MySubaru Connected Services Agreement (Gen 2/3)*
Terms and Conditions
Effective as of August 7, 2025
Welcome to MySubaru. The MySubaru Connected Services Terms and Conditions (the “Terms” or the “Agreement”) apply to use of the MySubaru Connected Services (the “Services”), whether through a trial or paid subscription (“Service Plan”). IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY AT 1-855-753-2495 TO DEACTIVATE YOUR SERVICES. If you activate, receive, use, accept or otherwise access MYSUBARU Connected Services, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. See Section 3A of this Agreement for information on the duration of MYSUBARU Connected Services.
SECTION 16 OF THIS AGREEMENT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS BY REQUIRING THAT DISPUTES BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY IN BINDING ARBITRATION OR SMALL CLAIMS COURT. DISPUTES IN ARBITRATION AND SMALL CLAIMS COURT ARE RESOLVED WITHOUT A JURY TRIAL AND WITH LESS DISCOVERY AND LESS APPELLATE REVIEW THAN IN COURT.
These Terms are the agreement between you and us regarding our provision of the MySubaru Connected Services. As used in this Agreement, the terms “you” and “your” shall be deemed to refer to, and this Agreement shall be binding upon, any person or entity who has purchased or leased a new, used or certified pre-owned Subaru vehicle (a “Vehicle”) equipped with, or uses as a driver or occupant (e.g., additional drivers, passengers) of your Vehicle, the MySubaru Connected Services and/or has activated the MySubaru Connected Services pursuant to Section 1A of this Agreement. Also, as used in this Agreement, the terms “we,” “us,” “our”, “Subaru”, and “MySubaru” shall be deemed to collectively refer to Subaru of America, Inc. and its affiliates, subsidiaries, parent company, successors and assigns and Subaru distributors and dealers in the United States. In addition, the following persons and entities are intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement (i) Service Providers (as defined below) and their affiliates, successors and assigns; (ii) MySubaru Agents and their affiliates, successors and assigns; and (iii) any employees, directors, officers, subcontractors, representatives and agents of any of the foregoing.
PLEASE READ ALL PAGES OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPLETELY BEFORE USING ANY MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES AND KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR FILES. READ AND KEEP A COPY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MYSUBARU DOCUMENTS GIVEN OR SENT TO YOU. ANY MYSUBARU DOCUMENTS (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY STATE THEY BECOME PART OF YOUR MYSUBARU AGREEMENT) ARE AUTOMATICALLY DEEMED A PART OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU ACCEPT ANY OF THE SERVICES SUCH DOCUMENTS DESCRIBE.
Your MySubaru subscription may automatically renew under these Terms. In order to receive the Services, you must be enrolled in an active Service Plan. If your Service Plan includes a trial period, in order to continue your Services upon expiration of the trial, you must purchase a Service Plan subscription. Upon expiration of each paid subscription, your Service Plan will automatically renew for one year, and your account will be billed the annual or monthly subscription rate in effect at the time of renewal unless you cancel your subscription prior to that renewal. You may cancel at any time by calling 1-855-753-2495 or through your MySubaru account, which can be accessed online or through the MySubaru app by selecting Manage Subscriptions in the menu.
We may monitor or record conversations between you, another driver of your vehicle, or your vehicle’s occupants and the MySubaru agent, between you, another driver of your vehicle or your vehicle’s occupants and the interactive voice-recognition systems or calls that occur outside the vehicle to or from our contact centers. BY ENROLLING IN THE SERVICES, YOU CONSENT TO SUCH MONITORING AND RECORDING ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AND ANYONE USING OR OCCUPYING YOUR VEHICLE. THIS CONSENT IS INTENDED TO BE CONTINUOUS AND APPLY TO ALL SUCH CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CONTACT CENTERS OVER TIME.
You can contact us at any time by phone: 1-855-753-2495; by mail: Subaru of America, Inc., P.O. Box 9103, Camden, NJ 08101-9877, Attn: Customer/Dealer Service; or by pressing the iCall button in your Subaru vehicle and talking to a MySubaru Agent. Certain information referenced in this Agreement is available online at MySubaru.com and at Subaru.com.
