Effective Date:
1/1/2005
Last Modified:
1/1/2006
I. INTRODUCTORY
PROVISIONS:
A. These Website
User and Membership Terms and Conditions govern your use and access to
and/or membership in, www.bukkakepalace.com, (hereinafter “SITE”).
B. IMPORTANT!
These Terms and Conditions also govern your membership to the SITE if you
become a member. By accessing, using, viewing, reading, printing,
installing, or downloading any material from the SITE, or becoming a member
to the SITE, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
This Agreement is intended to be governed by the Electronic Signatures
in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act). You manifest your
agreement to these Terms and Conditions by any act demonstrating your assent
thereto, including clicking any button containing the words “I agree” or
similar syntax or merely accessing the SITE, whether you have read these
Terms and Conditions or not. You may submit a paper copy of this
transaction and print this form for your personal records. You have the
right to withdraw your consent to use the E-Sign Act by emailing us. Your
consent to use the E-Sign Act is limited to providing the information on
this form. Access to this electronic record requires a simple browser program
such as Internet Explorer,TM Netscape,TM Opera,™ or Mozillla™ and
a computer.
C. Revisions
to This Policy: SITE reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify
this policy and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any
manner. The user should periodically check this web page for any modifications
regarding these Terms and Conditions by re-visiting this web page and using
the “refresh” button on the user’s browser. The user should note
the date of last revision to this page, which appears at the top of this
page. If the “last modified” date remains unchanged, after the user
has clicked the “refresh” button on his/her browser, the user may presume
that no changes have been made since the last reading of the document.
A changed “last modified” dates indicates that this document has been updated
or edited, and the updated or edited version supersedes any prior versions
immediately upon posting.
D. In exchange
for the consideration granted by SITE to you, consisting of SITE’s provision
of written and visual materials to you, (receipt and value of which is
acknowledged by you), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you may
not enter the SITE, you must exit the SITE immediately, you may not use
or access the SITE, and you may not print or download any materials from
them. You may use and access the SITE only in accordance with these Terms
and Conditions. Please consult these Terms and Conditions regularly
and read them carefully before using the SITE. You affirm that you have
read this Agreement and understand, agree and consent to its Terms and
Conditions.
E. You are
solely responsible for obtaining access to the SITE 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 SITE.
II. IMAGES
AND CONTENT:
A. These SITES
contain images and content, including but not limited to text, software,
images, graphics, data, messages, or any other information, and any other
World Wide Web Site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by SITE (collectively,
“Materials”).
B. All Materials
displayed on the SITE are protected by the First Amendment rights to Free
Speech, Free Expression, and Freedom of the Press, and parallel provisions
of other constitutional provisions and state constitutions. You acknowledge
that the SITE may offer online content that could be deemed “adult” or
“erotic” in nature. Additionally, you are on notice that some of
the Materials presented on the SITE may contain graphic visual depictions,
graphic audio, and descriptions of sexually oriented, explicit, offending,
or disturbing activities. You acknowledge that you are aware of the nature
of the Materials provided by the SITE, that you are not offended by such
Materials, and that you access the SITE freely, voluntarily, and willingly.
You also acknowledge that this SITE is intended to contain only images
protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
C. If you are
seeking information regarding illegal activities, please leave this SITE
immediately. You are further aware of the community standards of your community,
and you will only access the content on the SITE if you believe, upon diligent
investigation, that the content on the SITE does not offend the community
standards prevalent in your community.
D. You further
agree not to use or access the SITE if doing so would violate the laws
of your state, province or country.
III. AGE OF
MAJORITY AND MEMBERSHIP:
A. Age of Majority.
You represent and warrant you are at least 18 or 21 years of age, depending
on the age of majority in your jurisdiction, and that you have the legal
capacity to enter into this Agreement. If you are not at least 18
or 21 years of age, depending on the age of majority in your jurisdiction,
you must exit the SITE immediately and may not use or access the SITE or
print or download any Materials from them. You may be asked to verify
your birth date on the Birth Date Verifier™ form as a condition of entry
onto the SITE, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1746. You agree not to
bypass any security and/or access feature on this SITE. Additionally,
the SITE does not assume any responsibility or liability for any misrepresentations
regarding a user’s age.
B. Membership.
Membership may not be assigned, transferred, or sold to a third party.
