Terms of Use
Effective date: August 1,
2008
Updated on: August 1, 2008
IMPORTANT! PLEASE CAREFULLY
READ THESE TERMS OF USE ("TOU") BEFORE USING THE WEB SITES, AS THEY
AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. COMPANYEXPONENTIA COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION ("Company" or "we," "our," or
"us") owns or controls, and provides access to, several interactive
web sites (however accessed and/or used, whether via personal computers, mobile
devices or otherwise) or other interactive features that are accessible or
downloadable through the web sites owned or controlled by Company and that link
to these TOU (collectively, "Web Sites"). THESE TOU GOVERN YOUR USE
OF THE WEB SITES. These TOU only apply to the Web Sites, and not to any other
web site or any offline activities by Company (unless specifically stated). You
agree to these TOU by accessing or using the Web Sites, registering for
services offered on the Web Sites, or by accepting, uploading, submitting or
downloading any information or content from or to the Web Sites. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THESE TOU, DO NOT USE THE WEB SITES.
Table of Contents
1.
Acceptance of Terms
2.
Description of Web Site Services
3.
Intellectual Property Ownership; License
4.
Links To Other Web Sites
5.
Our Linking Policy
6.
Acceptable Use
7.
User Accounts, Additional Terms & End User License
Agreements
8.
Promotions
9.
Software
10. Copyrights
& Copyright Agents
11. Third
Party Content and Information
12. Information
You Submit
13. Disclaimer
of Warranties
14. Disclaimers/Limitation
of Liability
15. Indemnity
16. Governing
Law
17. Jurisdiction
& Venue
18. Miscellaneous
19. Termination
1. Acceptance of Terms
Your use of the Web Sites is
subject to these TOU, which may be updated by us from time to time without
notice to you. It is important for you to refer to these TOU from time to time
to make sure that you are aware of any additions, revisions, or modifications
that we may have made to these TOU. Your use of the Web Sites constitutes your
acceptance of these TOU.
2. Description of Web Site
Services
The Web Sites currently provide
users with access to a rich collection of online resources, including various
communications tools, online forums, shopping services, personalized content
and branded programming. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features
that augment or enhance the Web Sites, including the release of new or
specialized Company web-based services, are subject to these TOU. In some
instances, these TOU and a separate end user license or similar agreement will
apply to a service or product offered by Company and/or the Web Sites. We may
add, change, remove, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Web Sites at any
time without notice. We may also impose limits on certain features and services
or restrict access to parts of or all of the Web Sites without notice or
liability. In order to use the Web Sites, you must obtain access to the
Internet, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and
pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, you must provide
all equipment necessary to make such connection to the Internet, (e.g.,
personal computer, modem, cell phone, other access device, etc.)
3. Intellectual Property
Ownership; License
The past, present and future
Web Sites content, including, without limitation, organization, graphics, text,
images, audio, videos, designs, compilations, advertising copy, and the
trademarks, logos, domain names, trade names, service marks and trade
identities; any and all copyrightable material (including source and object
code); and all other materials related to the Web Sites, including without
limitation, the "look and feel" of the Web Sites (collectively,
"Content") are protected by applicable copyrights and other
proprietary (including, but not limited to, intellectual property) rights and are
the property of Company, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, or its
licensors. Except as expressly set forth in these TOU or otherwise expressly
granted to you in writing by Company, no rights (either by implication,
estoppel or otherwise) are granted to you. The copying, reproduction,
rearrangement, sales, leasing, renting, distribution, redistribution,
modification, downloading, exchanging, creating of derivative works, uploading,
posting, transmitting, or publication by you, directly or indirectly, of the
Content, including the removal or alteration of advertising, except pursuant to
the express limited grant of rights hereunder, is strictly prohibited. You
agree to abide by any and all additional copyright notices, information, or
restrictions contained in any part of the Web Sites. Copying, archiving or
storing any part of the Web Sites for a purpose that is not permitted by these
TOU is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from Company or
the applicable copyright holder as identified on the Web Sites.
