Terms of Use
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY, AND THE
OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REFERRED TO BELOW, DESCRIBE YOUR RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES AND FORM A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND US
REGARDING YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE.
IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOU ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO AGREE TO ALL OUR TERMS
AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY STOP USING OR ATTEMPTING TO USE OUR
WEBSITES, BECAUSE IF YOU CONTINUE YOU WILL BE AGREEING TO ALL THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS THAT ARE DESCRIBED OR REFERRED TO BELOW.
These terms and conditions are our “Terms of Use” and represent a legally
binding agreement between you and us regarding your use of our Websites.
These Terms of Use, however, are not the only terms and conditions that
apply to you and your legal agreement with us includes our
Privacy Policy and other terms and conditions
that we refer to in these Terms of Use or our Privacy
Policy or those that we disclose or notify you when you use or attempt
to use some of the features and functions that may be available to you as a
user of any of our Websites (“Additional Terms”). Our Websites include all
web pages within the Website and also include backup, mirror, replacement or
substitute sites or pages we make available as part of the services we
provide. We will refer to each and every feature, function, service,
activity, promotion and content on our Websites, individually and/or
collectively as “Content” and when we use the term “Website” it also
included Content unless we specifically say otherwise.
When you see the word “use" or "using" we mean any time you, directly or
indirectly, with or without the help of any device, attempt to or actually
do access, interact, display, view, browse, print or copy, transmit, receive
or exchange data, messages, content or you otherwise communicate with us or
anyone else, including another user, advertiser or any person, firm or
business you may encounter. We will also consider you to be using our
Website if you utilize, benefit, take advantage of or interact with any
feature, function, service, activity, promotion or content in, on or
available through any of our Websites, for any purpose, or if you try to do
any of these things.
If you use any of our Websites you are acknowledging you have read and
understand the legal agreement you have with us, including these Terms of
Use, our Privacy Policy and any Additional Terms
and that unless you immediately stop using or trying to use all of our
Websites, you will be signifying your agreement to be legally bound by and
comply with all of the terms and conditions that apply to you under these
Terms of Use.
WE CAN CHANGE OUR WEBSITES AND OUR TERMS OF USE
We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, for any reason
in our sole discretion, to add to, delete or modify any or all the terms of
the Terms of Use that apply to you, as well as any of our Websites and/or
any Content. We will post or display a notice of material changes to any of
our Terms of Use on any and all Websites affected by the change and once we
post them, these changes on the effective date specified. If you use any of
the affected Websites after the changes become effective, it means you are
agreeing to be bound by the changes. You should check on a regular and
frequent basis and review the terms and conditions that apply to you so you
are aware of the current rights and obligations that apply to you.
PRIVACY
We respect your privacy. Our Privacy Policy
is incorporated into and forms a part of these Terms of Use and part of our
agreement with you. Read it carefully since it describes, among other
things, how we collect and use information we obtain when you use our
Websites.
WHO OWNS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND OTHER CONTENT RIGHTS
Each of our Websites and, except as described below, all Content, is
either our property or the property of our affiliates, licensors, suppliers,
operational service providers, advertisers, agencies or promotional
partners, and are legally protected, without limitation, under U.S. federal
and state laws and regulations, as well as applicable foreign laws,
regulations and treaties. To avoid any doubt, when we use “Content” it
includes, but isn’t limited to, such things as software, code, design, text,
images, photographs, illustrations, animations, audio, video and
audio-visual material, art, graphic material, proprietary information, data,
databases, service marks, trademarks, trade names, distinctive
identification such as logos, the selection, sequence, 'look and feel' and
arrangement of items and all copyrightable or otherwise legally protectable
elements of any and all of our Websites.
You keep ownership to any and all Content that is yours and if you submit
or provide Content, these Terms of Use do not deprive you or any holder of
your or their rights. However, when you do submit or provide Content to us
or any of our Websites, you are giving us an unconditional, irrevocable,
transferable, royalty free worldwide license to use, display, reproduce,
perform, adapt, translate, modify, create derivative works, publish,
distribute, disseminate and/or broadcast that Content (“license”) and you
are representing and warranting to us you have the right to give us such
license. If you do not have the right to license Content to us (or if you
are not sure), do not submit or provide Content to us.
