Website User Agreement for London Area Business Directory
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING HTTP://WWW.LONDONAREABUSINESSDIRECTORY.COM WEBSITE, HENCEFORTH REFERRED TO AS “THE SITE”.
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE AND SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CEASE SUCH USE. London Area Business Directory MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT ON THE SITE. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL LONDON AREA BUSINESS DIRECTORY BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN IF LONDON AREA BUSINESS DIRECTORY OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME PROVINCES MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH PROVINCES, LONDON AREA BUSINESS DIRECTORY LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
1. Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions.
Domestic and International copyright and trademark laws protect the entire contents of the Site. The owners of the intellectual property, copyrights and trademarks are London Area Business Directory, its affiliates or other third party licensors. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON THE SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE SITE.
You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of the Site solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials. You agree to grant to London Area Business Directory a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, sub licensable, perpetual license, with the right to sub-license, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services) you submit to any public areas of the Site (such as bulletin boards, forums and newsgroups) or by e-mail to London Area Business Directory by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You also grant to London Area Business Directory 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 London Area Business Directory for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to London Area Business Directory.
2. Trademarks.
London Area Business Directory and/or any other names belonging to London Area Business Directory, or its Web sites, seminars, conferences, events, trade shows, publications, products, content or services referenced herein or on the Site are the exclusive trademarks or service marks of London Area Business Directory, including the "look" and "feel" of the Site, color combinations, layout, and all other graphical elements. Any use of London Area Business Directory trademarks is strictly prohibited without the express permission from London Area Business Directory. Other product and company names mentioned in the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
3. Use of the Site.
You understand that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by London Area Business Directory, London Area Business Directory does not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services of any of the businesses listed on London Area Business Directory or on the Internet in any way. Except for London Area Business Directory identified information, products or services, all information, products and services offered through the Site or on the Internet generally are offered by third parties that are not affiliated with London Area Business Directory. You also understand that London Area Business Directory cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Site for the reconstruction of any lost data.
In connection with your use of the Site, you agree you will not:
- a) Transmit any message, information, data, text, software or images, or other content ("Material") that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, or otherwise objectionable that may invade another's right of privacy or publicity;
- b) Impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to, an London Area Business Directory official, forum leader, guide or host or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- c) Post or transmit any Material that you do not have a right to reproduce, display or transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as nondisclosure agreements);
- d) Post or transmit any Material that contains a virus or corrupted data;
- e) Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels that you upload to any communication feature;
- f) Use the Site’s communication features in a manner that adversely affects the availability of its resources to other users (e.g., excessive shouting, use of all caps, or flooding continuous posting of repetitive text);
- g) Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail", "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes" or any other form of solicitation or any non-resume information such as opinions or notices, commercial or otherwise;
- h) Violate any applicable local, municipal, provincial, national or international law;
- i) Upload, transmit, embed or post a link to any Material that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
- j) Delete or revise any Material posted by any other person or entity;
- k) Manipulate or otherwise display the Site by using framing or similar navigational technology, or
- l) Register, subscribe, attempt to register, attempt to subscribe, unsubscribe, or attempt to unsubscribe, any party for any London Area Business Directory product or service if you are not expressly authorized by such party to do so.
- m) You will not Rate or Review your own listing. You will also not manipulate or cause any undue influence to affect the honest ratings and reviews of your listing. All ratings and reviews will be based on their own merit.
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n) Multiple listings for the same business are not allowed. Listings are limited to a single listing for a single business at a business location. You agree you will also not create multiple user accounts for the purpose of creating multiple listings.
A second listing for an unrelated business type may be allowed if for a different, unrelated business at a business location.
Example: A landscaper also has a bookkeeping business. They can have a listing to list the Landscaping business and a separate listing to for their bookkeeping business. Another acceptable example would be, lawyers unrelated in practice but at the same business location. The first lawyer is a criminal lawyer, registers an account in their name and posts a listing specific to their type of practice. The second unrelated lawyer is a real estate lawyer could create their own user id and posts a listing specific to their type of practice. A law firm with 30 lawyers covering different areas of law is not allowed to create more than a single listing. That listing can of course list the 30 lawyers and their different areas of practice within the single listing. - o) Your listing must include at least a partial address of your physical location including at least City / Town, Street and Postal Code. Street number and unit number are optional and not required.
