Updated: January 2023
At Flutux Studio Solutions, LLC, our goal is to make complicated business topics easy to understand. Our terms of service are no different. While this is a legal document and some technical terminology is essential, we think you should easily be able to see and find what’s covered in our terms of service.
The page below covers the Terms for our core services. For additional terms and policies, see the following:
These terms of service (“Terms”) cover your use and access to the services, products, software and websites (“Services”) that are provided by Flutux Studio Solutions, LLC. and any of our affiliates (“Flutux Studio Solutions,”, “company”, “we”, “us” or “our”). By using our Services and website, you agree to be bound by these Terms as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these Terms, or the terms contained in our Privacy Policy, then you should not use our Services or this website.
Additionally, these Terms supersede and replace any other prior or existing agreements, or terms and conditions that may be applicable. These Terms create no third party beneficiary rights.
Our company slogan is “We’re Just Not Annoying,” and we hope we’ll get the same in return from you. To better spell out our expectations from users, please take a look at the following:
In using our website and Services, you may not, nor may you permit any third party, directly or indirectly, to:
If we suspect your account has been used for an unauthorized, illegal or criminal purpose, you are granting us express authorization to share information about you and your account with law enforcement.
Receiving Service of Process & Other Legal Documents. As your registered agent, we need to accept a variety of legal documents on your behalf and upload them into the online account we provide you. You authorize us to receive up to 15 service of process, important communications, and legal documents of any kind (“Legal Documents”) per year on your behalf. We reserve the right, and you agree, that a fee may be applied to your account for Legal Documents received above the current 15 per year limit. You also acknowledge and agree that this fee may be subject to change as a result of our sole discretion and determination. You also agree that we can open, scan, upload and transmit the Legal Documents into your account in connection with providing Services to you. Unless otherwise stated in these Terms or as part of your services, registered agent services are limited to the receipt of service of process as well as the receipt and forwarding of Legal Documents. Accordingly, we do not assume liability to you, or any third party, for loss of mail or other items which are not Legal Documents.
Regular Documents. Not all documents are created equally. The documents that we receive at our addresses on your company’s behalf which are not communications from the Secretary of State related to your company’s registration nor documents related to legal service of process are considered by us to be “Regular Documents.” Depending on which services you have purchased from us, there may be a limit on how many Regular Documents will be accepted by our office on your company’s behalf without incurring additional fees.
Additionally, you may be charged for any physical document forwarding requests that exceed your purchased limits. You agree to pay the fees that we post to your account related to any Regular Documents which we receive on your company’s behalf in excess of your purchased service limit. This includes any fees posted in relation to requests to forward physical documents.
While we strive to process your Regular Documents as quickly as possible, you agree that we are not liable for any missed deadlines, time limits or other time sensitive Regular Documents we may receive, regardless if such Regular Document are within your purchased service limit or not.
Receipt of Packages. While we are thrilled to serve as your registered agent and receive service of process and legal documents on your behalf, we should not be receiving packages on your behalf. Packages arriving at our office will be refused upon delivery or returned to their location of origin if immediate refusal is not possible. In the event that neither refusal nor return of the package is an option, you will be informed that we have it in our possession. By using our services you agree that, if we receive packages on your behalf, we are not acting as a bailee or warehouse and owe no duty of care in the holding and/or shipping of packages. If you would like the package delivered to the address associated with your account, you will be responsible for all shipping associated with the shipment of the package. You will also be responsible for the insuring of the package. We will only hold packages for 14 days from the date of receipt and notification before properly disposing of them.
Service Providers. There’s a lot of logistics involved with registered agent services and sometimes we utilize professionals like couriers, attorneys and other third-parties to fulfill our registered agent duties. This item is to make sure you understand and agree that these service providers may assist us in providing you with registered agent services.
Destruction of Documents. We do not perpetually retain the original copies of documents received by our offices. We expect that clients and their beneficiaries will diligently and promptly act to avoid any delivery of vital documents to our offices. In the event such documents or other mailings are delivered to our offices, we expect that clients and their beneficiaries will diligently act to request the original document or mailing to be forwarded to the client. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all such forwarding requests will be at the client’s expense. All documents and mailings are destroyed after sixty (60) days following the digital scanning of the documents and mailings.
Electronic Records and Signatures. We’re a digital company and sometimes we need your electronic or hard copy signature, so Our failure to enforce a provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to do so at a later date. If a provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Terms will remain in full force and effect. We may need to file documents on your behalf so you consent to us affixing your electronic or hard copy signature in order to file documents on your behalf.
We Require Current and Accurate Information. Because of various state requirements and statutes, we do need accurate information concerning the filings we perform on your behalf. We don’t sell your information and we keep all information that is not required on public documents private. However, you agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, and appropriateness of your information. You also agree that the accuracy of filings which we make on your behalf depends on the information you provide and you agree to promptly notify us when any of your information changes.
Free Filings Service. We offer new business owners an opportunity to form their business for free. Yep! For FREE! When you sign up for our Free Filings Service, you authorize us to perform and complete all the steps necessary to successfully form your business. These steps which you authorize us to perform on your behalf may include (but are not limited to) using our company information or accounts on formation forms throughout the submission process, accepting the appointment of your selected registered agent, certifying that you have your registered agent’s consent/acknowledgment on file, uploading pertinent attachments or required documentation, communicating with state filing staff, or any other step necessary for the successful formation of your selected business.
Unless otherwise stated herein, all purchase are final and non-refundable after 90 days. No refunds will be given for any charges or credits more than 90 days old, unless otherwise agreed to in writing between you and us and/or is specific to the type of service we are providing or is required by law. We reserve the right to issue and/or prorate refunds or credits at our sole discretion unless otherwise required by law. If we issue a refund or credit, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future. This refund policy does not affect any statutory rights that may apply. All state filing fees are non-refundable.
