PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE (AGREEMENT OR TERMS OF
USE) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES OFFERED BY ARKTAN, INC. (COMPANY). THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR YOUR USE OF THE VARIOUS
WEBSITES OWNED AND OPERATED BY COMPANY , INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WWW.ARKTAN.COM WEBSITE AND DOMAIN NAME (ÒSITESÓ), AND ANY
OTHER FEATURES, CONTENT, OR APPLICATIONS OFFERED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE
COMPANY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (COLLECTIVELY ÒSERVICEÓ). BY USING THE SITES OR SERVICE IN ANY
MANNER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VISITING OR BROWSING THE SITES, YOU AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT APPLIES TO ALL USERS OF THE SITES OR SERVICE, INCLUDING
USERS WHO ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTORS OF CONTENT, INFORMATION, AND OTHER MATERIALS OR
SERVICES ON THE SITES.
The Service is offered subject to
acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained
herein (the Terms of Use) and all other operating rules, policies and
procedures that may be published from time to time on the Sites by Company. In addition, some services offered
through the Service may be subject to additional terms and conditions
promulgated by Company from time to time; your use of such services is subject
to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into these
Terms of Use by this reference.
The Service is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years
old. You represent and warranty
that if you are an individual, you are (i) at least 18 years old or (ii) if you
are between the ages of 13 and 18, you have parental permission to enter into
this Agreement and to use the Service; that all registration information you
submit is accurate and truthful; and that your use of the Service does not
violate any applicable law or regulation.
Company may, in its sole discretion, refuse to offer the Service to any
person or entity and change its eligibility criteria at any time. This provision is void where prohibited
by law and the right to access the Service is revoked in such jurisdictions.
Company reserves the right, at
its sole discretion, to modify or replace any of the Terms of Use, or change,
suspend, or discontinue the Service (including without limitation, the
availability of any feature, database, or content) at any time by posting a
notice on the Sites or by sending you an email. Company may also impose limits on certain features and
services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Service without notice
or liability. It is your
responsibility to check the Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Service
following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance
of those changes.
Company's current Sites privacy statement
is located at http://www.arktan.com (the ÒPrivacy PolicyÓ) and is incorporated
into these Terms of Use. For
inquiries in regard to the Privacy Policy, or to report a privacy related
problem, please contact feedback@arktan.com
Rules and Conduct.
As a condition of use, you
promise not to use the Service for any purpose that is prohibited by the Terms
of Use. The Service (including,
without limitation, any Content, or User Submissions as defined below)) is
provided only for your own personal, non-commercial use. You are responsible for all of your
activity in connection with the Service.
For purposes of the Terms of Use, the term ÒContentÓ includes, without
limitation, any advertisements, advice, suggestions, videos, audio clips,
written forum comments, information, data, text, photographs, software,
scripts, graphics, and interactive features generated, provided, or otherwise
made accessible by Company or its partners on or through the Service.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you shall not (and shall not permit any third party to) either (a) take any action or (b) upload, download, post, submit or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content on or through the Service, that:
Additionally, you shall not: (i) take any action that imposes or may impose (as determined by Company in its sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on CompanyÕs (or its third party providersÕ) infrastructure; (ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service or any activities conducted on the Service; (iii) bypass any measures Company may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service (or other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Service); (iv) run Maillist, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or ÒspamÓ on the Service; or (v) use manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to ÒcrawlÓ or ÒspiderÓ any page of the Sites.
You shall not (directly or indirectly): (i) decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse
engineer or otherwise attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or
algorithms of any part of the Service, except to the limited extent
applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction, (ii) modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of
any part of the Service, or (iii) copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise
transfer any or all of the rights that you receive hereunder. You shall abide by all applicable local,
state, national and international laws and regulations.
Company reserves the right to remove any Content from the Sites or Service at any time, for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content or if Company is concerned that you may have violated the Terms of Use), or for no reason at all.
Registration.
As a condition to using certain aspects of
the Service, you will be required to register with Company and select a
password and screen name (ÒCompany User IDÓ). You shall provide Company with
accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a
breach of the Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your
Company account. You shall not (i)
select or use as a Company User ID a name of another person with the intent to
impersonate that person; (ii) use as a Company User ID a name subject to any
rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization; or (iii)
use as a Company User ID a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene.
Company reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel a Company User
ID in its sole discretion. You are
solely responsible for activity that occurs on your account and shall be
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Company password. You shall never use another userÕs
account without such other userÕs express permission. You will immediately notify Company in writing of any
unauthorized use of your account, or other account related security breach of
which you are aware.
Consent to Monitoring and Analysis for Purposes of Adding Relevant
Content.
One feature that distinguishes
the Service from other services and one reason that Company is special is that
the Service adds to your communications contextually relevant content (which
may include advertisements). In
order to do this, Company systems must automatically monitor and analyze those
conversations and messages for keywords and other indicia of contextual
relevance. Accordingly, as a condition of your use of the Service you expressly
agree (a) that Company may monitor and analyze the content of the
communications that you place using the Service, including without limitation
any calls or messages and (b) that when you make a call, you will immediately
inform the recipient that the call is being monitored and analyzed, and you
must immediately terminate the call unless the recipient expressly consents to
such monitoring and analysis.
Failure to comply with this provision will constitute a breach of the
Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your Company
account, and may subject you to liability pursuant to the indemnity obligations
set forth below.
Fees and Payment.
Company reserves the right to require payment of fees for certain features of the Service. Should you elect to subscribe to such features, you shall pay all applicable fees, as described on the Sites in connection with such features. Company reserves the right to change its price list and to institute new charges at any time, upon ten (10) days prior notice to you, which may be sent by email or posted on the Sites. Use of the Service by you following such notification constitutes your acceptance of any new or increased charges.
Third Party Sites.
Company and Site Content.
You agree that the Service contains Content specifically provided by Company or its partners and that such Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets or other proprietary rights and laws. You shall abide by all copyright notices, information, and restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Service. You shall not sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any Content or third party submissions or other proprietary rights not owned by you, (i) without the consent of the respective owners or other valid right, and (ii) in any way that violates any third party right.
You may, to the extent the Sites expressly authorize you to do so, download or copy the Content, and other items displayed on the Sites for download, for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store any significant portion of any Content in any form. Copying or storing of any Content for other than personal, noncommercial use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from Company, or from the copyright holder identified in such Content's copyright notice.
User Submissions and Content from Third Party Sites.
Through your account with Company (ÒCompany AccountÓ), you will be able to access, link to and display the content, including without limitation any information, text, graphics, videos, audio clips, comments, messages, images and photographs (ÒUser ContentÓ) on your accounts or profiles with third party sites such as Flickr and Facebook (ÒContent ProvidersÓ). The Service will allow you to specify the Content Providers and User Content that will be accessed, linked to and displayed through your Company Account. You can also control (i) what User Content to share with other users of the Service, and (ii) which users of the Service will be able to access your User Content. You agree to provide any account information, including your username and password, necessary to access your account and User Content with such Content Providers (ÒAccess InformationÓ), and you hereby grant Company permission to (i) use such Access Information for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) access and link to such User Content using APIs or any other software and technology designated by Company.
The Service may also provide you
with the ability to upload, submit, disclose, distribute or otherwise post
(hereafter, ÒpostingÓ) content, videos, audio clips, written forum comments,
data, text, photographs, software, scripts, graphics, works of authorship or
other information to the Services (collectively with the User Content, the ÒUser
SubmissionsÓ). By posting User
Submissions on or at any of the Sites or otherwise through the Service:
á
You represent
and warrant (a) that you own or otherwise control all rights to Use such User
Submissions and that disclosure and Use of such User Submissions by Company
(including without limitation, publishing content on or at the Sites) will not
infringe or violate the rights of any third party, including without limitation
any privacy, publicity, contract or other rights of any person or entity; (b)
that You have the permission to Use the name and likeness of each
identifiable individual person and to Use such individualÕs identifying or
personal information, such as his or her username(s), on the Service; and (c)
that You are authorized to grant all of the aforementioned rights to the User
Submissions to Company and all users of the Service;
á
You agree to pay all royalties and other amounts
owed to any person or entity due to your Use of any User Submissions on the
Service; and
á
You understand
that Company shall have the right to reformat, excerpt, or translate any
materials, content or information submitted by you; and that all information
publicly posted or privately transmitted through the Sites is the sole
responsibility of the person from which such content originated and that
Company will not be liable for any errors or omissions in any content; and that
Company cannot guarantee the identity of any other users with whom you may
interact in the course of using the Service.
Company does not endorse and has
no control over any User Submission.
Company cannot guarantee the authenticity of any data which users may
provide about themselves. You
acknowledge that all Content accessed by you using the Service is at your own
risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage or loss to any party
resulting therefrom.
Company has the
right, but not the obligation, to monitor the Site, Service, Content, or User
Submissions. Company may remove
any User Submission at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to,
upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities
relating to such User Submission), or for no reason at all.
Under no circumstances will Company be liable
in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or
omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred in connection
with use of or exposure to any Content posted, emailed, accessed, transmitted
or otherwise made available via the Service.
Termination.
Company may terminate your access
to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or
without notice, effective immediately, which may result in the forfeiture and
destruction of all information associated with your membership. If you wish to terminate your account,
you may do so by following the instructions on the Sites. Any fees paid hereunder are
non-refundable. All provisions of
the Terms of Use which by their nature should survive termination shall survive
termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty
disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
Warranty Disclaimer.
Company has no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You
acknowledge that Company has no control over, and no duty to take any action
regarding: which users gains access to the Website; what Content you access via
the Website; what effects the Content may have on you; how you may interpret or
use the Content; or what actions you may take as a result of having been
exposed to the Content. You release Company from all liability for you having
acquired or not acquired Content through the Sites. The Sites may contain, or
direct you to websites containing, information that some people may find
offensive or inappropriate. Company makes no representations concerning any
content contained in or accessed through the Sites, and Company will not be
responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or
decency of material contained in or accessed through the Sites.
THE SERVICE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY CONTENT) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLEÓ
AND IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE
OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. COMPANY, AND ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS AND CONTENT PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) THE
SERVICE WILL BE SECURE OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (B) ANY
DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; (C) ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AT
OR THROUGH THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (D)
THE RESULTS OF USING THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS SOLELY AT
YOUR OWN RISK.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act Notice (18USC 2701-2711): COMPANY MAKES NO GUARANTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY OR PRIVACY OF ANY COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED ON THE SITES OR ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO THE SITES. Company will not be liable for the privacy of email addresses, registration and identification information, disk space, communications, confidential or trade-secret information, or any other Content stored on CompanyÕs equipment, transmitted over networks accessed by the Sites, or otherwise connected with your use of the Service.
Indemnification.
You shall defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Company, its affiliates and each of its, and its
affiliates employees, contractors,
directors, suppliers and representatives from all liabilities, claims, and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arise from or relate to
(i) your use or misuse of, or access to, the Sites, Service, Content or
otherwise from your User Submissions, (ii) your violation of the Terms of Use,
or (iii) infringement by you, or any third party using the your account,
of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
Company reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control
of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you
will assist and cooperate with Company in asserting any available defenses.
General Content Disclaimer.
The Content provided by or through the Service is for entertainment
purposes only, and should not be relied upon. Company makes no representations or warranties concerning
the appropriateness, accuracy, reliability, usefulness, completeness, or
timeliness of such Content. No
Content is intended to substitute for personal advice from a qualified
professional. When applicable,
always seek the advice of a qualified professional, and never disregard
professional advice or delay in seeking it because of any Content.
By using the Service, you agree that Company shall not be responsible
for (1) any Content, (2) any personÕs reliance on any such Content, whether or
not correct, current and complete, or (3) the consequences of any action that
you or any other person takes or fails to take based on any Content or
otherwise as a result of your use of the Service.
International/Non-California Use.
Company
makes no representation that the Content is appropriate or available for use in
locations outside of California, and accessing the Service is prohibited from
territories where such Content is illegal. If you access the Service from other locations, you do so at
your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Dispute Resolution.
A printed version of the Terms of
Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial
or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms of Use to the
same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and
records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You and Company agree that any cause of
action arising out of or related to the Service must commence within one (1)
year after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is
permanently barred.
The Terms of Use shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, excluding its conflicts of law rules, and the United States of
America. Any dispute
arising from or relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be
finally settled by arbitration in San Francisco County, California, using the
English language in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") then in
effect, by one commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving
intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected
from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with the
Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS. The prevailing party in the
arbitration shall be entitled to receive reimbursement of its reasonable
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees and all
other expenses) incurred in connection therewith. Judgment upon the award so rendered may be entered in a
court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for judicial
acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each
party shall have the right to institute an action in a court of proper
jurisdiction for injunctive or other equitable relief pending a final decision
by the arbitrator. For all
purposes of this Agreement, the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and
venue in the United States Federal Courts located in the Northern District of
California. Use of the Service is not
authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of
the Terms of Use, including without limitation, this section.
Integration and Severability.
The Terms of Use are the entire
agreement between you and Company with respect to the Service and use of the
Sites, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals
(whether oral, written or electronic) between you and Company with respect to
the Sites. If any provision of the
Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be
limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms of Use
will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. The failure of either party to
exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a
waiver of any further rights hereunder.
Miscellaneous.
Company shall not be liable
for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results
from any cause beyond CompanyÕs reasonable control, including, without limitation,
mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation (including
"line-noise" interference).
The Terms of Use are
personal to you, and are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you
except with Company's prior written consent. Company may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights
and obligations hereunder without consent. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment
relationship is created as a result of the Terms of Use and neither party has
any authority of any kind to bind the other in any respect. In any action or proceeding to enforce
rights under the Terms of Use, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover
costs and attorneys' fees. All
notices under the Terms of Use will be in writing and will be deemed to have
been duly given when received, if personally delivered or sent by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested; when receipt is electronically
confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail; or the day after it is sent,
if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service.
Copyright and Trademark Notices.
Unless otherwise indicated, the
Terms of Use and all Content provided by Company are copyright © [June 1, 2008]
Akrtan, Inc. All rights reserved.
The names of actual companies and
products mentioned at the Sites may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.
Digital
Millennium Copyright Act Notice.
Company has adopted the following general policy toward copyright
infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf).
The address of CompanyÕs Designated Agent to Receive Notification of
Claimed Infringement (ÒDesignated AgentÓ) is listed at the end of this policy.
It is CompanyÕs
policy to (1) block access to or remove Content that it believes in good faith
to be copyrighted material that has been illegally copied and distributed by
any of our advertisers, affiliates, content providers, members or users; and
(2) remove and discontinue service to repeat offenders.
A.
Procedure for Reporting Copyright
Infringements:
If you believe
that Content residing on or accessible through the Company web site or service
infringes a copyright, please send a notice of copyright infringement
containing the following information to the Designated Agent listed below:
1. A
physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed;
2. Identification
of works or materials being infringed;
3. Identification
of the Content that is claimed to be infringing including information regarding
the location of the Content that the copyright owner seeks to have removed,
with sufficient detail so that Company is capable of finding and verifying its
existence;
4. Contact
information about the notifier including address, telephone number and, if
available, e-mail address;
5. A
statement that the notifier has a good faith belief that the Content is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A
statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided is
accurate and the notifying party is authorized to make the complaint on behalf
of the copyright owner.
B.
Once Proper Bona Fide Infringement
Notification is Received by the Designated Agent:
It is CompanyÕs
policy:
1. to
remove or disable access to the infringing Content;
2. to
notify the Content provider, member or user that it has removed or disabled
access to the Content; and
3.
that repeat offenders will have the infringing Content removed from the system
and that Company will terminate such content providerÕs, memberÕs or userÕs
access to the service.
C. Procedure
to Supply a Counter-Notice to the Designated Agent:
If the Content
provider, member or user believes that the Content that was removed or to which
access was disabled is either not infringing, or the Content provider, member
or user believes that it has the right to post and use such Content from the
copyright owner, the copyright ownerÕs agent, or pursuant to the law, the
content provider, member or user must send a counter-notice containing the
following information to the Designated Agent listed below:
1. A
physical or electronic signature of the Content provider, member or user;
2. Identification
of the Content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and
the location at which the Content appeared before it was removed or disabled;
3. A
statement that the Content provider, member or user has a good faith belief
that the Content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a
misidentification of the Content; and
4. Content
providerÕs, memberÕs or userÕs name, address, telephone number, and, if
available, e-mail address and a statement that such person or entity consents
to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court for the judicial district in which the
content providerÕs, memberÕs or userÕs address is located, or if the Content
providerÕs, memberÕs or userÕs address is located outside the United States,
for any judicial district in which Company is located, and that such person or
entity will accept service of process from the person who provided notification
of the alleged infringement.
If a
counter-notice is received by the Designated Agent, CompanyÕs may send a copy
of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person
that it may replace the removed Content or cease disabling it in 10 business
days. Unless the copyright owner
files an action seeking a court order against the Content provider, member or
user, the removed Content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to
14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at CompanyÕs
discretion.
Please contact
CompanyÕs Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement at
the following address:
Designated Agent
to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement:
Arktan Team
Contact.
You may contact Company at the
following address: feedback@arktan.com
Effective Date: June 1, 2008