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AND ALL TERMS, POLICIES AND GUIDELINES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN. IF YOU
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of any other agreement you may have with DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or its affiliates for
products, services or otherwise. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM reserves the right to change
or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in these Site Terms, or any
policy or guideline of the Site, at any time and in its sole discretion. Unless
otherwise specified, any changes or modifications will be effective immediately
upon posting of the revisions on the Site, and your continued use of the Site will
constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications. You should review the
Site Terms and its incorporated policies and documents from time to time to understand
the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Site. If you do not agree
to any amended terms, you must stop using the Site.
Privacy Policy
Please refer to DISCUSSTOGETHER.COMs
Privacy Policy for information on how DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM collects, uses
and discloses personally identifiable information from its users.
Ownership and Copyright
Except as otherwise indicated, the Site, and all text,
images, marks, logos and other content contained herein, including, without limitation,
the DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM logo and all designs, text, graphics, pictures, information,
data, software, sound files, other files, Content (as defined below) and the selection
and arrangement thereof (collectively, the "Site Content") are the proprietary property
of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or its licensors or users and are protected by U.S. and international
copyright laws. The Site and all Site Content is (C) 2008 discussTogether.com.
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Trademarks
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or service names or slogans displayed on the Site are registered and/or common law
trademarks of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM and/or its suppliers or licensors, and may not
be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission
of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or the applicable trademark holder. In addition, the look
and feel of the Site, including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons
and scripts, is the service mark, trademark and/or trade dress of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior
written permission of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM. All other trademarks, registered trademarks,
product names and company names or logos mentioned in the Site are the property
of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other
information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does
not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM.
Limited License
DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM grants you a limited, nonsublicensable
license to access and use the Site and to view, copy and print portions of the Site
Content. Such license is subject to these Site Terms, and specifically conditioned
upon the following: (i) you may only view, copy and print portions of the Site Content
for your own informational, personal and non-commercial use; (ii) you may not modify
or otherwise make derivative uses of the Site or the Site Content, or any portion
thereof; (iii) any displays or printouts of Site Content must be marked "(c) 2008,
discussTogether.com. All rights reserved."; (iv) you may not remove or modify
any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices that have been placed in
the Site Content; (v) you may not use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering
or extraction methods; (vi) you may not use the Site or the Site Content other than
for its intended purpose; and (vii) you may not reproduce, prepare derivative works
from, distribute or display the Site or any Site Content (except for page caching),
except as provided herein. Except as expressly permitted above, any use of any portion
of the Site or Site Content without the prior written permission of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein.
Any such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws,
including without limitation copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications
regulations and statutes. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Site
Terms may be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights,
whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable at any
time.
You represent and warrant that your use of the Site and
the Site Content will be consistent with this license and will not infringe or violate
the rights of any other party or breach any contract or legal duty to any other
parties, or violate any applicable law. You expressly agree to indemnify DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
against any liability to any person arising out of your use of Site Content not
in accordance with these Site Terms.
To request permission for uses of Site Content not included
in the foregoing license, you may contact DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM as follows:
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Hyperlinks
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create
a text hyperlink to the Site for noncommercial purposes, provided such link does
not portray DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or any of its products or services in a false, misleading,
derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner and provided further that the linking
site does not contain any adult or illegal material or any material that is offensive,
harassing or otherwise objectionable. This limited right may be revoked at any time.
You may not use a DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM logo or other proprietary graphic of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
to link to the Site without the express written permission of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM.
Further, you may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
trademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found at
the Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained
on a page on the Site without DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM’s express written consent. Except
as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel
or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright or proprietary right of
DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or any third party. Nothing contained on the Site may be construed
as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use
any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
or any third party without the prior written permission of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or
such other party that may own such patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary
right(s).
The Site may contain links to third-party Web sites ("Third-Party
Sites") and third-party content ("Third-Party Content") as a service to those interested
in this information. You use links to Third-Party Sites, and any Third-Party Content
therein, at your own risk. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM does not monitor or have any control
over, and makes no claim or representation regarding, Third-Party Content or Third-Party
Sites. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM provides these links only as a convenience, and a link
to a Third-Party Site or Third-Party Content does not imply DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM's
endorsement, adoption or sponsorship of, or affiliation with, such Third-Party Site
or Third-Party Content. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM accepts no responsibility for reviewing
changes or updates to, or the quality, content, policies, nature or reliability
of, Third-Party Content, Third-Party Sites, or Web sites linking to the Site. When
you leave the Site, our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review applicable
terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any Third-Party
Site, and should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before
proceeding with any transaction with any third party.
