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EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2006
LAST MODIFIED SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
This Content Submission Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”)
constitutes a legal agreement between You (“You”) and USA MULTIMEDIA,
LLC (the “Company”) and describes the terms and provisions applicable
to Your submission of information, data, content or other materials (the “Content”)
to the Internet domain and sub-domains owned or operated by the Company at www.Modelslikeus.com
(the “Site”). You must read, agree with and accept all of the terms
and provisions contained in this Agreement, including the terms and provisions
expressly set forth below and those incorporated by reference, before Your submission
of Content to the Site is authorized. The above named parties are sometimes
herein referred to singularly as a “Party” and collectively as the
“Parties”.
This Agreement will be governed by the Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act (the “E-Sign Act”). You manifest Your agreement
to the terms and provisions contained herein by any act demonstrating Your assent,
including clicking any button containing the words “I Agree” or
similar terminology or by submitting Content to the Site, whether You have read
this Agreement or not. If You do not agree, You must not submit Content to the
Site.
You have the right to withdraw Your consent to use the E-Sign Act by emailing
the Company. Your consent to use the E-Sign Act is limited to providing the
information on this form. Access to this electronic record requires a computer
and web browser program such as Internet Explorer™, Netscape™, Safari™,
Opera™, Mozilla™ or Firefox™.
A current version of this Agreement is maintained at www.Modelslikeus.com/csa.php.
1 Incorporated Terms & Provisions
1.1 The terms and conditions of the Company’s Site Terms of Service Agreement
located at www.Modelslikeus.com/tos.php are hereby incorporated by reference
as if fully set forth herein.
1.2 The terms and provisions of the Company’s Privacy Policy located
at www.Modelslikeus.com/privacy.php are hereby incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
2 Content Submission & Ownership -OR- License
2.1 The ability to submit Content to the Site is available only to individuals
who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law and are eighteen
(18) years of age or older.
2.2 By submitting, transferring, posting or otherwise providing Content to the
Site, You represent and warrant that You are eighteen (18) years of age or older
or twenty-one (21) years of age or older in places where eighteen (18) years
of age is not the age of majority.
2.3 You agree not to bypass any age verification, security or submission feature
of the Site. You understand that the Company does not assume any responsibility
or liability for any Content submissions, including without limitation, those
containing misrepresentations regarding Your age or the age of any identifiable
person contained within such Content.
2.4 Content that You submit, transfer, post or otherwise provide to the Site
will not:
(A) be false, inaccurate or misleading or promote illegal activities or conduct
that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
(B) involve the transmission of unsolicited communications;
(C) infringe any third party’s intellectual property, copyright, patent,
trademark, trade secret, publicity rights, privacy rights or other proprietary
rights;
(D) violate any local, state, federal or international law or regulation, including
without limitation, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair
competition, anti-discrimination, false advertising, deceptive trade practices,
intellectual property infringement, securities transactions or any other applicable
law or regulation;
(E) defame, harass or advocate harassment of any group or individual or promote
racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
(F) exploit people under eighteen (18) years of age in a sexual or violent
manner or suggest, in any way or manner, that the depictions contained therein
are of individuals under eighteen (18) years of age;
(G) suggest, in any way or manner, that the models or performers contained
therein are under eighteen (18) years of age;
(H) solicit contact or other personal information from anyone under eighteen
(18) years of age;
(I) violate the terms and provisions of any agreements You have with any third
parties as such relate to Your use of the Site;
(J) impose unreasonable, disproportionate or large load on the Site or its network
infrastructure;
(K) contain unauthorized, unlicensed or pirated computer programs, audiovisual
works, music or methods to engage in or information relating to circumvention
of copy protection devices, security systems or mechanisms;
(L) contain any virus, Trojan Horse, worm, time bomb, cancelbot, robot, spider,
monitor or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage,
detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, record or expropriate
any system or data;
(M) contain instructional information regarding illegal activities such as
the construction or purchase of illegal weapons, violation of an individual’s
rights of privacy or likeness or the provision or creation of computer viruses;
(N) solicit passwords or personal identifying information for any commercial
or unlawful purpose or promotes password trading or hacking; or
(O) contain personal information regarding any other user of the Site or third
party, including without limitation, social security numbers, credit card numbers,
telephone numbers, street addresses, names, URLs, instant messaging or email
addresses.
