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Terms Of Use
HOUSESPIN LLC'S
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
HouseSpin LLC ("HouseSpin") maintains this Web site www.housespin.com (this "Site") as a service to our customers (collectively "User" or "you"). By using this Site, the User agrees to accept and abide by the Terms and Conditions of Use set forth in this Agreement and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If User does not agree to accept and abide by these Terms and Conditions of Use, do not use this Site. HouseSpin may revise or modify these Terms and Conditions of Use from time to time and post such revisions or modifications on this page. Continued use of this Site after any such revision or modification constitutes User's acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of Use as so revised or modified.
1. LAWS AND REGULATIONS. User access to this Site is subject to any and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
2. PROHIBITED USES. No party may use this Site for anything other than a lawful and legitimate business purpose. Examples of prohibited uses of this Site include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) selling stolen property, counterfeit items, contraband, controlled substances or any other material which it is unlawful for a vendor to sell or a buyer to acquire; 2) placement on this Site of any untrue, malicious, fraudulent, harassing, offensive or defamatory material, or any material that is irrelevant to a legitimate use of this Site; 3) introduction of viruses, worms or other programming routines that are intended to disrupt or interfere with the intended operation of this Site; 4) insertion of links to other sites of whatever character; 5) promotion of any unlawful activity or purpose, including any activity that could give rise to criminal or civil liability; 6) manipulation of pricing on transactions by any means; 7) unauthorized alteration of any data or information supplied by another user of this Site; or 8) any activity that infringes on the copyright, patent, trademark or other rights of any person or entity.
Any party that engages in a prohibited use of this Site may have its registration revoked and may be barred from any future use of this Site. Any content introduced to this Site as a result of or which constitutes an impermissible use, as determined in the sole discretion of HouseSpin, may be removed from this Site. Parties that engage in a prohibited use of this Site will be liable to HouseSpin for damages it incurs as a result.
3. COPYRIGHT. All content included on this Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of HouseSpin or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this Site is the exclusive property of HouseSpin and protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used on this Site is the property of HouseSpin or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
4. OWNERSHIP/LIMITED LICENSE. HouseSpin owns all information, content, materials, and other items on this Site (collectively the "HouseSpin Materials"). Subject to these Terms and Conditions of Use, HouseSpin grants User a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to view, print and use this Site and the HouseSpin Materials provided herein. HouseSpin authorizes User to view and use this Site solely for User's own internal recreational and business purposes. This limited authorization is not a transfer of title in or to the HouseSpin Materials and User further agrees to the following restrictions: (i) User must retain all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices contained in the HouseSpin Materials; (ii) User may not modify the HouseSpin Materials in any way or reproduce or publicly display them; and (iii) User must not transfer the HouseSpin Materials to any other person or third party unless such person or third party agrees to accept and abide by these Terms and Conditions of Use. User agrees to comply with all applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws in using this Site. Except for the limited license provided herein, User does not acquire any ownership interest, express or implied, under any patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information viewed through this Site. Users of this Site are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, displaying, creating derivative works or using any of the HouseSpin Materials on this Site for commercial or public purposes.
5. NO WARRANTIES/DISCLAIMER. THIS SITE AND THE HOUSESPIN MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND AS SUCH THIS SITE AND THE HOUSESPIN MATERIALS MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. HOUSESPIN DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE HOUSESPIN MATERIALS OR ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, HOUSESPIN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HOUSESPIN DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVICES OR E-MAIL SENT FROM HOUSESPIN ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. HOUSESPIN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OF LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
6. DOWN TIME. HouseSpin takes all commercially reasonable measures to ensure that its service is available without interruption, except for any scheduled down time needed to help maintain effective operation of this Site. However, difficulties with hardware, software and equipment and services supplied by others may result in service interruptions. In such cases, HouseSpin will take those measures that it deems reasonable to accommodate the interests of its users. In no event will HouseSpin be liable to any party for any loss, cost or damage that results from any period of down time suffered by this Site.
7. REGISTRATION/PERSONAL INFORMATION. User may have the opportunity to provide certain personal information to access certain portions of this Site. The collection or use of such personal information shall be governed in accordance with HouseSpin's Privacy Policy.
8. FORUMS. Postings by User to any message board-Bulletin Board, chat-room or forum, located in this Site will not be protected as confidential, and HouseSpin may use and provide information contained in any such postings (including any remarks, suggestions, ideas, concepts, know-how or other intellectual property) to other Users, or any parent, subsidiary, and/or affiliates of HouseSpin for any purpose whatsoever and as deemed appropriate by HouseSpin. By providing any such information or materials to HouseSpin, User grants to HouseSpin an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display such information and materials, and you agree that HouseSpin is free to use any remarks, suggestions, ideas, concepts, know-how or other intellectual property. User acknowledges and agrees that User is responsible for whatever material User submits on this Site and User agrees not to post or otherwise disseminate on this Site any unlawful, defamatory, libelous, threatening, obscene, harassing, vulgar or otherwise unlawful information of any kind, or materials that incorporate the proprietary rights of any person. User understands and agrees that HouseSpin, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and members shall have no liability for any information or material contained on a bulletin board or other posting section of this Site.