MySubaruAgents connect you or your Vehicle to other Service Providers such as the police, fire department, or ambulance service. The MySubaru Agents will use reasonable efforts to contact appropriate Service Providers for help when you ask for it or when the MySubaru System in your Vehicle signals for it, but it cannot be promised that any Service Providers will respond in a timely manner or at all. The laws in some places require an emergency to be confirmed before emergency Service Providers will provide service. We will not contact emergency Service Providers in these locations in response to an emergency button press (SOS button) if we cannot hear your request for assistance or otherwise confirm that an emergency exists. In all other jurisdictions, we will assume an emergency exists if we cannot hear your request for assistance or otherwise confirm that an emergency does not exist. We also may not contact emergency Service Providers in any location in response to emergency button presses from cars situated in locations which reasonably indicate that an emergency is unlikely such as car dealerships, rental car companies, car washes, or your address if we cannot hear your request for assistance. We will assume an emergency exists if the MySubaru Customer Care center receives a crash notification signal from your Vehicle.
If you are a driver of a fleet vehicle that has active MySubaru Connected Services, you are bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
When you cancel your MySubaru Connected Services, you cancel only future charges associated with your subscription. The cancellation will become effective at the end of your current billing period.
In order to avoid future charges, you must cancel your subscription prior to the end of your current subscription period. This applies regardless of whether you purchased your subscription by credit card or leased or financed as part of your vehicle purchase. You can find your subscription period in your MySubaru account. For monthly plans only, if you cancel prior to the deadline, you will not be charged and you will continue to have access to your MySubaru Connected Services for the remainder of your subscription period. For subscriptions that are canceled within a free trial period, your cancellation will become effective immediately.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED IN THESE TERMS OR AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FEE IS NONREFUNDABLE.
IF YOUR VEHICLE IS LOST, STOLEN, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, YOU MUST CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION OR YOU WILL REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS FOR YOUR SERVICE PLAN UNDER THESE TERMS.
If you cancel your subscription or if your subscription is cancelled under these Terms, we have the right to turn off your MySubaru System and you will have to pay for any reactivation.
We may cancel your MySubaru Connected Services without prior notice to you if we have received information that establishes you are no longer the owner/lessee of your Vehicle or the vehicle has been reported as a Total Loss by third-party reporting agencies, and in such case, we will not refund any prepaid amounts to you unless you notify us as provided in Section 3B above. We may also cancel your MySubaru Connected Services without prior notice to you for any good cause, including, without limitation, if you breach any part of this Agreement; do not pay amounts that are due, interfere with our efforts to provide service, or interfere with our business; or if your MySubaru Connected Services or wireless phone number is used for illegal or improper purposes. You have no right to have the MySubaru Connected Services reactivated, even if you cure any of these problems. Whether to allow you to have MySubaru Connected Services again will be entirely up to us. In the event we cancel your MySubaru Connected Services for good cause, we will not refund any prepaid or unused portions of your services fees.
We can suspend your MySubaru Connected Services for any of the same reasons we may cancel them. We can also suspend the Services for network or system maintenance or improvement, or if there is network congestion, or if we suspect your MySubaru Connected Services are being used for any improper purpose.
Unless we agree otherwise, your MySubaru Connected Services are not transferable to another Vehicle or another person. We will only accept requests to activate, cancel, change or reactivate your MySubaru Connected Services from you, and you agree to pay any charges associated with these requests.
We reserve the right to change, amend, or make additions to this Agreement at any time, after giving 30 days’ notice to you (or such longer period as required by law). If we make any changes, amendments, or additions to this Agreement that, in our sole judgment, would have an adverse effect on your use of the Services, or if any such change materially affects your rights under this Agreement, or negatively impacts your MySubaru Connected Services in a material way, or results in higher fees being charged to you by MySubaru, we will provide you with notice of such change in writing, which may include by electronic mail. We will notify you of any other changes by publishing a notice of the change or a revised version of these Terms on the MySubaru customer web portal located at MySubaru.com and at Subaru.com. You agree that we may use any credit or debit card or other payment method of yours that we have on file for payment of such charges. AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF A CHANGE THAT MATERIALLY AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NEGATIVELY IMPACTS YOUR MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES IN A MATERIAL WAY, OR RESULTS IN HIGHER FEES BEING CHARGED TO YOU, YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR MYSUBARU AGREEMENT OR AGREE TO THE CHANGE. IF YOU DO NOT CANCEL YOUR MYSUBARU AGREEMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE NOTICE, THEN YOU WILL BE AGREEING TO THE CHANGE AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. You can obtain a copy of the current MySubaru Connected Services Terms online at MySubaru.com and at Subaru.com.
Please review the packages available at https://www.subaru.com/vehicle-info/connected-services/mysubaru-connected-services.html to see what services are included.
