Effective date: November 27, 2023

Welcome to POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP. Please read on to learn the rules and restrictions that govern your use of our website(s), products, services and applications (the “Services”). If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding these terms or the Services, please contact us at:

Email: support@potomacdevelopmentgroup.com
Phone: (202) 918-9015
Address: Alexandria, VA

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are a binding contract between you and The Potomac Development Group LLC  (“Potomac Development Group,” “Company”, “we” and “us”). Your use of the Services in any way means that you agree to all of these Terms, and these Terms will remain in effect while you use the Services. These Terms include the provisions in this document as well as those in the Privacy Policy, Copyright Dispute Policy and any other relevant policies. Your use of or participation in certain Services may also be subject to additional policies, rules and/or conditions (“Additional Terms”), which are incorporated herein by reference, and you understand and agree that by using or participating in any such Services, you agree to also comply with these Additional Terms.

ARBITRATION NOTICE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER: except for certain types of disputes described in the arbitration agreement section below, you agree that disputes between you and us will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration and you waive your right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.
ABOUT POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Potomac Development Group's financial technology platform provides qualifying investors the opportunity to invest in securities relating to real estate investments and qualifying real estate operating companies the opportunity to obtain financing for their projects. Users of our Services who meet certain financial requirements (each, an “Investor”) may register an account, view prospective and historical investment information, enter into and fund investments and monitor portfolio performance. Investors who wish to invest in real estate projects (each, a “Project”) through the Services must qualify as Accredited Investors (as defined below). When we use the word “you” in these Terms, it refers to any user, including Investors, Accredited Investors and other visitors to our site, while if we use a specific term it only applies to that category of user.
No Advice
The information made available through the Services, including without limitation with respect to any Content (as defined below) contained in or accessed through the Services, is provided without reference to any particular user’s investment requirements or financial situation. The Services and Content do not constitute financial, legal, or tax advice. You agree that you are not relying on POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees in making an investment decision. Always consider seeking the advice of a qualified professional before making decisions regarding your business and/or investments. POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP does not endorse any investments and shall not be responsible in any way for any transactions you enter via the Services. You agree that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP (including its affiliates, officers, directors, partners, agents and/or employees) will not be liable for any loss or damages of any sort incurred as a result of any transaction you enter into via the Services.
What about my privacy?
potomac development group takes the privacy of its users very seriously. for the current potomac development group privacy policy, please click here.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

the children’s online privacy protection act (“coppa”) requires that online service providers obtain parental consent before they knowingly collect personally identifiable information online from children who are under thirteen (13). we do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under thirteen (13); if you are a child under thirteen (13), please do not attempt to register for or otherwise use the services or send us any personal information. if we learn we have collected personal information from a child under thirteen (13), we will delete that information as quickly as possible. if you believe that a child under thirteen (13) may have provided us personal information, please contact us at support@potomacdevelopmentgroup.com.

Terms of Securities Offerings
The securities offered or made available through the Services have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and are offered in reliance on exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D and Rule 506, and/or Regulation S, promulgated thereunder. Securities sold through private placements are restricted and not publicly traded, and are therefore illiquid. Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved, passed upon or endorsed any offering of securities conducted or made available through the Services.

Investment overviews made available through the Services, including with respect to any Content contained in or accessed through the Services, contain summaries of the purpose and principal business terms of the investment opportunity which is the subject of the overview. Such summaries are intended for informational purposes only and do not purport to be complete, and each is qualified in its entirety by reference to the more detailed discussions contained in the investor document package relating to such investment opportunity.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, in no event shall anything in these Terms be deemed to be a waiver, and we will not assert there has been a waiver, that would be impermissible under Section 14 of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 29(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any other applicable provision of federal and state securities laws. 

