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Service Agreement
IT DOCS TO GO Service Agreement
1. Definitions.
"I.T. DOCS TO GO" is the interactive
on-line service operated by I.T. DOCS TO GO on the World Wide Web of the
Internet, consisting of information services and content provided by I.T.
DOCS TO GO, affiliates of I.T. DOCS TO GO and other third parties.
"Subscriber" means each person who establishes or accesses a connection
("Account") for access to and use of I.T. DOCS TO GO.
2. General.
(A) This Agreement, which incorporates
by reference other provisions applicable to use of I.T. DOCS TO GO,
including, but not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth
in paragraph 14 hereof ("Supplemental Terms") governing the use of certain
specific material contained in I.T. DOCS TO GO, sets forth the terms and
conditions that apply to use of I.T. DOCS TO GO by Subscriber. By using
I.T. DOCS TO GO (other than to read this Agreement for the first time),
Subscriber agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof.
The right to use I.T. DOCS TO GO is personal to Subscriber and is not
transferable to any other person or entity. Subscriber is responsible for
all use of Subscriber's Account (under any screen name or password) and
for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's Account complies fully with the
provisions of this Agreement. Subscriber shall be responsible for
protecting the confidentiality of Subscriber's password(s), if any.
(B) I.T. DOCS TO GO shall have the
right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of I.T.
DOCS TO GO, including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability,
and equipment needed for access or use.
3. Changed Terms.
I.T. DOCS TO GO shall have the right
at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to
Subscriber's use of I.T. DOCS TO GO, or any part thereof, or to impose new
conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges for
use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be
effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means
including, but not limited to, posting on I.T. DOCS TO GO, or by
electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which Subscriber
obtains notice thereof. Any use of I.T. DOCS TO GO by Subscriber after
such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by Subscriber of such
changes, modifications or additions.
4. Equipment.
Subscriber shall be responsible for
obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other
equipment needed for access to and use of I.T. DOCS TO GO and all charges
related thereto.
5. Subscriber Conduct.
(A) Subscriber shall use I.T. DOCS TO
GO for lawful purposes only. Subscriber shall not post or transmit through
I.T. DOCS TO GO any material which violates or infringes in any way upon
the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory,
invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or
otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a
criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any
law, or which, without I.T. DOCS TO GO's express prior approval, contains
advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or services. Any
conduct by a Subscriber that in I.T. DOCS TO GO's discretion restricts or
inhibits any other Subscriber from using or enjoying I.T. DOCS TO GO will
not be permitted. Subscriber shall not use I.T. DOCS TO GO to advertise or
perform any commercial solicitation, including, but not limited to, the
solicitation of users to become subscribers of other on-line information
services competitive with I.T. DOCS TO GO.
(B) I.T. DOCS TO GO contains
copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information,
including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics,
music and sound, and the entire contents of I.T. DOCS TO GO are
copyrighted as a collective work under the United States copyright laws.
I.T. DOCS TO GO owns a copyright in the selection, coordination,
arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content
original to it. Subscriber may not modify, publish, transmit, participate
in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit,
any of the content, in whole or in part. Subscriber may download
copyrighted material for Subscriber's personal use only. Except as
otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying,
redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of
downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of
I.T. DOCS TO GO and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted
copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes
in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice
shall be made. Subscriber acknowledges that it does not acquire any
ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.
(C) Subscriber shall not upload, post
or otherwise make available on I.T. DOCS TO GO any material protected by
copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express
permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary
right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by
copyright rests with Subscriber. Subscriber shall be solely liable for any
damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights,
or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material
to any public area of I.T. DOCS TO GO, Subscriber automatically grants, or
warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted I.T. DOCS
TO GO the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and
license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and
distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to
incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known
or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist
in such material. Subscriber also permits any other Subscriber to access,
view, store or reproduce the material for that Subscriber's personal use.
Subscriber hereby grants I.T. DOCS TO GO the right to edit, copy, publish
and distribute any material made available on I.T. DOCS TO GO by
Subscriber.
(D) The foregoing provisions of
Section 5 are for the benefit of I.T. DOCS TO GO, its subsidiaries,
affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors and each
shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on
its own behalf.
6. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation
of Liability.
(A) SUBSCRIBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT
USE OF I.T. DOCS TO GO IS AT SUBSCRIBER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER I.T. DOCS TO
GO, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD
PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT I.T. DOCS TO GO WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE
RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF I.T. DOCS TO GO, OR AS TO THE
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR
MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH I.T. DOCS TO GO.
(B) I.T. DOCS TO GO IS PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE
WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR
MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
(C) THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE,
ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR
TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR
DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD,
WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER
ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. SUBSCRIBER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT I.T.
DOCS TO GO IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT
OF OTHER SUBSCRIBERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE
FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH SUBSCRIBER.
(D) IN NO EVENT WILL I.T. DOCS TO GO,
OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING
I.T. DOCS TO GO OR THE I.T. DOCS TO GO SOFTWARE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE I.T. DOCS TO GO. SUBSCRIBER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON I.T. DOCS TO GO.
(E) IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS SET FORTH
ABOVE NEITHER, I.T. DOCS TO GO, NOR ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS
OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL BE LIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION,
FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR
UNTIMELINESS OR UNAUTHENTICITY OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN I.T.
DOCS TO GO, OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE TRANSMISSION THEREOF
TO THE USER, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED
THEREBY. NONE OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY
CLAIMS OR LOSSES OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST
PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF A
STOCK TRADE, SUBSCRIBERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR BROKER OR OTHER
FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO VERIFY PRICING OR OTHER INFORMATION. I.T. DOCS
TO GO, ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL
HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED ON THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED. NEITHER, I.T. DOCS TO GO, NOR ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION
PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE TIMELINESS,
SEQUENCE, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY,
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE
INFORMATION.
7. Monitoring.
I.T. DOCS TO GO shall have the right,
but not the obligation, to monitor the content of I.T. DOCS TO GO,
including chat rooms and forums, to determine compliance with this
Agreement and any operating rules established by I.T. DOCS TO GO and to
satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. I.T. DOCS TO
GO shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or
remove any material submitted to or posted on I.T. DOCS TO GO. Without
limiting the foregoing, I.T. DOCS TO GO shall have the right to remove any
material that I.T. DOCS TO GO, in its sole discretion, finds to be in
violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.
8. Indemnification.
Subscriber agrees to defend, indemnify
and hold harmless I.T. DOCS TO GO, its affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and
expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of I.T. DOCS
TO GO by Subscriber or Subscriber's Account.
9. Termination.
Either I.T. DOCS TO GO or Subscriber
may terminate this Agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing,
I.T. DOCS TO GO shall have the right to immediately terminate Subscriber's
Account in the event of any conduct by Subscriber which I.T. DOCS TO GO,
in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of
any breach by Subscriber of this Agreement. The provisions of Sections
5(B), 5(C), 5(D), 6, 8, 10 and this Section 9 shall survive termination of
this Agreement.
10. Trademarks.
I.T. DOCS TO GO logos are trademarks
of I.T. DOCS TO GO, LLC. All rights reserved. All other trademarks
appearing on I.T. DOCS TO GO are the property of their respective owners.
11. Third Party Content.
I.T. DOCS TO GO is a distributor (and
not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and Subscribers.
Accordingly, I.T. DOCS TO GO has no more editorial control over such
content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions,
advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content
expressed or made available by third parties, including information
providers, Subscribers or any other user of I.T. DOCS TO GO, are those of
the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of I.T. DOCS TO GO.
Neither I.T. DOCS TO GO nor any third-party provider of information
guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor
its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. (Refer to
Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing limitation of
liabilities and disclaimers of warranty.)
In many instances, the content
available through I.T. DOCS TO GO represents the opinions and judgments of
the respective information provider, Subscriber, or other user not under
contract with I.T. DOCS TO GO. I.T. DOCS TO GO neither endorses nor is
responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or
statement made on I.T. DOCS TO GO by anyone other than authorized I.T.
DOCS TO GO employee spokespersons while acting in their official
capacities. Under no circumstances will I.T. DOCS TO GO be liable for any
loss or damage caused by a Subscriber's reliance on information obtained
through I.T. DOCS TO GO. It is the responsibility of Subscriber to
evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information,
opinion, advice or other content available through I.T. DOCS TO GO. Please
seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation
of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
12. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement and any operating rules
for I.T. DOCS TO GO established by I.T. DOCS TO GO constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with
respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its
conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default
hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent
breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience
only and shall not be given any legal import.
13. Copyrights and Copyright Agent.
I.T. DOCS TO GO respects the rights of
all copyright holders and in this regard, I.T. DOCS TO GO has adopted and
implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate
circumstances of subscribers and account holders who infringe the rights
of copyright holders. If you believe that your work has been copied in a
way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide I.T. DOCS TO
GO's Copyright Agent the following information required by the Online
Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ¤ 512:
1. A physical or electronic signature
of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right
that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyright
work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at
a single online site are covered by a single notification, a
representative list of such works at that site;
3. Identification of the material that
is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity
and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and
information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient
to permit us to contact the complaining party;
5. A statement that the complaining
party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the
law; and
6. A statement that the information in
the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the
complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
For copyright inquiries under the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act please contact:
Copyright Agent
I.T. DOCS TO GO
10328 NE 12th Street Suite G301
Bellevue, WA. 98004
copyright@itdocstogo.com
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or licensing requests for I.T. DOCS TO GO material, please contact
licensing.agent@itdocstogo.com
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