Important Information
You should carefully read the following Terms of Use. If you post any comments to this web site, it implies that you have read and accepted these Terms of Use.
Introduction
The following terms and conditions govern all use of the Sun Spots website and all content. The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Sun Spots Privacy Policy).
Please read this carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by Sun Spots, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 18 years old.
Responsibility of Contributors
If you comment on this website, post material to the website, post links on the website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the website (any such material, \’Content\’), you are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, an audio file, or computer software. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:
the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;
if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, including but not limited to any software, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;
you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;
the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;
the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);
the Content is not obscene, libelous or defamatory, hateful or racially or ethnically objectionable, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
your site is not named in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are another person or company. For example, your site\’s URL or name is not the name of a person other than yourself or company other than your own; and
you have, in the case of Content that includes computer code, accurately categorized and/or described the type, nature, uses and effects of the materials, whether requested to do so by Sun Spots or otherwise.
Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Sun Spots has the right (though not the obligation) to, in Sun Spots\’s sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any content that, in Sun Spots\’s reasonable opinion, violates any Sun Spots policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in Sun Spots\’s sole discretion. Sun Spots will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid.
Responsibility of Website Visitors
Sun Spots has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material\’s content, use or effects. By operating the Website, Sun Spots does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated. Sun Spots disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.
Content Posted on Other Websites
We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and WebPages to which Sun Spots links, and that link to Sun Spots. Sun Spots does not have any control over those non- Sun Spots websites and WebPages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non- Sun Spots website or webpage, Sun Spots does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Sun Spots disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non- Sun Spots websites and WebPages.
Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy
As Sun Spots asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by Sun Spots violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Sun Spots. Sun Spots will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. In the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Sun Spots or others, Sun Spots may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the Website. In the case of such termination, Sun Spots will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to Sun Spots.
Intellectual Property
This Agreement does not transfer from Sun Spots to you any Sun Spots or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with Sun Spots. Sun Spots, www.Sun Spots.com, the Sun Spots logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with Sun Spots, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Spots or Sun Spots\’s licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Sun Spots or third-party trademarks.
Changes
Sun Spots reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Sun Spots may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Termination
Sun Spots may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your Sun Spots account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The materials on Sun Spots\’s web site are provided \’as is\’. Sun Spots makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Sun Spots does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will Sun Spots, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data. Sun Spots shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
General Representation and Warranty
You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Sun Spots Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sun Spots, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to out of your violation this Agreement.
Site Terms of Use Modifications
Sun Spots may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms of Use.