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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
1. General. This site is owned and operated by Global Risk Solutions, Inc. (referred to as "Global Risk Solutions" or "GRS"). Global Risk Solutions has the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the site, including, without limitation, the content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use of the site.
2. Equipment. You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of the site and all charges related thereto.
3. Restrictions on Use.
a. You
shall use the site for lawful purposes only. You shall not
post or transmit
through the site any material which violates or infringes in
any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful,
threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or
publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise
objectionable, which encourages conduct that would
constitute a criminal offense, gives rise to civil liability
or otherwise violate any law. Without GRS's express prior
approval, you shall not post or transmit through the site
any material which contains advertising or any solicitation
with respect to products or services. You shall not use the
site to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation,
including, without limitation, the solicitation of users to
become subscribers of other on-line information services
competitive with the site. Any conduct by you that in GRS's
discretion restricts or inhibits any other user from using
or enjoying the site will not be permitted.
b. The
site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other
proprietary information, including, without limitation,
text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound,
and the contents of the site are copyrighted under the
United States copyright laws. You may not modify, publish,
transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale,
create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the
content, in whole or in part. You may download one copy of
any copyrighted material for your personal, non-commercial
home use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under
copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission,
publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded
material will be permitted without the express written
permission of GRS and the copyright owner. In the event of
any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of
copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author
attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be
made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership
rights by downloading copyrighted material.
c. You
shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the
site any material protected by copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right without the express permission of the
owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right
and the burden of determining that any material is not
protected by copyright rests with you. You shall be solely
liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of
copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting
from such a submission. By submitting material to any public
area of the site, you automatically grant, or warrant that
the owner of such material has expressly granted GRS the
royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, display, translate and distribute such
material (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate it in
other works in any form, media or technology now known or
hereafter developed. You also permit any other user of the
site to access, view, store or reproduce the material for
that user's personal use. You grant GRS the right to edit,
copy, display, publish and distribute any material made
available on the site by you.
d. The
foregoing provisions of Section 3 are for the benefit of
GRS, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party
content providers and licensors and each shall have the
right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on
its own behalf.
4. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
a. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER GRS, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE.b. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE.
c. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INACCURACY, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF THIS SITE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY), NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GRS IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
d. IN NO EVENT WILL GRS, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SITE OR THE CONTENT INCLUDED THEREIN, BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL USE OF AND CONTENT ON THE SITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL GRS'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.
e. Monitoring. GRS shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the site [including chat rooms and forums], to determine compliance with these conditions of use and any operating rules established by GRS and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. GRS shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the site. Without limiting the foregoing, GRS shall have the right to remove any material that GRS, in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.
f. Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GRS and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your use of the site.
g. Trademarks. Global Risk Solutions, Inc. and each of their logos are trademarks of Global Risk Solutions, Inc., Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners.
h. Third Party Content. GRS is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and users of the site. Accordingly, GRS has no more editorial control over such content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers and users, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of GRS. In many instances, the content available through the site represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider or user. GRS neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on the site by anyone other than authorized GRS employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities.
i. Changed Terms. GRS has the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to use of the site, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, without limitation, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, without limitation, posting on the site, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means. Any use of the site by you after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions.
j. Miscellaneous. These terms of use constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. These terms of use shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
