Merchant Terms of Service

Last update: February 15, 2024

Blackcart, Inc. (“Blackcart”) owns, operates, and provides the Blackcart Service (as defined in Section 1 below) subject to this Terms of Service Agreement (hereinafter, this “Agreement”). PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY, AS IT SETS FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE ACCESS AND USE OF THE BLACKCART SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE: THIS AGREEMENT ALSO CONTAINS AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IN SECTION 14 BELOW WHICH WILL REQUIRE CUSTOMER TO SUBMIT CLAIMS AGAINST BLACKCART TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION.

ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT: BY ACTIVATING THE BLACKCART SERVICE OR ENTERING INTO A WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC ORDER FORM WITH BLACKCART (EACH, AN “ORDER FORM”) TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE BLACKCART SERVICE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ON A TRIAL BASIS), OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE BLACKCART SERVICE IN ANY MANNER, YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:
1. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED OR REFERENCED BELOW);
2. YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED OR REFERENCED BELOW), ON BEHALF OF THE ENTITY OR PERSON NAMED ON THE ACCOUNT IN RESPECT OF WHOM ACCESS AND USE OF THE BLACKCART SERVICE WAS OBTAINED (SUCH ENTITY OR PERSON, THE “CUSTOMER”), AND TO BIND CUSTOMER TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, DO NOT ACTIVATE OR USE THE BLACKCART SERVICE (OR ANY PART THEREOF). This Agreement was last updated as of the date set forth above. The effective date of this Agreement is the earliest date of when the Customer activates Blackcart Service or enters into an Order Form (the “Effective Date”).

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in this section, or in the section where they are first used.

“Authorized Users” means employees, contractors or consultants of Customer authorized to use the Blackcart Service on behalf of Customer, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

“Blackcart Net Sales” means Customer’s net revenue generated or arising from Customer orders utilizing the Blackcart Service and/or Components.

“Blackcart Service” means the Platform, Components, Implementation Code, and/or any related support or other services provided by Blackcart to Customer in connection with the use thereof.

“Components” means the software application code, or unit of processing within the Blackcart Service made available by Blackcart to Customer as part of the Blackcart Service.

“Customer Content” means text, images, graphics, logos, trademarks, and all other content of Customer transmitted, uploaded, submitted and/or otherwise provided by or on behalf of Customer in connection with the use of the Blackcart Service.

“Customer Data”
means all data and other information transmitted, collected, uploaded and/or submitted through the Blackcart Service, including, but not limited to, through any Implementation Code and/or Components installed on the Customer Store, or otherwise provided or made available by Customer and/or any Authorized Users hereunder in connection with the use of the Blackcart Service, but expressly excluding Operational Metrics.

“Customer Store”
means the online ecommerce store controlled and operated by Customer that Customer connects to the Blackcart Service.

“Documentation”
means Blackcart’s then-current technical user manuals, documentation and/or other materials for the use of the Platform, Implementation Code, and/or Components, as applicable, made available to Customer by Blackcart.

“Implementation Code”
means any and all implementation and/or deployment code, any and all modified, updated, or enhanced versions thereof, made available by Blackcart to Customer hereunder, and/or generated by or on behalf of, Customer in connection with the use of the Blackcart Service, that enables Customer to: (a) connect the Blackcart Service with the Customer Store, and (b) deploy Components on the Customer Store.

“Intellectual Property Rights”
means patents and patent applications, inventions (whether or not patentable), trademarks, service marks, trade dress, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how, data rights, specifications, mask-work rights, moral rights, author’s rights, and other intellectual property rights, as may exist now or hereafter come into existence, and all derivatives, renewals and extensions thereof, regardless of whether any of such rights arise under the laws of Canada, the United States or of any other state, country or jurisdiction.

“Operational Metrics”
means anonymized statistics, metrics, analytics, and data regarding the performance and operation of the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof) that Blackcart collects in connection with the use of the Blackcart Service, and other operational and technical metrics necessary to manage and perform the Blackcart Service.

“Service Fees”
means the fees due and payable by Customer for the use of the Blackcart Service based on the Customer’s usage. Please see the Blackcart Pricing Page for Blackcart’s current Service Fees.

