Last Updated: March 2022
Please read these Terms of Service (the “Terms”) and our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) carefully because they are a legal agreement between you and Pet Vet Hotline, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pet Vet Hotline”, “we”, “us” or “our”) and govern your use of our pet wellness content and related services accessible via our website located at PetVetHotline.com (the “Site”). To make these Terms easier to read, the Site and our services are collectively called the “Services.”
1. Agreement to Terms. By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you don’t agree to be bound by these Terms, do not use the Services.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ARBITRATION: WHEN YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU ARE AGREEING (WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION) TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND Pet Vet Hotline THROUGH BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY SECTION 17 “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” BELOW FOR DETAILS REGARDING ARBITRATION (INCLUDING THE PROCEDURE TO OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION).
2. Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy contains information on how we collect, use and disclose information from our users. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Services is subject to our Privacy Policy.
3. Services. We provide digital health and telehealth services for pets, including by connecting you with veterinary professionals for consultation services.
4. Changes to Terms or Services. We may update the Terms at any time, at our sole discretion. If we do so, we’ll let you know either by posting the updated Terms on the Site or through other communications. It’s important that you review the Terms whenever you use the Services. If you continue to use the Services after we have posted updated Terms, you are agreeing to be bound by the updated Terms. If you don’t agree to be bound by the updated Terms, then you may not use the Services anymore. Because our Services are evolving over time, we may change or discontinue all or any part of the Services at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion.
5. Who May Use the Services?
(a) Eligibility. You may use the Services only if you are (i) 18 years or older and capable of forming a legal binding contract with Pet Vet Hotline, and (ii) not barred from using the Services under applicable law.
(b) Registration and Your Information. If you want to use certain features of the Services you’ll have to create an account (“Account”). You can do this via the Site or through your account with certain third-party social networking services such as Facebook (each, an “SNS Account”). If you choose the SNS Account option we’ll create your Account by extracting from your SNS Account certain personal information such as your name and email address and other personal information that your privacy settings on the SNS Account permit us to access.
(c) Accuracy of Account Information. It’s important that you provide us with accurate, complete and up-to-date information for your Account and you agree to update such information to keep it accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you don’t, we might have to suspend or terminate your Account. You agree that you won’t disclose your account password to anyone and you’ll notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. You’re responsible for all activities that occur under your Account, whether or not you know about them.
6. Feedback. We welcome feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Services (“Feedback”). You can submit Feedback by emailing us at info@petvethotline.com. You grant to us a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, under any and all intellectual property rights that you own or control to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon and otherwise exploit the Feedback for any purpose.
7. Payment. We require payment of a fee for use of the Services (or certain portions thereof) and you agree to pay such fees.
(a) General. When you purchase a subscription to the Services (such purchase, a “Transaction”) you expressly authorize us (or our third-party payment processor) to charge you for such Transaction. We may ask you to supply additional information relevant to your Transaction, including your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card and your email and postal addresses for billing and notification (such information, “Payment Information”). You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use all payment method(s) represented by any such Payment Information. When you initiate a Transaction, you authorize us to provide your Payment Information to third parties so we can complete your Transaction and to charge your payment method for the type of Transaction you have selected (plus any applicable taxes and other charges). You may need to provide additional information to verify your identity before completing your Transaction (such information is included within the definition of Payment Information).
(b) Free Trial. Your subscription may begin with a free trial. The length of your free trial will be set out during online checkout. We reserve the right, in our absolute discretion, to determine your eligibility for a free trial, including creating multiple free trial accounts, and to withdraw or to modify your free trial at any time without prior notice and without liability. As a free trial user, you acknowledge and agree that your use and access to the Services is subject to these Terms of Service. You agree to provide your Payment Information during online checkout before beginning your free trial. We will not process your Payment Information for payment of your fee during your free trial. On the last day of your free trial, we will automatically convert your free trial into a paid Subscription and process your Payment Information for the monthly Subscription Fee in accordance with Section 7. From that date on, the automatic renewal provisions set forth in Section 7(b) and 7(c) will also apply. By providing your Payment Information in conjunction with registration for a free trial, you agree to these charges and billing practices. If you do not wish to be charged, you must cancel before the end of your free trial. Upon cancellation of your free trial, your access to the Services will terminate immediately.
