Subject to these Terms, you may view, download, and make reasonable copies of publicly available Site materials for your personal use, educational purposes, professional development, and internal business evaluation or informational purposes. You must preserve applicable copyright and other proprietary notices and must not modify materials in a manner that misrepresents their content or source.
This permission does not authorize the resale, sublicensing, unauthorized republication, or commercial distribution of Site materials. Uses outside the permission granted in these Terms require prior written authorization from Rule 56, except where otherwise permitted by law. Requests for permission should be directed to legal@rule56.io.
Except as expressly permitted below, you must not use automated tools to scrape, extract, or systematically collect Site content without our prior written authorization. You must not bypass access restrictions, interfere with the Site’s operation, introduce malicious code, or attempt unauthorized access to the Site or its supporting systems. These Terms do not authorize security testing of the Site.
Operators of public search engines may index publicly accessible Site content for the purpose of providing public search results, subject to applicable access restrictions and any instructions we provide. We may withdraw this permission.
Rule 56 may pursue remedies available under applicable law for unauthorized use of the Site or infringement of its intellectual property rights.
4. User Contributions
Where the Site permits public comments, posts, or similar submissions, including on our official social media pages, content you submit for public display is referred to as “User Contributions.”
You retain ownership of your User Contributions. By submitting them, you grant Rule 56 a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, display, distribute, and make formatting changes to those contributions as reasonably necessary to operate, administer, and moderate the Site and display the contributions in the context in which they were submitted.
You represent that you have the rights necessary to submit your User Contributions and grant this permission.
User Contributions must not violate applicable law, infringe another person’s rights, disclose information you are not authorized to disclose, impersonate another person, contain threats or unlawful harassment, distribute malicious software, or constitute spam or other unauthorized solicitation.
Subject to applicable law and the capabilities of the relevant platform, we may remove or restrict User Contributions and limit access to features we control. We do not undertake to review every contribution before it appears.
This section does not apply to private business communications, client deliverables, information provided under a Statement of Work, or information protected by a separate confidentiality obligation.
5. Copyright Complaints
If you believe that material appearing on the Site infringes your copyright, please contact legal@rule56.io.
Please identify the copyrighted work, describe the material you believe is infringing, provide its location on the Site, and include your contact information and an explanation of your ownership of the work or authority to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
We may request additional information reasonably necessary to evaluate your complaint.
6. Disclaimer of Errors
Site content is provided for general informational purposes. It may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or information that is no longer current. We may correct or update content without notice, but we do not undertake to update every item.
You should independently evaluate information before relying on it for business, technical, legal, or other decisions. General information on the Site is not a substitute for advice addressing your particular circumstances.
Viewing Site content or contacting us through the Site does not, by itself, establish a professional services engagement.
7. Availability and Access
We may modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue the Site or any of its features. We do not promise uninterrupted access or that any particular content or feature will remain available.
You are responsible for the equipment, connectivity, and other arrangements necessary to access the Site.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Rule 56 is not responsible for losses resulting from the Site’s unavailability. This section does not modify any service availability or response commitments established in a separate written agreement.
8. Confidential Information and Privacy
Please do not submit passwords, security credentials, sensitive incident evidence, or confidential client information through public comments, social media posts, or other public-facing features of the Site. Contact us to arrange an appropriate method for exchanging sensitive information.
Unsolicited suggestions or feedback specifically concerning the Site should be submitted without confidential or proprietary information. You grant Rule 56 permission to use such nonconfidential suggestions or feedback to improve its website, business, or offerings without an obligation to provide compensation or attribution.
This permission does not apply to confidential business information, client materials, project information, or other information protected by a nondisclosure agreement, Statement of Work, or other written agreement. Those obligations remain in effect.
Personal information is handled as described in the Rule 56 Privacy Policy and as required by applicable law. Nothing in this section authorizes disclosure or use of personal information contrary to those requirements.
9. Linking to Our Site
You may link to publicly available pages of the Site in a lawful manner that accurately identifies the destination and does not misrepresent your relationship with Rule 56.
You must not suggest that Rule 56 sponsors, endorses, or is affiliated with you or your offerings without our written authorization. You must not frame the Site or otherwise present its content in a manner that obscures its source or misleadingly incorporates it into another website.
