LEGAL
POLICY
Legal Notice, Disclaimer,
and Terms of Use
Corland Publishing ("Corland")
Use of this Website
is subject to the following terms
and conditions. Your use of the
website constitutes acceptance of
these terms and conditions.
I. Interpretations
Definitions:
In this Agreement:
"Content" includes, but
is not limited to, all text, photographs,
software, animation files, graphics,
video and audio files and anything
else contained in this Website.
"User"
includes, but is not limited to,
any person who accesses this Website
by any means whatsoever, including,
but not limited to, legal, illegal,
authorized and unauthorized means.
Invalidity:
If, for any reason whatsoever, any
term of this Agreement is deemed
by a court to be void, voidable
or otherwise unenforceable, such
term shall be deemed to be severable
from the remainder of the Agreement,
and the remainder of the Agreement
shall be construed and interpreted
without reference to the unenforceable
term.
Assignment:
Corland may assign its rights or obligations
under this Agreement at any time
without notice to Users.
Termination:
Either Corland or the User may terminate
this Agreement at any time, either
with or without cause. The User
may terminate this Agreement by
ceasing to use this Website. The
following clauses of this Agreement
will survive any termination by
either party: II, III, IV, V, VI
and VII.
II. Copyright and
trademarks
Ownership:
The Content of this Website is owned
by Corland or is made available by
permission of the owner and is protected
by domestic and international copyright
laws. The trademarks are owned by
Corland.
and
Rights:
The use of this Website grants no
interest, whether proprietary, license,
or otherwise, in the intellectual
property rights, or any other rights
which may exist or are hereafter
developed in respect of any portion
of the Website or its Content.
License:
Any computer software downloadable
or otherwise available from this
Website is licensed subject to the
terms of the applicable license
agreement. Although every effort
has been made to ensure that any
software that may be downloaded
from this Website is compatible
with as many types of computers
as possible, Users should take care
to back up all essential software
before loading any software from
this Website.
III. Permitted secondary
uses
The User may freely
download, copy, display, exhibit,
share, or otherwise distribute the
Content of this Website for non-commercial
purposes only. However, on any such
downloading, copying, display, exhibition,
sharing or distribution, the User
must explicitly acknowledge Corland
as the provider of such Content.
Corland reserves the right to require
the User to delete, destroy or otherwise
remove any content that is used
in a manner that in Corland's opinion
is contrary or otherwise inappropriate,
derogatory or offensive.
The User agrees
that any person to whom the Content
is provided directly or indirectly
through the User, will be advised
of the terms of this Agreement,
and that each such person is bound
by these terms.
The User may in
no way modify, reformulate, adapt,
alter, adjust, change, disassemble,
frame or decrypt any of the Content
of this Website.
IV. Third-party
submissions
By posting via email
or otherwise any Content, trade
secrets, or know-how to this Website,
including electronic mail, the User
grants to Corland a perpetual, non-exclusive,
irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free
right and licence to use, download,
upload, copy, exhibit, display,
distribute, publish, post to any
other public forum, perform, sell,
alter, modify, change, sub-license,
create derivative works from and
otherwise treat as its own such
Content, trade secrets or know-how
in whatever manner Corland Inc. shall,
in its sole discretion, deem appropriate
without any form of recognition,
credit, acknowledgement, reward
or compensation whatsoever for the
User's contribution of such Content,
trade secrets, or know-how to Corland
Inc. Furthermore, Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents
and/or employees will in no way
be responsible or liable for damages,
whether they be direct, indirect,
consequential, incidental, special,
punitive, exemplary or general damages,
contribution or indemnity of any
kind whatsoever, howsoever caused,
resulting from any alterations or
additions to its goods, products,
programs, promotions and/or services
which may resemble any Content,
trade secrets, or know-how posted
to this Website, including electronic
mail, by any User.
Furthermore, by posting any Content,
trade secrets, or know-how to this
Website, including electronic mail,
the User represents and warrants
that such Content, trade secrets,
or know-how is his or her own work,
is non-confidential, and its use
by Corland in no way violates the intellectual
property or other rights of any
third parties. The duty to ensure
non-infringement of the rights of
any third parties rests solely with
the User.
