Terms
of Use Agreement
Welcome to our Web site. By using our site, you are agreeing to
comply with and be bound by the following terms of use. Please review
the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms,
you should not use this site. The term "us" or "we" or "our" refers
to the company., the owner of the Web site. The term "you" refers
to the user or viewer of our Web Site.
1. Acceptance of Agreement
You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of
Use Agreement ("Agreement") with respect to our site (the "Site").
This Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between
us and you, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements,
representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the
Site, the content, products or services provided by or through the
Site, and the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may
be amended at any time by us from time to time without specific notice
to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site, and you
should review this Agreement prior to using the Site.
2. Copyright
The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic
translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the
Site are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other
proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property)
rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of
any such matters or any part of the Site, except as allowed by Section
4 below, is strictly prohibited. You
o not acquire ownership rights
to any content, document or other materials viewed through the
Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does
not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials.
Some of the content on the site is the copyrighted work of third
parties.
3.
Service Marks
This domain name and others are our service marks or registered
service marks or trademarks. Other product and company names mentioned
on the Site may be trademarks of their respective owners.
4. Permitted
Uses
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license
(a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with this Agreement;
(b) to use the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial
purposes. No print out or electronic version of any part of the Site
or its contents may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration
matter whatsoever under any circumstances.
5. Restrictions and Prohibitions
on Use
Your license for access and use of the Site and any information,
materials or documents (collectively defined as "Content and
Materials") therein are subject to the following restrictions
and prohibitions on use: You may not (a) copy, print (except for
the express limited purpose permitted by Section 4 above), republish,
display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise
make available in any form or by any means all or any portion of
the Site or any Content and Materials retrieved there from; (b) use
the Site or any materials obtained from the Site to develop, of as
a component of, any information, storage and retrieval system, database,
information base, or similar resource (in any media now existing
or hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial distribution
of any kind, including through sale, license, lease, rental, subscription,
or any other commercial distribution mechanism; (c) create compilations
or derivative works of any Content and Materials from the Site; (d)
use any Content and Materials from the Site in any manner that may
infringe any copyright, intellectual property right, proprietary
right, or property right of us or any third parties; (e) remove,
change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice
or terms of use contained in the Site; (f) make any portion of the
Site available through any timesharing system, service bureau, the
Internet or any other technology now existing or developed in the
future; (g) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any
Site software or use any network monitoring or discovery software
to determine the Site architecture; (h) use any automatic or manual
process to harvest information from the Site; (i) use the Site for
the purpose of gathering information for or transmitting (1) unsolicited
commercial email; (2) email that makes use of headers, invalid or
nonexistent domain names, or other means of deceptive addressing;
and (3) unsolicited telephone calls or facsimile transmissions; (j)
use the Site in a manner that violates any state or federal law regulating
email, facsimile transmissions or telephone solicitations; and (k)
export or re-export the Site or any portion thereof, or any software
available on or through the Site, in violation of the export control
laws or regulations of the United States.
6. Forms, Agreements & Documents
We may make available through the Site or through other Web sites
sample and actual forms, checklists, business documents and legal
documents (collectively, "Documents"). All documents are
provided on an exclusive license basis only for your personal one-time
use for non-commercial purposes, without any right to re-license,
sublicense, distribute, assign or transfer such license. Documents
are provided for a charge and without any representations or warranties,
express or implied, as to their suitability, legal effect, completeness,
currentness, accuracy, and/or appropriateness. The Documents are
provided "as is", "as available", and with "all
faults", and we and any provider of the Documents disclaim any
warranties, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose. The Documents may be inappropriate
for your particular circumstances. Furthermore, state laws may require
different or additional provisions to ensure the desired result.
You should consult with legal counsel to determine the appropriate
legal or business documents necessary for your particular transactions,
as the Documents are only samples and may not be applicable to a
particular situation. Some Documents are public domain forms or available
from public records.