The SITE and its affiliates disclaim any and all liability arising from
fraudulent entry and use of the SITE. If a user fraudulently obtains access,
the SITE may terminate membership immediately and take all necessary and
appropriate actions under applicable federal, state, and international
laws.
IV. NO CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY:
You understand
that all models appearing on this SITE are, and were at the time of all
recorded images, at least 18 years of age, and that our SITE contains no
child pornography. If you seek any form of child pornography (including
so-called “virtual” child pornography), you must exit this SITE immediately.
You acknowledge that all Materials on the SITE are protected by the First
Amendment. We take a strong and definite stand against child pornography
and only allow images and Materials that are protected by the First Amendment.
If you identify any images, real or simulated, depicting minors engaged
in sexual activity within the SITE, you are required to report the images
to the SITE. Include with your report any appropriate evidence, including
the date and time of identification. All reports will immediately be investigated
and the appropriate action will be taken. We enthusiastically cooperate
with any law-enforcement agency investigating child pornography.
If you suspect other outside websites are participating in unlawful activities
involving minors, please report them to www.asacp.org.
Users should implement parental control protections, such as computer hardware,
software, or filtering services, which may help users to limit minors’
access to harmful material.
V. ACCESS TO,
LIMITED LICENSE, AND INTERFERENCE WITH, SITE:
A. Access.
To access the 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 information you provide
will be correct, current, and complete. If the SITE believes the
information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, the SITE
has the right to refuse you access to the SITE or any of its resources,
and to terminate or suspend your access at any time.
B. Limited
License. Subject to these Terms and Conditions and in consideration
of using the SITE, the SITE hereby grants you a limited, nonexclusive,
nontransferable personal license to access and use the SITE and the Materials
contained therein. The SITE provides the Materials on this SITE for the
personal, non-commercial use by viewers, fans, visitors, subscribers and/or
potential subscribers of said SITE. Users of this SITE are granted a single
copy license to view Materials (on a single computer only). All Materials
on the SITE shall be for private non-commercial use only, and all other
uses are strictly prohibited. SITE reserves the right to limit the amount
of materials viewed. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the
SITE, or any of the Materials contained therein. Any unauthorized use of
the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein terminates this limited
license effective immediately. This is a license to use and access the
SITE for its intended purpose and is not a transfer of title. You
represent and warrant that you will not allow any minor access to this
SITE and that you will not copy or redistribute any of the content appearing
on this SITE. SITE reserves the right to terminate this license at
any time if you breach or violate any provision of this Agreement, in which
case you will be obligated to immediately destroy any information or materials
you have downloaded, printed or otherwise copied from this SITE.
Violators of this limited license may be prosecuted to the fullest extent
under the applicable law.
C. Interference.
Except where expressly permitted by law, you may not translate, reverse-engineer,
decompile, disassemble, or make derivative works from our SITE’s Materials.
User hereby agrees not to use any automatic device or manual process to
monitor or reproduce the SITE, and will not use any device, software, computer
code, or virus to interfere or attempt to disrupt or damage the SITE or
any communications on it.
VI. RESTRICTIONS
ON USE OF SITE:
A. You may
use the SITE only for purposes expressly permitted by the Terms and Conditions
of the SITE. You may not use the SITE for any other purpose, including
any commercial purpose, without the SITE’s express prior written consent.
B. Without
the express prior written authorization of the SITE, you may not:
1. Duplicate
the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein (except as expressly
provided above in Paragraph IV);
2. Create
derivative works based on the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein;
3. Use
the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein for any public display,
public performance, sale or rental;
4. Re-distribute
the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein;
5. Remove
any copyright or other proprietary notices from the SITE or any of the
Materials contained therein;
6. Frame
or utilize any framing techniques in connection with the SITE or any of
the Materials contained therein;
7. Use
any meta-tags or any other “hidden text” using the SITE’S name or marks;
8. “Deep-link”
to any page of the SITE (including the homepage);
9. Circumvent
any encryption or other security tools used anywhere on the SITE (including
the theft of user names and passwords or using another person’s user name
and password in order to gain access to a restricted area of the SITE);
10. Use
any data mining, bots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools on
the SITE;
11. Decompile,
reverse engineer, modify or disassemble any of the software aspect of the
Materials except and only to the extent permitted by applicable law;
12. Sell,
rent, lease, license, sublicense, transfer, distribute, re-transmit, time-share,
use as a service bureau or otherwise assign to any third party the Materials
or any of your rights to access and use the Materials as granted in Paragraph
IV above; or
13. Bookmark
any page of the SITE beyond the registration log-in screen.
