Shortcuts.com Terms of Service

Welcome to Shortcuts.com! We offer you Shortcuts.com for your personal use on the condition that you agree to abide by the following terms.

BY ACCESSING AND USING SHORTCUTS.COM, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, WHICH HAS THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS AN AGREEMENT IN WRITING. If you do not wish to agree to these terms, do not use Shortcuts.com.

1. ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT. These terms serve as an agreement between you and us, which you are accepting online, and which govern your use of Shortcuts.com features, services and applications. Since Shortcuts.com is an online, interactive service, you agree that we may provide you with important information and terms electronically, either by email or by posting such notices online. For your convenience, we use the following terms in this agreement: "Affiliated Stores" are merchants who participate in our cash back rewards program identified in Section 5 below; "Cash Back" is a program in which you may be credited a percentage of the net purchases you make through Affiliated Stores; "Content" means data, text, communications, software, images, sounds, videos or other information; " "Vendors" means the manufacturers or vendors who offer their products and coupons on Shortcuts.com; "Participating Merchants" mean collectively the merchants, Affiliated Stores and Vendors who make offerings through Shortcuts.com; "we" or "us" mean AOL Inc. and its affiliates; and "you" or "your" means both you and such person or entity in whose behalf you act, if any.

2. WE MAY CHANGE THESE TERMS. As Shortcuts.com evolves, we may need to modify these terms, which you agree we may do at any time. Therefore, you should review these terms regularly to learn about any changes. Your ongoing use of Shortcuts.com after we post changes to this agreement means that you accept the new terms.

3. SHORTCUTS.COM. Shortcuts.com provides an interactive online service in which you can review and obtain coupons for discounts, other offers and Cash Back incentives from Participating Merchants ("Promotions"). Depending on the offer, such Promotions may be made available for printing, could be made available via mobile devices or mobile applications, or may give you the ability to link up coupons and other offers from Vendors electronically with the reward cards or other loyalty cards that you use with Participating Merchants. Not all Promotions may be made available for printing, mobile applications or for use with loyalty cards. You assume the responsibility to review the offers carefully on how you may use and redeem the coupons and other Promotions. Promotions are subject to termination or change at any time by our Participating Merchants. The number and types of Participating Merchants are subject to change at any time and without notice to you. Each Promotion will be subject to additional terms that will apply to you; these terms may include without limitation expiration dates, limits on product availability, limits on the number of coupons or other Promotions that can be used per customer, and special conditions regarding the Cash Back program (see, Section 5(b) for Cash Back information). Any purchases you make will be directly through Participating Merchants and not from us. Coupons and other Promotions on Shortcuts.com are available for a limited time only and may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice to you.

4. REGISTRATION. You may need to register with us to use certain features on Shortcuts.com. Enrolling in any of our services or features is entirely optional. If you register with us, you must provide us with a valid email address, password, year of birth and such other information that we may require from time-to-time to enroll in any of our services or features on Shortcuts.com. Your information must be true, complete, and up to date information. You must be legally capable to enter into contracts. We reserve the right to refuse service or to terminate accounts for any user and to change eligibility requirements at any time. When used on Shortcuts.com, any user IDs authorized by AOL for use with other AOL products and services (such as a screen name) are also subject to the terms and conditions that you agreed to when you registered that user ID.

5. CASH BACK REWARDS PROGRAM. We may offer a Cash Back program from time to time in association with certain Affiliated Stores. The following terms apply to the Cash Back program.

