Terms of Use

AdBlock Suite (hereinafter also the “Software” or the “Extension”) is a content filtering and ad blocking browser extension for Chrome (also available for Firefox and Safari as “Adblock for Youtube^TM”) which blocks all ads on YouTube and on any website. It allows users to prevent page elements, such as advertisements, from being displayed. Banners, Ad-Clips or even preroll ads you usually see before and during the actual video on YouTube^TM are blocked by this Extension. AdBlock Suite protects your privacy by preventing ad tracking and leads to faster loading of websites. It enables users to get comprehensive statistics and insights, kill unwanted elements on websites with one click, analyse and edit website elements, gain insights into elements loaded on each website and keep a detailed log of your browsing history and elements blocked, one click disabling of popups, large media elements, cosmetic filtering, remote fonts and JavaScript elements, keep filter lists up to date and add own custom filters, customize blocking settings and advanced display settings, hide placeholders for blocked elements, set own adblocking rules, temporary and permanent and to manage own list of trusted sites.

AdBlock Suite is developed and made available via the Internet by Nonlinear Marketing GmbH, Companies Register No 581758b, Commercial Court Vienna, Krotenthallergasse 8, 1080 Vienna, Austria (hereinafter also “AdBlock Suite”, “we“ or “us”).

Subject to these Terms & Conditions (hereinafter also referred to as “Terms“), the Software enables you to use the above-mentioned features and functions (hereinafter also referred to as “Services“).

These Terms form the contractual basis between you and AdBlock Suite regarding the use of the Software. By purchasing and/or by installing the Software, you agree that your use of the Software is subject to these Terms, and you enter into a contract with us for the use of the Software in accordance with these Terms. By accepting these Terms and using the Software, you also accept our Privacy Policy.

We do not guarantee 24/7 availability of our Services. However, we try to ensure that our Services are available as much as possible on a permanent basis. In particular, due to maintenance work, capacity limits, security incidents or events beyond our control (e.g., power outages or failures of the telecommunications network), there may be disruptions or temporary unavailability of our Services.

The Software is provided “as is”.

These Terms are not applicable to your contractual relationship with the re-seller and merchant of record from which you purchase our fee-based Services and subscriptions (including products and services for which we act as re-seller ourselves, like Nord VPN), currently Paddle.com Market Limited of Judd House, 18-29 Mora Street, London, EC1V 8BT, UK (“Paddle”). Hence, since the purchase contract is concluded between you and Paddle, primarily the Buyer Terms and Conditions of Paddle are applicable to these transactions and your contractual relationship with Paddle. Please consider that Paddle is only responsible for the purchase transactions, all license and use terms are subject to these Terms.

Regarding the use of the third-party services we provide to you as a re-seller, also the respective terms of these third-party service providers apply (except all commercial terms). For Nord VPN these are available under https://my.nordaccount.com/legal/terms-of-service/.

2.1 Intellectual Property of AdBlock Suite

AdBlock Suite is the sole owner of the Software, including all (registered or un-registered) intellectual property and personal/moral rights. This includes the Software itself as well as its (source and object) codes and its trademarks, marks, images, etc. The license (see below) to use the Software does not entitle you to use this intellectual property in a way differing from these Terms and you have no ownership rights in the Software. AdBlock Suite owns all right, title and interest in and to the Software and related materials, subject to any restrictions associated with third-party intellectual property rights. AdBlock Suite reserves all rights, even if not expressly stated herein.These rights can be excluded or limited with regard to certain open-source software used. All open-source software used within the Software is listed and accessible here: LINK[2].

2.2 License of AdBlock Suite

We grant you a personal, worldwide, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, revocable license to access and use the Software and our Services solely in accordance with these Terms. Any violation of these Terms will terminate this license and may also be subject you to civil or criminal penalties, including, without limitation, claims for damages by AdBlock or any injured third-party.Regarding the use of the third-party services we provide to you as a re-seller, the respective license terms of these third-party service providers apply. For Nord VPN these are available under https://my.nordaccount.com/legal/terms-of-service/.

3.1 Age

Only persons who have completed their 18th year of age are authorized to use the Software.

3.2 Technical requirements

In order to use the Software, your hard- and software may have to meet certain minimum requirements.

You are responsible for the hardware and other software used to access the Software and must pay all applicable third-party fees. You are also responsible for implementing and maintaining/updating all necessary and proper software and precautions to protect against computer infections, viruses, and other malware. You will therefore also indemnify and hold AdBlock Suite harmless from any damages caused by malware that has entered AdBlock Suite’s system through your systems.

3.3 Scope and limitations of use

You may use the Software – in compliance with all applicable local and international laws and regulations – only for lawful purposes, for the dedicated purpose of the Software, and in accordance with these Terms. If the laws applicable to you by reason of your residence or place of use of the Software prohibit you from using the Software, you must not use the Software. You further must not use the Software on websites where you have agreed not to use it, e.g. if terms us use you accepted prohibit you from using ad blockers. Where websites restrict the use of adblockers, it is possible that you cannot use or visit such websites with AdBlock Suite Extension being activated.You may use the Software only in a manner that does not interfere with or disrupt its functions, servers, and networks.

You may not take any action that could compromise the functionality, security or appearance of the Software, including, without limitation, uploading viruses or other malware. Furthermore, you may not allow any third party to use the Software, either with or without a fee. Therefore, you are expressly prohibited from selling, subleasing and/or sublicensing the Software in parts or in its entirety.