7. No Professional Relationship
Information contained on or made available through the Site is
not intended to and does not constitute professional services,
recommendations or counseling under any circumstance and no professional
relationship is formed. We do not warrant or guarantee the accurateness,
completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained
in or linked to the Site. Your use of information on the Site or
materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk. We do
not offer professional services and the Site is not meant to recommend
one service over another.
8. Linking to the Site
You may provide links to the Site, provided (a) that you do not
remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright
notice, or other notices on the Site, (b) your site does not engage
in illegal or pornographic activities, and (c) you discontinue providing
links to the Site immediately upon request by us.
9. Advertisers
The Site may contain advertising and sponsorships. Advertisers
and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted
for inclusion on the Site is accurate and complies with applicable
laws. We are not responsible for the illegality or any error, inaccuracy
or problem in the advertiser’s or sponsor’s materials.
10. Registration
Certain sections of, or offerings from, the Site may require you
to register. If registration is requested, you agree to provide us
with accurate, complete registration information. Your registration
must be done using your real name and accurate information. Each
registration is for your personal use only and not on behalf of any
other person or entity. We do not permit (a) any other person using
the registered sections under your name; or (b) access through a
single name being made available to multiple users on a network.
You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use.
11. Errors,
Corrections and Changes
We do not represent or warrant that the Site will be error-free,
free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will
be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the information
available on or through the Site will be correct, accurate, timely
or otherwise reliable. We may make changes to the features, functionality
or content of the Site at any time. We reserve the right in our sole
discretion to edit or delete any documents, information or other
content appearing on the Site.
12. Third Party Content
Third party content may appear on the Site or may be accessible
via links from the Site. We are not responsible for and assume no
liability for any mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation, omissions,
falsehood, obscenity, pornography or profanity in the statements,
opinions, representations or any other form of content on the Site.
You understand that the information and opinions in the third party
content represent solely the thoughts of the author and is neither
endorsed by nor does it necessarily reflect our belief.
13. Unlawful
Activity
We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations
of this Agreement and to take any action we deem appropriate, including
but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law
enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing
any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities
relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted
materials, IP addresses and traffic information.
14. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us and our partners, agents,
officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, successors, assigns,
third party suppliers of information and documents, attorneys, advertisers,
product and service providers, and affiliates (collectively, "Affiliated
Parties") harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense,
including reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation of
this Agreement or use of the Site.
15. Nontransferable
Your right to use the Site is not transferable or assignable.
Any password or right given to you to obtain information or documents
is not transferable or assignable.
16. Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND DOCUMENTS FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE
ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS," "AS AVAILABLE," WITH "ALL
FAULTS", AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). THE INFORMATION
AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.
WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR YOUR
USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
17(b). IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION THEREOF, WE AND OUR
AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS,
LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH
OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT
LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. THE NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU.
THIS SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION PRESENTED
WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION,
WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE SITE
OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE
NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES
CONTAINED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING A FORM OR DOCUMENT
IS DISCLAIMED.
17. Limitation of Liability
(a) We and any Affiliated Party shall not be liable for any loss,
injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting in any
way from (a) any errors in or omissions from the Site or any services
or products obtainable therefrom, (b) the unavailability or interruption
of the Site or any features thereof, (c) your use of the Site, (d)
the content contained on the Site, or (e) any delay or failure in
performance beyond the control of a Covered Party.
(b) THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF US AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE
AND/OR THE PRODUCTS, INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED
HEREIN OR HEREBY SHALL NOT EXCEED $100 AND THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE IN
LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US AND ANY
AFFILIATED PARTY.
18. Use of Information
We reserve the right, and you authorize us, to the use and assignment
of all information regarding Site uses by you and all information
provided by you in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated
by you to us (collectively, a "Submission") will forever
be our property. We will not be required to treat any Submission
as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas (including
without limitation, product, service or advertising ideas) and will
not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may
appear in our future products, services or operations. Without limitation,
we will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing
rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. We
will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other
purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person
sending the Submission. You acknowledge that you are responsible
for whatever material you submit, and you, not us, have full responsibility
for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness,
originality, and copyright.
