terms + conditions.
Updated September 20, 2021
Please read these Terms of Service (the “Terms”) and our Privacy Policy (https://matteroffact.com/pages/privacy-policy (“Privacy Policy”) carefully because they govern your use of the website located at https://matteroffact.com/ (the “Site”) and the services accessible via the Site that, among other things, allow consumers to browse through the product offerings created and sold by Baek Clinical, Inc. (“Baek Clinical”, “we”, “us” or “our”); purchase products; and access written content regarding skincare, our products, and the ingredients within our products. To make these Terms easier to read, the Site and our services are collectively called the “Services”.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ARBITRATION FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS: WHEN YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS YOU ARE AGREEING (WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION) TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND BAEK CLINICAL THROUGH BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY SECTION 18 “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” BELOW FOR DETAILS REGARDING ARBITRATION.
- Agreement to Terms. By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, you may not use the Services.
- Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Services, for information on how we collect, use and share your information.
- Changes to these Terms or the Services. We may update the Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. If we do, we will let you know by posting the updated Terms on the Site and/or may also send other communications. It is important that you review the Terms whenever we update them or you use the Services. If you continue to use the Services after we have posted updated Terms it means that you accept and agree to the changes. If you do not agree to be bound by the changes, 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. For the avoidance of doubt, we will not at any time be obligated to provide any adaptations, enhancements and/or modifications to the Services, including without limitation any updates, patches, bug-fixes and/or upgrades, or any new versions and/or releases of the Services which incorporate new features or functions.
- Eligibility; Accounts.
a. Minimum Age and Consent. You represent that you are at least the minimum age required by laws that are applicable to your jurisdiction to use the Services and to create an account and enter into transactions on the Site. If you are a minor (e.g., below thirteen (13) years of age, or such other age defined under applicable law as a minor) and wish to utilize such features of the Services [requiring an account]: you must obtain consent from your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), their acceptance of these Terms of Use and their agreement to take responsibility for: (i) your actions; and (ii) your acceptance and compliance with these Terms of Use. If you do not have such consent from your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), you may not access or use the Services.
b. Account Information. It is important that you provide us with accurate, complete and current account information and keep this information up to date. If you do not, we might have to suspend or terminate your account. To protect your account, keep the account details and password confidential, and notify us right away of any unauthorized use. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account.
5. Personal Use Only; No Medical Advice. The materials made available via the Services, including any information, opinions and statements contained therein that are personal to you or your skincare are intended for your personal reference and informational purposes only and should not be used or relied on as a basis for making any decisions. They are not intended to be a comprehensive study or to provide any recommendation or advice. Accordingly, they should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice (including without limitation the advice of professional doctors and other medical professionals). The products promoted or provided through the Services, including cosmetic products, are not intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and are not intended to affect the structure of or any function of the human body. The results reported, if any, may not necessarily occur in all individuals. Please seek advice from a qualified professional to address any questions you may have regarding any specific issues or concerns you may have and the recommended course of action in respect thereof.
6. Feedback. We appreciate feedback, comments, ideas, proposals and suggestions for improvements to the Services (“Feedback”). If you choose to submit Feedback, you agree that we are free to use it without any restriction or compensation to you.
7. Payments
a. Generally. Baek Clinical does not require payment of a fee for general access to and use of the Services for browsing and other non-transactional purposes. All payments are in connection with your purchase of a product through the Services (including through any pre-orders of a product, if applicable) and you agree to pay such fees. When you make a payment (each, a “Transaction”), you expressly authorize us (or our third-party payment processor, Shopify Payments) 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). By initiating a Transaction, you agree to the pricing, payment and billing policies applicable to such fees and charges, as posted or otherwise communicated to you. All payments for Transactions are non-refundable and non-transferable except as expressly provided in these Terms. All fees and applicable taxes, if any, are payable in United States dollars.
b. No Cancellations. ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL OR RECEIVE A REFUND FOR ANY TRANSACTION. But if something unexpected happens in the course of completing a Transaction, we reserve the right to cancel your Transaction for any reason; if we cancel your Transaction, we will refund any payment you have already remitted to us for such Transaction. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS CANCELLED BY US, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND OF ANY PORTION OF PAYMENTS MADE THROUGH THE SERVICES.
8. Purpose of Sales. All sales of products or services by Baek Clinical through the Services are limited to personal use and may not, without the express prior written approval of Baek Clinical, be made in conjunction with any resale or commercial use. We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal retail purchases.
9. Your Content.
a. Posting Content. Our Services may allow you to store or share content such as text (including, without limitation, in posts, such as reviews regarding our products or comments to articles and editorials on the Site, or communications with other users), files, documents, graphics, images, software, audio and video. Anything (other than Feedback) that you post or otherwise make available through the Services is referred to as “User Content”. Baek Clinical 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 your User Content.
b. Permissions to Your User Content. By making any User Content available through the Services you hereby grant to Baek Clinical a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform your User Content in connection with operating and providing the Services.
c. Your Responsibility for User Content. You are solely responsible for all your User Content. You represent and warrant that you have (and will have) all rights that are necessary to grant us the license rights in your User Content under these Terms. You 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 Baek Clinical on or through the Services will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
d. Removal of User Content. You can remove your User Content by specifically deleting it. You should know that in certain instances, some of your User Content (such as posts or comments you make) may not be completely removed and copies of your User Content may continue to exist on the Services. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible or liable for the removal or deletion of (or the failure to remove or delete) any of your User Content.
e. Baek Clinical’s Intellectual Property. We may make available through the Services content that is subject to rights involving patents, trademarks, goodwill, service marks, logos, get-up, trade names, brand names, internet domain names, rights in designs, copyright (including rights in computer software) and moral rights, database rights, semi-conductor topography rights, utility models, trade secrets, inventions, confidential, business, scientific, technical or product information and other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including applications for registration, and all rights or forms of protection having equivalent or similar effect (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”). We retain all Intellectual Property Rights to such content.
