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1.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
YellowPencil.net
provides its service to you, subject to the
following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be
updated by us from time to time without notice to
you. You can review the most current version of the
TOS at any time at:
http://yellowpencil/tos.html.
2.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that
augment or enhance the current Service, including
the release of new properties, shall be subject to
the TOS. You understand and agree that the Service
is provided "AS-IS" and that YellowPencil.net
assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user
communications or personalization settings. In
order to use the Service, you must obtain access to
the World Wide Web, either directly or through
devices that access web-based content, and pay any
service fees associated with such access. In
addition, you must provide all equipment necessary
to make such connection to the World Wide Web,
including a computer and modem or other access
device.
3.
YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In
consideration of your use of the Service, you agree
to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and
complete information about you and your school, and
(b) maintain and promptly update such information
keeping it true, accurate, current and complete. If
you provide any information that is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or
YellowPencil.net has reasonable grounds to suspect
that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not
current or incomplete, YellowPencil.net has the
right to suspend or terminate your listing and
refuse any and all current or future use of the
Service (or any portion thereof). YellowPencil.net
is concerned about the safety and privacy of all
its users, particularly children. For this reason,
no children under the age of 13 will be allowed to
create a listing. When providing your personal
information to add your listing, you certify that
you are at least 18 years of age.
4.
YellowPencil.NET PRIVACY POLICY
Information
about you or your school is subject to our Privacy
Policy. For more information, please see our full
privacy policy at
http://yellowpencil/privacy.html
5.
MEMBER CONDUCT
You
understand that all information, data, text,
software, music, sound, photographs, graphics,
video, messages or other materials ("Content"),
whether publicly posted or privately transmitted,
are the sole responsibility of the person from
which such Content originated. This means that you
and your school, and not YellowPencil.net, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the
Internet. YellowPencil.net does not control the
Content posted via the Service and, as such, does
not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of
such Content. You understand that by using the
Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no
circumstances will YellowPencil.net be liable in
any way for any Content, including, but not limited
to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or
for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a
result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or
otherwise transmitted via the Service.
You
agree to not use the Service to:
a.
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any
Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar,
obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy,
hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable;
b.
harm minors in any way;
c.
impersonate any person or entity, including, but
not limited to, a YellowPencil.net host, or falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation
with a person or entity;
d.
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers
in order to disguise the origin of any Content
transmitted through the Service;
e.
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any
Content that you do not have a right to transmit
under any law or under contractual or fiduciary
relationships (such as inside information,
proprietary and confidential information learned or
disclosed as part of employment relationships or
under nondisclosure agreements);
f.
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any
Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade
secret, copyright or other proprietary rights
("Rights") of any party;
g.
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any
unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of
solicitation;
h.
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any
material that contains software viruses or any
other omputer code, files or programs designed to
interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of
any computer software or hardware or
telecommunications equipment;
i.
interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or
networks connected to the Service, or disobey any
requirements, procedures, policies or regulations
of networks connected to the Service;
j.
intentionally or unintentionally violate any
applicable local, state, national or international
law, including, but not limited to, regulations
promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, any rules of any national or other
securities exchange, including, without limitation,
the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange or the NASDAQ, and regulations having the
force of law;
k.
"stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
l.
collect or store personal data about other
users.
You
acknowledge that YellowPencil.net and its designees
shall have the right (but not the obligation) in
their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content
that is available via the Service. Without limiting
the foregoing, YellowPencil.net and its designees
shall have the right to remove any Content that
violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You
agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks
associated with, the use of any Content, including
any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or
usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you
acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content
created by YellowPencil.net or submitted to
YellowPencil.net, including, and without
limitation, information on all parts of the
Service.
You
acknowledge and agree that YellowPencil.net may
preserve Content and may also disclose Content if
required to do so by law or in the good faith
belief that such preservation or disclosure is
reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal
process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims
that any Content violates the rights of
third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property,
or personal safety of YellowPencil.net, its users,
and the public.
You
understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Service, including your
Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various
networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to
technical requirements of connecting networks or
devices.
6.
SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing
the global nature of the Internet, you agree to
comply with all local rules regarding online
conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you
agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding
the transmission of technical data exported from
the United States or the country in which you
reside.
