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This agreement ("Agreement" or "Terms of Use") between you and Objective Integrated Communications, LLC ("OIC") sets forth the terms and conditions which apply to the use by you of the OIC Web Site (collectively, "Services"), except to the extent provided otherwise in a written agreement signed by you and OIC.
Subject to the terms and conditions below, and your acceptance thereof, OIC agrees to grant, and you agree to take, a non-exclusive, non-transferable, single computer license to use and display the Services and related software for your non-commercial use (except for internal, non-public, demonstration for the sole purpose of evaluating OIC's Services) by any machine(s) of which you are the primary user ("Limited License").
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to use the contents of Services for any other use or purpose.
You further agree that you will not, and will not attempt, to copy or distribute the content of the Services to any other person or otherwise violate the single computer, non-commercial display and use Limited License granted hereunder.
If you do not understand and accept the provisions, do not use the Services.
Your use of the Services shall be deemed to constitute your acceptance of this Agreement and all of OIC's rules and restrictions related to the Services, as they may change from time to time.
Lawful Use:
You agree to use the Services only as lawful in the United States, and all jurisdictions and subdivisions thereof, and in any nation and jurisdiction in the world, and all subdivisions thereof, with respect to which you use, access or reach out to with regard to the Services.
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to post on or transmit through the Services any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others; is threatening, abusive or harassing; is defamatory; is invasive of privacy or publicity rights; is obscene; is lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent or otherwise objectionable; or which encourages conduct that would violate any law or give rise to civil or criminal liability under any law.
You agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any additional terms, conditions, rules or procedures imposed by OIC or by third-party content providers in connection with third-party content, software or services available on or through the Services.
Rights:
The content of this site includes copyrighted materials, trademarks and other proprietary information, which may include, without limitation, text, software, photos, video, audio visual recordings, graphics, music and sound.
The entire contents of this site are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States copyright laws and/or similar laws of other jurisdictions.
OIC owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to OIC. Third-party content providers own the copyright in content that is original to them.
OIC, OIC Web, OICWeb.Com and Objective Integrated Communications are trademarks and service marks of OIC. All rights are reserved.
All other trademarks and service marks appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners, including, in some instances, OIC. All rights are reserved.
Use of any of our trademarks, service marks or names as "metatags" on other web sites is prohibited. You may not display our Services or content in frames or "in-line links" without express written permission from OIC (e-mail requests to Webmaster@OICWeb.Com).
You agree not to encumber, license, modify, publish, copy, sell, transfer, transmit, or in any way exploit, any of the content of the Services, nor will you attempt to do so.
Except as otherwise expressly permitted by applicable law, you agree not to copy, redistribute, publish or otherwise exploit material which you download from the Services without the express prior written permission of OIC and the owner of such material (from whom you are solely responsible for obtaining permission).
You further agree and acknowledge that you shall not acquire any ownership rights by downloading material from the Services.
OIC does not solicit submissions, creative materials, ideas or suggestions other than those OIC specifically requests.
Any communications or materials you transmit to OIC by electronic email or otherwise including, without limitation, data, questions, comments, ideas, images, writings, music, sounds, audiovisual effects, artwork, design elements, graphics, suggestions, concepts, biographical information, notes or message postings, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary.
You hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfer and assign to OIC, its parent and its and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns, in perpetuity, the royalty-free right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, incorporate into other works, distribute, perform, display and otherwise exploit the material you send to OIC, in all languages and throughout the universe, in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter devised.
You acknowledge and expressly agree that any such communications or materials you transmit or post may be used by OIC, its parent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns, for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information, and you hereby waive the right to receive any financial or other consideration in connection with such information, including, without limitation, credit.
Usage Rules:
You agree not to use bots, spiders or intelligent agent software (or other methods) for any purpose other than accessing publicly posted portions of the Services and then only for the purposes consistent with the Limited License and these Terms of Use.
You agree not to, and not to attempt to, circumvent any access or use restrictions, data encryption or content protection related to the Services; not to data mine the Services and not to in any way cause harm to or burden the Services.