1. The Cash Back program gives you the ability to choose a store, product, coupon or other offer displayed on Shortcuts.com, click the accompanying shopping link to be directed to an Affiliated Store's website and complete a purchase to earn Cash Back on your net purchase amount. You may also earn Cash Back on purchases made 'in-store' at a limited number of stores by presenting a Shortcuts.com printable coupon from the Cash Back savings section at time of check out. Such stores and coupons are clearly identified on Shortcuts.com. Specific Cash Back amounts vary by store and product category and are provided in detail at Shortcuts.com. Please note that the net purchase amount excludes taxes, shipping, gift-wrapping, discounts or credits, returns or cancellations, extended warranties, and transaction fees (if any).
2. Certain Affiliate Stores exclude a limited number of products and purchases from the Program. Shortcuts.com will provide a list of exclusions on Shortcuts.com, which list may be changed at any time by us without notice to you. All potential Qualified Purchases must begin by clicking on a Shortcuts.com link to the Affiliated Store. All purchases must be made during the shopping session that you initiate after you click through to an Affiliated Store via our links on Shortcuts.com. Purchase made during a different shopping session, e.g., a user returns to an Affiliated Store at another time to initiate a purchase, will not be considered a qualified purchase. If you visit other sites before completing your purchase or use coupons not provided by Shortcuts.com, your purchase might be associated with a program or service other than Shortcuts.com and you might not earn cash back on your purchase. "Cookies", both first and third party (if applicable), must be enabled on your Web browser. If you disable 'cookies' on your computer you will not be able to earn Cash Back as cookies are used to authenticate the user and be certain Cash Back is assigned to the Member account.
3. The specific cash back payment associated with each Affiliated Store will be posted on Shortcuts.com. The net purchase is defined as the total amount paid to the store minus tax, gift wrapping, shipping, promotional credits, returns, cancellations, and transaction fees or as the Affiliated Store defines on their respective Web site. All Affiliated Store membership and/or operating agreements as they relate to their affiliate or partner programs with us and our vendors and which reside on the Affiliated Store's respective Web sites are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Purchases made through Affiliated Stores will be deemed "Qualified Purchases" and will earn cash back if and only if all of the following criteria are satisfied.
4. You may only use coupons provided by us and not by other vendors or merchants in order to qualify for rewards. Please note that Purchases from "Coupons Only" and "No Discount" Affiliated Stores are not deemed a "Qualified Purchase." The determination of whether or not a purchase made through an Affiliated Store is a "Qualified Purchase" is at our sole discretion. All cash back rewards earned by you are subject to review. Necessary adjustments may be applied to your account at any time in our sole discretion. If you do not agree to adjustments made to your account, your only recourse will be to terminate your membership in the program. We reserve the right to terminate any account for abusive or fraudulent activity, or if you no longer can be reached at the e-mail address provided.
5. If an Affiliated Store fails to report a transaction to us, or withholds payment to us for any reason, we reserve the right to cancel the cash back reward associated with that transaction. Cash back rewards awarded to you are subject to adjustments for returns, cancellations, and other events. Such adjustments can be applied to your accounts at any time by us at our sole discretion. Should you disagree with any adjustments made to your account, your sole remedy is to withdraw from the program.
6. You will be solely responsible for any and all tax liability arising out of your accrual or redemption of cash back rewards.
7. Certain products and purchases may not be eligible for accrual or payment of cash back rewards. We will use reasonable efforts to maintain an up-to-date list on our cash back exclusions page. Please note that Affiliated Stores regularly change policies and if an affiliated store fails to report a transaction to us, or withholds payment to us for any reason, you agree that we may cancel the cash back reward associated with that transaction.
8. It is your responsibility to check your account regularly to ensure that cash back rewards have been properly credited and that your account balance is accurate. If you do not believe that a cash back reward has been correctly credited to your account you must contact our customer service within 90 days of the transaction.
9. You must be at least 18 years of age to participate in the Cash Back program. You must be logged into Shortcuts.com and enter your password to change your account information and payment preferences. You may check your account status and recent earning history at any time via My Savings tab on Shortcuts.com. For security purposes, it is recommended that you memorize your password, and do not write it down. Shortcuts.com is entitled to act on instructions received under your password and is not responsible for any credits or debits made to your account by someone else who uses your password.
10. To receive payment of accrued Cash Back and any other rewards, you must establish and maintain an active account with Shortcuts.com ("Active Account") with the information necessary to process your payment: a valid email address at which you are able to receive email, a valid postal address at which you are able to receive mail, your first and last name, and a password to protect your account. To maintain your Active Account, you must update your information if it changes and have shopped via Shortcuts.com or a Shortcuts Application or have accrued Cash Back at any time within the last twelve (12) months.
11. If your account is inactive for more than twelve (12) consecutive months, Shortcuts reserves the right to reduce your cash back account balance by two dollars ($2.00) per month to recover the cost of account maintenance until you reactivate your account by starting a shopping session via Shortcuts.com or Shortcuts' applications, completing a qualifying purchase, or updating your account information (providing a valid name, email and mailing address), or until your account balance becomes zero. If the balance in your inactive account is or becomes zero, Shortcuts.com reserves the right to close the account and cease to maintain your account records
12. Shortcuts.com pays its members accrued Cash Back and other rewards every 3 months, at a minimum. Shortcuts.com pays members in U.S. dollars via check and Paypal. Members may select or change their payment options in the My Savings section of Shortcuts.com. Each payment represents Cash Back and other awards earned and accrued during the prior quarter based on the schedule below. The minimum payment amount is $5.01. Balances below $5.01 remain in your account for potential payment during the next payment period.

