Terms & Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Professional IT Services by Brandon Kurtzweil
DBA: Ctrl EZ AND Liberty Technology Services
www.ctrlez.com
www.LibertyTechService.com
Effective date: May 4, 2023
HOURLY BILLING
Unless otherwise stated, all service calls are billed hourly in .5 hr intervals, rounded up to the nearest half-hour
In Person IT Services $90/hr (minimum 1 hour)
Remote IT Services $90/hr (minimum 0.5 hour)
Travel Fee
All In-Person service calls located outside of my Service Area will be charged a fee based on the travel time from my normal Service Area. The Service Area is defined as the area inside the streets of LaGrange Rd to the west, 79th St to the north, Pulaski Rd to the East and 111th St to the South. This fee is based on the hourly billing rate and billed in .5 hr intervals.
This website is owned by Liberty Technology Services and operating from the United States. Throughout the Site, the
terms “we”, “us”, “company”, “LTS” and “our” refer to Liberty Technology Services. Our company provides Information
Technology (I.T.) and Networking services and solutions (“Service Provider”). We offer this
website, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user,
conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.
By visiting our site, communicating with us, using or purchasing our services, you engage in our
“Services” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms”), including
those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by
hyperlink. These Terms and Conditions apply to all users of the site, including without limitation
users who are browsers, customers, and/ or contributors of content.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND DISCLAIMERS CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING THE SERVICES.
By accessing or using our Services, you agree to these Terms, conditions, and all applicable
laws. If you do not agree with these Terms or any of our policies, you should not use our
Website or Services.
1. ACCEPTANCE
These Services are offered subject to your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions contained
herein and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published from time to
time by LTS related to the Services, which shall be incorporated herein by reference. By
accessing, registering for and/or using the Services in any manner you agree to the Terms. If
you do not agree to the Terms, do not use our Services.
2. CHANGES
We may make changes to the Terms and/or our other operating rules, policies and/or
procedures from time to time, in our sole and absolute discretion. We will notify you of any
changes to the Terms by posting the updated Terms on LTS website and/or the Services,
and we will revise the “Updated” date above. Any changes to our operating rules, policies
and/or procedures shall be incorporated herein. It is your responsibility to review the Terms
frequently and to remain informed of any changes to them. We may also provide you with
additional forms of notice of modifications and/or updates as appropriate under the
circumstances including but not limited to sending you an email informing you of the changes
and/or by prominently posting notice of the changes on LTS’s website and/or Services. If
you do not agree with the changes and/or modifications, you shall not use the Services after the
effective date of the changes. The then-current version of the Terms will supersede all earlier
versions. You agree that your continued use of the Services after such changes have been
published will constitute your acceptance of such revised Terms and operating rules, policies
and/or procedures (as applicable).
3. LICENSE TO USE OUR SERVICES
Ownership and Rights to Access and/or Use the Services. By using the Services and subject to
your compliance with the Terms: (i) LTS and our licensors grant to you a limited, personal,
non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use and/or access the Services; and (ii) you
agree not to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly
perform, license, sell and/or re-sell any content, software, products and/or services obtained
from and/or through the Services without the express prior written permission of LTS. Neither the Terms nor your access to and/or use of the Services transfers to you and/or
any third party any rights, title and/or interest in any intellectual property rights related to the
Services.
Reservation of Rights. Our Services and those of our licensors are protected by applicable
intellectual property laws, including United States copyright law and international
treaties. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, LTS and/or its third-party
providers, licensors, and suppliers reserve all right, title and interest in and to the Services,
including without limitation all related worldwide intellectual property rights. No rights are
granted to you hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein.
Availability of Content. We do not guarantee that any Content will be made available on the
Services. We reserve the right to but do not have any obligation to, (i) remove, edit and/or
modify any content in our sole discretion, at any time, without notice to you and for any reason
(including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims and/or allegations from third parties and/or
authorities relating to such content and/or if we are concerned that you may have violated the
Terms), and/or for no reason at all and (ii) remove or block any content from the Services.
