Terms Of Use & Service
IMPORTANT!
THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS) GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, WHICH IS
PROVIDED BY OUR COMPANY. BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU ARE
INDICATING YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF
USE. THESE TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY OUR COMPANY AT
ANY TIME IN ITS DISCRETION. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AFTER SUCH
CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
OF THE CHANGES. PLEASE CONSULT THESE TERMS OF USE REGULARLY.
Access To This Site
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN
(18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN
YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY
REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, NO
INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB SITE, FALLS WITHIN THE CHILD ONLINE
PRIVACY ACT (COPA) AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
To access
this site or some of the resources it has to offer, you may be asked to
provide certain registration details or other information. It is
a condition of your use of this site that all the information you
provide on this site will be correct, current, and complete. If
our Company believes the information you provide is not correct,
current, or complete, we have the right to refuse you access to this
site or any of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your access
at any time, without notice.
Restrictions On Use
You may
use this site for purposes expressly permitted by this site. You
may not use this site for any other purpose, including any commercial
purpose, without our Company's express prior written consent. For
example, you may not (and may not authorize any other party to) (i)
co-brand this site, or (ii) frame this site, or (iii) hyper-link to
this site, without the express prior written permission of an
authorized representative of our Company. For purposes of these
Terms of Use, "co-branding" means to display a name, logo, trademark,
or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a
manner as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such
other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this site
or content accessible within this site. You agree to cooperate
with our Company in causing any unauthorized co-branding, framing or
hyper-linking immediately to cease.
Proprietary Information
The
material and content (hereinafter referred to as the "Content")
accessible from this site, and any other World Wide Web site owned,
operated, licensed, or controlled by our Company is the proprietary
information of our Company or the party that provided the Content to
our Company, and our Company or the party that provided the Content to
our Company retains all right, title, and interest in the
Content. Accordingly, the Content may not be copied, distributed,
republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way without the
prior written consent of our Company, or unless authorized in writing
elsewhere on our site, except that you may print out a copy of the
Content solely for your personal use. In doing so, you may not
remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright,
trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or
legend appearing on any of the Content. Modification or use of
the Content except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use violates
our Company's intellectual property rights. Neither title nor
intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to this
site.
Hyper-Links
This site may be hyper-linked to
other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, our
Company. Hyper-links to such sites are provided as a service to
users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or our
Company. Our Company has not reviewed any or all of such sites
and is not responsible for the content of those sites.
Hyper-links are to be accessed at the user's own risk, and our Company
makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness
or accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites hyper-linked to this
site. Further, the inclusion of any hyper-link to a third-party
site does not necessarily imply endorsement by our Company of that site.
Submissions
You
hereby grant to our Company the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute,
perform, and display all content, remarks, suggestions, ideas,
graphics, or other information communicated to our Company through this
site (together, hereinafter known as the "Submission"), and to
incorporate any Submission in other works in any form, media, or
technology now known or later developed. Our Company will not be
required to treat any Submission as confidential, and may use any
Submission in its business (including without limitation, for products
or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any
other consideration of any kind, and will not incur any liability as a
result of any similarities that may appear in future Company operations.
Our
Company will treat any personal information that you submit through
this site in accordance with its Privacy Policy as set forth on this
site.
Disclaimer
You understand that our Company
cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for
downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan
horses or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive
properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient
procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for
accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external
to this site for the reconstruction of any lost data. Our Company
does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.
The
Content is not necessarily complete and up-to-date and should not be
used to replace any written reports, statements, or notices provided by
Company. Information obtained by using this site is not
exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be
relevant to your goals.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN
RISK. The Content is provided "as is" and without warranties of
any kind, either expressed or implied. Our Company disclaims all
warranties, including any implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Our
Company does not warrant that the functions OR CONTENT contained in
this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be
corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are
free of viruses or other harmful components. Our Company does not
warrant or make any representation regarding use, or the result of use,
of the content in terms of accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.
The content may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors,
and Company may make changes or improvements at any time. You,
and not our Company, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing,
repair or correction IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM
THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT. OUR COMPANY MAKES NO
WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF
OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR
OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.
All of the information in this
site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as
of the date the information is posted on this site, and Company does
not undertake any obligation to update such information after it is
posted or to remove such information from this site if it is not, or is
no longer, accurate or complete.
Limitation On Liability
COMPANY,
ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT
PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF
REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR SIMILAR
DAMAGES, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF COMPANY AND
ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT
PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, TO ANY PARTY
(REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR
OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO
COMPANY FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT, PRODUCT OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH
LIABILITY AROSE.
Indemnity
You will
indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors,
content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers,
directors, and contractors (hereinafter known as the "Indemnified
Parties") harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you,
including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in
these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will
have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized
use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages,
judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorney's fees of the
Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also
indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against
any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the
information accessed from this site.
Trademarks
Trademarks,
service marks, and logos appearing in this site are the property of
Company or the party that provided the trademarks, service marks, and
logos to Company. Company and any party that provided trademarks,
service marks, and logos to Company retain all rights with respect to
any of their respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing
in this site.
Information You Provide
You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that:
·
you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of
any third party;
· advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;
· is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;
· does not pertain directly to this site;
·
threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks,
is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening or
offensive;
· seeks to
exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content,
asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;
·
infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or
person, including violating anyone's copyrights or trademarks or their
rights of publicity;
· violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
·
impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or
person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the
origin of the content;
·
advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or
services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g.,
conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or
soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized
on this site;
· solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors;
·
includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or Trojan horses or
any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt,
destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware
or telecommunications;
·
disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster
than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a way which
affects the ability of other people to engage in real time activities
via this site;
· includes MP3 format files;
· amounts to a 'pyramid' or similar scheme;
·
disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time
regarding use of this site or any networks connected to this site; or
·
contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls
within the descriptions set forth above.
Although under no
obligation to do so, our Company reserves the right to monitor use of
this site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well the
right to remove or refuse any information for any reason.
Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the
content of your submissions. You acknowledge and agree that
neither Company nor any third party that provides Content to Company
will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by Company
or such third party with respect to any submission.
Security
Any
passwords used for this site are for individual use only. You will be
responsible for the security of your password (if any). Company
will be entitled to monitor your password and, at its discretion,
require you to change it. If you use a password that Company
considers insecure, Company will be entitled to require the password to
be changed and/or terminate your account.
You are prohibited
from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this
site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or
accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising
security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools or network
probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any
violation of system security, Company reserves the right to release
your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist
them in resolving security incidents. Company reserves the right
to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use.
Company
reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement
authorities or court order requesting or directing Company to disclose
the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or
otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate
these Terms of Use.
BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND
HOLD HARMLESS COMPANY FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN
BY COMPANY DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY
ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER [COMPANY] OR
LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
Miscellaneous
These Terms
of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of New
York, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of
conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal
jurisdiction in New York in connection with any dispute between you and
Company arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject
matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that
the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of
these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms
of Use will be in the state and federal courts in West Hurley, New
York. If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or
unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect
the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These
Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating
to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to
which they pertain. Company may revise these Terms of Use at any
time by updating this posting.