INTRODUCTION
PLEASE READ
THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE EMPOST.COM WEBSITE / BLOG. By
using EMPOST.COM or by clicking a box that states that you accept or agree to
these terms, you signify your agreement to these terms of use. If you do not
agree to these terms of use, you may not use the EMPOST.COM Web
Site.
You
acknowledge that these terms of use are supported by reasonable and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that such
consideration includes your use of the EMPOST.COM and receipt of data,
materials and information available at or through the EMPOST.COM, the
possibility of our use or display of your Submissions and the possibility of the
publicity and promotion from our use or display of your
Submissions.
USE OF
CONTENT
All
information, materials, functions and other content (including Submissions,
("Content") contained on EMPOST.COM are our copyrighted property or the
copyrighted property of our licensors or licensees. All trademarks, service
marks, trade names, and trade dress are proprietary to us and/or our licensors
or licensees. We may change the EMPOST.COM or delete Content or features at
any time, in any way, for any or no reason.
Except as we specifically agree in writing, no Content from any EMPOST.COM may be used, reproduced, transmitted, distributed or otherwise exploited in any way other than as part of the EMPOST.COM, except that where a EMPOST.COM is configured to enable the download of particular Content, you may download one copy of such Content to a single computer for your personal, noncommercial home use only, provided that you
(a)
keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices,
(b) make no
modifications to the Content, and
(c)
do not use the Content in a manner that suggests an association with any of our
products, services or brands. Any business use, "re-mailing" or high-volume or
automated use of EMPOST.COM is prohibited.
In the
event that we offer downloads of software on a EMPOST.COM and you download
such software, the software, including any files, images incorporated in or
generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the
"Software") are licensed to you by us or third-party licensors for your
personal, noncommercial home use only. We do not transfer title to the Software
to you. You may not distribute or otherwise exploit the Software or decompile,
reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a
human-readable form.
ACCOUNTS
Some
services on the EMPOST.COM permit or require you to create an account to
participate or to secure additional benefits. You agree to provide, maintain and
update true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as
prompted by our registration processes (the "Registration Data"). You shall not
impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your identity or affiliation
with any person or entity, including using another person's username, password
or other account information, or another person's name, likeness, voice, image
or photograph. You also agree to promptly notify us at admin@EMPOST.COM of any
unauthorized use of your username, password, other account information, or any
other breach of security that you become aware of involving or relating to any
EMPOST.COM. In addition, you agree to exit from your account at the end of
each session.
We may
suspend or terminate your account and your ability to use any EMPOST.COM or
portion thereof for failure to comply with these terms of use or any special
terms related to a particular service, for infringing copyright, or for any
other reason whatsoever.
PUBLIC
FORUMS AND COMMUNICATION
"Public
Forum" means an area, site or feature offered as part of any EMPOST.COM that
offers the opportunity for users to Distribute Submissions for viewing by one or
more EMPOST.COM users, including a chat area, message board, instant
messaging, mobile messaging, social community environment, profile page,
conversation page, blog, e-mail function.
You
acknowledge that Public Forums and features offered therein are for public and
not private communications, and you have no expectation of privacy with regard
to any Submission to a public Forum. We cannot guarantee the security of any
information you disclose through any of these media; you make such disclosures
at your own risk.
You are and
shall remain solely responsible for the Submissions you Distribute on or through
any EMPOST.COM under your username or otherwise by you in any Public Forum and
for the consequences of submitting and posting same. We have no duty to monitor
any Public Forum.
Also, you
should be skeptical about information provided by others, and you acknowledge
that the use of any Submission posted in any Public Forum is at your own risk.
For example, we are not responsible for, and we do not endorse, the opinions,
advice or recommendations posted or sent by users in any Public Forum and we
specifically disclaim any and all liability in connection
therewith.
We owe you
no obligation, and therefore may refuse, to post, deliver, remove, modify or
otherwise use or take any action with respect to Submissions you
Distribute.
RULES OF
CONDUCT
The
following Rules of Conduct apply to the EMPOST.COM. By using the EMPOST.COM,
you agree that you will not Distribute any Submission
that:
(a) is defamatory, abusive, harassing, threatening, or an invasion of a right of privacy of another person;
(b) is bigoted, hateful, or racially or otherwise offensive;
(c) is violent, vulgar, obscene, pornographic or otherwise sexually explicit; or
(d) otherwise harms or can reasonably be expected to harm any person or entity; is illegal or encourages or advocates illegal activity or the discussion of illegal activities with the intent to commit them, including a Submission that is, or represents an attempt to engage in, child pornography, stalking, sexual assault, fraud, trafficking in obscene or stolen material, drug dealing and/or drug abuse, harassment, theft, or conspiracy to commit any criminal activity; infringes or violates any right of a third party including:
(a) copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or contractual rights;
(b) right of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person's personal information of any kind without their express permission) or publicity; or
(c) any
confidentiality obligation; is commercial, business-related or advertises or
offers to sell any products, services or otherwise (whether or not for profit),
or solicits others (including solicitations for contributions or donations);
contains a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise tampers with, impairs
or damages the EMPOST.COM or any connected network, or otherwise interferes
with any person or entity's use or enjoyment of the EMPOST.COM;
or
(a) does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the relevant Public Forum or Post Subject;
(b) violates any specific restrictions applicable to a Public Forum, including its age restrictions and procedures; or
(c) is antisocial, disruptive, or destructive, including "flaming," "spamming," "flooding," "trolling," and "griefing" as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet.
