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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to the Global Web Monitor. PLEASE
READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE ("TERMS") CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THIS SITE. This Site is owned and operated by
Global Web Monitor. "You" are the person or entity using the
Site, ordering or using Applications and Services or
described in the Site registration form.
By using this Site, ordering or using
Applications and Services, or clicking on a button
indicating your consent, you agree to these Terms including
but not limited to conducting this transaction
electronically, and to disclaimers of warranties, damage and
remedy exclusions and limitations, and a choice of Nebraska
law. If you do not agree to these Terms, you do not have
permission to use the Site. Global Web Monitor reserves the
right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove
portions of these Terms at any time. Notification of changes
to these Terms will be posted on the Site or sent via
e-mail. If any future changes to these Terms are
unacceptable to you, you must discontinue use of the Site.
Payment terms and refund information (if
applicable) for Applications and other products or services
are provided in the ordering process and/or on the Help page
in connection with ordering that product.
You may also be subject to additional
terms and conditions when you use third-party content,
services, or software (including Applications) accessed
through or promoted on the Site.
1. REGISTRATION AND ORDERING OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Site, you agree to
provide true, accurate and complete information about
yourself as prompted by the Site registration or ordering
process, provided that in connection with registration, you
do not need to, and should not, use your full or true name
for your username. You also agree that Global Web Monitor
may send you notices, announcements, offers and alerts
regarding Global Web Monitor owned, operated or affiliated
sites and services. In addition, you agree to update that
information in order to maintain its truth, accuracy and
completeness. Global Web Monitor may deny you access to the
Site or reject your order in the event that your information
is untrue, inaccurate or incomplete.
2. AGREEMENT TO DEAL ELECTRONICALLY
All transactions with or through the Site or Global Web
Monitor may, at Global Web Monitor's option, be conducted
electronically. Global Web Monitor may keep records of any
type of communication conducted via the Site. All electronic
records are deemed sent when they are properly addressed to
the recipient and the record enters an information
processing system outside the control of the sender or the
record enters a region of an information processing system
under the recipient's control. All electronic records are
received when the record enters an information processing
system that the recipient has designated or uses for the
purpose of receiving electronic records or information of
the type sent, in a form capable of being processed by that
system, and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the
electronic record.
3. OBLIGATION FOR USING YOUR
PASSWORD
ALL CONTENT OR INSTRUCTIONS TRANSMITTED BY OR RECEIVED FROM
ANYONE PRESENTING YOUR PASSWORD ON THE SITE WILL BE DEEMED
BINDING ON YOU. You agree that you are solely liable for all
actions taken via your password, whether or not made with
your knowledge or authority. You agree to guard your
password carefully, with the full awareness that a failure
to keep it secure will enable others to engage in
transactions through the Site for which you will be legally
responsible. If you suspect that someone may have obtained
access to your password who is not intended to have
authority to act on your behalf, please contact Global Web
Monitor immediately to authorize Global Web Monitor to deny
access to the Site to anyone else presenting your password.
4. LIMITED NON-COMMERCIAL LICENSE
TO USE SITE AND APPLICATIONS
Global Web Monitor hereby grants you the limited right to
view and use the Site only for the purposes of placing
product or service orders or for accessing information,
Applications and services as well as posting, uploading and
distributing content to and through the Site as may be
permitted therein. Global Web Monitor reserves the right to
suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all
or any portion of the Site as described in Section 18. This
license is limited to personal and non-commercial uses by
you. Any rights not expressly granted to you herein are
reserved to Global Web Monitor. No portion of this Site is
targeted to children, and any minor should seek consent of
his or her legal guardian before using this site. Unless you
have received specific written permission from Global Web
Monitor, you may not (a) "frame" or otherwise impose
editorial comment, commercial material or any information or
content on, or in proximity to, content displayed on the
Site or (b) alter or modify any content on the Site. Without
limiting other restrictions, you agree not to reproduce,
transmit, sell, or otherwise exploit the Site and/or
Applications for any commercial purpose.
The limited license to the Site and Applications is subject
to the following conditions:
- You understand that all feedback, data,
comments, suggestions, information, text, data, software,
sounds, photographs, audio, audiovisual, video, artwork,
graphics, messages and other materials of any nature
("Materials") that are transmitted to or via the Site are
the sole responsibility of the person from which the
Materials originated. This means you, and not Global Web
Monitor, are entirely responsible for the Materials you
transmit through the Site.