9. LINKS. HouseSpin may provide hyperlinks on this Site links to other Web sites. If User links to these sites, User will leave this Site and User does so at User's own risk. HouseSpin makes no warranty or representation regarding any linked Web sites or the information appearing on such linked sites. The links do not imply that HouseSpin sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in the linked sites. HouseSpin prohibits caching, unauthorized hypertext links to this Site, or the framing of any HouseSpin Materials available on this Site. As such, HouseSpin reserves the right to disable any unauthorized links or frames and specifically disclaims any responsibility for the materials available on any other Web site linked to this Site. Users should be aware that linked sites may contain rules and regulations, privacy policies, confidentiality policies, and other provisions that differ from the provisions of this Site. HouseSpin is not responsible for such policies and expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such policies.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES.
THE LINKS IN THIS AREA WILL LET YOU LEAVE HouseSpin'S SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF HouseSpin AND HouseSpin IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. HouseSpin IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. HouseSpin IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY HouseSpin OF THE SITE.
10. LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL HOUSESPIN, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS EMPLOYEES, AND/OR MEMBERS HAVE ANY LIABILITY HEREUNDER TO ANY USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIATION, ANY DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF INFORMATION, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE) THAT ARE RELATED TO THE USE OF THE HOUSESPIN MATERIALS AND THIS SITE AND THAT ARE BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF HOUSESPIN IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE LIMITATION ON DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN HOUSESPIN AND USER REGARDING USE OF THIS SITE. THIS SITE AND THE HOUSESPIN MATERIALS WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO USER WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATION ON DAMAGES.
11. ACCESS TO PROTECTED/SECURE AREAS. Access to and use of password protected and/or secure areas of this Site are restricted to authorized Users only. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access these areas of this Site may be subject to prosecution.
12. VIOLATIONS OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS. HouseSpin reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
13. DISPUTES. Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to this Site or to the products you purchase through this Site shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Kalamazoo, Michigan, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate HouseSpin's intellectual property rights, HouseSpin may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Michigan, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgement in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
14. SECURITIES LAWS. This Site may include statements concerning HouseSpin's operations, prospects, financial condition and demand for our products, as well as plans and objectives that are forward looking. These statements are assumptions that are subject to many factors, many of which are beyond our control. This Site and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer or a solicitation for the sale of securities. None of the information contained in this Site is intended to be, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated into any securities-related filings or documents.
15. INFORMATION/PRESS RELEASES. This Site contains information and press releases concerning HouseSpin. While this information was believed to be accurate to the best of HouseSpin' knowledge when put on this Site, HouseSpin expressly disclaims any duty or obligation to update such information or keep such information current.
16. GENERAL. User agrees to review these Terms and Conditions of Use prior to reviewing any information from this Site. Any cause of action User may have with regard to the use of this Site must be instituted within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or be deemed forever waived and barred. If any court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement to be unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remainder of this Agreement shall be separately enforced.
17. Software including scripts.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Any Software which is downloaded from this Server for or on behalf of the United States of America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government"), is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. Manufacturer is HouseSpin, 5100 Eldorado Parkway Suite 102, PMB 811 McKinney, TX 75070
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE.
Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from this server ("Server") is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from this Server is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Educational institutions ( specifically K-12, universities and state community colleges) may download and reproduce the Documents for distribution in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written permission. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the HouseSpin.com website or any other HouseSpin owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of HouseSpin websites are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from any HouseSpin website may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by HouseSpin.
HouseSpin AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SERVER FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. HouseSpin AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL HouseSpin AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS SERVER.
THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SERVER COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. HouseSpin AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.
UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY.
HouseSpin OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES DO NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER UNSOLICITED IDEAS, INCLUDING IDEAS FOR NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, NEW PROMOTIONS, NEW PRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, MARKETING PLANS OR NEW PRODUCT NAMES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY ORIGINAL CREATIVE ARTWORK, SAMPLES, DEMOS, OR OTHER WORKS. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO AVOID POTENTIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR DISPUTES WHEN HouseSpin'S PRODUCTS OR MARKETING STRATEGIES MIGHT SEEM SIMILAR TO IDEAS SUBMITTED TO HouseSpin. SO, PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNSOLICITED IDEAS TO HouseSpin OR ANYONE AT HouseSpin. IF, DESPITE OUR REQUEST THAT YOU NOT SEND US YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS, YOU STILL SEND THEM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT HouseSpin MAKES NO ASSURANCES THAT YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY.
FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION.
ANY FEEDBACK YOU PROVIDE AT THIS SITE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE NON-CONFIDENTIAL. HouseSpin IS FREE TO USE SUCH INFORMATION ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE.
Copyright c 2000-2008 HouseSpin. All rights reserved.
TRADEMARKS.
HouseSpin, LLC. HouseSpin and/or other HouseSpin products referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of HouseSpin. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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