Subject to your strict compliance with these TOU, Company grants you a limited,
personal, non-exclusive, non-commercial, revocable, non-assignable and
non-transferable license to download - view, use and/or play a single copy of
the Content (excluding source and object code), provided that you: (i) retain
all trademark, copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the
original Content or any copy you may make of the Content; (ii) do not allow or
aid or abet any third party (whether or not for your benefit) to copy or adapt
the object code of the Web Sites' software, HTML, JavaScript, or other code;
reverse engineer, decompile, reverse assemble, modify or attempt to discover
any source code that the Web Sites create to generate its web pages; or any
software or other products or processes accessible through the Web Sites; and
(iii) do not insert any code or product to manipulate the Content in any way
that affects any user's experience.
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4. Links To Other Web Sites
The Web Sites may contain
hyperlinks to other web sites ("Other Sites"). If you use the
hyperlinks to access these Other Sites, you will leave the Web Sites and your
browser will be re-directed to the Other Sites. The Other Sites may have their
own terms of service and privacy policy and those Other Sites may have
different practices and requirements than the Web Sites. Company may not have
knowledge of, and is not responsible for, the content presented by any Other
Site. As such, Company does not warrant or make any representation regarding
the legality, accuracy, or authenticity of content presented by Other Sites.
The hyperlinks to Other Sites do not constitute an endorsement by Company of
any Other Site(s) or resources, or their content. The Web Sites are only providing
these links to you as a convenience.
5. Our Linking Policy
Any web site that links to
the Web Sites: (a) must not frame or create a browser or border environment
around any of the Content of the Web Sites; (b) may link to, but not replicate,
the Content; (c) must not imply that Company or the Web Sites are endorsing or
sponsoring it or its products, unless Company has given its prior written
consent; (d) must not present false information about Company or its products
or services; (e) must not use any Company trademarks without the prior written
permission from Company; and (f) must not contain content that could be
construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial. By linking to any of the
Web Sites, you agree that you do and will continue to comply with the above
linking requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
these TOU, we reserve the right to deny permission to link to the Web Sites for
any reason in our sole and absolute discretion.
6. Acceptable Use
You will not use the Web
Sites to:
a.
Upload, post, e-mail, transmit, display, distribute, promote, or
otherwise make available: (i) any material that is false, unlawful,
threatening, tortious, disparaging (including disparaging of Company, its
parent, subsidiaries or affiliates), anything that adversely affects COMPANY
business such as discouraging any person or entity from advertising with,
linking to or supplying COMPANY, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene,
vulgar, offensive, pornographic, profane, racist, sexually explicit, ethnically
or culturally offensive, indecent, or that promotes violence, racial hatred,
terrorism, or illegal acts, or is otherwise objectionable in Company's sole
discretion; (ii) information, software, or other material that violates,
plagiarizes, misappropriates or infringes the rights of third parties
including, without limitation, copyright (including, without limitation,
offering pirated computer programs or links to such programs, information used
to circumvent manufacturer-installed copy-protect devices, including serial
registration numbers for software programs, or any type of cracker utilities),
trademark, patent, trade secret, rights of privacy or publicity or any other
proprietary right; (iii) material of any kind that contains a virus, Trojan
horse, time bombs, worms, spyware, bots, any automated use of the system, such
as scripts, or other harmful component or restricts or inhibits any other
user's uninhibited use and enjoyment of the Web Sites, interferes with or
disrupts the Web Sites or servers or networks connected to the Web Sites, or
disobeys any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks
connected to the Web Sites; (iv) information or material of any kind that
constitutes or contains false or misleading indications of origin or statements
of fact, including, without limitation, by forging any TCP/IP packet header,
any part of the header information in any transmission to the Web Sites, or
otherwise manipulating identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content
transmitted to the Web Sites; or (v) any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam,"
"chain letters," "pyramid schemes," requests for money,
petitions for signature, or any other form of solicitation; Encourage, promote,
solicit or commit conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise
to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or
international law or otherwise make available any material that exploits or
harms any individual, corporation or other entity;
b.
Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
c.
Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to
"scroll" faster than other users of the Web Sites are able to type,
or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to
engage in real time exchanges;
d.