C. You agree
to cooperate with the SITE in causing any unauthorized use to cease immediately.
At any time, if the SITE provides a service enabling users to share information
or communicate with other users, you hereby agree not to publish, disseminate
or submit any defamatory, offensive or illegal material while using the
SITE or other services included on the SITE. You are solely responsible
for submitting any material that violates any United States or International
laws even if a claim arises after your service is terminated, and, by doing
so, your actions shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and
the SITE shall terminate all your rights under this Agreement.
VII. MEMBERSHIP:
A. Registration.
You are responsible for providing all equipment and the computer necessary
to access the SITE. You may access the non-public portion of the
SITE only by being a member in good standing to the SITE. The SITE
reserves the right to modify Materials and the SITE’s design at anytime,
with or without prior notice.
1. You may
become a member of the SITE by completing an online registration form,
which must be accepted by SITE, and you must pay the subscription fee.
Upon submission of the online registration form, SITE or its authorized
agent will process the application. In connection with completing
the online registration form, you agree to:
a. Provide
true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted
by the 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 at all times while you are a member. You must promptly inform
SITE of all changes, including, but not limited to, changes in your address
and changes in your credit card used in connection with billing for the
SITE.
2. If you provide
any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
or SITE or any of its authorized agents have reasonable grounds to suspect
that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
SITE has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any
and all current or future use of the SITE, as well as subjecting you to
criminal and civil liability.
3. Subscription
fees are non-refundable, and you are responsible for any credit card charge
backs, dishonored checks, and any related fees that we incur with respect
to your account.
B. Member Account,
Password, and Security. As part of the registration process, you
will be issued a unique user name and password which you must provide in
order to gain access to the non-public portion of the SITE. You certify
that when asked to choose a username you will not choose a name which may
falsely represent you as somebody else or a name which may otherwise be
in violation of the rights of a third party.
1. We reserve
the right to disallow the use of usernames that we, at our sole discretion,
deem inappropriate. We reserve the right to cancel at any time the
membership of any member who uses their selected username in violation
of these Terms and Conditions or in any other way we, in our sole discretion,
deem inappropriate.
2. Your membership,
the ID and password are nontransferable and non-assignable.
3. You represent
and warrant that you will not disclose to any other person your unique
user name and password and that you will not provide access to the SITE
to anyone who is below the age of majority in your state, province, or
country, or otherwise does not wish to view the content on the SITE.
4. You are
solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your user name
and password and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under
your user name and password. SITE will not release your password
for security reasons.
5. Regarding
additional password and account security, You agree to:
a. Immediately
notify SITE of any unauthorized use of your user name and password or any
other breach of security, and
b. Ensure that
you exit from your account at the end of each session. You are liable
and responsible for any unauthorized use of the SITE until you notify SITE
by email regarding that unauthorized use. Unauthorized access to
the SITE is illegal and a breach of this Agreement. You indemnify
the SITE against all activities conducted through your account. You
may obtain access to your billing records regarding charges of your use
of the SITE upon request.
C. Membership
Fees. Membership fees to the SITE are prominently displayed prior
to your subscription thereto. You agree to pay all membership fees
when due according to these billing terms. Membership and subscription
fees are nonrefundable. At the time of registration, you must select
a payment method. SITE reserves the right to contract with a third
party to process all payments. Such third party may impose additional
terms and conditions governing payment processing. Your account will
be deemed past due if it is not paid in full by the payment due date.
If your account becomes past due more than thirty (30) days after the invoice
date, you agree to pay interest on the past due amount at a monthly rate
of 1.5%, or the highest amount allowed by law, whichever is lower, compounded
daily, plus any additional collection costs, credits, charge backs and
attorney’s fees. Your card issuer agreement may contain additional
terms with respect to your rights and liabilities as a card holder.
You agree to pay all amounts due to us immediately upon cancellation or
termination of your account. We reserve the right to make changes to our
fees and billing methods, including the addition of supplemental charges
for any content or services provided by the SITE, with or without prior
notice to you, at any time. This site uses an automatic rebill cycle according
to the user’s selected payment option.