- You shall not create a user name or
screen name or upload to, distribute through or otherwise
publish through the Site any Materials which are indecent,
libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of
privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, harassing,
contain expressions of hatred, bigotry, racism or
pornography, or are otherwise objectionable, or that would
constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the
rights of any party or violate any law.
- Your Materials, user name and/or screen
name will not disparage in any manner Global Web Monitor,
its Licensors, or their Applications, products, or
services and sites.
- Your Materials shall not infringe the
copyright, trademark, publicity/privacy right or other
intellectual property right of any third party.
- You shall not upload to, distribute
through or otherwise publish through the Site any
Materials that are directly or indirectly commercial in
nature or contain any solicitation of funds, promotion,
advertising or solicitation for goods or Sites. You
specifically acknowledge that soliciting other users to
join or become users or members of any commercial online
web site or other organization is expressly prohibited.
- You shall not upload to, distribute
through or otherwise publish through the Site any
Materials that contain viruses or any other computer code,
corrupt files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy
or limit the functionality or disrupt any software,
hardware, telecommunications, networks, servers or other
equipment.
You acknowledge that Global Web Monitor does not
pre-screen any Materials posted by you or other users, but
that Global Web Monitor and its designees shall have the
right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to
refuse or remove any Materials. Without limitation, Global
Web Monitor and its designees shall have the right to remove
any Materials that violate the Terms or is otherwise
objectionable, as well as terminate your access to the Site.
Global Web Monitor may establish practices and limits
concerning the use of the Site and Applications. You agree
that Global Web Monitor has no liability or responsibility
for the storage or deletion of any Materials that you submit
or post. Global Web Monitor reserves the right to change
these general practices and limits at any time in its sole
discretion, with or without notice.
5. APPLICATIONS
From time to time Global Web Monitor may offer you the
ability to use certain applications, services or software
either at no charge or for a fee ("Applications"). For
example, Global Web Monitor may provide chat areas, bulletin
boards, e-mail functions, software downloads.
- The Applications that are made
available to you are the copyrighted work of Global Web
Monitor and/or its suppliers. The use of each Application
is governed by the end user license agreement ("EULA")
that accompanies or is included in the Application or is
expressly stated on the Site pages accompanying the
Application and these Terms. In the event that no EULA
accompanies the Application, then the Terms shall govern
your use of the Application. You may not download or use
any Application from the Site without agreeing to the
EULA, if any, and these Terms. Certain Applications may be
owned by third parties and distributed under a third party
EULA and you agree that Global Web Monitor shall not be
responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to
your dealings with such third parties.
- The Applications may contain third
party digital rights management systems ("DRMS") which may
allow for communication between your software and the
third party and utilize security features (e.g.,
preventing distribution of or access to the Applications
for unauthorized use). These DRMS are subject to their own
license agreements and you agree that Global Web Monitor
shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any
sort relating to your dealings with such third parties.
- Unless expressly stated otherwise in
the EULA, you are granted a limited license to download
and/or use the Application from a single computer for
personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not make
copies of or distribute the Application or electronically
transfer the Application from one computer to another or
over a network. You may not decompile, reverse engineer,
disassemble or otherwise reduce the Application to human
perceivable form. You may not rent, lease or sublicense
the Application. You may not create derivative works of
the Application and you may not export the Application in
violation of any U.S. or foreign law, rule or regulation.
6. COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN BY THESE TERMS, NEITHER
GLOBAL WEB MONITOR, ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY THIRD PARTY HAS
CONFERRED UPON YOU BY IMPLICATION, ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE,
ANY LICENSE OR RIGHT UNDER ANY PATENT, TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT
OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TO USE THE SITE OR ANY
APPLICATIONS OFFERED ON THE SITE. NO OWNERSHIP RIGHTS ARE OR
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO YOU.
Global Web Monitor will not tolerate copyright infringement
and reserves the right to block, disable, or otherwise
remove any content or materials uploaded to the Site as well
as terminate access to the Site if you engage in copyright
or other intellectual property infringement. The law
provides for civil and criminal penalties for copyright and
other intellectual property law infringements.
Displaying, storing, copying, or otherwise making available
any content from the Site on another website without the
prior written permission of Global Web Monitor is expressly
prohibited.
7. PRIVACY POLICY
Global Web Monitor respects your right to privacy and
understands that visitors to Global Web Monitor need to be
in control of their personal information. To that end Global
Web Monitor has developed a
Privacy Policy, and you should review it carefully. Your
use of the Site is your consent to the Privacy Policy.
