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Thank you for your continuing support of the Family Chateaux
Thank you for your continuing support of the Family Chateaux
The following Terms of Service (“ToS”) govern your use of the Family Chateaux, Kautzman Alliance, LLC’s, web-based platform (www.familychateaux.com) and selected other domains (the “platform” or the “website”). You should regularly review the ToS, as they are subject to change.1. General Terms and Conditions.All use of the platform is subject to the ToS. By accessing and using the platform or any service of the platform, you acknowledge, accept, and agree to all the terms, conditions, and privacy policies described or incorporated by reference below. The ToS represents a binding contract between you and Kautzman Alliance, LLC., its subsidiaries, affiliates, assignees and its and their officers, directors, employees and agents (“KA”), and are in addition to any other agreements between you and KA, including any other agreements that govern your use of products, services, content, tools, and information available on the platform. If you do not agree with anything contained in the ToS, please do not submit information to, access information from, or otherwise utilize the platform. KA reserves the right to change the ToS at any time without notice to you. Use of the platform following the posting of any changes to the ToS shall be deemed to be acceptance thereof by you. In the ToS, we may refer to a customer/reader as “you”. You agree to keep business information and information shared within our private community, including, but not limited to the terms set forth herein, and any user account information confidential until such information becomes known to the public generally and except to the extent that disclosure may be required by law, regulation or legal process.2. Privacy.Your privacy is very important to us. KA’s Membership Agreement explains how we treat your personal information and protect your privacy when you are using our platform. By using our platform, you agree that KA may use your information as set forth in the Privacy Policy. We designed our Privacy Policy to make important disclosures about how you can use KA to share with others and how we collect and can use your content and information. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy, and to use it to help make informed decisions.3. Membership.Membership in the Family Chateaux will be selective and is intended to be a privilege. Members shall respect the integrity of the community and refrain from marketing investment opportunities to fellow members on the platform unless those investment opportunities are approved by KA to be posted on the platform. Relationships that derive from the Family Chateaux community and lead to investing with a fellow member in an investment opportunity is subject to a Transaction Fee unless agreed otherwise in advance. Fees will be paid by the parties seeking to raise capital from the Family Chateaux community unless otherwise stated and agreed to in advance. All members agree and acknowledge that upon acceptance as a Member they will be bound by the Engagement Letter with Kautzman Alliance, LLC attached to the Membership Letter as Exhibit D, regardless of whether such member signs such agreement. Should a member fail to inform the Family Chateaux of the fact that they successfully raised capital through a Family Chateaux member, membership privileges may be revoked and a 4% fee applied to the capital raised. Should a member abuse or materially violate the rules of participation described above, membership privileges can be revoked at the option of the Family Chateaux.4. Use of the Platform; Limitations; Acceptable Use.The platform is designed for private community to connect members with each other for the purposes of seeking and managing investment or acquisition opportunities. KA is not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers, and does not render investment or legal advice in connection therewith. None of the information submitted on the platform constitutes a solicitation, offer, opinion, or recommendation by KA to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments or to provide legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice or services regarding the suitability or profitability of any security of any kind, investment or transaction. For that reason all users of the platform agree to be responsible for their own due diligence and the legal and regulatory compliance of any transaction. As a user of the platform, you are required to provide true and accurate information about your businesses, and to update and maintain such information, but KA cannot and does not confirm the accuracy of information provided. KA reserves the right to refuse service, terminaterelationships, and/or cancel orders in its discretion.5. Intellectual Property; Copyright.The contents of the platform and any products or services provided or sold by KA, including the platform’s likeness, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio and video clips (if any) and software, as well as the compilation of businesses listed on the platform, are the property of KA or its content suppliers, and are subject to the copyright or other intellectual property rights of KA and to the terms of licenses held by KA. Such intellectual property is protected by federal and state law. Any unauthorized reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance of the content and software on this platform, or of any products or services sold by KA, is strictly prohibited. You may copy information from the platform only as may be strictly necessary for your own use to view, save, print, or transmit it. Otherwise, no portion of the platform may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by KA. The commercial use or public dissemination of any information and data gathered from KA is strictly prohibited, unless specifically authorized in writing. Any