Please note that the payment schedule above may not apply to purchases that you make from certain Affiliated Stores. Certain Affiliated Stores may delay Cash Back rewards payment for a period ranging from 75 to 90 days from the purchase date in accordance with such stores' return and commission policy. Please be assured that these delayed payments will be provided to you once they are made available by the Affiliated Store. Shortcuts.com reserves the right to delay payment for any purchase based on changes to Affiliate Store policies and procedures at any time.

Shortcuts.com pays members in U.S. dollars via check and Paypal. Members may select or change their payment options in the My Savings section of Shortcuts.com. Each payment represents Cash Back and other awards earned and accrued during the prior quarter based on the schedule below. The minimum payment amount is $5.01. Balances below $5.01 remain in your account for potential payment during the next payment period.

6. REDEMPTION AND USE OF PROMOTIONS. We are not responsible for the redemption, errors/omissions or expiration of coupons and it is your responsibility to make sure that a discount, special pricing, or free offer is made available in the checkout process of a Participating Merchant. We have no liability to you if you attempt to redeem a Promotion after its expiration date. We have no control over and are not responsible for the legality of any Promotions made by Participating Merchants, the ability of any of the Participating Merchants to complete the sales in accordance with the offers, the availability of the products, or the prices or quality of the goods or services offered by the Participating Merchants. We have no control over whether Participating Merchants will honor the offers made available through Shortcuts.com and are not responsible and disclaim all liability in the event a Participating Merchant does not honor an offer made available through Shortcuts.com. We do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided in connection with the Shortcuts.com software and services. In the event you have a dispute with a Participating Merchant in any way relating to the Shortcuts.com services or the use of information provided through Shortcuts.com, you ACKNOWLEDGE AND agree to waive and release us from any and all claims, demands, actions, CAUSES OF ACTION, LIABILITIES, damages (actual and consequential), losses, costs or expenses of every kind and nature, known and unknown, disclosed and undisclosed relating to SUCH dispute.

7. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. You must keep your log-in information confidential. You must comply with all laws and these terms. You may not violate the rights of others. You are responsible for keeping your registration information up to date. You understand and agree that if you fail to provide us with accurate and up to date information about yourself, (a) we will not be responsible for any misapplied payments or payments sent to a wrong address and (b) your accrued cash back rewards may be subject to forfeiture. Any unclaimed funds may be subject to collection by governmental authorities under applicable unclaimed funds and escheat laws. You agree that we have no obligation to you if any of your unclaimed funds are turned over to governmental authorities.

8. YOUR INFORMATION. The AOL Network Privacy Policy, as supplemented by the additional terms below, explains how we use your information when you use Shortcuts.com, whether access Shortcuts.com via the Internet or any mobile or wireless device. By using Shortcuts.com, you consent to these privacy practices.

