AGREEMENT
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to BUSINESS-ALERTS.
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM provides its service to you, subject to the following
Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from
time to time without notice to you. In addition, when using
particular BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM services, you and BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM shall be subject
to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services
which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines
or rules (including but not limited to our Spam Policy)
are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
may also offer other services that are governed by different
Terms of Service.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
currently provides users with access to a Desktop
Alerts softwares and branded programming through
its network of properties (the "Service"). You also
understand and agree that the Service may include
advertisements and that these advertisements are
necessary for BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM to provide the
Service. You also understand and agree that the
service may include certain communications from
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM, such as service announcements,
administrative messages and the BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
Newsletter, and that these communications are considered
part of BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM membership and you will
not be able to opt out of receiving them. Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that
augment or enhance the current Service, including
the release of new BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM services,
shall be subject to the TOS. You understand and
agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM assumes no responsibility for
the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure
to store any user communications or personalization
settings.You are responsible for obtaining access
to the Service and that access may involve third
party fees (such as Internet service provider or
airtime charges). You are responsible for those
fees, including those fees associated with the display
or delivery of advertisements. In addition, you
must provide and are responsible for all equipment
necessary to access the Service.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service,
you represent that you are of legal age to form
a binding contract and are not a person barred from
receiving services under the laws of the United
States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also
agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and
complete information about yourself as prompted
by the Service's registration form (such information
being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain
and promptly update the Registration Data to keep
it true, accurate, current and complete. If you
provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete, or BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information
is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM has the right to suspend or
terminate your account and refuse any and all current
or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
4. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information
about you is subject to our Privacy Policy which states
that we will not share this information with any third party.
Our software does not contain any spyware/malware or any
other tool which obtains information about your or your
computer without your consent.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account
designation upon completing the Service's registration process.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of the password and account, and are fully responsible for
all activities that occur under your password or account.
You agree to (a) immediately notify BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM of any unauthorized
use of your password or account or any other breach of security,
and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end
of each session. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM cannot and will not be liable for
any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with
this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data,
text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video,
messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly
posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility
of the person from which such Content originated. This means
that you, and not BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM, are entirely responsible for all
Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available via the Service. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM does not control the
Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee
the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You
understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed
to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.
Under no circumstances will BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM be liable in any way for
any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors
or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of
any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content
posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available
via the Service. You agree to not use the Service to: upload,
post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content
that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive
of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or
otherwise objectionable; harm minors in any way; impersonate
any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state
or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person
or entity; forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers
in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted
through the Service; upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available any Content that you do not have a right
to make available under any law or under contractual or
fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned or disclosed as part
of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available
any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade
secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights")
of any party; upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters,"
"pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except
in those areas (such as shopping rooms) that are designated
for such purpose (please read our complete Spam Policy);
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available
any material that contains software viruses or any other
computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt,
destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software
or hardware or telecommunications equipment; disrupt the
normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster
than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise
act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability
to engage in real time exchanges; interfere with or disrupt
the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service,
or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations
of networks connected to the Service; intentionally or unintentionally
violate any applicable local, state, national or international
law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated
by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules
of any national or other securities exchange, including,
without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having
the force of law; "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
collect or store personal data about other users. You acknowledge
that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM may not pre-screen Content, but that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM and
its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation)
in their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that
is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing,
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM and its designees shall have the right to remove any
Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable.
You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated
with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on
the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on
any Content created by BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM or submitted to BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM, including
without limitation information in BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM Message Boards, and
in all other parts of the Service. You acknowledge, consent
and agree that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM may access, preserve, and disclose your
account information and Content if required to do so by
law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation
or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with
legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims
that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; (d)
respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect
the rights, property, or personal safety of BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM, its users
and the public. You understand that the technical processing
and transmission of the Service, including your Content,
may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and
(b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements
of connecting networks or devices. You understand that the
Service and software embodied within the Service may include
security components that permit digital materials to be
protected, and use of these materials is subject to usage
rules set by BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM and/or content providers who provide content
to the Service. You may not attempt to override or circumvent
any of the usage rules embedded into the Service. Any unauthorized
reproduction, publication, further distribution or public
exhibition of the materials provided on the Service, in
whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL
USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet,
you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online
conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree
to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission
of technical data exported from the United States or the
country in which you reside.
8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR
INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
does not claim ownership of Content you
submit or make available for inclusion on the Service.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM, and
its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders
or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim
or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by
any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit,
post, transmit or make available through the Service, your
use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your
violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of
another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy,
sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes,
any portion of the Service (including your BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM I.D.), use
of the Service, or access to the Service.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND
STORAGE
You acknowledge that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
may establish general practices and limits concerning use
of the Service, including without limitation the maximum
number of alert messages or other uploaded Content will
be retained by the Service, the maximum number of alert
messages that may be sent from or received by an account
on the Service, the maximum size of any alert message that
may be sent from or received by an account on the Service,
the maximum disk space that will be allotted on BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM's
servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times
(and the maximum duration for which) you may access the
Service in a given period of time. You agree that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure
to store any messages and other communications or other
Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge
that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM reserves the right to log off accounts
that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further
acknowledge that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM reserves the right
to modify these general practices and limits from time to
time.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
reserves the right at any time and from
time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently,
the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice.