2.5 Nothing in this Agreement grants either Party ownership or other rights
except in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
2.6 You agree to comply with all applicable local, state, federal and international
laws and regulations related to the submission of Content to the Site.
2.7 You hereby irrevocably grant, release, convey and assign to the Company
and its successors, assigns, affiliates, licensors and suppliers, together with
all of their respective officers, directors, employees and consultants all right,
title and interest in the Content and agrees that the Company will irrevocably
and exclusively own all worldwide right, title and interest in the Content in
perpetuity, including copyright, with no rights whatsoever, expressed or implied,
reserved by You. You warrant that You have the authority to grant such rights
and that the holder of any intellectual property or other proprietary rights
in the Content has assigned or waived such holder’s rights to the extent
necessary to grant such rights.
2.7 By submitting, transferring, posting or otherwise providing Content to
the Site, You grant the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable,
royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right, including a waiver
of any applicable moral rights, to exercise the copyright, likeness and publicity
rights in such Content. You warrant that You have the authority to grant such
license and that the holder of any intellectual property or other proprietary
rights in the Content has licensed, assigned or waived such holder’s rights
to the extent necessary to grant such license.
2.8 Content You submit, transfer, post or otherwise provide to the Site may
be used by the Company for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, including without
limitation, reproduction, disclosure, display, performance, transmission, publication
or broadcast. The Company is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, hypothesis,
premise or technique contained in the Content or any other communication made
by You to the Company or the Site for any purpose whatsoever, including without
limitation, developing, manufacturing and marketing new products or services
unique and proprietary to the Company.
2.9 You hereby irrevocably grant, release, convey and assign to the the Company
and its successors, assigns, affiliates, licensors and suppliers, together with
all of their respective officers, directors, employees and consultants the sole
and exclusive right, permission and authority to use, reuse, publish and republish
Your name, likeness, image, voice, appearance, persona, sobriquet, personal
property, signature and performance whether recorded on or transferred in the
Content and irrevocably grant and convey all rights, permission, releases clearances
and authority therefore, including without limitation, the sole and exclusive
right to record, reproduce, modify, adapt, mix, distribute to the public by
sale or other transfer, publish and publicly perform or display in whole or
part in any media, now known or later developed, including without limitation,
analog and digital audiovisual, photographic and printed material.
2.10 You understand and stipulate that you are aware of the nature of the Site
and that the Site contains and is intended to contain, only information, data,
content or other materials fully protected by the First Amendment to the United
States Constitution.
2.11 You may submit, transfer, post or otherwise provide Content to the Site
only by completing an online registration form in accordance with the terms
and provisions provided in the Company’s Site Terms of Service Agreement
located at www.Modelslikeus.com/tos.php. Registration and submission of Content
is void where prohibited.
2.12 Certain content is strictly forbidden and prohibited from submission to
the Site, including without limitation, text descriptions and visual depictions
of or hyperlinks to:
(A) child pornography, teen modeling, or performers who have a visual appearance
that is suggestive of a person under eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) incest or overt references to sexual relationships prohibited by law;
(C) sacrilegious acts;
(D) scat, defecation, urination, genital mutilation, menstruation, threats of
physical harm to persons or property;
(E) actual or simulated rape or sexual violence;
(F) obscenity, bestiality, necrophilia or coffins;
(G) software, code or programs containing viruses, pirated software or warez;
or
(H) methods, systems or information constituting or regarding wire fraud, drug
trafficking or violations of international export control and applicable laws.
2.13 Content that You submit, transfer, post or otherwise provide to the Site
must be in [~ Format ~] format and no more than [~ Dimensions ~] in dimension.
