TERMS OF USE
Last updated March 06, 2019
AGREEMENT TO TERMS
These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or
on behalf of an entity (“you”) and South Mountain Journal, an imprint of Canan Photographic, doing
business as Canan Photographic ("Canan Photographic", “we”, “us”, or “our”), concerning your
access to and use of the https://www.southmountainjournal.com website as well as any other media
form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected
thereto (collectively, the “Site”). You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and
agreed to be bound by all of these Terms of Use. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE
TERMS OF USE, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU
MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Site from time to time are
hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make
changes or modifications to these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about
any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms of Use, and you waive any right to
receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms
of Use to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made
aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms of Use by your continued use of the
Site after the date such revised Terms of Use are posted.
The information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in
any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which
would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those
persons who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely
responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
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The Site is intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not
permitted to use or register for the Site.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases,
functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site
(collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the
“Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark
laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States,
foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided on the Site
“AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use,
no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished,
uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or
otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written
permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited license to access and use the
Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained
access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you
in and to the Site, the Content and the Marks.
USER REPRESENTATIONS
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that: (1) you have the legal capacity and you agree to
comply with these Terms of Use; (2) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (3) you
will not access the Site through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or
otherwise; (4) you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (5) your use of the
Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to
suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any
portion thereof).
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site
available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are
specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
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1. Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or
indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
2. Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including
features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of
the Site and/or the Content contained therein.
3. Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site.
4. Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account
information such as user passwords.
5. Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
6. Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or
messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
7. Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
8. Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any
way making up a part of the Site.
9. Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or
any portion of the Site.
10. Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
11. Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch,
develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat
utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized script
or other software.
USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Site may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums,
and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display,
transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Site, including
but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or
personal information or other material (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be viewable by
other users of the Site and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may
be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make available any
Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:
1. The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing,
downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights,
including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third
party.
2. You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and
permissions to use and to authorize us, the Site, and other users of the Site to use your
Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use.
3. You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual
person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable
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individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by
the Site and these Terms of Use.
4. Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
5. Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid
schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
6. Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous,
slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
7. Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
8. Your Contributions do not advocate the violent overthrow of any government or incite, encourage,
or threaten physical harm against another.
9. Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
10. Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
11. Your Contributions do not contain any material that solicits personal information from anyone
under the age of 18 or exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner.
12. Your Contributions do not violate any federal or state law concerning child pornography, or
otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors;
13. Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national
origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
14. Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of
these Terms of Use, or any applicable law or regulation.
Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms of Use and may result in, among
other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Site.
CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
By posting your Contributions to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and
warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive,
transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host, use, copy,
reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform,
publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such
Contributions (including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose, commercial,
advertising, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such
Contributions, and grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. The use and distribution may occur
in any media formats and through any media channels.
This license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, and
includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the
trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide. You
waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been
asserted in your Contributions.
We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your
Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your
Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions provided by
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you in any area on the Site. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Site and you
expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action
against us regarding your Contributions.
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit, redact, or otherwise change any
Contributions; (2) to re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the
Site; and (3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice.
We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.
GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you areas on the Site to leave reviews or ratings. When posting a review, you must
comply with the following criteria: (1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being
reviewed; (2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist, offensive, or hate
language; (3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender,
national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; (4) your reviews should not contain
references to illegal activity; (5) you should not be affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews;
(6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality of conduct; (7) you may not post any false or
misleading statements; and (8) you may not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews,
whether positive or negative.
We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to
screen reviews or to delete reviews, even if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate.
Reviews are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of any of
our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any review or for any claims, liabilities, or losses
resulting from any review. By posting a review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive,
worldwide, royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and sublicensable right and license to reproduce, modify,
translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to reviews.
MOBILE APPLICATION LICENSE
Use License
If you access the Site via a mobile application, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, nontransferable,
limited right to install and use the mobile application on wireless electronic devices owned
or controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile application on such devices strictly in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of
Use. You shall not: (1) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of,
or decrypt the application; (2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement,
translation, or derivative work from the application; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations
in connection with your access or use of the application; (4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary
notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the application;
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(5) use the application for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose
for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the application available over a network or other
environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7) use the
application for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in
any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the application to send automated queries to any
website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of
our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or
distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the application.
Apple and Android Devices
The following terms apply when you use a mobile application obtained from either the Apple Store or
Google Play (each an “App Distributor”) to access the Site: (1) the license granted to you for our mobile
application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that utilizes the
Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth
in the applicable App Distributor’s terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any
maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application as specified in the terms and
conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use or as otherwise required
under applicable law, and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to
furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application; (3) in the event of
any failure of the mobile application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable
App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the
purchase price, if any, paid for the mobile application, and to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the
mobile application; (4) you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject
to a U.S. government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a “terrorist
supporting” country and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted
parties; (5) you must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile
application, e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of their wireless data
service agreement when using the mobile application; and (6) you acknowledge and agree that the App
Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application license
contained in these Terms of Use, and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed
to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and conditions in this mobile application license
contained in these Terms of Use against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other
information regarding the Site ("Submissions") provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall
become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and
shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose,
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commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby waive all moral
rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with
you or that you have the right to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse
against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your
Submissions.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Site may contain (or you may be sent via the Site) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites")
as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information,
applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-
Party Content"). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or
checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any
Third-Party Websites accessed through the Site or any Third-Party Content posted on, available
through, or installed from the Site, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability,
privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party
Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or any
Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the
Site and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your
own risk, and you should be aware these Terms of Use no longer govern. You should review the
applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which
you navigate from the Site or relating to any applications you use or install from the Site. Any purchases
you make through Third-Party Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and
we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you
and the applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or
services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us harmless from any harm caused by your
purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall hold us harmless from any losses
sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content
or any contact with Third-Party Websites.