(c) Subscription. You will be charged the monthly subscription fee, plus any applicable taxes and other charges (“Subscription Fee”) on the date you purchase the Subscription and every month thereafter. BY PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION, YOU AUTHORIZE US TO INITIATE RECURRING NON-REFUNDABLE PAYMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW. If you purchase a Subscription, we (or our third-party payment processor) will automatically charge you each month on the anniversary of the commencement of your Subscription, using the Payment Information you have provided until you cancel your Subscription. By agreeing to these Terms and electing to purchase a Subscription, you acknowledge that your Subscription has recurring payment features and you accept responsibility for all recurring payment obligations prior to cancellation of your Subscription.
(d) Canceling your Subscription. To cancel your Subscription, you can send an email to info@petvethotline.com. You can also cancel your Subscription by visiting “Manage your Account” on the Services. You will be responsible for all Subscription Fees incurred for the then-current Subscription period. IN NO EVENT WILL YOU RECEIVE A REFUND OF ANY PORTION OF THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE PAID FOR THE THEN CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD AT THE TIME OF CANCELLATION. If you cancel, your right to use the Services will continue until the end of your then current Subscription period and will then terminate without further charges with the exception of being eligible to receive the $3,000 Emergency Fund. By canceling your Subscription, you agree to waive your right to receive any funds in the event of an emergency.
8. Emergency Fund. If your Subscription includes access to Pet Vet Hotline's $3,000 emergency fund (the "Emergency Fund"), you will be subject to our Pet Vet Hotline Emergency Fund Terms & Conditions (which are incorporated by reference herein and which supplement these Terms). By subscribing to the Emergency Fund, you acknowledge and agree that:
(a) There is a 14-day mandatory waiting period upon starting your Pet Vet Hotline membership before the emergency fund is available to you. If you have just signed up and our team member determines you are having an emergency and need immediate care for your pet, the $3,000 fund will not yet be at your disposal. If you cancel and reactivate your account, you will have a mandatory 14-day waiting period after reactivating. Please note, you do have access to our team of veterinary professionals via chat and video during the waiting period.
(b) The emergency fund is only available to you if monthly payments are made continuously and without interruption. If the payment method we have on file for you fails, you will lose access to your emergency fund. If you cancel your account, you will lose access to your fund. You can update your payment method here.
(c) If you suspect your pet is having a life-threatening emergency and needs immediate care, you must consult our veterinary professionals before gaining access to your emergency fund. All emergencies must be assessed and referred by one of our veterinary professionals through the Pet Vet Hotline platform. You can talk to a team member here. A live face to face video call or a video recording is mandatory to determine if it is an emergency or not.
(d) The Emergency Fund only pays for the initial emergency care. All other follow up care is at the expense of the pet owner.
(e) Clients can not access any funds if the pet has been admitted prior to contacting one of our veterinary team for funds.
(f) You have up to a maximum of 4 hours to take your pet to an emergency clinic or any vet clinic of your choice after being referred by our veterinary professionals. If you exceed the 4 hour period to use your emergency funds, the funds will not be released for your pet's care.
(g) You may be required to provide proof of ownership of your pet in the form of a pet license or registration.
(h) Your emergency fund is non-transferable to other parties and their pets. Funds are non-transferable to the pet owner.
(i) Funds are restricted to a one-time pay-out regardless of the amount but up to $3,000.
(j) The Pet Vet Hotline Emergency Fund only covers cats and dogs, no other animals.
(k) Some clinics require a deposit before accepting your pet for evaluation. Pet Vet Hotline cannot provide the deposit for you, however, upon receiving the final invoice, the deposit will be included in the final payment issued by Pet Vet Hotline. This means whatever deposit you left upon checking in will be credited back to your account at the discretion of the clinic.
(l) You will not qualify for the Pet Vet Hotline Emergency Fund if our veterinary professionals have previously recommended a visit to your vet clinic and you failed to comply. Waiting to take your pet in for medical care can result in an unnecessary emergency for your pet and we do not accept medical negligence. No other form of medical negligence will be accepted.
(m) You can take your pet to any veterinary clinic located within the United States.
(n) The emergency fund will not cover additional costs associated with euthanasia, such as cremation or memorabilia.
(o) We do not cover emergencies associated with breeding or pregnancy issues.
(p) In order to gain access to your emergency fund, we require completed profiles for all of your pets with their name, age, weight, breed, and a clear photo. If this information is missing, you will not have access to your emergency fund.
(q) We pay for any immediate life-threatening emergency vet service required.
(r) We require a copy of the Emergency Vet Bill emailed to info@petvethotline.com.
(s) Funds are only paid to a registered vet clinic or Emergency Vet Clinic at the time of a life-threatening emergency.