“Service Term”
means the thirty (30) day period commencing: (i) on the date Customer first installs the Blackcart Service to the Customer Store, or, (ii) the Effective Date on an executed Order Form. The Service Term will automatically renew for successive thirty (30) day periods, unless Customer disconnects and ceases all use of the Blackcart Service, as set forth in Section 5.2 prior to the expiration of the then-current Service Term.

“Trial Period” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.1.

2. Accounts, Customer Data and Content

2.1. Accounts. In order to access and use the Blackcart Service, Customer must install the Blackcart application in Customer Store or register an account (“Account”). Customer agrees to provide and maintain up to date information that is true, accurate, current, up to date, and complete. In addition, Customer agrees that Customer will not (i) create an Account using a false identity or fictitious name or information, and/or (ii) create an Account or use the Blackcart Service if Customer has been previously removed or banned by Blackcart from use of the Blackcart Service, or any part thereof. Customer understands and agrees that Customer is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of and protecting Customer’s password for the Account. Customer is solely responsible and liable for any use of the Blackcart Service and/or activity originating from the Account, regardless of whether such use and/or activity is authorized by Customer. Customer agrees to notify Blackcart immediately of any unauthorized use of the Account. Blackcart reserves the right to limit the number of Accounts that can be created from a computer or mobile device and the number of computer or mobile devices that can access an individual Account.

2.2 Authorized Users. Customer agrees that it shall not permit any person other than Authorized Users to access and use the Blackcart Service and will ensure that its Authorized Users use the Blackcart Service solely in accordance with this Agreement. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Customer is solely responsible for the use of the Blackcart Service by Authorized Users, and any breach of this Agreement by any Authorized User will be deemed a breach by Customer. Blackcart may process personal data about Customer’s or its Authorized User’s use of the Blackcart Service (“Account Data”) in accordance with its Privacy Notice available at: https://blackcart.com/privacy-policy. Account Data is not Customer Content or Customer Data. 

2.3 Customer Data and Customer Content. As between Customer and Blackcart, subject to the licenses expressly granted to Blackcart herein, Customer shall retain all right, title, and interest in and to Customer Data and Customer Content. Customer grants to Blackcart a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide license to (i) use and process Customer Data, and (ii) reproduce, modify, incorporate, perform and otherwise use the Customer Content, in case, to the extent reasonably necessary for Blackcart to provide Customer the Blackcart Service hereunder. Customer represents and warrants that: (i) Customer has all the rights and/or authorizations necessary to grant Blackcart the licenses granted herein in and to Customer Data and Customer Content; and (ii) none of the Customer Data and/or Customer Content violates or will violate this Agreement, any applicable laws, rules or regulations, or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

2.4 Personal Data of Children. Customer agrees not to upload, transmit, and/or submit through, or in connection with the use of, Blackcart Service, or otherwise provide to Blackcart any personal data about individuals that Customer knows or has reason to know are under the age of 13 or the equivalent age as specified by law in the applicable jurisdiction (e.g., 16 years of age if you are located in the EEA). If Customer discovers or reasonably believes that it has or may have uploaded, transmitted, submitted, and/or otherwise provided any personal data about individuals under the age of 13 or the equivalent age as specified by law in the applicable jurisdiction to Blackcart and/or through, or in connection with the use of, the Blackcart Service, Customer agrees to, and shall, immediately remove such information from Blackcart’s systems (including, without limitation, the Blackcart Service and Customer’s Account) and immediately notify Blackcart of such occurrence.


3. Access and Use of Services

3.1 Service Term; Trial Period. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including payment of applicable fees), Blackcart will provide Customer access to the Blackcart Service during the Service Term (including any renewal thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, Customer acknowledges and agrees that each Service Term will automatically renew for successive thirty (30) day periods, unless Customer disconnects and ceases all use of the Blackcart Service, as set forth in Section 5.2 prior to the expiration of the then-current Service Term. If Customer has obtained the Blackcart Service on a trial-basis, Customer will have a period of thirty (30) days from the date Customer first installs the Blackcart Service to the Customer Store or such other period expressly agreed to in writing by Blackcart and Customer, to use the Blackcart Service on a trial-basis (the “Trial Period”). Customer acknowledges and agrees that upon expiration of the Trial Period, the Service Term will automatically start, and Customer will automatically be charged for applicable Service Fees due and payable in accordance with Section 4, unless Customer disconnects and ceases all use of the Blackcart Service, as set forth in Section 5.2 prior to the end of the Trial Period.

