Terms of Service and/or Software Use
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
RSVPro, LLC ("RSVPro") provides a license to use
the RSVP service and/or software to you, subject to the following Terms of
Service and/or Software Use ("TSSU"), which may be updated by us from
time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current version of
the TSSU at any time at: http://www.RSVPro.com/legal.html. In addition, when
using the RSVP service and/or software, you shall be subject to any guidelines
or rules applicable to using the RSVP service and/or software which may from
time to time be posted on the service and/or through the software or sent to a
location listed for you in your RSVPro registration information. All such
guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the TSSU. RSVPro
also may offer other or additional products or services which may be governed
by different terms.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND SOFTWARE
RSVPro provides the RSVP service through its network (the
"Service"). RSVPro also provides RSVP software for use on other
computing devices or networks (the "Software"). Unless explicitly
stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service
and/or Software, including the release of new RSVP Service and/or Software
components, shall be subject to the TSSU. You understand and agree that the
Service and/or Software is provided "AS-IS" and that RSVPro assumes
no responsibility for Service and/or Software functionality or timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any information, user communications
or personalization settings.
You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service
and/or Software and that access may involve direct and/or third party fees
(such as Service and/or Software use fees, Internet service provider fees
and/or airtime charges). You are responsible for the timely payment of those
fees, including those associated with you or your organization's use of the
Service and/or Software to advertise, sell or provide a product or service. In
addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment and network
connections necessary to run or access the Service and/or Software.
You understand and agree that the Service may include
advertisements and that these advertisements may be necessary for RSVPro to
provide the Service. You also understand and agree that using the Service
and/or Software may involve receiving certain communications from RSVPro, such
as Service and/or Software announcements, administrative messages and the
RSVPro Newsletter, and that these communications are considered part of RSVPro
membership and you will not be able to opt out of receiving them.
Please be aware that certain areas on the Service may
contain adult or mature content. You must be at least 18 years of age to access
and view such areas.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service and/or Software,
you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information
about yourself as prompted by the Service's and/or Software'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 RSVPro has reasonable grounds to suspect that such
information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, RSVPro has the
right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or
future use of the Service and/or Software (or any portion thereof).
4. RSVPRO PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is
subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy
policy at http://www.RSVPro.com/privacy.html.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a user name, password and account
("Domain") designation upon completing the Service's and/or
Software's registration process. You may not allow anyone else to use this
username and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of this password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur
within a Domain under this user name or password. As the registrant for a
Domain, you are solely responsible for administrating this Domain, unless the
owner (designated as "Organization" in the registration process) or
an authorized representative of the owner of the Domain assigns another
administrator and the Domain registration information is changed to reflect
this. Administrator changes or additions can only be enacted for a Domain by written
request from the Domain owner. An administrator may not add a user or partner
to a Domain unless the user or partner is already personally registered to
their own domain with the Service and/or Software.
You agree to (a) immediately notify RSVPro of any
unauthorized use of a password or Domain or any other breach of security.
RSVPro cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your
failure to comply with this Section 5.
6. 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 RSVPro, are entirely responsible for all Content that
you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service
and/or Software. RSVPro does not control the Content posted via the Service and/or
Software and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of
such Content. You understand that by using the Service and/or Software, you may
be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no
circumstances will RSVPro 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 and/or
Software.
You agree to not use the Service and/or Software to:
a. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available
any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy,
hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
b. harm minors in any way;
c. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not
limited to, a RSVPro official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity;
d. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in
order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service
and/or Software;
e. 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);
f. 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;
g. 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;
h. 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;
i. disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or otherwise act in
a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time
exchanges;
j. interfere with or disrupt the Service and/or Software or
servers or networks connected to the Service and/or Software, or disobey any
requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the
Service and/or Software;
k. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable
local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to,
regulations promulgated by any rules of any national or other securities
exchange, and any regulations having the force of law;
l. "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
m. collect or store private personal data about other
Service and/or Software users.
You acknowledge that RSVPro does not pre-screen Content, but
that RSVPro and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in
their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that is available via the
Service and/or Software. Without limiting the foregoing, RSVPro and its
designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TSSU 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 RSVPro or submitted
to RSVPro in all parts of the Service and/or Software.
You acknowledge and agree that RSVPro 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 TSSU; (c) respond to claims that any
Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights,
property, or personal safety of RSVPro, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Service and/or Software, 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.
7. 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 country in which you reside.
8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE
SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE
RSVPro does not claim ownership of Content you submit or
make available for inclusion on the Service and/or Software. However, with
respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly
accessible areas of the Service and/or Software, you grant RSVPro the following
worldwide, royalty free and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
With respect to Content you submit or make available for
inclusion on publicly accessible areas, the license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on
the Service and/or Software solely for the purposes of providing and promoting
RSVPro. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to
include such Content on the Service and/or Software and will terminate at the
time you remove or RSVPro removes such Content from the Service and/or Software.