(t) A Pet Vet Hotline member can cancel their Pet Vet Hotline membership at any time. The member will lose access to the emergency fund immediately upon cancellations. Pet Vet Hotline reserves the right to cancel a membership if: the member fails to provide the monthly membership fee; the membership was obtained through fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment; the member has been found by a licensed veterinary professional to have grossly mistreated and/or abused the pet.
9. Content Ownership, Responsibility and Removal.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of these Terms: (i) “Content” means text, graphics, images, music, software, audio, video, works of authorship of any kind, and information or other materials that are posted, generated, provided, transmitted or otherwise made available through the Services; and (ii) “User Content” means any Content that you provide to us through the Services (for example, information about your pet).
(b) Our Content Ownership. Pet Vet Hotline does not claim any ownership rights in any User Content, and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit your User Content. Subject to the foregoing, Pet Vet Hotline and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Services and Content, including all associated intellectual property rights. You acknowledge that the Services and Content are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. You agree not to remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Services or Content.
(c) Rights in User Content Granted by You. By submitting any User Content through the Services you hereby grant to Pet Vet Hotline a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, modify, distribute, publicly display and publicly perform your User Content in connection with operating and providing the Services.
(d) Your Responsibility for User Content. You are solely responsible for all your User Content. You represent and warrant that you own all your User Content or you have all rights that are necessary to grant us the license rights in your User Content under these Terms. You also represent and warrant that neither your User Content, nor your use and provision of your User Content to be made available through the Services, nor any use of your User Content by Pet Vet Hotline on or through the Services will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
(e) Removal of User Content. You can remove your User Content by specifically deleting it. However, in certain instances, some of your User Content may not be completely removed and copies of your User Content may continue to exist on the Services. We are not responsible or liable for the removal or deletion of (or the failure to remove or delete) any of your User Content.
(f) Rights in Content Granted by Pet Vet Hotline. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Pet Vet Hotline grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license, with no right to sublicense, to access and view the Content solely in connection with your permitted use of the Services and solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes.
10. General Prohibitions and Pet Vet Hotline’s Enforcement Rights. You agree not to do any of the following:
(a) Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any User Content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; or (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances;
(b) Use, display, mirror or frame the Services or any individual element within the Services, Pet Vet Hotline’s name, any Pet Vet Hotline trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without Pet Vet Hotline’s express written consent; (c) Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, Pet Vet Hotline’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Pet Vet Hotline’s providers; (d) Attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any Pet Vet Hotline system or network or breach any security or authentication measures; (e) Avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by Pet Vet Hotline or any of Pet Vet Hotline’s providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Services or Content;
(f) Attempt to access or search the Services or Content or download Content from the Services through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools or the like) other than the software and/or search agents provided by Pet Vet Hotline or other generally available third-party web browsers;
(g) Send any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, email, junk mail, spam, chain letters or other form of solicitation;
(h) Use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing a Pet Vet Hotline trademark, logo URL or product name without Pet Vet Hotline’s express written consent; (i) Use the Services, or any portion thereof, for any commercial purpose or for the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms;
(j) Forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information;
(k) Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Services;
(l) Interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing the Services;
(m) Collect or store any personally identifiable information from the Services from other users of the Services without their express permission;
(n) Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
(o) Violate any applicable law or regulation; or
(p) Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.
Although we’re not obligated to monitor access to or use of the Services or to review or edit any Content, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Services, to ensure compliance with these Terms and to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to remove or disable access to any Content (including without limitation User Content), at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, at our sole discretion, consider any Content to be objectionable or in violation of these Terms. We have the right to investigate violations of these Terms or conduct that affects the Services. We may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law.
11. Links to Third Party Websites or Resources. The Services may make available to you content provided by third parties, including links to third-party websites or resources (collectively, “Third Party Content”). We do not control, endorse or adopt any Third-Party Content and will have no responsibility for Third Party Content including, without limitation, material that may be misleading, incomplete, erroneous, offensive, indecent or otherwise objectionable. You acknowledge that we provide the Third Party Content to you only as a convenience and are not responsible for the content, products or services on or available from those websites or resources or links displayed on such websites. You further acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from, your use of any third-party websites or resources and all your interactions with such third-party websites or resources.
12. Termination. We may terminate your access to and use of the Services, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you. You may cancel your Account at any time through the Services interface or by sending an email to us at info@petvethotline.com Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of the Services or your Account, the following Sections will survive: 7, 9(a), 9(b), 9(c), 9(d), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
__13. Warranty Disclaimers. __
(a) THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. We make no warranty regarding the quality, accuracy, timeliness, truthfulness, completeness or reliability of any Content. The Content may contain information relating to various medical conditions that may affect your pet; this information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.