3.2 Access to the Platform. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including payment of applicable fees), Blackcart grants to Customer a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable limited right during the Trial Period, if applicable, and the Service Term, to: (i) permit Authorized Users to access and use the Blackcart Service, over the internet, to generate and deploy Components; (ii) to install the Implementation Code on the Customer Store to connect the Blackcart Service and deploy and display the applicable Components on the Customer Store; and (iii), reproduce and use a reasonable number of copies of the Documentation in support of the exercise of the licenses and rights granted in this Section 3.2. The licenses granted to Customer hereunder are limited to Customer’s use for its own internal business purposes, in accordance with this Agreement and the Documentation. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE BLACKCART SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY SUPPORT OR OTHER SERVICES (INCLUDING ANY UPDATES OR UPGRADES).

3.3  Restrictions and Prohibited Uses. Customer agrees that Customer will not, and it will not permit any third party (including, without limitation, any Authorized User) to: (i) modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works based on the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof) or Documentation; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise derive or determine or attempt to derive or determine the source code (or the underlying ideas, algorithms, structure or organization) of the Blackcart Service, Components and/or Implementation Code; (iii) distribute, license, sublicense, assign, transfer or otherwise make available to any third party the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof) and/or Documentation; (iv) remove, alter, or obscure in any way any proprietary rights notices (including copyright notices) of Blackcart or its suppliers on or within the Blackcart Service and/or Documentation; (v) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof), or any system, network or data or cause or aid in the cause of the destruction, manipulation, removal, disabling, or impairment of any portion of the Blackcart Service; (vi) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof), or its related systems or networks; (vii) frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose the Blackcart Service or any portion thereof; (viii) use any meta tags, “hidden text”, robots, spiders, crawlers, or other tools, whether manual or automated, to collect, scrape, index, mine, republish, redistribute, transmit, sell, license or download the Blackcart Service, content, or the personal information of others without Blackcart’s prior written permission or authorization; (ix) use the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof) to hack, spam, or phish Blackcart or Blackcart’s other users; (x) use the Blackcart Service to store or transmit any malicious or unsolicited code or software, or store, transmit or upload any material and/or content that is false, inaccurate, illegal, abusive, harassing, harmful to reputation, pornographic, indecent, profane, obscene, hateful, racist, infringing, libelous, tortious, or otherwise objectionable in Blackcart’s reasonable opinion, or to store, transmit or upload any material or content that violates any third party’s intellectual property rights and/or privacy rights; (xi) impersonate any person or entity, use a fictitious name, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Customer’s affiliation with any person or entity; or (xii) violate any applicable local, state, national or international law (including, without limitation, U.S. and foreign export laws concerning the transmission of technical data and other regulated materials) in Customer’s use of the Blackcart Service.

3.4 Third Party Integrations. The Blackcart Service may allow Customer to connect to and/or use certain third party products, services or software (including, without limitation, data products and services), through scripts and/or APIs made available by the owner of such third party software or services (collectively “Third Party Integrations”). Third Party Integrations are not owned, controlled, or operated by Blackcart and are subject to separate terms and conditions of the applicable third party provider. If Customer decides to access and use such Third Party Integrations, Customer’s use is of Third Party Integrations is governed solely by the terms and conditions of such Third Party Integrations, and Blackcart does not endorse, is not responsible for, and makes no representations as to such Third Party Integrations, their content or the manner in which they handle Customer’s data. Blackcart is not liable for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with Customer’s access or use of any such Third Party Integrations, or Customer’s reliance on the privacy practices or other policies of such Third Party Integrations. Blackcart DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED OR OFFERED THROUGH, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SERVICE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATIONS CONNECTED TO THE SERVICE), OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR SERVICE, AND BLACKCART WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO, OR IN ANY WAY MONITOR, ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF SUCH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AND/OR THIRD PARTY INTEGRATIONS.

3.5 Operational Metrics. Blackcart monitors and collects Operational Metrics for its own business purposes, such as improving, testing, and maintaining the Blackcart Service, and developing additional products and services. Customer grants to Blackcart a non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, worldwide, and royalty-free license to (i) collect, analyze and use Operational Metrics, for the purposes set forth above, and (ii) modify, reorder, augment and/or manipulate Customer Data and related Operational Metrics for its own internal business purposes. Blackcart may only publicly distribute Operational Metrics in aggregate, non-personally identifiable form that cannot be used to identify Customer or any individual Authorized User or end user of the Customer Store.

