DIGITAL ORCHID TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
USE
This entire Site or, if applicable, selected portion of a third party
Site is operated by Digital Orchid, Inc. In addition to Digital Orchid
owned content and materials, the Site may contain content and materials
owned by third parties and posted on the Site by virtue of a license,
grant or some other form of agreement between the third party and Digital
Orchid.
You are only authorized to access this Site or to use the materials
contained in the Site (regardless of whether your access or use is
intended) if you agree to abide by i) all applicable laws; ii) to these
Terms and Conditions of Use; and iii) to Digital Orchid?s Privacy Policy,
all of which constitute an Agreement between you and Digital Orchid.
Please read these Terms and Conditions of Use carefully and reread them
regularly to ensure you are updated on changes. If you do not agree with
these conditions, you should immediately leave this Site. Any questions or
comments about this Site should be sent to info@digitalorchid.com. Digital
Orchid reserves the right to modify or amend this Agreement without notice
at any time. If this Digital Orchid Site is part of, or a microsite of, a
third party Site, whether a content provider, distributor, or other
entity, these Terms and Conditions of Use are hereby appended to the
hosting Site's agreement terms and, in the case of conflict the stricter
provision shall apply.
ACCESS AND USE
All materials contained in this Site
are protected by international trademark and copyright laws and must only
be used for personal, non-commercial purposes. This means that you may
only view or download material from this Site for your own use and you
must keep all copyright and other proprietary notices attached to the
downloaded material. The reproduction, duplication, distribution
(including by way of email, facsimile or other electronic means),
publication, modification, copying or transmission of material from this
Site is STRICTLY PROHIBITED unless you have obtained the prior written
consent of Digital Orchid or unless it is expressly permitted by this
Site. The material covered by this prohibition includes, without
limitation, any text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio, video, and film
material or stills from audiovisual material, and any wireless or
satellite form of data transmission available on this Site or through a
Digital Orchid service. The use of materials from this Site on any other
web site, networked computer environment, satellite, or wireless device is
similarly prohibited unless expressly permitted as part of a Digital
Orchid service. Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute
materials found on this Site can be made by contacting Digital Orchid in
writing at 12636 High Bluff Dr., Suite 120; San Diego, CA 92130; Fax
1.858.847.9800; info@digitalorchid.com. You are also strictly prohibited
from creating works or materials that derive from or are based on any and
all materials contained in this Site including, without limitation, fonts,
icons, link buttons, wallpaper, desktop themes, videos, film, wireless
transmissions, audio files, on-line postcards, greeting cards and
unlicensed merchandise. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the
derivative materials are sold, bartered or given away.
CONSENT TO MONITORING AND DISCLOSURE
Digital Orchid
is under no obligation to monitor the Content and any other information
residing on or transmitted to this server. However, anyone using this
server agrees that Digital Orchid may monitor the server contents
periodically to (1) comply with any necessary laws, regulations or other
governmental requests; (2) to operate the server properly or to protect
itself and its users. Digital Orchid reserves the right to modify, reject
or eliminate any information residing on or transmitted to its server that
it, in its sole discretion, believes is unacceptable or in violation of
these terms and conditions.
PRODUCT AND SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND
PRICING
Digital Orchid and third parties offering information,
products, or services on the Sites attempt to be as accurate as possible.
However, Digital Orchid does not warrant that information, product, and
service descriptions or other content of the Sites is accurate, complete,
reliable, current, or error-free. Despite our efforts, it is possible due
to computer or other error or cause that a product or service offered on
the Sites may be mispriced or contain an inaccuracy in its description. In
the event Digital Orchid determines that a product or service is mispriced
or contains an inaccurate description, Digital Orchid reserves the right
to take any action it deems reasonable and necessary, in its sole
discretion, to rectify the error, including without limitation canceling
your order. You agree to notify Digital Orchid immediately if you become
aware of any pricing or descriptive errors or inconsistencies with any
products or services you order through the Sites and comply with any
corrective action taken by Digital Orchid.
CONTENT/MATERIAL SUBMISSIONS
You agree that any
materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions,
ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials, or other
information, provided by you in the form of e-mail, satellite or wireless
transmission, submissions to Digital Orchid, or postings to or on the
Sites, are non-confidential (provided that personal information provided
on non-public areas of the Sites is subject to Digital Orchid's Privacy
Policy and you grant Digital Orchid a nonexclusive, royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, and display such materials throughout the world in any media
now known or hereafter developed with or without acknowledgment to you, in
Digital Orchid's sole discretion and without compensation to you. You also
grant to Digital Orchid the right to use your name in connection with the
submitted materials and other information as well as in connection with
all advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You
agree that you shall have no recourse against Digital Orchid for any
alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary
right in your submitted materials and that the submission of any such
materials to Digital Orchid, including the posting of materials to any
forum or interactive area on the Sites, irrevocably waives any and all
"moral rights" in such materials, including the rights of paternity and
integrity. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all
of the rights to the material that you post; that the material is
accurate; that use of the material you supply does not violate this
Agreement and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you
will indemnify Digital Orchid for all claims resulting from material you
supply.
DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT
Reference herein to any
products, services, processes, hypertext links to third parties or other
information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise
does not constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or
recommendation by Digital Orchid. Product and service information is the
sole responsibility of each individual vendor.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTIES
You agree
that you use this Site and rely on material contained in this Site at your
own risk. The Site, and all materials in this Site, are provided "as is"
and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, are provided without
warranties of any kind either express or implied. This means, without
limitation, that Digital Orchid DOES NOT WARRANT that the Site is fit for
any particular purpose; that the functions contained in the materials in
the Site will be uninterrupted; that defects will be corrected; that the
Site is free of viruses and other harmful components or that the Site is
accurate, error free or reliable. You acknowledge that Digital Orchid, its
parents and affiliates together with their respective employees, agents,
directors, officers and shareholders, ARE NOT LIABLE for any delays,
inaccuracies, failures, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions,
defects, viruses, communication line failures or for the theft,
destruction, damage or unauthorized access to your computer system or
network. You acknowledge that Digital Orchid is not liable for any
defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct or material found in connection
with this Site, including such conduct or material transmitted by any
means by any other person. You acknowledge that Digital Orchid is not
liable for any damages, including, without limitation, direct, incidental,
special, consequential or punitive damages, in connection with or arising
from your use or from your inability to use the Site.
INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold
harmless Digital Orchid, its parents and affiliates together with their
respective employees, agents, directors, officers and shareholders, from
and against all the liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees and costs) arising out of your use of this
Site; your failure to use the Site; your breach or alleged breach of this
Agreement or your breach or alleged breach of the copyright, trademark,
proprietary or other rights of third parties.
TERMINATION
Digital Orchid reserves the right to
immediately terminate your use of, or access to, this Site at any time if
Digital Orchid decides at its sole discretion that you have breached this
Agreement or any relevant law, rule or regulation or you have engaged in
conduct that Digital Orchid considers to be inappropriate or unacceptable.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that any
material contained in this Site infringes your copyright, you should
notify Digital Orchid of your copyright infringement claim in accordance
with the following procedure. Digital Orchid will process notices of
alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate action as
required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other
applicable intellectual property laws. The DMCA requires that
notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to this
Site's Designated Agent who is:
Mr. Fred Mcgee
Digital Orchid
12636 High Bluff Dr.,
Suite 120
San Diego, CA 92130
P: 1.858.847.9900
F:
1.858.847.9800
Email: fmcgee@digitalorchid.com
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the
following information (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. ?512(c)(3)):
- Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been
infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are
covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at
that site;
- 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 the service provider to locate the material;
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to
contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number,
and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining
party may be contacted;
- A statement that the complaining party has 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;
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate,
and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed.
E-mails sent to fmcgee@digitalorchid.com for purposes
other than communication about copyright claims may not be acknowledged
or responded to.
OTHER
This Agreement operates to the fullest extent
permissible by law. If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void
or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from this Agreement
and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining
provisions. This Agreement is governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any
principles of conflicts of law. You agree to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California or, if appropriate,
the United States District Court for the Central District of California
for resolution of any dispute, action or proceeding arising in connection
with this Agreement or your use or non-use of the Site, and you further
irrevocably waive any right you may have to trial by jury in any such
dispute, action or proceeding.
SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR CONTESTS
Sweepstakes, contests,
games and other promotions run on Digital Orchid's Web sites may require
the visitor to provide some personally identifiable information such as
full name, address, e-mail address, and phone number, in order to
participate. Digital Orchid may use a reputable third party to manage and
administer some or all of its sweepstakes and/or contests. This third
party may have access to some or all of the personally identifiable
information that is provided by the visitor in order to participate in the
sweepstakes and/or contest. In those instances, the third party will be
instructed by Digital Orchid to use the personally identifiable
information only for the specific sweepstakes and/or contest related
purpose for which it was requested, and in compliance with the Digital
Orchid?s Privacy Policy. Most often this information is used only to
select and contact winners of the sweepstakes and/or contests. Any other
use of the personally identifiable information by the third party is
strictly prohibited. Our sweepstakes and/or contests are targeted to
individuals 18 years of age and older, and individuals under 18 years of
age are not eligible to participate. Digital Orchid requires proof of age
in order for an individual to collect any prizes awarded. Individuals may
only be a prizewinner once in any ninety (90) day period.
MISCELLANEOUS
If any of these terms of use are held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining portions of the
terms of use shall continue to be valid and will be performed, construed,
and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable term will be amended and limited to the extent
necessary to permit the maximum enforceability and/or validation of such
term or provision under applicable law.
COPYRIGHTS (C) / TRADEMARKS (tm)
All trademarks are
owned by Digital Orchid and its related entities or are used under
license. All rights reserved. All materials contained in Digital Orchid's
Web sites are protected by copyright and trademark and shall not be used
for any purpose whatsoever other than private, non-commercial viewing
purposes. Reproduction, duplication, distribution, derivative works, and
other unauthorized copying or use of stills, audio, video footage, or any
other materials contained herein are expressly prohibited.
ENFORCEABILITY AND ADMISSIBILITY
This electronic
document and any other electronic documents, policies, and guidelines
incorporated herein will be: (a) deemed for all purposes to be a "writing"
or "in writing," and to comply with all statutory, contractual, and other
legal requirements for a writing; (b) legally enforceable as a signed
writing as against the parties subject to the electronic documents; and
(c) deemed an "original" when printed from electronic records established
and maintained in the ordinary course of business. Electronic documents
introduced as evidence in any judicial, arbitration, mediation, or
administrative proceeding will, if established and maintained in the
ordinary course of business, be admissible to the same extent as business
records in written form that are similarly established and maintained.
MISCELLANEOUS
Digital Orchid's failure to insist
upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the
course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to
modify any provision of this Agreement. Digital Orchid may assign its
rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without
notice to you.