(b) Any advice provided by a veterinary professional is for your decision purposes only (i.e., to assist you in making your veterinary medical decision). The Services are not a substitute for an in-person evaluation of your pet by a veterinary doctor. Communications with veterinary professionals through the Services are inherently limited and do not include safeguards and procedures typical of in-person evaluations and visits. No client-professional relationship shall be formed between you and us as a result of you using the Services. Communications with any professionals through the Services are not confidential and shall not be the subject of any associated privileges. The laws, regulations, other governing authorities, standards, practices and procedures that apply to your particular question or situation may differ depending on your location and information typically discovered through in-person evaluation. Veterinary professionals available through the Services may be licensed, certified, educated, employed by or have experience in only particular jurisdictions or within particular fields.
(c) IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR PET IS EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, SEEK APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY VETERINARY MEDICAL CARE IMMEDIATELY. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of the Services.
14. Indemnity. You will indemnify and hold harmless Pet Vet Hotline and its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees arising out of or in any way connected with (i) your access to or use of the Services, (ii) your User Content, or (iii) your violation of these Terms.
15. Limitation of Liability.
(a) NEITHER Pet Vet Hotline NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA OR GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT Pet Vet Hotline OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
(b) IN NO EVENT WILL Pet Vet Hotline’S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID TO Pet Vet Hotline FOR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO Pet Vet Hotline, AS APPLICABLE.
(c) THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN Pet Vet Hotline AND YOU.
16. Governing Law and Forum Choice. These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, federal arbitration law, and the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 17, “Dispute Resolution”, the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) that you and Pet Vet Hotline are not required to arbitrate will be the state and federal courts located in the Northern District of New York (Albany Division), and you and Pet Vet Hotline each waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
17. Dispute Resolution.
(a) Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. We each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Services or Content (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. You and Pet Vet Hotline agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms, and that you and Pet Vet Hotline are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms.
(b) Exceptions. As limited exceptions to Section 17(a) above: (i) we both may seek to resolve a Dispute in small claims court if it qualifies; and (ii) we each retain the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief from a court to prevent (or enjoin) the infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights.
(c) Conducting Arbitration and Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. A party who wishes to start arbitration must submit a written Demand for Arbitration to AAA and give notice to the other party as specified in the AAA Rules. The AAA provides a form Demand for Arbitration at www.adr.org. Any arbitration hearings will take place in the county (or parish) where you live, unless we both agree to a different location. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to decide all issues relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability and scope of this arbitration agreement.
(d) Arbitration Costs. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA Rules, and we won’t seek to recover the administration and arbitrator fees we are responsible for paying, unless the arbitrator finds your Dispute frivolous. If we prevail in arbitration we’ll pay all of our attorneys’ fees and costs and won’t seek to recover them from you. If you prevail in arbitration you will be entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses to the extent provided under applicable law.
(e) Injunctive and Declaratory Relief. Except as provided in Section 17(b) above, the arbitrator shall determine all issues of liability on the merits of any claim asserted by either party and may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim. To the extent that you or we prevail on a claim and seek public injunctive relief (that is, injunctive relief that has the primary purpose and effect of prohibiting unlawful acts that threaten future injury to the public), the entitlement to and extent of such relief must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration. The parties agree that litigation of any issues of public injunctive relief shall be stayed pending the outcome of the merits of any individual claims in arbitration.
(f) Class Action Waiver. YOU AND Pet Vet Hotline AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, if the parties’ Dispute is resolved through arbitration, the arbitrator may not consolidate another person’s claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Dispute Resolution section shall be null and void.
(g) Severability. With the exception of any of the provisions in Section 17(f) of these Terms ("Class Action Waiver"), if an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction decides that any part of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of these Terms will still apply.
18. General Terms.
(a) Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between Pet Vet Hotline and you regarding the Services, and these Terms supersede and replace any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between Pet Vet Hotline and you regarding the Services. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Pet Vet Hotline’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null. Pet Vet Hotline may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
(b) Notices. Any notices or other communications provided by Pet Vet Hotline under these Terms, including those regarding modifications to these Terms, will be given: (i) via email; or (ii) by posting to the Services. For notices made by e-mail, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.
(c) Waiver of Rights. Pet Vet Hotline’s failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of such right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Pet Vet Hotline. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.
19. Contact Information. Questions about the Terms of Service, please contact Pet Vet Hotline at info@petvethotline.com.