4. SCOPE OF USE
LTS retains the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to deny access to and/or use of the
Services to anyone at any time and for any reason. While we use reasonable efforts to keep
the Services accessible, the Services may be unavailable from time to time. You understand
and agree that there may be interruptions to the Services and/or use of and/or access to your
Account due to circumstances both within our control (e.g., routine maintenance) and outside of
LTS’s control. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your access to and/or use of the
Services complies with all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to you and the right to access
and/or use the Services is revoked where your access to and/or use of the Services is
prohibited. Further, the Services are offered only for your use, and not for the use and/or benefit
of any third party.
The Services are solely for your personal and non-commercial use unless otherwise authorized
by LTS in writing. You may not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited
by these Terms or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which
infringes the rights of LTS or others. Notwithstanding any other rights or restrictions in these
Terms, you may not use the Services to:
(a) transmit via or through the Services any information, data, text, images, files, links, or
software except in connection with your authorized use of the Services or otherwise in response
to specific requests for information by us;
(b) introduce to our websites or mobile applications or otherwise in connection with the Services
any computer or website viruses, worms, Trojan horses and/or harmful code;
(c) obtain unauthorized access to any computer system;
(d) impersonate any other person, including but not limited to, a registered user of the Services
or an employee of LTS;
(e) invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right (including intellectual property
rights) of any person or entity;
(f) misrepresent the identity of a user or use a false e-mail address;
(g) tamper with or obtain access to our websites or mobile applications or any component of any
of them;
(h) conduct fraudulent activities; or
(i) collect or harvest information regarding other users of the Services for any reason
whatsoever, including, without limitation, for sending such users unsolicited commercial e-mail.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password. You agree
to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You agree to
immediately notify us in the event of any unauthorized use of your account or other breaches of
security.
5. SCOPE OF Liberty Technology Services SERVICES
LTS is a company that provides Information Technology (I.T.) and Networking services to its
Clients.
LTS, at its sole discretion, holds all rights to discontinue or add any additional services
without notice.
6. PRICING & TERMS OF PAYMENT
(a) The price for Services to be provided is determined and fixed by LTS.
(b) Any quote/invoice created by LTS for the Client will create a binding agreement
between the Client and LTS.
(c) The Client is obliged to pay LTS for the services rendered.
(d) Non-payment of the invoice or any service will result in a monthly penalty of $35 USD or
5% percent penalty of the total amount value of the invoice if the amount is greater than
$35 USD.
(e) Any sales and use taxes shall be added to the invoice. In the event Client claims
Exemption from sales and use taxes, Client must provide LTS with the appropriate tax
exemption certificate from the taxing authority prior to be billed.
7. FEES & TAXES
Client, at its expense, shall pay, discharge, and be responsible for, all licensee fees, business,
sales, use, or other similar taxes or assessments charged or levied because of anything
performed under this Agreement, excluding, however, all taxes and assessments applicable to
LTS income or applicable to LTS property.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY & RELEASE
By accepting our services, you will agree to release and hold harmless LTS, CTRL EZ, and Brandon Kurtzweil from and against any loss, liability, or damage, including without limitation, any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, expense, costs, profits, lost savings or earnings or liability that you, the
owner, or lessee may suffer arising out of, or related to, the services provided by LTS. This
includes but is not limited to data loss or lack of function in any component or element of your
computer system and/or peripherals as a result of LTS’s actions or the actions of its agents,
partners, and/or third-party service providers.
9. THIRD PARTY TECHNOLOGY
The Services may contain features or functionality designed to interoperate and/or integrate with
software, applications or services that are provided by parties other than LTS or You (“Third
Party Services”). To use such features, You may be required to obtain access to such Third
Party Services from their providers (which may require You to pay fees to the provider of such
Third Party Services). We do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for the products or
services provided by such third parties. We are not responsible for the operation or functionality
of any Third Party Services. You are solely responsible for Your use of any Third Party
Services, and for compliance with any terms and conditions applicable to such Third Party
Services.
ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED IN
CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS DONE SO AT YOUR DISCRETION
AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY
AND ALL CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, NETWORKS, INTERNET ACCESS, OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY SERVICE.
If the providerof any such Third Party Services ceases to make the Third Party Services available for
interoperation with the corresponding Services features or functionality, We may cease
providing such features or functionality.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Your use of the Site and its contents grants no rights to you in relation to any copyright, designs,
and trademarks and all other intellectual property and material rights mentioned, displayed or
relating to the Content on the Site. All Content, including third party trademarks, designs, and
related intellectual property rights mentioned or displayed on this Site, are protected by national
intellectual property and other laws. Any unauthorized reproduction, redistribution or other use
of the Content is prohibited and may result in civil and criminal penalties. You may use the
Content only with our prior written and express authorization. To inquire about obtaining
authorization to use the Content, please contact us at brandon@ctrlez.com
In addition to the intellectual property rights mentioned above, "Content" is defined as any
graphics, photographs, including all image rights, sounds, music, video, audio or text on the
Site.
11. BINDING AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENTS
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement is not transferable or assignable
without the prior written consent of the other party provided, however, that such consent shall
not be required in the event of an assignment made to an affiliate of either party or to a
successor or purchaser in a merger, acquisition or sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
business, assets or equity of either party, provided that the successor/assignee is not deemed
to be a competitor of the non-assigning party.
12. SEVERABILITY
In the event any term or provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions will continue in full force and effect if the
essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for each party remain valid, binding and
enforceable.
13. GUARANTEE
LTS makes no guarantee as to system uptime, service completion time, nor can LTS
predict all failures or events that may impact client systems and work orders. LTS is not
responsible for lost data or damage to hardware and software for any reason including
accidents and neglect.
14. DISCLAIMER OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT, SERVICE PROVIDER DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED UNDER LAW, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SERVICE PROVIDER DOES NOT PROMISE
THAT THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT
CLIENT’S COMPUTER PRODUCTS, HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE
WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
15. TERM AND TERMINATION
The term of this Agreement starts upon your acceptance of this Agreement and continues until it
is terminated. Any termination of this Agreement must be by written notice by either party.. You
may terminate this Agreement by providing at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to LTS.
Your payment obligations for Services shall continue during such notice period. LTS may
suspend or terminate the Services and/or this Agreement for any reason at any time, with or
without cause, and with or without notice. You may terminate this Agreement by notifying LTS of such termination. Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, all rights
granted to You hereunder will cease, and You must promptly purge and remove all Components
from Your Environment. Termination of any Services includes removal of access to such
Services and barring of further use of the Services. Termination of all Services also includes
deletion or return of any personal data associated with your Account and deletion of your
password and all related information, files and data associated with or inside Your Account,
including Network Data. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, upon termination of
any Service, Your right to use such Service will automatically terminate immediately. You
understand that any termination of Services may involve deletion of Network Data associated
therewith from our live databases. We will not have any liability whatsoever to You for any
suspension or termination, including for deletion of Network Data.
16. WAIVER
No waiver of any provision or breach shall be implied by failure to enforce any rights or
remedies herein provided, and no express waiver shall affect any provision or breach other than
that to which the waiver is applicable and only for that occurrence.
17. FORCE MAJEURE
LTS shall not be liable for any failure, inability or delay to perform hereunder, if such failure,
inability or delay is due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited
to, acts of God, war, terrorism, strike, lockout, labor disturbance, social conflict, fire, explosion,
earthquake or sabotage.
18. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the United
States. The parties hereby expressly and irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts in the State of Illinois, County of Cook in the United States.
19. CONTACT
If you disagree with any of these terms, you must notify me immediately via brandon@LibertyTechService.com