2.14 The terms and provisions of this Section are non-exclusive and the Company
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, remove, modify or delete
Content You submit, transfer, post or otherwise provide to the Site for any
reason and at any time without notice to You.
3 Disclosures Regarding Content Submission & Accessible Information
3.1 You understand and agree that your image, likeness, contact and other personal
information will be publicly accessible, available, retrievable and searchable
on a worldwide basis via the Internet as a result of submitting Content to the
Site and accept sole responsibility for the consequences or effects resulting
therefrom.
3.2 You understand and agree that members of the Site may use any contact and
other personal information resulting from Your submission of Content to the
Site to contact or attempt to contact your electronically or in person and accept
sole responsibility for the consequences or effects resulting therefrom.
3.3 You understand and agree that the public accessibility of your contact
and other personal information resulting from your submission of Content to
the Site may result in certain undesirable consequences or effects for You,
Your friends or family, including without limitation:
(A) fraud or other illegal activity;
(B) harassment, assault, rape, robbery and other violent or sexual crimes that
could possibly result in injury or death;
(C) “stalking,” invasion of privacy and unwanted solicitations
or gifts;
(D) unwanted phone calls, letters, email or other unsolicited communications;
(E) surveillance, photographs or audiovisual recordings taken without Your
consent, authorization or knowledge;
(F) theft, misuse, exploitation or abuse of contact, personal, financial or
other sensitive information, “blackmail” and identity theft;
(G) unwanted or unexpected publicity, embarrassment, shame, ridicule, scandal,
scorn, disregard, disparagement, reproach and indignity;
(H) false, misleading, disparaging, unflattering, abusive, threatening, obscene,
racist, hateful, defamatory or libelous comments or statements regarding You
or Your personal or financial information, personality or ethnic, racial, sexual
or physical characteristics or qualities;
(I) solicitations requesting or encouraging You to enter contests, sweepstakes,
barter, advertising and pyramid schemes; or
(J) solicitations requesting or encouraging You to engage in prostitution or
other illegal services.
4 Warranty Disclaimer
4.1 EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT, YOU UNDERSTAND
AND AGREE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION OF CONTENT TO THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND
THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES “AS IS”
AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS OR CONDITIONS. THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES AND
SUPPLIERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
(A) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT;
(B) THAT THE SITE OR CONTENT SUBMISSION SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN OR CONSTITUTING
A PART THEREOF WILL MEET ANY REQUIREMENTS OR WILL BE AVAILABLE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE,
CORRECT, USEFUL, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR FREE FROM DEFECTS OR ERROR,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION OUTAGES, BLOCKAGES,
WEAKNESSES, STATIC, VIRII, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, MALICIOUS CODE OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS OR EVENTS;
(C) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE;
AND
(D) ANY OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, RIGHT, CLAIM OR REMEDY IN TORT, WHETHER OR NOT
ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS.
4.2 Some states and foreign countries do not permit the exclusion or limitation
of implied warranties. Therefore, some or all of the above limitations may not
apply. There may also be other legal rights which vary from state to state.
4.3 No representative, agent, employee or other person is authorized to make
any modifications, extensions or additions to any warranty or disclaimer contained
herein.
