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STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
IN THE INVESTIGATION OF: Case No. L12-3-1079
NUAGE LABS LLC, d/b/a LUXE CIG, NOFLAME, TRIMINEX, ALTERNATIVEESMOKESNOW.COM, LUXSMOKECLUB.COM, LUXECIGS.COM, NUAGECOLONCLEANSER.NET, NUAGERESV.COM, NOFLAMEECIG.COM, TRIMINEX.COM, and LANCE BURSTYN, as Owner/Manager.
Respondents
ASSURANCE OF VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE
1. PURSUANT to the provisions of Chapter 501, Part II of the Florida Statutes,
Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, the Office Of The Attorney General,
Department Of Legal Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the "Department"), caused an
investigation to be made into certain acts and practices of NuAge Labs, LLC d/b/a Lux E Cig,
NoFlame, Triminex, Alternativeesmokesnow.com, Luxsmokeclub.com, Luxecigs.com,
Nuagecoloncleanser.net, Nuageresv.com, Noflameecig.com, Triminex.com, and Lance Burstyn
(collectively hereinafter, "Respondents").
2. Respondent NuAge Labs, LLC is a Florida corporation with its place of business
located at 4770 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 600, Miami, FL 33137 and its mailing address and
principal place of business registered at 1521 Alton Road, Ste 653, Miami, FL 33139. Nuage
Labs, LLC owns and does business under the following names: Lux E Cig, Noflame, Triminex,
Alternativeesmokesnow.com, Luxsmokesclub.com, Luxecigs.com, Nuagecoloncleanser.net,
Nuageresv.com, Noflameecig.com, and Triminex.com using the following mailing addresses:
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1000 5th St., Suite 300, Miami Beach, FL 33139; 4770 Biscayne Blvd., #600, Miami, FL 33137;
382 NE 56 St., Miami, FL 33137; 1602 Alton Rd., #565 & 102, Miami Beach, FL 33139; 1521
Alton Rd., #752, Miami Beach, FL 33139; 1835 North Miami Gardens Dr., #402 & #448, North
Miami Beach, FL 33179; 6538 Collins Ave., #95 & #114, Miami Beach, FL 33141; and 6815
Biscayne Blvd., #103, Miami, FL 33138.
3. Respondent Lance Burstyn is an individual residing at 2505 Flamingo Drive,
Miami Beach, FL 33140 and is the owner and manager of NuAge Labs, LLC doing business
under the following names: Lux E Cig, Noflame, Triminex, Alternativeesmokesnow.com,
Luxsmokeclub.com, Luxecigs.com, Nuagecoloncleanser.net, Nuageresv.com, Noflameecig.com,
and Triminex.com. Respondent Lance Burstyn is the owner and manager of NuAge Labs, LLC
and all associated d/b/a's and fictitious names.
4. Respondents are prepared to enter into this Assurance of Voluntary Compliance
(hereafter referred to as the "A VC") without an admission that Respondents violated Florida's
Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act or any other law and solely for the purpose of
resolution of this matter with the Department.
5. Pursuant to Section 501.207(6), Florida Statutes, the Depat1ment agrees to accept
this A VC in termination of its investigation as to Respondents solely as to the acts and practices
that were the subject of the investigation.
STIPULATED DEFINITIONS & FACTS
6. The terms used herein shall have the following meanings:
a. "Negative Option" is defined as any transaction m which a seller
interprets a customer's failure to take an affirmative action, either to reject
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an offer or to cancel an agreement, as assent to be charged for goods or
services.
b. "Trial Offer" as used herein means a type of negative option in which
there is an offer to provide a trial period of products or services to
consumers, whether free or requiring payment therefore, where, as a result
of accepting the trial period, consumers are required to contact
Respondents prior to expiration of the trial period to avoid receiving
additional products or services to avoid incurring a future financial
obligation.