7.
PUBLIC CONTENT POSTED TO
YellowPencil.NET
With
respect to all other Content you elect to post to
publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant
YellowPencil.net the royalty-free perpetual,
irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable
right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, perform and display such Content (in
whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it
in other works in any form, media, or technology
now known or later developed.
8.
INDEMNITY
You
agree to indemnify and hold YellowPencil.net, and
its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents,
co-branders or other partners, and employees,
harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party
due to or arising out of Content you submit, post
to or transmit through the Service, your use of the
Service, your connection to the Service, your
violation of the TOS, or your violation of any
rights of another.
9.
NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You
agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell,
resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any
portion of the Service, use of the Service, or
access to the Service.
10.
GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You
acknowledge that YellowPencil.net reserves the
right to remove from any and all of its pages links
that are inactive for an extended period of time.
You further acknowledge that YellowPencil.net
reserves the right to change these general
practices and limits at any time, in its sole
discretion, with or without notice.
11.
MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
YellowPencil.net
reserves the right at any time and from time to
time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or
permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with
or without notice. You agree that YellowPencil.net
shall not be liable to you or to any third party
for any modification, suspension or discontinuance
of the Service.
12.
TERMINATION
You
agree that YellowPencil.net, in its sole
discretion, may terminate your account (or any part
thereof) or use of the Service, and remove and
discard any Content within the Service, for any
reason, including, without limitation, for lack of
use or if YellowPencil.net believes that you have
violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or
spirit of the TOS. YellowPencil.net may also in its
sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or
without notice. You agree that any termination of
your access to the Service under any provision of
this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and
acknowledge and agree that YellowPencil.net may
immediately deactivate or delete your account and
all related information and files in your account
and/or bar any further access to such files or the
Service. Further, you agree that YellowPencil.net
shall not be liable to you or any third-party for
any termination of your access to the Service.
13.
DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your
correspondence or business dealings with, or
participation in promotions of, advertisers found
on or through the Service, including payment and
delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such dealings, are
solely between you and such advertiser. You agree
that YellowPencil.net shall not be responsible or
liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred
as the result of any such dealings or as the result
of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
14.
LINKS
The
Service provides links to other World Wide Web
sites or resources. Because YellowPencil.net has no
control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that YellowPencil.net is not
responsible for the availability of such external
sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not
responsible or liable for any Content, advertising,
products, or other materials on or available from
such sites or resources. You further acknowledge
and agree that YellowPencil.net shall not be
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for
any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused
by or in connection with use of or reliance on any
such Content, goods or services available on or
through any such site or resource.
15.
YellowPencil.NET PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You
acknowledge and agree that the Service and any
necessary software used in connection with the
Service ("Software") contain proprietary and
confidential information that is protected by
applicable intellectual property and other laws.
You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information
presented to you through the Service or advertisers
is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, patents or other proprietary rights and
laws. Except as expressly authorized by
YellowPencil.net or advertisers, you agree not to
modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or
create derivative works based on the Service or the
Software, in whole or in part.
16.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a.
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE
SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. YellowPencil.NET EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b.
YellowPencil.NET MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE
SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE
SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR
ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR
RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET
YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE
SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
c.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM YellowPencil.NET OR THROUGH OR
FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT
EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
17.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT
YellowPencil.NET SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES
(EVEN IF YellowPencil.NET HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i)
THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii)
THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND
SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA,
INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR
MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO
THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR
DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY
ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO
THE SERVICE.
18.
EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF
LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF
SECTIONS 16 AND 17 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
19.
NOTICE
Notices
to you may be made via email. The Service may also
provide notices of changes to the TOS or other
matters by displaying notices or links to notices
to you generally on the Service.
20.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The
TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and
YellowPencil.net and govern your use of the
Service, superceding any prior agreements between
you and YellowPencil.net. The failure of
YellowPencil.net to exercise or enforce any right
or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a
waiver of such right or provision. If any provision
of the TOS is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties
nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor
to give effect to the parties' intentions as
reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of the TOS remain in full force and
effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or
law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action
arising out of or related to use of the Service or
the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after
such claim or cause of action arose or be forever
barred. The section titles in the TOS are for
convenience only and have no legal or contractual
effect.
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