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Terms of Service (TOS)
1) Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Prodirectory.org. Prodirectory.org provides these service to you,
subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be
updated by us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most
current version of the TOS at any time. In addition, when using particular
Prodirectory.org services, you and Prodirectory.org shall be subject to any
posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services which may be posted from
time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference
into the TOS. Prodirectory.org also may offer other services from time to time,
such as Prodirectory.org Store and Prodirectory.org Site that are governed by
different Terms of Services. These TOS do not apply to the Prodirectory.org
Store or the Prodirectory.org Site or such other services.
2) Description of Service
Prodirectory.org currently provides users with access to a rich collection of
on-line resources, including, various communications tools, online forums,
shopping services, personalized content and branded programming through its
network of properties (the "Service"). Unless explicitly stated
otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service,
including the release of new Prodirectory.org properties, shall be subject to
the TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS"
and that Prodirectory.org assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or
personalization settings.
In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web,
either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any
service fees associated with such access. In addition, you must provide all
equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a
computer and modem or other access device.
3) Your Registration Obligations
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to: (a) provide true,
accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the
Service's registration form (such information being the "Registration
Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep
it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is
untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Prodirectory.org has
reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not
current or incomplete, Prodirectory.org has the right to suspend or terminate
your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any
portion thereof). Prodirectory.org is concerned about the safety and privacy of
all its users, particularly children. Please remember that the Service is
designed to appeal to a broad audience.
4) Member Account, Password and Security
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the
Service's registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all
activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a)
immediately notify Prodirectory.org of any unauthorized use of your password
and/or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit
from your account at the end of each session. Prodirectory.org cannot and will
not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with
this Section 5.
5) Member Conduct
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound,
photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"),
whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of
the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not
Prodirectory.org, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload,
post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the service.
Prodirectory.org does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as
such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You
understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will
Prodirectory.org be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not
limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or
damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted,
emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
*Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory,
vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
*Harm minors in any way;
*Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a
Prodirectory.org official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or
otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
*Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the
origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
*Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you
do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or
fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and
confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment
relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
*Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary
rights ("Rights") of any party;
*Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or
unauthorized advertising, promotional materials,"junk mail,"
"spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any
other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping rooms) that
are designated for such purpose;
*Upload, post, email, transmit 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;
*Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll"
faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a
manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time
exchanges;
*Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the
Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of
networks connected to the Service;
*Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other
securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange,
the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force
of law;
*"Stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
*Collect or store personal data about other users.
You acknowledge that Prodirectory.org does not pre-screen Content, but that
Prodirectory.org and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation)
in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content that is available via
the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Prodirectory.org and its designees
shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise
objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated
with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge
that you may not rely on any Content created by Prodirectory.org or submitted to
Prodirectory.org, including without limitation information in Forums, Articles,
News, and in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that Prodirectory.org may preserve 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 reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with
legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims that any Content
violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or
personal safety of Prodirectory.org, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service,
including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and
(b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting
networks or devices.
6) Special Admonitions for International Use
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all
local rules regarding online conduct 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.
7) Content Submitted or Made Available for Inclusion on the
Service
Prodirectory.org does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make
available for inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you
submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the
Service, you grant Prodirectory.org the following world-wide, royalty free and
non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
*With respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on all
publicly accessible areas of Prodirectory.org the license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on
the Service solely for the purposes of providing and promoting the specific
Prodirectory.org to which such Content was submitted or made available. This
license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content
on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or Prodirectory.org
removes such Content from the Service.
*With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video you submit or make available
for inclusion on all publicly accessible area of the Service the license to use,
distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such
Content on the Service solely for the purpose for which such Content was
submitted or made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect
to continue to include such Content on the Service and will terminate at the
time you remove or Prodirectory.org removes such Content from the Service.
*With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, audio or video you submit
or make available for inclusion on all publicly accessible areas of the Service,
the perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly
display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into
other works in any format or medium now known or later developed.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of the
Prodirectory.org network of properties that are intended by Prodirectory.org to
be available to the general public. However, all publicly accessible areas of
the Service would not include portions of Prodirectory.org that are limited to
members, Prodirectory.org services intended for private communication such as
Prodirectory.org Mail or Prodirectory.org PMessenger, or areas off of the
Prodirectory.org network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites
that are accessible through Prodirectory.org Webring but are not hosted or
served by Prodirectory.org.