c. "Clear and Conspicuous" (including "Clearly and Conspicuously")
means that a statement, representation, claim disclosure or term being
conveyed is presented in a way that a consumer will notice and understand
it. The following, without limitations, shall be considered in determining
whether a statement, claim, term, or representation is clear and
conspicuous:
1. Whether it is of sufficient prominence m terms of font, size,
placement, color, contrast, duration of appearance, sound and
speed, as compared with accompanying statements, claims, terms,
or representations so that it 1s readily noticeable and
understandable, and likely to be read by the person to whom it is
directed; and if written or conveyed electronically, that it is not
buried on the back or bottom, in a hyperlink, or in unrelated
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information or placed on the page where a person would not think
it important to read;
H. Whether it is presented to the person(s) to whom it is directed in a
coherent and meaningful sequence with respect to other terms,
representations, claims, or statements being conveyed;
111. Whether it is near to or in close proximity to the statement,
representation, claim, or term it clarifies, modifies, explains, or to
which it otherwise relates;
iv. Whether it contradicts, or renders ambiguous or confusing, any
other information with which it is presented;
v. Whether, if in association with a Negative Option Plan as defined
herein, the terms and conditions of the Negative Option Plan are
segregated from other terms and conditions of the offer;
vi. Whether, if it is oral, it is at an understandable pace in the same
tone and volume as the sales offer;
v11. Whether, it appears for a duration sufficient to allow listeners or
viewers to have a reasonable opportunity to notice, read, or
otherwise understand;
vn1. Whether the language and terms used are commonly understood by
the consumer in the context in which they are used;
ix. Whether it is presented in such a way as to be free of distractions,
including but not limited to sound, graphics, text or other offers
that compete for the attention of the consumer;
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x. Whether, in advertising on the Internet, it is made on the same
page as any other tenn, statement, claim or representation that it
modifies, and not in a hyperlink;
xi. Whether the disclosure, term, condition or representation appears
on the Internet on a co-registration order path in which numerous
offers for various goods and services are represented to be free,
and the consumer is required to accept a certain number of offers.
7. The Depatiment and Respondents hereby agree and stipulate to the following:
a. During the time frame beginning at least January 1, 2009 through the
present, Respondents engaged, in the business of providing various products including
electronic cigarettes, colon cleansers, and weight loss supplements to consumers in
Florida and elsewhere using negative option plans and trial offers of varying lengths to
induce consumers to purchase products from Respondents.
b. Respondents owned and operated the following websites and were
responsible for the terms of the negative option plans and trial offers on the following
websites: www .alternativeesmokesnow .com, www .luxsmokeclub.com,
www.luxecigs.com, www.nuagecoloncleanser.net, www.nuageresv.com,
www.noflameecig.com, and www.trimenex.com.
c. Respondents also engaged various telemarketing companies to sell
merchandise using negative option plans and trial offers; Respondents prepared the
scripts used by these telemarketing companies; the scripts provided for taking credit card
information from consumers prior to disclosing that consumers would be charged a
recurring monthly fee unless they canceled prior to the end of the trial period and did not
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Clearly and Conspicuously disclose all material terms of the transaction before obtaining
the consumer's billing information.
8. The Department investigated allegations that Respondents committed unfair or
deceptive acts toward consumers in the State of Florida and elsewhere in connection with the
negative option plans and trial offers of varying lengths used to induce consumers to purchase
products from Respondents including failing to Clearly and Conspicuously disclose all material
terms of the transaction before obtaining the consumer's billing information, failure to obtain
consumer's express informed consent before charging the consumer, failure to provide a simple
mechanism for consumers to stop recurring charges, unauthorized charges to consumers, charges
prior to the end of the trial period or charges after the consumer canceled, failure to honor
requests for refunds, and misrepresentations about Better Business Bureau ("BBB")
accreditation.