The User agrees
to indemnify, contribute to, and
hold harmless Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents
and/or employees against any liability,
be it civil, criminal, or quasi-criminal,
resulting from the use, transfer
or sub-license by Corland of any Content,
trade secrets or know-how provided
to Corland by the User.
This indemnification
shall extend and apply to any payment
or other agreement made by Corland,
its subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors,
agents and/or employees in settlement
and/or satisfaction of any such
claim or potential claim, whether
such settlement and/or satisfaction
is either full or partial, and whether
the payment or other agreement is
made or concluded either prior to
or following the institution of
proceedings against Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents
and/or employees. As part of this
indemnification, the User agrees
to co-operate with all reasonable
requests made by Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents
and/or employees.
V. Choice of law
Any dispute arising
out of the use of this Website,
the Content or availability thereof,
the construction or interpretation
of this Agreement, or anything related
or similar thereto is governed by
the laws of the state of Michigan,
USA, without any reference to conflicts
of laws rules or principles.
Any dispute arising out of the use
of this Website, the Content or
availability thereof, the construction
or interpretation of this Agreement,
or anything related or similar thereto
is only to be decided by a court
of competent jurisdiction sitting
within the legal boundaries of the
state of Michigan, USA.
VI. Rights to control
site
The Content of this
Website is subject to change, restriction
or termination without any notice
to Users.
VII. Limitations
of liability
This site is designed
to provide knowledge for informational
purposes only. The information is
taken from sources believed to be
reliable, and the information is
believed to be accurate at the time
it is posted to the Website. However,
there is no way to ensure that the
information is accurate at any moment
in time.
There are certain
links on this Website which will
lead the User to other sites on
the World Wide Web. These links
are provided for convenience only,
and a link to any other Website
should not be taken to imply any
endorsement of any other Website
by Corland, its subsidiaries, affiliates,
contractors, agents and/or employees.
Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents
and/or employees are in no way responsible
or liable for any damages whether
they be direct, indirect, consequential,
incidental, special, punitive, exemplary
or general damages, contribution
or indemnity, of any kind whatsoever,
howsoever caused, (including, but
not limited to, breach of contract,
loss of profit, business interruption,
loss of business data or information,
negligence or other tortious behaviour,
deletion, error, defect, omission,
or destruction of the Content of
the Website, unauthorized access
to, or alteration of, the Content
of this Website by third parties,
or employees, or agents of Corland,
transmission of material, or any
other cause of action, regardless
of whether it arises at law or in
equity) arising out of the use or
non-availability of this Website,
or reliance on the Content contained
herein, resulting from any decision
taken on the basis of information
provided through the Website, resulting
from the Content of other websites
to which any User links through
this Website, or resulting from
any such change, restriction, or
termination of this Website or resulting
from the incompatibility of any
software downloaded, copied, or
otherwise originating from this
Website.
This limitation
of liability shall apply even if
Corland, its subsidiaries, affiliates,
contractors, agents and/or employees
have been advised of the possibility
of the damages referred in this
notice.
This Website is
provided "as is". Corland,
its subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors,
agents and/or employees do not warrant
that the use of this Website will
be uninterrupted, error-free, stable
or suitable for all Users. Corland,
its subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors,
agents and/or employees make no
warranties, either express or implied,
about the Website, its availability,
or its operation Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing,
this includes implied warranties
of merchantability, fitness for
a particular purpose, expectation
of privacy, or non-infringement.
Any User who accesses this Website
does so solely at his or her own
risk.
The User agrees
to indemnify, contribute to and
hold harmless Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents,
and/or employees, against any liability,
be it civil, criminal or quasi-criminal,
resulting from any violation of
any law by the User in their use
of this Website. The User shall
be responsible to the full extent
of any liability, payment or other
agreement made by Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents
and/or employees, in settlement
and/or satisfaction of any claim
or potential claim, whether such
payment or agreement is made or
concluded prior to or following
the institution of formal proceedings
against Corland, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, contractors, agents
and/or employees.
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