We cannot
and do not assure that other users are or will be complying with the foregoing
Rules of Conduct or any other provisions of these terms of use, and, as between
you and us, you hereby assume all risk of harm or injury resulting from any such
lack of compliance.
COOPERATION; REMOVAL OF SUBMISSIONS
We reserve the right, but disclaim any obligation or responsibility, to
(a) refuse to post or communicate or remove any Submission from any EMPOST.COM that violates these terms of use (including the Rules of Conduct) and
(b) identify any user to third parties, and/or disclose to third parties any Submission or personally identifiable information, when we believe in good faith that such identification or disclosure will either
(i) facilitate compliance with laws, including, for example, compliance with a court order or subpoena, or
(ii)
help to enforce these terms of use (including the Rules of Conduct), and/or
protect the safety or security of any person or property, including any
EMPOST.COM. Moreover, we retain all rights to remove Submissions at any time
for any reason or no reason whatsoever.
CONTENT
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH LINKS FROM EMPOST.COM AND SEARCH
RESULTS
You should
be aware that when you are on EMPOST.COM, there are links to other sites that
take you outside of our service to sites that are beyond our control, such as
banner advertisements and links from advertisers, sponsors and content partners
that may use our logo(s) as part of a co-branding relationship. You acknowledge
that when you click on any of the aforementioned links, the sites you are taken
to are not controlled by us; different terms of use and privacy policy may
apply, and we are not responsible for such sites. We do not endorse and cannot
ensure that you will be satisfied with any products or services that you
purchase from a third-party site that links to or from any EMPOST.COM or
third-party Content contained on our sites. We strongly encourage you to make
whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with
any online or offline transaction with any third parties.
Nor can we
be held responsible for the accuracy, relevance, legality or decency of material
contained on sites retrieved in searches and/or listed in search results or
identified on search results pages.
DISCLAIMERS
THE CONTENT ON OR OTHERWISE RELATED IN ANY WAY TO EMPOST.COM OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITES OR SERVICES LINKED TO FROM ANY EMPOST.COM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, COMPATABILITY AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY CONTENT WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT ACCESS THERETO WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY EMPOST.COM OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE SUCH CONTENT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. MOREOVER, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT. YOU HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM AGAINST US WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT AND ANY CONTENT YOU PROVIDE TO THIRD PARTY SITES (INCLUDING CREDIT CARD AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION).
Furthermore, the Content is not intended to be a substitute for
professional financial advice. Always seek the advice of your financial
consultant or conduct your own research with any questions you may have
regarding an investment or purchase. Reliance on any information appearing on
the EMPOST.COM website site is strictly at your own
risk.
EMPOST.COM may contain the opinions and views of other users.
Given the interactive nature of these sites, we cannot endorse, guarantee, or be
responsible for the accuracy, efficacy, or veracity of any content generated by
our users.
INDEMNIFICATION
You are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username(s),
password(s), and your account(s), as well as all activities that occur under
your account(s). You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us, our
licensors, licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized
users, and each of the foregoing entities' respective resellers, distributors,
service providers and suppliers, and all of the foregoing entities' respective
officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, representatives and assigns
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all
losses, damages, liabilities and costs (including settlement costs and any legal
or other fees and expenses for investigating or defending any actions or
threatened actions) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any
claim arising out of any breach by you of these terms of use or claims arising
from your use of the EMPOST.COM and/or your account(s). You shall use your
best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim. We reserve the
right, at our own expense, to employ separate counsel and assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by
you.
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE, OUR LICENSORS OR LICENSEES, OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES' RESPECTIVE RESELLERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, PERSONAL INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH) AND PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, THAT RESULT FROM
(A) THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, ANY EMPOST.COM OR CONTENT, OR
(B) THE CONDUCT OR ACTIONS, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE, OF ANY USER OF A EMPOST.COM OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT
SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE EXCEED THE AMOUNT
PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, OR $100 (WHICHEVER IS LESS) FOR ACCESSING OR PARTICIPATING
IN ANY ACTIVITY RELATED TO ANY EMPOST.COM. MOREOVER, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL WE, OUR LICENSORS OR LICENSEES, OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES'
RESPECTIVE RESELLERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS, BE HELD
LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
FROM AN ACT OF FORCE MAJEURE OR CAUSES BEYOND OUR OR THEIR REASONABLE
CONTROL.
WE MAY
TERMINATE YOUR FURTHER ACCESS TO EMPOST.COM OR CHANGE THE EMPOST.COM OR
DELETE CONTENT OR FEATURES IN ANY WAY, AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON OR NO
REASON.
THE
LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION AND ELSEWHERE IN THESE
TERMS OF USE APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW.
AMENDMENT
At any
time, we may amend these terms of use (including by modification, deletion
and/or addition of any portion thereof). If we make a material amendment to
these terms of use, we will notify you of such amendment by sending you an
e-mail at the last e-mail address that you provided us, and/or by posting notice
of such amendment on the Web sites covered by these terms of use. Any such
amendment to these terms of use will be effective thirty (30) calendar days
following either our dispatch of an e-mail notice to you or our posting of
notice of the changes on the Web Sites. Please note that, at all times, you are
responsible for updating your personal information to provide us your current
e-mail address. In the event that the last e-mail address that you have provided
us is not valid, or for any other reason is not capable of delivering to you the
notice described above, our dispatch of the e-mail containing such notice will
nonetheless constitute effective notice of any amendment described in the
notice.