violation of the foregoing clause may subject you to compensatory and punitive damages, and shall specifically also entitle KA to equitable relief, in addition to any other available remedies. By submitting information or other material to us, you grant KA a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, create derivative works, and distribute such materials or portions of such materials, in any form or medium known or later developed, in furtherance of the terms of the ToS and the actions and transactions contemplated hereby. You agree that you will not and will not allow others to decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, copy, use, merge, disclose, sell or transfer the underlying source code or structure or sequence of KA’s technology or delete or alter author attributes or copyright notices. You shall use the platform solely for your own use and shall not allow others to use the platform under or through your account.6. Email Notification.KA uses email to communicate with users. You hereby authorize and agree that KA may communicate with you via email and you consent to receiving any notice required under the ToS or any other agreement with KA via email. KA will use reasonable efforts to honor any request you may have to opt out from receiving emails, but under no circumstance will KA have any liability for sending any email to you or to any of its customers.7. Hyperlink Policy.The platform may contain links to third party websites. Any such link is provided only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link does not imply an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, approval, investigation, verification or monitoring by KA of any information contained in any third party website. In no event shall KA be responsible for the information contained on that website or your use of or inability to use such website. You should also be aware that the terms and conditions of such website and the website’s privacy policy may be different from those applicable to your use of the KA web-based platform.8. Third Party Consent.Certain portions of the platform, including, without limitation, information on certain private companies, may contain unedited or third party content. All postings, messages, text, images, links to third-party websites or other materials published or otherwise made available through this section (the “Content”) are the sole responsibility of the person(s) who originated such Content and KA may not monitor, does not control and does not investigate or validate such Content; provided that KA reserves the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove any Content. By using this Content, you agree to not rely on the Content and understand that you may be exposed to Content that is, without limitation, inaccurate, inappropriate, misleading, unlawful, offensive or otherwise objectionable, and that KA makes no representations or warranties regarding the Content and is not responsible or liable in any manner for the Content or the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user. The Content does not constitute legal or financial advice and must not be used in the place of legal counsel or financial due diligence. You should independently evaluate and verify all Content.9. No Warranty; Limitation of Liability.Any material downloaded, accessed or otherwise obtained through the platform is obtained at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results therefrom. KA AND ALL OF ITS THIRD-PARTYLICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY (A) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AS TO THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION, DATA, SOFTWARE, OR PRODUCTS CONTAINED THEREIN, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED BY THEIR USE OR AS TO THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF, (B) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ARISING THROUGH COURSE OF DEALING, AND (C) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE ACCESS OR USE. THE PLATFORM AND ALL COMPONENTS THEREOF ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. KA makes no guarantees or warranties of any kind as to the adequacy, completeness, sufficiency, timeliness or accuracy of any material available in or through the platform. You hereby agree that any monetary claims of any kind assessed against KA arising out of or relating to the use of the platform shall not exceed the total amount you (or any other user) paid to KA for the platform during the previous twelve (12) months. In no event shall KA be liable to you, or to any third party, for any lost profits, incidental, consequential, punitive, special, or indirect damages arising out of or in connection with the platform or the ToS, even if advised as to the possibility of such damages, regardless of whether the claim for such damages is based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise. This limitation on liability includes, but is not limited to, the transmission of any viruses which may infect your equipment, failure of mechanical or electronic equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems (e.g., you cannot access your internet provider), unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, strikes or other labor problems or any force majeure. KA cannot and does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the platform.10. Indemnity.You agree to indemnify and hold KA and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, harmless from and against any suit, action, claim, demand, penalty or loss, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by or resulting from any third party due to or arising out of your use of the platform, breach of the ToS or the materials it incorporates by reference, or your violation of any law, regulation, order or other legal mandate, or the rights of a third party.11. Choice of Law; Disputes.You will resolve any claim, cause of action or dispute (together a “claim”) you have