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Vibecast On-Hold Product Agreement

The terms and conditions of the following Vibecast On-Hold Product Agreement ("Agreement") apply to your purchase of Vibecast Audio Appliances and/or related Vibecast Productions and/or Vibecast Subscription Services all of which may be collectively referred to as Vibecast Product sold in the United States from Rhythm and Grooves (“RG”) or an authorized Vibecast Distributor. By accepting delivery of the Vibecast Product, you agree to be bound to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement are defined in Section 1, below.

If you do not wish to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including those provisions setforth in Section 5.5 of this Agreement, you must notify RG immediately and return your Vibecast Product pursuant to RG Return Policy.

Each Vibecast License allows you to use the Vibecast Product serving a single Location, as defined below, for a period of 12 months from the date of installation.

The Vibecast Subscription Service allows you to update the voice over and/or change musical accompaniment periodically at a reduced rate. You must already have purchased the Vibecast Appliance to qualify for Vibecast Subscription Service rates. It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that updated information and/or instructions for change are supplied. Failure to do this may result in the cancellation of the Vibecast Subscription Service. A reactivation fee may apply.

If you purchase the Vibecast Subscription Services, a separate agreement will cover the specific terms and conditions of that purchase but the general terms of this Agreement may apply and be incorporated in that Subscription Service Agreement.

1. Definition and application

“Vibecast Audio Appliance” means audio hardware provided by Rhythm and Grooves.

"Vibecast Production" means any RG created digital file including its musical and vocal content.

"Vibecast Subscription Service" means a subscription entitling the Customer to updated Productions.

“Vibecast Product” means the combination of Rhythm and Grooves provided Vibecast Audio Appliance; Vibecast Production and/or Vibecast Subscription Services.

“Vibecast License” means RG express written consent to use the Vibecast Product.

"Customer" means the client with whom RG makes this Agreement including a duly authorized individual acting on behalf of that Customer.

"Caller" means anyone who will ever hear the production as a result of the Customer's use of the Vibecast Production.

"Location" means any one physical address containing a telephone system owned or leased or in any other way operated by the Customer. "This Agreement" means the Agreement between the Customer and RG incorporating these terms and conditions.

"Illegal" means any act or acts which may be deemed to breach criminal law.

2. Agreement Period
2.1 This Agreement remains in force for the period over which you use the Vibecast Product or until either you or RG notifies the other party of an intention to terminate the agreement.
2.2 Where a Vibecast Subscription Service has been purchased the Vibecast Subscription Service will be provided in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Service Agreement between the parties, using content material supplied by you. Each Vibecast License allows you to use the Vibecast Product serving a single Location, as defined above, for a period of 12 months from the date of installation.
2.3 Yearly Vibecast License renewals and licenses to use the same message at other locations must be purchased from Vibecast. It is your obligation to purchase all necessary Vibecast Licenses and the failure to do so may be actionable.

3. Return Policies; Refunds and Exchanges
3.1 RG return policy can be found on the RG website. Before you attempt to return any Vibecast Product you must contact us directly to obtain a Return Material Authorization Number for you to include with your return. You must return Vibecast Products to us in their original or equivalent packaging. You are responsible for risk of loss, shipping and handling fees for returning or exchanging Vibecast Products. Additional fees may apply. If you fail to follow the return or exchange instructions and policies provided by RG, RG is not responsible whatsoever for Vibecast Products that are lost, damaged, modified or otherwise processed for disposal or resale. At RG’s discretion, credit for partial returns may be less than invoice or individual component prices due to bundled or promotional pricing. To receive a Return Material Authorization Number call l RG at: (941) 746-6600.

4. Changed or Discontinued Audio Appliances

4.1 RG policy is one of ongoing update and revision. RG may revise and discontinue Vibecast Audio Appliances at any time without notice. RG will ship Vibecast Audio Appliances that have the functionality and performance of the Audio Appliance ordered, but changes between what is shipped and what is described in a specification sheet or catalog are possible. Parts used in repairing or servicing Vibecast Audio Appliances may be new, equivalent-to-new, or reconditioned.

