Conditions of Use
Puppet Line Web Site Agreement
The PuppetLine.com Web Site (the "Site") is an
online information service provided by Puppet Line ("PuppetLine.com
"), subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth
below. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE.
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. PuppetLine.com MAY MODIFY THIS
AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
UPON POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT ON THE SITE. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE
AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED
ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE
MODIFIED AGREEMENT.
1. Copyright, Licenses and Idea
Submissions.
The entire contents of the Site are protected by
international copyright and trademark laws. The owner of the copyrights and
trademarks are PuppetLine.com, its affiliates or other third party licensors.
YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR
DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON THE SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS,
CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE. You may print and download portions of material from the
different areas of the Site solely for your own non-commercial use provided
that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices
from the materials. You agree to grant to PuppetLine.com a non-exclusive,
royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license, with the right to sub-license, to
reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display
and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without
limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services)
you submit to any public areas of the Site (such as bulletin boards, forums and
newsgroups) or by e-mail to PuppetLine.com by all means and in any media now
known or hereafter developed. You also grant to PuppetLine.com the right to use
your name in connection with the submitted materials and other information as
well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material
related thereto. You agree that you shall have no recourse against PuppetLine.com
for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary
right in your communications to PuppetLine.com.
TRADEMARKS.
Publications, products, content or services referenced
herein or on the Site are the exclusive trademarks or servicemarks of
PuppetLine.com. Other product and company names mentioned in the Site may be
the trademarks of their respective owners.
2. Use of the Site.
You understand that, except for
information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by
PuppetLine.com, PuppetLine.comdoes not operate, control or endorse any
information, products or services on the Internet in any way. Except for
PuppetLine.com- identified information, products or services, all information,
products and services offered through the Site or on the Internet generally are
offered by third parties, that are not affiliated with PuppetLine.com a. You
also understand that PuppetLine.com cannot and does not guarantee or warrant
that files available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection
or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or
destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient
procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy
of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Site for
the reconstruction of any lost data.
YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET. PuppetLine.com PROVIDES THE
SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION "AS IS" AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD
TO THE SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE
SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND PuppetLine.com SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION.
IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND
USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION
PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. PuppetLine.com DOES
NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT
DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.
YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE PURE
NATURE OF THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOUR ACCESS TO SUCH MATERIALS IS AT YOUR
RISK. PuppetLine.com HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY
WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIALS.
LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL PuppetLine.com BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND
THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY
INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE
SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN IF PuppetLine.com OR
ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER
INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH
THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, PuppetLine.com LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE
GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
PuppetLine.com makes no
representations whatsoever about any other web site which you may access
through this one or which may link to this Site. When you access a non-PuppetLine.com
web site, please understand that it is independent from PuppetLine.com, and
that PuppetLine.com has no control over the content on that web site. In
addition, a link to a PuppetLine.com web site does not mean that PuppetLine.com
endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such web
site.
3. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
PuppetLine.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors,
suppliers and any third party information providers to the Service from and
against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including
negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Service.
4. Third Party Rights.
The provisions of paragraphs 2 (Use of the Service), and 3
(Indemnification) are for the benefit of PuppetLine.com and its officers,
directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party
information providers to the Service. Each of these individuals or entities
shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against
you on its own behalf.
5.Term; Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by either party without
notice at any time for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright,
Licenses and Idea Submissions), 2 (Use of the Service), 3 (Indemnification), 4
(Third Party Rights) and 6 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of
this Agreement.
6.Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of The United States of America applicable to
agreements made and to be performed in The United States of America. You agree
that any legal action or proceeding between PuppetLine.com and you for any
purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall
be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction
sitting in the state of Ohio . Any cause of action or claim you may
have with respect to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after
the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.
PuppetLine.com's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any
provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision
or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice
shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. PuppetLine.com may assign
its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without
notice to you.
Any rights not expressly granted
herein are reserved.