- p) Your listing must contain a local phone number, a fax number is optional and not required.
- q) Your business listing must be of a business that provides a physical product or service and not solely an Internet service or website. Example, a listing for a website similar to Kijiji, Groupon, Facebook, Photobucket and eBay etc. Websites such as these that only provide information and can be housed anywhere are not eligible to list. Another example would be a business located in the local London Ontario area that only provides Internet sales solely, is NOT allowed to list under the terms of use.
- r) Featured Specials are Specials or Discount Coupons that are displayed seperately from your listing and are for the purpose of offering a special or discounted price on an item or service. Items posted that don't meet this criterea are not allowed and will be deleted.
YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET. London Area Business Directory PROVIDES THE SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION "AS IS" AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND London Area Business Directory SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOU ACCESS SUCH MATERIALS AT YOUR RISK. London Area Business Directory HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIALS.
4. Equipment.
You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of the Site and all charges related thereto.
5. Indemnification and Reservation of Rights.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless London Area Business Directory, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the Site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or your use and access of the Site.
London Area Business Directory reserves the right to release current or past member or Web site user information if London Area Business Directory believes that a member’s account is being used to commit unlawful acts, if the information is subpoenaed and/or if London Area Business Directory deems it necessary and/or appropriate.
6. Third Party Rights.
The provisions of paragraphs 3 (Use of the Site), and 5 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of London Area Business Directory and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Site. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
7. Term; Termination.
Either party without notice may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 3 (Use of the Site), 5 (Indemnification), 6 (Third Party Rights) and 11 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
8. Special Admonitions for International Use.
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules including, without limitation, rules about the Internet, data, e-mail, or privacy. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from Canada or the country in which you reside.
9. Dealings with Third Parties.
Your participation, correspondence or business dealings with any third party found on or through the Site, regarding the payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that London Area Business Directory shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage or other matters of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.
10. Links.
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to non- London Area Business Directory Internet World Wide Web sites or resources. Because London Area Business Directory has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that London Area Business Directory is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that London Area Business Directory shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
11. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Ontario and Canada. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between London Area Business Directory and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a municipal, provincial or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the City of London, Province of ON, Canada.
Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. London Area Business Directory 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. London Area Business Directory may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Some of the information on this Web site may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of London Area Business Directory. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that the actual events or results may differ materially.
12. Security.
This site relies on the security provided by our host and the author(s) of the software we use to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. We also take any steps we can if we are made aware of any security holes to get them fixed but we cannot guarantee complete security.
13. Use by Minors Prohibited.
London Area Business Directory is not intended for and should not be used by anyone under the age of 18. London Area Business Directory complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and does not permit registration or use by anyone under the age of 13.
14. Outsite of the London Ontario Local Calling Area.
This site is not for listings by businesses outside of our local London Ontario calling area. Any such businesses discovered listing that is outside of the London local calling area will be immediately removed from the system.
15. Clients.
Clients who have registered in order to use our services can change or update their account information and preferences by visiting your account page.
16. Client Prospects.
From time to time we will email client prospects whom we have reason to believe might be interested in our services because of their involvement with the site . Prospects can opt-out of future communications simply by replying to the email and indicating their preference.
17. Changes to Our Policies.
London Area Business Directory's Terms of Use may change from time to time. If we make any substantive changes to our policies, we will notify you by sending e-mail to the address provided by you, or by posting notice of changes to this Web site. Your use of the site after the changes constitutes your agreement with regard to information collected from you in the past and in the future.
18. Contacting Us.
If you have any questions about this Terms of Use Statement, the practices of London Area Business Directory, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us using the contact form or by mail at BITS Of Knowledge 796 Dundalk Dr. London, ON N6C 3V2.