Terms of Service

Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of karsenics.com (the "Site"). Please read them carefully. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

Scope.These Terms apply to the karsenics.com marketing website only. They are not a service agreement for the Karsenics event operations platform. Organizations that engage Karsenics to use the platform do so under separate agreements provided during onboarding, and participants who register for an organization's event do so under the terms that organization presents at registration.

1. About Karsenics

Karsenics is organizing as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. We develop and license event operations software to nonprofit and civic organizations managing parades, festivals, and community events. The platform is offered at no cost to qualifying organizations, with revenue generated through per-registration fees charged to exhibitors and parade contingents at checkout.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing the Site, you represent that you are at least 18 years old, have the legal authority to accept these Terms, and will comply with all applicable laws. If you access the Site on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to bind that organization to these Terms.

3. Permitted Use

The Site is provided for informational purposes: learning about Karsenics, its products, services, and public benefit mission, and contacting us for business inquiries. You agree not to:

• Violate any applicable law
• Transmit unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable material
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or any connected systems
• Introduce viruses or malicious code
• Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the Site without our prior written consent
• Send unsolicited commercial communications through or about the Site
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site

4. Intellectual Property

All Site content, including text, graphics, logos, images, software, and design, belongs to Karsenics or its licensors and is protected by U.S. and international intellectual property laws. You receive no right, title, or interest in any Site content or in the Karsenics name, logo, or trademarks. Reproduction, distribution, modification, creation of derivative works, public display, or any other exploitation of Site content requires our prior written consent.

You may share links to public Site pages for non-commercial informational purposes.

5. Contact Form Submissions

When you submit information through a contact form, you grant Karsenics a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that information to respond to your inquiry and, subject to your opt-out rights, to send related marketing communications as described in our Privacy Policy.

You agree not to submit false or misleading information, content that infringes any third party's intellectual property, or information you are not authorized to share.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

Karsenics does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that any information on the Site is accurate, complete, or current, or that the Site will meet your particular requirements. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Site at any time without notice.

7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, Karsenics and its directors, officers, employees, agents, and contractors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Site, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, or loss of goodwill.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the total liability of Karsenics for all claims arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars ($100.00).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions or limitations of liability; in those jurisdictions our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Karsenics and its directors, officers, employees, agents, and contractors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to: your use of the Site; your violation of these Terms; your violation of any applicable law or any third party's rights; or any content you submit through the Site.

9. Third-Party Links and Content

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services provided for your convenience only. Karsenics does not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for any third-party content, privacy practices, or terms. You access third-party sites at your own risk and subject to those sites' terms.

10. Privacy

Your use of the Site is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in the Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to the Site and These Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date above and indicate material changes on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We also reserve the right to change, suspend, or discontinue the Site or any part of it, with or without notice.

12. Governing Law and Forum

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Karsenics is organizing as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, and the parties agree that, subject to the dispute resolution provisions in Section 13, the state and federal courts located in Delaware provide an appropriate forum for any disputes not subject to arbitration.

13. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Class Action Waiver

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO BRING A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.

13.1 Informal Resolution

Before starting any arbitration or other formal proceeding, you and Karsenics agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally. You may contact us at legal@karsenics.com with a description of the dispute, and the parties will attempt in good faith to resolve it for a period of 30 days from that notice.

13.2 Binding Arbitration

If the dispute is not resolved within the 30-day informal period, and except as provided in Sections 13.4 and 13.5, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect. The arbitration may be conducted by telephone, by video, based on written submissions, or in person in Harris County, Texas, at your election for any in-person hearing. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

13.3 Arbitration Fees

Karsenics will pay all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees required by the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, except that if the arbitrator finds that your claim was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, the allocation of fees will be governed by those Rules. Each party will otherwise bear its own attorneys' fees and costs unless applicable law or the arbitrator provides otherwise.

13.4 Small Claims Exception

Either party may bring an individual claim in a small claims court of competent jurisdiction instead of arbitration, so long as the claim qualifies for and remains within that court's jurisdiction.

13.5 Injunctive Relief Carve-Out

Nothing in this Section prevents either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property or confidential information.

13.6 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND KARSENICS 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, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims or preside over any form of class or representative proceeding.

13.7 Your Right to Opt Out of Arbitration

You may opt out of this arbitration agreement (Sections 13.2, 13.3, and 13.6) within 30 days after you first accept these Terms by emailing legal@karsenics.com with your name and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out, disputes will be resolved in the courts identified in Section 12. Opting out of arbitration does not affect any other part of these Terms.

13.8 Severability of This Section

If the class action waiver in Section 13.6 is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim will be severed and brought in court, while the remainder of this Section continues to apply to all other claims.

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining Terms will remain in full force and effect.

15. Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Any waiver is effective only if it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Karsenics.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Karsenics regarding your use of the Site and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties on that subject.

17. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms, please contact: