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Date of Last Revision: January 1, 2007.
Welcome to Athlinks, a social utility that connects you with the endurance athletes
around you. The Athlinks service and network (collectively,
"Athlinks" or "the Service") are operated by Busot
Interactive, Inc. and its corporate affiliates (collectively, "us",
"we" or "the Company"). By accessing or using our web site
at www.Athlinks.com, you (the "User") signify that you have read,
understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms of
Use" or "Agreement"), whether or not you are a registered member
of Athlinks. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify,
add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time without further
notice. If we do this, we will post the changes to these Terms of Use on this
page and will indicate at the top of this page the date these terms were last
revised. Your continued use of the Service or the Site after any such changes
constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. If you do not agree to
abide by these or any future Terms of Use, do not use or access (or continue to
use or access) the Service or the Site. It is your responsibility to regularly
check the Site to determine if there have been changes to these Terms of Use
and to review such changes.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND OBLIGATIONS. THESE
INCLUDE VARIOUS LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS, AND A DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE
THAT GOVERNS HOW DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED.
Eligibility
Membership in the Service is void where prohibited. This Site is intended
solely for Users who are thirteen (13) years of age or older, and any
registration by, use of or access to the Site by anyone under 13 is
unauthorized, unlicensed and in violation of these Terms of Use. By using the
Service or the Site, you represent and warrant that you are 13 or older and
that you agree to and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. The Company may terminate your membership, delete your profile and
any content or information that you have posted on the Site and/or prohibit you
from using or accessing the Service or the Site (or any portion, aspect or
feature of the Service or the Site) for any reason, at any time in its sole discretion,
with or without notice, including without limitation if it believes that you
are under 13.
Registration Data; Account Security
In consideration of your use of the Site, 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 and identification; (c) maintain and promptly
update the Registration Data, and any other information you provide to Company,
to keep it accurate, current and complete; and (d) be fully responsible for all
use of your account and for any actions that take place using your account.
Proprietary Rights in Site Content; Limited License
All content on the Web site, including but not limited to designs, text,
graphics, pictures, video, information, software, music, sound and other files,
and their selection and arrangement (the "Site Content"), are the
proprietary property of the Company, its Users or its licensors with all rights
reserved. No Site Content may be modified, copied, distributed, framed,
reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in
any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the Company's prior
written permission, except that the foregoing does not apply to your own User
Content (as defined below) that you legally post on the Site. Provided that you
are eligible for use of the Site, you are granted a limited license to access
and use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Site
Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep
all copyright or other proprietary notices intact. Except for your own User
Content, you may not republish Site Content on any Internet, Intranet or
Extranet site or incorporate the information in any other database or
compilation, and any other use of the Site Content is strictly prohibited. Such
license is subject to these Site Terms and does not include use of any data
mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods. Any use of the
Site or the Site Content other than as specifically authorized herein, without
the prior written permission of Company, is strictly prohibited and will
terminate the license granted herein. 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 shall be construed as conferring any
license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or
otherwise. This license is revocable at any time without notice and with or
without cause.
Trademarks
32665, ATHLINKS and Company graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button
icons, scripts and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or trade
dress of Company in the U.S. and/or other countries. Company's trademarks and
trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of
domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is
likely to cause confusion and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or
in part, without the prior written permission of the Company.
User Conduct
You understand that except for self-service advertising programs offered by
us on the Site, the Service and the Site are available for your personal,
non-commercial use only. You represent, warrant and agree that no materials of
any kind submitted through your account or otherwise posted or shared by you
through the Service will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third
party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or
proprietary rights; or contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful
material. Additionally, you agree not to use automated scripts to collect
information from the Service or the Site or for any other purpose. You further
agree that you may not use the Service or the Site in any unlawful manner or in
any other manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site. In
addition, you agree not to use the Service or the Site to:
- upload, post, transmit,
share, store or otherwise make available any content that we deem to be
harmful, threatening, unlawful, defamatory, infringing, abusive,
inflammatory, harassing, vulgar, obscene, fraudulent, invasive of privacy
or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable;
- register for more than one
User account, register for a User account on behalf of an individual other
than yourself, or register for a User account on behalf of any group or
entity;
- impersonate any person or
entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent yourself, your age or
your affiliation with any person or entity;
- upload, post, transmit, share
or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
solicitations, promotional materials, "junk mail,"
"spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes,"
or any other form of solicitation;
- upload, post, transmit,
share, store or otherwise make publicly available on the Site any private
information of any third party, including, without limitation, addresses,
phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card
numbers;
- solicit personal information
from anyone under 18 or solicit passwords or personally identifying
information for commercial or unlawful purposes;
- upload, post, transmit, share
or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or
any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy
or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or
telecommunications equipment;
- intimidate or harass another;
- upload, post, transmit,
share, store or otherwise make available 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;
- use or attempt to use
another's account, service or system without authorization from the
Company, or create a false identity on the Service or the Site.
- upload, post, transmit,
share, store or otherwise make available content that, in the sole
judgment of Company, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any
other person from using or enjoying the Site, or which may expose Company
or its Users to any harm or liability of any type.
