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BLACKNJ, INC'S SERVICES ARE USED IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES
TO YOU ON THIS SITE ("SERVICES") AND INCLUDE PROPRIETARY MATERIALS,
THE USE OF WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS END-USER
AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME UPON NOTICE FROM BLACKNJ, WHICH NOTICE MAY BE PROVIDED TO YOU ON THE PAGES THROUGH WHICH YOU
ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. PROCEEDING WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICES, OR
THE CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICES AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF ANY CHANGES,
CONSTITUTES YOUR ASSENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE END-USER AGREEMENT. IF
YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL THE TERMS, YOU MUST NOT USE THE SERVICES!
BLACKNJ™ INCORPORATED
END-USER SERVICES AGREEMENT
This End-User Services Agreement ("Agreement") is an agreement
between you, an individual or an individual acting on behalf of your employer,
a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity that will be using the
BLACKNJ's services ("User"), BLACKNJ Incorporated, a Texas corporation located at 2934 Taylor Street, Dallas,
TX 75226 ("Company"), and the owner of the site through which
you have requested the Services ("Partner"). BLACKNJ's services (the "Services") include proprietary materials,
the use of which is subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT
The Services, provided by Company on behalf of Partner, are provided to
User under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and any amendments
thereto, and any operating rules or policies that may be published from
time to time by Company and Partner, all of which are hereby incorporated
by reference. This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between User
and Company and supersedes any prior agreements pertaining to the subject
matter contained herein.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Company, on behalf of Partner, is providing User with any or all of the
following services: (a) email; (b) meta-search; (c) community services;
and (d) any other services which Company may elect to provide on behalf
of Partner in the future. These Services are provided to User at the discretion
of Partner and Company has no obligation to provide the Services directly
to User. Company does not charge User for the Services (though Company
may do so at any time in the future), but may charge for enhancements
User may elect to obtain. Company reserves the right to delete any User's
account if such User does not access such account for a period of sixty
(60) consecutive days.
Company and Partner reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, the Services with or without notice to User. User agrees
that Company, Partner, and their third party service providers shall not
be liable to User or any third party for any modification or discontinuance
of the Services.
3. USER'S REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
User must be at least thirteen (13) years old to register for the Services.
In consideration of use of the Services, User agrees to: (a) provide true,
accurate, current, and complete information about User as prompted by
the registration form; and (b) to maintain and update this information
to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If any information provided
by User ("Registration Data") is untrue, inaccurate, not current,
or incomplete, Company and Partner have the right to terminate User's
account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services.
4. USE OF REGISTRATION DATA
User agrees that Registration Data is shared with Partner. Company and
Partner agree not to contact User if User states a preference not to be
contacted. Company shall inform Partner if User states a preference not
to be contacted. However, Company shall not be responsible or liable if
Partner contacts User, permits a third party to contact User, or provides
or discloses User's Registration Data to any third party.
User agrees that Company, Partner, or a designee of a Company or Partner
may disclose Registration Data to third parties about User and information
about User's use of the Services, provided that such disclosures do not
include User's name, mailing address, email address, telephone or facsimile
number, or account number, unless: (a) User has joined the BLACKNJ
Benefits program, has co-registered to receive any third party products
or services, or has otherwise authorized Company and/or Partner to disclose
such information; (b) such disclosure is required by law or legal process;
or (c) User violates any of the terms set forth in Section 7 below.
This Agreement includes the terms and conditions of Company's Privacy
Policy and which is hereby incorporated by reference. In the event that
there exists any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Privacy
Policy, the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy shall take precedence.
5. USER CONTENT
Company and Partner consider email transmitted via the Services to be
the private correspondence of the sender. Neither Company nor Partner
will monitor, edit, or disclose the contents of a User's private communications,
except that User agrees that Company, Partner, and their third party service
providers may do so: (a) as required by law; (b) to comply with legal
process; (c) if necessary to enforce this Agreement; (d) to respond to
claims that such contents violate the rights of third parties; (e) to
protect the rights or property of Company, Partner, its third party service
providers, or others.