F. Remote Engine Start (with Climate Control). MySubaru Remote Start service is separate from any remote start function on your Vehicle’s key fob and may not be available in all vehicles. It is your responsibility prior to activating Remote Start, to ensure that your Vehicle is parked and in the proper gear, under conditions that make it safe to start the engine, as well as to ensure that starting your Vehicle remotely will not violate any regulation, ordinance, or other law applicable where your Vehicle is located at time of activation. In order to drive the Vehicle, the key must be present. This service requires you to establish and use a PIN each time it is accessed, whether by operator, web, mobile app or phone. We will provide assistance to anyone who can provide us your password/PIN or other satisfactory identification of your account.
K. Destination to Vehicle/Phone. Destination to vehicle services requires embedded navigation in the vehicle. Consult your vehicle Owner’s Manual for applicability. For your Vehicle to accept destinations, an Ignition On cycle is required. If your Vehicle is not equipped with an embedded navigation system, a destination can be sent to a mobile device. When using Destination to Phone services, data rates and other standard mobile device restrictions will apply.
L. Vehicle Condition Check. You agree that your choice to activate these services, when available, allows you to remotely monitor information about your Vehicle’s condition, even if someone other than you is driving or occupying your Vehicle. You agree to adhere to the terms of this Agreement regarding informing other users and occupants of your Vehicle about the MySubaru Connected Services and system features and limitations. Please also see Section 10 of this Agreement (Privacy).
M. Service In-Vehicle Appointment Scheduler. This service, when available, is provided to you as a courtesy for your convenience only, and the Vehicle owner is responsible for maintaining the Vehicle in accordance with the schedule published in the warranty and maintenance booklet. This service requires your Vehicle to have a working electrical system, including adequate battery power and adequate network connectivity, for the feature to be operational.
N. Daylight Savings Time: Notifications and preferences set up via the MySubaru account do not account for daylight savings time. Based on your geographic location, you may have to adjust your settings.
O. Drive Data Recorder: This service is available to monitor the performance of your vehicle during standard driving conditions. This service will monitor vehicle operational statuses such as driving activity, battery usage, and YOUR LOCATION DATA. The data that can be recorded may vary depending on the capabilities of the vehicle. This informational data may be retained by Subaru of America, Inc. for service and mechanical analysis, as well as future improvements, research and development. Advanced Diagnostic Notifications will not be available while the Drive Data Recorder is active.
P. Trip Logs and Driving Journals. If you initiate this service in your MySubaru Mobile Application, it will track and record the driving history of the vehicle for ALL operators of the vehicle. This service will monitor vehicle operational statuses such as but not limited to your odometer readings. YOUR LOCATION DATA will be collected when your ignition is turned on, periodically throughout the trip, and when the ignition is turned off. The data that can be recorded may vary depending on the capabilities of the vehicle. This data may be retained by Subaru of America, Inc. for research and development, general customer support, and customer access and utilization within the MySubaru Account.
Q. Valet Mode Remote Passcode Reset. Vehicles equipped with Valet Mode Service include the ability to reset the passcode in the vehicle’s General Valet Mode Settings. If the vehicle is subscribed to the appropriate MySubaru Connected Services Safety & Security Plan, you will have the ability to reset your passcode remotely through the MySubaru Mobile Application. You are responsible for the protection of your passcode. Anyone who has access to your passcode may be able to access the MySubaru Features in your vehicle's MySubaru system, and we have no responsibility for nor obligation to inquire about the authority of anyone using your passcode or other information that can be used to access your vehicle’s MySubaru system. You are responsible for safeguarding your passcode and for any usage initiated by Authorized Drivers who have been given access to your vehicle. YOU HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO PROTECT YOUR PASSCODE FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE.
R. SMS Terms and Conditions. Please refer to the SMS Terms and Conditions for terms applicable to promotional and transactional, operational, or informational text messages.
S. Subaru Live Traffic. Vehicles equipped with an embedded navigation system and capable of Subaru Live Traffic service provide the ability to subscribe to Subaru Live Traffic. A free trial period will be available with vehicle purchase and require a credit card at the time of enrollment. If you do not cancel before the end of the trial period, the subscription will automatically renew each month thereafter and your credit card will be charged monthly. Price is subject to change. You can cancel anytime through your MySubaru account. Upon cancelling Subaru Live Traffic, you will receive Subaru Live Traffic services for the remainder of the paid period and the service will not renew for the next pay period. No refunds will be available when Subaru Live Traffic services are cancelled.