Use of Chat Rooms, Bulletin Boards and Other Interactive
Areas
The Site may contain discussion forums, bulletin boards,
review services or other forums in which you or third parties may post reviews of
travel experiences or other content, messages, materials or other items on the Site
("Interactive Areas"). If DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM provides such Interactive Areas, you
are solely responsible for your use of such Interactive Areas and use them at your
own risk. By using any Interactive Areas, you expressly agree not to post, upload
to, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish through the Site any
of the following:
a. Any message, data, information, text, music, sound, photos,
graphics, code or other material ("Content") that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive
of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable;
b. Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions
for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise
create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law, including,
without limitation, the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
or any rules of a securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ;
c. Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret,
copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party;
d. Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise
misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity;
e. Unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising
or solicitations;
f. Private information of any third party, including, without
limitation, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers and
credit card numbers;
g. Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive
files;
h. Content that is unrelated to the topic of the Interactive
Area(s) in which such Content is posted; or
i. Content that, in the sole judgment of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM,
is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying
the Interactive Areas or the Site, or which may expose DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or its
affiliates or its users to any harm or liability of any type.
DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM takes no responsibility and assumes
no liability for any Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party,
or for any loss or damage thereto, nor is DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM liable for any mistakes,
defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity
you may encounter. As a provider of interactive services, DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM is
not liable for any statements, representations or Content provided by its users
in any public forum, personal home page or other Interactive Area. Although DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
has no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the Content posted to or distributed
through any Interactive Area, DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM reserves the right, and has absolute
discretion, to remove, screen or edit without notice any Content posted or stored
on the Site at any time and for any reason, and you are solely responsible for creating
backup copies of and replacing any Content you post or store on the Site at your
sole cost and expense.
Any use of the Interactive Areas or other portions of the Site in violation of the
foregoing violates these Site Terms and may result in, among other things, termination
or suspension of your rights to use the Interactive Areas and/or the Site. In order
to cooperate with legitimate governmental requests, subpoenas or court orders, to
protect DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM’s systems and customers, or to ensure the integrity
and operation of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM’s business and systems, DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
may access and disclose any information it considers necessary or appropriate, including,
without limitation, user profile information (i.e. name, email address, etc.), IP
addressing and traffic information, usage history, and posted Content. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM's right to disclose any such information shall govern
over any terms of DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM's Privacy Policy.
Rights to User Content
By posting or distributing Content to or through the Site,
unless we indicate otherwise, you (a) grant DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM and its affiliates
a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable and fully sublicensable
right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative
works from and publicly display and perform such Content throughout the world in
any media, now known or hereafter devised; (b) grant DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM and its
affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection
with such Content, if they choose; and (c) represent and warrant that (i) you own
and control all of the rights to the Content that you post or otherwise distribute,
or you otherwise have the lawful right to post and distribute such Content to or
through the Site; (ii) such Content is accurate and not misleading; and (iii) use
and posting or other transmission of such Content does not violate these Site Terms
and will not violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity. You
further grant DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM the right to pursue at law any person or entity
that violates your or DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM's rights in the Content by a breach of
these Site Terms.
Content submitted by users will be considered non-confidential
and DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM is under no obligation to treat such Content as proprietary
information. Without limiting the foregoing, DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM reserves the right
to use the Content as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, deleting,
editing, modifying, rejecting, or refusing to post it. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM is under
no obligation to offer you any payment for Content that you submit or the opportunity
to edit, delete or otherwise modify Content once the it has been submitted to DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM.
DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM shall have no duty to attribute authorship of Content to you,
and shall not be obligated to enforce any form of attribution by third parties.
