AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND 1st Notice
The 1st Notice website is comprised of various web pages operated by 1st Notice.
The 1st Notice website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without
modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of
the 1st Notice website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions,
and notices.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
1st Notice reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under
which the 1st Notice website is offered, including but not limited to the charges
associated with the use of the 1st Notice website.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The 1st Notice website may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The
Linked Sites are not under the control of 1st Notice and 1st Notice is not responsible
for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained
in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. 1st Notice is not
responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked
Site. 1st Notice is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the
inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by 1st Notice of the site or any
association with its operators.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the 1st Notice website, you warrant to 1st Notice
that you will not use the 1st Notice website for any purpose that is unlawful or
prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the 1st Notice
website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the 1st
Notice website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the 1st
Notice website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information
through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the 1st
Notice websites.
USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES
The 1st Notice website may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups,
forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication
facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with
a group (collectively, "Communication Services"), you agree to use the Communication
Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and
related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a
limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such
as rights of privacy and publicity) of others
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
- Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property
laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights
thereto or have received all necessary consents.
- Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software
or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
- Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose,
unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
- Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
- Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know,
or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary
designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained
in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
- Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any
particular Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses,
without their consent.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
1st Notice has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, 1st
Notice reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service
and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. 1st Notice reserves the right
to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time
without notice for any reason whatsoever.
1st Notice reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary
to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request,
or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or
in part, in 1st Notice's sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about
yourself or your children in any Communication Service. 1st Notice does not control
or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service
and, therefore, 1st Notice specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the
Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any
Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized 1st Notice spokespersons,
and their views do not necessarily reflect those of 1st Notice.
Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations
on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to
such limitations if you download the materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO 1ST NOTICE OR POSTED AT 1ST NOTICE
1st Notice does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to 1st Notice (including
feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any 1st Notice Web
Site or its associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting,
uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting 1st
Notice, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your
Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including,
without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display,
publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to
publish your name in connection with your Submission.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided
herein. 1st Notice is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may
provide and may remove any Submission at any time in 1st Notice's sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant
and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission
as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary
for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH
THE 1st Notice WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES
ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. 1st Notice AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS
MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE 1st Notice WEBSITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE
RECEIVED VIA THE 1st Notice WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL,
LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL
FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
1st Notice AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE 1st Notice WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION
OF ANY KIND. 1st Notice AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED
GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL 1st Notice
AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE
USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE 1st Notice WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE
THE 1st Notice WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE
SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS
OBTAINED THROUGH THE 1st Notice WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF
THE 1st Notice WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF 1st Notice OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE 1st Notice
WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO
DISCONTINUE USING THE 1st Notice WEBSITE.
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TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
1st Notice reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access
to the 1st Notice website and the related services or any portion thereof at any
time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement
is governed by the laws of the State of Washington, U.S.A. and you hereby consent
to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in King County, Washington, U.S.A.
in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the 1st Notice website.
Use of the 1st Notice website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not
give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation
this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency
relationship exists between you and 1st Notice as a result of this agreement or
use of the 1st Notice website. 1st Notice's performance of this agreement is subject
to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in
derogation of 1st Notice's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement
requests or requirements relating to your use of the 1st Notice website or information
provided to or gathered by 1st Notice with respect to such use. If any part of this
agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law
including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations
set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded
by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original
provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise
specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user
and 1st Notice with respect to the 1st Notice website and it supersedes all prior
or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written,
between the user and 1st Notice with respect to the 1st Notice website. A printed
version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible
in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement
to the same extent an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents
and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express
wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in
English.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:
All contents of the 1st Notice website are: © 2011 1st Notice and TMP Systems,
Inc. All Rights Reserved and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.
TRADEMARKS
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.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed
copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Service
Provider's Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE
WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright
Infringement.