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These Terms of Service constitute a
legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or
on behalf of an entity (“you”) and
OPENOCEAN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (" Company ",
“we”, “us”, or
“our”), concerning your access to and use of the
https://launchblue.network
website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile
website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise
connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”).
We are registered in
India
and have our registered office at
Ward 4, Diara, Dist. Una, Himachal Pradesh , Una ,
Himachal Pradesh
174316 . You agree that by accessing the
Site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of
these Terms of Service . IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE
TERMS OF SERVICE , THEN YOU ARE
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE
USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be
posted on the Site from time to time are hereby expressly
incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our
sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these
Terms of Service
from time to time . We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last
updated” date of these Terms of Service , and you waive
any right to receive specific notice of each such change. Please
ensure that you check the applicable Terms every time you use
our Site so that you understand which Terms apply. You will be
subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to
have accepted, the changes in any revised
Terms of Service by your
continued use of the Site after the date such revised
Terms of Service are
posted.
The information provided on the Site is not intended for
distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction
or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law
or regulation or which would subject us to any registration
requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly,
those persons who choose to access the Site from other locations
do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for
compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are
applicable.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property
and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website
designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site
(collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks,
and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled
by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and
trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and
unfair competition laws of the United States, international
copyright laws, and international conventions. The Content and the
Marks are provided on the Site “AS IS” for your information and
personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these
Terms of Service , no part of the
Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced,
aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed,
encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or
otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without
our express prior written permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a
limited license to access and use the Site and to download or
print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have
properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial
use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to
the Site, the Content and the Marks.
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be true,
accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and
promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these
Terms of Service ;
(4) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside ; (5) you will not access the Site through automated or non-human
means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (6) you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized
purpose; and (7) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or
regulation.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not
current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate
your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the
Site (or any portion thereof).
4. USER REGISTRATION
You may be required to register with the Site. You agree
to keep your password confidential and will be responsible
for all use of your account and password. We reserve the
right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select
if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such
username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise
objectionable.
We accept the following forms of payment:
You may be required to purchase or pay a fee to access some
of our services. You agree to provide current, complete, and
accurate purchase and account information for all purchases
made via the Site. You further agree to promptly update
account and payment information, including email address,
payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we
can complete your transactions and contact you as needed. We
bill you through an online billing account for purchases made
via the Site. Sales tax will be added to the price of
purchases as deemed required by us. We may change prices at
any time. All payments shall be in
INR and U.S. dollars .
You agree to pay all charges or fees at the prices then in
effect for your purchases, and you authorize us to charge your
chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon making your
purchase.
We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes in
pricing, even if we have already requested or received
payment. We also reserve the right to refuse any order placed
through the Site.
You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than
that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be
used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that
are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site and/or the Content contained therein.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site.
- Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
- Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Site.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services connected to the Site.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Site to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.
- Copy or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site.
- Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
- Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Site.
- Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
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Use the Site as part of any effort to compete with us
or otherwise use the Site and/or the Content for any
revenue-generating endeavor or commercial
enterprise.
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Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
8. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
- The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
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You are the creator and owner of or have the
necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and
permissions to use and to authorize us, the Site, and
other users of the Site to use your Contributions in
any manner contemplated by the Site and these
Terms of Service . -
You have the written consent, release, and/or
permission of each and every identifiable individual
person in your Contributions to use the name or
likeness of each and every such identifiable
individual person to enable inclusion and use of your
Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site
and these
Terms of Service . - Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
- Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
- Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
- Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
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Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten
(in the legal sense of those terms) any other person
and to promote violence against a specific person or
class of people.
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Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law,
regulation, or rule.
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Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or
publicity rights of any third party.
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Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law
concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to
protect the health or well-being of minors.
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Your Contributions do not include any offensive
comments that are connected to race, national origin,
gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
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Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link
to material that violates, any provision of these
Terms of Service , or any applicable law or regulation.
Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing
violates these Terms of Service and may
result in, among other things, termination or suspension
of your rights to use the Site.
9. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
This license will apply to any form, media, or technology
now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of
your name, company name, and franchise name, as
applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks,
trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you
provide. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions,
and you warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been
asserted in your Contributions.
We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions.
You retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and
any intellectual property rights or other proprietary
rights associated with your Contributions. We are not
liable for any statements or representations in your
Contributions provided by you in any area on the Site. You
are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Site
and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all
responsibility and to refrain from any legal action
against us regarding your Contributions.
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1)
to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2)
to re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more
appropriate locations on the Site; and (3) to pre-screen or
delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason,
without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your
Contributions.
10. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you areas on the Site to leave reviews or
ratings. When posting a review, you must comply with the
following criteria: (1) you should have firsthand experience
with the person/entity being reviewed; (2) your reviews
should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist,
offensive, or hate language; (3) your reviews should not
contain discriminatory references based on religion, race,
gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual
orientation, or disability; (4) your reviews should not
contain references to illegal activity; (5) you should not
be affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews;
(6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality
of conduct; (7) you may not post any false or misleading
statements; and (8) you may not organize a campaign
encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or
negative.