Real Estate Offerings
Only Accredited Investors may purchase and/or invest in any real estate offerings made available through the Services. Any such Accredited Investors must understand the high risk associated with private real estate investments, and be willing to bear the consequences of that risk. You acknowledge and agree that you have significant experience investing in investments of the type offered through the Services, including, without limitation, real estate, equities, notes and other securities, you understand that all of the investments offered through the Services are inherently very risky, and you understand the risks associated with the investments offered through the Services, and you are comfortable with the risk of losing your entire investment invested through the Services. You further acknowledge and agree that investing in private placements carries with it low liquidity concerns and long-term commitments and that the securities sold through private placements are not publicly traded. Additionally, investors may receive restricted securities that are subject to holding period requirements. For those reasons, certain offerings may be made available only to certain institutional investors and high net worth individuals and entities.

You acknowledge and agree that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP is not a registered Investment Company or Investment Advisor within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, respectively. You should obtain investment and tax advice from your advisers before deciding to invest. Investment products are not FDIC insured, may lose value, and there is no bank guarantee.

What are the basics of using POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP?
You may be required to sign up for an account, select a password and user name (“User ID”), and provide us with certain information or data, such as your contact information, financial information and information to verify your identity. You promise to provide us with accurate, complete, and updated registration information about yourself. You may not select as your User ID a name that you do not have the right to use, or another person’s name with the intent to impersonate that person. You may not transfer your account to anyone else without our prior written permission.

Additionally, you may be able to access certain parts or features of the Services by using your account credentials from other services (each, a “Third Party Account”), such as those offered by Google. By using the Services through a Third Party Account, you permit us to access certain information from such account for use by the Services. You are ultimately in control of how much information is accessible to us and may exercise such control by adjusting your privacy settings on your Third Party Account.

You represent and warrant that you are an individual of legal age to form a binding contract (or if not, you’ve received your parent’s or guardian’s permission to use the Services and have gotten your parent or guardian to agree to these Terms on your behalf). If you’re agreeing to these Terms on behalf of an organization or entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to agree to these Terms on that organization’s or entity’s behalf and bind them to these Terms (in which case, the references to “you” and “your” in these Terms, except for in this sentence, refer to that organization or entity).

You will only use the Services for your own internal use, and not on behalf of or for the benefit of any third party, and only in a manner that complies with all laws that apply to you. If your use of the Services is prohibited by applicable laws, then you aren’t authorized to use the Services. We can’t and won’t be responsible for your using the Services in a way that breaks the law.

You will not share your User ID, account or password with anyone, and you must protect the security of your User ID, account, password and any other access tools or credentials. You’re responsible for any activity associated with your User ID and account.

If you are an Investor, the terms in the following section apply to you:
You understand and agree that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP does not guarantee the performance of any offerings made available through the Services. The fact that an investment opportunity is made available on or through the Services is not intended to be investment advice, and any and all projections, estimates, and expectations for investments offered through the Services are opinions and should not be relied on. You are solely responsible for conducting any legal, accounting or due diligence review, and are encouraged to consult with professional tax, legal and financial advisors before making any investment.

An Investor who wishes to invest in Projects through the Services must qualify as an Accredited Investor. An Accredited Investor is an Investor who lists his or her net worth (individually or jointly) of at least $1,000,000.00 excluding the value of his or her primary residence, or has individual income of at least $200,000.00 or joint income of at least $300,000.00, for the past two completed calendar years and reasonably expects to reach the same income level this year. To qualify to invest in Projects through the Services, you must be an Accredited Investor and provide information verifying your identity and status as an Accredited Investor. This may include, but is not limited to the following information (please refer to our Privacy Policy to understand how we treat the information you provide to us below):

Will these Terms ever change?
We are constantly trying to improve our Services, so these Terms may need to change along with our Services. We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time, but if we do, we will place a notice on our site located at www.Potomac Development Group.com, send you an email, and/or notify you by some other means.

If you don’t agree with the new Terms, you are free to reject them; unfortunately, that means you will no longer be able to use the Services. If you use the Services in any way after a change to the Terms is effective, that means you agree to all of the changes.

Except for changes by us as described here, no other amendment or modification of these Terms will be effective unless in writing and signed by both you and us. 