8. SUBMITTING MATERIALS AND FEEDBACK
Unless you enter into a separate written agreement with
Global Web Monitor. Global Web Monitor does not claim
ownership in Materials you submit, however, by submitting
Materials in any form to the site, in addition to other
provisions of the Terms, you automatically grant Global Web
Monitor a royalty-free, world-wide, non-exclusive, and
assignable right and license to use, copy, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, edit, translate, create derivative
works from, transmit, distribute, publicly display and
publicly perform such Materials for the purpose of
displaying and promoting the Materials on any website
operated by, and in any related marketing materials produced
by, Global Web Monitor and its affiliates. You obtain no
rights in any form, media, or technology incorporating the
Materials.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Global Web Monitor, its
affiliates, officers, agents, partners and employees
harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys fees, arising out of your content and materials,
your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms or your
violation of any third party's rights including such party's
copyrights and trademarks.
10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
EXCEPT IF EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN
AGREEMENT (SUCH AS A EULA) BETWEEN YOU AND GLOBAL WEB
MONITOR, THE SITE AND APPLICATIONS OFFERED AT OR THROUGH THE
SITE, AND APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND WITH ALL RISKS. GLOBAL WEB MONITOR
HEREBY DISCLAIMS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW (A)
ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE;
LACK OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER CODE THAT
MANIFESTS CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, CURRENCY, OR
USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION ON THE SITE; AND (B) ANY
DUTIES OF REASONABLE CARE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT OR LACK OF
NEGLIGENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, OR
RELATED INFORMATION. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IN CONNECTION WITH
THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION IS BORN BY
YOU. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
IN ADDITION, GLOBAL WEB MONITOR DISCLAIMS
ANY WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE OR QUIET ENJOYMENT
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED
INFORMATION.
11. ASSUMPTION OF RISKS
YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS THAT THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND
RELATED INFORMATION ARE SUITABLE OR ACCURATE FOR YOUR NEEDS
AND WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE. ANY
APPLICATIONS DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE
SITE ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU ARE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR LOSS OF DATA.
YOU AGREE THAT GLOBAL WEB MONITOR SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT RELATING TO YOUR DEALINGS
WITH ANY THIRD PARTY ADVERTISER OR CONTENT PROVIDER ON THE
SITE.
12. NO INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR CERTAIN OTHER
DAMAGES
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER
GLOBAL WEB MONITOR NOR ANY OF GLOBAL WEB MONITOR'S
AFFILIATES OR AGENTS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR ANY OTHER
PERSON FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PRIVACY
OR FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
ANY DUTY OF GOOD FAITH, LACK OF NEGLIGENCE OR OF WORKMANLIKE
EFFORT) OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER THAT ARISE OUT OF OR ARE RELATED TO THE SITE,
APPLICATIONS OR RELATED INFORMATION, OR TO ANY BREACH OF
THESE TERMS, EVEN IF GLOBAL WEB MONITOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IN THE EVENT OF
FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR STRICT OR PRODUCT
LIABILITY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
13. LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF THESE
TERMS BY GLOBAL WEB MONITOR OR ANY OF GLOBAL WEB MONITOR'S
AFFILIATES OR AGENTS SHALL BE, AT GLOBAL WEB MONITOR'S
OPTION, (1) SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT OF ALL OR PART OF
THE APPLICATION OR PRODUCT THAT GIVES RISE TO DAMAGES
INCURRED BY YOU IN REASONABLE RELIANCE ON GLOBAL WEB
MONITOR; OR (2) REFUND OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID TO GLOBAL
WEB MONITOR. YOU AGREE THAT THE DAMAGE EXCLUSIONS IN THESE
TERMS SHALL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE.
14. YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
You represent and warrant for the benefit of Global Web
Monitor, Global Web Monitor's suppliers, and any third
parties mentioned on the Site, in addition to other
representations and obligations contained in these Terms,
that: (a) you possess the legal right and ability to enter
into and make the representations and warranties contained
in these Terms; (b) all information submitted by you to the
Site is true and accurate; (c) you will keep your
registration information current; (d) you will be
responsible for all use of your password even if such use
was conducted without your authority or permission; (e) you
will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or
prohibited by these Terms; (f) you are the owner of the
Materials and they are original to you; (g) the Materials do
not infringe any third party right, such as copyright,
trademark, and publicity/privacy right; (h) the Materials do
not constitute defamation or libel or otherwise violate the
law, and (i) you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Global
Web Monitor (and its employees, representative, agents, and
assigns) harmless from breaches of (a) through (h).