3.6 Blackcart Proprietary Rights. Blackcart and/or its licensors shall retain all rights, title, interest, in and to, and ownership of the Blackcart Service (and all parts thereof), Documentation, and any text, graphics, images, music, audio, video, works of authorship of any kind, and information or other materials that are posted, generated, provided or otherwise made available through the Blackcart Service (but excluding Customer Content and Customer Data), and all copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property and proprietary rights thereto. All rights that are not explicitly granted in this Agreement are reserved by Blackcart and its licensors. To the extent that any ideas, suggestions, improvements and/or other feedback regarding any aspect of the Blackcart Service and/or Documentation, including, without limitation, the functioning, features, and other characteristics thereof are provided by or on behalf of Customer and/or any Authorized User (collectively, “Feedback”), Customer hereby grants Blackcart, its subsidiaries, affiliates and partners a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty free, non-exclusive, sublicensable and transferable license under all Customer’s intellectual property rights in the Feedback to exploit and use for any purpose, without compensation or attribution.

3.7 Changes and Modifications. Blackcart reserves the rights to either temporarily or permanently modify, suspend or discontinue the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. Customer agrees that Blackcart will not be liable to Customer or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof).


4. Fees; Payment Terms

4.1 Service Fees. Customer agrees to, and shall, pay to Blackcart the applicable Service Fees based on the Customer’s usage for each Service Term as outlined on the then-current Pricing Page or an Order Form executed by Customer and Blackcart. Blackcart reserves the right, at any time, to increase the fees payable hereunder, and/or change, update, or modify Blackcart’s pricing and/or payment terms; provided that, any increase in fees applicable to Customer shall not take effect until the start of the next Service Term.

4.2 Payment Terms. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Order Form and/or otherwise expressly agreed in writing by Blackcart, the Service Fees shall be payable by Customer during the Service Term according to the Customer’s usage in accordance with the Pricing Page (and each renewal thereof). Except where Blackcart has agreed to invoice Customer for the Service Fees (which shall be at Blackcart’s sole discretion), the Service Fees will be automatically billed and charged to Customer’s Payment Method (as defined below) by Blackcart’s third party payment processors (currently, Shopify and Stripe). Invoiced fees, if applicable, will be due and payable by Customer in accordance with the payment terms in the applicable invoice. Customer expressly agrees that Blackcart or its third party payment processors may bill and charge Customer for the applicable Service Fees due and payable by Customer hereunder and any applicable Taxes (defined below) and any other charges that Customer may incur in connection with the use of the Blackcart Service, and Customer hereby authorizes Blackcart (through its third party payment processors) to charge all such Service Fees, Taxes and other charges to the credit card, or other payment method provided by Customer (the “Payment Method”), in accordance with the billing terms in effect at the time a fee or charge is due and payable. To the extent that any amounts owed by Customer cannot be collected from or through the Payment Method(s), Customer is solely responsible for paying such amounts by other means. If payment is not received or cannot be charged to Customer for any reason, Blackcart reserves the right to suspend or terminate Customer’s and its Authorized User’s access to the Blackcart Service and/or terminate this Agreement. All fees are listed and payable in United States Dollars (USD). Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, all fees are non-refundable and non-cancellable.

4.3 Taxes. The fees are exclusive of any taxes, levies, duties, or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including, for example, value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any jurisdiction (collectively, “Taxes”), and Customer is and shall be responsible for payment of all such taxes (other than taxes based on Blackcart’s income), and any related penalties and interest, arising from the payment of the fees, the delivery of the Blackcart Service, or performance of any services by Blackcart hereunder.

4.4 Payment collection. The Blackcart Service can be used to collect payment from Customer’s shoppers in the Customer’s Store. In the event Blackcart Service is unable to collect payment from a shopper, for any reason, it is the Customer’s responsibility to collect payment. For clarity, Blackcart is not responsible for any payment that the Customer is unable to collect.

5. Term; Termination

5.1 Term. The term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and will remain in effect during the Service Term (including any renewal thereof), or until terminated in accordance with this Agreement (whichever is sooner). Each Service Term shall automatically renew as set forth in Section 3.1.