9. This A VC is based upon the stipulated facts set forth herein. The Department
shall not be estopped from taking further action in this matter should the facts described herein
be shown to be incorrect in any material or substantive way or should this A VC not be complied
with in full by Respondents. The parties agree that this AVC has been entered into based on the
truthfulness of the information provided by Respondents.
TERMS
10. Respondents, including their representatives, agents, employees, successors,
assigns, independent contractors or any other person who acts under, by, through, or on behalf of
Respondents, directly or indirectly, or through any corporate or other device shall:
a. Comply with the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Chapter 501, Part II, Florida Statutes;
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b. Comply with Florida Telemarketing Act, Chapter 501, Part IV, Florida Statutes; the CAN-SPAM Act, and FTC rules and regulations regarding negative option features sold online or through negative option telemarketing sales;
c. Ensure that any telemarketing companies and/or individuals employed, engaged or utilized by Respondents are licensed properly in Florida;
d. Cease making any representations on Respondents' websites or in any other marketing or promotional materials that Respondents or brands/products offered by Respondents are BBB accredited unless the company or brand has current BBB accreditation;
e. Ensure that any representations on Respondents' websites or in any other marketing or promotional materials that Respondents or brands/products offered by Respondents are FDA Registered or made at an FDA Registered Facility are substantiated with competent and reliable evidence before the claim is made that the brand/product is made at a facility that is properly registered with the FDA as a facility that manufactures, processes, packages, receives or holds food at its facilities;
f. Ensure that any of Respondents' goods, brands, or services sold in a transaction effected on the Internet through a negative option feature or trial offer including internet sales through a survey or pop-up: (1) provides text that Clearly and Conspicuously discloses all material terms of the transaction before obtaining the consumer's billing information; (2) obtains a consumer's express informed consent before charging the consumer's credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account for products or services through such transaction; and (3) provides simple mechanisms for a consumer to stop recurring charges from being placed on the consumer's credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account;
g. For all Websites, Pop-Up Windows, Links, Chat Boxes, or other vehicles through which consumers may enter into a Negative Option arrangement/account/membership with Respondents:
1. Clearly and Conspicuously delineate the differentiating costs of any product to those consumers who do choose to select any Negative Option membership and/or Trial Offer as compared to those who do not select any available Negative Option membership and/or Trial Offer;
2. Describe all terms and conditions of any Negative Option offer, trial offer, and/or agreement in a Clear and Conspicuous manner and in a prominent location where it is likely that the consumer will see the terms and conditions before the consumer incurs a financial obligation, including but not limited to the following:
1. If applicable, that the consumer will be automatically charged on a recurring basis, including the details as to timing, frequency and amount of recurring charges; and
11. That charges will continue unless and until the consumer affirmatively cancels prior to the renewal date, including clear instructions as to how the consumer must cancel;
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3. Obtain each consumer's affirmative consent to any Negative Option offer by placing the Negative Option terms and conditions, including but not limited to billing terms, in close proximity to or directly above the Submit/Order button, or alternatively via a pop-up box whereby the consumer completes his or her order, without the use of pre-checked boxes;
4. Clearly and Conspicuously disclose to customers the billing terms and conditions of any Trial Offer, including the following:
1. The duration of the Trial Offer, including details allowing a consumer to determine exactly when the Trial Offer begins and ends;
11. The specific methods by which a consumer may cancel the Trial Offer and avoid further charges or at any time thereafter; and
m. When a consumer will incur charges and amount of charges that a consumer will incur if said consumer does not cancel during a Trial Offer.
