PLEASE READ THE
FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY. THESE
TERMS GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH
THE WEBSITE. THESE TERMS SET FORTH A BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND
THIS WEBSITE MATESMANIA.COM.
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND THE AGE OF MAJORITY AND LEGAL
CONSENT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH YOU LIVE OR RESIDE TO AGREE TO
THESE TERMS.
Acceptance of Terms of Use
This is a legal
agreement ("Agreement") between you and MatesMania.com. Please
read the Agreement carefully before registering for the
www.MatesMania.com service. By registering for www.MatesMania.com, you
become a member of the Service (a "Member"), and you agree to be bound
by the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the "Terms") for as long
as you continue to be a Member. If you do not agree to the Terms, you
are not permitted to use the www.MatesMania.com service.
The Terms are subject to
change by MatesMania.com at any time, without notice, effective upon
posting of a link to same on our website (www.MatesMania.com). Minors
(under 18 years old) may not become members. When you register, and
from time to time thereafter, MatesMania.com will require that you
provide sufficient information to indicate that you are at least 18
years old. By becoming a Member, you represent and warrant that you are
at least 18 years old.
Privacy Policy.
We are committed to
protecting the privacy of the personal information you provide to us
through the Website. Any personal information submitted through the
Website by you is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated
herein by reference. PLEASE REVIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY TO UNDERSTAND OUR
PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. We do not
knowingly collect personal information from persons under the age of
18. The date of the last update to our Privacy Policy will be noted at
the top of our Privacy Policy.
Account.
In order to participate
in or receive certain Services, you will be required to create an
account with us (“Account”), and you may be subject
to additional contractual terms and conditions applicable to such
Services (“Additional Terms”), which Additional
Terms will be accessible to you on the Website or presented to you as
Additional Terms when you sign up for or access such Services. Any such
Additional Terms shall be incorporated into and form a part of these
Terms. Your Account is for your individual, personal use only, and you
may not authorize others to use your Account for any purpose. In
creating your Account, you certify that all information you provide is
complete and accurate. You agree to update your information when
required or requested, and you further agree not to use another
person’s account without permission. You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of, and restricting access to, your
Account and password, and you agree to accept sole responsibility for
all activities that occur under your Account or password. You agree to
contact our customer service right away of any breach of security or
unauthorized use of your Account or any violation of these Terms by
others of which you are aware. You agree that we shall have no
liability for any losses, damages, liabilities or expenses you may
incur due to any unauthorized use of your Account, and you agree to
indemnify us and hold us harmless for any such unauthorized use. We
reserve the right to create accounts for quality control and
administrative purposes.
Use of Services; Assumption of Risk.
The Services on this
site may not be accessed or used where prohibited by law. You
understand that by accessing or using the Services, you may encounter
content that may be deemed sexually explicit, mature, offensive,
indecent or objectionable, which content may or may not be identified
as having explicit language or adult themes, and which in certain
circumstances may be due to your interactions with other users or
members in the course of accessing or using the Services. In addition
certain content and materials available on or through the Services are
inappropriate for viewing by minors or by persons who do not wish to be
exposed to sexually explicit material. Commercially available parental
control protections (such as computer hardware, software or filtering
services) may assist you in limiting access to material that is
sexually explicit or harmful to minors. If you are interested in
learning more about these protections, information is available at
www.cybersitter.com, www.netnanny.com or other sites providing
information on such protections. The preceding links are provided for
information purposes only and not intended to act as an endorsement of
these entities, their services or policies and we are not affiliated
with them. YOU FULLY ASSUME ALL RISK OF LOSS AND RISK OF PERSONAL HARM
ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, including but not limited to,
any online or offline communications and personal interactions with
others (such as dating). It is your responsibility to take all
advisable and necessary precautions when interacting with individuals
you meet or come into contact with through the Services.
Your Additional Representations and Warranties.
