SHARPLOGIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF SERVICE
(Last updated October
15, 2009)
Thank you for your interest in SharpLogic
Software Inc., (“SharpLogic”) and our websites located at http://www.sharplogic.com,
http://www.BoostWeb20.com, http://events.BoostWeb20.com,
http://www.BoostVirtualEvents.com, and http://www.SpeakFlow.com (the “Sites”).
SharpLogic provides various services through these Sites. Such services and
Sites are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Services” and are subject
to these Terms and Conditions of Service.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY
BEFORE ACCESSING THE SERVICE. THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (THIS “AGREEMENT”)
ARE A LEGAL AND BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND SHARPLOGIC. BY
COMPLETING THE SHARPLOGIC REGISTRATION PROCESS OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR
POSTING CONTENT ON THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SERVICE.
The Services
SharpLogic
Software Inc. (“SharpLogic”) provides:
- A marketing website
located on the World Wide Web at http://www.sharplogic.com.
- Hosted Web services
located on the World Wide Web at http://www.BoostWeb20.com.
- Virtual event services
located on the World Wide Web at http://www.BoostVirtualEvents.com
and http://events.BoostWeb20.com.
- Non-linear
presentation tools located on the World Wide Web at http://www.SpeakFlow.com.
Subject to these Terms of Use, we grant to you a limited, personal, non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to use the Service for your personal use and not for
resale or further distribution. Your right to use the Service is limited by
the terms set forth in these Terms of Use. Except as otherwise explicitly
provided in these Terms of Use or as may be expressly permitted by applicable
law, you will not, and will not permit or authorize third parties to: (a)
reproduce, modify, translate, enhance, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer,
or create derivative works of the Service; (b) rent, lease, or sublicense access
to the Service; nor (c) circumvent or disable any security or technological
features or measures of the Service.
Registration
In registering with SharpLogic or any of its Services, you must provide us with
certain requested information about yourself related to the Services, and the
general management of your account with SharpLogic, such as, your name, email
address and billing information (the “Registration Data”). You represent that
all information that you provide to SharpLogic is and will be accurate,
complete and timely at the time that it is given. Information collected from
you by SharpLogic is governed by the SharpLogic Privacy Policy, a copy of which
is available at http://www.sharplogic.com/privacypolicy.htm. Minors may not use
the Service. By accepting this Agreement, you represent and warrant that you
are at least 18 years old.
Fees
Any fees or payments owed by you in connection with the Services are payable in
advance and are not refundable in whole or in part, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement.
Access to the Service; Modifications
to Service
SharpLogic does not provide you with the
equipment to access the Services. SharpLogic reserves the right to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or part of the Services without
notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification,
suspension, or discontinuance of the Service, except that you are only entitled
to a prorated refund representing the unused (as of the date of termination)
portion of any fees that you have paid in advance if we permanently discontinue
the Services.
Modifications
SharpLogic reserves the right, at is sole discretion, to change, modify, add or
remove portions of this Agreement at any time. When this Agreement is
modified, SharpLogic will revise the “Last Updated” date above. It is your
responsibility to check the terms in this Agreement periodically for changes.
Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to the
Agreement will be subject to the then current Terms of Service, which shall
supersede all earlier versions.
User Content
You
are solely responsible for the photos, messages, notes, text, information,
music, video, advertisements, listings, and other content that you upload,
publish or display (hereinafter, "post") in connection with the
Services or the Sites, or transmit to or share with other users (collectively
the "User Content"). You may not post, transmit, or share User
Content on the Sites or Services that you did not create or that you do not
have permission to post. You are solely responsible at your sole cost and
expense for creating backup copies and replacing any User Content you post or
store on the Sites or provide to SharpLogic. When you post User Content to the
Sites, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem
necessary in order to facilitate the posting and storage of the User Content on
the Sites. By posting User Content to any part of the Sites, you automatically
grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to SharpLogic
a nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, fully paid, worldwide
license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly
display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such
User Content on or in connection with the Sites or the promotion thereof, to prepare
derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to
grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You may remove your User
Content from the Sites at any time. If you remove your User Content, the
license granted above will expire, however you acknowledge that SharpLogic may
retain archived copies of your User Content. SharpLogic does not assert any
ownership over your User Content; rather, as between us and you, subject to the
rights granted to us in these Terms, you retain full ownership of all of your
User Content and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights
associated with your User Content.
As
such, you agree to indemnify and hold SharpLogic entirely harmless from and
against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred by SharpLogic in relation to, arising from or for the
purpose of avoiding any claim or demand from a third party that your
Submissions, your use of the Sites or the use of the Sites by any person using
your screen name and/or password violates any applicable law or regulation, or
the rights of any third party.
Password Restricted Areas of the Site
Certain
areas of the Site may be password restricted to registered users
(“Password-Protected Areas”). If you have registered as an authorized user to
gain access to these Password-Protected Areas, you agree that you are entirely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and agree to
notify SharpLogic if the password is lost, stolen, disclosed to an unauthorized
third party, or otherwise may have been compromised. You agree that you are
entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account,
including any fees that may be incurred under your password-protected account,
whether or not you are the individual who undertakes such activities. You
agree to immediately notify SharpLogic of any unauthorized use of your account
or any other breach of security in relation to your password or the Sites that
is known to you.
