Terms of Use

Effective Date: 12/2023

Welcome to the Nikola Network Terms of Use agreement. In this agreement:

• “Site” refers to the Company’s website, accessible at https://nikola-network.com.
• “Service” refers to the Company’s services accessible via the Site, where users can navigate our offerings from each landing page.
• “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company.
• “You” refers to you, the user of our Site or Service.
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The following Terms of Use apply when you view or use the Service via our website at https://nikola-network.com.

Please review these terms carefully. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use in their entirety, you may not access or use the Service.

Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy. Please review our Privacy Policy here to understand how we collect, use, and disclose your information. By using the Service, you consent to the Privacy Policy as well as these Terms of Use.

About the Service

The Service enables you to inquire about business management and marketing services, register as a member, enroll for career training, apply for open positions, join our affiliate program, and access other services available on the Site.

Registration; Rules for User Conduct and Use of the Service

To use the Service, you must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the United States.

When you register, you will create a personalized business account with a unique username and password. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We are not responsible for any liabilities, losses, or damages arising from unauthorized use of your account.

Use Restrictions

You agree not to:

• Access the Service for any purpose other than personal or business use as permitted by the Service’s functionality.
• Collect or harvest any personal data of other users.
• Use the Site or Service for business solicitation or commercial enterprise.
• Distribute any part of the Site or Service without explicit written permission.
• Use the Service for unlawful purposes or to promote illegal activities.
• Harass, abuse, or harm others.
• Use another user’s account without permission.
• Allow others to access your account.
• Provide false or inaccurate information during registration.
• Interfere with the proper functioning of the Service.
• Make automated or excessive use of the Site or Service.
• Bypass security features or scrape, spider, or crawl the Service.
• Publish or link to malicious content.

Posting and Conduct Restrictions

When creating your account, you may provide business or personal information ("User Content"). You are solely responsible for the User Content you post. We act as a passive conduit and reserve the right to remove any User Content at our discretion.

By submitting User Content, you:

• Assume full responsibility for your account and its activity.
• Do not post malicious, libelous, false, or inaccurate information.
• Avoid posting abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory, or offensive content.
• Retain ownership of your User Content but grant us and other users a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display the content as outlined below.
• Do not submit content that infringes on third-party rights unless you have permission.
• Acknowledge our right to determine appropriateness of User Content and take necessary actions.

You understand that any liability, loss, or damage from using User Content is your responsibility. We are not liable for misuse of User Content.

Online Content Disclaimer

Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information provided through the Service are those of their respective authors and not necessarily endorsed by us. We do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any such content. We are not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on content posted on the Service.

Links to Other Sites and/or Materials

The Service may include links to third-party websites or content. We have no control over these Third Party Sites or Applications and do not endorse or assume responsibility for their content or practices. Accessing third-party sites is at your own risk, and our Terms of Use no longer apply once you leave the Site.

Copyright Complaints and Copyright Agent

(a) Termination of Repeat Infringer Accounts: We have a policy for terminating users who repeatedly infringe copyright.

(b) DMCA Take-Down Notices: If you believe materials on the Service infringe your copyrights, submit a notification to our copyright agent at support@nikola-network.com with the following:

1. Date of notification.
2. Physical or electronic signature of the authorized person.
3. Description of the copyrighted work.
4. Description of the infringing material.
5. Contact information.
6. Good faith belief statement.
7. Accuracy statement under penalty of perjury.

(c) Counter-Notices: If you believe your content was removed in error, you may send a counter-notice to support@nikola-network.com with:

1. Your signature.
2. Description of the removed content and its location.
3. Statement of good faith belief.
4. Your contact information and consent to jurisdiction.

License Grant

By posting User Content, you grant us a royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute the content in any media for use in connection with the Service.

Intellectual Property

We and our licensors retain ownership of all intellectual property related to the Service. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Email May Not Be Used to Provide Notice

Communications through the Service’s email system do not constitute legal notice where such notice is required.

User Consent to Receive Communications in Electronic Form

You consent to receive electronic communications from us via the email address you provided. All Terms of Use, agreements, and notices provided electronically satisfy legal requirements. You may opt-out of promotional emails but may still receive service-related communications.

Warranty Disclaimer

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation of Damages; Release

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from your use or inability to use the Service, including any interactions with other users. You release us from any claims related to disputes with other users or merchants.

Modification of Terms of Use

We may amend these Terms of Use and will update the agreement accordingly. Your continued use signifies agreement to any revisions. Material changes will be communicated via our homepage or email.

General Terms

If any part of these Terms of Use is found invalid, the remaining terms will still apply. Failure to enforce any provision does not waive our right to enforce it in the future. Any legal action must commence within one year.

These Terms of Use are governed by U.S. federal laws and North Carolina state laws. We may assign these Terms without your consent. You may not assign them without our written consent.

Acknowledgment

You acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to these Terms of Use, which, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between us.