You agree that you will not post on or transmit through the Services any advertising or commercial solicitation of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, via e-mail, without OIC's express prior written approval and, if then, solely in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by OIC with respect thereto.
You further agree not to use the Services, or any element or portion thereof (including, without limitation, e-mail addresses of users), for any commercial purpose whatsoever.
You agree not to use the Services in any way that abuses, defames, stalks, annoys, threatens or violates the rights of privacy, publicity, intellectual property or other legal rights of others (now or hereafter recognized) or to post, publish, distribute, disseminate or upload any inappropriate, infringing, defamatory, profane, indecent, obscene or illegal/unlawful matters, including, without limitation, information, topics, names or other material.
Additions and Changes:
You agree to review these Terms of Use on at least a weekly basis to be aware of Changes (as defined herein). Our employees cannot change the terms of this Agreement except as posted on these Services. OIC has the right, at any time, to:
(a) add, change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Services, including, but not limited to, content, financial terms, availability and equipment needed for access or use;
(b) impose, change or modify its terms and conditions applicable to your use of the Services, or any part thereof; and/or
(c) to impose, change or modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement ("Changes"). Such Changes shall be effective immediately upon notice by posting the Changes on OIC's Services or by any other method of notice OIC deems appropriate. Any use of the Services by you after notice of the Changes, constitutes acceptance by you of such Changes.
Disclaimers; Limitations; and Waivers of Liability:
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EXCEPT ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF ANY WARRANTIES INCAPABLE OR EXCLUSION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT).
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER OIC NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.
OIC DISTRIBUTES CONTENT SUPPLIED BY THIRD PARTIES AND USERS OF THE SERVICES AND PROVIDES LINKS TO EXTERNAL LOCATIONS OPERATED BY THIRD PARTIES.
ALL COMMUNICATION EXPRESSED OR MADE AVAILABLE BY THIRD PARTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY OTHER USERS, IS SOLELY MADE BY THE RESPECTIVE AUTHOR(S) OR DISTRIBUTOR(S), AND NEITHER OIC NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS THEREOF, OR ITS MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY GUARANTEE, ENDORSEMENT OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY COMMUNICATION AND AGREE TO USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WITH RESPECT TO ALL COMMUNICATION AND TRANSACTIONS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED HEREIN APPLY TO ANY AND ALL DAMAGES OR INJURY WHATSOEVER CAUSED BY OR RELATED TO USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES UNDER ANY CAUSE OR ACTION WHATSOEVER OF ANY JURISDICTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTIONS FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT AND THAT NEITHER OIC NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES.
YOU FURTHER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEITHER OIC NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS ARE LIABLE, AND YOU AGREE NOT TO SEEK TO HOLD OIC OR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS LIABLE, FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES AND OPERATORS OF EXTERNAL SITES, AND THAT THE RISK OF THE SERVICES AND EXTERNAL SITES AND OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
You agree that OIC shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the Services and the use of Services by you and other users (including, without limitation, by keystroke capture) to determine compliance with this Agreement and for any other purpose deemed appropriate by OIC and further that OIC may use the information gathered during such monitoring for any purpose deemed appropriate by OIC to the extent permitted by law.
You further agree that, subject only to OIC's Privacy Policy as it may change from time to time, personal data provided by you to OIC may be used, to the extent permitted by law, for any purpose OIC deems appropriate and may, within OIC's sole discretion, be given or sold to our affiliates or third parties.
You acknowledge that you understand that when you disclose personal information (e.g., user name, e-mail address) on the Services, that information can be monitored, collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other users or other third parties and that you consent to all such monitoring, collection and use.
If you object to our sharing of your personal information, you may opt out of information governed by mandatory opt out provisions under the Financial Services Modernization Act and the Fair Reporting Act, to the extent required by such acts, if we ever collect such information and even though we are not governed by those acts.
Editing/Blocking:
You agree that OIC in its sole discretion, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the Services, for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, if OIC considers that the material constitutes or promotes gambling or any illegal activity, or if OIC considers the material to be pornographic, sexually explicit, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall remain solely responsible for the content of material you upload, post or otherwise make available on the Services.