You further represent
and warrant to us, under penalty of perjury, as follows: (a) You will
not provide or permit access or use of the Services, or your Account,
by any minors; (b) Your Account information is current, complete and
accurate and you will promptly update all information to keep your
Account and billing information complete and accurate upon any change
(such as change of billing address, credit card number or expiration
date); (c) You have not and will not access or use the Services from
any place or jurisdiction where such use is prohibited or contrary to
applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, edicts or customs, and
you are not a national or resident of any country which the United
States has (i) embargoed goods; (ii) identified as a "Specially
Designated National"; or (iii) placed on the Commerce Department's
Table of Deny Orders; (d) Your use of the Services is and will be in
compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
edicts or customs; (e) You understand that when you gain access to the
Services, you may be exposed to visual images, verbal descriptions and
audio sounds and other content of a sexually oriented, and explicitly
erotic nature, which may include graphic visual depictions and
descriptions of nudity and sexual activity. You are voluntarily
choosing to do so, because you want to view, read and/or hear the
various materials and content which are available, for your own
personal enjoyment, information and/or education. Your choice is a
manifestation of your interest in sexual matters which, you believe, is
both healthy and normal and which, in your experience, is generally
shared by average adults in your community. You further represent and
warrant that you are familiar with the standards in your community
regarding the acceptance of such sexually-oriented and explicit
materials and the materials you expect to encounter are within those
standards. In your judgment, the average adult in your community
accepts the consumption of such materials by willing adults in
circumstances such as this which offer reasonable insulation from the
materials for minors and unwilling adults, and will not find such
materials to appeal to a prurient interest or to be patently offensive;
Third Party Links and Pages; Reliance on Content and Advice.
(a) The Services may
include hyperlinks or banner ads to third-party websites, content
and/or resources ("Resources"). You acknowledge and agree that we have
no control over and are not responsible for the availability of any
such Resources, and we do not endorse any advertising, products or
other materials on or available from such Resources. Because we cannot
control the activities of such Resources, we cannot accept
responsibility for any use of your personal information by such third
parties, and we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same
privacy and security practices as us. If you visit or link to a
Resource, you should consult that Resource's privacy policy before
providing any personal information. You agree that we shall have no
liability for any losses, damages, liabilities or expenses you may
incur due to your use of such Resources, and you agree to indemnify us
and hold us harmless for any such use. (b) Opinions, advice,
statements, offers, or other information or content made available
through the Services are those of their respective authors, and should
not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for
such content. We do not: (i) guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or
usefulness of any information through the Services, or (ii) adopt,
endorse or accept responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any
opinion, advice, or statement made by any party that appears through
the Services. Under no circumstances will we or our affiliated entities
be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from your reliance on
information or other content posted through the Services or transmitted
to or by any of our users or members.
Proprietary Rights.
The content provided
through the Services, including but not limited to, the text, data,
software, manuscripts, graphics, photographs, music, sounds, videos,
interactive features, blogs, posts, feedback, messages, tags and other
materials (collectively, "Content") and the trademarks, service marks
and logos contained therein ("Marks") are owned by or licensed to us,
subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under
United States and foreign laws and international conventions. All
Content is provided to you solely for your information and personal,
non-commercial use. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or
distribution of any Content other than as expressly permitted herein.
If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal use, you
must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained
therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere
with security related features of the Services or features that prevent
or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the
use of the Services or Content. We or our licensors retain all
intellectual and proprietary rights in and to the Services and Content,
except as expressly provided herein. No right is granted to you herein
to use any Marks.
Content Provided "AS IS"; Access to Content.
You understand that
Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole
responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. We do
not control this Content and do not guarantee its accuracy, integrity
or quality. All such Content is provided "AS IS" without representation
or warranty of any kind. Under no circumstances shall we be liable to
you in any way for any Content, including but not limited to, any
errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of the use of any Content. We claim immunity from
liability to the fullest extent permitted by law, and as further
provided under the Communications Decency Act, for any Content provided
by third parties. Neither our actions nor any provision in these Terms
is intended to waive, remove or usurp such immunity.
Noncommercial Use.
The Services are made
available for your personal, noncommercial use. You will not advertise
or solicit any user or member to buy or sell any products or services
through the Services. You may not transmit any chain letters, junk or
spam e-mail to other users or members. Further, you will not use any
information obtained from the Services in order to contact, advertise
to, solicit, or sell to any user or member without their prior express
consent. If you breach the terms of this subsection and/or send or post
unsolicited bulk email, "spam" or other unsolicited communications of
any kind through the Services, we reserve all rights, claims and causes
of action we may have, statutory or otherwise, including but not
limited to, the right to seek statutory penalties for each such
unsolicited communication you send through the Services.
Personal Communications and License to Your Content; Right to Block or
Remove Content.