5. The Customer's Responsibilities
5.1 It is your responsibility to ensure that any claims made in the Vibecast Production are legal, true and will not cause actionable offense to Callers and others.
5.2 It is also your responsibility to ensure that the tone and content of The Vibecast Production will not cause actionable offense to Callers and others and would be considered to be contrary to public decency and morality.
5.3 You agree that it shall not cause or permit or in any way assist in any unauthorized dissemination of any defamatory material or any material which could be considered to be in breach of criminal laws
5.4 Each Vibecast License allows you to use the Vibecast Product serving a single Location for a period of 12 months from the date of installation.
5.5 You acknowledge and agree that RG shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion, to pre-screen, refuse or remove any project and/or user provided content that violates this Agreement or is otherwise objectionable, including, without limitation, projects or content that is illegal, obscene, indecent, defamatory, incites religious, racial or ethnic hatred, or violates the rights of others.
5.6 If you do not wish to be bound by this Agreement, you must notify RG immediately and return your Vibecast Product pursuant to RG Return Policy.

6. Payment Terms; Orders; Quotes; Interest
6.1 Terms of payment are within RG sole discretion, and unless otherwise agreed to by RG, payment must be received by RG prior to RG acceptance of an order. Payment for the Products, Productions and Subscription Services will be made by credit card, wire transfer, or some other prearranged payment method unless credit terms have been agreed to by RG.
6.2 Subject to the terms of Section 6.1, above, Invoices are due and payable within the time period noted on the invoice, measured from the date of the invoice.
6.3 RG may invoice parts of an order separately. Your order is subject to cancellation by RG, at RG sole discretion.
6.4 RG is not responsible for pricing, typographical, or other errors, in any offer by RG and reserves the right to cancel any orders resulting from such errors.

7. Termination of this Agreement by RG
 7.1 If you fail to pay any charge when due or otherwise violate the terms of this Agreement in any other way RG can terminate this Agreement immediately without prior notification to you.
7.2 If RG terminates this Agreement for any of the reasons stated above, you will not be entitled to a refund of anything you paid to RG.
7.3 Upon termination of this Agreement, you shall nevertheless remain liable for all charges due or which would have been payable under this Agreement.
7.4 Subject to the discretion of RG, after termination, if RG agrees that you may once again be reconnected to the Vibecast Subscription Service, any reconnection may be subject to an administration charge together with any outstanding charges payable prior to the reconnection.

8. Termination of the Agreement by The Customer
8.1 You may terminate this Agreement at any time by sending a written notice to the following address: Rhythm and Grooves, Inc. PO Box 9113, Bradenton, FL. Notification may also be sent via email to: sales@rhythmandgrooves.com; provided, however, that such email notice shall be effective only upon receipt of email acknowledgement from Rhythm and Grooves.

9. Shipping Charges; Taxes; Title; Risk of Loss
9.1 Shipping and handling charges are additional unless otherwise expressly indicated at the time of sale. Title to Vibecast Products will transfer from RG to you upon shipment from RG facility. Loss or damage that occurs during shipping by a carrier selected by RG is RG’s responsibility. Loss or damage that occurs during shipping by a carrier selected by you is your responsibility. You must notify RG within 21 days of the date of your invoice or acknowledgement if you believe any part of your purchase is missing, wrong or damaged. Unless you provide RG with a valid and correct tax exemption certificate applicable to your purchase of Vibecast Product and the Vibecast Product ship-to location, you are responsible for sales and other taxes associated with the order. Shipping dates are estimates only. Title to software will remain with the applicable licensor(s).

10. Warranties
10.1 THE LIMITED WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO RG-BRANDED HARDWARE AUDIO APPLIANCE(S) CAN BE FOUND IN THE LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT ON THE RG WEBSITE OR IN THE DOCUMENTATION RG PROVIDES WITH THE PRODUCT WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. RG MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE STATED IN RG APPLICABLE WARRANTY STATEMENT IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE INVOICE, PACKING SLIP OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. WARRANTIES AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE WILL BE EFFECTIVE, AND RG WILL BE OBLIGATED TO HONOR ANY SUCH WARRANTIES AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, ONLY UPON RG RECEIPT OF PAYMENT IN FULL FOR THE ITEM TO BE WARRANTED OR SERVICED.

11. Limitation on assignment
11.1 You may not assign the benefit of this Agreement in whole or in part without RG’s prior written consent.
11.2 Except with the prior written consent of RG, the Subscription Service shall not be used by or on behalf of any person other than you or a third party specified in any documented agreement between you and RG.