h. Ensure that any of Respondents goods, brands, or services that are sold through a negative option feature or trial offer in a telemarketing sale Clearly and Conspicuously disclose: the fact that the customer's account will be charged unless the customer takes an affirmative action to avoid the charge(s), the date(s) the charge(s) will be submitted for payment, and the specific steps the customer must take to avoid the charge(s);
i. For Initial Post-Transaction Correspondence: I. Clearly and Conspicuously disclose the terms and conditions of any Negative
Option and/or Trial Offer in any correspondence to a consumer initiated by Respondents following a consumer's payment to Respondents, including but not limited to an "Order Confirmation" email or a written correspondence detailing all terms and conditions sent via US Mail, UPS, FedEx or other courier service;
2. Refrain from utilizing words or phrases known to activate spam filters to block incoming emails in any and all post-transaction correspondence with consumers, unless such phrase is reasonably necessary to the information being conveyed to the consumer within the specific correspondence;
j. Ensure that any and all disclaimers are Clear and Conspicuous, in at least the same size text as the solicitation, and provided on the same page and in close proximity to or directly above any solicitations for payment;
k. Clearly and Conspicuously disclose to customers how and when products may be returned and maintain adequate customer service capacity to facilitate cancellation requests. This provision specifically requires Respondents to:
1. Charge consumer's debit or credit cards on a date that does not change with each billing period (within a three day grace period), and use the same billing descriptor each time unless the billing descriptor changes, in which case Respondents shall promptly notify consumers, no later than 30 days, of the new billing descriptor;
2. Provide consumers a 30-day advance notice of fee increases via the same email address last known to Respondents;
3. Obtain written or electronic confirmation from consumers of their desire to continue membership service(s) prior to increasing by more than five dollars
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($5.00) or fifty percent (50%), whichever is lesser, the fee that consumers are charged for any automatic renewal membership/account(s);
I. Cease making any misrepresentations that a product or brand is free or that consumers won a prize including any representations made in internet surveys or pop-up and ensure that any independent contractors utilized by Respondents comply with this provision;
m. Provide refunds within fourteen (14) calendar days to any consumer from the date the consumer requests a refund and Clearly and Conspicuously identify the procedure and customer support contact information for consumers to request and receive a refund; disclose to consumers whether the consumer will incur any additional expense, such as postage, shipping or restocking, if the consumer returns the product; terminate the enrollment of any and all consumers who are enrolled in Respondents' Negative Option memberships if and when they desire to terminate same; Respondents shall immediately stop billing a consumer upon receipt of a request to terminate enrollment/membership and shall not knowingly, purposely, or intentionally impede the methods of cancellation and will fully honor any and all requests that comply with Clearly and Conspicuously disclosed terms and conditions; Clearly and Conspicuously disclose Respondents refund policy, comply with all State and Federal regulations regarding refunds and abide by the Clearly and Conspicuously disclosed refund policy; send each consumer who requests to terminate enrollment/membership an email confirming cancellation within 24 hours of Respondents' receipt of the request for termination to the consumer's last known email address; and continue to process refund requests for refunds from consumers who, in accordance with Respondents' Clearly and Conspicuously disclosed terms and conditions, attempted to cancel or terminate their Orders from Respondents in a timely fashion but were unable to do so in the past for any reason;
n. Maintain a customer support telephone number and/or mail and email address for consumers to file a complaint, ensure all consumer complaints are responded to within seven (7) days and ensure that any independent contractors utilized comply with this provision;
o. Maintain competent and reliable evidence to substantiate any claims made on any websites or marketing or advertising materials, including but not limited to claims regarding product safety, health claims, product efficiency, BBB accreditation, FDA Registered, products being made in the USA and any customer testimonials utilized in any advertising materials; and
p. Ensure that any and all businesses/brands owned or operated by Respondents and conducting or transacting business within the State of Florida have a Registered Agent and Registered Office in compliance with Chapter 607, Florida Statutes (2012); and ensure that consumers are made aware of the address the business is operating out of and that the address is accurate on Florida Department of State Division of Corporations.
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BUSINESS RECORDS
11. Respondents shall preserve and retain all relevant business and financial records
relating to the acts and practices at issue in this A VC and other information reasonably sufficient
to establish compliance with the provisions of this AVC for two (2) years from the effective date
of this A VC, and shall provide reasonable access to such documents and information to the
Department upon request.
