Terms of Service

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Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you") and ("we," "us" or "our"), concerning your access to and use of our website and services. You agree that by accessing the services, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Service.

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the services are our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the services (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.

The Content and the Marks are provided on the services "AS IS" for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Service, no part of the services 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.

User Representations

By using the services, you represent and warrant that:

  • All registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete
  • You will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary
  • You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Service
  • You are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
  • You will not access the services through automated or non-human means
  • You will not use the services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
  • Your use of the services will not violate any applicable law or regulation

Prohibited Activities

You may not access or use the services for any purpose other than that for which we make the services available. The services 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 services, you agree not to:

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the services to create a collection, compilation, database, or directory
  • Make any unauthorized use of the services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users
  • Use the services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services
  • Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the services
  • Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the services
  • Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users
  • Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the services or the networks or services connected to the services
  • Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user
  • Use any information obtained from the services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person

User Generated Contributions

The services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the services. Any content you transmit to will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary.

Contribution License

By posting your contributions to any part of the services, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt, and distribute such contributions for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise.

Services Management

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the services 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; (3) refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable any of your contributions; (4) remove from the services 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 services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property.

Privacy Policy

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Service. The services are hosted in the United States. If you access the services 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 the United States, then through your continued use of the services, you are transferring your data to the United States.

Term and Termination

These Terms of Service shall remain in full force and effect while you use the services. 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 SERVICES TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON.

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.

Modifications and Interruptions

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our services. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the services 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 services. We cannot guarantee the services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service and your use of the services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which operates, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Dispute Resolution

Any legal action of whatever nature brought by either you or us shall be commenced or prosecuted in the state and federal courts located in the jurisdiction where operates, and the parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in such courts.

Corrections

There may be information on the services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the services at any time, without prior notice.

Disclaimer

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE 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 SERVICES 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 SERVICES' CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS.

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 SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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 services; (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 services with whom you connected via the services.

User Data

We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the services for the purpose of managing the performance of the services, as well as data relating to your use of the services. 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 services. 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.

Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures

Visiting the services, 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 services, 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 SERVICES.

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the services or in respect to the services 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.

Changes to These Terms

reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms of Service at any time. If a revision is material, we will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

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