Consent to Electronic Transactions and Disclosures
Because POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP operates largely on the Internet, it is necessary for you to consent to transact business with us online and electronically. Before you decide to do business electronically with POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and GCS, you must satisfy the following computer hardware and software requirements: access to the Internet; an email account and related software capable of receiving email through the Internet; a web browser which is SSL-compliant and supports secure sessions, Chrome version 32.0 or higher, Firefox version 26.0 or higher, Microsoft Edge 79.x or higher, or Safari version 7.0 or higher, or the equivalent software; and hardware capable of running this software.

As part of doing business with POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and GCS, you must also consent to our giving you certain disclosures electronically, either via our site or to the email address you provide to us. By agreeing to the Terms, you agree to receive electronically all documents, communications, notices, contracts, and agreements, including any IRS Form 1099, K-1 or other tax forms, schedules or information statements, arising from or relating to your registration as an Investor on our site, any investments you may make, your use of this Services, and the servicing of any investment you may make (each, a “Disclosure”), from POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, GCS, or any service provider either of us may use. An IRS Form 1099 refers to any Form 1099 or other form, schedule or information statement, including corrections of any of the foregoing, required to be provided pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations and that may be provided electronically (each, an “IRS Form 1099”). We may elect at any time to cease delivering tax forms or other documents through electronic means and revert to paper documents in our sole discretion.

The decision to do business with POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and GCS electronically is yours. You may withdraw your consent to electronic delivery by written notice to POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and GCS and such withdrawal will take effect within 90 days of receipt of such notice.

Your consent to receive Disclosures and transact business electronically, and our agreement to do so, applies to any transactions to which such Disclosures relate, whether between you and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP or between you and GCS. Your consent will remain in effect for so long as you are a user and, if you are no longer a user, such consent will continue until such time as all Disclosures relevant to transactions that occurred while you were a user have been made.

If you are accessing our site and the Disclosures electronically via a mobile device (such as a smart phone, tablet, and the like), in addition to the above requirements you must make sure that you have software on your mobile device that allows you to print and save the Disclosures presented to you during the application process. These applications can be found for most mobile devices in the applicable app store. If you do not have these capabilities on your mobile device, please access our site and Services through a device that provides these capabilities.

You may not withdraw such consent as long as you have any outstanding investments made through the Services. If you have no such outstanding investments and wish to withdraw consent to doing business electronically, we will terminate your registered user account with us. You may contact us at the email, phone number or physical addresses set forth at the beginning of the Terms. 

What about messaging?
As part of the Services, you may receive communications through the Services, including messages that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP sends you (for example, via email or SMS). When signing up for the Services, you will receive a welcome message and instructions on how to stop receiving messages. By signing up for the Services and providing us with your wireless number, you confirm that you want POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP to send you information that we think may be of interest to you, which may include POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP using automated dialing technology to text you at the wireless number you provided, and you agree to receive communications from POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, and you represent and warrant that each person you register for the Services or for whom you provide a wireless phone number has consented to receive communications from POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP. You agree to indemnify and hold POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to your breach of the foregoing. 

Are there restrictions in how I can use the Services?
You represent, warrant, and agree that you will not contribute any Content or User Submission (each of those terms is defined below) or otherwise use the Services or interact with the Services in a manner that:

A violation of any of the foregoing is grounds for termination of your right to use or access the Services.

What are my rights in the Services?
The materials displayed or performed or available on or through the Services, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, data, articles, photos, images, illustrations, User Submissions (as defined below) and so forth (all of the foregoing, the “Content”) are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws. You promise to abide by all copyright notices, trademark rules, information, and restrictions contained in any Content you access through the Services, and you won’t use, copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, sell, commercialize or otherwise exploit for any purpose any Content not owned by you, (i) without the prior consent of the owner of that Content or (ii) in a way that violates someone else’s (including POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP’S) rights.

Subject to these Terms, we grant each user of the Services a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable license to use (i.e., to download and display locally) Content solely for purposes of using the Services. Use, reproduction, modification, distribution or storage of any Content for any purpose other than using the Services is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from us. You understand that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP owns the Services. You won’t modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as expressly provided in this Section), create derivative works based on, or otherwise exploit any of the Services. The Services may allow you to copy or download certain Content, but please remember that even where these functionalities exist, all the restrictions in this section still apply. 