D. Billing Errors. If you believe that you have been erroneously
billed, please notify us immediately of such error. If we do not
hear from you within thirty (30) days after such billing error first appears
on any account statement, such fee will be deemed acceptable by you for
all purposes, including resolution of inquiries made by your credit card
issuer. You release us from all liabilities and claims of loss resulting
from any error or discrepancy that is not reported to us within thirty
(30) days of its publication.
E. Download
Limit. As a member in good standing, you may download up to
15,000MB of
data each day. Upon reaching this limit, you may be denied
access to
download any additional data until the beginning of the next day.
F. Censored
Materials. Real Japanese adult movies are sometimes censored to comply
with Japanese laws. The censored areas are blurred with a fine mosiac patch
that covers only the male and female genital areas. Some content on this
site may contain such material.
VIII. TERMINATION:
A. You may
cancel your membership at any time by sending an email to the SITE and
providing:
1. Our
customer service department with a notice of your intent to cancel the
membership along with your user name and password; and,
2. Any outstanding
fees owed for your membership.
B. You hereby
agree to be personally liable for any and all charges incurred by you until
termination of membership for goods or services through your use of the
SITE. In the event that your account is canceled by you, no refund,
including any membership fees, will be granted; no online time or other
credits will be credited to you or can be converted to cash or other form
of reimbursement. This Agreement’s provisions shall survive its termination,
unless otherwise stated. Upon our processing of your request to cancel
your membership, you will no longer have access to the non-public areas
of the SITE to which you were a member.
C. Without
limiting other remedies, the SITE may immediately issue a warning, temporarily
suspend, indefinitely suspend, or terminate your access and use of the
SITE and refuse to provide our services to you at any time, with or without
advance notice, if:
1. SITE believes
that you have breached any material term of these Terms and Conditions
or the documents it incorporates by reference;
2. You fail
to pay any amount due by the payment due date;
3. We are unable
to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us;
4. We believe
that your actions may cause legal liability for you, our users or us; or
5. SITE decides
to cease operations or to otherwise discontinue any of the SITE or parts
thereof.
D. Further,
you agree that neither SITE nor any third party acting on our behalf shall
be liable to you for any termination of your membership or access to the
SITE. You agree that if your account is terminated by SITE, you will
not attempt to re-register as a member without prior written consent from
SITE.
IX. DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTY:
A. You expressly
agree that use of the SITE or any of the materials contained therein is
at your own and sole risk.
B. The SITE
and all materials contained therein are provided “as is” without warranty
of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, any
implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
title, or non-infringement.
C. SITE makes
no representations or warranties that the SITE or any materials contained
therein will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor does
SITE make any representations or warranties as to the quality, suitability,
truth, usefulness, accuracy or completeness of the SITE or any of the materials
contained therein.
D. You also
understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise
obtained through the use of the SITE or any of the materials contained
therein 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 such material and/or data.
E. You understand
that SITE 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.
SITE does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the internet.
F. SITE makes
no warranty regarding any goods or services purchased or obtained through
the SITE or any transaction entered into through the SITE and is not responsible
for any use of confidential or private information by sellers or third
parties.
G. SITE owner
may change any of the information found at this SITE at any time without
notice including the terms of service without notice. SITE owner makes
no commitment to update the information found at this SITE. SITE makes
no commitment to update the materials.
H. The warranties
and representations set forth in this agreement are the only warranties
and representations with respect to this agreement, and are in lieu of
any and all other warranties, written or oral, express or implied, that
may arise either by agreement between the parties or by operation of law,
including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
None of these warranties and representations will extend to any third person.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so
some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
X. DISCLAIMER:
A. The provision
of any services which is in violation of any laws is strictly prohibited.
If we determine that you or any user has provided or intends to purchase
or provide any services in violation of any law, your ability to use the
SITE will be terminated immediately. We do hereby disclaim any liability
for damages that may arise from any user providing any services for any
purpose that violates any law. You do hereby agree to defend, indemnify
and hold us harmless from any liability that may arise should you violate
any law.
B. You do also
hereby agree to defend and indemnify us should any third party be harmed
by your illegal actions or should we be obligated to defend any claims
including, without limitation, any criminal action brought by any party
not affiliated with this SITE.
C. Our SITE
contains material that may be offensive to third parties. You do hereby
agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any liability that may arise
from reviewing such material and warrant and agree to cease review of the
SITE should you find it offensive.
D. If you are
seeking services that are in violation of any applicable laws whatsoever,
you may not use this SITE and do hereby agree to exit it immediately.