We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole
discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to screen
reviews or to delete reviews, even if anyone considers
reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews are not
endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our
opinions or the views of any of our affiliates or
partners. We do not assume liability for any review or for
any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any
review. By posting a review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide,
royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and sublicensable
right and license to reproduce, modify, translate,
transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute
all content relating to reviews.
11. SOCIAL MEDIA
As part of the functionality of the Site, you may link your
account with online accounts you have with third-party
service providers (each such account, a “Third-Party
Account”) by either: (1) providing your Third-Party Account
login information through the Site; or (2) allowing us to
access your Third-Party Account, as is permitted under the
applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each
Third-Party Account. You represent and warrant that you are
entitled to disclose your Third-Party Account login
information to us and/or grant us access to your Third-Party
Account, without breach by you of any of the terms and
conditions that govern your use of the applicable
Third-Party Account, and without obligating us to pay any
fees or making us subject to any usage limitations imposed
by the third-party service provider of the Third-Party
Account. By granting us access to any Third-Party Accounts,
you understand that (1) we may access, make available, and
store (if applicable) any content that you have provided to
and stored in your Third-Party Account (the “Social Network
Content”) so that it is available on and through the Site
via your account, including without limitation any friend
lists and (2) we may submit to and receive from your
Third-Party Account additional information to the extent you
are notified when you link your account with the Third-Party
Account. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose
and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in
such Third-Party Accounts, personally identifiable
information that you post to your Third-Party Accounts may
be available on and through your account on the Site. Please
note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service
becomes unavailable or our access to such Third-Party
Account is terminated by the third-party service provider,
then Social Network Content may no longer be available on
and through the Site. You will have the ability to disable
the connection between your account on the Site and your
Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS
ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY
BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE
PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social Network
Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for
accuracy, legality, or non-infringement, and we are not
responsible for any Social Network Content. You acknowledge
and agree that we may access your email address book
associated with a Third-Party Account and your contacts list
stored on your mobile device or tablet computer solely for
purposes of identifying and informing you of those contacts
who have also registered to use the Site. You can deactivate
the connection between the Site and your Third-Party Account
by contacting us using the contact information below or
through your account settings (if applicable). We will
attempt to delete any information stored on our servers that
was obtained through such Third-Party Account, except the
username and profile picture that become associated with
your account.
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the
Site ("Submissions") provided by you to us are non-confidential
and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights,
including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled
to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for
any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without
acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby waive all moral
rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any
such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right
to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse
against us for any alleged or actual infringement or
misappropriation of any proprietary right in your
Submissions.
13. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Site may contain (or you may be sent via the Site)
links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well
as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures,
designs, music, sound, video, information, applications,
software, and other content or items belonging to or
originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content").
Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not
investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy,
appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not
responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through
the Site or any Third-Party Content posted on, available
through, or installed from the Site, including the
content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability,
privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in
the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content.
Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or
installation of any Third-Party Websites or any
Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement
thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Site and access
the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any
Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you
should be aware these Terms of Service no longer
govern. You should review the applicable terms and
policies, including privacy and data gathering practices,
of any website to which you navigate from the Site or
relating to any applications you use or install from the
Site. Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites
will be through other websites and from other companies,
and we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to
such purchases which are exclusively between you and the
applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that we
do not endorse the products or services offered on
Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us harmless from
any harm caused by your purchase of such products or
services. Additionally, you shall hold us harmless from
any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating
to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or
any contact with Third-Party Websites.
14. ADVERTISERS
We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and
other information in certain areas of the Site, such as
sidebar advertisements or banner advertisements. If you
are an advertiser, you shall take full responsibility for
any advertisements you place on the Site and any services
provided on the Site or products sold through those
advertisements. Further, as an advertiser, you warrant and
represent that you possess all rights and authority to
place advertisements on the Site, including, but not
limited to, intellectual property rights, publicity
rights, and contractual rights.
We simply provide the space to place such advertisements,
and we have no other relationship with advertisers.
15. U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
Our services are “commercial items” as defined in Federal
Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 2.101. If our services are
acquired by or on behalf of any agency not within the Department
of Defense (“DOD”), our services are subject to the terms of
these Terms of Service in accordance
with FAR 12.212 (for computer software) and FAR 12.211 (for
technical data). If our services are acquired by or on behalf of
any agency within the Department of Defense, our services are
subject to the terms of these Terms of Service in accordance
with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (“DFARS”)
227.7202-3. In addition, DFARS 252.227-7015 applies to technical data acquired by the DOD. This U.S.
Government Rights clause is in lieu of, and supersedes, any
other FAR, DFARS, or other clause or provision that addresses
government rights in computer software or technical data under
these Terms of Service .