1. By enrolling with Shortcuts.com, you agree to receive communications that are account and membership related (e.g., that we've added money to your account, that we are mailing you a check on a certain date) as well as periodic shopping-related emails that highlight coupons and special deals that are available to Shortcuts.com users. You can opt-out of receiving emails that are not account-related by following the unsubscribe link on any of the emails. Since we need to communicate account information with you in order to operate our service, you cannot unsubscribe from account information emails.
2. You understand and agree that we may store information about you and any rewards or loyalty cards that you elect to submit to us for use with the Shortcuts.com service. We may use third party agents and contractors in order to help operate Shortcuts.com, such as, by processing your coupon requests with Participating Merchants. If such agents and contractors have access to personally identifiable information, they are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with the AOL Network Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Shortcuts.com.
3. When you select to use a Shortcuts.com coupon while making a purchase at a Participating Merchant, we may share certain personal information about you with such merchants in order to fulfill your coupon request. Also, you acknowledge that you are transacting with a merchant directly when you purchase a product from such merchant using a Shortcuts.com coupon. This policy does not apply to information that you may provide to a merchant. The information collected or received by our Participating Merchants. are subject to their own privacy policies.
4. Participating Merchants may receive aggregate data about groups of Shortcuts.com users, such as, the number and types of coupons used by our users on an aggregate level, but this aggregate data does not personally identify any user; this information will help us and our merchants and vendors better understand demographic trends.

10. RULES OF CONDUCT. Shortcuts.com may include features that allow you to interact with other users of Shortcuts.com. In order to keep Shortcuts.com a positive experience for all users and to protect the rights of others, you agree to abide by the following rules of conduct. You may not submit, offer links from, share, post or transmit through the service any material, or otherwise engage in any conduct that:

• violates or infringes the rights of others, including, without limitation, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity or other proprietary rights;
• offers for sale any content or products;
• is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, obscene, pornographic, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, or contains explicit or graphic descriptions, or accounts of, sexual acts;
• victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
• impersonates any person, business or entity, including our employees and agents;
• contains viruses, Trojan horses, works, time bombs or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or otherwise permit the unauthorized use of a computer or computer network;
• encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, or that gives rise to civil liability;
• offers, promotes or encourages betting or wagering prohibited by law;
• violates this Agreement, guidelines, the anti-spam terms below, or any policy posted on the service;
• scrape, deep link, copy or redistribute Shortcuts.com in any way;
• interferes with the use of Shortcuts.com by others;
• is completely commercial in nature, (i.e. ads); or
• merely links to third party sites.

You may not submit -- or cause to submit -- anything that is false or that you know is inaccurate. You may not resell any coupons offered through the service for compensation. We may take any legal and technical remedies to prevent the violation of this Agreement.

11. NO SPAM. You may not use Shortcuts.com to harvest information about our users for the purpose of sending, or to facilitate the sending, of unsolicited bulk communications. We may terminate your access or use of Shortcuts.com immediately and take any other legal action if you, or anyone using your access to Shortcuts.com, violates these provisions. We may take any technical remedies to prevent unsolicited bulk communications from entering, utilizing, or remaining within our network system.

12. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. The content and technologies offered by or through Shortcuts.com are owned by us, our suppliers and others who post or make such materials available on the service. The content and technologies are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. We and our suppliers reserve all rights not specifically granted to you. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any aspect of Shortcuts.com. You may not modify, adapt, or create derivative works from Shortcuts.com. Do not remove proprietary notices. Do not help anyone else to do any of the things prohibited in this paragraph.

13. LICENSE. We give you a non-exclusive, limited right to use the content, web page, software, applications and services of Shortcuts.com solely for personal and lawful use only and solely in connection with you using the Shortcuts.com services. You may not transfer, reverse engineer, make derivative works, incorporate into other applications or services, or resell any aspect of Shortcuts.com or your account to anyone else.

14. WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED FOR CONTENT PROVIDED BY OTHERS. We are not liable for content or materials that are provided by others, including our advertisers and Participating Merchants. We are not responsible for content on the Internet. We have no duty to pre-screen content. We reserve the right to remove materials from Shortcuts.com for any reason, but we are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such material.