5 Limitation of Liability
5.1 EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS, NOR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS OR ANY
OTHER THIRD PARTY MENTIONED AT THE SITE WILL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
(A) THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST OPPORTUNITY or BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION;
(B) DIRECT, INDIRECT, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE RELIANCE ON OR USE, MISUSE, INABILITY
TO USE, RESULTS OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE AND ANY THIRD PARTY SITES
OR THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DEFECTS,
DELAYS IN OPERATION, TRANSMISSION OR FAILURE THEREOF OR LINKS CONTAINED AT ANY
OR ALL SUCH SITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL
THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR
(C) ANY LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES, LIABILITIES OR COSTS, INCLUDING
LEGAL OR ATTORNEYS’ FEES, RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF OR OTHERWISE
ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY ALLEGATION, CLAIM, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING
BASED ON A CONTENTION THAT ACCESS, VIEWING OR USE OF THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT,
INCLUDING SUCH MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY YOU OR A THIRD PARTY, INFRINGES THE COPYRIGHT,
PATENT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET, CONFIDENTIALITY, PUBLICITY, PRIVACY OR OTHER
INDUSTRIAL, CONTRACTUAL OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY PARTY. THIS LIMITATION
APPLIES TO THE ACTS, OMISSIONS, NEGLIGENCE AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF THE COMPANY,
ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS and ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY MENTIONED AT THE SITE WHICH,
BUT FOR THIS PROVISION, WOULD GIVE RISE TO A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST THE COMPANY
BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. YouR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY REGARDING ANY OF THE FOREGOING IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SITE AND
ITS CONTENT.
5.2 Under no circumstances will the Company be responsible or liable for any
loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from Your submission
of Content to the Site or from the conduct of any users or members of the Site
or any third party, whether occurring online or offline, including without limitation,
the items listed in Section 3.2.
5.3 The aggregate liability of the Company, its suppliers or distributors to
You or any third parties in any circumstance is limited to the amount paid,
if any, by You to the Company for the use of the Site, but will not, in any
event, exceed one-hundred United States dollars ($100).
5.4 The Company assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure,
theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of any Content You
submit to the Site.
5.5 The Company is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction
of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers,
computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical
problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or the Site or combination thereof,
including without limitation, any injury or damage to users, members of the
Site, any third party or to any person's computer related to or resulting from
Your submission of Content to the Site or from the conduct of any users or members
of the Site or any third party, whether occurring online or offline, including
without limitation, the items listed in Section 3.2.
5.6 Some states and foreign countries do not permit the exclusion or limitation
of incidental or consequential damages. Therefore, some or all of the limitations
above may not apply to You to the extent they are prohibited or superseded by
state or national provisions. You may also have other legal rights which vary
from state to state.
5.7 In jurisdictions not allowing the exclusion or limitation of incidental
or consequential damages, the liability of the Company, its successors, assigns,
affiliates, licensors and suppliers, together with all of their respective officers,
directors, employees and consultants will be limited to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law.
6 Indemnification
6.1 You hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
affiliates and suppliers, together with all of their respective officers, directors,
employees and consultants from and against any and all claims, civil and criminal
liability, judgments, penalties, debts, taxes, damages and all costs and expenses
arising out of or resulting from this Agreement, the use or operation of the
Site, the rights of any third party, any violation of this Agreement or any
violation of local, state or federal law, regulation or statute, including without
limitation:
(A) any claim, action or allegation that the Site or any Content You submit,
transfer, post or otherwise provide to the Site infringes or violates any third
party’s copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, right of publicity
or right of privacy, contains any defamatory content or violates any local,
state or federal law, regulation or statute, including without limitation, any
claim of personal injury or product liability;
(B) any claim, action or allegation brought against the Company by You or any
third party arising out of or relating to Your submission of Content to the
Site;
(C) any claim, action or allegation brought against the Company by You or any
third party arising out of or relating to your image, likeness, contact and
other personal information being publicly accessible, available, retrievable
and searchable on a worldwide basis via the Internet;
(D) any claim, action or allegation brought against the Company by You or any
third party arising out of or relating to any use of Your contact and other
personal information by any user or member of the Site or any third party;
(E) any claim, action or allegation brought against the Company by You or any
third party arising out of or relating to contact or attempted contact with
any user or member of the Site or any third party electronically or in person;
(F) any claim, action or allegation brought against the Company by You or any
third party arising out of or resulting from the conduct or actions of any user
or member of the Site or any third party, whether occurring online or offline,
including without limitation, the items listed in Section 3.2;
(G) any fraud, manipulation or other breach of this Agreement or other policies
and agreements by You;
(H) Your use of the Site, Your submission of Content to the Site or use of
Your user name by You or any third party; and
(I) any reasonable attorneys’ fees resulting from any breach of any warranty
or representation under this Agreement.