15. LINKS; ADVERTISERS
The Site contains links to third party sites that are not
under the control of Global Web Monitor and Global Web
Monitor is not responsible for any content on any linked
site. If you access a third party site from the Site, then
you do so at your own risk. Global Web Monitor provides
links only as a convenience and the inclusion of the link
does not imply that Global Web Monitor endorses or accepts
any responsibility for the content on those third party
sites. Additionally, your dealings with or participation in
promotions of advertisers found on the Site, including
payment and delivery of goods, and any other terms (such as
warranties) are solely between you and such advertisers. You
agree that Global Web Monitor shall not be responsible for
any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings
with such advertisers.
16. INTERNATIONAL USAGE
This Site is controlled and operated by Global Web Monitor
from its offices within Nebraska, United States of America.
Global Web Monitor makes no representation that the Site,
Applications, or related information offered by Global Web
Monitor are appropriate or available in other locations.
Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do
so on their own initiative and are responsible for
compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws
are applicable.
17. OWNERSHIP
The Site, Applications and services and related information
are the exclusive property of Global Web Monitor or its
suppliers. All rights not licensed herein are hereby
reserved to Global Web Monitor or its suppliers.
18. TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION OF SITE ACCESS;
MODIFICATIONS TO SITE AND APPLICATIONS
If you violate these Terms, Global Web Monitor may terminate
or cancel your access rights to the Site immediately without
notice. Global Web Monitor may also block your use of the
Site or direct you to cease using it. Global Web Monitor
reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue the
Site, Applications, or any part thereof and you agree that
Global Web Monitor shall not be liable to you or to any
third party for any modification, suspension, or
discontinuance of the Site, Applications, or any part
thereof.
19. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Nebraska without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any disputes arising under or related in any way to these
Terms, the Site or any Application shall be litigated or
otherwise heard in the appropriate forum in Lancaster
County, Nebraska. The parties hereto hereby consent to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
sitting in the County of Lancaster, Nebraska, and hereby
waive any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient
or proper, and consent to service of process by any means
authorized by Nebraska law.
20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms, as amended, your registration forms, and the
disclosures provided by Global Web Monitor and the consents
provided by you, constitute the entire agreement between you
and Global Web Monitor. If any provision of these Terms
shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable,
then that provision shall be deemed severable from these
Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability
of any remaining provisions. Global Web Monitor's failure to
act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive
Global Web Monitor's right to act with respect to subsequent
or similar breaches.
21. AMENDMENTS
You agree that Global Web Monitor may amend or modify these
Terms or impose new conditions at any time by updating these
Terms on the Site or upon notice from Global Web Monitor to
you as published through the Site or by e-mail. Any use of
the Site or order by you after such updating shall be deemed
to constitute acceptance of such amendments, modifications,
or new conditions. If you do not want to be bound by an
amendment, you must terminate your registration, if any, and
refrain from using the Site or using or ordering
Applications and services after that date. No other
amendments will be valid unless they are in a paper writing
signed by Global Web Monitor and by you.
22. NOTICES
Except as expressly stated otherwise, any notices required
or allowed under these Terms shall be given to Global Web
Monitor by postal mail to: Global Web Monitor, P.O. Box
80333 Lincoln, NE 68501, or as to a successor address that
Global Web Monitor makes available at
www.globalwebmonitor.com or through other reasonable
manner. If applicable law requires that Global Web Monitor
accepts e-mail notices (but not otherwise), then you may
send Global Web Monitor e-mail notice using Global Web
Monitor's
Support E-Mail Address. With respect to Global Web
Monitor's notices to you, Global Web Monitor may provide
notice of amendments by posting them in the Site and you
agree to check for changes. Instead or in addition, Global
Web Monitor may give notice by sending e-mail to the e-mail
address you provide during registration. Notice shall be
deemed given 24 hours after it is posted or an e-mail is
sent, unless (as to e-mail) the sending party is notified
that the e-mail address is invalid.
Contact Information Disclosure. Global Web Monitor's postal
address is Global Web Monitor, P.O. Box 80333, Lincoln, NE
68501. You can also contact Global Web Monitor through this
E-mail Address.
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