Furthermore, you acknowledge that the Services may not be monitored and that you do not rely on OIC to monitor or edit the Services and that the Services may contain content which you find offensive, and you hereby waive any objections you might have with respect to viewing such content.
External Locations / Linking:
The Services may contain links to external locations (e.g., other Web sites, etc.) and the ability to access external portions of the Internet.
You agree that OIC is not responsible for the availability of these external locations, the content, including, without limitation, solicitations thereon or products or services made available thereby.
You acknowledge that some external locations may contain materials or communications which are unedited, untrue, illegal in some jurisdictions and may be offensive.
You agree to access external locations at your own risk and not to permit minors to have access in inappropriate material.
You agree that OIC shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused in any way whatsoever related to any such external location.
Any concerns regarding any external location should be directed to its respective site administrator, systems operator or webmaster and to Webmaster@OICWeb.Com.
You will not link to OICWeb.Com without the prior written approval of OIC; contact Webmaster@OICWeb.Com.
Indemnification:
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless OIC and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agents, attorneys, third-party content providers and licensors from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of your use of the Services and/or your breach or alleged breach of any term, condition, obligation, representation or warranty in this Agreement.
Equipment:
You agree to be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of the Services, and you shall be responsible for all charges related thereto.
Governing Law:
This Agreement and all aspects of the Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the United States and the State of California governing contracts entered into and to be fully performed in California (i.e., without regard to conflict of laws provisions) regardless of your location.
You acknowledge that the rights granted and obligations made hereunder to OIC are of a unique and irreplaceable nature, the loss of which shall irreparably harm OIC and which cannot be replaced by monetary damages so that OIC shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief (without the obligations of posting any bond or surety) in the event of any breach or anticipatory breach by you.
You irrevocably waive all rights to seek injunctive or other equitable relief and agree to limit your claims to claims for money damages.
You agree that any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated herein (including without limitation, statutory, equitable or tort claims) shall be instituted and prosecuted under the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or Federal court empowered to enforce this Agreement located in Los Angeles County, California and waive any objection thereto on the basis of personal jurisdiction or venue.
However, OIC may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, exercise the option to initiate (or to dismiss its suit, action or proceeding in California and then initiate) any such suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction in any territory in which you are present or conduct business or other activities.
In any suit, action or proceeding initiated in any state or federal court in California, you and OIC irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction and venue of all state and federal courts of California and waive any and all objection to such jurisdiction that either may have under the laws of the State of California, the United States or otherwise and also waive any right to challenge the convenience of California as an appropriate forum.
OIC and you hereby waive their respective rights to trial by jury of any cause of action, claim, counterclaim or cross-complaint in any action, proceeding and/or hearing brought by either OIC against you or you against OIC on any matter whatsoever arising out of, or in any way connected with, this Agreement, the relationship between OIC and you, any claim of injury or damage or the enforcement of any remedy under any law, statute or regulation, emergency or otherwise, now or hereafter in effect.
Miscellaneous:
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements between the parties hereto with respect to such subject matter.
No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of this Agreement and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute this Agreement.
Complaints or Notices:
OIC takes the intellectual property rights of others very seriously and complies with the complaint procedures of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
If you believe that any of the material on our Services infringes any rights, including copyrights or trademarks, owned by you, or by an owner for which you are authorized to act, please send the specific details of your claimed infringement to us via email or letter to the contact listed below.
Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement: Alan L. Friel
Email Address of Designated Agent: alan.friel@kmzr.com
Full Address of Designated Agent:
Alan Friel
KMZ Rosenman
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2600
Los Angeles, California 90067-3012
DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES UNRELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT (e.g., REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPORTS OF E-MAIL ABUSE, etc.) TO THE CONTACT LISTED ABOVE.
YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IF SENT TO THAT CONTACT. All other correspondence should be sent to Webmaster@OICWeb.Com.
In your notification to us, please include the following information:
1. Identification of the copyrighted work(s) claimed to have been infringed and statement of ownership to such work(s);
2. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and email address at which you may be contacted;
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; and
6. Your physical or electronic signature.
If you have questions about this policy, please email us at Webmaster@OICWeb.Com.
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