T. Automatic Emergency Stop Notification. Vehicles with an active MySubaru Connected Services Safety Plus subscription and equipped with Advanced Adaptive Cruise Control and the Emergency Stop Assist feature have the ability to automatically initiate an in-vehicle call to a MySubaru Customer Care Agent if the Emergency Stop Assist feature is activated in the vehicle. When we receive an emergency signal from your Vehicle, we will first attempt to verify your emergency, and then if appropriate, contact third party emergency responders to respond to your emergency. You understand that we cannot assure you, or make any guarantees, about the manner or timeliness of such third-party response or even whether third party emergency responders will in fact respond to your emergency at all or in a timely manner. YOUR VEHICLE MUST HAVE A WORKING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (INCLUDING ADEQUATE BATTERY POWER) FOR THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY STOP NOTIFICATION TO OPERATE. In the event we have received an Automatic Emergency Stop Notification from your Vehicle, diagnostic alerts from your Vehicle will be disabled for the next thirty (30) days to prevent those alerts from being generated during the Vehicle repair process.
B. Passwords/PINs. You promise to be fully responsible for the protection of your password/PINs. Anyone who has access to your password or PINs may be able to access the MySubaru Features and Account, MySubaru customer web portal, and MySubaru Mobile App, and we have no responsibility for nor obligation to inquire about the authority of anyone using your password/PINs or other information that can be used to identify your account to request MySubaru Connected Services for your Vehicle. You are responsible for safeguarding your security PIN/Passwords and for any service usage and account changes initiated by Authorized Users who have been given access to your account and/or vehicle. YOU HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO PROTECT YOUR USERNAME, PASSWORD AND PIN FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE.C. Proper Use of the Services. You are responsible for ensuring safety and compliance with all regulations, ordinances and other laws applicable to your Vehicle. You promise to use MySubaru emergency and roadside services only for actual emergencies and roadside assistance needs. You promise not to use the MySubaru Connected Services for any fraudulent, unlawful, or abusive purpose, or in any way that is not described in materials provided by us to you or that interferes with our provision of services to you or to our other customers. You promise you will not abuse or do anything to damage our business operations, services, reputation, employees or facilities. If you do any of these things, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), losses, damages and other liabilities which arise from or in connection with a claim or demand that any third party makes against us, which results in whole or in part from that use or misuse, or your actions or failure to act. The MySubaru Connected Services is for the use of you and the occupants of your Vehicle only and you may not resell the MySubaru Service to any other party.
D. Safeguarding and Use of Others’ Information. Certain information you receive through your MySubaru Connected Services belongs to us or third parties who provide it through us. It may be covered by one or more copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets or other legal protections. You promise not to use any content you receive through MySubaru except as expressly authorized by us. You cannot license, lease, sell, resell, have licensed, have leased, have sold or resold, or otherwise transfer or convey any of it or use it for commercial purposes. You agree you will not copy, store, reproduce, distribute, modify, display, publish, perform, transmit, broadcast, or create derivative works from any of it. Certain Service Providers impose further terms and conditions on providing services (for example, the end user terms covering navigation and location data). By using the MySubaru Connected Services, you also agree to be bound by those additional terms and conditions. You can access these additional terms and conditions online at MySubaru.com, or request a copy by emailing us, calling us, or writing to us at the information provided above.
E. Other Users/Occupants of Your Vehicle. You promise to educate and inform all users and occupants of your Vehicle about the MySubaru Connected Services and system features and limitations. If you designate an individual as an “Authorized User” via your MySubaru account, you promise to educate and inform that person about the MySubaru Connected Services, system features, limitations and terms and conditions. All Authorized Users will be bound by the terms and conditions in this Agreement.
YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY USE OF MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES IN YOUR VEHICLE, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT THE ONE USING IT, AND EVEN IF YOU LATER CLAIM THE USE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED. YOU ARE ALSO SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICES REQUESTED BY YOU, OR BY ANYONE USING YOUR VEHICLE, THROUGH MYSUBARU.
We have no obligation to inquire about the authority of anyone using your Vehicle. If you, another driver or a passenger of your Vehicle uses the MySubaru System to commit a crime or for another improper purpose, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold MySubaru harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), losses, damages and other liabilities which arise from such improper use.
D. Your Consent. YOU CONSENT ON BEHALF OF YOU AND OCCUPANTS IN YOUR VEHICLE TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BEING CONDUCTED IN YOUR VEHICLE TO ENABLE OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DELIVER THE MYSUBARU SERVICE TO YOU AND OCCUPANTS IN YOUR VEHICLE. YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOU AND OCCUPANTS IN YOUR VEHICLE, ALSO CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, RECORDING AND USE OF THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND RELEASE MYSUBARU FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF THE COLLECTION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION. YOU AGREE THAT WE MAY CONTACT YOU IN YOUR VEHICLE BY VOICE CALL OR BY IN-VEHICLE MESSAGING, BY ELECTRONIC MAIL, TEXT NOTIFICATION, PUSH NOTIFICATION OR BY TELEPHONE AT ANY NUMBER WE HAVE ON FILE FOR YOU, AND, IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, BY PRERECORDED MESSAGE, EVEN IF DOING SO MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FEES OR CHARGES TO YOU, TO DISCUSS YOUR ACCOUNT, OFFER UNSOLICITED PROMOTIONS, OR TO DELIVER SERVICES.