Thus, all disputes relating to the online store shall be directed to the
store, and not the SITE.
XI. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY:
A. In no event
shall SITE (or its licensors, agents, suppliers, resellers, service providers,
or any other subscribers or suppliers) be liable to you, or any other third
party for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary,
or punitive damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of
profits, loss of information, business interruption, revenue, or goodwill,
which may arise from any person’s use, misuse, or inability to use the
SITE or any of the materials contained therein, even if SITE has been advised
of the probability of such damages. This is for any matter arising out
of or relating to this agreement, whether such liability is asserted on
the basis of contract, tort or otherwise, even if SITE has been advised
of the possibility of such damages.
B. In no event
shall SITE’S maximum total aggregate liability hereunder for direct damages
exceed the total fees actually paid by you for use of a SITE or SITE for
a period of no more than one (1) month from the accrual of the applicable
cause or causes of action. Because some jurisdictions prohibit the
exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages,
the above limitation may not apply to you.
XII. INDEMNITY:
You agree to
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the SITE, its officers, directors,
shareholders, employees, independent contractors, telecommunication providers,
and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, loss, liabilities,
expenses, costs, or demands, including without limitation legal and accounting
fees, for all damages directly, indirectly, and/or consequentially resulting
or allegedly resulting from your, or you under another person’s authority
including without limitation to governmental agencies, use, misuse, or
inability to use the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein, or
your breach of any of these Terms and Conditions. SITE shall promptly
notify you by electronic mail of any such claim or suit, and cooperate
fully (at your expense) in the defense of such claim or suit. We reserve
the right to participate in the defense of such claim or defense at its
own expense, and choose its own legal counsel, but are not obligated to
do so.
XIII. LINKS
AND LINKING:
A. Some websites
which are linked to the SITE are owned and operated by third parties. Because
the SITE has no control over such websites and resources, you acknowledge
and agree that SITE is not responsible or liable for the availability of
such external websites or resources, and does not screen or endorse them,
and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, services,
products, or other materials on or available from such websites or resources.
B. You further
acknowledge and agree that SITE 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 third-party content,
goods or services available on or through any such website or resource.
If you decide to access any such third party website, you do so entirely
at your own risk and subject to any terms and conditions and privacy policies
posted therein.
C. Users further
acknowledge that use of any website controlled, owned or operated by third
parties is governed by the terms and conditions of use for those websites,
and not by this SITE’s Terms and Conditions, Spam Policy, Webmaster Agreement,
or Privacy Policy, which are incorporated by reference.
D. Links to
external websites or the featured model’s linked websites (including external
websites that are framed by the Site) or inclusions of advertisements do
not constitute an endorsement by the SITE of such websites or the content,
products, advertising or other materials presented on such SITE, but are
for user's convenience.
E. Users access
them at their own risk. The SITE expressly disclaims any liability for
any damages whatsoever incurred by any user in connection with the use
of any website, the access to which was found through this SITE. The SITE
expressly disclaims any liability derived from the use and/or viewing of
any links that may appear on this SITE.
F. All users
do hereby agree to hold the SITE harmless from any and all damages and
liability that may result from the use of links that may appear on the
SITE. The SITE reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program
at anytime.
XVI. TRADEMARK
INFORMATION:
A. This SITE
and the aforementioned names of the SITES are service marks and/or trademarks
of the SITE. The terms “Bukkake Palace” and “www.bukkakepalace.com” are
considered trademarks of the SITE. We aggressively defend our intellectual
property rights.
B. Other manufacturers’
product and service names referenced herein may be trademarks and service
marks of their respective companies and are the exclusive property of such
respective owners, and may not be used publicly without the express written
consent of the owners and/or holders of such trademarks and service marks.
C. The SITE’s
marks, logos, domains, and trademarks may not be used publicly except with
express written permission from SITE, and may not be used in any manner
that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, or in any manner that
disparages or discredits SITE.
XV. COPYRIGHT
INFORMATION:
A. The Materials
accessible from the SITE, and any other World Wide Web Site owned, operated,
licensed, or controlled by SITE, is the proprietary information and valuable
intellectual property of SITE or the party that provided the Materials
to SITE, and SITE or the party that provided the Materials to SITE retains
all right, title, and interest in the Materials. The SITE and its
software are registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
B. The Materials
may not be copied, distributed, republished, modified, uploaded, posted,
or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of SITE, except
that you may print out a copy of the Materials 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 Materials.