(a) You acknowledge and
agree that your communications with other users or members via chats,
conferences, bulletin boards, blogs, posts and any other publicly
accessible avenues of communication through the Services are public and
not private communications. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to use
caution before disclosing any personal information about yourself in
your public communications. We are not responsible for information that
you choose to communicate to other users or members, or for the actions
of other users or members, and you agree to indemnify us and hold us
harmless from any losses, liabilities, damages or expenses you may
incur due to such communications or actions. Except as provided in our
Privacy Policy, once you post, send or otherwise make publicly
available any Content through the Services ("Personal Content"), you
expressly grant us, and hereby represent that you have the right to
grant us, a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, assignable,
sub-licensable, and transferable right and license to quote, re-post,
use, copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, incorporate
into other works, distribute, transmit, broadcast, communicate,
publicly display, publicly perform and otherwise exploit such Content
in any form or media, anywhere, and without any notice or compensation
to you of any kind. You hereby grant us all consents, rights and
clearances to enable us to use such Personal Content for such purposes.
Personal Content may be searchable by, and you may be able to view and
search Personal Content on, different websites (i.e., different URLs in
the form of "co-brands" or "private labels") operated by us or our
affiliated entities. Personal Content may also be searchable by
third-party search engines, such as google, yahoo and bing.
(b) We reserve the
right, but not the obligation, to refuse to transmit or post, and to
disclose, block or remove any Content, including but not limited to,
Personal Content, in whole or in part, that we, in our discretion, deem
to be in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to persons using
the Services, regardless of whether this material or its dissemination
is unlawful. We retain the right, but not the obligation, to monitor
all transmissions and postings of Personal Content and other materials
from time to time to investigate or prevent violations of these Terms.
In addition, we may also take reasonable steps, including the limiting
or filtering of the number of emails, chat messages or posts sent or
received by a user or member.
Your Conduct.
You further agree not to use the Services to:
(a) upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful,
harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory,
obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(b) harm minors in any
way or commit abuse;
(c) impersonate or
misrepresent your affiliation with, including acting as an employee of,
us or our affiliated entities;
(d) forge headers or
otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any
Content transmitted through the Services;
(e) upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a
right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary
relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential
information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or
under nondisclosure agreements);
(f) upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any
patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights
of any person;
(g) upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, "affiliate marketing codes," "link
referral code," or any other form of commercial solicitation;
(h) upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains
software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed
to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer
software, hardware, networks or telecommunications equipment;
(i) disrupt the normal
flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users or
members of the Services are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner
that negatively affects other users' or members' ability to engage in
real-time exchanges;
(j) interfere with or
disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services,
or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of
networks connected to the Services, including using any device,
software or routine to bypass our robot exclusion headers;
(k) violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but
not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities
exchange, including, but not limited to, the New York Stock Exchange,
the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having
the force of law;
(l) provide material
support or resources (or conceal or disguise the nature, location,
source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any
organization(s) designated by the United States government as a foreign
terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act;
(m) "stalk" or otherwise harass another person or user or member;
(n) collect or store
personal data about other users or members without their consent
(including, but not limited to, through the use of scripts, bots or web
crawlers) or upload, post, email, transmit, chat or otherwise disclose
other users' or members' private information; or
(o) disclose any
telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email
addresses in any user or member profile that you create.
PLEASE REPORT ANY
VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION OR THESE TERMS TO OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Member Interactions and Disputes.
YOU ARE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
WEBSITE AND SERVICES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE HAVE NO
OBLIGATION TO SCREEN OUR USERS OR MEMBERS; INQUIRE INTO THE BACKGROUNDS
OF OUR USERS OR MEMBERS; OR ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF OUR
USERS OR MEMBERS. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE
CONDUCT OF USERS OR MEMBERS OR THEIR COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY CURRENT OR
FUTURE USERS OR MEMBERS. IF YOU FIND OTHER USERS' OR MEMBERS'
INFORMATION TO BE OFFENSIVE, HARMFUL, INACCURATE AND/OR DECEPTIVE, YOU
MAY USE THE REPORT ABUSE PAGE PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE. WE RESERVE THE
RIGHT, BUT HAVE NO OBLIGATION, TO MONITOR DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND
OTHER USERS OR MEMBERS OR TO TERMINATE OR BLOCK YOU AND OTHER USERS OR
MEMBERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS. PLEASE ALSO USE CAUTION, COMMON
SENSE, AND SAFETY WHEN USING THE SERVICES TO INTERACT WITH OTHER USERS
AND MEMBERS.
