Terms Of Use

Terms of Use

Last Updated: October 06, 2023

The following terms and conditions (the “Terms of Use”) constitute an agreement between you and Optimism Media LLC and its parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates (collectively, “Optimism“, ” we“, “us“, or “our“) and govern the use of and access to the websites or digital properties that are owned and operated by Optimism that link to these Terms of Use (collectively, the “Site“), our email communications, newsletters, resources, and our other services (each a “Service” and collectively, the “Services“), and all content and features contained in the foregoing.

These Terms of Use apply to all users accessing or using the Site or the Services in any way, including without limitation users who are contributors of content, information and other materials or services, registered or otherwise. By clicking on the “Subscribe” or similar button, registering with us, clicking on any content or advertisement, browsing the Site, or accessing or using the Services in any way, you represent that: (1) you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use; (2) you are of legal age to form a binding contract with Optimism; and (3) you have the authority to enter into these Terms of Use personally or on behalf of any company you have named as the user, and to bind that company to these Terms of Use. The term“you”refers to the individual or legal entity, as applicable, identified as the user when you registered, browsed, accessed, or used the Site or the Services.IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR THE SERVICES.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE SECTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TITLED “DISPUTE RESOLUTION,” BELOW, CONTAINS PROVISIONS GOVERNING HOW DISPUTES THAT YOU AND WE HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE RESOLVED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DISPUTES THAT AROSE OR WERE ASSERTED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT. IN PARTICULAR, IT CONTAINS AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHICH WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, REQUIRE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US TO BE SUBMITTED TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION. UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT: (1) YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING; AND (2) YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.

ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR REQUEST FOR RELIEF RELATING IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED AND INTERPRETED BY AND UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO (USA), CONSISTENT WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PRINCIPLES THAT PROVIDE FOR THE APPOF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS IS EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS AGREEMENT.

Your use of, and participation in, certain Services may be subject to additional terms (“Supplemental Terms“) and such Supplemental Terms will either be listed in the Terms of Use or will be presented to you for your acceptance when you sign up to use the supplemental Service. If the Terms of Use are inconsistent with the Supplemental Terms, the Supplemental Terms shall control with respect to such Service. The Terms of Use and any applicable Supplemental Terms are referred to herein as the “Agreement.“
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PLEASE NOTE THATTHIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY OPTIMISM IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AT ANY TIME. When changes are made, Optimism will make a new copy of the Terms of Use available on the Site and any new Supplemental Terms will be made available from within, or through, the affected Service. We will also update the “Last Updated” date at the top of these Terms of Use. Optimism may require you to provide consent to the updated Agreement in a specified manner before further use of the Site or the Services is permitted. If you do not agree to any change(s) after receiving notice of such change(s), you shall stop using the Site and the Services. Otherwise, your continued use of the Site or the Services constitutes your acceptance of such change(s). PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK THE SITE TO VIEW THE THEN-CURRENT TERMS.