11. NO WARRANTIES.
Warranties are special kinds of promises. YOUR VEHICLE’S LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES OR THE WIRELESS SERVICE, WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IN ADDITION, MYSUBARU CANNOT PROMISE UNINTERRUPTED OR PROBLEM-FREE SERVICE AND CANNOT PROMISE THAT THE DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU WILL BE ERROR-FREE. ALL DATA AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. MYSUBARU HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE MYSUBARU SYSTEM, THE MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES AND ANY DATA AND INFORMATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH IT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES AS TO CONTENT, QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, RELIABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED BY THIS AGREEMENT. THE UNDERLYING WIRELESS CARRIER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT END USERS CAN OR WILL BE LOCATED USING THE SERVICE.12. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.
YOU AND WE ARE EACH WAIVING IMPORTANT RIGHTS. UNLESS FORBIDDEN BY LAW IN A PARTICULAR INSTANCE, WE EACH AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
A. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTIONS OR INACTIONS OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDER WE CONTACT FOR YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE, OR FOR OUR INABILITY TO CONTACT ANY SERVICE PROVIDER IN ANY PARTICULAR SITUATION.
B. WE ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR (1) ANY INJURIES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR OR THE OCCUPANTS OR YOUR VEHICLE’S USE OF THE MYSUBARU SYSTEM OR MYSUBARU SERVICE, OR (2) ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INSTALLATION, REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE OF THE MYSUBARU SYSTEM, (3) SERVICE CANCELLATION FOR REASONS MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE, OR (4) DISCONTINUATION OF HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY OR AVAILABILITY.
C. THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SUBARU, THE WIRELESS CARRIER AND ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, BREACH OF CONTRACT, PERSONAL INJURY, OR PRODUCTS LIABILITY) IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (I) $500 OR (II) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PORTION OF THE MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE YOUR CLAIM AROSE. YOU AGREE THAT MYSUBARU WOULD NOT HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES TO YOU IF YOU DID NOT AGREE TO THIS LIMITATION. THIS AMOUNT IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY OF MYSUBARU AND ANY OTHER THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES TO YOU AND IS PAYABLE AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND NOT AS A PENALTY.
D. NEITHER YOU NOR WE CAN RECOVER (1) PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, (2) TREBLE, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, OR (3) ATTORNEY'S FEES (EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS AS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT). YOU AND WE AGREE NOT TO MAKE, AND TO WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGES OTHER THAN DIRECT, ACTUAL, COMPENSATORY DAMAGES AS LIMITED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
E. WE HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS OF 30 DAYS OR LESS. TO RECEIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR LONGER INTERRUPTIONS, YOU MUST NOTIFY US WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE TIME WHEN THAT SERVICE INTERRUPTION STARTED. EXCEPT FOR ANY CREDITS PROVIDED VOLUNTARILY BY US FOR A DROPPED CALL, OR CREDITS FOR INTERRUPTED SERVICE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, NO ONE IS LIABLE TO YOU FOR DROPPED CALLS OR INTERRUPTED SERVICE, OR FOR PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OR CONTRIBUTED TO BY YOU, BY ANY THIRD PARTY, BY BUILDINGS, HILLS, TUNNELS, NETWORK CONGESTION, WEATHER, OR ANY OTHER THINGS MYSUBARU IS UNABLE TO CONTROL.
F. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE TO EXCUSE ANY NON-PERFORMANCE BY US CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY AN ACT OR OMISSION OF A THIRD PARTY, OR BY ANY EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ACT OF GOD, NATURAL DISASTER, STRIKE, EQUIPMENT OR FACILITY SHORTAGE, OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF MYSUBARU.
G. IF ANOTHER WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDER IS INVOLVED IN ANY PROBLEM (FOR EXAMPLE, BECAUSE OF ROAMING), YOU ALSO AGREE TO ANY LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY THAT IT IMPOSES ON ITS CUSTOMERS.
H. YOU AGREE THAT MYSUBARU IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS, DEFECTS, PROBLEMS, OR MISTAKES IN DATA OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE MYSUBARU SYSTEM.
I. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNDERLYING WIRELESS SERVICE CARRIER AND YOU ARE NOT A THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY OF ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUBARU AND THE UNDERLYING CARRIER. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE UNDERLYING CARRIER HAS NO LEGAL, EQUITABLE, OR OTHER LIABILITY OF ANY KIND TO YOU. IN ANY EVENT, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR CLAIMS ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY FAILURE OR DISRUPTION OF SERVICE PROVIDED HEREUNDER, IS LIMITED TO PAYMENT OF DAMAGES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TWO-MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE THE CLAIM AROSE.
J. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEITHER SUBARU NOR THE UNDERLYING CARRIER CAN GUARANTY THE SECURITY OF WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LACK OF SECURITY RELATING TO THE USE OF THE SERVICES.
K. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNDERLYING WIRELESS CARRIER BE LIABLE, WHETHER OR NOT DUE TO ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE, FOR ANY: (A) ACT OR OMISSION OF A THIRD PARTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INTENTIONAL OR NEGLIGENT ACTS OF THIRD PARTIES THAT DAMAGE OR IMPAIR THE NETWORK OR DISRUPT SERVICE; (B) MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, FAILURES TO TRANSMIT, DELAYS, OR DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE UNDERLYING CARRIER; (C) DAMAGE OR INJURY CAUSED BY SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION BY THE UNDERLYING CARRIER; OR (D) DAMAGE OR INJURY CAUSED BY A FAILURE OR DELAY IN CONNECTING A CALL TO ANY ENTITY, INCLUDING 911 OR ANY OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICE. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOU RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE UNDERLYING CARRIER HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM OR RELATING TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE UNDERLYING CARRIER OR ANY PERSON’S USE THEREOF, INCLUDING CLAIMS ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THE ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF THE UNDERLYING CARRIER.
L. You agree that the limitations of liability and indemnities in this Agreement will survive even after the Agreement has ended. These limitations of liability apply not only to you, but to anyone using your Vehicle, to anyone making a claim on your behalf, and to any claims made by your family, employees, customers, or others arising out of or relating to your MySubaru Connected Services or the MySubaru System.
NOTE: Some states do not allow an exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or certain other damages, so some of the limitations above may not apply in some situations.
13. YOUR INSURANCE OBLIGATIONS.
The service MySubaru provides is intended as a convenience. The payments you make for the MySubaru Connected Services are not related to the value of your Vehicle or any property in it, or the cost of any injury to or damages suffered by you or anyone else as a result of the operation of your Vehicle. We are not an insurance company. You promise you will obtain and maintain appropriate insurance covering personal injury, loss of property, and other risks. FOR YOURSELF AND FOR ANYONE ELSE CLAIMING UNDER YOU, YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND DISCHARGE SUBARU AND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EACH OF THEIR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, AND SUBSIDIARIES, AND THE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES OF ANY OF THEM FROM AND AGAINST ALL HAZARDS COVERED BY YOUR INSURANCE. NO INSURANCE COMPANY OR INSURER WILL HAVE ANY RIGHT OF SUBROGATION AGAINST SUBARU OR THE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
14. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THIRD PARTIES’ CLAIMS
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD SUBARU AND ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL AMOUNTS ANYONE ELSE CLAIMS FROM US, PLUS ANY AND ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES WE MAY INCUR (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES), RESULTING FROM ANY CLAIM, DEMAND OR ACTION, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF THE CLAIM, DEMAND, OR ACTION ALLEGING LOSS, COSTS, EXPENSES, DAMAGES, OR INJURIES (INCLUDING INJURIES RESULTING IN DEATH) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH (1) THE ACTIVITIES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BROUGHT BY YOU, THE OCCUPANTS OF YOUR VEHICLE, YOUR EMPLOYEES, OR THIRD PARTIES, EVEN IF DUE TO THE SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUBARU OR ANY OF THE SERVICE PROVIDERS; (2) THE USE OR POSSESSION OF DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES; (3) YOUR FAILURE TO INFORM US THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE OR AUTHORIZED USER OF MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES; (4) CLAIMS FOR LIBEL, SLANDER, OR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY WAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT; or (5) THE USE, FAILURE TO USE, OR INABILITY TO USE MYSUBARU CONNECTED SERVICES, EXCEPT WHERE THE CLAIMS RESULT FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUBARU OR ANY OF THE SERVICE PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, IF YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED MYSUBARU TO CHARGE AMOUNTS DUE AGAINST YOUR CREDIT, DEBIT OR BANK CARD ACCOUNT OR OTHER SIMILAR ACCOUNT BY GIVING US A CARD OR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THEN YOUR AGREEMENT IN THIS SECTION EXTENDS TO CLAIMS, EXPENSES, LIABILITIES, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OR OWNERSHIP OF THE CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD ACCOUNT, OR OTHER SIMILAR PAYMENT ACCOUNT, OR FROM THE ISSUER'S REFUSAL TO PAY AMOUNTS CHARGED TO SUCH ACCOUNT.
