1. TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE
IP Location is a Brand Media firm. You agree and accept the following terms and conditions by using our online services ("Terms Of Service").
2. CHANGES IN SERVICE TERMS
We retain the right to amend the terms of service at any time and without your notification or responsibility. Your continuing use of our online services indicates your acceptance of all of these terms and conditions.
3. APPLICATION
You may establish an account with IP Location to access extra features available only to members. By registering with us, you promise to submit accurate, up-to-date, and full information about yourself as asked by the registration form. You are also responsible for keeping the member profile current and comprehensive by maintaining and immediately updating it. It is your duty to keep your account and password secret.
We retain the right to cancel your use of our services if the information you submitted is incorrect or misleading, or hides or omits any information that we think relevant.
4. RULES FOR THE WEBSITE AND FORUM
Your posts on our website will become public, and anybody who connects to our website will be able to access them. All posts must be in the English language. We urge that you be nice, use common sense, follow the law, and refrain from posting items that may be offensive to other parties. We retain the right, at our sole discretion and without prior notice, to delete, alter, or relocate postings. Your account may be suspended or terminated if you violate the site or forum rules.
5. FEES, PAYMENT TERMS, AND CONDITIONS
You agree to pay us the necessary service fees for the advertising services you have chosen. All advertising expenses are paid in advance before the advertisement begins.
6. REFUSAL RIGHT
We retain the right, in our sole discretion, to refuse to offer service(s) to you within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of your payment for such advertising services. If we refuse to provide you with the service(s), we undertake to reimburse your relevant price (s). You agree that we will not be responsible to you for any losses or damages incurred as a consequence of our refusal to host your domain name or provide any other service (s).
7. ABUSE
Any effort to impair or damage our systems or customers is strictly forbidden. IP Location, a Brand Media firm, will not allow you to utilize our services for the following reasons. This is a violation of the conditions of your agreement with us:
Spam is the unsolicited distribution of commercial messages.
Violations of Copyright: Violations of copyrights owned by people, businesses, or other organizations may result in civil and criminal penalties. Using our service to disseminate information, you should be aware of and follow copyright laws.
Obscene Content: We will not allow the circulation of obscene or indecent material via our website. We maintain the right, in our sole discretion, to determine what constitutes obscene or indecent content.
Illegal Conduct: Any activity that is prohibited by the laws of the United States of America or the State of Illinois.
Other: Any other action that we, in our sole discretion, believe is immoral or harmful to our other customers, Internet users in general, or our business image.
We keep a close eye on our website, forums, and network. If we become aware of any breaches of the above terms, we have the right to deactivate your account immediately and without warning.
You are deemed to have accepted our Acceptable Use Policy by using our services.
8. SECURITY
System or network security violations are forbidden and may result in criminal and civil penalties. This includes, but is not limited to, unauthorized access, scanning of system security or authentication measures, interfering with service to any user, host, or network, including, but not limited to, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system, broadcast attacks; and forging of any TCP-IP packet header or email headers.
9. TEN. INDEMNITY
You agree to release, indemnify, and hold Brand Media, its contractors, agents, employees, officers, directors, and affiliates harmless from all third-party liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, relating to or arising from this Agreement, the Brand Media services provided hereunder, or your use of the Brand Media services, including without limitation infringement by you, or someone else using any Brand Media service with your computer, of any intellectual property rights. When Brand Media is faced with legal action by a third party, Brand Media may demand written assurances from you on your agreement to indemnify Brand Media; failure to deliver such assurances may be deemed a breach of your Agreement by us, and your account may be deactivated.
10. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
YOU USE THE SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED BY BRAND MEDIA, INC. BRAND MEDIA, INC. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR GUARANTIES REGARDING THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE.
BRAND MEDIA, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR ACCURACY OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION, FEATURES, OR INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
11. LIABILITY LIMITATION
TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BRAND MEDIA, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED ORDERS, OR OTHER ECONO
12. HYPERLINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
Brand Media, Inc. may include connections to third-party websites that are not within IP Location's control. We are not responsible for the contents of connected sites, including, but not limited to, any link included in a linked site and any modifications or updates to a linked site.
13. VIOLATIONS OF COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
You undertake not to participate in any conduct that violates or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents. You also undertake not to participate in any action that infringes on the privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others. Following receipt of a formal notification of copyright infringement, Brand Media, Inc. is obligated by law to delete or prevent access to customer material.
14. NOTICES OF COPYRIGHT
All contents displayed on this site, including design, text, logos, graphics, icons, and photos, as well as selections, assembly, and arrangement, are the exclusive property of Brand Media, Inc., Copyright 2003, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Without the explicit written consent of Brand Media, Inc, no content from this site may be copied, reproduced, modified, reprinted, communicated, or distributed in any form or by any means. Any illegal use of the contents on this site may constitute a violation of copyright, trademark, and other relevant laws, and may result in criminal or civil penalties.
15. INFANCY
You certify that you are of legal drinking age in order to engage in this Agreement.
16. RULE OF LAW
This agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the relevant laws of the state of Illinois, without regard to principles governing the choice of laws. Any action arising from this agreement must be filed only in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, or, if the such court lacks jurisdiction, in a state court in Cook County, and you irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.