We further reserve the
right, but have no obligation, to conduct any credit, criminal or other
background checks using publicly available records, at any time, to
confirm your compliance with these Terms. Under no circumstance will
MatesMania.com be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct,
indirect, general, special, compensatory, consequential, and/or
incidental, arising out of or relating to the conduct of you or anyone
else in connection with the use of the Service, including but not
limited to bodily injury, emotional distress, and/or any other damages
resulting from communications or meetings with other members of this
Service. You agree to take reasonable precautions in all interactions
with other members of the Service (particularly if you decide to meet
offline or in person). You agree to review MatesMania.com’s
Dating Safety recommendations prior to using the Service.
Subscription, Usage and Foreign Transaction Fees; Promotional Credits.
(a) Subscription Fees.
Certain Services are subject to subscription fees ("Subscription
Fees"). These Subscription Fees are provided to you upon registration
and may change from time to time. Unless otherwise indicated,
Subscriptions Fees cover an initial period, for which there is a one
time charge, followed by recurring periodic charges for subsequent
periods as agreed to by you upon registration. You acknowledge that
your subscription has an initial and recurring payment feature and you
accept responsibility for all recurring charges prior to cancellation.
WE MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC
CHARGES (E.G., MONTHLY) WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU, UNTIL
YOU PROVIDE PRIOR NOTICE (CONFIRMED IN WRITING AT OUR REQUEST) THAT YOU
HAVE TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT
METHOD. SUCH NOTICE WILL NOT AFFECT CHARGES APPLIED BEFORE WE CAN
REASONABLY ACT. TO TERMINATE YOUR AUTHORIZATION OR CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT
METHOD FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS, GO TO THE BILLING PAGE.
(b) Other
Fees. Certain other Services may require you to make one-time payments
or prepay certain amounts for credits, tokens, digital items or goods
which may be redeemed solely for specified Services ("Credits").
Credits, as well as unused balances.
(c), may not be redeemed
for cash and may not be returned or forfeited for a cash refund, except
as may be required by applicable law. In addition, Credits and unused
balances are not transferable.
(d) Foreign Transaction
Fees. We may use credit card processors or banks outside the United
States to process your transactions. In some instances, your bank or
credit card issuer may charge you a foreign transaction or similar fee
or charge. Before purchasing any Services, please check with your bank
or credit card issuer for more information about its policies regarding
foreign transaction and similar fees and charges.
Termination.
(a) We reserve the right
to terminate or restrict your access to or use of the Services, without
notice or liability, for any or no reason whatsoever. In addition, we
may terminate your Account and any membership and/or subscription with
us by sending notice to you at the email address you provided in your
application for membership. Upon termination of these Terms, you will
not be entitled to any refund of any unused Subscription Fees or other
prepaid amounts. All decisions regarding the termination of Accounts
shall be made by us in our sole discretion. We are not required, and
may be prohibited, from disclosing to you the reason for termination of
your Account, membership or subscription.
(b) You may terminate
your Account, membership and/or subscription with us at any time, and
termination will be effective immediately upon receipt of notice. WE DO
NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS OR CREDITS FOR ANY AMOUNTS PREPAID BY YOU AND YOU
WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY REFUND FOR ANY UNUSED DAYS OF ANY SUBSCRIPTION
TERM.
(c) To the extent the
Services include “dating services” as defined by
Massachusetts statute (“Dating Services”), if by
reason of death or Disability (as defined below) you are unable to
receive all Dating Services for which you have contracted, you or your
estate may elect to be relieved of the obligation to make payments for
Dating Services other than those received before death or the onset of
Disability, except as provided in following sentence. If you have
prepaid any amount for the Dating Services, so much of the amount
prepaid that is allocable to Dating Services that you have not received
will be promptly refunded to you or your representative.
“Disability” means a condition which precludes you
from physically using the Dating Services during the term of disability
and the condition is verified in writing by a physician designated and
remunerated by you. Written verification of the physician must be
presented to us. This subsection shall supersede any other contrary
term or provision herein.