What about anything I contribute to the Services – do I have to grant any licenses to POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP or to other users?

User Submissions

Anything you post, upload, share, store, or otherwise provide through the Services is your “User Submission”. Some User Submissions may be viewable by other users. You are solely responsible for all User Submissions you contribute to the Services. You represent that all User Submissions submitted by you are accurate, complete, up-to-date, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Licenses

In order to display your User Submissions on the Services, and to allow other users to enjoy them (where applicable), you grant us certain rights in those User Submissions (see below for more information). Please note that all of the following licenses are subject to our Privacy Policy to the extent they relate to User Submissions that are also your personally-identifiable information.

By submitting User Submissions through the Services, you hereby do and shall grant POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable license to use, edit, modify, truncate, aggregate, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise fully exploit the User Submissions in connection with this site, the Services and our (and our successors’ and assigns’) businesses, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of this site or the Services (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels (including, without limitation, third party websites and feeds), and including after your termination of your account or the Services. You also hereby do and shall grant each user of this site and/or the Services a non-exclusive, perpetual license to access your User Submissions through this site and/or the Services, and to use, edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions, including after your termination of your account or the Services. For clarity, the foregoing license grants to us and our users do not affect your other ownership or license rights in your User Submissions, including the right to grant additional licenses to your User Submissions, unless otherwise agreed in writing. You represent and warrant that you have all rights to grant such licenses to us without infringement or violation of any third party rights, including without limitation, any privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights.

Finally, you understand and agree that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users (including you), may need to make changes to your User Submissions to conform and adapt those User Submissions to the technical requirements of connection networks, devices, services, or media, and the foregoing licenses include the rights to do so. 

Who is responsible for what I see and do on the Services?
Any information or Content publicly posted or privately transmitted through the Services is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated, and you access all such information and Content at your own risk, and we aren’t liable for any errors or omissions in that information or Content or for any damages or loss you might suffer in connection with it. We cannot control and have no duty to take any action regarding how you may interpret and use the Content or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content, and you hereby release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Services. We can’t guarantee the identity of any users with whom you interact in using the Services and are not responsible for which users gain access to the Services.

You are responsible for all Content you contribute, in any manner, to the Services, and you represent and warrant you have all rights necessary to do so, in the manner in which you contribute it. 

The Services may contain links or connections to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP. When you access third-party websites or use third-party services, you accept that there are risks in doing so, and that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP is not responsible for such risks.

POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, privacy policies, or practices of or opinions expressed in any third-party websites or by any third party that you interact with through the Services. In addition, POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP will not and cannot monitor, verify, censor or edit the content of any third-party site or service. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Services and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third-party website or service that you visit or utilize. By using the Services, you release and hold us harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website or service. 

Your interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Services, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties. You agree that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings. 

If there is a dispute between participants on this site or Services, or between users and any third party, you agree that POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you release POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and successors from claims, demands, and damages of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or our Services. You shall and hereby do waive California Civil Code Section 1542 or any similar law of any jurisdiction, which says in substance: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” 

Will We ever change the Services?
We’re always trying to improve our Services, so they may change over time. We may suspend or discontinue any part of the Services, or we may introduce new features or impose limits on certain features or restrict access to parts or all of the Services. We’ll try to give you notice when we make a material change to the Services that would adversely affect you, but this isn’t always practical. We reserve the right to remove any Content from the Services at any time, for any reason (including, but not limited to, if someone alleges you contributed that Content in violation of these Terms), in our sole discretion, and without notice.

Paid Services
Certain of our Services may be subject to payments now or in the future (the “Paid Services”). Please see our Fees, Carries & Distributions page to learn more about how we calculate fees and expenses. Please note that any payment terms presented to you in the process of using or signing up for a Paid Service are deemed part of these Terms.

1. POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and GCS generally receive payments, and make disbursements, through electronic funds transfers (ACH transfers) using the bank (or other financial institution) account information you provide to us. You authorize such bank or other financial account to pay any amounts described herein, and you authorize POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP or GCS to make any and all investment disbursements to such account. YOU MUST PROMPTLY UPDATE ALL INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR BANK OR OTHER ACCOUNT TO KEEP SUCH INFORMATION CURRENT, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE, AND YOU MUST PROMPTLY NOTIFY US ANY TIME THE INFORMATION EARLIER PROVIDED CHANGES AND/OR IS NO LONGER VALID, IF YOU BECOME AWARE OF A POTENTIAL BREACH OF SECURITY, SUCH AS THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OR USE OF YOUR USER NAME OR PASSWORD OR UPON POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP’S REQUEST.

We use a third-party payment processor (the “Payment Processor”) to bill you for use of the Paid Services. The processing of payments will be subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in addition to these Terms. Currently, we use Dwolla, Inc. (“Dwolla”) as our Payment Processor, and you must open a white label account provided by Dwolla to use the Paid Services. Your use of the Paid Services is subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in addition to these Terms; you can access Dwolla’s Terms of Service at https://www.dwolla.com/legal/tos/?whitelabel and their Privacy Policy at https://www.dwolla.com/legal/privacy/?whitelabel. Any funds held in the Dwolla account are held by Dwolla’s financial institution partners as set out in Dwolla’s Terms of Service. You authorize us to share your identity and account data with Dwolla for the purposes of opening and supporting your Dwolla account, and you are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of that information. You understand that you will access and manage your Dwolla

What if I want to stop using the Services?
You’re free to do that at any time by contacting us at support@potomacdevelopmentgroup.com; please refer to our Privacy Policy, as well as the licenses above, to understand how we treat information you provide to us after you have stopped using our Services.

POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP is also free to terminate (or suspend access to) your use of the Services or your account for any reason in our discretion, including your breach of these Terms. POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP has the sole right to decide whether you are in violation of any of the restrictions set forth in these Terms.

Account termination may result in destruction of any Content associated with your account, so keep that in mind before you decide to terminate your account.

If you have deleted your account by mistake, contact us immediately at support@potomacdevelopmentgroup.com – we will try to help, but unfortunately, we can’t promise that we can recover or restore anything.

Provisions that, by their nature, should survive termination of these Terms shall survive termination. By way of example, all of the following will survive termination: any obligation you have to pay us or indemnify us, any limitations on our liability, any terms regarding ownership or intellectual property rights, and terms regarding disputes between us, including without limitation the arbitration agreement. 

What else do I need to know?

Warranty Disclaimer. POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and its licensors, suppliers, partners, parent, subsidiaries or affiliated entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, employees, consultants, contract employees, representatives and agents, and each of their respective successors and assigns (POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and all such parties together, the “POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP Parties”) make no representations or warranties concerning the Services, including without limitation regarding any Content contained in or accessed through the Services, and the POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP Parties will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Services or any claims, actions, suits procedures, costs, expenses, damages or liabilities arising out of use of, or in any way related to your participation in, the Services. The POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP Parties make no representations or warranties regarding suggestions or recommendations of services or products offered or purchased, or that you may invest in, through or in connection with the Services. THE POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ANY OFFERING DOCUMENT. THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED BY POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP (AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL ANY OF THE POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, ACCURACY OF RESULTS, OR COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, (B) ANY LOSS RESULTING FROM AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, (C) ANY SUBSTITUTE GOODS, SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY, (D) ANY AMOUNT, IN THE AGGREGATE, IN EXCESS OF THE GREATER OF (I) ONE HUNDRED ($100) DOLLARS OR (II) THE AMOUNTS PAID AND/OR PAYABLE BY YOU TO POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THIS APPLICABLE CLAIM OR (E) ANY MATTER BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL OR CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold the POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to any claims relating to (a) your use of the Services (including any actions taken by a third party using your account), and (b) your violation of these Terms. In the event of such a claim, suit, or action (“Claim”), we will attempt to provide notice of the Claim to the contact information we have for your account (provided that failure to deliver such notice shall not eliminate or reduce your indemnification obligations hereunder).