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3.4 Consequences of an infringement

AdBlock Suite may terminate the license or right to use the Software with immediate effect by notifying you of this circumstance, delete your account and refuse to create a new account if you violate any of the obligations under these Terms including without limitation those set forth above, the terms of third-party service providers whose services we provide as re-seller (such as Nord VPN), any other third-party rights and/or laws, or if you use the Software or third-party services (such as Nord VPN) beyond the scope of the license granted. The respective terms and license of Nord VPN are available under https://my.nordaccount.com/legal/terms-of-service/. AdBlock Suite is entitled to monitor and review all data and uploaded content for this purpose.

You also agree to indemnify and hold AdBlock Suite harmless from and against any and all claims or demands by third parties based on your use of the Software or third-party services (such as Nord VPN) that does not comply with these Terms, terms of third-party service providers or with applicable law. This obligation also applies after termination of the contractual relationship with AdBlock Suite or your use of the Software or third-party services.

These Terms are valid for the period of your subscription or as long as you use or have installed the Extension, whichever is longer. The rights granted may be terminated by AdBlock Suite if, among other things, these Terms are violated (see in particular section 3. above) or if you terminate the use of the Software and therefore have no further need to use the Software. You are entitled to request the deletion of your account and to terminate the use of the Software at any time by removing the Software from your browser. Provided not explicitly stated otherwise in these Terms, such deletion of the account and Software does not result in the termination of a subscription and/or a refund of any kind.

We are authorized to change the scope and content of our Services at any time and to amend the Services. Such changes may arise, for example, due to changes in the legal situation, our Services, or our business operations. We will inform you well in advance of any significant changes. If you do not agree with such changes, you can terminate your contractual relationship with us at any time by permanently deleting your account or removing the Software from your browser.

The Terms may be amended, modified or replaced by us at any time. We will expressly inform you of this. The amended Terms shall apply to the subsequent use. If you do not agree with the amended Terms, you can remove the Software from your browser at any time to refrain from further use and you can request your account to be deleted by sending a notice to support@adbs.io.

These rights to modify our Services and Software may be limited with regard to fee-based services or may cause termination rights.

6.1 Term and renewal

‍Your subscription to our Services will automatically renew for the same term that you selected during the initial purchase (except trials). If you do not wish to renew the term, you must cancel the subscription before the end of the first or any following renewed term pursuant to section 6.3 below. Otherwise, you will be charged pursuant to section 6.2 below. Monthly and yearly subscriptions will automatically renew without renewal notices until the subscription is terminated.

If you have received a discount for initial order, the current non-discounted price as communicated in the renewal notice or on our website will automatically apply upon renewal of the subscription. You acknowledge, agree and authorize AdBlock Suite respectively Paddle to automatically charge you the applicable fee according to the selected payment method pursuant to section 6.2 below.

‍6.2 Fees and payment

‍The current fees for our Services are communicated on our website or in the renewal notice.

In case you upgrade from monthly to yearly subscription, the monthly subscription will be terminated and your yearly subscription starts on the day you initiate the upgrade. The remaining period of your previous monthly subscription will be appended to the end of your new annual subscription after it stops renewing.

As with the initial purchase, regarding payment and purchase the Buyer Terms and Conditions of Paddle also apply to renewed, modified and upgraded terms.

You agree to pay all fees corresponding to the applicable subscription for the Services as indicated on our website at the time of ordering.

You can manage your billing preferences and data in your user account or by contacting us under support@adbs.io.

‍6.3 Termination

‍Monthly and yearly subscriptions can be terminated by you in your account settings or by sending a termination notice to support@adbs.io or by AdBlock Suite respectively Paddle until the last day before the end of each subscription period.

You may terminate non-monthly subscriptions at any time during the term if there is a material change to the Services or these Terms (see section 5. above) with which you do not agree. In this case you are entitled to a refund of any fees already paid for the remaining period of the current term.

AdBlock Suite respectively Paddle may terminate your subscription in case these Terms are violated (see section 3. above). In this case you have no right to a refund of any fees already paid.

ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF SOFTWARE OR DATA), LOSS OF PROFITS OR BUSINESS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW; THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS TO THIS ARE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY AND DAMAGES CAUSED BY CRASS GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

In the course of providing the Software AdBlock Suite must process personal data from you. AdBlock Suite complies with the provisions of the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and any other legal obligations applicable. Further information about data protection is available in our Privacy Policy, which you also agree to by accepting these Terms.

All contractual relationships concluded under these Terms shall be governed by Austrian law, excluding the conflict of law rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Consumers with habitual residence in the EU also benefit from the protection of the mandatory provisions of the law of the state of their habitual residence.

The court with local and substantive jurisdiction for the registered office of AdBlock Suite shall be the sole place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with a contractual relationship subject to these Terms. Consumers with habitual residence in the EU may also bring actions before the court having jurisdiction over the place where the consumer is domiciled.

We draw your attention to the online dispute resolution platform of the European Commission, which you can access under https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. However, we do not participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

All notifications of a legally binding nature based on these Terms (such as notices in connection with the Software, including changes to the Software or these Terms) shall be sent by e-mail to the last known address of the other party. If a notice is sent to the last address provided in writing, it shall be deemed to have been received by the respective contracting party.

You are obliged to notify any changes in your contact details, in particular your e-mail address, without delay. If you fail to do so, declarations shall be deemed to have been received even if they are sent to the address last notified.

Please direct any inquiries to support@adbs.io.

Contract language is English.

If any provision of these Terms is or becomes invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the other provisions. The contracting parties shall replace the legally invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to the invalid or unenforceable provision in terms of content and purpose.

We are entitled to assign our rights and obligations under the contract with you in whole or in part to third parties.

‍Version 1.0.1 (February 2023)