Stalk, abuse, sexually exploit, violently exploit, act violently
toward or otherwise harass another user;
e.
Use or attempt to use another's information, account, password,
service or system except as expressly permitted;
f.
Solicit or collect personal data including telephone numbers,
addresses, last names, or email addresses, about other users.
You represent, warrant and
agree that you will comply with the above acceptable use policy.
7. User Accounts, Additional
Terms, and End User License Agreements
Registration may be required
for the use of certain portions of the Web Sites (e.g., e-mail, newsletters,
fantasy, games, sweepstakes, contests, specialized content downloads, retail
sales, wireless alerts, etc.). In some instances, these TOU and separate end
user license agreements or terms of use that set forth additional conditions
may apply to a service or product offered via the Web Sites. To the extent
there is a conflict between these TOU and the terms of any applicable end user
license or similar agreement, the end user license or similar agreement will
control, unless the additional conditions expressly state that these TOU will control.
In cases where there are no additional terms or conditions stated for any such
registrations, services or products, these TOU will control. Registration data
and certain other information about you are subject to the privacy policy
posted at the Web Site on which you are providing your registration
information. Please read that privacy policy for information on how your data
will be handled.
If you choose to provide
information to the Web Sites, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current
and complete information. If you create a user account, you agree to accept
responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password, if
any, and agree you will not sell, transfer or assign your user account. You are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, if any, and
for restricting access to your computer, cell phone (or other internet access
device, as applicable) so that others may not access any password-protected
portion of the Web Sites using your name, user name or password in whole or in
part.
8. Promotions
The Web Sites may contain or
offer sweepstakes, contests or other promotions, which may be governed by a
separate set of rules that describe the sweepstakes, contest or promotion and
may have eligibility requirements, such as certain age or geographic area
restrictions. It is your responsibility to read those rules to determine
whether or not your participation, registration or entry will be valid or
restricted, and to determine the sponsor's requirements of you in connection
with the applicable sweepstakes, contest or promotion.
9. Software
Any software that we make
available for download or use from the Web Sites and/or our servers (the
"Software") is the copyrighted work of Company or its licensors or
suppliers. Your use of the Software may be governed by the terms of an end user
license agreement that accompanies or is included with the Software (the
"License Agreement"). Please carefully read the License Agreement and
Paragraph 7 above to determine the full extent of conditions governing the use
of such Software. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF
THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR
REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED, UNLESS SUCH REPRODUCTION OR
REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT APPLICABLE TO
SUCH SOFTWARE.
10. Copyrights and Copyright
Agents
If you believe that your work
has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
provide Company's copyright agent the following information required by the
Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. � 512:
(a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b)
identification of the copyright work claimed to have been infringed, or, if
multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single
notification, a representative list of such works at that site; (c)
identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the
subject of infringing activity and information reasonably sufficient to permit
us to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to
contact the complaining party; (e) a statement that the complaining party has a
good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement
that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Company's copyright agent for
notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding the Web Sites can be
reached as follows:
By mail:
Attn: Copywright Agent
EXPONENTIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
610, 23 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, V6B 6E3
(p)
604-738-9462
(f)
604-738-0059
By email:
support@exponentia.com
NOTE: This contact
information is for inquiries regarding potential copyright infringement only.
For other inquiries, contact us at info@exponentia.com.
We have a policy of
terminating the accounts of users who (in our reasonable discretion) are repeat
infringers.
11. Third Party Content and
Information
The Web Sites contain Content
that is provided for your convenience and enjoyment. Third parties provide some
of the Content. You should be aware that the Content might contain errors,
omissions, inaccuracies, outdated information, and inadequacies and that the
Content may be subject to terms and conditions, which may be found on the Web
Sites or in the documents and policies of third parties. We make no representations
or warranties as to the completeness, accuracy, adequacy, currency or
reliability of any Content and will not be liable for any lack of the
foregoing. . Third party advertisers may offer goods, services and other
materials to you on the Web Sites. Your correspondence and business dealings
with others found on or through the Web Sites including, without limitation,
the payment and delivery of products and services, and any terms, conditions,
warranties and representations associated with such dealings, are solely
between you and the advertiser. You agree that Company will not be responsible
or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such
dealings or the offering of such products, services, and other Content on the
Web Sites. Under certain circumstances, we may permit third party users to
upload content, in which event you may be exposed to offensive, indecent or
objectionable content.