6.2 The Company reserves the right to exclusively defend and control any dispute
and You hereby agree that You will fully cooperate and assist in any such defense.
6.3 The Company will have the right to participate in its defense and hire
counsel of its choice, at Your expense. You will not settle any action or claims
on the Company’s behalf without the prior written consent of the Company.
7 Deactivation, Suspension & Termination
7.1 This Agreement will become effective upon Your manifestation of consent
to its terms occurs or by Your submission of Content to the Site and will remain
in force at all times thereafter unless terminated by the Company pursuant to
this Agreement.
7.1 Without limiting other remedies, the Company, in its sole discretion, May
deactivate, suspend or terminate Your ability to submit, transfer, post or otherwise
provide Content to the Site immediately without notice for any reason.
7.2 You agree that neither the Company nor any third party acting on its behalf
will be liable to You for any termination of Your ability to submit, transfer,
post or otherwise provide Content to the Site. You agree that if Your account
is terminated, You will not attempt to re-register as a member or attempt to
submit, transfer, post or otherwise provide Content to the Site without the
prior written consent of the Company.
8 Governing Law & Dispute Resolution & Venue
8.1 This User Agreement and all matters arising out of or otherwise relating
to this Agreement will be governed by the laws of Florida, excluding its conflict
of law provisions. Any and all disputes must be, without exception, brought
to court and litigated in Orange County, Florida.
8.2 All parties to this Agreement agree that all actions or proceedings arising
in connection with this Agreement or any services or business interactions between
the parties that may be subject to this Agreement will be tried and/or litigated
exclusively in the state and federal courts located in Orange County, Florida.
8.3 The Parties agree to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in Orange County,
Florida.
8.4 The Parties agree that the foregoing choice of venue and forum is mandatory
and not permissive in nature, thereby precluding any possibility of litigation
between the Parties with respect to all matters arising out of or otherwise
relating to this Agreement in a jurisdiction other than that specified herein.
8.5 The Parties hereby waive any right to assert the doctrine of forum non-conveniens
or similar doctrines or to object to venue with respect to any proceeding brought
in accordance with this Agreement or with respect to any dispute under this
Agreement whatsoever.
8.6 The Parties stipulate that the state and federal courts located in Orange
County, Florida will have personal jurisdiction over each and any of them for
the purpose of litigating any dispute, controversy or proceeding arising out
of or otherwise relating to this Agreement or the relationship between the Parties
contemplated thereby.
8.7 The Parties hereby authorize and accept service of process sufficient for
personal jurisdiction in any action against it, as contemplated by registered
or certified mail, Federal Express, proof of delivery or return receipt requested,
to the parties address for the giving of notices as set forth in this Agreement.
8.8 Any final judgment rendered against a party in any action or proceeding
will be conclusive as to the subject of such final judgment and may be enforced
in other jurisdictions in any manner provided by law if such enforcement becomes
necessary.
8.9 You agree that any and all disputes, claims or controversies arising from
or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity thereof
which cannot be resolved informally will be resolved individually, without resort
to any form of class action or consolidation in any arbitration with any dispute,
claim or controversy of any other party and will be submitted to binding arbitration
in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association
then in effect.
8.10 The arbitration panel will consist of one (1) neutral arbitrator if the
amount in controversy is less than twenty-thousand United States Dollars ($20,000.00).
Otherwise the panel will consist of three (3) neutral arbitrators, each an active,
licensed attorney with at least five (5) years of experience in the primary
area of the law as to which the dispute relates.
8.11 The arbitration will be in the English language in Orange County, Florida.
8.12 The arbitration panel will determine issues of arbitrability but may not
limit, expand or otherwise modify the terms and provisions contained herein.