User acknowledges that content posted to public community areas is publicly
available and that Company does not take any responsibility for such content.
However, Company reserves the right to remove any public content posted
by a User that violates any law or condition of this Agreement, upon notice
of such violation.
User understands and agrees that technical (and sometimes manual) processing
of email communications, search requests, community postings, and any
other information supplied by User is and may be required: (a) to send
and receive messages; (b) to conform to the technical requirements of
connecting networks; (c) to conform to the limitations of the Services;
or (d) to conform to other, similar technical requirements.
User acknowledges and agrees that Company, Partner, and their third party
service providers do not endorse the content of any User communications
and are not responsible or liable for any unlawful, harassing, libelous,
privacy invading, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, indecent,
tortious, or otherwise objectionable content, or content that infringes
or may infringe the intellectual property or other rights of another.
6. USER NAME, MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
User will be asked to choose the first part of its user name, which will
be followed by the "@" symbol and Partner's domain name. (Example:
YourNameHere@Dallasblack.com.) User agrees to choose a user name which
is unique, not obscene, unlawful, or otherwise objectionable, in Company's
sole discretion. Company shall own User's complete user name.
User will receive a designated password and account upon completing the
registration process for the Services. User is responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of the password and account, and is fully responsible
for all activities that occur under User's account. User agrees to immediately
notify Company of any unauthorized use of User's password or account or
of any other breach of security.
7. USER CONDUCT
User agrees to abide by all applicable local, state, national, and international
laws and regulations during use of the Services, and agrees not to interfere
with the use and enjoyment of the Services by other users. User agrees
to be solely responsible for the contents of User's private and public
communications, whether uploaded, posted, emailed, or otherwise transmitted
through the Services.
User agrees: (a) not to use the Services for illegal purposes; (b) not
to interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected
to the Services; (c) to comply with all requirements, procedures, policies,
and regulations of networks connected to the Services; (d) not to resell
the Services or use of or access to the Services; and (e) to comply with
all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported
from the United States.
User agrees not to upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit through
the Services: (a) any unlawful, harassing, libelous, privacy invading,
abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, indecent, tortuous, or
otherwise objectionable material of any kind; (b) any material that violates
the rights of another, including, but not limited to, the intellectual
property rights of another; (c) any material that violates any applicable
local, state, national, or international law or regulation; or (d) unsolicited
or unauthorized advertisements, promotional materials, "junk mail,"
"spam," "chain letters," or other forms of solicitation.
User agrees not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer
systems or networks connected to the Services. User acknowledges and agrees
that Company may ban User from future use of the Services if User does
not comply with Company's standards of conduct, even if User attempts
to use the Services through another Partner or under a different name.
Furthermore, User acknowledges and agrees that Company may recover damages
from User if User abuses these terms.
8. INDEMNITY
User agrees to indemnify and hold Company, Partner, and their third party
service providers, and their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of User's
use of the Services, User's connection to the Services, User's violation
of this Agreement, or User's violation of any rights of another.
9. STORAGE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Company, Partner, and their third party service providers assume no responsibility
for the deletion or failure to store email messages, communications, or
other content maintained or transmitted through the Services. Company
may establish an upper limit on the extent of message storage it will
maintain for User.
10. TERMINATION
(a) User agrees that Company, Partner, or their third party service providers
may terminate User's password, account, or use of the Services if Company,
Partner, or their third party service providers believe: (i) that User
has violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this
Agreement; or (ii) that User has violated the rights of Company, Partner,
or their third party service providers or other users or parties. User
further agrees that Company, Partner, and their third party service providers
may terminate User's password, account, or use of the Services if User
fails to use the Services at least one time during a reasonable period
of time, which shall not be less than sixty (60) days, as determined from
time to time by Company and Partner.