C. To be valid, a Notice of Dispute must include: the name, address, email address, and signature of the party providing notice; the facts giving rise to the Dispute, the damages claimed, and the relief requested. If You are the party providing notice and You have retained an attorney, Your notice must also include a signed statement authorizing Subaru to disclose Your confidential information to Your attorney in connection with trying to resolve the Dispute.
D. To be valid, a notice to Subaru must be sent to Subaru of America, Inc., One Subaru Drive, Camden, NJ 08103, Attention: Legal Department. A notice to You must be sent to Your residential address on file.
16. PROCEDURE FOR LEGAL ACTIONS.
A. Definitions.
This Section 16 (the “Arbitration Provision”) shall be interpreted broadly. As used in this Arbitration Provision and in Section 15, above, these terms are defined as follows:
i. “Dispute” means any claim or controversy arising from or relating to Your relationship with Subaru, for example any: (a) theories of liability, whether based in contract, tort, statute, or otherwise; (b) claims that arose before this Agreement; (c) claims that arise after the cancelation or expiration of this Agreement; and (d) claims that are the subject of purported class action litigation. “Dispute” does not, however, include any issues relating to the existence, scope, validity, or enforceability of this Arbitration Provision.
ii. “You” means You and any intended or unintended beneficiaries of Your rights under this Agreement, including any minors for whom you are a parent or guardian.
iii. “Subaru” means Subaru and any of its predecessors, successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, service providers, any third-party beneficiary of Subaru’s rights under this Agreement, and independent contractors, and each of their officers, directors, employees, and agents.
All Disputes shall be resolved individually in either: (a) binding arbitration; or (b) small claims court if the claim is for money damages and the amount claimed is within the jurisdiction of that court. In arbitration, there is a neutral arbitrator rather than a judge. In arbitration and small claims court, there is no jury and there is less discovery and less appellate review than in court.
i. This Arbitration Provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Arbitrations shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) pursuant to its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) as modified by the version of this Arbitration Provision that is in effect when Notice of a Dispute is given. The AAA Rules can be obtained from the AAA by visiting its website (www.adr.org) or calling its toll-free number (1-800-778-7879). If there is a conflict between this Arbitration Provision and the rest of this Agreement, this Arbitration Provision will govern. If there is a conflict between this Arbitration Provision and the AAA Rules, this Arbitration Provision will govern. If the AAA will not administer an arbitration in accordance with this Arbitration Provision, You and Subaru will agree on (or, if necessary, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint) an arbitration organization that will do so.
ii. If You or Subaru commence an arbitration without first complying with the notice and negotiation requirements in Section 15, the AAA may not accept, administer, or demand fees from the other party in connection with such an arbitration.
iii. The party commencing an arbitration should follow the instructions on the AAA website, including sending the AAA a “Demand for Arbitration” (available on its website), paying a filing fee, and mailing a copy of the Demand for Arbitration to the opposing party. If You commence the arbitration, You must send a copy to Subaru of America, Inc., One Subaru Drive, Camden, NJ 08103, ATTN: Legal Arbitration of Dispute. If Subaru commences the arbitration, Subaru must send a copy to Your residential address on file.
iv. By signing or filing a Demand for Arbitration, an attorney or unrepresented party certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that (a) the Demand for Arbitration is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly increase the cost of litigation; (b) the claims asserted are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law; and (c) the facts alleged have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery.
v. If multiple arbitrations involving similar claims by or against Subaru are pending, You and Subaru shall jointly petition the AAA to coordinate those matters to promote efficiency. That coordination may include, for example, having similar matters assigned to the same arbitrator (either for all purposes or for the purpose of deciding an issue that turns on the same factual or legal questions) or having pre-hearing discovery apply to multiple matters. Nothing in this paragraph, however, provides any right or authority for a Dispute to be resolved as part of a class action, collective action, or other representative action. (See Section G, below.)
vi. If more than twenty-five (25) arbitrations involving similar claims against Subaru are pending, the AAA shall designate ten (10) cases—either as selected by the parties or, if the parties cannot agree, as selected by the AAA—to proceed first in a bellwether arbitration, with a single filing fee due for the bellwether proceeding, as if it were a single arbitration. The remaining cases shall not be accepted for filing, and no filing fee shall be due, until the first ten (10) have been resolved and the parties inform the AAA whether there is a global resolution. If the parties have been unable to reach a global resolution, they shall proceed to arbitrate a second set of ten (10) cases; as with the first set of cases, a single filing fee shall be due for the second (and, if necessary, each subsequent) set of cases to be arbitrated. This process shall continue until the parties are able to resolve all claims, either through settlement or arbitration.