19. Third-Party Services
We may allow access to or advertise certain third-party product
or service providers ("Merchants") from which you may purchase
certain goods or services. You understand that we do not operate
or control the products or services offered by Merchants. Merchants
are responsible for all aspects of order processing, fulfillment,
billing and customer service. We are not a party to the transactions
entered into between you and Merchants. You agree that use of or
purchase from such Merchants is AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY US, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM
THE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND MERCHANTS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION
APPEARING ON MERCHANT SITES OR ANY OTHER SITE LINKED TO OUR SITE.
20.
Third-Party Merchant Policies
All rules, policies (including privacy policies) and operating procedures
of Merchants will apply to you while on any Merchant sites. We are
not responsible for information provided by you to Merchants. We
and the Merchants are independent contractors and neither party has
authority to make any representations or commitments on behalf of
the other.
21. Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a part
of this Agreement. You must review this Privacy Policy by clicking
on this link.
22. Payments
You represent and warrant that if you are purchasing something from
us or from Merchants that (i) any credit information you supply is
true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by you will be honored by
your credit card company, and (iii) you will pay the charges incurred
by you at the posted prices, including any applicable taxes.
23. Securities
Laws
The Site may include statements concerning our operations, prospects,
strategies, financial condition, future economic performance and
demand for our products or services, as well as our intentions, plans
and objectives (particularly with respect to product and service
offerings), that are forward-looking statements. These statements
are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are subject
to significant uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.
When used on our Site, words like "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "estimates," "seeks," "plans," "intends," "will" and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements
designed to fall within securities law safe harbors for forward-looking
statements. The Site and the information contained herein does not
constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer for sale of any
securities. None of the information contained herein is intended
to be, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated into any of our
securities-related filings or documents.
24. Links to other Web Sites
The Site may contain links to other Web sites. We are not responsible
for the content, accuracy or opinions express in such Web sites,
and such Web sites are not investigated, monitored or checked for
accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked Web site
on our Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked
Web site by us. If you decide to leave our Site and access these
third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.
25. Copyrights and
Copyright Agents
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to
do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way
that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright
Agent the following information:
a. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
b. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been
infringed;
c. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing
is located on the Site;
d. Your address, telephone number, and email address;
e. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the
disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent,
or the law; and
f. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright
owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. .
26.
Information and Press Releases
The Site contains information and press releases about us. We disclaim
any duty or obligation to update this information or any press releases.
Information about companies other than ours contained in the press
release or otherwise, should not be relied upon as being provided
or endorsed by us.
27. Legal Compliance
You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international
laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of
the Site and the Content and Materials provided therein.
28. Miscellaneous
This Agreement shall be treated as though it were executed and performed
in Nashville, Tennessee, and shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee (without regard
to conflict of law principles). Any cause of action by you with respect
to the Site (and/or any information, Documents, products or services
related thereto) must be instituted within one (1) year after the
cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred. All actions
shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 16 and Section
17. The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted as to its
fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party. This Agreement
and all incorporated agreements and your information may be automatically
assigned by us in our sole discretion to a third party in the event
of an acquisition, sale or merger. Should any part of this Agreement
be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed
consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain
in full force and effect. To the extent that anything in or associated
with the Site is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement,
this Agreement shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce any
provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such
provision nor of the right to enforce such provision. Our rights
under this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
29.
Arbitration
Any legal controversy or legal claim arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or our services, excluding legal action taken by
us to collect or recover damages for, or obtain any injunction relating
to, Site operations, intellectual property, and our services, shall
be settled solely by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial
arbitration rules of JAMS. Any such controversy or claim shall be
arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated
in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
The arbitration shall be conducted in Nashville, Tennessee, and judgment
on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction
thereof. Either you or us may seek any interim or preliminary relief
from a court of competent jurisdiction in Nashville, Tennessee necessary
to protect the rights or property of you and us pending the completion
of arbitration. Each party shall bear one-half of the arbitration
fees and costs incurred through JAMS. |