with KA arising out of or relating to the website or the ToS exclusively in a state or federal court located in Los Angeles County, California. The laws of the State of Delaware will govern the ToS, as well as any claim that may arise between you and KA, without regard to conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California, located in Los Angeles County, for the purpose of litigating all such claims. In any dispute arising under the ToS, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. Any dispute arising hereunder or related to your use of the platform shall be solely between you and KA, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, no dispute or proceeding shall be joined with any other or decided on a class-action basis. In the event any breach of this agreement portends irreparable injury to KA, you agree that KA shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctions and declaratory judgments, in addition to any other remedies permitted by law12. Accredited Investor Certification:In order to participate in the platform, you must be an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). The federal securities laws define accredited investor in Rule 501 of Regulation D as:a) a bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment companyb) an employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million;c) a charitable organization, corporation, or partnership with assets exceeding $5 million;d) a director, executive officer, or general partner of the company selling the securities;e) a business in which all the equity owners are accredited investors;f) a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person’s spouse, that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase, excluding the value of theprimary residence of such person;g) a natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year; orh) a trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchases a sophisticated person makes.13. Miscellaneous.The ToS sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein (excluding the terms and conditions of any client agreement you may have entered into separately with KA). You may not assign the ToS, or assign, transfer or sublicense your rights, if any, in the platform. A failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive KA right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. In the event that any provision or any portion of any provision of the ToS shall be held to be void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the ToS (and the balance of any provisions held void or unenforceable in part only) shall continue in full force and effect. If you do not agree with any part of these terms and conditions, or you have a dispute or claim against KA or its supplier or affiliates with respect to the ToS you should immediately refrain from using the platform.Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality AgreementAs a member or potential member of the Family Chateaux, managed by Tami Kautzman, Managing Principal of the Kautzman Alliance, LLC (“KA”), you agree to keep Confidential Information provided by KA, the Family Chateaux, or any other member of the Family Chateaux (collectively, the “Provider”) to you (“the Recipient”) strictly confidential as outlined below.This letter shall serve to confirm our agreement (the “Agreement”) concerning the delivery and disclosure of Confidential Information to the Recipient.1. The Recipient acknowledges that any and all disclosure of Confidential Information, whether disclosed orally, in writing, or by inspection, shall be held by the Recipient on a strictly confidential basis. Subject to Section 4, all Confidential Information shall be considered confidential and proprietary.2. The Recipient acknowledges that any and all disclosure of Confidential Information is solely for the purpose of enabling the Recipient to evaluate the merits of a possible investments and/or business relationships and for no other purpose. The Recipient shall disclose the information received solely to responsible officers, directors, and key employees of the Recipient and only on a need to know basis. The Recipient shall keep any copies of the Confidential Information in a secure location and shall use its best efforts and take all steps necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure, copying, or use of the Confidential Information. The Recipient shall not trade securities on the basis of the Confidential Information.3. In the event that the Recipient desires to disclose the Confidential Information to any of its professional advisers, it may do so only if such professional advisers agree prior thereto to abide by the terms of this Agreement.4. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall be broadly defined and includes, without limitation and without regard to whether or not such information is identified as Confidential Information by the Provider and whether or not the Recipient obtains access thereof directly or indirectly: (i) all information proprietary to or created by or for or by the Provider; (ii) all information in the possession of the Provider that gives some competitive business advantage or the opportunity of obtaining such advantage; (iii) all information in the possession of the Provider that has or could have commercial value or other utility in the business in which the Provider is engaged; (iv) all information that, if disclosed or used without authorization, could be materially detrimental to the interest of the Provider; and/or (v) all information that should reasonably be assumed by the Recipient to be confidential and proprietary to the Provider based on all the relevant circumstances. By way of example and without limitation, Confidential Information includes all information as it relates to the Provider and/or its business, including but not limited to, pitch books, techniques, processes, formulas, trade secrets, inventions, technological developments, discoveries, improvements, research or development test results, specifications, compilations, data, business and technical know-hows, formats, marketing plans, accounting figures, profit margins, business plans and practices, financials, strategies, forecasts, industry studies, unpublished financial information, budgets, projections, customer and member identities and information, software in all stages of development (e.g., source code, object code, documentation, diagrams, flow charts), designs, drawings, specifications, and models. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information which:a) becomes generally available to the public other than through any act or omission by the Recipient;b) was lawfully in the possession of the Recipient prior to such disclosure, as evidenced by the written records of the Recipient as determined by Provider in its discretion, except to the extent unlawfully appropriated or disclosed byanother person or entity having confidentiality obligations to the Provider;c) is required to be disclosed by any court of competent jurisdiction provided that the prior written notice of such disclosure is furnished to the Provider in a timely manner in order to afford the Provider an opportunity to seek a protective order against such disclosure.d) the Recipient shall not, at any time, without the prior written consent of the Provider, make any statement or disclosure whatsoever to any third party including, without limitation, an announcement or press release, that relates to any of the specific matters discussed between the parties or might imply or reveal, either directly or indirectly, that the matters are or have been under discussion between the Recipient and the Provider.e) From the period beginning on the date hereof and for a period of three (3) years after the Recipient’s membership in the Family Chateaux terminates for any reason whatsoever, the Recipient agrees that he or she shall not directly or indirectly, (i) solicit the business of any person who is a member of Provider or who the Recipient meets at a Family Chateaux event outside of the Family Chateaux’s investment platform, or (ii) cause, induce or attempt to cause or induce any member of the Family Chateaux to cease being a member of the Family Chateaux or to become a me member or do business with any business similar to the Family Chateaux, or to interfere with its relationship with Provider in any way.5. The Recipient agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Provider from and against any action, claim, or proceeding and any costs, expenses, or other liabilities arising therefrom (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses), as and when incurred, as a result of the unauthorized disclosure by the Recipient or any of its directors, officers, employees, consultants, or advisers of any of the Confidential Information disclosed to it by the Provider.6. The Recipient shall, at the discretion of the Provider, either promptly return all Confidential Information held by it in written format and destroy all Confidential Information held by it in computer generated format; or destroy all Confidential Information s.7. If the Provider has reasonable grounds to believe that the Recipient has used the Confidential Information for unauthorized purposes or has disclosed such information to unauthorized persons, the Provider has the right to demand the immediate return of all Confidential Information, including all copies thereof, and require their return within three days of such demand.8. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that in the event of its breach of this Agreement, the Provider will suffer irreparable injuries that cannot be compensated by money damages and therefore the Provider shall not have an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the Provider may be entitled to a temporary restraining order, or a preliminary and final injunction without the necessity of posting any bond or undertaking in connection therewith to prevent any further breach of this Agreement or further unauthorized use of the Confidential Information. This remedy is separate and apart from any other remedy the Provider may have.9. The Recipient shall notify the Provider immediately upon discovery of any prohibited use or disclosure of the Confidential Information or any other breach of this Agreement by the Recipient, and shall fully cooperate with the Provider to help the Provider regain possession of the Confidential Information and prevent the further prohibited use or disclosure of the Confidential Information.10. The obligations set forth in this Agreement shall be continuing and shall survive the termination of any discussions between the Recipient and the Provider for a period of two years from the date the Recipient’s membership in the Family Chateaux terminates. Except where stated otherwise or with the prior written consent of the Provider, the agreements,covenants, undertakings, and obligations set forth herein shall be regarded as continuing in full force and effect without limit in point of time.11. Apart from the limited rights described in this agreement, each Party acknowledges that neither it nor its directors, officers, employees, consultants, or advisers shall be entitled to any right or license in respect of the Confidential Information.12. The Recipient covenants that no contact, direct or indirect, in connection with the possible transaction, shall be made by it or on its behalf, directly or indirectly, with any governmental or regulatory authority, without the prior written consent of the Provider.13. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions contained herein, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.14. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the rules governing the conflicts of law.If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please acknowledge this letter Agreement by checking I Agree.
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