Descriptions of, or
references to, products, services or publications within the Web Sites do not
imply endorsement of that product, service or publication.
12. Information You Submit
From time to time, the Web
Sites may contain functionality through which you can upload or otherwise
submit information, data, software, messages, photographs, audio, video, text
and other materials to the Web Sites ("Your Upload Information"). For
example, the Web Sites may offer forums, bulletin boards, wiki, chat rooms or
other interactive areas ("User Forums"). Company, its parent, subsidiaries
or affiliates or the directors, officers, employees, or other representatives
of each of them do not endorse the content posted in User Forums. Company
reserves the right, but is not obligated, to delete, move or edit Your Upload
Information, in whole or in part, submitted by you to a User Forum for any
reason in their sole discretion. Company reserves the right to suspend or
terminate your access to the Web Sites and pursue all legal remedies if we
believe your Upload Information infringes another's copyright or otherwise
violates any law, rule or regulation. You acknowledge and agree that you are
prohibited from accepting payment for Your Upload Information, including,
without limitation, accepting payment for the inclusion of a logo, brand or
other commercial content, in Your Upload Information.
All of Your Upload
Information is your sole responsibility. This means that you, and not Company,
are entirely responsible for all of Your Upload Information that you upload,
post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available via the Web Sites. If you
post personal information in User Forums or on other publicly available areas
of the Web Sites then you may receive unsolicited messages from third parties.
Company cannot ensure the security of any information you post on publicly available
areas of the Web Sites. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for
any of Your Upload Information including, but not limited to, any errors or
omissions in Your Upload Information, or for any loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of Your Upload Information. You represent that Your Upload
Information is an original work by you or you have all necessary rights in it
and to submit it to Company under the terms of these TOU; that it is not
defamatory; and that it does not infringe upon, misappropriate or violate the
rights of any third parties, including, without limitation, any intellectual
property rights, rights of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary rights
or otherwise violate any law, rule, or regulation. You further agree that you
are solely liable for any and all costs, claims, demands, investigations,
liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, connected to or arising from your breach of any
representation or warranty, or other violation of the terms of the TOU or any
User Agreement.
Except as otherwise described
in the posted privacy policy or other agreement on the Web Site at which you
provide Your Upload Information, Your Upload Information will be treated as
non-confidential and non-proprietary and we will not be liable for any use or
disclosure to anyone, including but not limited to claimed intellectual
property owners. When you upload Your Upload Information via the Web Sites, you
irrevocably grant to Company, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and
partners a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license containing, without
limitation, all right, title and interest in Your Upload Information,
including, without limitation, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, trade identities, copyrights, trade secrets, logos, domain names,
know-how, source code and object code, mask-work rights, inventions, moral
rights, author's rights, algorithms, rights in packaging, goodwill and other
intellectual property and proprietary rights whatsoever in Your Upload
Information. You further agree that Company, its parent, subsidiaries,
affiliates, and partners and the directors, officers, employees, licensees and
other representatives of each of them will have the unfettered right throughout
the universe, in perpetuity, without any credit or compensation to you, to use,
reuse, modify, alter, display, archive, publish, sub-license, perform,
reproduce, disclose, transmit, broadcast, post, sell, translate, create derivative
works of, distribute and use for advertising, marketing, publicity and
promotional purposes, any of Your Upload Information or portions of Your Upload
Information, and your name, voice, likeness and other identifying information,
in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now known or developed
in the future for any purposes whatsoever including, without limitation,
developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such Uploaded
Information. You hereby waive any moral rights you may have in and to any of
Your Upload Information, even if such material is altered or changed in a
manner not agreeable to you. You agree and understand that Company, its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, and partners are not obligated to use Your Upload Information
submitted through the Web Sites or otherwise, and may alternatively choose to
discard, and limit or block access to Your Uploaded Information without any
liability whatsoever.