We may ask you to remove links or presentations that violate these Terms. This section does not restrict activities that applicable law permits notwithstanding these Terms.
10. Third-Party Websites
The Site may contain links to websites, content, or services operated by third parties. Those third parties control their own content, practices, and availability.
A link does not, by itself, constitute an endorsement by Rule 56. You are responsible for reviewing the terms and privacy information applicable to third-party services you use.
For our official social media pages, Rule 56 controls only the content and settings available to it as a page operator. The platform provider controls the underlying platform and its independent collection and use of information.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Rule 56 is not responsible for third-party content, services, or transactions you enter into with third parties.
11. Offering Availability
Descriptions of Rule 56’s services on the Site are provided for informational purposes and are not binding proposals or commitments to provide services.
Availability, scope, pricing, scheduling, and other engagement terms are subject to agreement in an applicable Statement of Work. A reference to an offering does not mean it is available in every location or appropriate for every organization.
12. Export Control
You must comply with export, reexport, import, and economic sanctions laws applicable to your access to or use of any software, technical information, or other materials made available through the Site.
You must not access, transfer, or use Site materials in a manner prohibited by those laws. Nothing in these Terms authorizes an otherwise restricted transaction or transfer.
13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. RULE 56 DISCLAIMS EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE SITE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON INFRINGEMENT.
RULE 56 DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, FREE OF ERRORS OR HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING SITE CONTENT AND TAKING APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS WHEN ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING MATERIALS.
THIS SECTION APPLIES TO THE PUBLIC SITE AND DOES NOT MODIFY WARRANTIES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS EXPRESSLY ESTABLISHED IN A STATEMENT OF WORK OR OTHER WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH RULE 56.
NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES A WARRANTY OR PROTECTION THAT APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT TO BE EXCLUDED.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, RULE 56 WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT.
THIS EXCLUSION INCLUDES LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, AND LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ASSERTED AND WHETHER RULE 56 WAS ADVISED THAT SUCH LOSSES MIGHT OCCUR.
NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED. THESE LIMITATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO RULE 56’S FRAUD, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE.
THIS SECTION DOES NOT MODIFY THE ALLOCATION OF LIABILITY UNDER A STATEMENT OF WORK OR OTHER WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH RULE 56.
15. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend and indemnify Rule 56 and its personnel against third-party claims, damages, and reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your material violation of these Terms, or User Contributions you submit that infringe another person’s rights.
This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from Rule 56’s negligence, willful misconduct, or violation of law.
Rule 56 will provide reasonable notice of a claim for which it seeks indemnification and reasonable cooperation at your expense. You may not settle a claim in a manner that imposes an admission, payment obligation, or other obligation on Rule 56 without Rule 56’s prior written consent.
16. Client Feedback, Queries, Complaints, and Dispute Resolution
16.1 Contact Information
For feedback, general questions, or support, please contact us at info@rule56.io. For any legal or law enforcement requests, email us at legal@rule56.io.
16.2 Informal Resolution
If you have a complaint concerning the Site or these Terms, please contact legal@rule56.io and provide your contact information, a description of the issue, and the resolution you are seeking. We will review the matter and make reasonable efforts to resolve it.
This informal process is not a mandatory prerequisite to bringing a claim, does not require arbitration, and does not prevent either party from seeking relief available under applicable law. It does not extend or shorten any applicable filing deadline.
16.3 Legal Process
Providing an email address for legal communications does not constitute Rule 56’s agreement to accept formal service of process by email or a waiver of service requirements. Formal service must comply with applicable law unless Rule 56 expressly agrees otherwise in writing.
17. Entire Agreement and Applicable Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, without applying conflict-of-laws principles that would require the laws of another jurisdiction. Applicable federal law also applies. Nothing in these Terms removes protections that cannot be waived under laws applicable to you.
These Terms constitute the agreement between you and Rule 56 concerning use of the Site, except to the extent a separate written agreement expressly governs the relevant matter. They do not amend or supersede a Statement of Work, nondisclosure agreement, data processing agreement, or other written agreement with Rule 56.
If a provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the extent legally permitted or severed as necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.
A failure to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce it later.
18. Questions and Comments
Questions about these Terms should be directed to:
Rule 56 LLC
214 Mikula Rd
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
United States of America
Legal inquiries: legal@rule56.io
General inquiries: info@rule56.io