You agree that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM shall not be liable to you or to any
third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance
of the Service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM may,
under certain circumstances and without prior notice,
immediately terminate your BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM account,
any associated email address, and access to the
Service. Cause for such termination shall include,
but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations
of the TOS or other incorporated agreements or guidelines,
(b) requests by law enforcement or other government
agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account
deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification
to the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected
technical or security issues or problems, and (f)
extended periods of inactivity. Termination of your
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM account includes (a) removal
of access to all offerings within the Service, including
but not limited to BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM Alerts (b)
deletion of your password and all related information,
files and content associated with or inside your
account (or any part thereof), and (c) barring further
use of the Service. Further, you agree that all
terminations for cause shall be made in BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM's
sole discretion and that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM shall
not be liable to you or any third-party for any
termination of your account, any associated email
address, or access to the Service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings
with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found
on or through the Service, including payment and delivery
of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions,
warranties or representations associated with such dealings,
are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or
damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings
or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on
the Service.
15. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties
may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources.
Because BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM has no control over such sites and resources,
you acknowledge and agree that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM is not responsible for
the availability of such external sites or resources, and
does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any
Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or
available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge
and agree that BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM shall not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or
alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or
reliance on any such Content, goods or services available
on or through any such site or resource.
16. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service
and any necessary software used in connection with the Service
("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information
that is protected by applicable intellectual property and
other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented
to you through the Service or advertisers is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other
proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized
by BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease,
loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based
on the Service or the Software, in whole or in part. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive
right and license to use the object code of its Software
on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not
allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative
work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise
attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense,
grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right
in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in
any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software,
including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining
unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access
the Service by any means other than through the interface
that is provided by BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM for use in accessing the Service.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE
IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT
(i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii)
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE
WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED
BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS,
AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. ANY
MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE
OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND
THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR
COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD
OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM OR THROUGH OR
FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THE TOS. A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF USERS MAY EXPERIENCE
EPILEPTIC SEIZURES WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS
OR BACKGROUNDS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN OR WHILE USING THE SERVICE.
CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC
SYMPTOMS EVEN IN USERS WHO HAVE NO HISTORY OF PRIOR SEIZURES
OR EPILEPSY. IF YOU, OR ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY, HAVE AN EPILEPTIC
CONDITION, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USING THE SERVICE.
IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE AND CONSULT YOUR
PHYSICIAN IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS
WHILE USING THE SERVICE -- DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE
OR MUSCLE TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS, DISORIENTATION, ANY
INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, OR CONVULSIONS.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES),
RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE
SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION
OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR
TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON
THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
19. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION
OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS
17 AND 18 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
19. SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING
TO FINANCIAL MATTERS
If you intend to create or join any service,
receive or request any news, messages, alerts or other information
from the Service concerning companies, stock quotes, investments
or securities, please read the above Sections 17 and 18
again. They go doubly for you. In addition, for this type
of information particularly, the phrase "Let the investor
beware" is apt. The Service is provided for informational
purposes only, and no Content included in the Service is
intended for trading or investing purposes. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM and its
licensors shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy,
usefulness or availability of any information transmitted
or made available via the Service, and shall not be responsible
or liable for any trading or investment decisions made based
on such information.
20. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly
provided in this TOS, there shall be no third party beneficiaries
to this Agreement.
21. NOTICE BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
may provide you with notices, including
those regarding changes to the TOS, by either email, regular
mail, or postings on the Service.
22. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS
OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM
respects the intellectual property of others,
and we ask our users to do the same. BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM may, in appropriate
circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate
the accounts of users who may be repeat infringers. If you
believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights
have been otherwise violated, please provide BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM's Copyright
Agent the following information: an electronic or physical
signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual
property that you claim has been infringed; a description
of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the site; your address, telephone number, and email address;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that
the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or the law; a statement by you, made under penalty
of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is
accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual
property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or
intellectual property owner's behalf.
23. GENERAL INFORMATION
Entire Agreement. The TOS constitute the
entire agreement between you and BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM and govern your use
of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between
you and BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM. You also may be subject to additional terms
and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain
other BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM services, affiliate services, third-party content
or third-party software. Choice of Law and Forum. The TOS
and the relationship between you and BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM shall be governed
by the laws of the State of California without regard to
its conflict of law provisions. You and BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM agree to submit
to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
located within the county of Santa Clara, California. Waiver
and Severability of Terms. The failure of BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM to exercise
or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute
a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of
the TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court
should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions
as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions
of the TOS remain in full force and effect. No Right of
Survivorship and Non-Transferability. You agree that your
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM account is non-transferable and any rights to your
BUSINESS-ALERTS.COM I.D. or contents within your account terminate upon
your death. Upon receipt of a copy of a death certificate,
your account may be terminated and all contents therein
permanently deleted. Statute of Limitations. You agree that
regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim
or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the
Service or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after
such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and
have no legal or contractual effect.
24. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS
to our Customer Care group.
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