Terms of Use
Agreement
Welcome to our Web site.
By using our site, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the
following terms of use. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do
not agree to these terms, you should not use this site. The term “Visral” or “us” or “we” or “our”
refers to Visral L.P., the owner of the Web site. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer
of our Web Site.
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
Service
Marks.
"visral.com"
and others are our service marks or registered service marks or
trademarks. Other product and company
names mentioned on the Site may be trademarks of their respective owners.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
Forms,
Agreements & Documents
We may make
available through the Site or through other Web sites sample and actual forms,
checklists, business documents and legal documents (collectively,
“Documents”). All Documents are provided
on a non-exclusive license basis only for your personal one-time use for
non-commercial purposes, without any right to re-license, sublicense,
distribute, assign or transfer such license.
Documents are provided for a charge and without any representations or
warranties, express or implied, as to their suitability, legal effect,
completeness, currentness, accuracy, and/or
appropriateness. The Documents are provided “as is”, “as available”, and with “all
faults”, and we and any provider of the Documents disclaim any warranties,
including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability and fitness for
a particular purpose. The
Documents may be inappropriate for your particular circumstances. Furthermore, state laws may require different
or additional provisions to ensure the desired result. You should consult with legal counsel to
determine the appropriate legal or business documents necessary for your
particular transactions, as the Documents are only samples and may not be
applicable to a particular situation.
Some Documents are public domain forms or available from public records.
7.
No
Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship.
Information
contained on or made available through the Site is not intended to and does not
constitute legal advice, recommendations, mediation or counseling under any
circumstance and no attorney-client relationship is formed. We do not warrant or guarantee the
accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained
in or linked to the Site. Your use of information on the
Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk. We are not a law firm and the Site is not a
lawyer referral service.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
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
ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED
WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING A FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED.
17.
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.
18.
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.
19.
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.
20.
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.
21.
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 by clicking on this link.
22.
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.
23.
Securities
Laws.
The Site may include statements concerning our operations,
prospects, strategies, financial condition, future economic performance and
demand for our products or services, as well as our intentions, plans and objectives
(particularly with respect to product and service offerings), that are
forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon a number of
assumptions and estimates which are subject to significant uncertainties, many
of which are beyond our control. When used on our Site, words like
"anticipates," "expects," "believes,"
"estimates," "seeks," "plans,"
"intends," "will" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements designed to fall within securities law safe
harbors for forward-looking statements. The Site and the information contained
herein does not constitute an offer or a solicitation
of an offer for sale of any securities. None of the information contained
herein is intended to be, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated into any
of our securities-related filings or documents.
24.
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.
25.
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.
Our Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Site
can be reached by directing an e-mail to the Copyright Agent at sales@visral.com
26.
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.
27.
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.
28.
Refund
and Return Policy.
To the extent
that you purchase any goods or services directly from us, we will refund you
your purchase price within 30 days of you notifying us in writing of your
desire for the refund, together with the reason for the request, with the
product or service returned to us in substantially the same condition as when
purchased. Please note , however, that certain
products and services mentioned on our site are sold by third parties or are
linked to third party Web sites, and we have no responsibility or liability for
those products or services. You may request a refund by contacting us by email
at sales@visral.com. You may obtain any
additional information concerning our refund and return policy, including our
mailing address, by contacting us at sales@visral.com.
29.
Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall be treated as though it were executed
and performed in San Francisco, California, and shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California (without
regard to conflict of law principles). Any cause of action by you with respect
to the Site (and/or any information, Documents, products or services related
thereto) must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose
or be forever waived and barred. All actions shall be subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 16 and Section 17. The language in this
Agreement shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or
against any party. This Agreement and all incorporated agreements and your
information may be automatically assigned by us in our sole discretion to a
third party in the event of an acquisition, sale or merger. Should any part of this Agreement be held
invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with
applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and
effect. To the extent that anything in or associated with the Site is in
conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall take
precedence. Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be
deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such
provision. Our rights under this
Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
30.
Arbitration.
Any legal controversy
or legal claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or our services,
excluding legal action taken by us to collect or recover damages for, or obtain
any injunction relating to, Site operations, intellectual property, and our
services, shall be settled solely by binding arbitration in accordance with the
commercial arbitration rules of JAMS.
Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual
basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or
controversy of any other party. The
arbitration shall be conducted in