8.13 Any award made pursuant to this Section:
(A) will be a bare award limited to a holding for or against a Party and affording
such remedy as is deemed equitable, just and within the scope of this Agreement;
(B) will be without findings as to issues, including without limitation, copyright,
trademark or patent validity or infringement or a statement of the reasoning
on which the award rests:
(C) may, in circumstances other than patent disputes, include injunctive relief;
(D) will be made within four (4) months of arbitration panel appointment; and
(E) may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
8.14 The requirement for arbitration will not be deemed a waiver of any right
of termination under this Agreement and the arbitration panel is not empowered
to act or make any award other than based solely on the rights and obligations
of the Parties prior to any such termination.
8.15 Each Party will bear its own expenses, but those related to the compensation
and expenses of the arbitration panel will be borne equally.
8.16 The arbitration panel will not have authority to award punitive or damages
in excess of compensatory damages and each Party irrevocably waives any claim
thereto.
8.17 The Parties, their representatives, participants and the arbitration panel
will hold the existence, content and result of the proceedings in confidence.
8.18 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves the sole and exclusive
right to commence and prosecute any legal or equitable action or proceeding
before any court of competent jurisdiction, whether in the United States or
in a foreign country, to collect any fees, recover damages or obtain injunctive
or other relief relating to the Site or intellectual property if, in the sole
opinion of the Company, such action is necessary or desirable.
(A) You hereby consent and agree to irrevocably submit to the exclusive personal
jurisdiction of such courts, accept service of process by mail and irrevocably
waive any available jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to
such court.
(B) You hereby agree that such action will not be deemed a waiver of the obligation
to arbitrate.
8.19 In the event You file an action contrary to the foregoing provisions,
the Company may recover all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from
You related to such action.
9 General Provisions
9.1 No action of the Company, other than an express written waiver or amendment,
may be construed as a waiver or amendment of any of this Agreement.
9.2 Should any clause of this Agreement be found unenforceable, wherever possible
this will not affect any other clause and each will remain in full force and
effect.
9.3 You agree that this Agreement may be automatically assigned by the Company,
in its sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition.
9.4 Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe
or describe the scope or extent of such Section.
9.5 Any failure to act with respect to a breach of the terms and provisions
of this Agreement does not waive any right by the Company to act with respect
to subsequent or similar breaches.
9.6 All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination
will survive termination, including without limitation, provisions related to
intellectual property, warranty disclaimers, general releases, limitations of
liability, indemnity, arbitration, governing law and the general provisions.
9.7 You also may be subject to additional terms and provisions that may apply
when You use affiliate or third party services, sites, content or software.
9.8 Should the Company prevail in any action or proceeding to enforce rights
under this Agreement, it will be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys’
fees from You.
9.9 You agree that You are subject to the terms and provisions contained in
this Agreement and any additional policies applicable to the Site, which may
be posted from time to time. All such posted policies or rules are effectively
immediately upon posting and are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Agreement.
9.10 The provisions of this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to
the benefit of the Parties, their heirs, administrators, successors and assigns.
9.11 You may not assign this Agreement or the rights and obligations hereunder
to any third party under any circumstances.
9.12 You will be solely responsible for all costs and expenses incurred arising
out of or relating to this Agreement.
9.13 You understand and agree that if You are located in any United States
or international jurisdiction where any common, statutory, regulatory, codified
or other law, rule or regulation makes accessing the Site or any materials contained
therein inappropriate, illegal or subject to consents or permissions that You
have not obtained or voids this Agreement in whole or in part, then You are
not authorized to access the Site or any materials contained therein.
9.14 The Site contains features that may allow You to collect data from, control
or monitor computers running the Site. You hereby agree to hold the Company
harmless from and against any damages, claims, losses, settlements, attorney’s
fees and other expenses related to any such activities.
9.15 You understand and agree that the Site is not intended for use with any
high risk or strict liability activity and the Company makes no warranty and
will have no liability arising from any use of the Site in any high risk or
strict liability activities.
9.16 You understand that the laws and regulations of the United States restrict
certain export and re-export of commodities and technical data of United States
origin, including the Site. You agree not to export or re-export the Site in
any form.