5.2 Termination. Customer may terminate this Agreement by disconnecting the Blackcart Service from Customer's Store, and ceasing all access to the Blackcart Service and permanently uninstalling the Blackcart Service from the Customer Store. Customer acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Service Fees are non-refundable and non-cancellable. At any time, Blackcart may (i) suspend or terminate Customer's and/or any Authorized User's right to access or use the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof), or (ii) terminate this Agreement with respect to Customer if Blackcart, in good faith, believes that Customer has used the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof) in violation of this Agreement, including any incorporated guidelines, terms or rules.

5.3 Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, all outstanding fees immediately become due and payable, including, without limitation, any Service Fees due and payable for the remainder of the then-current Service Term, and Customer’s and its Authorized Users’ right to access and use the Blackcart Service will automatically terminate. Upon termination, Company will have no obligation to retain Customer Data or Customer Content. The following Sections will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement: 1, 2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4, 5.3, and 6 through 16.

6. Indemnification

Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold Blackcart and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, contractors, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, “Blackcart Indemnified Parties”), harmless from and against any and all liability, losses, claims, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), demands or damages of any kind, arising out of or related to (i) Customer’s breach of this Agreement or any license or other agreement applicable to any Third Party Integrations; (ii) allegations that the Customer Content, or Customer’s activities in connection with, or use of, the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof), violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations, or infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party; (iii) Customer Data or a violation of any applicable privacy law, rule or regulation by Customer; and/or (iv) Customer’s use of the Blackcart Service. Blackcart shall promptly notify Customer in writing of such action, give Customer sole control of the defense thereof and any related settlement negotiations, and, at Customer’s reasonable request and expense, cooperate and assist in such defense. Under no circumstances shall Customer enter into any settlement that involves an admission of liability, negligence or other culpability of any Blackcart Indemnified Party or requires any Blackcart Indemnified Party to contribute to the settlement without Blackcart’s prior written consent. Blackcart and any Blackcart Indemnified Party may participate and retain its own counsel at its own expense.

7. Disclaimer

THE BLACKCART SERVICE (AND ALL PARTS THEREOF), DOCUMENTATION, AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY BLACKCART, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND BLACKCART AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. BLACKCART AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY GUARANTEE THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE BLACKCART SERVICE (OR ANY PART THEREOF), DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY BLACKCART OR CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BLACKCART SERVICE: (I) WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS; (II) WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH CUSTOMER’S NETWORK, COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE, OR ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY THIRD PARTY INTEGRATIONS; (III) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE BASIS; OR (IV) WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. CUSTOMER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE USE OF THE BLACKCART SERVICE, AND ALL RESULTS OF SUCH USE IS SOLELY AT CUSTOMER’S OWN RISK. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY CUSTOMER FROM BLACKCART, ANY THIRD PARTY, OR THROUGH THE BLACKCART SERVICE, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (I) IN NO EVENT SHALL BLACKCART BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACCESS, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE BLACKCART SERVICE (OR ANY PART THEREOF), AND/OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY BLACKCART, EVEN IF BLACKCART HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH DAMAGES ARISE DIRECTLY AND SOLELY FROM WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF BLACKCART, AND (II) IN NO EVENT SHALL BLACKCART’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACCESS, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE BLACKCART SERVICE (OR ANY PART THEREOF), AND/OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY BLACKCART HEREUNDER EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE SERVICE FEES PAID OR PAYABLE TO BLACKCART BY CUSTOMER HEREUNDER DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE CAUSE OF ACTION, OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00). THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LIMITED REMEDY SPECIFIED HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS SECTION 9 REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF RISK AND THAT BLACKCART WOULD NOT PROCEED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH ALLOCATION. THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. BLACKCART DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OF BLACKCART’S LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS.

9. Application of Limitations and Disclaimers to Consumers

Certain states and/or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages with respect to consumers (i.e., a person acquiring goods otherwise than in the course of a business), so the exclusions set forth in Sections 7 and 8 above may not apply to Customer if Customer is deemed a consumer. The limitations or exclusions of warranties and liability contained in this Agreement do not affect or prejudice the statutory rights of a consumer. The limitations or exclusions of warranties and remedies contained in this Agreement shall apply to Customer as a consumer only to the extent such limitations or exclusions and remedies are permitted under the laws of the jurisdiction where Customer is located.