8) Indenmity
You agree to indemnify and hold Prodirectory.org, and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees,
harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by
any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or
make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to
the Service, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of
another.
8) No Resale of Service
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any
commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access
to the Service.
10) General Practices Regarding Use and Storage
You acknowledge that Prodirectory.org may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number
of days that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded Content
will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of email messages that may
be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any
email message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service,
the maximum disk space that will be allotted on Prodirectory.org's servers on
your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for
which) you may access the Service in a given period of time. You agree that
Prodirectory.org has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure
to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or
transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that Prodirectory.org reserves the
right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You
further acknowledge that Prodirectory.org reserves the right to change these
general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or
without notice.
11) Modification to Services
Prodirectory.org reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify
or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof)
with or without notice. You agree that Prodirectory.org shall not be liable to
you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of
the Service.
12) Termination
You agree that Prodirectory.org, in its sole discretion, may terminate your
password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and remove and
discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without
limitation, for lack of use or if Prodirectory.org believes that you have
violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS.
Prodirectory.org may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree
that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this
TOS may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that
Prodirectory.org may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all
related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to
such files or the Service. Further, you agree that Prodirectory.org shall not be
liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the
Service.
13) Dealings with Advertisers
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions
of, advertisers found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery
of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such
advertiser. You agree that Prodirectory.org shall not be responsible or liable
for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings
or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
14) Links
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide
Web sites or resources. Because Prodirectory.org has no control over such sites
and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Prodirectory.org is not
responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does
not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising,
products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You
further acknowledge and agree that Prodirectory.org shall not be responsible or
liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be
caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or
services available on or through any such site or resource.
15) Prodirectory.org's Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in
connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and
confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property
and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content contained in
sponsor advertisements or information presented to you through the Service or
advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or
other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by
Prodirectory.org or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan,
sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the
Software, in whole or in part.
Prodirectory.org grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right
and license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer;
provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify,
create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise
attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security
interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to
modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the
Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining
unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any
means other than through the interface that is provided by Prodirectory.org for
use in accessing the Service.
15) Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
*YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. Prodirectory.org EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
*PRODIRECTORY.ORG MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR
ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE
WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE
WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED.
*ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS
DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND 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 ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
*NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
Prodirectory.org OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT
EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
17) Limitation of Liabilty
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Prodirectory.org SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA
OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF Prodirectory.org HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO
USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES
RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR
MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE;
(iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv)
STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER
RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
18) Exclusions of Limitations
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 17 AND 18 MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
19) Special Admonition for Services Related to Financial
Matters
If you intend to create or join any service, receive or request any news,
messages, alerts or other information from the Service concerning companies,
stock quotes, investments or securities, please read the above Sections 17 and
18 again. They go doubly for you. In addition, for this type of information
particularly, the phrase "Let the investor beware" is apt. The Service
is provided for informational purposes only, and no Content included in the
Service is intended for trading or investing purposes. Prodirectory.org and its
licensors shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or
availability of any information transmitted or made available via the Service,
and shall not be responsible or liable for any trading or investment decisions
made based on such information.
20) Notices
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Service may
also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other matters by displaying
notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service.
21 Trademark Information
Prodirectory.org, the Prodirectory.org logo and product and service names are
trademarks of Prodirectory.org. Without Prodirectory.org's prior permission, you
agree not to display or use in any manner, the Prodirectory.org Marks.
22) General Inforamtion
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Prodirectory.org and
govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and
Prodirectory.org. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions
that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or
third-party software. The TOS and the relationship between you and
Prodirectory.org shall be governed by the laws of the State of State/Country
without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Prodirectory.org agree
to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located
within the city and county of City, State/Country. The failure of
Prodirectory.org to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS
is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties
nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties'
intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS
remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use
of the Service or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or
cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or
contractual effect.
23) Violations
Please report any violations of the TOS to our Customer Care group.
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