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following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not
use this site. The term “us” or “we” or “our” refers to The Conference Forum
LLC, the owner of the Web site. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of
our Web site.
- Acceptance
of Agreement. You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of
Use Agreement (“Agreement”) with respect to our site (the “Site”). This
Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between us and you, and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties
and understandings with respect to the Site, the content, products or services
provided by or through the Site, and the subject matter of this Agreement. This
Agreement may be amended at any time by us from time to time without specific
notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site, and you should
review this Agreement prior to using the Site.
- Copyright.
The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation,
digital conversion and other matters related to the Site are protected under
applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including but not
limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or
publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Site, except as
allowed by Section 4 below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire
ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the
Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does not constitute a
waiver of any right in such information and materials. Some of the content on
the site is the copyrighted work of third parties.
- Limited
License; Permitted Uses. You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
revocable license (a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with
this Agreement; (b) to use the Site solely for internal, personal,
non-commercial purposes; and (c) to print out discrete information from the
Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes and provided that
you maintain all copyright and other policies contained therein. No print out
or electronic version of any part of the Site or its contents may be used by
you in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.
- Restrictions
and Prohibitions on Use. Your license for access and use of the Site and any
information, materials or documents (collectively defined as “Content and
Materials”) therein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions
on use: You may not (a) copy, print (except for the express limited purpose
permitted by Section 4 above), republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell,
rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all
or any portion of the Site or any Content and Materials retrieved therefrom;
(b) use the Site or any materials obtained from the Site to develop, of as a
component of, any information, storage and retrieval system, database,
information base, or similar resource (in any media now existing or hereafter
developed), that is offered for commercial distribution of any kind, including
through sale, license, lease, rental, subscription, or any other commercial
distribution mechanism; (c) create compilations or derivative works of any
Content and Materials from the Site; (d) use any Content and Materials from the
Site in any manner that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property
right, proprietary right, or property right of us or any third parties; (e)
remove, change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or
terms of use contained in the Site; (f) make any portion of the Site available
through any timesharing system, service bureau, the Internet or any other
technology now existing or developed in the future; (g) remove, decompile,
disassemble or reverse engineer any Site software or use any network monitoring
or discovery software to determine the Site architecture; (h) use any automatic
or manual process to harvest information from the Site; (i) use the Site for
the purpose of gathering information for or transmitting (1) unsolicited
commercial email; (2) email that makes use of headers, invalid or nonexistent
domain names, or other means of deceptive addressing; and (3) unsolicited
telephone calls or facsimile transmissions; (j) use the Site in a manner that
violates any state or federal law regulating email, facsimile transmissions or
telephone solicitations; and (k) export or re-export the Site or any portion
thereof, or any software available on or through the Site, in violation of the
export control laws or regulations of the United States.
- Linking
to the Site. You may provide links to the Site, provided (a) that you do not
remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright
notice, or other notices on the Site, (b) your site does not engage in illegal
or pornographic activities, and (c) you discontinue providing links to the Site
immediately upon request by us.
- Advertisers.
The Site may contain advertising and sponsorships. Advertisers and sponsors are
responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site is
accurate and complies with applicable laws. We are not responsible for the
illegality or any error, inaccuracy or problem in the advertiser’s or sponsor’s
materials.
- Registration.
Certain sections of, or offerings from, the Site may require you to register.
If registration is requested, you agree to provide us with accurate, complete
registration information. Your registration must be done using your real name
and accurate information. Each registration is for your personal use only and
not on behalf of any other person or entity. We do not permit (a) any other
person using the registered sections under your name; or (b) access through a
single name being made available to multiple users on a network. You are
responsible for preventing such unauthorized use.
- Errors,
Corrections and Changes. We do not represent or warrant that the Site will be
error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will
be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the information available on
or through the Site will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable. We
may make changes to the features, functionality or content of the Site at any
time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any
documents, information or other content appearing on the Site.
- Third
Party Content. Third party content may appear on the Site or may be accessible
via links from the Site. We are not responsible for and assume no liability for
any mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation, omissions, falsehood,
obscenity, pornography or profanity in the statements, opinions,
representations or any other form of content on the Site. You understand that
the information and opinions in the third party content represent solely the
thoughts of the author and is neither endorsed by nor does it necessarily
reflect our belief.
- Unlawful Activity. We
reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of this
Agreement and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited
to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials,
regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or
appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email
addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic
information.
