Terms of Use

Before using any Virtuales, LLC (Virtuales) RDIShield.com (“RDIShield.com”), please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully as they govern your access to and use of the RDIShield.com. THE RDISHIELD.COM IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR ACCESS AND USE ONLY ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW AS THESE TERMS ARE A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND Virtuales. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE RDISHIELD.COM. The RDIShield.com is only for persons over the age of legal majority who can form legally binding agreements under applicable law. If you do not meet this qualification, you are not permitted to access or use the RDIShield.com.

MODIFICATION

VIRTUALES reserves the right to revise these Terms at any time, in its sole discretion, without notice to you, by updating these Terms. You should revisit this page from time to time to determine what terms govern your use of the RDIShield.com. If you continue to use the RDIShield.com after any revisions are made, you have accepted those changes. You agree that you do not have any rights in or to the RDIShield.com and that VIRTUALES has no liability to you if the RDIShield.com is discontinued in whole or in part, or your ability to access the RDIShield.com is terminated, or any content posted on the RDIShield.com is deleted.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND USE RESTRICTIONS

All intellectual property rights associated with the RDIShield.com, including trademarks and copyright, are the sole property of VIRTUALES or other third parties that licensed their material to VIRTUALES, and such rights are protected by U.S. and international copyright law and convention. Subject to these Terms, VIRTUALES grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive right to access and use the RDIShield.com and the materials and information on the RDIShield.com (“VIRTUALES Content”) for personal, noncommercial use only, and you agree not to alter, copy, disseminate, redistribute, or republish any VIRTUALES Content without the prior written consent of VIRTUALES. This right shall terminate automatically if you breach any part of these Terms. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy any VIRTUALES Content in your possession or control.

Unauthorized use of VIRTUALES Content may violate copyright, trademark, privacy, communications, or other laws. You are responsible to VIRTUALES for your unauthorized use of VIRTUALES Content. Other than as stated above, you must not:

  • Use the RDIShield.com or VIRTUALES Content for any purpose or in any manner that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms;
  • Use the RDIShield.com to solicit any activity that is illegal or may infringe upon the rights of others;
  • “Mirror” or “frame” any VIRTUALES Content on any other device without VIRTUALES’s written permission;
  • Use the VIRTUALES Content to benchmark any VIRTUALES Content against any other person’s or entity’s products, services, or information; or
  • Use the VIRTUALES Conference logo or any other VIRTUALES trademark as a “hot” link to any part of the RDIShield.com without VIRTUALES’s prior written consent.

U.S. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT NOTICE

If you believe that your work has been copied in any way without your permission, please provide the following information to VIRTUALES at email address: rdishield@gmail.com

  • Your electronic or physical signature;
  • A description of your work that you claim has been infringed;
  • Identification of the work that you believe infringes your copyrighted work and a description of where it is located on the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com;
  • Your address, telephone number and email address;
  • A statement that you have a good faith belief that the infringing use is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or by law; and
  • A statement by you, under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

PRIVACY

VIRTUALES’s Privacy Statement (rdishield.com/privacy.html) applies to your use of the RDIShield.com and is part of these Terms. Please review the Privacy Statement and related information about your privacy and VIRTUALES’s use of your information. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for:

  • Protecting any account and password information applicable to your use of the RDIShield.com;
  • Restricting the use and access to your computer, smartphone, or other device used to access the RDIShield.com; and
  • Any activity that occurs under your account due to your failure to protect such information.

COMMUNICATIONS

When you use the RDIShield.com, you may communicate with VIRTUALES or its subcontractors. You agree to receive electronic communications related to your use of the RDIShield.com. VIRTUALES may communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the RDIShield.com, and unless otherwise indicated, notices are effective on the date that VIRTUALES emails or posts them. You agree that all such communications meet any legal rule that require communications be in writing. 

EXPORT

VIRTUALES Content may be subject to U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations and may also be subject to the export laws of the country where you reside.

LINKS

The RDIShield.com may contain links to third-party websites and resources. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you, and not as an endorsement by VIRTUALES of the content provided. VIRTUALES is not responsible for the availability of the links or content of the sites. If you decide to click on a link, you do so at your own risk. Your access and use of any linked site is subject to the policies and terms and conditions of that site. VIRTUALES HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE THIRD-PARTY SITES AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO SUCH SITES.