You acknowledge that the Web
Site, through Company, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and partners
undertakes no obligation to pre-screen Your Upload Information, but that it has
the right, in its sole discretion to modify, transmit over various networks,
refuse, move, block access to or remove any of Your Upload Information. You
agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of
any of Your Upload Information including, but not limited to, any reliance on
the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of Your Upload Information. Since
Company, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and partners may not pre-screen
user generated content, you may bear legal responsibility for others' exposure
to any offensive indecent or objectionable content in Your Upload Information.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE WEB SITES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, AND FUNCTIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR
ACCESSED THROUGH OR SENT FROM THE WEB SITES, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS,"
"AS AVAILABLE, " AND "WITH ALL FAULTS." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, COMPANY AND ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES MAKE
NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES OR ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED) ABOUT: (A) THE WEB SITES; (B) THE CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ON AND
PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEB SITES; (C) THE FUNCTIONS MADE ACCESSIBLE ON OR
ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEB SITES; (D) THE MESSAGES AND INFORMATION SENT FROM THE
WEB SITES BY USERS; (E) ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED VIA THE WEB SITES OR
HYPERTEXT LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES; AND/OR (F) SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION
OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE WEB SITES OR ANY LINKED SITE. COMPANY DOES
NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITES, ANY OF THE WEB SITES' FUNCTIONS OR ANY CONTENT
CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE
CORRECTED; OR THAT THE WEB SITES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE
FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
YOUR ACTIVITIES OR USE OF THE WEB SITES IS LAWFUL IN ANY PARTICULAR
JURISDICTION AND, IN ANY EVENT, COMPANY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS SUCH WARRANTIES.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING ANY OF THE FEATURES OF THE WEB SITES, YOU ACT AT
YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOUR ACTIVITIES ARE LAWFUL IN
EVERY JURISDICTION WHERE YOU ACCESS OR USE THE WEB SITES OR THE CONTENT.
FURTHER, COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NONINFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND TITLE.
COMPANY, ITS PARENT,
SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES OR THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THEM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THE WEB
SITES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT AND ANY ERRORS CONTAINED
THEREIN. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR
OTHER WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH
JURISDICTION'S LAW IS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
14. Disclaimers/Limitation of
Liability
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT
COMPANY LIMITS ITS LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITES AS
SET FORTH BELOW:
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
COMPANY, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, OR AFFILIATES OR THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THEM (COLLECTIVELY, THE
"COMPANY ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS") BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, ECONOMIC, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO (1) THE WEB SITES, THE CONTENT, OR
YOUR UPLOAD INFORMATION; (2) THE USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF
THE WEB SITES; (3) ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTIGATION BY
COMPANY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES REGARDING YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITES OR
CONTENT;(4) ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH COPYRIGHT OWNERS; (5) ANY
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE WEB SITES' TECHNICAL OPERATION, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE
OR EVEN IF THE COMPANY ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE
OR IN PART BY NEGLIGENCE, ACTS OF GOD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, OR THEFT OR
DESTRUCTION OF THE WEB SITES). IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY ENTITIES AND
INDIVIDUALS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR LOSS OR INJURY, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY
ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR
CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).
THE COMPANY ENTITIES AND
INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ANY USER'S COMPUTER, MODEM,
CELL PHONE, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT OR TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE FROM ANY SECURITY BREACH OR FROM ANY VIRUS, BUGS,
TAMPERING, FRAUD, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR
TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER LINE OR NETWORK FAILURE OR ANY OTHER TECHNICAL OR OTHER
MALFUNCTION.
YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS AT YOUR RISK. IF YOU ARE
DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEB SITE OR ANY OF THE CONTENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
IS TO DISCONTINUE ACCESSING AND USING THE WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT.
