Terms and Conditions
We provide the use of, and access to, our websites subject to the following terms of use. Please read the following to learn more about our terms of use.
Prohibited Activities
By using any of our websites or accessing any information contained on any our websites or system, you agree not to engage or assist in any of the following conduct:
- Using spiders,
robots or otherwise harvesting others' e-mail addresses or telephone
numbers from any of our sites or server for purposes of sending
unsolicited or unauthorized material.
- Manipulating
identifiers, such as e-mail headers, to disguise the origin of any content
transmitted to or through our computer systems.
- Relaying e-mail
from a third party's mail servers without the permission of that third
party.
- Using or causing
to be used our computer systems to facilitate the transmission of
unsolicited or unauthorized material. This includes any promotional
materials, URLs, junk mail, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other
form of unauthorized solicitation that you may upload, post, e-mail,
transmit, or otherwise make available.
- Uploading,
posting, emailing, or transmitting the same message, URL, or post multiple
times.
- Disrupting the
normal flow of dialogue, or causing the screen to scroll faster than users
of the service are able to type, or otherwise acting in a manner that
negatively affects other users' ability to use any service.
- Harm minors in
any way.
- Impersonate any
person or entity, including, but not limited to, us or any of our
representatives, or falsely state, imply or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with us or any person or entity.
- Forge headers or
otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any
content.
- Upload, post,
e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available any content or material that:
- is unlawful,
harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar,
obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
- you do not have
a right to make available under any law or under a contractual or
fiduciary relationship with us or any third party (such as inside
information, proprietary and confidential information learned or
disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure
agreements)
- infringes any
patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights
which belong to us or any third party
- is unsolicited
or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk
mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid
schemes," or any other form of solicitation
- contains
software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed
to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software
or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
- Interfere with
or disrupt servers or networks, or disobey any requirements, procedures,
policies or regulations of networks.
- Violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not
limited to, regulations promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission, and
any regulations having the force of law.
- Provide material
support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location,
source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization
designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- Collect or store
personal data about other users or our customers.
- Attempt to
override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into our websites.
- Infringe on any
of our trade names, trademarks or service marks.
- Use our name,
our logo or any other of our trademarks or trade names or those of our
affiliates, or any confusingly similar names, in the conduct of any
business.
- Use the name or
likeness of any of our spokespersons, or employees.
- Infringe on any
of our copyrights, copy or links to our website or any of our other
websites or our affiliates, copy or use any of our text, graphics or
online content or that of our affiliates.
- Contact or
solicit our other customers or any third party.
- Engage in any
unlawful, unfair or deceptive business practice.
Nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to grant any right to transmit e-mail to or through our computer systems. We do not waive any rights by the failure to enforce this policy in every instance in which it might apply.
Registration Obligations
- In consideration of your use of
the website, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding
contract, are over 18 years of age, and are not barred from receiving
services under the law
- You agree to provide true,
accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by
the registration form.
Content
- Any unauthorized reproduction,
publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the content and
materials provided on any portion of our website, in whole or in part, is
strictly prohibited.
- You agree that you must evaluate,
and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any
reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content. In
this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any content created
by related by us or submitted to us, including without limitation
information in our forums or message boards, and in all other parts of any
website.
- Under no circumstances will we be
liable in any way for any content on any of its websites, including, but
not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any
loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content
posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available by us.
- With respect to any content or
information you submit to us, in any way or make available for inclusion
on any of our websites, you grant us the following perpetual, world-wide,
royalty free rights and license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such content.
- Please remember that our websites
are designed to appeal to a broad audience. Accordingly, it is the
responsibility of the parent or legal guardian to determine whether access
to any of our services or content is appropriate for a minor.
International Use
- Recognizing the global nature of
the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online
conduct and acceptable content.
- You agree to comply with all
applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from
the Canada or the country in which you reside.
Modification and Cancellation
- We reserve the right at any time
and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or
permanently, the use or content of any of our websites any of our
services, or any part thereof, with or without notice.
- We shall not be liable to you or
to any third party for any modification, suspension, cancellation or
discontinuance.
Dealings with Others
- Your correspondence or business
dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or
through any of our websites, including payment and delivery of related
goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and
such third party. You agree that
- We shall not be responsible or
liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any
such dealings or as the result of the presence of such persons.
Copyright and Legal Claims
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same.
Warranty Exclusions
ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES, COSTS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY SERVICES WE PROVIDE OR THE ADVERTISING OF OUR PRODUCTS. NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS GIVEN OR ASSUMED BY US OR OUR AFFILIATES, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND TERMS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY US OR ANY OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.
Damage Limitations
OUR CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO ANY OF OUR WEBSITES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE HIGHER than THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO US WITHIN THE PRIOR YEAR. WE, AND OUR AFFILIATES SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND EVEN IF ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED FOR FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold us, and our subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees and business partners harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post, transmit or make available through any of our services, your use of any of our websites or content, your violation of these terms of service, our Privacy Policy or your violation of any rights of another.
Violations
- Please report any violations of
these Terms of Use, or our Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy, to us at the address listed on
our website under "Contact Us".
Questions and Suggestions
- If you have questions or
suggestions, you can contact us at the address listed on our website under
"Contact Us".