DISCLAIMERS

You agree to take full responsibility for your use of the RDIShield.com. VIRTUALES provides the RDIShield.com and all VIRTUALES Content on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Specifically, VIRTUALES:

  • Makes no representations or warranties of any kind;
  • Disclaims all warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness, accuracy, non-infringement, or operation; and
  • Does not guarantee that the RDIShield.com and VIRTUALES Content will be free of errors or defects.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Except where prohibited by law, VIRTUALES is not liable for any incidental, indirect, direct, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, under any legal theories (including negligence), even if VIRTUALES knew of the possibility of such damages. VIRTUALES is not liable for loss of data or profits arising from your use of or inability to use the RDIShield.com or the VIRTUALES Content. 

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold VIRTUALES and its agents, employees, and licensors harmless from and against every third-party claim and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, related in any way to your use of the RDIShield.com or your violation of these Terms.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • These Terms do not create any legal relationship between you and VIRTUALES.
  • VIRTUALES’s failure to enforce a right does not mean that VIRTUALES has waived that right.
  • If a court or other tribunal finds any provision of these Terms unenforceable, VIRTUALES will change that provision only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. Other Terms will remain in full force and effect.
  • Any interpretation of these Terms will look at fair meaning, and ambiguities must not be construed for or against any party.
  • VIRTUALES may assign its rights under these Terms, but you may not do so.
  • These Terms, together with any other terms that you agree to when using the RDIShield.com, comprise the entire agreement between VIRTUALES and you about your use of the RDIShield.com.
  • These Terms supersede any prior agreements with VIRTUALES about using the RDIShield.com and its content.

GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  • You agree that the laws of the state of Delaware will govern any claim or dispute relating to these Terms, the RDIShield.com, VIRTUALES Content, your access to and use of the RDIShield.com, or any combination of these items (the “Dispute”), without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Before you or VIRTUALES file any lawsuit regarding a Dispute, the parties will attempt to resolve the Dispute through negotiation or mediation, which shall be confidential. If the parties are unable to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days, the parties will be free to pursue all remedies available at law or equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party has the right to seek a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to preserve the status quo, prevent irreparable harm, or avoid the expiration of any applicable limitation periods.

CONTACT US

  • If you have a question about VIRTUALES’s collection or use of personal information, please see VIRTUALES’s Privacy Statement (rdishield.com/privacy.html).

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

  • Please read this acceptable use policy (“AUP”) before using the Virtuales, LLC (“VIRTUALES”) RDIShield.com as the AUP governs your use of the RDIShield.com. The goal of the AUP is to foster responsible use of VIRTUALES’s RDIShield.com by our customers and others (“Users”). By using the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com, Users consent to be bound by the terms of this AUP. VIRTUALES reserves the right to modify this AUP in its discretion at any time. Modifications will be effective when posted and Users are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes VIRTUALES makes, as they are legally binding on each User. Use of the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com after modifications are made constitutes acceptance of the modifications. VIRTUALES RDISHIELD.COM ARE ONLY FOR PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF LEGAL MAJORITY WHO CAN FORM LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IF USER DOES NOT MEET THIS QUALIFICATION, USER IS NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS OR USE THE VIRTUALES RDISHIELD.COM.

SUSPENSION; TERMINATION

If VIRTUALES determines that any User has violated any portion of this AUP, VIRTUALES may terminate the User’s use of the RDIShield.com. VIRTUALES will suspend service for violation of the AUP on the most limited basis as VIRTUALES determines is reasonably practical under the circumstances to address the underlying violation. VIRTUALES will attempt to notify User prior to suspending service for violation of the AUP (which may be via email or any other notification). However, VIRTUALES may suspend service without notice if VIRTUALES becomes aware of a violation of this AUP or any applicable law or regulation that exposes VIRTUALES to criminal or civil liability, or that exposes VIRTUALES or any third party to harm. Harm may include, but is not limited to, risk of having one or more IP addresses placed on blacklists. VIRTUALES may take any further action as VIRTUALES deems appropriate under the circumstances to eliminate or preclude repeat violations. VIRTUALES is not liable for any type of damages that Users or third parties may suffer resulting in whole or in part from VIRTUALES’s exercise of its rights under this AUP. This exclusion of liability does not include VIRTUALES’s direct liability for death or personal injury caused by VIRTUALES’s negligence, or any liability that VIRTUALES cannot exclude or limit by law.

PROHIBITED CONDUCT

In General

Users may only use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com for their intended purpose. Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com for any unlawful purposes.