C. Modification
or use of the Content except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions
violates the SITE’s intellectual property rights.
D. Neither
title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access
to the SITE.
E. All Materials
included on the SITE, such as text, graphics, photographs, video and audio
clips, music, soundtracks, button icons, streaming data, animation, images,
downloadable materials, data compilations and software is the property
of the SITE or its content suppliers and is protected by United States
and international copyright laws. The compilation of all Materials on the
SITE is the exclusive property of the SITE or its content suppliers and
protected by United States and international copyright laws, as well as
other laws and regulations. © CORPORATION (2004-2006), all rights
reserved.
XVI.
EXPORT CONTROL:
A. You understand
and acknowledge that the software elements of the Materials on the SITE
may be subject to regulation by agencies of the United States Government,
including the United States Department of Commerce, which prohibits export
or diversion of software to certain countries and third parties. Diversion
of such Materials contrary to United States’ or international law is prohibited.
B. You will
not assist or participate in any such diversion or other violation of applicable
laws and regulations.
C. You warrant
that you will not license or otherwise permit anyone not approved to receive
controlled commodities under applicable laws and regulations and that you
will abide by such laws and regulations.
D. You agree
that none of the Materials are being or will be acquired for, shipped,
transferred, or re-exported, directly or indirectly, to proscribed or embargoed
countries or their nationals or be used for proscribed activities.
XVII.
NO AGENCY RELATIONSHIP:
Nothing in
this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute, create, imply, give effect
to, or otherwise recognize a partnership, employment, joint venture or
formal business entity of any kind; and the rights and obligations of the
parties shall be limited to those expressly set forth herein.
XVIII. NOTICE:
A.
Notice. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement may
be provided by email to a functioning email address of the party to be
noticed, by a general posting on the SITE, or personal delivery by commercial
carrier such as FedEx or Airborne. Notices by customers to SITE shall be
given by electronic messages unless otherwise specified in the Agreement.
B.
Change of Address. Either party may change the address to which notice
is to be sent by written notice to the other party pursuant to this provision
of the Agreement.
C. When Notice
is Effective. Notices shall be deemed effective upon delivery.
Notices delivered by overnight carrier (e.g., United States Express Mail
or Federal Express) shall be deemed delivered on the business day following
mailing. Notices mailed by United States Mail, postage prepaid, registered
or certified with return receipt requested, shall be deemed delivered five
(5) days after mailing. Notices delivered by any other method shall
be deemed given upon receipt. Notices by email and facsimile transmission,
with confirmation from the transmitting machine that the transmission was
completed, are acceptable under this Agreement provided that they are delivered
one (1) hour after transmission if sent during the recipient's business
hours, or 9:00 a.m. (recipient's time) the next business day. Either
Party may, by giving the other Party appropriate written notice, change
the designated address, fax number and/or recipient for any notice or courtesy
copy, hereunder.
D. Refused,
Unclaimed, or Undeliverable Notice. Any correctly addressed notice
that is refused, unclaimed, or undeliverable, because of an act or omission
of the Party to be notified shall be deemed effective as of the first date
that said notice was refused or deemed undeliverable by the postal authorities,
messenger, facsimile machine, email server, or overnight delivery service.
XIX. COMMUNICATIONS
NOT PRIVATE:
SITE does not
provide any facility for sending or receiving private or confidential electronic
communications. All messages transmitted to SITE shall be deemed to be
readily accessible to the general public. Visitors should not use this
SITE to transmit any communication for which the sender intends only the
sender and the intended recipient(s) to read. Notice is hereby given
that all messages entered into this SITE can and may be read by the agents
and operators of this service, regardless of whether they are the intended
recipients of such messages.
XX. FORCE MAJEURE:
SITE shall
not be responsible for any failure to perform due to unforeseen circumstances
or to causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to:
acts of God, such as fire, flood, earthquakes, hurricanes, tropical storms
or other natural disasters; war, riot, arson, embargoes, acts of civil
or military authority, or terrorism; fiber cuts; strikes, or shortages
in transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials; failure
of the telecommunications or information services infrastructure; hacking,
SPAM, or any failure of a computer, server or software, including Y2K errors
or omissions, for so long as such event continues to delay the SITE’s performance.
