8.15 Form: Web-Wrap Agreement for Electronic Mail Service
Editor's Note: This Web-wrap agreement is meant to govern electronic mail
services and related software. For maximum effectiveness, access to the service
and software should be conditioned upon acceptance of the agreement, evidenced
by clicking "I agree" in the box provided at the end of the agreement.
IMPORTANT NOTICEPLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. THEY
SHALL GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE XXXXXX SOFTWARE, SERVICE AND SITE. IF, AFTER
READING THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, YOU WISH TO USE THE SERVICE AND
SOFTWARE PLEASE INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE HEREOF BY CLICKING "I AGREE" AT THE END.
Terms and Conditions of Use
The XXXXXX electronic mail service ("Service") and the software enabling
the use thereof (the "Software") are provided by XXXXXX LTD. and/or its
affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively "XXXXXX" or "we") to you ("you" or
"your") and others who use the Service and Software (collectively "User" or
"Users"), subject to these terms and conditions of use and all modifications
thereto including all rules that may be published from time to time by XXXXXX
("Terms and Conditions" or "Agreement"). This Agreement shall also govern your
use of the Site currently located at www.XXXXXX.com (the "Site").
1. General Terms of Use
Your use of the Software, Service and Site, including any content and
software contained therein, signifies your understanding and agreement that such
use is entirely at your own risk. You agree to use the Software, Service and
Site solely for your personal use as an online electronic mail management tool.
XXXXXX does not guarantee reliability, accuracy, or completeness of the
Software, Service or Site. The Service currently is provided as a free service to any user who agrees
to be bound to this Agreement. Users who violate this Agreement may be barred
from using the Service, at XXXXXX's sole discretion. In consideration of your
use of the Service, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete
information about yourself as required in the Registration Form that appears
when downloading the Software. If any information provided by you is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, XXXXXX may terminate your use of the
Service. You agree not to transfer or resell the Service or Software, in whole
or in part, to any third party, or allow unauthorized access to the Service or
Software, by any third party.
2. Changes in Terms and Conditions of Use
XXXXXX may change these Terms and Conditions from time to time and at any
time, with or without a release of a new version of the Software, and without
actual notice to you. All such changes to this Agreement will appear on the
Site. XXXXXX may provide additional notice of such changes by providing a link
from the Service to the Site. You agree that your continuing to use the
Software, Service and/or Site for a period of thirty (30) days after such notice
has been posted on the Site for the first time shall constitute your consent to
the new or revised set of Terms and Conditions.
3. Your Access
You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining the equipment and
telephone services necessary to access and use the Software, Site and Service
and for any telephone charges associated with connecting to the Internet to use
the Service. Depending on your location, connecting to the nearest access number
may involve long-distance telephone charges.
4. Authorized Persons
You are responsible and liable for any activity by any person who uses the
Service through your user name and password. You are responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of your password and for any liability resulting from
disclosure of your password. You agree to immediately notify XXXXXX of any
unauthorized use of the Service or any other breach of security known or
suspected by you.
5. Software Limited License and Use Policy
The Software that will enable you to use the Service may have been
downloaded from the Site or another authorized Web site. You acknowledge that no
payment was made by you for the Software, regardless of the method of delivery,
and if payments were made, they were made for other equipment, products or
services and not for the Software. To ensure the proper functionality and
security of the Service always make sure you are using a current and authorized
copy of the Software. The Software is being licensed to you by XXXXXX on an "AS IS" basis, for
your private personal use only. Except as expressly permitted hereunder, you
agree not to extract or harvest any information from any portion of the Service,
including, without limitation, from any User Profile, or any other portion of
the Service or the Site, or to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, alter,
duplicate, make copies of, distribute or provide others with the Software, the
XXXXXX communications protocols, or any information available on, derived from,
or extracted from the Service or any part of the foregoing. XXXXXX may, at its sole discretion, limit, deny or create different levels
of use for different users, or cancel some or all of the functionality of the
Software or the Service at any time, without prior notice.