10. Confidentiality

Each party (the “Disclosing Parties”) may from time to time during the term of this Agreement disclose to the other party (the “Receiving Party”) certain proprietary and non-public information regarding the Disclosing Party’s products, services, and business (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Without limiting the foregoing, Confidential Information of Blackcart shall include the Implementation Code, Documentation, Feedback, any reports generated or made available through the Blackcart Service, and any non-public technical and business information regarding the Platform, Components, and/or any other Blackcart products and/or services. The Receiving Party will not use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement, and will disclose the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party only to the employees or contractors of the Receiving Party who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the purposes of this Agreement and who are under a duty of confidentiality no less restrictive than the Receiving Party’s duty hereunder. The Receiving Party will protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information from unauthorized use, access, or disclosure in the same manner as the Receiving Party protects its own confidential or proprietary information of a similar nature and with no less than reasonable care. Confidential Information shall not include information: (i) was already lawfully known to the Receiving Party at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party without any obligation of confidentiality; (ii) is disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party who had the right to make such disclosure without any confidentiality restrictions; or (iii) is, or through no fault of the Receiving Party, or its employees and contractors, has become, generally available to the public. The Receiving Party will be allowed to disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party without violating its obligations under this Section to the extent that such disclosure is (a) approved in writing by the Disclosing Party, (b) necessary for the Receiving Party to enforce its rights under this Agreement; or (c) required by law or by the order of a court or similar judicial or administrative body, provided that the Receiving Party notifies the Disclosing Party of such required disclosure promptly and in writing and cooperates with the Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing Party’s reasonable request and expense, in any lawful action to contest or limit the scope of such required disclosure. The Receiving Party will return to the Disclosing Party or destroy all Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in the Receiving Party’s possession or control promptly upon the written request of the Disclosing Party or the termination of this Agreement, whichever comes first. At the Disclosing Party’s request, the Receiving Party will certify in writing that it has fully complied with its obligations under this Section. Neither party will disclose any terms of this Agreement to anyone other than its attorneys, accountants, and other professional advisors under a duty of confidentiality except (1) as required by law, or (2) in connection with a proposed merger, financing, or sale of such party’s business (provided that any third party to whom the terms of this Agreement are to be disclosed is under a duty of confidentiality.

11. Availability of the Services

Information describing the Blackcart Service is accessible worldwide but this does not mean the Blackcart Service, or certain portions thereof, are available in Customer’s country. Blackcart may restrict access to the Blackcart Service, or portions thereof, in certain countries in its sole discretion. It is Customer’s responsibility to make sure Customer’s use of the Blackcart Service is legal in Customer’s country of residence. The Blackcart Service may not be available or accessible in all languages. If at Blackcart’s reasonable determination, Customer uses the Blackcart Service or any other material or services provided by Blackcart to Customer in a manner that violates laws, creates an excessive burden or potential adverse impact on Blackcart’s systems, in addition to any of its other rights or remedies, Blackcart may, without liability to Blackcart, immediately suspend or terminate Customer’s access to the Blackcart Service.

12. Electronic Communications

By using the Blackcart Service, Customer consents to receiving electronic communications from Blackcart. These electronic communications may include notices about applicable fees and charges, transactional information and other information concerning or related to Customer’s use of the Blackcart Service. These electronic communications are part of Customer’s relationship with Blackcart and Customer receives them as part of Customer’s access and use of the Blackcart Service. Customer agrees that any notices, agreements, disclosures or other communications that Blackcart sends Customer electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

13.1 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods in its entirety is expressly excluded from this Agreement. Furthermore, this Agreement (including without limitation, the Platform and any software and services provided hereunder) will not be governed or interpreted in any way by referring to any law based on the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) or any other act derived from or related to UCITA.TA.

13.2 Disputes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof), or Customer’s use, or inability to use, any part of the Blackcart Service (collectively, “Disputes”) shall be governed by the provisions set forth in this Section.

13.3 Informal Resolution. Before resorting to formal dispute resolution in accordance with this Section, Customer agrees to first contact Blackcart directly by email at legal@blackcart.com to seek an informal resolution to any Dispute. In the event the Dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after submission, either party may institute arbitration proceedings in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.