CUSTOMER RECORDS
12. Any personal or financial information of consumers, in the custody, control or
possession of Respondents shall be securely stored in such a manner as to reasonably protect
against inadvertent disclosure of consumer information. Respondents, including any
representative, agents, employees, successors, and assigns, shall not, directly or indirectly,
market, sell, share or otherwise disclose the name, contact information, or financial information
of any consumer or customer in the care, custody or control of Respondents except as
specifically allowed under State and Federal law.
WRITTEN NOTICE
13. Respondents shall make the substantive terms and conditions of this AVC known
to any managers, members, officers, directors, employees, agents, independent contractors,
telemarketers, or any other persons that are substantially affected by this A VC and are involved
in the businesses, projects and activities of Respondents or anyone else acting for or on behalf of
Respondents by providing written notice of the terms of this A VC. The obligations imposed by
this A VC are continuing in nature and shall apply to Respondents ' successors and assigns as well
as any and all new officers, employees, agents, representatives or any other persons who become
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engaged in the business or activities of Respondents or any new business entities created by
Respondents.
14. Respondents shall not affect any change in the form of doing business or the
organizational identity of any of the existing business entities or create any new business entities
as a method of avoiding the obligations and te1ms and conditions set forth in this A VC.
CONSUMER RESTITUTION
15. Consumer Restitution.
A. The consumers listed in the consumer restitution spreadsheet compiled by
the Parties and attached as Exhibit A have filed complaints relating directly or indirectly to
Respondents with the Department, the Better Business Bureau, or another entity (the "prior
complaints" or "prior complainants"). The Department provided Respondents with the consumer
complaints identified in Exhibit A. Respondents reviewed the complaints and Respondents'
responses are included in Exhibit A under the columns entitled "Amount Refunded Prior to
AVC" and "NuAge Responses." Respondents submitted an affidavit, attached as Exhibit B,
attesting to the responses included in Exhibit A including refunds provided to consumers prior to
the execution of this AVC totaling $81 ,659.53; refunds to be provided to all remaining
consumers who filed a complaint totaling $7,120.65 to be provided to the Department
simultaneously upon execution of this A VC; and indicating that all consumers contained in
Exhibit A have been added to Respondents' Do-Not-Contact list. The Department shall not be
stopped from taking further action in this matter should the responses provided by Respondents
herein be shown to be inaccurate in any material way.
B. The parties agree that the Respondents shall jointly and severally
contribute the sum of Seven Thousand One Hundred Twenty Dollars and Sixty Five Cents
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($7, 120.65)("Restitution Funds") simultaneously upon execution of this A VC which shall be
used to pay the remaining claims of individuals who have filed complaints against Respondents
through entities including, but not limited to, the Department and the Better Business Bureau.
The manner in which the funds are to be distributed shall be within the sole discretion and/or
reasonable judgment of the Department.
C. In addition, Respondents are directed to pay to the Department the sum of
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)("Escrow Funds") simultaneously upon execution of this A VC
to satisfy future consumer restitution for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of execution of
this A VC. In the event actual restitution for future complainants exceeds the amount of the
Escrow Funds, then the Escrow Funds will be distributed pro-rata to the complainants who have
submitted complaints to the Department within the sixty (60) day period. However, no individual
consumer who submits a complaint in the sixty (60) day period will receive more than the
amount of damages actually sustained. Upon the conclusion of this sixty (60) day period oftime,
any remaining monies shall revert back to the Department of Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund
and shall be used to defray the cost of attorneys' fees and costs and restitution distribution.