10. General Prohibitions and Baek Clinical’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 or concerns by certain regulatory agencies (including, but not limited to, the Food and Drug Administration); (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, Baek Clinical’s name, any Baek Clinical trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without Baek Clinical’s express written consent;
c. Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, Baek Clinical’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Baek Clinical’s providers;
d. Attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any Baek Clinical 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 Baek Clinical or any of Baek Clinical’s providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Services;
f. Attempt to access or search the Services or download content from the Services using 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 Baek Clinical 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 Baek Clinical trademark, logo URL or product name without Baek Clinical’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.
Baek Clinical is not obligated to monitor access to or use of the Services or to review, flag, or edit any content (including User Content). However, 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 via the functionality of the Services), including User Content, at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, at our sole discretion, consider it objectionable or , unlawful, in violation of these Terms or our Privacy Policy, or if it creates risk or possible legal exposure to us. We have the right, but are not obligated, to provide notice to you if we remove or disable access to, or review, flag, or edit any of your User Content (such notice may include, at our sole discretion, the reasons for any such removal or modification of the User Content). Further, 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. DMCA/Copyright Policy. Baek Clinical respects copyright law and expects its users to do the same. It is Baek Clinical’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances account holders who repeatedly infringe or are believed to be repeatedly infringing the rights of copyright holders. Please see Baek Clinical’s Copyright Policy at https://matteroffact.com/pages/copyright-policy, for further information.
12. Access to Third Party Websites or Resources. The Services may allow you to access third-party websites or other resources that may offer or provide you with various products and/or services, for example skincare products, that may be of interest to you. Fees, commission or other charges may apply to certain of these products of services. You acknowledge that we provide access only as a convenience and, except as otherwise expressly indicated by Baek Clinical, we are not responsible for the products or services on or available from those resources or links displayed on such websites. If you purchase any of the products or services offered by these third-party websites or other resources, you are purchasing directly from those third parties, not from Baek Clinical, and you should contact the relevant third party for further details regarding such products and services. Baek Clinical neither endorses nor assumes any responsibility or liability arising in connection with such products and/or services. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from, your use of any such third-party resources.
13. Termination. We may suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Services, including suspending access to or terminating your account, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you. You may cancel your account at any time by sending us an email at support@matteroffactskin.com or by completing and submitting the contact form available on the “Contact Us” page of the Site. Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of the Services or your account, the following Sections will survive: 7 (only for payments due and owing to Baek Clinical prior to the termination), 8, 9(b), 9(c), 9(e), 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19.
14. Disclaimers.
a. General. THE SERVICES 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 information or content on the Services.
b. Local Laws. Use of the products or services made available via the Services or the distribution of materials via the Services may be restricted or prohibited by law in certain jurisdictions. It is your responsibility to find out what those restrictions or prohibitions are and to observe them. If in doubt, you should check with your local regulator or authority before requesting further information in relation to or entering into any transaction in respect of the products or services made available via the Services. Nothing on the Services shall constitute an offer on Baek Clinical’s part to provide products or services to persons or entities resident in those jurisdictions where local law or regulation does not permit their use.
c. Colors. Baek Clinical has made every reasonable effort to display as accurately as possible the colors of the products that appear on the Services. However, the actual colors you see will depend on a number of factors including the monitor that you use and the settings on the monitor. Baek Clinical does not guarantee that the display of any color will be accurate.
15. Indemnity. You will indemnify and hold Baek Clinical and its officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless 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 (a) your access to or use of the Services, (b) your User Content, or (c) your violation of these Terms.
16. Limitation of Liability.
a. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER BAEK CLINICAL NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS 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: (I) THESE TERMS; OR (II) YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT BAEK CLINICAL OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE 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.
b. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, IN NO EVENT WILL BAEK CLINICAL’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 OR ARE PAYABLE BY YOU TO BAEK CLINICAL FOR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO BAEK CLINICAL, AS APPLICABLE.
c. THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN BAEK CLINICAL AND YOU.
17. 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 California, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 18 “Dispute Resolution”, the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) that you and Baek Clinical are not required to arbitrate will be the state and Federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you and Baek Clinical each waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
18. 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 (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. You and Baek Clinical agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms, and that you and Baek Clinical 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 18(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 18(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 Baek Clinical 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 18(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.
19. General Terms.
a. Reservation of Rights. Baek Clinical and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Services, including all associated Intellectual Property Rights thereto. You acknowledge that the Services 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.
b. Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between Baek Clinical and you regarding the Services, and these Terms supersede and replace all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between Baek Clinical 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 Baek Clinical’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null. Baek Clinical 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.
c. Notices. Any notices or other communications provided by Baek Clinical under these Terms will be given: (i) via email; or (ii) by posting to the Services. For notices made by email, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.
d. Waiver of Rights. Baek Clinical’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 Baek Clinical. 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.
20. Contact Information. If you have any questions about these Terms or the Services, please contact Baek Clinical at support@matteroffactskin.com or by completing and submitting the contact form available on the “Contact Us” page of the Site.