You may only use our Content and Content of other users for your own
personal use and you have no right to transfer, assign or use the Content
for any other purpose or allow or enable anyone else to do so. Personal use
means nothing commercial or even charitable, whether or not money or other
compensation or consideration is involved and whether or not it is for your
benefit or for someone else. This also means you are not allowed to use,
display, reproduce, perform, adapt, translate, modify, create derivative
works, publish, distribute, disseminate and/or broadcast Content that is not
yours without our express prior written consent. You may not alter, delete
or conceal copyright or other notices, even if we let you download, display,
print or share the Content with others. Unauthorized or prohibited use of
Content may subject you to civil liability, criminal prosecution, or both
under federal, state and local laws.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
If you see or use any links or conduits on our Websites which allow you to
browse, redirect or visit any other websites, web pages or other internet or
web-based locations, that does not mean we are associated with or have
endorsed, reviewed or even know anything about that site or page and we have
no obligation, responsibility or liability to you or anyone else if you go
to another web site, page or address outside our Websites, even if a link on
our site allowed you to do so. When you leave our Websites, you should
inquire and confirm from them the terms and conditions, privacy and other
policies that apply to you since we neither control, nor have any
responsibility for any third party sites, their practices or anything
associated with their operations. In fact, even if another web site or web
page has our name, logo or other identification normally associated with us,
it may or may not be authorized and you should not assume it is our Website,
unless it actually says so and the terms of use that apply to you are these
Terms of Use.
ANY LIABILITY WE MAY HAVE IS LIMITED
OUR WEBSITES AND ALL CONTENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE",
WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR
ANY GUARANTY OR ASSURANCE ANY WEBSITE OR CONTENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE
OR THAT ALL CONTENT WILL BE AVAILABLE OR PERFORM AS DESCRIBED OR THAT ANY
WEBSITE OR CONTENT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR ERROR FREE. WE ARE NEITHER
RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY MALICIOUS OR UNAUTHORIZED CODE AND YOU ARE
SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING YOU HAVE APPROPRIATE SCANNING AND PROTECTIVE
MECHANISMS FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION AND
BY USING ANY OF OUR WEBSITES OR CONTENT, YOU ARE ASSUMING ALL RISK OF LOSS
THAT MAY ARISE OR BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT USE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WE AND OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES AND RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY
AND ALL LOSS, DAMAGE, COST AND EXPENSE OF ANY KIND, DIRECT AND INDIRECT, IN
CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM OUR WEBSITES, CONTENT, THESE TERMS OF USE
AND/OR YOUR OR ANYONE ELSE’S USE OF THESE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY AND
PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR BASIS OF THE CLAIM,
WHETHER OR NOT ANY PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. IF
ANY LIMITATION OF DAMAGES OR LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW,
WE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE MAXIMUM DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS PERMITTED;
HOWEVER, IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($100). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS OF
WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THESE EXCLUSIONS AND
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
YOU ARE INDEMNIFYING US OF YOUR BREACH
You shall defend us against any demands, claims or actions brought against
us or arising as a result of any breach or violation of these Terms of Use
by you (“Claim”) and you shall indemnify and hold us harmless from and
against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses (including
attorneys' fees) resulting from any such Claim. We have the right, at our
expense, to assume exclusive defense against any Claim and all negotiations
for settlement and you agree to cooperate with us in the defense of any such
Claim, at our request.
WHAT LAW APPLIES?
Our Terms of Use shall be construed and enforced under the laws of the State
of New York applicable to parties resident in and contracts made, executed
and wholly performed within the State of New York. You specifically agree
and submit to the jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts situated in
the State, City and County of New York and you will not object to
jurisdiction or venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction,
inconvenient forum or otherwise. The Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act does not apply to our Terms of Use. IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING COMMENCED TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHT OR OBLIGATION UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER
HEREOF, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY NOW HAVE OR HEREAFTER POSSESS TO
A TRIAL BY JURY.
MISCELLANEOUS
Our Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy
and any Additional Terms that apply to you are incorporated by reference and
are part of our Terms of Use as if they were right here. Our Terms of Use is
the entire agreement you have with us regarding our Websites, Content and
other subject matter set forth herein and supersedes any and all prior or
inconsistent understandings that may apply to the subject matter.
If, for any reason, we believe, have reason to believe, suspect or are
notified of any act, omission or circumstances which may or could compromise
or endanger the health, well being or safety of any person, cause or lead to
damage to persons or property (tangible or intangible), adversely affects,
infringes upon or misappropriates the rights of others, harasses or
interferes with any other user or person, firm or enterprise, interferes
with or bypasses our security or other protective measures applicable to our
systems, networks and communications capabilities, breaches or violates our
Terms of Use, including our Privacy Policy, any
Additional Terms, our Websites, Content or violates any law or regulation,
we have the right, reserving cumulatively all other rights and remedies
available to us at law, in equity and under our agreement with you, to
report and provide information to any and all regulatory and law enforcement
authorities and agencies and take any action permitted by law.
Our Terms of Use can only be modified by us as described above or by
mutual written agreement, signed by an authorized representative of ours.
The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any term or condition is
severable and shall not affect the rest of the Terms of Use. Headings are
purely for reference and shall not affect the meaning of any term or
condition. Any provision which must survive to allow us to enforce its
meaning shall survive termination; however, no claim or action relating in
any way to this Terms of Use, including our Privacy
Policy, any Additional Terms, our Websites, Content or otherwise with
respect to the subject matter, regardless of form or the basis of the claim,
may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action has
arisen (or if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause of action
arose).