Inappropriate Content

Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to transmit, distribute, or store content: (a) in violation of any applicable law or regulation, including export or encryption laws or regulations; (b) that may adversely affect the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com or other VIRTUALES Users; or (c) that may expose VIRTUALES to criminal or civil liability.

Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to transmit, distribute, or store material that is inappropriate, as reasonably determined by VIRTUALES, or material that is obscene (including child pornography), defamatory, libelous, threatening, abusive, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), or otherwise objectionable. To be absolutely clear, Users must not store (either permanently or temporarily), process, or transmit through any of the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com, pornographic content of any kind.

Intellectual Property Rights

Material accessible through or contained within the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com may be subject to protection under privacy, data protection, or confidentiality laws and may contain intellectual property rights owned by VIRTUALES or third parties. The intellectual property may include, but is not limited to, copyright, patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets or other proprietary information. Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com in any manner that would infringe, dilute, misappropriate, breach, or otherwise violate any of these rights or laws. Users are responsible for ensuring that they have all necessary rights and licenses for all content that they place on the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com. Users must fully indemnify VIRTUALES with respect to any claims by third parties brought against VIRTUALES based on an allegation that User failed to comply with its obligations under this AUP.

Malicious Content and Conduct

Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to transmit, distribute, or store material or conduct activities that may contain malicious content, be harmful to or interfere with the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com or any third party’s networks, systems, services, or RDIShield.com, including, but not limited to, flooding, mail bombing, or denial of service attacks. Malicious content includes, but is not limited to, viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com or the computers, accounts, or networks of another party. Users are also prohibited from any activity considered a precursor to attempted security violations, including, but not limited to, any form of scanning, probing, or other testing or information-gathering activity. Inappropriate activity may result in civil or criminal liability. VIRTUALES has the right to investigate such activity, and may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users involved in such activity.

Fraudulent and Misleading Content

Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to transmit or distribute material containing fraudulent offers for goods or services, or any advertising, or promotional, or other materials that contain false, deceptive, or misleading statements, claims, or representations, or which does not comply with any applicable advertising laws or standard business practice. Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to mask their true identity or to pretend to be someone or something that they are not.

Collecting Personal Information

Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to collect, process, or store, or attempt to collect, process, or store, personal data relating to any third parties in violation of applicable law. If Users collect third party personal data, then Users must comply at all times with applicable data protection laws and regulations.

Email and Unsolicited Messages

Users must not use the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to transmit unsolicited e-mail messages, including, without limitation, unsolicited bulk email (“spam”), or emails intended to harass or annoy others. Further, Users must not use the service of another provider to send spam to promote RDIShield.com hosted on or connected to the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com.

Responsibility for Content

VIRTUALES has no responsibility for any User-provided content or content that User may access on or through the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com. VIRTUALES is not obligated to monitor or exercise editorial control over that content. If VIRTUALES becomes aware that any content may violate this AUP, expose VIRTUALES to civil or criminal liability, or both, then VIRTUALES may block access to that content and suspend or terminate access of the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com to any User creating, storing, or disseminating such material. VIRTUALES has the right to cooperate with legal authorities and third parties in any investigation of alleged wrongdoing.

REPORTING VIOLATIONS

VIRTUALES requests that any person who becomes aware of a violation of this AUP reports this information to VIRTUALES by email to rdishield@gmail.com. VIRTUALES may take any appropriate action as it reasonably deems appropriate in its sole discretion in respect of such violations.

Notification of Copyright Infringement Concerns

If any User believes that its copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on the VIRTUALES RDIShield.com in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send a notice to rdishield@gmail.com

Notices must include each of the following:

  1. The electronic or physical signature of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, or the electronic or physical signature of someone authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
  3.  Identification of the material, claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, for which disabling of access or removal is sought, and information reasonably sufficient to permit VIRTUALES to locate the material;
  4. If the infringement claimed is by reason of intermediate and temporary storage, or caching, of material, include also a statement confirming that the infringing material has been removed from the originating site or access to it has been disabled or that a court has ordered that the material be so removed or that access to such material be disabled;
  5. If the infringement claimed is by reason of referring or linking Users to an online location containing infringing material or infringing activity, by using information location tools, then, instead of the identification under paragraphs (3) or (4), provide identification of the reference or link, to the claimed material or activity, that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit VIRTUALES to locate that reference or link;
  6. Information reasonably sufficient to permit VIRTUALES to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted;
  7. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and,
  8. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Effective Date: May 3, 2024