User Content Posted on the Site
You are solely responsible for the photos, profiles, messages, notes, text,
information, music, video, advertisements and other content that you upload,
publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on or through the Service or
the Site, or transmit to or share with other Users (collectively the "User
Content"). You understand and agree that the Company may, but is not
obligated to, review and delete or remove (without notice) any User Content in
its sole discretion, including without limitation User Content that in the sole
judgment of the Company violate this Agreement or which might be offensive,
illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of
Users or others.
By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and
you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an
irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide
license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly
display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such
User Content for any purpose on or in connection with the Site or the promotion
thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such
User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You may
remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove
your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire.
Copyright Complaints
If you believe that any material on the Site infringes upon any copyright
which you own or control, please contact
us immediately.
To meet the notice requirements under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the
notification must be a written communication that includes the following:
A. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
B. Identification of the copyrighted 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;
C. 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;
D. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining
party, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic
mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
E. 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
F. 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.
Repeat Infringer Policy
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other
applicable law, Company has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate
circumstances and at Company's sole discretion, members who are deemed to be
repeat infringers. Company may also at its sole discretion limit access to the
Site and/or terminate the memberships of any Users who infringe any
intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat
infringement.
Links to Other Websites and Content
The Site contains (or you may be sent through the Site or the Services)
links to other web sites ("Third Party Sites") as well as articles,
photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video,
information, software and other content belonging to or originating from third
parties (the "Third Party Content"). Such Third Party Sites and Third
Party Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy,
appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any
Third Party Sites accessed through the Site or any Third Party Content posted
on the Site, including without limitation the content, accuracy, offensiveness,
opinions, reliability or policies of or contained in the Third Party Sites or
the Third Party Content. Inclusion of or linking to any Third Party Site or any
Third Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If
you decide to leave the Site and access the Third Party Sites, you do so at
your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer
govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy
and data gathering practices, of any site to which you navigate from the Site.
User Disputes
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Athlinks Users.
We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you
and other Users.
Privacy
We care about the privacy of our Users. Click here to view the Site's
Privacy Policy. By using the Site or the Service, you are consenting to have
your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.
Disclaimers
The Company is not responsible or liable in any manner for any User Content
or Third Party Content posted on the Site or in connection with the Service,
whether posted or caused by Users of the Site or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Site or the Service. Although we
provide rules for User conduct and postings, we do not control and are not
responsible for what Users post on the Site and are not responsible for any
offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content
you may encounter on the Site or in connection with any User Content or Third
Party Content. The Company is not responsible for the conduct, whether online
or offline, of any User of the Site or Service.
The Site and the Service may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for
maintenance or other reasons. Company assumes no responsibility for any error,
omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or
alteration of, User communications. The Company is not responsible for any
problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer
online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of
email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the
Internet or at any Site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to
Users or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from
participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in
connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will the Company be
responsible for any loss or damage, including any loss or damage to any User
Content or personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Site or
the Service, any User Content or Third Party Content posted on or through the
Site or the Service or transmitted to Users, or any interactions between Users
of the Site, whether online or offline.
THE SITE, THE SERVICE AND THE SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND
THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE
COMPANY CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF
THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE. COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT CONTENT
OR MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR
ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE USE AND DOWNLOADING
OF ANY SUCH CONTENT OR MATERIALS AND USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT
AND DISINFECT VIRUSES.
Company reserves the right to change any and all content contained in the Site
and any Services offered through the Site at any time without notice. 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, or any affiliation
therewith, by Company.
Limitation on Liability
EXCEPT IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH PROVISIONS ARE RESTRICTED, IN NO EVENT
WILL COMPANY OR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY
THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR
USE OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY OF THE SITE CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS ON
OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY
CONTAINED HEREIN, THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE
AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO COMPANY FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE TERM OF
MEMBERSHIP, BUT IN NO CASE WILL THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED $1000.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF NO FEES ARE PAID TO COMPANY FOR THE SERVICE, YOU SHALL
BE LIMITED TO INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ONLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW, AND
SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO DAMAGES OF ANY KIND FROM COMPANY, REGARDLESS OF THE
CAUSE OF ACTION.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR
ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU,
AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the Company, its subsidiaries and
affiliates, and each of their directors, officers, agents, contractors,
partners and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim,
demand, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees,
arising out of or in connection with any User Content, any Third Party Content
you post or share on or through the Site (including without limitation through
the Share Service), your use of the Service or the Site, your conduct in
connection with the Service or the Site or with other Users of the Service or
the Site, or any violation of this Agreement or of any law or the rights of any
third party.
Submissions
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas,
feedback or other information about the Site or the Service
("Submissions"), provided by you to Company are non-confidential and
shall become the sole property of Company. Company shall own exclusive rights,
including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the
unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose,
commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
Other
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Company
regarding the use of the Site and/or the Service, superseding any prior
agreements between you and Company relating to your use of the Site or the
Service. The failure of Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision
of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision
in that or any other instance. If any provision of this Agreement is held
invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect. 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 Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of
any remaining provisions.
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