12. Limitation of Liability
12.1 For the avoidance of doubt, RG has no obligation duty or liability in Agreement and/or tort for breach of statutory duty or otherwise beyond that of a duty to exercise reasonable skill and care.
12.2 In any event and in no circumstance shall RG be liable for any loss either direct or indirect of profits, business or anticipated savings or any other direct or indirect consequential loss arising out of the provision of the Vibecast Subscription Service to you.
12.3 In no circumstance shall RG be liable for any loss whether direct or indirect arising from the content of any information supplied by you for use in the production by RG.
12.4 Under no circumstances shall RG be liable for loss whether direct or indirect of profits, business or anticipated savings or for any direct or indirect consequential loss whatsoever by the failure of, or any problem experienced by you in it's use of the production.
12.5 YOU AGREE THAT FOR ANY LIABILITY RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF PRODUCT, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AND PRODUCTIONS, RG IS NOT LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AMOUNT OF DAMAGES ABOVE THE AMOUNT INVOICED FOR THE APPLICABLE PRODUCT.
12.6 Each provision of this condition is to be construed as a separate limitation applying and surviving even if for any reason one or other of the said provisions is held inapplicable or unreasonable.

13. Indemnity
13.1 Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which RG may have against you, you agree to protect, indemnify and hold RG harmless from any and all loss or expenses sustained by reason of any breach of this Agreement and any actions, proceedings, claims or demands in any way connected with this Agreement brought on by or threatened against RG by a third party which are caused by or arise from any action of RG carried out pursuant to your instructions.
13.2 You shall indemnify RG against any actions, proceedings, claims or demands in any way connected with this Agreement brought or threatened against RG by a third party which are caused by or arise from any act or default of RG carried out pursuant to your instructions.

14. Force Majeure
14.1 RG is not liable for any breach of this Agreement if the breach was caused by an act of God, insurrection or civil disorder, war or military operations, national or local emergency, acts of omissions of government, highway authority or other competent authority, RG compliance with any statutory obligation, industrial disputes of any kind (whether or not involving RG employees), fire, lightening, explosion, flood, subsidence, weather of exceptional severity, acts of omission of persons whom RG is not responsible (including in particular other telecommunication service providers and postal service providers), or any other cause whether similar or dissimilar outside RG reasonable control.

15. Governing Law
15.1 THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT, ANY SALES THERE UNDER, OR ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER PREEXISTING, PRESENT OR FUTURE, AND INCLUDING STATUTORY, COMMON LAW, AND EQUITABLE CLAIMS) BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND RG arising from or relating to this agreement, its interpretation, or the breach, termination or validity thereof, the relationships which result from this agreement, RG advertising, or any related purchase SHALL, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES.

16. Binding Arbitration.
16.1 ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE, OR CONTROVERSY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER PREEXISTING, PRESENT OR FUTURE, AND INCLUDING STATUTORY, COMMON LAW, INTENTIONAL TORT AND EQUITABLE CLAIMS) BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND RG, its agents, employees, principals, successors, assigns, affiliates (collectively for purposes of this paragraph, "RG") arising from or relating to this Agreement, its interpretation, or the breach, termination or validity thereof, the relationships which result from this Agreement (including, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, relationships with third parties who are not signatories to this Agreement), RG advertising, or any related purchase SHALL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM (NAF) under its Code of Procedure then in effect (available via the Internet at http://www.arb-forum.com , or via telephone at 1-800-474-2371). The arbitration will be limited solely to the dispute or controversy between customer and RG. NEITHER CUSTOMER NOR RG SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS BY OR AGAINST OTHER CUSTOMERS, OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIM AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS ACTION OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. This transaction involves interstate commerce, and this provision shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act 9 U.S.C. sec. 1-16 (FAA). Any award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding on each of the parties, and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. RG will be responsible for paying any arbitration filing fees and fees required to obtain a hearing to the extent such fees exceed the amount of the filing fee for initiating a claim in the court of general jurisdiction in the state in which you reside. Each party shall pay for its own costs and attorneys' fees, if any. However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim that affords the prevailing party attorneys' fees, or if there is a written agreement providing for fees, the Arbitrator may award reasonable fees to the prevailing party, under the standards for fee shifting provided by law.

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