D. The Restitution and Escrow Funds identified above shall be made by
certified or cashier's check, payable to the Department of Legal Affairs Escrow Fund, and
shall be sent to the attention of Assistant Attorney General Ryann Flack, Office of the Attorney
General, Consumer Protection Division, 444 Brickell Avenue, 61h Floor, Miami, FL 33131. Upon
receipt, the checks shall be deposited into the Department of Legal Affairs Escrow Fund, in
accordance with Section 501.2101(1), Florida Statutes. If any restitution monies remain after the
distribution of restitution the Attorney General ' s office will deposit the remaining monies into
the Department of Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund and same shall be used to defray the cost
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of restitution distribution and any attorneys' fees and costs incurred in enforcing this Judgment,
or as fees and costs associated with ongoing and future enforcement initiatives pursuant to
Chapter 501, Part II, Florida Statutes.
E. Respondents shall continue to respond and in good faith attempt to resolve
each consumer complaint received from and after the Effective Date to the reasonable
satisfaction of Respondents and the consumers including, but not limited to, resolution via refund
and adding consumer to Respondents' Do-Not-Contact list. Respondents shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to commence the consumer complaint resolution process within seven (7) days
of Respondents' receipt of a legitimate or bona fide customer complaint. Respondents shall
provide the Depattment with written notice of the outcome of resolution with respect to each
customer complaint that is received by Respondents within sixty (60) days following the
Effective Date of this Agreement.
F. To the extent that Respondents have insufficient information upon which
to resolve any prior complaint or consumer complaint received by Respondents within sixty (60)
following the Effective Date, Respondents shall promptly notify the Department through
Assistant Attorney General Ryann Flack, in writing, so that she may determine if additional
information is available to assist Respondents in resolving such complaint in accordance with
terms of this Article.
ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS
16. Respondents shall contribute Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) to the
Department pursuant to Section 501.2105, Florida Statutes, in payment of attorneys' fees, costs
and investigative fees regarding this investigation, payable by cashier's check or other certified
funds payable to Department of Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund. The payment due
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hereunder, along with the original A VC bearing the notarized signature of Respondents shall be
delivered to the attention of Assistant Attorney General Ryann Flack, Office of Attorney
General, Consumer Protection Division, 444 Brickell Avenue, 6th Floor, Miami, FL 33 131 .
17. The original A VC bearing the notarized signatures of Respondents and the
payment(s) due hereunder will be delivered to the attention of Assistant Attorney General Ryann
Flack, Office of Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, 444 Brickell Avenue, 6th
Floor, Miami, FL 33131.
FUTURE VIOLATIONS
18. It is hereby agreed by the Parties that any failure to comply with the terms and
conditions of this AVC by Respondents is by statute prima facie evidence of a violation of
Chapter 501, Part II, Florida Statutes, and will subject Respondents to any and all civil penalties
and sanctions authorized by law, including attorneys' fees and costs. In the event that a court of
competent jurisdiction makes a determination that a violation of any condition of this A VC has
occurred, then Respondents shall be liable for a consent judgment of at least $10,000.00 per
consumer transaction as authorized by Florida Statutes Section 501.2075, as well as attorneys'
fees and costs and any other legal or equitable relief as the court may determine appropriate. The
Department reserves the right to seek Chapter 501 penalties for any future violation(s) of Chapter
501, Part II, Florida Statutes. For a two (2) year period commencing upon the Effective Date
terminating two (2) years thereafter, for the purpose of resolving disputes with respect to
Respondents compliance with this A VC, should the Department have a reasonable basis to allege
that Respondents have failed to comply with the terms of this A VC, then the Department will
notify Respondents in writing of the specific failure of compliance, identify with particularity the
term(s) of this AVC that the practice appears to violate, and provide Respondents with thirty (30)
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days to respond to the notification, and, if applicable, cure such failure of compliance, before
instituting any action or proceeding to enforce this A VC in accordance with Florida Statutes
§501.207(6).
EFFECTIVE DATE
19. The effective date of this A VC shall be the date of its execution by all Parties.
Acceptance by the Department shall be established by the signature of the Director, Consumer
Protection Division, Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General. This A VC
shall become effective on the "Effective Date," which shall be the date on which the Director
accepts and executes this A VC. The receipt by the Department of any monies pursuant to the
A VC does not constitute acceptance by the Department, and any monies received shall be
returned to Respondents if this A VC is not accepted and fully executed by the Department.
