Usage Terms - ProductPlace.net Norway

PRODUCTPLACE.NET SERVICE AGREEMENT

1. Definitions.

"ProductPlace.net " is the on-line service operated by ProductPlace.net on the World Wide Web of the Internet, consisting of information services and content provided by ProductPlace.net , affiliates of ProductPlace.net and other third parties. "User" means each person who establishes or accesses a connection ("Account") for access to and use of ProductPlace.net .

2. General.

(A) This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use of ProductPlace.net sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to use of ProductPlace.net by User. By using ProductPlace.net (other than to read this Agreement for the first time), User agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use ProductPlace.net is personal to User and is not transferable to any other person or entity. User is responsible for all use of User's Account (under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of User's Account complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement. User shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of User's password(s), if any.

(B) ProductPlace.net shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of ProductPlace.net , including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use.

3. Changed Terms.

ProductPlace.net shall have the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to User's use of ProductPlace.net , or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on ProductPlace.net , or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which User obtains notice thereof. Any use of ProductPlace.net by User after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by User of such changes, modifications or additions.

4. Equipment.

User shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of ProductPlace.net and all charges related thereto.

5. User Conduct.

(A) User shall use ProductPlace.net for lawful purposes only. User shall not post or transmit through ProductPlace.net any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without ProductPlace.net 's express prior approval, contains advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or services. Any conduct by a User that in ProductPlace.net 's discretion restricts or inhibits any other User from using or enjoying ProductPlace.net will not be permitted. User shall not use ProductPlace.net to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation, including, but not limited to, the solicitation of users to become Users of other on-line information services competitive with ProductPlace.net .

(B) ProductPlace.net contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of ProductPlace.net are copyrighted as a collective work under the Canada's copyright laws. ProductPlace.net owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. User may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. User may download copyrighted material for User's personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of ProductPlace.net and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. User acknowledges that it does not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.

(C) User shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on ProductPlace.net any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with User. User shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any public area of ProductPlace.net , User automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted ProductPlace.net the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. User also permits any other User to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that User's personal use. User hereby grants ProductPlace.net the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available on ProductPlace.net by User.

(D) The foregoing provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of ProductPlace.net , its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.

6. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.

(A) USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF PRODUCTPLACE.NET IS AT USER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER PRODUCTPLACE.NET , ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT PRODUCTPLACE.NET WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF PRODUCTPLACE.NET , OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH PRODUCTPLACE.NET .

(B) PRODUCTPLACE.NET IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.

(C) THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. USER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PRODUCTPLACE.NET IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH USER.

(D) IN NO EVENT WILL PRODUCTPLACE.NET , OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING PRODUCTPLACE.NET OR THE PRODUCTPLACE.NET SOFTWARE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE PRODUCTPLACE.NET . USER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON PRODUCTPLACE.NET .

(E) IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE NEITHER, PRODUCTPLACE.NET , NOR ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL BE LIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION, FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR UNTIMELINESS OR UNAUTHENTICITY OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN PRODUCTPLACE.NET , OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE TRANSMISSION THEREOF TO THE USER, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED THEREBY. NONE OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS OR LOSSES OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF A STOCK TRADE, USERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR BROKER OR OTHER FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO VERIFY PRICING OR OTHER INFORMATION. PRODUCTPLACE.NET , ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. NEITHER, PRODUCTPLACE.NET , NOR ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION.

7. Monitoring.

ProductPlace.net shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of ProductPlace.net , including chat rooms and forums, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules established by ProductPlace.net and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. ProductPlace.net shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on ProductPlace.net . Without limiting the foregoing, ProductPlace.net shall have the right to remove any material that ProductPlace.net , in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.

8. Indemnification.

User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ProductPlace.net , its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of ProductPlace.net by User or User's Account.

9. Termination.

Either ProductPlace.net or User may terminate this Agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, ProductPlace.net shall have the right to immediately terminate User's Account in the event of any conduct by User which ProductPlace.net , in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by User of this Agreement. The provisions of Sections 5(B), 5(C), 5(D), 6, 8, 10 and this Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

10. Trademarks.

11. Third Party Content.

ProductPlace.net is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and Users. Accordingly, ProductPlace.net has no more editorial control over such content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, Users or any other user of ProductPlace.net , are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of ProductPlace.net . Neither ProductPlace.net nor any third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. (Refer to Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing limitation of liabilities and disclaimers of warranty.)

In many instances, the content available through ProductPlace.net represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider, User, or other user not under contract with ProductPlace.net . ProductPlace.net neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on ProductPlace.net by anyone other than authorized ProductPlace.net employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. Under no circumstances will ProductPlace.net be liable for any loss or damage caused by a User's reliance on information obtained through ProductPlace.net . It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through ProductPlace.net . Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.

12. Miscellaneous.

This Agreement and any operating rules for ProductPlace.net established by ProductPlace.net constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Canada, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

13. Copyrights and Copyright Agent.

ProductPlace.net respects the rights of all copyright holders and in this regard, ProductPlace.net has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of Users and account holders who infringe the rights of copyright holders. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please let us know.

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