By providing your mobile phone number and checking that you wish to receive communications, you are consenting to receive Short Message Service (SMS)/text messages from us. The SMS/Text messages you may receive service-related and promotional messages, including: updates, alerts, and information (e.g., order updates, account alerts, etc.) and promotions, specials, and other marketing offers (e.g., cart reminders) through your wireless provider to the mobile number you provided, even if your mobile number is registered on any state or federal Do Not Call list. SMS/Text messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system or other technology.
Message frequency varies but you will not receive more than one (1) message(s) per day. Standard message and data rates may apply from your wireless provider and you are responsible for all charges and fees associated with text messaging imposed by your wireless provider.
Your participation in this program is completely voluntary and you can Opt-Out at any time by submitting an inquiry on our website or emailing our support team.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable for failed, delayed, or misdirected delivery of any information sent via SMS/text message, or any errors in such information, and/or any action you may or may not take in reliance on the information received via SMS/text message.
One Year Time Limitation to Start a Dispute. You agree that any action or proceeding by you relating to any dispute must commence within one year after the alleged cause of action accrues.
Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver. We try extremely hard to provide every client with amazing customer service. If you don’t like something we did, please email or call us. We’ll try to resolve the issue to your liking quickly. Call us at 509-768-2249. You can also email us at [email protected]. We value our clients and seriously try hard to provide amazing customer service.
All that said, in the unlikely event that we are unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, we each agree to resolve those disputes through binding arbitration under the auspices of JAMS Alternative Dispute Resolution (“JAMS”). JAMS will administer any such arbitration under its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules. If the amount of the claims and counterclaims are less than Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), then the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures will be used. You agree that any arbitration pursuant to these Terms will be on an individual basis, and that you will not bring a claim as a plaintiff or class member in a class, consolidated, or representative action. You further agree that class arbitrations, class actions and consolidation with other arbitrations will not be allowed. All disputes and claims between us will be heard by a single arbitrator.
At FlutuxBusiness, our website is filled with a lot of tongue-in-cheek humor and opinion and, we hope, a lot of common sense about starting a business. We provide information and act as what’s known as a “fulfillment service provider”. That means we fulfill service orders that includes business filings and registered agent service. But we are not a law firm or an attorney and do not provide legal advice. As we are not attorneys, there is no attorney-client relationship between us and the communications between us are not protected as attorney-client communications. Use of our services as a fulfillment service provider shall NOT create any fiduciary duty or obligations, either implied or express, by any agent, affiliate or employee of the company.
You agree to protect, defend, indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, causes of action, liabilities, judgments, penalties, losses, costs, damages and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and all related costs and expenses for litigation and/or arbitration) suffered or incurred by us, including, without limitation, any claim arising from:
Due to various state requirements and statutes, you must provide us with accurate information concerning the services we perform on your behalf. You agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, and appropriateness of your information. You also agree that the accuracy of filings which we make on your behalf depends on the information you provide and you agree to promptly notify us when any of your information changes. Since your company may be subject to legal process in any county/state in which your business is registered or operates, it is crucial for you to provide us with correct and up-to-date information. That being said, we do not sell your information, and we keep all information that is not required on public documents private.
It’d be weird if you thought using our services granted you any rights to our Intellectual Property, but just so it’s clear, we own all right, title and interest, in and to all Intellectual Property Rights in the services and website, and none of it is yours, nor do these terms of service grant you any rights to our Intellectual Property. For purposes of these Terms, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress, service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights, and any other intellectual property rights that may exist now or come into existence in the future, and all of their applications, registrations, renewals and extensions, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction. That’s all ours…not yours.
We do, however, desire client feedback to help us improve our services, but if you submit an idea, and we implement it, you’re not entitled to any compensation of any kind. So please submit comments or ideas about our services, but know that by submitting any idea, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited, and without restriction, that it will not place us under any fiduciary, confidentiality or other obligation, and that we are free to use the Idea without any compensation to you, and/or to disclose the Idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone.
There’s no way to really break this section down into lay terms without losing some of the legal meaning, so we’re letting our legal team speak for us here.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE DO NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, WITHOUT DEFECT OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY, OR WHETHER WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR YOUR ACCOUNT, OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND OUR SERVICES SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE OF YOUR CLAIM.
This section is basically a catch all.
Assignment
This outlines how if, for example, you were to sell your business, you could assign the rights and obligations of this agreement to the person or entity you sold your business to. We just need prior written notice. Likewise if we sold our company our rights and obligations would transfer to the buyer, and it’d be their responsibility to uphold the Terms.
In legal terms, assignment reads like this:
You may assign your rights and obligations under these Terms provided we receive prior written notice of, and approve of, such assignment. We will not unreasonably withhold our approval. We may assign our rights or obligations to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Services.
This is the final section of the terms and it’s essentially frees both us from liability and obligation in the case of extraordinary circumstances that are out of our control like famine, disease, the apocalypse and other acts of God or Gods.
We shall not be considered to be in breach or default of these Terms, and shall not be liable for any cessation, interruption, or delay in the performance of our Services or other obligations by reason of earthquake, flood, fire, storm, lightning, drought, landslide, hurricane, cyclone, typhoon, tornado, natural disaster, act of God or of the public enemy, epidemic, famine or plague, action of a court or public authority, change in law, explosion, war, terrorism, armed conflict, labor strike, lockout, boycott or other similar event that is beyond our reasonable control, whether foreseen or unforeseen (each a “Force Majeure Event”). If a Force Majeure Event continues for more than sixty days in the aggregate, we may immediately terminate our Services and shall have no liability for, or as a result of, any such termination.