(b) User agrees Company and Partner may immediately delete User's account
and all related information, communications, and files, and may bar any
further access to such account, communications, files, or the Services
under any provision of this Agreement. User also acknowledges and agrees
that termination of any of the Services may be effected without prior
notice.
11. LINKS
The Services may provide, or users may include in email or community postings,
links to other Web sites or resources. User acknowledges and agrees that
Company, Partner, and their third party service providers are not responsible
for the availability of such external sites or resources, and that Company,
Partner, and their third party service providers do not endorse and are
not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other
materials on or available from such sites or resources.
12. COMPANY'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
User acknowledges and agrees that content, including, but not limited
to, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, or other
material contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented
to User through the Services or third party advertisers is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights
and laws. User acknowledges and agrees that User is permitted to use this
material and information only as expressly authorized by Company, Partner,
or advertisers, as applicable, and may not copy, reproduce, transmit,
distribute, or create derivative works of such content or information
without express authorization.
13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
(a) USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT USER'S SOLE RISK.
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE"
BASIS.
(b) COMPANY, PARTNER, AND THEIR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(c) COMPANY, PARTNER, AND THEIR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS MAKE NO
WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET USER'S REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE SERVICES
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES COMPANY,
PARTNER, OR ITS THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, OR AS TO
THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES,
OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
(d) USER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, DATA, OR
OTHER MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES
IS OBTAINED AT USER'S OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT USER WILL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO USER'S COMPUTER SYSTEM OR ANY LOSS OF DATA
THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.
(e) COMPANY, PARTNER, AND THEIR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS MAKE NO
WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH
OR FROM THE SERVICES OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICES.
(f) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY USER
FROM COMPANY, PARTNER, OR THEIR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR THROUGH
OR FROM THE SERVICES, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.
(g) SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES,
THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO SOME USERS.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a) USER AGREES THAT COMPANY, PARTNER, AND THEIR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, OR
FOR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES, OR RESULTING
FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED, OR FROM MESSAGES RECEIVED
OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES, OR RESULTING
FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF USER'S TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA,
OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF COMPANY, PARTNER, OR THEIR THIRD PARTY SERVICE
PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
(b) USER FURTHER AGREES THAT COMPANY, PARTNER, AND THEIR THIRD PARTY SERVICE
PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM INTERRUPTION,
SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
WHETHER SUCH INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION WAS JUSTIFIED OR
NOT, NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL, INADVERTENT OR ADVERTENT.
(c) User acknowledges that Pursuant to Section 512 of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act, Company has a policy providing for termination of account
holders who are repeat offenders. However, USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT
OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS OR COST OR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
GOODS OR SERVICES, ARISING OUT OF COMPLIANCE OR REASONABLE ATTEMPTS TO:
(i) COMPLY WITH UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT ACT; OR (ii) SATISFY REQUIREMENTS
TO QUALIFY FOR THE SAFE HARBORS DESIGNATED IN SECTION 512 OF THE DIGITAL
MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT.
(d) IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY AND ALL MATTERS RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF $50.
(e) SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO SOME USERS.
15. AMENDMENT
Company may modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications
shall be effective immediately upon posting or other method of notification
to User, which notice may be provided on the pages through which User
accesses or uses the Services. User's continued access or use of the Services
shall be deemed its conclusive acceptance of the modified Agreement.
16. GENERAL
Company's and Partner's third party service providers are intended beneficiaries
of this Agreement. Company shall not be liable to User for any breach
by Partner of this Agreement or the Privacy Policy. This Agreement and
the relationship between User and Company and Partner shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of law
provisions. User, Company, and Partner agree to submit to the personal
and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the state of California.
The failure of Company, Partner, and their third party service providers
to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of
this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give
effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and rule
the other provisions of this Agreement remain in full force and effect.
User agrees that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any
claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Services
or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or
cause of action arose or be forever barred.
I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND
BY ALL OF ITS TERMS.
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