ADVERTISERS
We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and other information in certain areas of the Site,
such as sidebar advertisements or banner advertisements. If you are an advertiser, you shall take full
responsibility for any advertisements you place on the Site and any services provided on the Site or
products sold through those advertisements. Further, as an advertiser, you warrant and represent that
you possess all rights and authority to place advertisements on the Site, including, but not limited to,
intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and contractual rights. We simply provide the space to place
such advertisements, and we have no other relationship with advertisers.
SITE MANAGEMENT
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We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Site for violations of these Terms of Use;
(2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these
Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our
sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the
extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole
discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files
and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise
manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper
functioning of the Site.
PRIVACY POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy
Policy: https://www.southmountainjournal.com/privacy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by
our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use. Please be advised the Site is hosted
in the United States. If you access the Site from the European Union, Asia, or any other region of the
world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ
from applicable laws in the United States, then through your continued use of the Site, you are
transferring your data to the United States, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to
and processed in the United States. Further, we do not knowingly accept, request, or solicit information
from children or knowingly market to children. Therefore, in accordance with the U.S. Children’s Online
Privacy Protection Act, if we receive actual knowledge that anyone under the age of 13 has provided
personal information to us without the requisite and verifiable parental consent, we will delete that
information from the Site as quickly as is reasonably practical.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or
through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us using the
contact information provided below (a “Notification”). A copy of your Notification will be sent to the
person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that pursuant
to federal law you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a
Notification. Thus, if you are not sure that material located on or linked to by the Site infringes your
copyright, you should consider first contacting an attorney.
TERM AND TERMINATION
These Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR
SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE
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SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON
OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY
REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OF USE OR OF
ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION
IN THE SITE OR DELETE ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME,
WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and
creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party,
even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your
account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil,
criminal, and injunctive redress.
MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason
at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our
Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Site without notice at any time.
We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or
discontinuance of the Site.
We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or
other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or
errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the
Site at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever
for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site during any
downtime or discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be construed to obligate us
to maintain and support the Site or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection
therewith.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Use and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Maryland applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the
State of Maryland, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Binding Arbitration
If the Parties are unable to resolve a Dispute through informal negotiations, the Dispute (except those
Disputes expressly excluded below) will be finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. YOU
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UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN
COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and, where appropriate,
the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of
which are available at the AAA website www.adr.org. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator
compensation shall be governed by the AAA Consumer Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the
AAA Consumer Rules. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of
documents, by phone, or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a
statement of reasons unless requested by either Party. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and
any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so. Except where otherwise required by the
applicable AAA rules or applicable law, the arbitration will take place in Frederick County, Maryland.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties may litigate in court to compel arbitration, stay
proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate, or enter judgment on the award entered
by the arbitrator.
If for any reason, a Dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, the Dispute shall be commenced
or prosecuted in the state and federal courts located in Frederick County, Maryland, and the Parties
hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens
with respect to venue and jurisdiction in such state and federal courts. Application of the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the the Uniform Computer Information
Transaction Act (UCITA) are excluded from these Terms of Use.
In no event shall any Dispute brought by either Party related in any way to the Site be commenced
more than one (1) years after the cause of action arose. If this provision is found to be illegal or
unenforceable, then neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this
provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of
competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to submit to
the personal jurisdiction of that court.
Restrictions
The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To
the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is
no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action
procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported
representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
Exceptions to Arbitration
The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning binding
arbitration: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of the
intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft,
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piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief. If this provision is
found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within
that portion of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a
court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to
submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.
CORRECTIONS
There may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions,
including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct
any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Site at any time,
without prior notice.
DISCLAIMER
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE
OF THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY
OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED
TO THE SITE AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS,
MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO
AND USE OF THE SITE, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE
SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM
THE SITE, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE
TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR
OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND
INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR
OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SITE. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE,
OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY
A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITE, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR
MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL
NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION
BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH
THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY
ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE
APPROPRIATE.
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LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR
ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA,
OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE
CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER
OF THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US OR __________. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT
ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE
DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL
RIGHTS.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of
our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability,
claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or
arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Site; (3) breach of these Terms of Use; (4) any
breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use; (5) your violation of the
rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act
toward any other user of the Site with whom you connected via the Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for
which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense
of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding
which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
USER DATA
We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Site for the purpose of managing the performance
of the Site, as well as data relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular routine backups
of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have
undertaken using the Site. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of
any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or
corruption of such data.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND
SIGNATURES
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Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications.
You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices,
disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site,
satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE
USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED
OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SITE. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any
statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original
signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by
any means other than electronic means.
CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of
the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625
North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or
(916) 445-1254.
MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Site or in respect to the
Site constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not operate as a waiver of such right or
provision. These Terms of Use operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all
of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss,
damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or
part of a provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that
provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Use and does not affect the
validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership,
employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms of Use or
use of the Site. You agree that these Terms of Use will not be construed against us by virtue of having
drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of
these Terms of Use and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms of Use.
CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the
Site, please contact us at:
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2 East Potomac Street
Brunswick, MD 21716
United States
Phone: 301-969-2400
Fax: 301-969-2401