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Effective Jan 1, 2007
The DOWNFLY.COM website
(the "Site") is owned and operated by Downfly, Inc. ("DOWNFLY.COM" or "We").
The Site allows members to create networks with friends and family to share
website links (the "Service"), subject to these Terms of Use. You must agree
to these Terms of Use in order to use the Site. Before you can become a member
of the DOWNFLY.COM Service, you must read and affirmatively indicate your
acceptance of the following terms and conditions and the Privacy Policy. Each
time you use the Site, the current version of these Terms of Use will apply.
Accordingly, when you use the Site, you should check the date of the Terms of
Use and review any changes since the last version. If you do not
agree with these Terms of Use at any time, please cease use of this Site and
the Service.
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THE SERVICE. You
agree that: (a) If you choose to register, you must submit a valid e-mail
address and select a password and user name during the registration
process; (b) You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your member name and password, and for all uses of your account -- whether
or not you've authorized such use; (c) You agree to notify DOWNFLY.COM
immediately of any unauthorized use of your account; and (d) You are at
least [13] years of age. In addition, you understand and agree that the
content posted on the Site by all users, including by you, will be
collected, aggregated and anonymously integrated into the DOWNFLY.COM
Service, and that DOWNFLY.COM will use aggregated data collected from you
and other users for statistical and analytical reporting
purposes.
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REGISTRATION PROCESS. If you decide to register for the Service, you must provide
certain limited information about yourself as prompted to do so by the
Service. DOWNFLY.COM reserves the right to refuse the Service to any
user.
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SUBSCRIPTION FEES. There are no subscription fees associated with DOWNFLY.COM.
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LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS. DOWNFLY.COM grants you a limited license to access and
make personal use of the Site and not to download (other than page
caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with our express
written consent. This license does not include any resale or
commercial use of this Site or its contents; any derivative use of
this Site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account
information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data
mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction services.
This Site or any portion of this Site may not be reproduced,
duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited
for any commercial purpose without our express written consent.
You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any
trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images,
text, page layout, or form) on the Site without our express written
consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text"
utilizing our name or trademarks without our express written
consent. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license
granted by us.
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COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS. DOWNFLY.COM and other names, logos, icons and
marks identifying DOWNFLY.COM services are trademarks of
DOWNFLY.COM and may not be used without the prior written
permission of DOWNFLY.COM. All content on the Site, such as text,
graphics, logos, button icons, images, digital downloads, data
compilations, and software, is the property of DOWNFLY.COM or its
content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws.
The compilation of all content on the Site is the exclusive
property of DOWNFLY.COM and protected by international copyright
laws. All software used on the Site is the property of DOWNFLY.COM
or its suppliers and protected by international copyright laws.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, you may
not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works of any
content on the Site without DOWNFLY.COM's express written
authorization. Further, you may not reverse engineer, decompile,
alter, modify, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive source
code from the Service. All rights not expressly granted in this
Agreement are reserved to DOWNFLY.COM.
You shall not remove, cover or obscure any trademark, copyright
and other proprietary notices or legends included on the Site.
Further, DOWNFLY.COM does not provide any warranty as to your use
of any third party content or software that you obtain from
DOWNFLY.COM.
DOWNFLY.COM respects the intellectual property of others and we
require that our users and members do the same. You may not post,
distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material,
trademarks, or other proprietary information that you do not have
legal authorization to use. If you believe your work has been
copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
contact us at legal [AT SIGN] downfly.com
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USER CONDUCT. You agree to act responsibly and to treat other users
and members with respect.
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CONTENT. You are fully responsible for any content you post on the
Site, including, but not limited to, personal profile(s),
website listings, testimonials, comments, messages, and the consequences
of any such content. You understand, and agree that, unless
expressly stated, DOWNFLY.COM in no way controls, verifies, or
endorses any of the information contained on the Site,
including links, events, messages, message boards and members'
website listings.
If you post content on the Site, and unless we indicate
otherwise, you grant Dowhnfly.com a nonexclusive,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable
right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate,
create derivative works from, distribute, and display such
content throughout the world in any form, media, or technology
now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights
that may exist in such content. You grant DOWNFLY.COM the
right to use the name that you submit in connection with such
content, if we choose. You represent and warrant that you own
or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you
post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content
you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause
injury to any person or entity. You also warrant that the
holder of any rights, including moral rights in such content,
has completely and effectively waived all such rights and
validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to grant the
license stated above. You also permit any user to access,
display, view, store and reproduce such content for personal
use. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such content
placed on the Site retains any and all rights that may exist
in such content.
You understand and agree that DOWNFLY.COM may review from time
to time and delete any content that violates this Agreement or
which might be offensive, illegal, or harm the safety of or
violate the rights of other users and members. You acknowledge
that DOWNFLY.COM may preserve your content and may also
disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good
faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is
reasonable necessary to: (a) comply with a legal process, (b)
enforce the Terms of Use, or (c) respond to any claims that
the content violates the rights of third parties.
DOWNFLY.COM requires that any information posted by you
regarding a company, person, or other entity is truthful and
factual. Companies and individuals are protected by law from
false claims against them. Negative comments and complaints
posted by you could be construed as claims about a company or
an individual and may be subject to libel laws. Please verify
that all information submitted is accurate and factual.
