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Agent Scoreboard Terms of Service
By using the Agent Scoreboard Services (as defined below) which are owned and operated by Agent Scoreboard Inc. ("Agent Scoreboard") and by accessing the Agent Scoreboard Site located at http://www.agentscoreboard.com, and all linked pages owned and operated by Agent Scoreboard (the "Agent Scoreboard Site"), you agree to be bound by these terms of service, as well as any other guidelines, rules and additional terms referenced herein, and all such guidelines, terms and rules are hereby incorporated herein by this reference (collectively, "Terms of Service").
Agent Scoreboard's on-line services which are available at the Agent Scoreboard Site will, among other things, help you find businesses/services you are looking for by allowing you to get reviews from other Agent Scoreboard users, post and share these reviews with Agent Scoreboard users, and view third party postings/reviews regarding similar businesses/services ("Agent Scoreboard Service"). These Terms of Service set out the legally binding terms with respect to your use of and our provision of the Agent Scoreboard Site and Agent Scoreboard Services. Please read these Terms of Service carefully. Your access to or use of the Agent Scoreboard Service constitutes your acceptance of all the provisions of these Terms of Service. If you are unwilling to be bound by these Terms of Service, do not access or use the Agent Scoreboard Service.
Eligibility
You must be 18 or over, or the legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction if that age is greater than 18 years of age, to register as a member of Agent Scoreboard or use the Agent Scoreboard Site and Agent Scoreboard Services. If you are under the age of 18 or the applicable legal age in your jurisdiction, you can use the Agent Scoreboard Service only in conjunction with, and under the supervision of, your parent or guardian who has agreed to the Terms of Service. If you do not qualify, do not use the Service. Membership in the Agent Scoreboard Service is void where prohibited by applicable law, and the right to access the Agent Scoreboard Site is revoked in such jurisdictions. You must be 13 or older to use the site, in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act(COPPA). By using the Agent Scoreboard Site and/or Agent Scoreboard Services, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms of Service and to abide by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Agent Scoreboard website is administered in the US and intended for US users; any use outside of the US is at the user's own risk and users are responsible for compliance with any local laws applicable to their use of the service or the website.
Changes to the Agreement or the Agent Scoreboard Services.
You agree and understand that these Terms of Service, the Agent Scoreboard Site and the Agent Scoreboard Services may be modified by Agent Scoreboard at any time without prior notice, and such modifications will be effective upon Agent Scoreboard's posting of the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Agent Scoreboard Site. You agree to review the Terms of Service periodically so that you are aware of any modifications. Your continued use of the Agent Scoreboard Service after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the modified Terms of Service. Unless expressly stated otherwise by Agent Scoreboard, any new features, new services, enhancements or modifications to the Agent Scoreboard Service implemented after your initial access to the Service shall be subject to these Terms of Service.
Registration and Security.
In order to use or access some of the Agent Scoreboard Services, you may be required to register with Agent Scoreboard and to select a password and user name, which shall consist of an email address you own and use ("User ID"). If you register, you agree to provide Agent Scoreboard with accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of these Terms of Service, which may result in immediate termination of your account. You may not: (i) enter, select or use a false name or an email address owned or controlled by another person with the intent to impersonate that person, or, (ii) use as a User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than yourself without appropriate authorization. Agent Scoreboard reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel a User ID in its discretion. You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your User ID and password. Any User ID and password provided to you for your access to the Agent Scoreboard Service shall be for your personal use only. You agree to (a) immediately notify Agent Scoreboard of any unauthorized use of your User ID or password, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session.
Use of the Site/Services by Members
Subject to the restrictions on use and on posting set forth in this Agreement, you may: use the Agent Scoreboard Site to solicit reviews from, search the Agent Scoreboard database for reviews and business contact information; forward reviews to people you know, whether or not they are existing Agent Scoreboard users; invite people you know to join Agent Scoreboard; and download or copy the portions of the information, data, text, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages and other materials available via the Agent Scoreboard Service ("Content"), and other items displayed on the Agent Scoreboard Site, for your own use. You may not copy or distribute any portion of the Agent Scoreboard Site and/or Agent Scoreboard Service for any purpose not authorized above without the express written permission of Agent Scoreboard. Agent Scoreboard does not control the Content posted by third parties via the Agent Scoreboard Service, including the content of any messages or reviews, and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Agent Scoreboard Service you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will Agent Scoreboard be liable in any way for any Content, including any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of any Content. You are responsible for complying with all laws applicable to the Content you submit via the Agent Scoreboard Service. You agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any Content, including any reliance on the content, integrity, and accuracy of such Content.
Restrictions on Rights to Use.
You agree that you shall not (and you agree not to allow any third party to):
Content Posted By You on the Agent Scoreboard Site.
Copyright Dispute Policy
Agent Scoreboard has adopted the following general policy toward copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA (posted at http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf). The address of Agent Scoreboard's Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement ("Designated Agent") is provided at the bottom of this section.
It is Agent Scoreboard's policy to (i) block access to or remove material that it believes in good faith to be copyrighted material that has been illegally copied and distributed by any of our advertisers, affiliates, Content providers, members or users; and (ii) remove and discontinue service to repeat offenders.
If you believe that material or Content residing on or accessible through the Agent Scoreboard Site or Service infringes a copyright, please send a notice of copyright infringement containing the following information to the Designated Agent listed below ("Proper Bona Fide Infringement Notification"):
Once Proper Bona Fide Infringement Notification is received by the Designated Agent, it is Agent Scoreboard's policy:
If the Content provider, member or user believes that the material that was removed or to which access was disabled is either not infringing, or the Content provider, member or user believes that it has the right to post and use such material from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, the Content provider, member or user must send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Designated Agent listed below:
5. Removal
If a counter-notice is received by the Designated Agent, Agent Scoreboard may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the Content provider, member or user, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at Agent Scoreboard's discretion.
6. Address for Designated Agent. Please contact Agent Scoreboard's Designated Agent to
Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement at the following address:
Michael Agee
Copyright Agent, Credibility Systems Inc.
1514 Mohave Colton, CA 92324
Phone: (949) 330-0055
Email to: legal@agentscoreboard.com
Venue Only
If you enter into correspondence or engage in commercial transactions with third parties in connection with your use of the Agent Scoreboard Service, such activity is solely between you and the applicable third party. Agent Scoreboard shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such activity. You hereby release Agent Scoreboard from all claims arising from such activity.
Privacy
Use of the Agent Scoreboard Site and/or the Agent Scoreboard Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, a copy of which is currently located at http://www.agentscoreboard.com/privacy.html
Term
These Terms of Service will remain in full force and effect while you use the Agent Scoreboard Site and/or Agent Scoreboard Services. Either Party may terminate these Terms of Service for any reason, at any time. Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Service.
Ownership
The Agent Scoreboard Site and Agent Scoreboard Service (including, but not limited to, text, photographs, graphics, video and audio Content) are protected by copyright as collective works or compilations under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All individual articles, Content and other elements comprising the Agent Scoreboard Site and Agent Scoreboard Service are also copyrighted works. Except for the Content submitted by members or users, the Agent Scoreboard Service and all aspects thereof, including all copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights therein, is owned by Agent Scoreboard or its licensors. You acknowledge that the Agent Scoreboard Service and any underlying technology or software used in connection with the Agent Scoreboard Service contain Agent Scoreboard's proprietary information. You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display or in any way exploit, any of the content, software, and/or materials available on the Agent Scoreboard Site, or Agent Scoreboard Services in whole or in part except as expressly provided in Agent Scoreboard's policies and procedures made available via the Agent Scoreboard Service. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, Agent Scoreboard and its suppliers do not grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in the Agent Scoreboard Service not expressly granted by Agent Scoreboard to you are retained by Agent Scoreboard.
Disclaimer
THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SITE IS PROVIDED BY AGENT SCOREBOARD ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. AGENT SCOREBOARD AND ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SITE, AGENT SCOREBOARD SERVICE OR SOFTWARE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SITE OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SERVICES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, AGENT SCOREBOARD AND ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. AGENT SCOREBOARD AND ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES FURTHER DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS OR OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SITE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. AGENT SCOREBOARD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, OF ANY USER OF THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SITE. Agent Scoreboard does not warrant or covenant that the Agent Scoreboard Service will be available at any time or from any particular location, will be secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Agent Scoreboard Service is free of viruses or other potentially harmful components. Any material or Content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Agent Scoreboard Service is accessed at your own discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY ANY USER FROM AGENT SCOREBOARD, THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SITE OR THROUGH OR FROM THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.
Limitation on Liability
Agent Scoreboard shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond Agent Scoreboard's reasonable control, including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation (including "line-noise" interference). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, AGENT SCOREBOARD AND ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW, FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, AND/OR LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, AGENT SCOREBOARD'S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSES WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO AGENT SCOREBOARD FOR THE AGENT SCOREBOARD SERVICES IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY OR (ii) $100 . IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Agent Scoreboard, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless, including costs and attorneys' fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (i) your access to the Agent Scoreboard Site, (ii) your use of the Agent Scoreboard Services, (iii) the violation of these Terms of Service by you, or (iv) the infringement by you, or any third party using your account or User ID or password, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
Third Party Content Providers
With respect to any Content marked as Content obtained from or belonging to a Third Party the following applies:
This information is the property of the Third Party and maybe or is protected under U.S. copyright laws and international treaty provisions. This information is licensed for your personal or professional use and may not be resold or provided to others. You may not distribute, sell, rent, sublicense, or lease such information, in whole or in part to any third party; and you will not make such Third Party information available in whole or in part to any other user in any networked or time-sharing environment, or transfer the information in whole or in part to any computer other than the PC used to access this information.
Miscellaneous
If there is any dispute about or involving the Agent Scoreboard Site and/or the Agent Scoreboard Service, by using the Agent Scoreboard Site, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts of the State of California, City of San Bernardino. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of these Terms of Service and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind Agent Scoreboard in any respect whatsoever. Agent Scoreboard may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms of Service by email, regular mail or postings on the Agent Scoreboard Service. These Terms of Service, accepted upon use of the Agent Scoreboard Site, and all terms, guidelines and rules referenced herein contain the entire agreement between you and Agent Scoreboard regarding the use of the Agent Scoreboard Site and/or the Agent Scoreboard Service. The failure of Agent Scoreboard to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of these Terms of Service is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms of Service shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. These Terms of Service are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with Agent Scoreboard's prior written consent. The section titles in these Terms of Service are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. These Terms of Service include Agent Scoreboard's acceptable use policy for Content posted on the Agent Scoreboard Site, Agent Scoreboard's Privacy Policy, and any notices regarding the Agent Scoreboard Site.
Contact and Violations
Please contact us with any questions regarding these Terms of Service. Please report any violations of the Terms of Service to legal@agentscoreboard.com.
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