Assignment. You may not assign, delegate or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Services account, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) without POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP’S prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations without consent.

Choice of Law. These Terms are governed by and will be construed under the Federal Arbitration Act, applicable federal law, and the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

Arbitration Agreement. Please read the following ARBITRATION AGREEMENT carefully because it requires you to arbitrate certain disputes and claims with POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP. Both you and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP acknowledge and agree that for the purposes of any dispute arising out of or relating to the subject matter of these Terms, POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP’S officers, directors, employees and independent contractors (“Personnel”) are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and that upon your acceptance of these Terms, Personnel will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as the third-party beneficiary hereof. 

(a) Arbitration Rules; Applicability of Arbitration Agreement. The parties shall use their best efforts to settle any dispute, claim, question, or disagreement arising out of or relating to the subject matter of these Terms directly through good-faith negotiations, which shall be a precondition to either party initiating arbitration. If such negotiations do not resolve the dispute, it shall be finally settled by binding arbitration in Delaware County, Delaware. The arbitration will proceed in the English language, in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Rules”) then in effect, by one commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes. The arbitrator shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with such Rules. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Costs of Arbitration. The Rules will govern payment of all arbitration fees. POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP will pay all arbitration fees for claims less than seventy-five thousand ($75,000) dollars. POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP will not seek its attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous.

(c) Small Claims Court; Infringement. Either you or POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP may assert claims, if they qualify, in small claims court in Delaware County, Delaware or any United States county where you live or work. Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing obligation to arbitrate disputes, each party shall have the right to pursue injunctive or other equitable relief at any time, from any court of competent jurisdiction, to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other intellectual property rights.

(d) Waiver of Jury Trial. YOU AND POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR JURY. You and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP are instead choosing to have claims and disputes resolved by arbitration. Arbitration procedures are typically more limited, more efficient, and less costly than rules applicable in court and are subject to very limited review by a court. In any litigation between you and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP over whether to vacate or enforce an arbitration award, YOU AND POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL, and elect instead to have the dispute be resolved by a judge.

(e) Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions. ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT MUST BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS BASIS. CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED JOINTLY OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER. If however, this waiver of class or consolidated actions is deemed invalid or unenforceable, neither you nor POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP is entitled to arbitration; instead all claims and disputes will be resolved in a court as set forth in (g) below.

(f) Opt-out. You have the right to opt out of the provisions of this Section by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to the following address: 32 Avenue of the Americas, Delaware, NY 10013 postmarked within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms. You must include (i) your name and residence address, (ii) the email address and/or telephone number associated with your account, and (iii) a clear statement that you want to opt out of these Terms’ arbitration agreement.

(g) Exclusive Venue. If you send the opt-out notice in (f), and/or in any circumstances where the foregoing arbitration agreement permits either you or POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP to litigate any dispute arising out of or relating to the subject matter of these Terms in court, then the foregoing arbitration agreement will not apply to either party, and both you and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP agree that any judicial proceeding (other than small claims actions) will be brought in the state or federal courts located in, respectively, Delaware County, Delaware, or the federal district in which that county falls.

(h) Severability. If the prohibition against class actions and other claims brought on behalf of third parties contained above is found to be unenforceable, then all of the preceding language in this Arbitration Agreement section will be null and void. This arbitration agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP.

Miscellaneous. You will be responsible for paying, withholding, filing, and reporting all taxes, duties, and other governmental assessments associated with your activity in connection with the Services, provided that the POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP may, in its sole discretion, do any of the foregoing on your behalf or for itself as it sees fit. The failure of either you or us to exercise, in any way, any right herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of these Terms are found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated, to the minimum extent necessary, so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. You and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP agree that these Terms are the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding between you and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, and that these Terms supersede and cancel all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of these Terms. You hereby acknowledge and agree that you are not an employee, agent, partner, or joint venture of POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP in any respect whatsoever. Except as expressly set forth in the section above regarding the arbitration agreement, you and POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT GROUP agree there are no third-party beneficiaries intended under these Terms.