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I. Dispute Resolution. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without reference to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. Any dispute relating in any way to your use of this Web site shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Orlando, Florida, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Holmes’s or The IIA’s intellectual property rights, Holmes may seek injunctive or other relief in any state or federal court in the state of Minnesota and The IIA may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Florida, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
J. Limitations on Claims. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.
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Holmes Corporation
Attention: Erik Hinkie
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The IIA
Attention: Customer Relations
ADDRESS: 1035 Greenwood Blvd #401, Lake Mary, FL 32746
PHONE: 1-407-937-1341
Q. Entire Agreement; Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Provider and you with respect to this Web site and its content and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and Provider with respect to this Web site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Agreement or portion thereof to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
R. Severability. If for any reason any provision of this Agreement shall be declared void or invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the rest of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect as if so executed with the void or invalid provision eliminated.
DATE OF LAST MODIFICATION
July 31, 2017