Terms of Use
YOU MUST READ THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING,
BROWSING, USING OR SUBSCRIBING TO THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE
TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT. IF
YOU DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
FEEDBACKFACTORY.COM
("THE COMPANY") RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE,
MODIFY, ADD OR REMOVE PORTIONS OF THIS WEBSITE AND THIS
AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY SUCH
CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS.
1. Trademark and Copyright Notices
Copyright © 2003 Feedbackfactory.com All rights reserved.
Except for public domain material or material otherwise
licensed to The Company, the material on this website, including
all content, site design, text, graphics, and the arrangement
thereof, are protected by copyright and other intellectual
property laws, and are owned or controlled by The Company
or the party credited as the provider of the materials.
All rights reserved. This website contains trademarks of
Feedbackfactory.com and may not be used in connection with
any product or service not related to The Company or related
sites, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among
customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits
The Company. All rights reserved. All other trademarks,
service marks, trade names and/or other marks referred to
on this website are the property of their respective owners.
2. Restrictions on Use of Materials
Except as expressly provided herein, no material from this
website may be modified, republished, uploaded, posted,
transmitted, sold or distributed in any way, without the
prior written permission of The Company. Prohibited uses
include, without limitation: (a) modifying, translating,
reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling the materials;
(b) renting, leasing or transferring any rights in the materials;
(c) removing any proprietary notices or labels on the materials;
(d) violating, plagiarizing or infringing on the rights
of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy
or publicity, contract or other personal or proprietary
rights; and (e) making any other use of the materials for
any other purpose (including use of any such material on
any other website or networked computer environment). Any
unauthorized use may subject you to civil liability and
criminal prosecution under applicable laws. You agree that
any copy of the site materials which you make shall retain
all copyright and other proprietary notices in the same
form and manner as on the original.
3. Disclaimers
a) No Warranty - All materials
on this website or any hyper-linked site, including and
without limitation, information, text, graphics and links
are provided on an "as is" and "as available"
basis and without warranties of any kind either express
or implied. The Company does not warrant that the functions
contained in the site materials will be uninterrupted or
error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the
site or server that makes it available are free of viruses
or other harmful components. While The Company believes
the information to be correct, The Company does not represent
or warrant that the information accessible via this website
is accurate, complete or current.
b) No Advice - This
website, including and without limitation the information,
text and other contents contained on it or on any hyper-linked
site, is not intended to be a comprehensive or detailed
statement concerning the matters herein addressed or on
any such site, or investment, legal, tax, accounting, trading,
financial or other professional or expert advice, and should
not be relied upon as such. In no way should the information
and materials contained herein or on any hyper-linked site
be construed as a recommendation or as an offer to purchase
or sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell
any security, bond, mutual fund or other financial instrument
or product or to participate in any particular trading or
investment strategy. Many of the products, services and
financial instruments mentioned herein or on any hyper-linked
site involve significant risks and you should not enter
into any transactions unless you fully understand all such
risks and determine that such transactions are appropriate
in your circumstances. You are advised to seek professional
advice before acting or declining to act on any information
or materials provided on this website or on any hyper-linked
site. If you use the information or materials provided on
this website or on any hyper-linked site, you do so at your
own risk.
c) No Reliance on Forward
Looking Statements - This website
and hyper-linked sites may include forward-looking statements
about the operations, objectives and expected financial
results of the clients of The Company and others. Such statements
are inherently subject to uncertainties arising from a variety
of factors, including, but not limited to, legislative or
regulatory changes, competition, technological developments
and global economic and financial conditions. You acknowledge
and understand that actual results, performance or achievements
could differ materially from any future results, performance
or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements and you will not unduly rely
on such forward-looking statements.
d) No Relationship - Your
use of this website is not intended and shall not be deemed
to create any legal relationship of any kind between you
and The Company, nor to amend or vary any existing legal
relationship.
e) General - To
the maximum extent permissible under law, The Company disclaims
all representations, warranties and conditions, express
or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties
and conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality
and fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement
of proprietary rights, and implied warranties and conditions
arising from the course of dealing or course of performance.