6. User Conduct
While using the Service and Site you agree not to:¥ Harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort to, or
restrict or inhibit access by, another User, or any other individual or entity; ¥ Impersonate any other person or entity, including, without
limitation, any XXXXXX official, or misrepresent your affiliation with any other
person or entity; ¥ Advertise or solicit pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or
other schemes, or engage in spamming or flooding; ¥ Send or transmit any information or software that contains a
virus, trojan horse, worm or other harmful component; ¥ Send unlawful, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene,
pornographic, profane, threatening, abusive, racist, or otherwise objectionable
information of any kind; ¥ Send:
¥ Information, software or other material obtained through the
Service that is protected by copyright or other proprietary or intellectual
property right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without obtaining
permission of the copyright owner or rightholder;¥ Any component of the Service itself or derivative works with
respect thereto, as the Service is copyrighted under applicable copyright laws
and may be covered under one or more patents pending; or
¥ Any information, software or other material obtained through
the Service for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted herein,
or by the provider of such information, software or other material).
XXXXXX has not currently defined a maximum limit on the number or content
of Messages that may be sent by an individual User or by all Users in the
aggregate. You acknowledge and agree, however, that XXXXXX reserves the right
to, from time to time and any time, change these general practices and limits at
any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice to You or any other User. 7. Risks
THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE AND SITE MAY BE VULNERABLE TO VARIOUS SECURITY
ISSUES AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED SECURE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE AND
SITE YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS RISKS, INCLUDING AMONG OTHERS:
¥ Unauthorized exposure of information and material you post on or
through the Service.
¥ Exposure to objectionable material and/or parties, including,
without limitation, content and messages that may offend and that may contain
contaminated files.
¥ Unauthorized invasion of your privacy during, or as a result of,
your or another's use of the Service.
¥ Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming, breaking passwords,
harassment, fraud, forgery, "imposturing," electronic trespassing, tampering,
hacking, nuking, system contamination including, without limitation, use of
viruses, worms and Trojan horses causing unauthorized, damaging or harmful
access and/or retrieval of information and data on your computer and other forms
of activity that may even be considered unlawful.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE SUBJECTED TO THESE RISKS, YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO
USE THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
As between XXXXXX and you, XXXXXX is the sole owner of the Software,
Service and Site, including, without limitation, all applicable U.S. and non-
U.S. copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets, and other intellectual
property rights thereto. Except as otherwise specifically provided in these
Terms and Conditions, you may not download or save a copy of the Service or Site
or any portion thereof, for any purpose. You may, however, print a copy of
individual screens appearing as part of the Service and Site solely for your
personal use or records. All title and intellectual property rights in and to
the content of any third party Web site that may be linked to or viewed in
connection with the Service is the property of the respective content owner and
may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and
treaties. This Agreement grants you no rights to use such content except as
allowed by such third party.
9. Unsolicited Materials
Any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material
submitted or sent to XXXXXX, including, without limitation, via any Message sent
by You through the Service, Site or XXXXXX's physical mail and e-mail addresses,
or in any other way, will be deemed to be not confidential or secret. By
submitting or sending information or other material to XXXXXX or by posting
information on any portion of the Service you:
(i) Warrant that you have all rights of any kind to the material and that
to the best of your knowledge no other party has any rights to the material; and
(ii) Grant XXXXXX an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable license to use,
reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute the material, and
you further agree that XXXXXX is free to use any ideas, know-how, concepts or
techniques you send us or post on the Service for any purpose, without any
compensation to you or any other person.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE AND SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE,"
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF
THE FOREGOING, XXXXXX SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (i) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY,
SECURITY, USEFULNESS, INTEROPERABILITY OR CONTENT OF THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE OR
SITE; AND (ii) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS DISCLAIMER OF
LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE OR
SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AS A RESULT OF 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, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. XXXXXX DOES
NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT ALL SOFTWARE VERSIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH
SIMILAR GRADES AND LEVELS OF SERVICE, FEATURES, FUNCTIONALITY AND THE ABILITY TO
USE THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICE. XXXXXX DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE (1) THAT
ANY PROGRAM OR PORTION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF INFECTION BY VIRUSES,
WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR ANYTHING ELSE MANIFESTING CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE
PROPERTIES; OR (2) THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR SERVICES PERFORMED BY XXXXXX WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE AND THE SERVICE WILL
BE CORRECTED. IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO ISOLATE THE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION, EXECUTE ANTI-CONTAMINATION SOFTWARE, AND OTHERWISE TAKE STEPS TO
ENSURE THAT SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE OR OTHER
USERS, IF CONTAMINATED OR INFECTED, WILL NOT DAMAGE YOUR INFORMATION OR SYSTEM.
11. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL XXXXXX, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS,
AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT,
DIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE), OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE,
SOFTWARE, OR SERVICE, EVEN IF XXXXXX SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, OR OTHERWISE; OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR
OTHER INACCURACIES IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF ANY OTHER SOFTWARE OR OTHER
CONTENT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE SERVICE OR BY THE SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, XXXXXX'S
LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL
XXXXXX'S LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICE EXCEED
ONE HUNDRED ($100) U.S. DOLLARS.
12. IndemnificationBy agreeing to use the Software, Service and/or Site, you agree to defend,
indemnify and hold XXXXXX, its affiliates, officers, directors and employees
harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, arising in any way from your use of the Service or
Site or the placement or transmission of any message, information, software or
other materials through the Service by you or users authorized by You or related
to any violation of these Terms and Conditions by You or any user authorized by you.
13. Cancellation and Termination
XXXXXX may, at its sole discretion, terminate the Service or your use of
the Service, permanently or temporarily, at any time and without cause. You may
at any time cancel your use of the Service by sending an e-mail message to
cancel@XXXXXX.com requesting that we cancel your membership in the Service. Upon
cancellation or termination, you will immediately cease all use of any software
and any documentation provided to you by the Service and return or destroy all
copies thereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all sections of
these Terms and Conditions that by their nature should survive termination will
survive termination, including, without limitation, indemnities, warranty
disclaimers, and limitations of liability. Termination is not an exclusive
remedy and we reserve all other available remedies in contract, law or equity.
14. Linked Sites
The Software, Service and Site contain features that may link you to third
parties' Web sites ("Linked Sites"). These features are provided by XXXXXX only
as a convenience. The Linked Sites are not reviewed, controlled or examined by
XXXXXX in any way and XXXXXX is not responsible for the content of any such
Linked Sites, or any additional links contained therein. The offering of these
features does not imply XXXXXX's endorsement of or association with the Linked
Sites. It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of
service of the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under
copyright, secrecy, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws
related to the use of such Linked Sites and any content contained thereon. In no
event shall XXXXXX be liable to anyone for any damage arising from or occasioned
by the creation or use of the Linked Sites or the information or material
accessed through these Linked Sites. XXXXXX may at its sole discretion add,
change, decline or remove, without notice, any feature or link to any of the
Linked Sites from the XXXXXX Software and Service and/or introduce different
features or links to different users.
15. Copyrights and Copyright Agent
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, please forward the following information to the
Copyright Agent named below:
¥ Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
¥ A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been
infringed;
¥ A description of where the alleged infringing material is located;
¥ A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the
disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; ¥ An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to
act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and ¥ A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or
authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Copyright Agent XXXXXX
New York, NY Attn: Fax:
E-Mail - copyrightagent@XXXXXX.com
XXXXXX may, at its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of users who
infringe others' intellectual property rights.
16. Provisions Unenforceable or Invalid
If any part of this agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that
portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to
reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
17. Assignment
You shall not transfer, assign, sublicense or pledge, in any manner
whatsoever, any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement. XXXXXX may
transfer, assign, sublicense or pledge in any manner whatsoever, any of its
rights and obligations under this agreement to a subsidiary, affiliate, or
successor thereof or to any third party whatsoever, without notifying you or
receiving your consent.
18. Applicable Laws/Jurisdiction
You agree to abide by U.S. and other applicable export control laws and
not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any content or
software subject to restrictions under such laws to a national or other
destination prohibited under such laws, without first obtaining, and then
complying with, any requisite government authorization. You further agree not to
upload to or through the Service any data or software that cannot be exported
out of the United States without prior written government authorization,
including, but not limited to, certain types of encryption software. The above
assurance and commitment shall survive termination of this agreement. You agree that the laws of the State of __________, excluding its
conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern this Agreement. Please note that your use
of the Software as well as the Service and Site may be subject to other local,
state, national, and international laws. You expressly agree that exclusive
jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with XXXXXX or relating in any way to your
use of the Software, Service or Site resides in the courts of the State of
__________, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of
personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of __________ in connection
with any such dispute and including any claim involving XXXXXX or its
affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors,
telecommunication providers and content providers.
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