If it is determined that you retain moral rights (including
rights of attribution or integrity) in the Content, you hereby declare that (a)
you do not require that any personally identifying information be used in connection
with the Content, or any derivative works of or upgrades or updates thereto; (b)
you have no objection to the publication, use, modification, deletion and exploitation
of the Content by DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM or its licensees, successors and assigns;
(c) you forever waive and agree not to claim or assert any entitlement to any and
all moral rights of an author in any of the Content; and (d) you forever release
DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM, and its licensees, successors and assigns, from any claims
that you could otherwise assert against DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM by virtue of any such
moral rights.
Advertisements and Promotions
DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM may run advertisements and promotions
from third parties on the Site. Your business dealings or correspondence with, or
participation in promotions of, advertisers other than DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM, and
any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings,
are solely between you and such third party. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM is not 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 third-party advertisers on the Site.
Repeat Infringer Policy
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
("DMCA") and other applicable law, DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM has adopted a policy of terminating,
in appropriate circumstances and at DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM’s sole discretion, subscribers
or account holders who are deemed to be repeat infringers. DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM may
also at its sole discretion limit access to the Site and/or terminate the accounts
of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or
not there is any repeat infringement.
Registration Data; Account Security
You agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete
information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Site ("Registration
Data"); (b) maintain the security of your password; (c) maintain and promptly update
the Registration Data, and any other information you provide to DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM,
and to keep it accurate, current and complete; and (d) accept all risks of unauthorized
access to the Registration Data and any other information you provide to DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM.
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IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT AS TO THE SERVICES, INFORMATION, CONTENT AND MATERIALS ON THE SITE.
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SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE, AND EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY OR PROPRIETARY CHARACTER
OF THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT OR ANY PORTION THEREOF.
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ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO PRICING, TEXT OR PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE DISCUSSTOGETHER.COMATTEMPTS
TO MAKE YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES SAFE, DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
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OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED
SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU WAIVE AND COVENANT NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS OR ALLEGATIONS
OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER AGAINST DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO
YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS OR ALLEGATIONS
RELATING TO THE ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, ALLEGED INACCURACY OF
SITE CONTENT, OR ALLEGATIONS THAT DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM HAS OR SHOULD INDEMNIFY, DEFEND
OR HOLD HARMLESS YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FROM ANY CLAIM OR ALLEGATION ARISING FROM
YOUR USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE SITE. YOU USE THE SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
NOR ANY PARTIES PROVIDING SITE CONTENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL,
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE SITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT
OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY SITE CONTENT
OR OTHER INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SITE,
OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES
OR EMAIL, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF
PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE,
THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM'S RECORDS, PROGRAMS
OR SERVICES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE
OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THE SITE EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE.
BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SOME OF THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Applicable Law and Venue
The Site (excluding Third-Party Sites) is controlled by
DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM and operated by DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM from its offices in and
around Seattle, WA. While DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM has made no effort to publish the
Site elsewhere, the Site is accessible in all 50 states of the United States and
in other countries. You and DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM both benefit from establishing a
predictable legal environment in regard to the Site. Therefore, you and DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
explicitly agree that all disputes, claims or other matters arising from or relating
to your use of the Site will be governed by the laws of the Washington State, without
regard to its conflicts of law principles. You agree that all claims you may have
against DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM arising from or relating to the Site will be heard and
resolved in a court of competent subject matter jurisdiction located in Seattle,
WA. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts over you, stipulate
to the fairness and convenience of proceeding in such courts, and covenant not to
assert any objection to proceeding in such courts. If you choose to access the Site
from locations other than Seattle, WA., you will be responsible for compliance with
all local laws of such other jurisdiction.
Termination/Modification of License and Site Offerings
Notwithstanding any provision of these Site Terms, DISCUSSTOGETHER.COM
reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, without any notice
or liability to you, to (a) terminate your license to use the Site, or any portion
thereof; (b) block or prevent your future access to and use of all or any portion
of the Site, Site Content or Services; (c) change, suspend or discontinue any aspect
of the Site, Site Content or Services; and (d) impose limits on the Site, Site Content
or Services.
Severability
If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful,
void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable
from these Site Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any
remaining provisions.
Questions and Comments
If you have any questions regarding these Site Terms or
your use of the Site, please email us at
support@discusstogether.com