13.4 Agreement to Arbitrate. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any and all Disputes of every kind, arising out of or related to this Agreement (whether contractual or non-contractual) shall be subject to final, binding and confidential arbitration conducted by the American Bar Association under its rules of arbitration in force as of the date such Dispute is referred for arbitration (the “Rules”). To the extent there is any conflict between the provisions set forth in this Section and the Rules or any procedural or other rules issued by the arbitrator, this Section will control. The parties shall appoint a single arbitrator by mutual agreement; provided that, if the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the arbitrator(s) shall be selected according to the Rules. The seat of the arbitration shall be Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties in writing. The arbitrator(s) and the parties shall comply with the following: (i) the arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online and/or be solely based on written submissions, the specific manner shall be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration; (ii) the arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties; (iii) all arbitration proceedings between the parties will be confidential unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing; and (iv) any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator shall be binding, final, and confidential, and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of the Agreement to Arbitrate. If either party challenges the right of the other party to obtain arbitration of a dispute between them, or otherwise seeks to file a court action notwithstanding the agreement of the parties to arbitrate disputes, any such legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be commenced solely in the state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America, and each party hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and exclusive venue of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding. In the event of a legal suit, action or proceeding regarding a matter which is determined to be subject to arbitration under this Agreement, the party which obtains the determination that the matter is subject to arbitration shall be entitled to an award of its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees in such legal suit, action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the Agreement to Arbitrate, Blackcart may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court with competent jurisdiction, to prevent immediate harm arising from any actual or alleged violation of a Blackcart’s Confidential Information or Intellectual Property Rights pending arbitration of any remaining claims.

14. Modifications to this Agreement

Blackcart reserves the right to update or modify this Agreement at any time. The revised Agreement will be posted on Blackcart's website located at https://blackcart.com/merchant-terms. Except as stated below with respect to material changes, all updates and modifications to this Agreement will be effective from the day they are posted online, as indicated by the "Last Updated" date set forth above. If Blackcart makes any material changes to this Agreement, Blackcart will provide reasonable prior notice to Customer of these changes by sending a notification to the email address Blackcart has on file for Customer, or, if Blackcart does not have an email address on file, by posting a notice through the user interface of the Blackcart Service. Material changes to this Agreement will become effective on the date set forth in the notice. It is Customer's responsibility to regularly visit and review this Agreement for updates, changes and modification. If Customer does not agree to any updates or modifications to this Agreement, simply uninstall the Blackcart Service from Customer’s Store. Customer's and/or any of its Authorized Users' continued access or use of the Blackcart Service (or any part thereof) after the applicable effective date of the revised Agreement will constitute Customer's acceptance of the revised Agreement.

15. General

Neither the rights nor the obligations arising under this Agreement are assignable by Customer, and any such attempted assignment or transfer shall be void and without effect. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be in writing and executed by both parties. The failure of either party to exercise any right provided for by this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of that right. If any term or provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, unenforceable, or invalid in whole or in part for any reason, that provision shall be stricken from this Agreement and shall not affect the legality, enforceability or validity of the remainder of the provisions set forth in this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that they are dealing with each other as independent contractors and nothing in this Agreement and its performance shall be construed as creating a joint venture or agency between Blackcart and Customer. This Agreement is not intended to grant rights to anyone except Customer and Blackcart, and in no event shall this Agreement create any third party beneficiary rights. Blackcart may delegate the performance of any services hereunder to its affiliates and contractors. This Agreement and any other policies or terms and conditions referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter, and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements or communications with regard to the subject matter described. Any notice to Customer may be provided by email. The headings of Sections of this Agreement are for convenience and are not to be used in interpreting this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the word “including” means “including but not limited to.” Customer agrees that this Agreement will not be construed against Blackcart by virtue of having drafted them. The official text of this Agreement (and any notice submitted hereunder) will be in English. The parties acknowledge that they require that this Agreement be drawn up in the English language only. In the event of any dispute concerning the construction or meaning of this Agreement, reference will be made only to this Agreement as written in English and not to any translation into another language. Any delay in performance of any duties or obligations of either party will not be considered a breach of this Agreement if such delay is caused by a labor dispute, shortage of materials, fire, earthquake, flood, telecommunications or Internet failure, or any other event beyond the reasonable control of such party.

16. Questions and Additional Information

Please feel free to contact Blackcart at legal@blackcart.com if you have any questions about this Agreement.