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the
Site for violations of these Terms of Service ; (2) take
appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole
discretion, violates the law or these
Terms of Service , including without
limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities;
(3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse,
restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the
extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any
portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without
limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Site or
otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size
or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise
manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and
property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the
Site.
17. PRIVACY POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our
Privacy Policy:
https://launchblue.network/privacy-policy . By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy
Policy, which is incorporated into these
Terms of Service . Please be
advised the Site is hosted in
India . If you
access the Site from any other region of the world with laws
or other requirements governing personal data collection,
use, or disclosure that differ from applicable laws in
India , then through your continued use of the Site, you are transferring your data to
India , and you agree to have your data transferred to and
processed in
India .
18. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If
you believe that any material available on or through the
Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please
immediately notify us using the contact information provided
below (a “Notification”). A copy of your Notification will
be sent to the person who posted or stored the material
addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that
pursuant to applicable law you may be held liable for
damages if you make material misrepresentations in a
Notification. Thus, if you are not sure that material
located on or linked to by the Site infringes your
copyright, you should consider first contacting an
attorney.
These Terms of Service shall remain in
full force and effect while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE , WE RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY,
DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP
ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION,
WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE
TERMS OF SERVICE OR OF ANY
APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR
PARTICIPATION IN THE SITE OR DELETE
YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT
WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are
prohibited from registering and creating a new account under
your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third
party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party.
In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we
reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including
without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive
redress.
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of
the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion
without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any
information on our Site. We also reserve the right to modify or
discontinue all or part of the Site without notice at any time. We
will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification,
price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site.
We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. We
may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to
perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in
interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change,
revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Site
at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree
that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or
inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site
during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in
these Terms of Service will be construed
to obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to supply any
corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.
These Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws
of India .
OPENOCEAN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of
India
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may
arise in connection with these terms.
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy,
or claim related to these Terms of Service (each
"Dispute" and collectively, the “Disputes”) brought by
either you or us (individually, a “Party” and collectively,
the “Parties”), the Parties agree to first attempt to
negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly
provided below) informally for at least
thirty (30)
days before initiating arbitration. Such informal
negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to
the other Party.
Binding Arbitration
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this contract,
including any question regarding its existence, validity, or
termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the
International Commercial Arbitration Court under the European
Arbitration Chamber (Belgium, Brussels, Avenue Louise, 146)
according to the Rules of this ICAC, which, as a result of
referring to it, is considered as the part of this clause. The
number of arbitrators shall be one (1) .
The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be
Himachal Pradesh ,
India . The language to be used in the
arbitral proceedings shall be English .
The governing law of the contract shall be the substantive law of
India .
Restrictions
The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the
Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent
permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other
proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be
arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action
procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute
to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of
the general public or any other persons.
23. CORRECTIONS
There may be information on the Site that contains typographical
errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing,
availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to
correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or
update the information on the Site at any time, without prior
notice.
24. DISCLAIMER
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE
THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE
RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR
USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE
ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY
WEBSITES LINKED TO THE SITE AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF
CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF
ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE
SITE, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS
AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO
OR FROM THE SITE, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE
WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY,
AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR
FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE
OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA
THE SITE. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A
THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITE, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY
WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER
ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE
OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT,
YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE
APPROPRIATE.
25. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN
NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE
TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING
LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING
FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY
TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM
OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO
THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US .
CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND
INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW
LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN
DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU,
SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS
OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU,
AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL
RIGHTS.
26. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our
subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers,
agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage,
liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of:
(1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Site; (3) breach of these
Terms of Service ; (4) any breach of
your representations and warranties set forth in these
Terms of Service ; (5) your violation
of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to
intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward
any other user of the Site with whom you connected via the Site.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your
expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter
for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to
cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will
use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or
proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming
aware of it.
27. USER DATA
We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Site for the
purpose of managing the performance of the Site, as well as data
relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular
routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data
that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have
undertaken using the Site. You agree that we shall have no liability
to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby
waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or
corruption of such data.
28. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND
SIGNATURES
Visiting
the Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms
constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive
electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements,
notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you
electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal
requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY
AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND
OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES,
AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA
THE SITE. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any
statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any
jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or
retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the
granting of credits by any means other than electronic
means.
29. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can
contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer
Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing
at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California
95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
30. MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms of Service and any policies or
operating rules posted by us on the Site or in respect to the Site
constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and
us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
these Terms of Service shall not operate as
a waiver of such right or provision. These
Terms of Service operate to the
fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our
rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act
caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision
or part of a provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be
unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the
provision is deemed severable from these
Terms of Service and does not affect
the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There
is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship
created between you and us as a result of these
Terms of Service or use of the Site.
You agree that these Terms of Service will not be
construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby
waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form
of these Terms of Service and the lack of
signing by the parties hereto to execute these
Terms of Service .
31. CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive
further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us
at: