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1. INTRODUCTION WebTop, Inc. ("WebTop") welcomes you. Please carefully review these Terms of Use ("TOU" or "Agreement"), as they contain important information regarding your legal rights, remedies, and obligations. The TOU apply if you visit, view, use, or access (collectively, "access") through any Internet-enabled mechanism, data, information, products, services, or applications (collectively, "Services") made available by or from WebTop. 2. LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT By accessing the Website or Services, you represent and warrant that you have read and understood, and agree to be bound by these TOU and that you acknowledge the adequacy of consideration of this Agreement. Please review this document carefully as it is a legally binding document between you and WebTop. If you do not agree to these TOU, you are prohibited from accessing the Website and the SERVICES. Please exit immediately. WebTop reserves the right to modify, alter and update the content of these TOU at any time. Changed TOU will be indicated by the "effective date" at the top of this agreement. If you do not agree to such changes, please exit the Website and Services immediately. 3. ELIGIBILITY WebTop's Services are not targeted to, and should not be used by, persons under the age of 18 without supervision by and consent of an adult. BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD, ARE LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO ENTER INTO AND FORM CONTRACTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, and are not barred from accessing the website or services under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction. 4. PRIVACY POLICY; CHANGES TO AGREEMENT AND PRIVACY POLICY A. Privacy Policy. By accessing the Website, you consent to the collection and use of certain information about you, as specified in the Website's Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy"), incorporated hereto. WebTop encourages users of the Website to frequently check the Privacy Policy for changes. By accessing the Website, you represent and warrant that you have read and understood, and agree to be bound by, the Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE WEBSITE. B. Changes. WEBTOP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME. Notice of any such change will be given by the posting of a new version or a change notice on the Website. It is your responsibility to review this Agreement and the Privacy Policy periodically. If at any time you find any unacceptable, you must immediately leave the Website and refrain from using the Website and Services. 5. MEMBER REGISTRATION Member Registration. In order to become a WebTop Member, you are required to complete a registration process. You certify, represent and warrant that the information you provide therein is true, accurate, complete, current, and that it belongs to you. You shall keep your information complete and up-to-date at all times. Failure to maintain your registration information may cause your access to the Services to be interrupted, suspended, or terminated. You are responsible for monitoring your account, changing your password periodically and notifying WebTop immediately of any unauthorized use or breach of security of your password. 6. SUBSCRIPTION ACCOUNTS A. Generally. WebTop offers additional, paid, services (each, a "Plan"). Subscription fees, terms and subscription lengths (Subscription Terms) vary and additional conditions, restrictions and limitations may apply to each Plan. To view your particular Plan Details, login and click on the "My Account". If your current plan is not satisfying your needs, you may upgrade at anytime. B. Method of Payment. Payments may be made by credit card. Unless otherwise indicated in your Plan Details, your credit card will be charged on a recurring basis as long as your account remains open and active. Your account will remain open and active until your membership is canceled, suspended or terminated. You authorize WebTop to charge your credit card for your recurring subscription fee payments as applicable based upon your Plan Details. WebTop is permitted to bill you as described in your Plan Details, including any applicable tax and any other charges you may incur in connection with your use of the Website or Services. Additional charges may include individual WebStore purchases and other requested data services. C. Your Credit Card Information. You are required to provide all information necessary to open and maintain your subscription account. For security purposes, certain plans may require that you to enter and maintain valid credit card information regardless of any applicable payment options. You authorize WEBTOP to share information as is necessary to process your payments. WebTop will use commercially reasonable business practices to secure your credit card information. You may change your credit card information at any time from the "My Account" area. You shall keep your credit card information up-to-date at all times. You must promptly notify WebTop of credit card loss, theft or unauthorized usage. Unless you provide such notice, you agree to pay all fees and remain liable for unauthorized usage of the Website or Services. D. Cancellation. You may cancel your subscription account at the end of your subscription term. WHEN YOU CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY REFUND OF ANY SUBSCRIPTION FEES. WHERE APPLICABLE, AND UNLESS OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN YOUR SPECIFIC PLAN DETAILS, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED AT THE END OF EACH TERM AND WILL REMAIN ACTIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE TERMINATED BY WEBTOP. SUBSCRIPTION FEES WILL NOT BE PRORATED OR REFUNDED FOR PARTIAL-MONTH USAGE. SUBSCRIPTION FEES CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT AFTER RECEIPT OF YOUR CANCELLATION WILL BE REFUNDED. E. Termination. WebTop may suspend or terminate your account at any time, for any reason and without prior notice. Suspected system misuse will result in your immediate termination. You will no longer have access to the Services. All data from your WebTop account will be available for you to move to another computer for 30 days following the termination of your account. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FEE WILL NOT BE REFUNDED OR PRORATED FOR PARTIAL-MONTH USAGE FOLLOWING TERMINATION. 7. CODE OF CONDUCT A. Restrictions on Inputting Information. You shall not enter illegal or improper information into the Website or in or through the Services, including, without limitation, the following: i. Information that infringes the copyrights or intellectual property rights of others; ii. Information that is sexually explicit, profane, pornographic, immoral, obscene, vulgar, offensive, inflammatory, violent, dangerous, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, hateful, discriminatory or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, or which may solicit information from anyone under the age of 18; iii. Information that is defamatory, libelous, fraudulent, knowingly incorrect, or invasive of privacy or publicity rights of others; iv. Information that advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense; v. Information that is actionable or may subject WebTop to legal action or liability of any kind; vi. Information that violates any applicable local, state, national or international law, regulation, or convention; or vii. Information that violates any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement or policy set forth by WebTop. B. Use of Information Obtained via Website/Services. WebTop has no actual control over your use of the Website. You shall not access the Website or Services for any purposes or in any manner that is illegal or improper, including, without limitation, the following: i. For any purpose, activity or in any manner that is criminal, illegal or actionable; ii. In violation of any local, state, national or international laws, regulations or conventions; iii. To illegally 'spam' anyone or to sell, give, make available or otherwise distribute information to a spammer or for the purpose of spamming; iv. For unethical marketing activities; v. To communicate with anyone using language or in any manner that is sexually explicit, profane, pornographic, immoral, obscene, vulgar, offensive, violent, dangerous, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, hateful, discriminatory, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; vi. For sale, re-sale, sub-license, commercial use, or redistribution of any kind, without WebTop's express, prior consent. C. Acts against the Website/Services. You shall not attempt to or engage in potentially harmful acts that are directed against the Website or Services including, without limitation, the following: i. Using the Website or Services in contravention of any other agreement to which you are a party, including without limitation any employment agreement to which you may be a party; ii. Causing, allowing or assisting any other person to use your account or impersonate you; iii. Logging onto a server or account that you are not authorized to access; iv. Forging screen names, manipulating identifiers, or otherwise impersonating any other person or misrepresenting your identity or affiliation with any person or entity; v. Emulating or faking usage of the Website or Services; vi. Violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Website; vii. Using manual or automated software, devices, scripts robots, other means or processes to access, "scrape," "crawl" or "spider" any pages contained in the Website; viii. Falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with any person or entity; ix. Introducing viruses, worms, software, Trojan horses or other similar harmful code into the Website or Services; x. Interfering or attempting to interfere with the use of the Website by any other user, host or network, including, without limitation by means of submitting a virus, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mail bombing," or "crashing" the Website; xi. Causing, allowing or assisting machines, bots or automated services to access or use the Website or Services without the express written permission of WebTop; xii. Tampering with the operation, functionality or the security of the Website or Services; xiii. Attempting to override or circumvent any security or usage rules embedded into the Website or Services that permit digital materials to be protected; xiv. Attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Website, or any associated system or network, or breach any security or authentication measures; xv. Misusing, tricking, disrupting or otherwise interfering with the functioning of the Website or Services; xvi. Harvesting or collecting email addresses or other contact information of other users from the Website by electronic or other means; xvii. Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, deciphering or otherwise attempting to derive the source code for any underlying intellectual property used to provide the Website or Services; xviii. Engaging in "framing," "mirroring," or otherwise simulating the appearance or function of the Website; xix. Uploading, posting, transmitting, sharing, storing or otherwise making available any content that WebTop deems 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; and D. Suspected Misuse and Penalties. WebTop may monitor the Website and Services for misuse of the Code. WebTop shall be the sole and final arbiter of suspected Code violations, misuse and penalty. For suspected violations, and without limiting any of its other remedies, WebTop reserves the right to immediately and without notice: i. Delete or modify content; ii. Suspend your account; iii. Terminate your account; iv. Identify you to third parties; v. Take legal action. WebTop intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of this Agreement or of any applicable laws. WebTop reserves the right to seek civil, criminal or injunctive relief, at its sole discretion and without obligation, to enforce this Code. 8. YOUR CREATIVE CONTENT
Separate and apart from contributing to the Directory, WebTop's Website may allow you to post content, such as messages, images, text, photos, graphics, audio, video or other material ("Your Creative Content") through message boards, forums, Member blogs or other interactive features. WebTop may remove Your Creative Content at any time in its sole discretion if it violates the Code of Conduct of other terms of this Agreement. 9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Website and all content and materials located thereon, including without limitation any WebTop names and logos (the "WebTop Marks"), the Services, Directory, designs, text, graphics and other files, and the selection, arrangement and organization thereof, are the intellectual property of WebTop or its licensors. Except as explicitly provided, neither the Website nor this Agreement grant you any right, title or interest in or to any such content or materials. The WebTop Marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of WebTop. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics, logos and domain names appearing on the Website may be the trademarks of third parties. The Website is Copyright © 2009, WebTop, Inc, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 10. DISCLAIMERS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
a. NO WARRANTIES
b. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE
c. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS
d. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
e. APPLICATION 11. INDEMNIFICATION You agree to indemnify and hold WebTop, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and its suppliers, licensors, and service providers, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (collectively, "Claims"), arising out of or in connection with: (1) your use of the Website or Services; (2) any violation of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Code); (3) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party. WebTop will have the right, but not the obligation, to participate through counsel of its choice in any defense by you of any Claims as to which you are required to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless WebTop. You may not settle any Claims without the prior written consent of the concerned WebTop person or persons. 12. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES On WebTop's Website, you may find links to websites operated by third parties ("Third-Party Sites"). WebTop does not endorse or control Third-Party Sites, each of which may be governed by its own terms of service and privacy policy. WebTop disclaims, and you hereby agree to assume, all responsibility and liability for any damages or other harm, whether to you or third-parties, resulting from your use of Third-Party Sites. Please take all protections necessary to protect yourself and your computer system when accessing Third-Party Sites, particularly when downloading or purchasing anything therefrom. 13. TERMINATION
A. Method
B. Effect of Termination; Survival 14. ARBITRATION
EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED BELOW OR IN A SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND WEBTOP, THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE FORUM AND REMEDY FOR ANY AND ALL DISPUTES AND CLAIMS RELATING IN ANY WAY TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR ACCESS OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION, except that: (a) to the extent that either of you or Webtop has in any manner infringed upon or violated or threatened to infringe upon or violate the other party's patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret rights, or you have otherwise violated the Code set forth above, then you and Webtop acknowledge that arbitration is not an adequate remedy at law and that injunctive or other appropriate relief may be sought; and (b) no disputes or claims relating to any transactions you enter into with a third party through the Website may be arbitrated. 15. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement, including without limitation its construction and enforcement, shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in Utah County, Utah, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah without regard to its conflict of law principles. 16. MISCELLANEOUS
* Webtop's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. WebTop, Inc Attn: Legal Department PO Box 591 Orem, Utah 84059 |
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