Content that is illegal or prohibited, includes, but is not
limited to, material, text, graphics, video or audio, or
website links that direct users to content that:
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Is
unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening,
harmful, bigoted, racially offensive, obscene, fraudulent,
defamatory, invasive of privacy or otherwise objectionable
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Displays
pornographic or sexually explicit material of any kind
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Encourages
conduct that could constitute a criminal offense,
gives rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law
or regulation
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Transmits
or posts any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, "spam," junk mail, chain letters, etc.
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Transmits
or posts any content that infringes upon patents,
trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights or other
proprietary rights
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Transmits
or posts any viruses or material designed to
disrupt, limit or destroy any functionality of
any computer software or hardware of users,
members or the DOWNFLY.COM service
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Collects,
stores or solicits information about other
users or members for commercial or unlawful
purposes or engages in commercial activity
such as contests, sweepstakes, etc. without
DOWNFLY.COM's prior consent
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Advertises
any illegal services or the sale of any
items prohibited or restricted by applicable
law
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Has
misleading email addresses or other
manipulated identifiers to disguise its
origin
If you encounter such prohibited material on the Site you waive your right to
any damages related to such exposure. Such material should be immediately
reported to: legal [AT SIGN] downfly.com
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LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES. Any links included within DOWNFLY.COM that take users out of the
DOWNFLY.COM Site are not under the control of DOWNFLY.COM and DOWNFLY.COM
shall not be responsible for the content of any linked site or any link
contained in a linked site. All such sites shall be subject to the
policies and procedures of the owner of such sites. We encourage you to
read those policies and know your rights.
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PRIVACY. Please see
our Privacy Policy incorporated herein by reference.
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TERMINATION.
DOWNFLY.COM reserves the right to refuse membership to anyone.
DOWNFLY.COM may terminate your membership and any and all information,
communications or postings, at any time, without notice, for conduct
that violates this Agreement. DOWNFLY.COM may modify or discontinue
the Site or the Service at any time without notice to you and without
liability to you or any third party.
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR ANY
GRAPHICS OR OTHER CONTENT YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE OR LINK TO FROM
THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA
THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF FILES, SOFTWARE, SERVICES AND/OR
ANY GRAPHICS OR OTHER CONTENT OR LINKING TO ANY OTHER WEBSITE. THE
SERVICES AND/OR ANY GRAPHICS OR OTHER CONTENT YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE
SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. DOWNFLY, INC., ITS LICENSORS
AND SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER DOWNFLY.COM NOR ITS
LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE
AND/OR ANY GRAPHICS OR OTHER CONTENT YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES DOWNFLY.COM,
ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT
MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR
RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THAT
DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE
EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. AS A PROVIDER OF INTERACTIVE
SERVICES, DOWNFLY.COM IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY STATEMENTS,
REPRESENTATIONS OR CONTENT PROVIDED BY ITS USERS IN ANY PUBLIC
FORUM, PERSONAL HOME PAGE OR OTHER INTERACTIVE AREA. YOU EXPRESSLY
AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL DOWNFLY.COM, ITS LICENSORS OR
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OF
ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE,
SERVICE, AND/OR ANY GRAPHICS OR OTHER CONTENT OF THE SITE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, EVEN IF
DOWNFLY.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
FURTHER, DOWNFLY.COM SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU OR OTHER THIRD
PARTIES FOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT UPLOADED ONTO, DOWNLOADED
FROM, OR LINKED TO FROM THE SERVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
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INDEMNITY.
YOU HEREBY AGREE, AT YOUR EXPENSE, TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD
HARMLESS DOWNFLY.COM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES FROM
AND AGAINST ANY LOSS, COST, DAMAGES, LIABILITY, AND/OR EXPENSE,
INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO (A) THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, ACTIONS OR ALLEGATIONS OF
INFRINGEMENT BASED ON INFORMATION, DATA OR CONTENT YOU SUBMITTED
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, (B) ANY FRAUD OR MANIPULATION,
OR OTHER BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, BY YOU, OR (C) THIRD PARTY
CLAIMS, ACTIONS OR ALLEGATIONS BROUGHT AGAINST DOWNFLY.COM
ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE
SITE.
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GENERAL TERMS. By visiting this Site, you agree that this Agreement is
governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York,
U.S.A, without reference to its conflicts of laws principles,
and any dispute arising hereunder shall be submitted to state
and federal courts in New York County, New York and you
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the
remaining provisions shall be enforced. DOWNFLY.COM's failure
to act with respect to a breach by you does not waive
DOWNFLY.COM's right to act with respect to subsequent or
similar breaches.
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You may
not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights
hereunder, and any attempt to the contrary is void. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
each party's successors and assigns. DOWNFLY.COM shall not
be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting
directly or indirectly from any causes beyond DOWNFLY.COM's
reasonable control. Any notice required or given to you
under this Agreement shall be delivered by electronic mail
at the e-mail address provided by you during
registration.
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SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE. As a consequence of the
global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with
all local rules regarding user conduct on the Internet and
acceptable content. Specifically, you agree to comply with
all applicable laws regarding the transmission of
technical data exported from the United States or the
country in which you reside.
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This
Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive
understanding and agreement of the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
understandings, proposals, agreements, negotiations, and
discussions between the parties, whether written or
oral. You understand and agree that you are solely
responsible for reviewing the terms of this Agreement
from time to time.
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