XXI. GENERAL
PROVISIONS:
A. Governing
Law. These Terms and Conditions and all matters arising out of, or
otherwise relating to, these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Florida, excluding its conflict of law provisions.
The parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods is specifically excluded from application to
these Terms and Conditions. The parties hereby submit to the personal
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Florida.
Exclusive venue for any litigation or arbitration permitted under this
Agreement shall be with the state and federal courts located in Orange
County, Florida.
B. Rights to
Injunctive Relief. Both parties acknowledge that remedies at law
may be inadequate to provide an aggrieved party with full compensation
in the event of the other party’s breach, and that an aggrieved party shall
therefore be entitled to seek injunctive relief in the event of any such
breach, in addition to seeking all other remedies available at law or in
equity.
C. Binding
Arbitration. If there is a dispute between the Parties arising out
of or otherwise relating to this Agreement, the Parties shall meet and
negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve the dispute. If the Parties
are unable to resolve the dispute through direct negotiations, then, except
as otherwise provided herein, either Party may submit the issue to binding
arbitration in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitral Claims shall
include, but are not limited to, contract and tort claims of all kinds,
and all claims based on any federal, state or local law, statute, or regulation,
excepting only claims under applicable worker’s compensation law, unemployment
insurance claims, actions for injunctions, attachment, garnishment, and
other equitable relief. The arbitration shall be conducted in Orange County,
Florida, and conducted by a single arbitrator, knowledgeable in Internet
and e-Commerce disputes. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award
any punitive or exemplary damages; certify a class action; add any parties;
vary or ignore the provisions of these Terms and Conditions; and shall
be bound by governing and applicable law. The arbitrator shall render a
written opinion setting forth all material facts and the basis of his or
her decision within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the arbitration
proceeding. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN REGARD TO ARBITRAL CLAIMS.
D. Assignment.
The rights and liabilities of the parties hereto will bind and inure to
the benefit of their respective assignees, successors, executors, and administrators,
as the case may be.
E. Severability.
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitrator finds
any provision of these Terms and Conditions, or any portion thereof, to
be unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent
permissible and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions will continue
in full force and effect.
F.
Attorney’s Fees. In the event any Party shall commence any claims,
actions, formal legal action, or arbitration to interpret and/or enforce
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or relating in any way to this
Agreement, including without limitation asserted breaches of representations
and warranties, the prevailing party in any such action or proceeding shall
be entitled to recover, in addition to all other available relief, its
reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection therewith,
including attorney’s fees incurred on appeal.
G. No Waiver.
No waiver of SITE shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent default of
the same provision of these Terms and Conditions. If any term, clause
or provision hereof is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity or operation
of any other term, clause or provision and such invalid term, clause or
provision shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms and Conditions.
H.
Headings. All headings are solely for the convenience of reference
and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of these Terms
and Conditions.
I. Complete
Agreement. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to your access and use of the SITE and
the Materials contained therein, and your membership with the SITE, and
supersede and replace all prior understandings or agreements, written or
oral, regarding such subject matter.
J. Modifications.
SITE reserves the right to change any of the provisions posted herein and
you agree to review these Terms and Conditions each time you visit the
SITE. Your continued use of the SITE following the SITE’s posting of any
changes to these Terms and Conditions constitutes your acceptance of such
changes. The SITE does not and will not assume any obligation to provide
you with notice of any change to these Terms and Conditions. Unless accepted
by SITE in writing, these Terms and Conditions may not be amended by you.
K. Government
Rights. The software elements of the Materials have been developed
at private expense and are “commercial computer software” or “restricted
computer software” within the meaning of the FARs, the DFARs, and any other
similar regulations relating to government acquisition of computer software.
Nothing contained herein will be deemed to: (1) grant any government agency
any license or other rights greater than are mandated by statute or regulation
for commercial computer software developed entirely at private expense,
or (2) restrict any government rights in any extensions or custom solutions
provided hereunder and developed at government expense. You further
agree not to upload to our SITE any data or software that cannot be exported
without prior written government authorization, including, but not limited
to, certain types of encryption software. This assurance and commitment
shall survive termination of this Agreement.
L. Other Jurisdictions.
SITE makes no representation that the SITE or any of the Materials contained
therein are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access
to them from territories where their content may be illegal or is otherwise
prohibited. Those who choose to access the SITE from such locations do
on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with
all applicable local laws.