MISCELLANEOUS
20. It is further agreed that facsimile copies of signatures and notary seals may be
accepted as original for the purposes of establishing the existence of this agreement, and this
A VC may be executed in counterparts the compilation of which shall constitute the full and final
agreement.
21. Notice to any of the Parties to this A VC as may be required shall made by
certified mail at the addresses set forth below unless any party notifies the other parties in writing
of another address to which notices should be provided.
To Respondents:
NuAge Labs, LLC/Lance Burstyn 4770 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 600 Miami, FL 33137
To the Department:
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Ryann Flack, Assistant Attorney General Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General 444 Brickell A venue, 61
h Floor Miami, Florida 33131
22. Nothing in this A VC is to be construed as a waiver of any private rights of any
person or release of any private rights, causes of action, or remedies of any person against
Respondents or any other person or entity.
23. It is a condition of each of the Department's obligations under this A VC that
Respondents have fully and timely performed all of Respondents' obligations previously due
under this A VC.
24. This A VC is the final, complete, and exclusive statement of the Parties'
agreement on the matters contained in this A VC, and it supersedes all previous negotiations and
agreements. Other than any representation expressly stated in this A VC, the Parties have not
made any representations or warranties to each other, and neither Party's decision to enter into
this A VC is based upon any statements by the other party outside ofthose in this AVC.
25. It is further agreed that the Parties jointly patticipated in the negotiation of the
terms of this AVC. No provision of this AVC shall be construed for or against any party on the
grounds that one party had more control over establishing the terms of this AVC than another.
26. It is further agreed that Respondents have been given the opportunity and
sufficient time to retain legal counsel of their choosing and have declined to retain counsel and
elected to enter into this A VC without representation by legal counsel.
27. By my signature, I hereby affirm that I have authority to execute this A VC on
behalf of the party indicated and, to the extent I am acting in a representative capacity, I am
acting within the scope of my authority as corporate representative, as well as in my individual
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capacity, and that by my signature I am binding myself and the businesses/parties indicated to
the terms and conditions of this A VC.
SIGNATURES ON SEPARATE PAGE(S)
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~;3.~ anc~Owner/Manager of
NuAge Labs LLC, d/b/a LuxE Cig, N oFlame E Cig, Triminex, Alternativeesmokesnow.com, Luxsmokeclub.com, Luxecigs.com, Nuagecoloncleanser.net, Nuageresv.com, NoFlameecig.com, Triminex.com
~: ~ =--~~~ C.LanceBurstyn, Ind.ividually
STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss:
COUNTY OF DADE )
BEFORE ME, an officer duly authorizeg !o take acknowledgments in the State of Florida, personally appeared L4 !VC.h nil f"SSY fl./ , who produced £ L 'D L-- as identification. He who acknowledg~d before ~~that1he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein stated on the / .f" day of~ 1 t/) , 2014.
(print, type, or stamp Gom ary u IC
Personally known _ _ or Produced Identification :;;:: 1.- (check one)
Type of Identification Produced: __ D __ L _ _ _ _ __ _
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OFFICE OF THE A::m'ORNFN ENERAL
~j~ By: Rich~rd P. Lawson ofr'ector, Consumer Protection Division Department of Legal Affairs Office of the Attorney General 1 07 W Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 414-3824
Dated: ~ /l l/ Y I ./ ~ I
By: __..~ ----~~-------------
Ryann Flack Florida Bar No.: 0018442 Assistant Attorney General 444 Brickell A venue, 61
h Floor Miami, FL 33131 (305) 377-5850 ext. 562 (305) 349-1403 facsimile
Dated: ----'1--'------'--1 ~-~____,__/ _/ Lf-'-----
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