4. Limitation of Liability
You agree that The Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, representatives, licensors
and licensees shall not be liable for any damages of any
kind arising from the use of this website or any hyper-linked
site. You agree that this limitation of liability is comprehensive
and applies to all damages of any kind, including but not
limited to, direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential
or punitive damages resulting from the use of or reliance
on the site materials. In no event shall The Company's total
liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of
action, whether in contract, tort (including but not limited
to negligence) or otherwise, exceed any amounts paid by
you to The Company to access this website in the month immediately
preceding the event giving rise to such liability.
5. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless The Company
and its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees,
representatives, licensors and licensees, from any claim
or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by
any third party due to or arising out of your breach of
this Agreement or your violation of any law or the rights
of a third party. The Company reserves the right, at its
own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control
of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you,
and you shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required
in the defense of any claim.
6. Termination
The Company may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend
your access to all or part of the materials for any reason,
including and without limitation, breach of these terms
and conditions or transmission of any illegal or offensive
content or unsolicited advertising to the site.
7. User Submissions and Chat Services
If you are provided with any services which enable users
to communicate with or otherwise share information with
other persons, you agree not to submit, publish, display,
disseminate or otherwise communicate any libelous, defamatory,
inaccurate, abusive, threatening, offensive or illegal material
while connected to or otherwise using this website. Transmission
of such material or any material that violates any federal,
provincial, or local law in Canada or the laws of any other
jurisdiction where this website is accessed from, shall
constitute a material breach of these terms and conditions,
entitling The Company to terminate all rights to access
this website. The Company does not and cannot review every
submission posted by users and is not responsible for, nor
does it endorse, any content of these submissions. You acknowledge
that any submissions may be edited, removed, modified, published,
transmitted and displayed by The Company or the site administrators,
in their sole discretion. Users remain solely responsible
for the content of their submissions.
By submitting content to any area of this website, including
message boards, forums, contests and chat rooms, you grant
The Company and its affiliates a royalty-free, perpetual,
irrevocable, transferable, non-exclusive right (including
any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, communicate to the public, perform and display
the content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate
it in other works in any form, media, or technology now
known or later developed, for the full term of any rights
that may exist in such content. You also warrant that the
holder of any rights, including moral rights in such content,
has completely and effectively waived all such rights and
validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to grant
the license stated above. You also permit any user to access,
display, view, store and reproduce such content for personal
use. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such content
placed on the site retains any and all rights that may exist
in such content.
8. Hyper-Links to Third Party Sites
This website may contain hyper-links to third party websites.
Access to any other Internet sites linked to this website
is at your own risk and The Company is not responsible for
the availability, accuracy or reliability of the contents
of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site.
The Company provides these links to you only as a convenience,
and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement
of the site or any products, services, materials or statements
contained or referred to thereon by The Company.
9. Jurisdictional Issues
The Company makes no representation that materials on this
website are appropriate or available for use in all locations
and is void where prohibited by law. Those who choose to
access this website do so on their own initiative and are
responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the
extent local laws are applicable.
10. General
This Agreement and your use of this website shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and
the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without reference
to any choice of law or conflict of law principles, and
without reference to the UNCITRAL Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods. Any dispute arising
under this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by the
courts located in Toronto in the province of Ontario. You
agree not to bring any legal action against The Company
in any jurisdiction except the Province of Ontario and you
shall submit and consent to such jurisdiction. If any provision
of this Agreement shall be deemed unlawful by a court of
law, then the impugned provision shall be deemed severed
and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of
any remaining provisions.
11. Check Back Frequently
Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes
to this Agreement. Your continued use of this website following
the posting of changes will mean you accept and agree to
be bound by such changes.
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