- Indemnification. You agree
to indemnify, defend and hold us and our partners, agents, officers, directors,
employees, subcontractors, successors, assigns, third party suppliers of
information and documents, attorneys, advertisers, product and service
providers, and affiliates (collectively, “Affiliated Parties”) harmless from
any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees,
related to your violation of this Agreement or use of the Site.
- Nontransferable. Your right
to use the Site is not transferable or assignable. Any password or right given
to you to obtain information or documents is not transferable or assignable.
- Disclaimer. THE
INFORMATION, CONTENT AND DOCUMENTS FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED
“AS-IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH “ALL FAULTS”, AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE).
THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER
LIMITATIONS. WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR
YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 17(b). IN
PARTICULAR, BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION THEREOF, WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE
NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE
LIKE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL
ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU. THIS SITE AND THE
PRODUCTS, SERVICES, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION PRESENTED WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED
WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE SITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED
WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING A FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED.
- Limitation of Liability.
(A) We and any Affiliated Party shall not be liable for any loss, injury,
claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting in any way from (a) any
errors in or omissions from the Site or any services or products obtainable
therefrom, (b) the unavailability or interruption of the Site or any features
thereof, (c) your use of the Site, (d) the content contained on the Site, or
(e) any delay or failure in performance beyond the control of a Covered Party.
(B) THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF US AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE AND/OR THE PRODUCTS,
INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN OR HEREBY SHALL NOT EXCEED
$100 AND THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE
AGAINST US AND ANY AFFILIATED PARTY.
- Use of Information. We
reserve the right, and you authorize us, to the use and assignment of all
information regarding Site uses by you and all information provided by you in
any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy. All remarks, suggestions, ideas,
graphics, or other information communicated by you to us (collectively, a
“Submission”) will forever be our property. We will not be required to treat
any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas (including
without limitation, product, service or advertising ideas) and will not incur
any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in our future
products, services or operations. Without limitation, we will have exclusive
ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every
kind and nature everywhere. We will be entitled to use the Submission for any
commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any
other person sending the Submission. You acknowledge that you are responsible
for whatever material you submit, and you, not us, have full responsibility for
the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality,
and copyright.
- Third-Party Services. We
may allow access to or advertise certain third-party product or service
providers (“Merchants”) from which you may purchase certain goods or services.
You understand that we do not operate or control the products or services offered
by Merchants. Merchants are responsible for all aspects of order processing,
fulfillment, billing and customer service. We are not a party to the
transactions entered into between you and Merchants. You agree that use of or
purchase from such Merchants is AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND BY US, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE TRANSACTIONS
BETWEEN YOU AND MERCHANTS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION APPEARING ON MERCHANT SITES OR
ANY OTHER SITE LINKED TO OUR SITE.
- Third-Party Merchant
Policies. All rules, policies (including privacy policies) and operating
procedures of Merchants will apply to you while on any Merchant sites. We are
not responsible for information provided by you to Merchants. We and the
Merchants are independent contractors and neither party has authority to make
any representations or commitments on behalf of the other.
- Privacy Policy. Our Privacy
Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a part of this Agreement. You
must review this Privacy Policy here.
- Payments. You represent and
warrant that if you are purchasing something from us or from Merchants that:
(i) any credit information you supply is true and complete,
(ii) charges incurred by you will be honored by your credit card company, and
(iii) you will pay the charges incurred by you at the posted prices, including
any applicable taxes.
- Links to other Web Sites.
The Site contains links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the
content, accuracy or opinions express in such Web sites, and such Web sites are
not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us.
Inclusion of any linked Web site on our Site does not imply approval or
endorsement of the linked Web site by us. If you decide to leave our Site and
access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.
- Copyrights and Copyright
Agents. We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do
the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent the
following information:
(a) An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
(b) A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
(c) A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the Site;
(d) Your address, telephone number, and email address;
(e) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use
is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
(f) A statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that the above information
in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized
to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
- Photo Release: The conference photographer will take photos and
video of the conference including attendees throughout the conference. These
photos/videos are for the conference use only and may appear on the
conference’s website, newsletter, conference brochures, social media outlets,
or other future conference promotional material. By virtue of your attendance,
you agree to the usage of your likeness in such media.
- Information and Press
Releases. The Site contains information and press releases about us. We
disclaim any duty or obligation to update this information or any press
releases. Information about companies other than ours contained in the press
release or otherwise, should not be relied upon as being provided or endorsed
by us.
- Legal Compliance. You agree
to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes,
ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Site and the Content and
Materials provided therein.
- Refund and Return Policy.
Please see our conference registration pages for detailed information per
event.
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