(d) With
respect to Dating Services, you, the buyer, may cancel these Terms,
without any penalty or obligation, at any time prior to midnight of the
third business day following the date of this contract, excluding
Sundays and holidays. To cancel these Terms, mail or deliver a signed
and dated notice, or send a telegram that states that you, the buyer,
are canceling this agreement or Terms, or words of similar effect. This
notice can be sent to: admin@matesmania.com. You may receive further
information on this process by contacting our customer service
department. For Dating Services, the day that you submit a completed
registration form for such Dating Services will be the date of this
contract or Terms for purposes of this subsection.
Renewals.
(a) In order
to provide continuous service, we may automatically renew all paid
subscriptions for the Services prior to the date such subscriptions
expire. Such renewals shall be (i) for a period equivalent to the
period of your initial subscription to the Services or a shorter period
of time if specified, and (ii) in our discretion, at the price of the
same or comparable Services then in effect. In addition, we sometimes
offer special promotions that have renewal periods of different
duration than the original subscription term. We always communicate
renewal periods to you upon confirmation of your subscription and in
the body of any special promotions that have renewal periods of
different duration than the original subscription term. By agreeing to
these Terms, you acknowledge that your Account will be subject to the
above-described automatic renewals. In all cases, if you do not wish
your Account to renew automatically, please contact us or turn off
auto-renewal. (b) Your non-termination or continued use of the Services
reaffirms that we are authorized to charge your chosen payment
provider. We may submit those charges for payment and you will be
responsible for such charges. This does not waive our right to seek
payment directly from you. Your charges may be payable in advance, in
arrears, per usage, or as otherwise described when you initially
subscribed to, or otherwise joined, the Services.
DMCA Notice.
We strive to comply with
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, as amended ("DMCA"), at
all times and maintain a repeat offender policy which may result in the
termination of your right to use the Services if you violate such
policy. If you believe that your work has been copied, posted or
otherwise made available through the Services in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, please notify our DMCA Copyright Agent of your
complaint, as set forth in the DMCA. Please consult the DMCA to confirm
these requirements. You must provide our DMCA Copyright Agent with the
following information in writing, to the extent required by the DMCA:
(a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the copyright owner that is allegedly infringed; (b) a
description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed
(or, if multiple copyrighted works on a site are covered by a single
complaint, a representative list of the allegedly infringing works on
the site); (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be
infringing and to be removed, and information reasonably sufficient to
permit us to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient
to permit us to contact you, such as your address, telephone number and
e-mail address; (e) a written statement by you that you have 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; and (f) a
statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your notice and complaint is accurate and that you are
the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's
behalf. Please be aware that the foregoing information in your
complaint may be forwarded to the person who provided the allegedly
infringing content. The foregoing information must be submitted to
Subsidiary's DMCA Copyright Agent as follows: admin@matesmania.com.
Pursuant to Section
512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents
that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability. If
you believe that your material has been mistakenly removed or disabled
pursuant to this Section 17, you may submit a counter notice by
notifying our DMCA Copyright Agent at the address provided above.
Pursuant to Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly
materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or
disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability.
Disclaimer of Warranties. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WE
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PROVIDED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAWS PROHIBIT TERMS OF USE
FROM DISCLAIMING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY, SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE MINIMUM WARRANTY PERIOD REQUIRED BY LAW, AND IF NO SUCH
PERIOD IS REQUIRED, THEN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM FIRST USE OF THE
SERVICES. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DO NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS
FROM USE OF THE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT
WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
Limitation of Liability.
IN
NO EVENT WILL WE (MATESMANIA.COM) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON
FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS ARISING
OUT OF YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE
(MATESMANIA.COM) HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
YOU FURTHER AGREE TO INDEMNIFY US (MATESMANIA.COM) AND HOLD US HARMLESS
FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES IN THE EVENT
THAT YOU FIND OTHER USERS' OR MEMBERS' CONTENT TO BE OFFENSIVE,
HARMFUL, OBSCENE, INACCURATE AND/OR DECEPTIVE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION WHATSOEVER,
AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US
(MATESMANIA.COM), IF ANY, DURING THE 90 DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM. THE
FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW.
U.S. Export Controls.
Software and Content
provided through the Services is subject to United States export
controls. No software or Content from the Services may be downloaded or
otherwise exported or re-exported (a) into (or to a national or
resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other
country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (b) to anyone on the
U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or
the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or
using any such software or Content, you represent and warrant that you
are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of
any such country or on any such list.