With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video you submit
or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service
and/or Software, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Service and/or
Software 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/or Software and will terminate at the
time you remove or RSVPro removes such Content from the Service and/or
Software.
With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, audio
or video you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible
areas of the Service and/or Software, 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 and/or
Software are those areas of the RSVPro network of properties that are intended
by RSVPro to be available to the general public.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold RSVPro, 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 and/or Software, your use
of the Service and/or Software, your connection to the Service and/or Software,
your violation of the TSSU, or your violation of any rights of another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or
exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service and/or
Software, use of the Service and/or Software, or access to the Service and/or
Software.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that RSVPro may establish general practices
and limits concerning use of the Service and/or Software, including without
limitation the maximum number of days that uploaded Content will be retained by
the Service and/or Software, the maximum number of messages that may be sent
from or received by an account on the Service and/or Software, the maximum size
of any message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service
and/or Software, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on RSVPro's or
partner's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the
maximum duration for which) you may access the Service and/or Software in a
given period of time. You agree that RSVPro 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 and/or Software. You
further acknowledge that RSVPro reserves the right to change these general
practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without
notice.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE
RSVPro reserves the right at any time and from time to time
to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service and/or
Software (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that RSVPro
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the Service and/or Software.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that RSVPro, in its sole discretion, may terminate
your account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service and/or Software, and
remove and discard any Content within the Service and/or Software, for any
reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if RSVPro believes
that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the
TSSU. RSVPro may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service and/or Software, or any part thereof, with or without
notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service and/or
Software under any provision of this TSSU may be effected without prior notice,
and acknowledge and agree that RSVPro 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 and/or Software. Further, you agree
that RSVPro shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination
of your access to the Service and/or Software.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS OR PARTNERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or
participation in promotions of, advertisers or partners found on or through the
Service and/or Software, 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 or
partner. You agree that RSVPro 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 or partners on the Service and/or
Software.
15. LINKS
The Service and/or Software may provide, or third parties
may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because RSVPro
has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that
RSVPro 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 RSVPro 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.
16. RSVPRO'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and/or Software
and any other necessary software used in connection with the Service and/or
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 and other partner
communications, information presented to you through the Service and/or
Software, technology used to deliver the Service and/or Software, or technology
used in the Service and/or Software is protected by copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as
expressly authorized by RSVPro or the respective property's owner, you agree
not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works
based on the Service and/or Software, in whole or in part.
RSVPro grants you a personal, non-transferable and
non-exclusive right and license to use the Service and/or 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 Service and/or
Software. You agree not to modify the Service and/or Software in any manner or form,
or to use versions of the Service and/or Software modified by any other party
than RSVPro, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining
unauthorized access to the Service and/or Software. You agree not to access the
Service and/or Software by any means other than through the interface that is
provided by RSVPro for use in accessing the Service and/or Software.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE
RISK. THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND
"AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. RSVPRO 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.
b. RSVPRO MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE AND/OR
SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE WILL BE ACCURATE OR
RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER
MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE WILL
MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE WILL
BE CORRECTED.
c. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE
USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE 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.
d. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM RSVPRO OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE
SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TSSU.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT RSVPRO 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 RSVPRO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO
USE THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE; (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 AND/OR SOFTWARE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION
OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON
THE SERVICE AND/OR SOFTWARE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE
AND/OR SOFTWARE.
19. EXCLUSIONS AND 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.
20. SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING 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 and/or
Software 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 and/or Software is provided for informational
purposes only, and no Content included in the Service and/or Software is
intended for trading or investing purposes. RSVPro 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/or Software, and
shall not be responsible or liable for any trading or investment decisions made
based on such information.
21. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail.
The Service and/or Software may also provide notices of changes to the TSSU or
other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the
Service and/or Software.
22. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
RSVPro, and product and service names are trademarks and/or
other types of intellectual property of RSVPro, LLC (the "RSVPro
Marks"). Without RSVPro's prior permission, you agree not to display or
use in any manner, the RSVPro Marks.
23. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
RSVPro respects the intellectual property of others, and we
ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in
a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property
rights have been otherwise violated, please provide RSVPro's Copyright Agent
the following information:
an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property
interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual
property that you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is
infringing is located on the site;
your address, telephone number, and email address;
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;
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the
above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or
intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or
intellectual property owner's behalf.
RSVPro's Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other
intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
By email: ron@RSVPro.com
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TSSU constitute the entire agreement between you and
RSVPro and govern your use of the Service and/or Software, superceding any
prior agreements between you and RSVPro. 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 TSSU and the relationship
between you and RSVPro shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan
without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and RSVPro agree to
submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within
the county of Ottawa, in the State of Michigan. The failure of RSVPro to
exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TSSU shall not constitute a
waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TSSU 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 TSSU 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 and/or Software or the TSSU must be filed within one (1) year after
such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TSSU are for convenience only and
have no legal or contractual effect.
25. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TSSU to our Customer
Care group.
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