vii. Unless You and Subaru agree otherwise, an arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator and any hearing will take place in the county where You reside.
viii. The arbitrator will issue a written decision that explains the essential findings and conclusions. The arbitrator’s award may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction only as necessary to enforce the award.
ix. Neither the fact nor the substance of any settlement demand, offer, or negotiation may be revealed to the arbitrator before a final award has been issued.
The payment of the AAA’s fees and costs will be governed by the AAA Rules except as follows:
i. If Subaru commences an arbitration, Subaru will pay all of the AAA’s fees and costs.
ii. If You commence an arbitration, complied with the notice and negotiation requirements in Section 15, and ask the AAA to waive its filing fee by declaring under penalty of perjury that You cannot afford it, Subaru will pay the filing fee if the AAA does not waive it. If Subaru determines that Your declaration regarding Your ability to pay was false, however, it may seek to recover from You that filing fee and any fees and costs it incurs in doing so.
iii. If You commence an arbitration that has complied with the notice and negotiation requirements in Section 15, and convince the arbitrator that the AAA’s fees and costs will be prohibitive for You as compared to the fees and costs of litigation Subaru will pay as much of the AAA’s fees and costs as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost prohibitive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if more than twenty-five (25) arbitrations involving similar claims by or against Subaru are pending, the payment of the AAA’s fees and costs will be governed by the AAA Rules.
iv. No matter who commences an arbitration, if the arbitrator finds that a claim was frivolous or asserted for an improper purpose, the party asserting the claim will reimburse the other party for any fees and costs that the party asserting the claim would have been obligated to pay under the AAA Rules.
v. No matter who commences an arbitration, You may pay up to half of the AAA’s fees and costs if You wish to do so.
You may hire attorneys to represent You in arbitration. You are responsible for their fees and costs. You may recover them from Subaru to the same extent as in court. If the arbitrator finds that a claim was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, the other party may recover its attorneys’ fees and costs to the same extent as in court.
If the outcome of a legal action is less favorable to the party seeking relief than a settlement offer that party rejected, that party must pay all of the fees and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the other party after the offer was made.
i. WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR COURT, YOU AND SUBARU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, OR OTHERWISE SEEK REDRESS FOR ALLEGED INJURIES TO THIRD PARTIES. This waiver is a material and essential part of this Arbitration Provision and cannot be severed from it.
ii. WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR COURT, YOU AND SUBARU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK PUBLIC INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. This waiver is not a material or essential part of this Arbitration Provision and can be severed from it by a court of competent jurisdiction. If, after exhaustion of all appeals, such a court refuses to enforce this waiver with respect to a particular claim or request for relief, You and Subaru will jointly petition the court to decide that claim or request for relief only after all other claims and requests for relief have been decided.
You may opt out of this Arbitration Provision by sending Subaru written notice by certified mail, postmarked no later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, to Subaru of America, Inc., One Subaru Drive, Camden, NJ 08103, Attention: Legal Department. Notices not mailed to that address and postmarked by that date will not be effective. Your decision will not adversely affect Your relationship with or service from Subaru.
You may reject changes to this Arbitration Provision by sending Subaru written notice by certified mail, postmarked no later than thirty (30) days after Your first receipt of notice of a change, to Subaru of America, Inc., One Subaru Drive, Camden, NJ 08103, Attention: Legal Department. Notices not mailed to that address and postmarked by that date will not be effective. Your decision will not adversely affect Your relationship with or service from Subaru.
This Arbitration Provision shall survive the cancellation or expiration of the Agreement.
WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR COURT, YOU AND SUBARU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR COURT, YOU AND SUBARU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, OR OTHERWISE SEEK REDRESS FOR ALLEGED INJURIES TO THIRD PARTIES.
No term or condition of this Agreement is waived and no breach is excused unless that waiver or consent is in writing and signed by the party claimed to have waived or consented. No waiver of any part of this Agreement, or of any breach of it, in any one instance will require us to waive or excuse any other instance or breach. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, WE MIGHT DECIDE TO PROVIDE YOU SERVICE VOLUNTARILY EVEN IF YOU WOULD NOT OTHERWISE QUALIFY. THIS WILL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OR REQUIRE US TO DO SO AGAIN. YOU AGREE WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANYTHING RESULTING FROM OUR PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICE.