1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to ActiveCanton.com.
ActiveCanton.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. You can review the
most current version of the TOS at any time at:
http://www.ActiveCanton.com.com/termsofservice.asp.
In addition, when using particular ActiveCanton.com services, you and
ActiveCanton.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
are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS. ActiveCanton.com also may offer other services from time to time, such as but not limited to
ActiveManager, ActiveCart, ActiveBot, and RedLayer that are governed by
different Terms of Services. These TOS do not apply to the
ActiveCanton.com Site or such other services.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
ActiveCanton.com currently provides users with access to a rich collection
of resources, including, various communications tools, forums, shopping
services, personalized content 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 ActiveCanton.com to provide the Service. You also understand
and agree that the service may include certain communications from
ActiveCanton.com,
such as service announcements, administrative messages and the
ActiveCanton.com
Newsletter, and that these communications are considered part of
ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.com properties,
shall be subject to the TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is
provided "AS-IS" and that ActiveCanton.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.
Please be aware that
ActiveCanton.com has created certain areas on the
Service that contain adult or mature content. You must be at least 18 years
of age to access and view such areas.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you 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 ActiveCanton.com has reasonable grounds to suspect that such
information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
ActiveCanton.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).
ActiveCanton.com
is concerned about the safety and privacy of all its users, particularly
children. For this reason, parents of children under the age of 13 who wish
to allow their children access to the Service must create a
ActiveCanton.com Family Account. When you create a
ActiveCanton.com Family Account and add
your child to the account, you certify that you are at least 18 years old
and that you are the legal guardian of the child/children listed on the
ActiveCanton.com
Family Account. By adding a child to your ActiveCanton.com Family Account,
you also give your child permission to access all of the Services including,
email, message boards, clubs, instant messages and chat (among others).
Please remember that the Service is designed to appeal to a broad audience.
Accordingly, as the legal guardian, it is your responsibility to determine
whether any of the Services and/or Content (as defined in Section 6 below)
are appropriate for your child.
4. ActiveCanton.com PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to
our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy policy at
http://www.ActiveCanton.com/privacy.asp.
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 ActiveCanton.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. ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.com, are entirely responsible for
all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available via the Service. ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.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:
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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; |
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harm minors in any way; |
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impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a
ActiveCanton.com official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or
entity; |
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forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service; |
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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); |
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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; |
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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; |
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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; |
| i. |
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; |
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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; |
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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; |
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"stalk" or otherwise harass another; or |
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collect or store personal data about other users. |
You acknowledge that
ActiveCanton.com does not pre-screen Content, but
that ActiveCanton.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,
ActiveCanton.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
ActiveCanton.com or submitted to ActiveCanton.com, including without
limitation information in ActiveCanton.com Message Boards,
ActiveCanton.com Clubs, and in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that
ActiveCanton.com
may preserve Content and
may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith
belief that such 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; or (d) protect the rights,
property, or personal safety of ActiveCanton.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.
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
ActiveCanton.com does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make
available for inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you
submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the
Service, you grant ActiveCanton.com the following world-wide, royalty free
and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
- With respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on
publicly accessible areas of ActiveCanton.com Clubs and
ActiveCanton.com Groups, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Service solely
for the purposes of providing and promoting the specific
ActiveCanton.com Club or
ActiveCanton.com Group to which such Content was submitted or
made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to
continue to include such Content on the Service and will terminate at
the time you remove or ActiveCanton.com removes such Content from the
Service.
- With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video you submit or make
available for inclusion on publicly accessible area of the Service other
than ActiveCanton.com Clubs or ActiveCanton.com Groups, the license to
use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly
display such Content on the Service solely for the purpose for which
such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only
for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the
Service and will terminate at the time you remove or ActiveCanton.com removes such Content from the Service.
- With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, audio or video
you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas
of the Service other than ActiveCanton.com Clubs or
ActiveCanton.com Groups, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable license to
use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly
perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to
incorporate such Content into other works in any format or medium now
known or later developed.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of
the ActiveCanton.com network of properties that are intended by
ActiveCanton.com
to be available to the general public. By way of example, publicly
accessible areas of the Service would include ActiveCanton.com Message Boards
and portions of ActiveCanton.com Clubs and ActiveCanton.com Groups that are
open to both members and visitors. However, publicly accessible areas of the
Service would not include portions of ActiveCanton.com Clubs and
ActiveCanton.com
Groups that are limited to members, ActiveCanton.com services intended for
private communication such as ActiveCanton.com Mail or
ActiveCanton.com Messenger, or areas off of the
ActiveCanton.com network of properties such as
portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible through
ActiveCanton.com Webring but are not hosted or served by
ActiveCanton.com.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold
ActiveCanton.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, resell or exploit for
any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or
access to the Service.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that
ActiveCanton.com may establish general practices and
limits concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the
maximum number of days that email messages, message board postings or other
uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of
email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the
Service, the maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or
received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be
allotted on ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.com reserves the right to log off accounts
that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge
that ActiveCanton.com reserves the right to change these general practices
and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.com, in its sole discretion, may terminate
your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and
remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason,
including, without limitation, for lack of use or if ActiveCanton.com believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or
spirit of the TOS. ActiveCanton.com may also in its sole discretion and at
any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or
without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service
under any provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and
acknowledge and agree that ActiveCanton.com may immediately deactivate or
delete your account and all related information and files in your account
and/or bar any further access to such files or the Service. Further, you
agree that ActiveCanton.com shall not be liable to you or any third-party for
any termination of your 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 ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.com has no control
over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that
ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.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. ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.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.
ActiveCanton.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 ActiveCanton.com for use in accessing the Service.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
| a. |
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
ACTIVECanton.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. |
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ACTIVECanton.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. |
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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. |
| d. |
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU
FROM ACTIVECanton.COM OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS. |
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT
ACTIVECanton.COM SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE 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
ACTIVECanton.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.
20. 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.
ActiveCanton.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.
21. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Service
may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other matters by
displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service.
22. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
ActiveCanton.com, the
ActiveCanton.com
logo, ActiveCanton.com if foreign
lettering, ActiveCanton.com design, ExpertCafe' logo, design,
trademarks and service marks, Consult the Expert logo, design,
trademarks and service marks, the CommunityNet logo, design, trademarks and
service marks, the BizNet logo, design, trademarks and service marks, the
GovNet logo, design, trademarks and service marks, the SmartFinder logo,
design, trademarks and service marks, the ActiveCart logo, design,
trademarks and service marks, the ActiveManager logo, design,
trademarks and service marks, the ActiveBot logo, design, trademarks and
service marks, the RedLayer logo, design, trademarks and service marks and
other ActiveCanton.com logos and product and service names are trademarks of
EsoTerra Software, Inc. DBA ActiveCanton.com (the "ActiveCanton.com
Marks"). Without ActiveCanton.com's prior permission, you agree not to
display or use in any manner, the ActiveCanton.com Marks.
23. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
ActiveCanton.com respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask
our users to do the same. 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 ActiveCanton.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.
ActiveCanton.com's Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other
intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:By mail:
ActiveCanton.com
c/o EsoTerra Software, Inc.
Attention: Copyrights Department
P.O. Box 2026
Dublin, Ohio 43017
By phone: (937) 434-8100
By email:
support@ActiveCanton.com
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and
ActiveCanton.com and govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between
you and ActiveCanton.com. You also may be subject to additional terms and
conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party
content or third-party software. The TOS and the relationship between you
and ActiveCanton.com shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio
without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and
ActiveCanton.com agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
located within the county of Greene, Ohio. The failure of
ActiveCanton.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. 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.
25. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to our
Support
group.
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