YOU RECOGNIZE AND CONFIRM THAT IN THE EVENT YOU INCUR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES OR
INJURIES THAT ARISE OUT OF COMPANY'S ACTS OR OMISSIONS, THE DAMAGES, IF ANY,
CAUSED TO YOU ARE NOT IRREPARABLE OR SUFFICIENT TO ENTITLE YOU TO AN INJUNCTION
PREVENTING ANY EXPLOITATION OF ANY WEB SITE, PROPERTY, PRODUCT, PROGRAM,
TELEVISION SHOW, MOTION PICTURE OR OTHER AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT OWNED OR
CONTROLLED BY COMPANY AND/OR ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AND/OR AFFILIATES OR
YOUR UPLOAD INFORMATION, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHTS TO ENJOIN OR RESTRAIN THE
DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, ADVERTISING, EXHIBITION OR EXPLOITATION
OF ANY COMPANY WEB SITE, PROPERTY, PRODUCT, PROGRAM, TELEVISION SHOW, MOTION PICTURE
OR OTHER AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT OR YOUR UPLOAD INFORMATION OR ANY AND ALL
ACTIVITIES OR ACTIONS RELATED THERETO.
BY ACCESSING ANY OF THE WEB
SITES, I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY BE WAIVING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS THAT
ARE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN OR UNSUSPECTED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH WAIVER, I
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE, THE
BENEFITS OF SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA, AND ANY SIMILAR LAW
OF ANY STATE, PROVINCE OR TERRITORY, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "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."
15. Indemnity
You agree to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company Entities And Individuals with respect
to any and all costs, claims, demands, investigations, liabilities, losses,
damages, judgments, settlements, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees
arising out of or in connection with this TOU, including, without limitation:
(a) your use of the Web Sites; (b) your violation of these TOU or any law, rule
or regulation; (c) your use of the Content; or (d) any of Your Upload
Information. You will cooperate as fully and reasonably as required by Company
in the defense of any claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company retains the
exclusive right to settle, compromise and pay any and all claims, demands,
proceedings, suits, actions or causes of actions which are brought against
Company herein under the terms and provisions of this Section 15 and in no
event shall you settle any such claim without Company's prior written approval.
16. Governing Law
THESE TOU AND THE
INTERPRETATION OF THESE TOU SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS
CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES AND SPECIFICALLY WILL NOT BE GOVERNED BY THE UNITED
NATIONS CONVENTIONS ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS, IF OTHERWISE
APPLICABLE.
17. Jurisdiction and Venue
You waive all rights to trial
by jury in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these TOU
and/or the Web Sites. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
these TOU and/or the Web Sites shall be settled by binding arbitration in
accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
Association. 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 the
Province of British Columbia, in the City of Vancouver, and judgment on the
arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Any matters or proceedings that are not subject to arbitration as set forth in
this Section 17 of these TOU and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration
award, shall take place in the Province of British Columbia, in the City of
Vancouver. You waive the defense of forum non conveniens.
18. Miscellaneous
You are solely responsible
for compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations in connection with
your use of the Web Sites and the Content, including, without limitation, those
governing your transmission or use of any software or data. These TOU and any
applicable end user license or similar agreements contain the sole and entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the Web Sites, the Content and
Your Upload Information and supersedes any and all other prior written or oral
agreements between them. The section titles in these TOU are for your
convenience only and do not have any legal or contractual effect. You agree
that these TOU will not be construed against Company by virtue of having drafted
these TOU. If any provision of these TOU shall be held invalid or unenforceable
by any court of competent jurisdiction or as a result of future legislative
action, such holding or action shall be strictly construed and shall not affect
the validity or effect of any other provision of these TOU. No waiver on the
part of Company of any of these TOU will be of any force or effect unless made
in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of Company.
19. Termination
You understand and agree that
Company will determine your compliance with these TOU in its sole discretion.
Company reserves the right to deny access to all or part of the Web Sites and
to deny access to any person in its sole discretion without notice or liability
of any kind. Any violation of these TOU may be referred to law enforcement
authorities. Upon termination of your user account or access to the Web Site,
or upon demand by Company, you must destroy all materials obtained from this
Web Site and all related documentation.