15. YOUR CONTENT. We may offer features that allow you to interact with other users of Shortcuts.com. We do not claim ownership in any content or materials that you post or submit through Shortcuts.com. We do not read your private online communications. However, if you elect to post content or materials on areas of the service that are available to the public (such as message boards), you give us permission to transmit, display and reformat your submissions on Shortcuts.com. We welcome feedback, suggestions and comments from our users. However, if you provide any suggestions to us, you agree that we may use your suggestions in any manner as we determine in our discretion without compensation or limitations of any kind.

16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. We provide Shortcuts.com "as is", "with all faults" and "as available." We, our Participating Merchants, licensors and distributors ("Service Providers") make no express warranties or guarantees about Shortcuts.com. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE PROVIDERS DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT SHORTCUTS.COM IS MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. THE SERVICE PROVIDERS DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF SHORTCUTS.COM, INCLUDING ANY SUPPORT SERVICES, WILL BE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE, ACCURATE, OR MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE SHORTCUTS.COM (EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS) AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY OUR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE INEGRITY OR SECURITY OF YOUR FILES. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, QUALITY, INTEGRITY, LEGALITY, RELIABILITY, APPROPRIATENESS AND COPYRIGHT OF ANY DATA OFFERED OR SHARED BY OTHERS ON SHORTCUTS.COM. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws that this contract cannot change. You use Shortcuts.com at your own risk.

17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS OR SHORTCUTS.COM IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF SHORTCUTS.COM. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTIONS OF THIRD PARTIES OR NATURAL DISASTERS.

THE SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF SHORTCUTS.COM AND ITS SOFTWARE. THESE EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF THE SERVICE PROVIDERS KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, THE SERVICE PROVIDERS' LIABILITY IN SUCH STATE OR JURISDICTION IS LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

18. TERMINATION; DEACTIVATION. We may cancel or suspend access to your Shortcuts.com account at any time, without cause and/or without notice. Termination or cancellation of an AOL Service or Screen Name associated with your Shortcuts.com account may also result in the termination of your Shortcuts.com account.

19. INDEMINIFICATION. Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our subsidiaries, parent and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers, and directors from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees that arise from your use or misuse of Shortcuts.com. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

20. ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING AND NOTICES. Your affirmative act of using or registering for Shortcuts.com constitutes your agreement to transact with us and to agree to these Terms of Service electronically. You agree that we may send to you in electronic form any privacy or other notices, disclosures, reports, documents, communications or other records regarding Shortcuts.com (collectively, "Notices"). We can send you electronic Notices (1) to the e-mail address that you provided to us during registration or by posting the Notice on Shortcuts.com. The delivery of any Notice from us is effective when sent by us, regardless of whether you read the Notice when you receive it or whether you actually receive the delivery. You can withdraw your consent to receive Notices electronically by canceling or discontinuing your Shortcuts.com account.

In order to receive Notices electronically, you must have a computing device and a browser that has access to the Internet. You will need a printer that has access to the Internet (for example, via your computing device) in order to print any Notices. You can retrieve an electronic copy and a printable version of this contract by clicking on the "Terms of Service" (or "Terms of Use") link on the home page of www.Shortcuts.com. All contracts completed electronically will be deemed for all legal purposes to be in writing and legally enforceable as a signed writing.

21. THIS IS THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT. These terms make up the entire agreement between you and us regarding your use of Shortcuts.com. We may assign this contract, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice to you. You may not assign this contract, or any part of it, to any other person. This agreement may not be modified without our written authorization.

22. CHOICE OF LAW AND LOCATION FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES. You agree that the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia governs this contract and any claim or dispute that you may have against us, without regard to Virginia's conflict of laws rules, and that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall have no applicability. You further agree that any disputes or claims that you may have against us will be resolved by a court located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

PLEASE NOTE THAT BY AGREEING TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU ARE: (1) WAIVING CLAIMS THAT YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE AGAINST US BASED ON THE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING YOUR OWN; (2) IRREVOCABLY CONSENTING TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF, AND VENUE IN, STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OVER ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS YOU HAVE WITH US; AND (3) SUBMITTING YOURSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF COURTS LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESOLVING ANY SUCH DISPUTES OR CLAIMS.

Last Updated: 4 August 2010