9.17 The Section headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience and will
not be considered in its interpretation.
9.18 This Agreement has been reviewed and negotiated by the parties and each
party has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with counsel of its own
choosing. Accordingly, this Agreement will not be construed strictly for or
against either party.
9.19 Pronouns used in this Agreement will be construed to include the masculine,
feminine or neuter, as the identity of the antecedent may require.
9.20 You understand that Your material breach of this Agreement will cause irreparable
harm and significant injury to the Company which may be difficult to ascertain
and that a remedy at law would be inadequate. You agree that the Company will
be entitled to immediate injunctive relief to enforce this Agreement in addition
to any other rights and remedies it may have.
10 Revision, Amendment & Notice
10.1 The Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement from time to time
and You hereby agree to any such revision, which will be deemed in force and
enforceable upon posting. The updated or edited version of this Agreement supersedes
any prior versions immediately upon posting and the prior version is of no continuing
legal effect unless the revised version specifically refers to the prior version
and keeps the prior version or portions thereof in effect.
10.2 If this Agreement is revised, the “Last Modified” date at
the top of this Agreement will reflect the date of such revision. You agree
to periodically visit the web page containing this Agreement and to refresh
the contents by using your web browser’s “Refresh” button
when doing so. You agree to note the date of the last revision to this Agreement.
If the “Last Modified” date remains unchanged from the last time
You reviewed the web page containing this Agreement, then You may presume that
nothing in this Agreement has been revised since the last time You read it.
If the “Last Modified” date has changed, the Agreement has been
revised.
10.3 If You fail to periodically review this Agreement to determine if any
of the terms and provisions have changed, You assume all responsibility for
such omission and agree that such failure constitutes Your affirmative waiver
of Your right to review the revised terms.
11 General Release
11.1 In the event You have a dispute with other users of the Site or any third
party site, You release the Company, its successors, assigns, affiliates, licensors
and suppliers, together with all of their respective officers, directors, employees
and consultants from claims, demands and damages, both actual and consequential,
of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed
and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
11.2 If You are a California resident, You waive California Civil Code §1542,
which states: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor
does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement
with the debtor.”
12 No Agency
12.1 No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee
relationship is intended or created herein.
13 Force Majeure
13.1 Neither You nor the Company will be liable for or will be considered to
be in breach of or default under this Agreement on account of any delay or failure
to perform resulting from causes or conditions that are beyond the affected
Party’s reasonable control that it is unable to overcome through the exercise
of commercially reasonable diligence. If any such event occurs, the affected
Party will give written notice to the other Party and will use commercially
reasonable efforts to minimize the impact of the event.
14 Severability
14.1 If any court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction hereof holds
any term, clause or provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, then
such term, clause or provision will be eliminated, severed or limited to minimum
extent necessary such that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force
and effect.
15 California Resident Complaints
15.1 The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of
the Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1020 North
Street, #501, Sacramento, CA 95814 or by telephone at (916) 445-1254.
16 Communications Not Private
16.1 The Company does not provide any facility for sending or receiving private
or confidential electronic communications. All messages transmitted to Site
will be deemed to be readily accessible to the general public.
16.2 The Site should not be used to transmit any communication for which the
sender intends only the sender and the intended recipient to read. Notice is
hereby given that all messages entered into the Site can and may be read by
the Company and its agents, regardless of whether they are the intended recipients
of such messages.
17 Entire Agreement
17.1 This Agreement and the terms, clauses and provisions hereof, as well as
those incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire understanding and agreement
of the Parties , revokes and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements
and is intended as a final expression of the Agreement between the Company and
You.
17.2 You agree that You are not entering into this Agreement in reliance on
any statements, representations or promises other than those contained herein.
17.3 This Agreement will take precedence over any other documents, incorporated
herein or otherwise, which may conflict with this Agreement.
17.4 This Agreement will not be modified or amended except in writing signed
by the Parties, specifically referring to this Agreement.
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