These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of this website. We may change these Terms or modify any features of our website at any time. The most current version of the Terms can be viewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” link posted on our website. You accept the Terms by using our website, and you accept any changes to the Terms by continuing to use our website after we post the changes.
Privacy
Your use of our website is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
Prohibited Conduct
You may not access or use, or attempt to access or use, our website to take any action that could harm us or any third party, interfere with the operation of our website, or use our website in a manner that violates any laws. For example, and without limitation, you may not:
- engage in unauthorized spidering, “scraping,” or harvesting of content or personal information, or use any other unauthorized automated means to compile information;
- take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure;
- use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of this website or any activity conducted on this website or attempt to probe, scan, test the vulnerability of, or breach the security of any system or network;
- attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of our website;
- engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying this website, or that, in our sole judgment, exposes us or any of our users, affiliates, or any other third party to any liability, damages, or detriment of any type.
Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. We may investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the Terms. We may suspend or terminate your access to this website for any or no reason at any time without notice.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold this website harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of our website, including without limitation your actual or alleged violation of these Terms, or infringement of a third party’s intellectual property or other rights by you or another user of our website using your computer or account.
Third-Party Content
This website may contain links to third-party content. We do not control, endorse, sponsor, recommend, or otherwise accept responsibility for such content. Use of any linked third-party content is at the user’s own risk.
User-Submitted Content and User Conduct
Any content uploaded, posted, or otherwise made available by users on our website, including without limitation postings on comments to our website, or other content which does not originate with this website, is the sole responsibility of the person who made such content available on our website. Under no circumstances will this website be liable in any way for any content made available through our website by you or any third party. Since this website does not necessarily review or control the content posted on our website, it cannot and does not warrant and/or guarantee the truthfulness, integrity, suitability, or quality of user content. You also agree and understand that by accessing our website, you may encounter content that you may consider to be obscene, improper, or for other reasons deemed objectionable. This website has no responsibility for any user content, including without limitation any errors or omissions therein. This website is not liable for any loss or damage of any kind you claim was incurred as a result of the use of any user content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available on our website, whether by this website, individual users of our website, or third-party contractors or licensors of this website
You agree that you will not use our website to transmit or make available any content that:
- violates any laws, contains any threats, is abusive, tortuous, harassing, vulgar, obscene, indecent, violates any person’s rights of privacy or publicity, is defamatory, libelous, hateful, contains any disparaging statements or opinions regarding racial, gender or ethnic background, or is otherwise objectionable;
- infringes any intellectual property rights of any party, including, but not limited to any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights;
- contains any private information about an identifiable person without that person’s permission, or any content soliciting any personal or private information from any individual under the age of 18;
- you know or have reason to know is false, misleading, or fraudulent;
- you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information or proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- contains forged headers or employs other techniques whose purpose is to disguise the origin of the content submitted;
- with the exception of permitted classified ads where applicable, contains any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or material which can be characterized as “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” “Ponzi schemes” or similar material, or any information posted primarily for advertising, promotional, or other commercial purposes, including without limitation any request for or solicitation of money, goods, or services for private gain;
- incorporates within it any software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs whose purpose or function is to interrupt, destroy or otherwise impair the operability of any software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- contains links to any websites containing content violating any of the foregoing requirements, or links to any websites for purposes of disrupting the operations of such website, harassing the owners of such website, or other objectionable or illegal purposes.
You further agree not to use our website to:
- engage in any conduct which might be harmful to minors;
- impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- engage in or facilitate any conduct that is deemed, or found by any court or similar agency, to constitute “stalking” or otherwise harassing conduct aimed at another person or entity;
- engage in or transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
Ownership of Submitted Material
Any submissions are assigned to this website, free of charge, and include all worldwide rights, title and interest in all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in such submissions. This website will be entitled to use any submissions, ideas, information, or concepts, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to creating content, or developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services using such submissions, without attribution to you, without restriction, and without compensating you in any way.
Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Content
Some of the content on our website, including without limitation user content, has been provided by or obtained from parties other than this website. This website makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of any content on our website created or provided by third parties, or with regard to any product or service provided or offered by any vendor or advertiser on our website and you acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any party other than this website shall be at your own risk. You expressly agree to hold this website harmless for any claims of damage arising from any product or service provided by any third party.
Copyright and Trademark
All content which qualifies for protection under federal copyright and trademark law under the laws of the United States is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court system, whether registered or unregistered. Based on the presence of this notice of copyright and trademark ownership, any infringement of the protected content of this website will be deemed by this website to be an intentional infringement. All trademarks displayed on our website are the trademarks of their respective owners and constitute neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of such parties. In addition, such use of trademarks or links to the web sites of third parties is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those third parties endorse or have any affiliation with this website.
Choice of Law and Forum
This website is intended for use by residents of the United States. We do not intentionally provide access to our website to individuals located outside the United States. These Terms will be governed by the laws of South Carolina without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Users of our website and this website agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in South Carolina.
Miscellaneous
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us, superseding any prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and us. In the event any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions and will be replaced by an enforceable provision that comes closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable provision. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of these Terms or your access to and use of our website.
Our failure to enforce any provisions of these Terms or respond to a violation by any party does not waive our right to subsequently enforce any terms or conditions of the Terms or respond to any violations. Nothing contained in these Terms is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of our website or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use.