Terms of Use
1. Acceptance of Terms of Use and Amendments.
Each time you use or
cause access to this web site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, and as amended from
time to time with or without notice to you. In addition, if you are using a
particular service on or through this web site, you will be subject to any rules
or guidelines applicable to those services and they shall be incorporated by
reference into these Terms of
Use. Please see our Privacy
Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.
2. Our Service.
Our web site and services provided to you on and
through our web site on an "AS IS" basis.You agree that the owners of this web
site exclusively reserve the right and may, at any time and without notice and
any liability to you, modify or discontinue this web site and its services or
delete the data you provide, whether temporarily or permanently. We shall have
no responsibilty or liability for the timeliness, deletion, failure to store,
inaccuracy, or improper delivery of any data or information.
3. Your Responsibilities and Registration Obligations.
In order to
use this web site, you must be at least the age of thirteen (13) or older. When registering, you explicitly agree to our Terms of Use and as may be modified
by us from time to time and available here.
4. Privacy Policy.
Registration data and other personally
identifiable information that we may collect is subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
5. Registration and Password.
You are responsible to maintain the
confidentiality of your password and shall be responsible for all uses via your
registration and/or login, whether authorized or unauthorized by you. You agree
to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use or your registration, user
account or password.
6. Your Conduct.
You agree that all information or data of any
kind, whether text, software, code, music or sound, photographs or graphics,
video or other materials ("Content"), publicly or privately provided, shall be
the sole responsibility of the person providing the Content or the person whose
user account is used. You agree that our web site may expose you to Content that
may be objectionable or offensive. We shall not be responsible to you in any way
for the Content that appears on this web site nor for any error or omission.
You explicitly agree, in using this web site or any service provided, that
you shall not:
(a) provide any Content or perform any conduct that may be
unlawful, illegal, threatening, harmful, abusive, harassing, stalking, tortious,
defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, offensive, objectionable, pornographic,
designed to or does interfere or interrupt this web site or any service
provided, infected with a virus or other destructive or deleterious programming
routine, give rise to civil or criminal liability, or which may violate an
applicable local, national or international law;
(b) impersonate or
misrepresent your association with any person or entity, or forge or otherwise
seek to conceal or misrepresent the origin of any Content provided by
you;
(c) collect or harvest any data about other users;
(d) provide or use
this web site and any Content or service in any commercial manner or in any
manner that would involve junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or
any other form of unauthorized advertising without our prior written consent;
(e) provide any Content that may give rise to our civil or criminal
liability or which may consititue or be considered a violation of any local,
national or international law, including but not limited to laws relating to
copyright, trademark, patent, or trade secrets.
7. Submission of Content on this Web Site.
By providing any Content
to our web site:
(a) you agree to grant to us a worldwide, royalty-free,
perpetual, non-exclusive right and license (including any moral rights or other
necessary rights) to use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish,
distribute, perform, promote, archive, translate, and to create derivative works
and compilations, in whole or in part. Such license will apply with respect to
any form, media, technology known or later developed;
(b) you warrant and
represent that you have all legal, moral, and other rights that may be necessary
to grant us with the license set forth in this Section 7;
(c) you acknowledge
and agree that we shall have the right (but not obligation), in our sole
discretion, to refuse to publish or to remove or block access to any Content you
provide at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.
8. Third Party Services.
Goods and services of third parties may be
advertised and/or made available on or through this web site. Representations
made regarding products and services provided by third parties are governed by
the policies and representations made by these third parties. We shall not be
liable for or responsible in any manner for any of your dealings or interaction
with third parties.
9. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless,
our subsidiaries, affiliates, related parties, officers, directors, employees,
agents, independent contractors, advertisers, partners, and co-branders from any
claim or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, that may be made by any
third party, that is due to or arising out of your conduct or connection with
this web site or service, your provision of Content, your violation of this Terms of Use or any other violation
of the rights of another person or party.
10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR
USE OF THIS WEB SITE AND ANY SERVICES OR CONTENT PROVIDED (THE "SERVICE") IS
MADE AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED TO YOU AT YOUR OWN RISK. IT IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS
IS" AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, IMPLIED OR EXPRESS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTY, IMPLIED OR EXPRESS, THAT ANY PART OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, VIRUS-FREE, TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OF ANY QUALITY, NOR THAT ANY CONTENT IS SAFE IN ANY MANNER FOR DOWNLOAD. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NEITHER US NOR ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE SERVICE PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OF ANY KIND AND THAT USE OF SUCH ADVICE OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND WITHOUT OUR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND.
Some jurisdictions may not allow disclaimers of implied warranties and the above disclaimer may not apply to you only as it relates to implied warranties.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INDICENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS (EVEN IF WE HAVE
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT
OF (I) THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, (II) THE COST TO OBTAIN
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND/OR SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY TRANSACTION ENTERED INTO ON
THROUGH THE SERVICE, (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR DATA
TRANSMISSIONS, (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE, OR
(V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
In some jurisdictions, it is not permitted to limit liability and therefore
such limitations may not apply to you.
12. Reservation of Rights.
We reserve all of our rights, including
but not limited to any and all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets,
and any other proprietary right that we may have in our web site, its content,
and the goods and services that may be provided. The use of our rights and
property requires our prior written consent. We are not providing you with any
implied or express licenses or rights by making services available to you and
you will have no rights to make any commercial uses of our web site or service
without our prior written consent.
13. Notification of Copyright Infringement.
If you believe that
your property has been used in any way that would be considered copyright
infringement or a violation of your intellectual property rights, our copyright
agent may be contacted at the following address:
Click to contact our
webmaster
[Other contact information including address or the
information for a designated agent]
14. Applicable Law.
You agree that this Terms of Use and any dispute
arising out of your use of this web site or our products or services shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with local laws where the headquarters
of the owner of this web site is located, without regard to its conflict of law
provisions. By registering or using this web site and service you consent and
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the county or city where the
headquarters of the owner of this web site is located.
15. Miscellaneous Information.
(i) In the event that this Terms of Use conflicts with any law
under which any provision may be held invalid by a court with jurisdiction over
the parties, such provision will be interpreted to reflect the original
intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law, and the remainder
of this Terms of Use will remain
valid and intact; (ii) The failure of either party to assert any right under
this Terms of Use shall not be
considered a waiver of any that party's right and that right will remain in full
force and effect; (iii) You agree that without regard to any statue or contrary
law that any claim or cause arising out of this web site or its services must be
filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause arose or the claim shall be
forever barred; (iv) We may assign our rights and obligations under this Terms of Use and we shall be
relieved of any further obligation.