Arbitration and Governing Law:
a. Arbitration
Agreement: The exclusive means of resolving any dispute or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including any alleged
breach thereof), the Service, or the Website shall be BINDING
ARBITRATION administered by the American Arbitration Association. The
one exception to the exclusivity of arbitration is that you have the
right to bring an individual claim against MatesMania.com in a
small-claims court of competent jurisdiction. But whether you choose
arbitration or small-claims court, you may not under any circumstances
commence or maintain against MatesMania.com any class action, class
arbitration, or other representative action or proceeding.
b. Notice of Rights: By
using the Website or the Service in any manner, you agree to the above
arbitration agreement. In doing so, YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO
COURT to assert or defend any claims between you and MatesMania.com
(except for matters that may be taken to small-claims court). YOU ALSO
GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR OTHER CLASS
PROCEEDING. Your rights will be determined by a NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR, NOT
A JUDGE OR JURY. You are entitled to a fair hearing before the
arbitrator. The arbitrator can grant any relief that a court can, but
you should note that arbitration proceedings are usually simpler and
more streamlined than trials and other judicial proceedings. Decisions
by the arbitrator are enforceable in court and may be overturned by a
court only for very limited reasons.
c. Court Proceedings:
Any proceeding to enforce this arbitration agreement, including any
proceeding to confirm, modify, or vacate an arbitration award, may be
commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction. In the event that
this arbitration agreement is for any reason held to be unenforceable,
any litigation against MatesMania.com (except for small-claims court
actions) may be commenced only in the federal or state courts located
in Massachusetts. You hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of
those courts for such purposes.
d. Governing Law: This
Agreement, and any dispute between you and MatesMania.com, shall be
governed by the laws of the state of Massachusetts without regard to
principles of conflicts of law, provided that this arbitration
agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.
Indemnity: You agree to
indemnify and hold MatesMania.com, its subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, agents, and other partners and employees, harmless from any
loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorney's
fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the
Service in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of
this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties
set forth above.
Other: This Agreement,
accepted upon use of the Website and further affirmed by becoming a
Member of the Service, contains the entire agreement between you and
MatesMania.com regarding the use of the Website and/or the Service. If
any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
Class Action Waiver.
IN ANY
DISPUTE, NEITHER YOU NOR ANY OTHER PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR
CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS BY OR AGAINST OTHER AFFILIATES OR PERSONS, OR
ARBITRATE ANY CLAIM AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS ACTION OR IN A PRIVATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR
RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION WITH
RESPECT TO ANY SUCH CLAIM.
Electronic Communications.
By using the Services,
you consent to receiving electronic communications, e.g., email, from
us or our subsidiaries and affiliated entities. These communications
will include notices about your Account and information concerning or
related to the Services. These communications are part of your
relationship with us and you receive them as part of your membership.
You agree that any notice, agreements, disclosures or other
communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any
legal communication requirements, including but not limited to, any
requirements that such communications be in writing.
Severability.
If any provision of this
Agreement is held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such
provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, and the balance of
this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision was so
excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its modified
terms.
Merger; Translations.
These Terms represent
the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede all previous understandings,
written, oral or implied. Where we have provided you with a translation
of the English language version of these Terms, then you agree that the
translation is provided for your convenience only and that the English
language versions of these Terms will govern your relationship with us.
If there is any contradiction between what the English language version
of these Terms and any translation, the English language version shall
take precedence.
Force Majeure.
Neither you nor we shall
be held responsible for any delay or failure in performance hereunder
caused by acts of God (or natural disasters), terrorism, strikes,
embargoes, fires, war, or other causes beyond the affected party's
reasonable control. Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision of these
Terms shall not constitute a waiver of any term hereof. No waiver of a
breach of any provision of these Terms shall constitute a waiver of any
prior, concurrent or subsequent breach of the same or any other
provision hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless granted in
writing and signed by an authorized representative of us at our
director level or above.
Limitations of Claims.
You agree that any claim
or cause of action arising out of or related to these Terms or your use
of the Services must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or
cause of action arose or be forever barred.
Non-Assignment.
You may not resell,
assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms
without our prior written consent. We may resell, assign or transfer
our rights and obligations under these Terms at any time without
restriction and without notice or consent.
Agreement Binding. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns.
I HAVE READ
THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE.