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Terms Of Use
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN
USER AND WIB
The WIB Web Site is comprised of
various Web pages operated by WIB.
The WIB Web Site is offered to you
conditioned on your acceptance
without modification of the terms,
conditions, and notices contained
herein. Your use of the WIB Web Site
constitutes your agreement to all
such terms, conditions, and notices.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
WIB reserves the right to change the
terms, conditions, and notices under
which the WIB Web Site is offered,
including but not limited to the
charges associated with the use of
the WIB Web Site.
LINKS TO
THIRD PARTY SITES
The WIB Web Site may contain links
to other Web Sites ("Linked Sites").
The Linked Sites are not under the
control of WIB and WIB 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. WIB is not
responsible for webcasting or any
other form of transmission received
from any Linked Site. WIB is
providing these links to you only as
a convenience, and the inclusion of
any link does not imply endorsement
by WIB of the site or any
association with its operators.
NO UNLAWFUL
OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the
WIB Web Site, you warrant to WIB
that you will not use the WIB Web
Site for any purpose that is
unlawful or prohibited by these
terms, conditions, and notices. You
may not use the WIB Web Site in any
manner which could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair the WIB Web
Site or interfere with any other
party's use and enjoyment of the WIB
Web Site. You may not obtain or
attempt to obtain any materials or
information through any means not
intentionally made available or
provided for through the WIB Web
Sites.
USE OF
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
The WIB Web Site 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.
WIB has no obligation
to monitor the Communication
Services. However, WIB reserves the
right to review materials posted to
a Communication Service and to
remove any materials in its sole
discretion. WIB reserves the right
to terminate your access to any or
all of the Communication Services at
any time without notice for any
reason whatsoever.
WIB 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 WIB's sole
discretion.
Always use caution when giving out
any personally identifying
information about yourself or your
children in any Communication
Service. WIB does not control or
endorse the content, messages or
information found in any
Communication Service and,
therefore, WIB 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 WIB spokespersons, and
their views do not necessarily
reflect those of WIB.
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 WIB OR POSTED AT ANY WIB
WEB SITE
WIB does not claim ownership of the
materials you provide to WIB
(including feedback and suggestions)
or post, upload, input or submit to
any WIB Web Site or its associated
services (collectively
"Submissions"). However, by posting,
uploading, inputting, providing or
submitting your Submission you are
granting WIB, 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. WIB
is under no obligation to post or
use any Submission you may provide
and may remove any Submission at any
time in WIB'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 WIB WEB SITE
MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE
PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE
INFORMATION HEREIN. WIB AND/OR ITS
SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
AND/OR CHANGES IN THE WIB WEB SITE
AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE
WIB 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.
WIB 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
WIB WEB SITE 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. WIB 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
WIB 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 WIB WEB SITE,
WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE
THE WIB WEB SITE OR RELATED
SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR
FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR
ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS
OBTAINED THROUGH THE WIB WEB SITE,
OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF THE WIB WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN
IF WIB 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 WIB WEB SITE, OR WITH
ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO
DISCONTINUE USING THE WIB WEB SITE.
SERVICE CONTACT : lstewart@cenlaworks.org
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
WIB reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to terminate your access
to the WIB Web Site 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 WIB
Web Site. Use of the WIB Web Site 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 WIB as a
result of this agreement or use of
the WIB Web Site. WIB's performance
of this agreement is subject to
existing laws and legal process, and
nothing contained in this agreement
is in derogation of WIB's right to
comply with governmental, court and
law enforcement requests or
requirements relating to your use of
the WIB Web Site or information
provided to or gathered by WIB 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 WIB with respect to the WIB
Web Site and it supersedes all prior
or contemporaneous communications
and proposals, whether electronic,
oral or written, between the user
and WIB with respect to the WIB Web
Site. 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 WIB Web Site
are: 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.
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