Service Use Policies
SharpLogic
asks that you respect our on-line community and participating individuals.
Your conduct should be guided by common sense and basic etiquette. To further
these common goals when posting User Content or otherwise using the Services,
you agree not to:
1. Use SharpLogic’s
facilities, services or resources (including the Sites) in a manner with
violates any applicable laws, regulations or third party rights;
2. Defame, abuse,
harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights
of privacy and publicity) or others; use racially, ethnically, or otherwise
offensive language; or use explicit or obscene language or solicit, transmit,
or post sexually explicit images (actual or simulated) in connection with your
use of the Sites;
3. Intentionally seek
information on, obtain copies of or modify files, other data or passwords
belonging to other users without permission; solicit a member’s password or
other account information; or harvest user names, email addresses or other
personal information for any purpose;
4. Use the Services in
connection with any content for which you do not have the right to copy,
transmit, modify, and play back or display;
5. Post photographs of
another person without such person’s consent;
6. Promote information
that you know to be false or misleading or that promotes or facilitates illegal
activities, piracy, or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene,
defamatory or libelous;
7. Use SharpLogic’s
facilities, services or resources in a manner which interferes with or disrupts
other network users, services or equipment. Such interference or disruption
includes, but is not limited to: (i) propagation of computer worms or viruses,
(ii) use of the network to make unauthorized entry to other computational,
information or communications devices or resources. This includes unauthorized
security probing activities or other attempts to evaluate the security
integrity of a network or host system without permission;
8. Use SharpLogic’s
facilities, services or resources for commercial purposes, or for the benefit
of any third parties; or
9. Use the Service in a
manner that SharpLogic reasonably deems to be inappropriate (e.g., unauthorized
access, denial of service attacks, etc.)
Disclaimer of Warranties
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN. SHARPLOGIC PROVIDES THE SITE ON AN “AS IS”
BASIS AND GRANTS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY
OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE. SHARPLOGIC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT. You acknowledge and
agree that SharpLogic does not warrant that access to the service and the Site
or the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free or without compromise or
infiltration of security systems. Use of any information obtained via the
Site, the Web Administration Services, or otherwise through the MOS network is
at your own risk. MOS specifically deny any responsibility for the accuracy or
quality of information obtained through our site or services.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL SHARPLOGIC OR ITS THIRD
PARTY PROVIDERS be liable to you or any third party claiming through you for
any indirect, consequential, exemplary, punitive, special or incidental
damages, including without limitation, damages arising from claims related to
personal injury or death, loss of data, lost revenue, lost profits, loss of use
or other economic advantage, change in applicable government regulations,
regardless of the form of the action and regardless of whether SharpLogic or
its third party providers have been advised of the possibility of such
damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, in no event will the
total, cumulative liability of SharpLogic or its third party providers for
damages under this Agreement exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Indemnification
You shall, at your expense, indemnify, hold harmless, and at SharpLogic’s
option and request, defend SharpLogic, our third party providers, and our
officers, employees, and agents from any cost, expenses (including attorneys’
fees), losses, damages or liabilities incurred arising out of your actual or
alleged (i) failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement, or (ii)
illegal, harmful or fraudulent conduct.
Notices of Copyright Infringement
SharpLogic respects the intellectual property rights of others, and asks you to
do the same. SharpLogic may, in appropriate circumstances and at its
discretion, terminate service to users who infringe the intellectual property
rights of others. If you believe that your work has been posted on the Sites
in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact SharpLogic at
the address below and provide the following information: (1) an electronic or
physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
the copyright interest; (2) a description of the copyrighted work that you
claim has been infringed, and identification of the URL or other specific
location on the Sites where the material that you claim is infringing is
located; (3) your address, telephone number, and email address; (4) 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; and (5) a statement
by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your
notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on
the copyright owner’s behalf.
SharpLogic’s designated agent for notice of
copyright infringement can be reached at:
SharpLogic Software Inc.
Attention: Copyright Compliance Officer
16625 Redmond Way
Suite M PMB 206
Redmond, WA 98052
877.878.3909
info@sharplogic.com
General Provisions
Enforcement of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington,
USA, excluding its conflict and choice of law principles. The exclusive
jurisdiction and venue for any claims arising out of or related to this
Agreement or your use of the Service will lie in the State and Federal courts
located in King County in the State of Washington, and you irrevocably agree to
submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The failure of SharpLogic to
enforce any right or provision in this Agreement will not constitute a waiver
of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by SharpLogic in
writing. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction finds any
provision of this agreement to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the
remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement, and
any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned
by you, but may be assigned in whole or in part by SharpLogic without
restriction. This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between you and SharpLogic
and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or
agreements, if any, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained
herein.
Contact Us
SharpLogic can be reached using the following contact information:
SharpLogic
Software Inc.
16625
Redmond Way
Suite
M PMB 206
Redmond,
WA 98052
877.878.3909
info@sharplogic.com