Terms of use

By using the Realworld websites, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the website. Welcome to the website of Realworld (“Company”, “we” or “us”). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of www.realworld-systems.com and its sub-sites, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through www.realworld-systems.com and/or its sub-sites (the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. This Website is offered and available to users who are of majority age and we request that no information that relates to anyone under majority age be submitted to us. We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page each time you access this Website so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.

1. Accessing the Website and Account Security

To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy. and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy. If you register for a user account, you must provide complete and accurate information in the applicable registration form. Upon such registration you will be required to choose a username and password. You must treat such username and password as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your user name, password or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use. Registration for certain areas of the Website will require our validation that you are an employee of the organization you claim to be employed by and also that said organization is a current customer of Realworld. You will be notified when your account has been approved or denied. We will use commercially reasonable effort to provide such notification within five (5) business days of your user registration submission.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof) (“Content”), are owned by Realworld, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by The Netherlands and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. All Content is provided “AS-IS” and “AS-AVAILABLE”. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows: (i) Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials and (ii) You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes. If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Website or any Content is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Realworld. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.

3. Trademarks

The Realworld name, trademarks and logos, trade names, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of Realworld or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Realworld. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

4. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

1. In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries);
2. For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise;
3. To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation;
4. To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Realworld, an Realworld employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing);
5. To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Realworld or users of the Website or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

1. Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website;
2. Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website;
3. Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent;
4. Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website;
5. Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
6. Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website;
7. Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack;
8. Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

5. User Contributions

The Website may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Website. Any User Contribution you post to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose/according to your account settings. You represent and warrant that:

1. You own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns;
2. All of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms of Use;
3. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not Realworld, have fully responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness.

We are not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

6. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We have the right to:

1. Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in our sole discretion;
2. Take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such User Contribution violates the Terms of Use, including the Content Standards, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Website or the public or could create liability for Realworld;
3. Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy;
4. Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.;
5. Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. You waive and hold harmless Realworld and its affiliates, licensees and service providers from any claims resulting from any action taken by any of the foregoing parties during or as a result of its investigations and from any actions taken as a consequence of investigations by either such parties or law enforcement authorities. However, we do not undertake and have no obligation to review all material before it is posted on the Website, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

7. Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:

1. Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;
2. Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age
3. Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person;
4. Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy;
5. Be likely to deceive any person;
6. Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act;
7. Cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
8. Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization;
9. Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising;
10. Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

8. Copyright Infringement

If you believe that any User Contributions violate your copyright, please contact Legal@realworld-systems.com. It is the policy of Realworld to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.

9. Third Party Websites and/or Content.

This Website may include links to and/or access to Content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users and third-party licensors. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the Content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties and your use of such of a third party sites, Content or other materials is at your risk.

10. Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

11. Online Purchases and Other Terms and Conditions

All purchases through our site or other transactions for the sale of services formed through the Website or as a result of visits made by you are governed by the applicable terms and conditions as set out on our Website which are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use. Additional terms and conditions may also apply to specific portions, services or features of the Website. All such additional terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by this reference into these Terms of Use. Where you make a purchase through our Website you explicitly agree that we may transfer your data to a secure third party payment processing service, and you hereby authorize such third party to process any payment you have submitted.

12. Links from the Website

The Website may contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

Your use of the website, its content and any services or items obtained through the website is at your own risk. The website, its content and any services or items obtained through the website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Neither realworld nor any person associated with realworld makes any warranty or representation with respect to the completeness, security, reliability, quality, accuracy or availability of the website. Without limiting the foregoing, neither realworld nor anyone associated with realworld represents or warrants that the website, its content or any services or items obtained through the website will be accurate, reliable, error-free or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, that our site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components or that the website or any services or items obtained through the website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the website or any services or items obtained through the website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it. Realworld hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement and fitness for particular purpose. The foregoing does not affect any warranties which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the disclaimer of certain warranties. To the extent they are held to be invalid, the applicable discalimer shall not apply and all other terms and shall remain in force.

14. Limitation on Liability

In no event will Realworld, its affiliates or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the website, any websites linked to it, any content on the website or such other websites or any services or items obtained through the website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable. The foregoing does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the limitation of certain exclusions and/or liabilities. To the extent they are held to be invalid, the applicable exclusion or limitations shall not apply and all other terms and shall remain in force.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Realworld, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website’s content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

16. Export Regulations

You shall comply fully with all relevant export laws and regulations of the The Netherlands to ensure that

1. the Content shall not be downloaded, accessed, used or exported, directly or indirectly, in violation of The Netherlands law, export embargo, prohibition or restriction and
2. no Content is accessed or used in violation of any The Netherlands law, export embargo, prohibition or restriction.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Dutch law without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (of any other jurisdiction). Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the The Netherlands although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

18. Waiver and Severability

No waiver of by Realworld of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Realworld to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

19. Questions

If you have any questions concerning these Term of Use, please contact Legal@realworld-systems.com. Last Modified: 1-4-2020