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IMPORTANT! THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS) GOVERN YOUR USE
OF THIS SITE, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY OUR COMPANY. BY ACCESSING
THIS SITE,YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
OF THESE TERMS OF USE. THESE TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
BY OUR COMPANY AT ANY TIME IN ITS DISCRETION. YOUR USE OF
THIS SITE AFTER SUCH CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED CONSTITUTES YOUR
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES. PLEASE CONSULT
THESE TERMS OF USE REGULARLY.
Access To This Site
To access this site or some of the resources it has to offer,
you may be asked to provide certain registration details or
other information. It is a condition of your use of this site
that all the information you provide on this site will be
correct, current, and complete. If our Company believes the
information you provide is not correct, current, or complete,
we have the right to refuse you access to this site or any
of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your access
at any time, without notice.
Restrictions on Use
You may use this site for purposes expressly permitted by
this site. You may not use this site for any other purpose,
including any commercial purpose, without our Company's express
prior written consent. For example, you may not (and may not
authorize any other party to) (i) co-brand this site, or (ii)
frame this site, or (iii) hyper-link to this site, without
the express prior written permission of an authorized representative
of our Company. For purposes of these Terms of Use, "co-branding"
means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of
attribution or identification of any party in such a manner
as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression that
such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute
this site or content accessible within this site. You agree
to cooperate with our Company in causing any unauthorized
co-branding, framing, or hyper-linking immediately to cease.
Proprietary Information
The material and content (hereinafter referred to as the "Content")
accessible from this site, and any other World Wide Web site
owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by our Company is
the proprietary information of our Company or the party that
provided the Content to our Company, and our Company or the
party that provided the Content to our Company retains all
right, title, and interest in the Content. Accordingly, the
Content may not be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded,
posted, or transmitted in any way without the prior written
consent of our Company, or unless authorized in writing elsewhere
on our site, except that you may print out a copy of the Content
solely for your personal use. In doing so, you may not remove
or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright,
trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary
notice or legend appearing on any of the Content. Modification
or use of the Content except as expressly provided in these
Terms of Use violates our Company's intellectual property
rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are
transferred to you by access to this site.
Hyper-Links
This site may be hyper-linked to other sites which are not
maintained by, or related to, our Company. Hyper-links to
such sites are provided as a service to users and are not
sponsored by or affiliated with this site or our Company.
Our Company has not reviewed any or all of such sites and
is not responsible for the content of those sites. Hyper-links
are to be accessed at the user's own risk, and our Company
makes no representations or warranties about the content,
completeness or accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites
hyper-linked to this site. Further, the inclusion of any hyper-link
to a third party does not necessarily imply endorsement by
our Company of that site.
Submissions
You hereby grant to our Company the royalty-free, perpetual,
irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to
use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create
derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display all
content, remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information
communicated to our Company through this site (together, hereinafter
known as the "Submission"), and to incorporate any
Submission in other works in any form, media, or technology
now known or later developed. Our Company will not be required
to treat any Submission as confidential, and may use any Submission
in its business (including without limitation, for products
or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties
or any other consideration of any kind, and will not incur
any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear
in future Company operations. Our Company will treat any personal
information that you submit through this site in accordance
with it's Privacy Policy as set forth on this site.
Disclaimer
You understand that our Company cannot and does not guarantee
or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet
will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code
that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties.
You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures
and checkpoints to satisfy our particular requirements for
accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means
external to this site for the reconstruction of any lost data.
Our Company does not assume any responsibility or risk for
your use of the Internet.
The Content is not necessarily complete and up-to-date and
should not be used to replace any written reports, statements,
or notices provided by Company. Investors, borrowers, and
other persons should use the Content in the same manner as
any other educational medium and should not rely on the Content
to the exclusion of their own professional judgment. Information
obtained by using this site is not exhaustive and does not
cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to
your goals.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT IS
PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. OUR COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. OUR
COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED
IN THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS
WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES
IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
OUR COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING
USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL
INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND COMPANY MAY MAKE
CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT OUR COMPANY,
ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR
OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM
THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT. OUR COMPANY MAKES NO
WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE
THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.
All of the information in this site, whether historical in
nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date the
information is posted on this site, and Company does not undertake
any obligation to update such information after it is posted
or to remove such information from this site if it is not,
or is no longer, accurate or complete.
Limitation on Liability
THE COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE
PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS,
AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN
AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN
IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF COMPANY AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT
PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, TO
ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT
YOU HAVE PAID TO COMPANY FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT, PRODUCT
OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.
Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates,
licensors, content providers, service providers, employees,
agents, officers, directors, and contractors (hereinafter
known as the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from
any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use
of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms
of Use. You agree that the indemnified Parties will have no
liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized
use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss,
damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses and attorney's
fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You
will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless
from and against any claims brought by third parties arising
out of your use of the information accessed from this site.
Trademarks
Trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site
are the property of Company or the party that provided the
trademarks, service marks, and logos to Company. Company and
any party that provided trademarks, service marks, and logos
to Company retain all rights with respect to any of their
respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing
in this site.
Information You Provide
You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection
with this site any material that
· you do not have the right to post, including proprietary
material of any third party,
· advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent
to commit an illegal act,
· is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent,
· does not pertain directly to this site,
· threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades
privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive,
harassing, threatening or offensive,
· seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them
to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable
details or otherwise
· infringes any intellectual property or other right
of any entity or person, including violating anyone's copyrights
or trademarks or their rights of publicity,
· violates any law or may be considered to violate
any law,
· impersonates or misrepresents your connection to
any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers
or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content,
· advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g. offering
for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any
commercial activity (e.g. conducting raffles or contests,
displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or
services) except as may be specifically authorized on this
site
· solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors,
· includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or
Trojan horses or any other computer code, files or programs
designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality
of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications,
· disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen
to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise
act in a way which affects the ability of other people to
engage in real time activities via this site
· includes MP3 format files,
· amounts to a 'pyramid' or similar scheme
· disobeys any policy or regulations established from
time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected
to this site, or
· contains hyper-links to other sites that contain
content that falls within the descriptions set forth above.
Although under no obligation to do so, our Company reserves
the right to monitor use of this site to determine compliance
with these Terms of Use, as well the right to remove or refuse
any information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights,
you remain solely responsible for the content of your submissions.
You acknowledge and agree that neither Company nor any third
party that provides Content to Company will assume or have
any liability for any action or inaction by Company or such
third party with respect to any submission.
Security
Any passwords used for this site are for individual use only.
You will be responsible for the security of your password
(if any). Company will be entitled to monitor your password
and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use
a password that Company considers insecure, Company will be
entitled to require the password to be changed and/or terminate
your account.
You are prohibited from using any services or facilities
provided in connection with this site to compromise security
or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or
distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g.
password guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing
tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any
violation of system security, Company reserves the right to
release your details to system administrators at other sites
in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. Company
reserves the right to investigate suspected violators of these
Terms of Use.
The Company reserves the right to fully cooperate with any
law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing
Company to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail
messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any
materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use.
BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS COMPANY
FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY COMPANY
DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY
ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER
(COMPANY) OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant
to the laws of Washington, United States of America, notwithstanding
any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent
to personal jurisdiction in Washington, in connection with
any dispute between you and Company arising out of these Terms
of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties
to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue
for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms
of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms
of Use will be in the state and federal courts in Washington.
If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable,
that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the
validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These
Terms of use constitute the entire agreement among the parties
relating to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern
the items to which they pertain. Company may revise these
Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.
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