Group Publishing End-User License
Agreement
This End-User License Agreement (“Agreement”)
is a legally binding agreement that governs your use of Group Publishing,
Inc., applications and sites. By using or accessing these services
you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
This Agreement is a legal contract between
you (“Licensee”), as either an individual or a business entity,
and Group Publishing Inc. (“Licensor”)
READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS
AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. THIS SITE AND RELATED
SOFTWARE IS COPYRIGHTED AND IT IS LICENSED TO LICENSEE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT,
NOT SOLD TO LICENSEE. BY REGISTERING FOR THIS SITE, LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES
HAVING READ THIS AGREEMENT, LICENSEE UNDERSTANDS THE AGREEMENT, AND
LICENSEE ACCEPTS AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Grant of License. Licensor hereby
grants to Licensee, and Licensee accepts, a limited, non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to use and display the Service and related
software (excluding source and object code) for your personal (or ministry)
non-commercial use. You agree not to use the Service for any other purpose,
or to copy or distribute the content of the Service except as specifically
allowed in this agreement.
Changes to these terms will be available
on the site. You agree that you will be considered to have been
given notice of any modifications once the site has been updated with
the revised Agreement.
For purposes of this Agreement, the Service
includes any updates, enhancements, modifications, revisions, or additions
to the Software made by Licensor and made available to Licensee through
Licensor’s web site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall
be under no obligation to provide any updates, enhancements, modifications,
revisions, or additions to the Service. Licensee does not have
the right to sublicense or otherwise transfer rights to the Service
accept as provided for in the site without prior express written permission
from Licensor to do so. No rights to trademarks or service marks of
Licensor are granted to Licensee under this Agreement.
Licensor reserves the right to discontinue
the Service or to change the content of the Service in any way and at
any time, with or without notice to you, without liability.
Your use of this Service and related
software is conditioned upon your compliance with these Terms and any
use of the Service in violation of these Terms will be regarded as an
infringement of Group Publishing’s copyrights. Group Publishing
reserves the right to terminate your access to the service without notice
if you violate these Terms.
OWNERSHIP OF RIGHTS. Licensor
warrants that Licensor owns all right, title and interest in the Service
and related software and content that is licensed under this Agreement,
including rights in copyright and other intellectual property rights.
Licensor reserves all rights not expressly granted to Licensee under
this Agreement. Licensor warrants that all 3rd-party copyright
utilized within the software are registered with 3rd-party owner(s)
and will not breach copyright, license, or terms and conditions within
software.
The Service may invite you to participant
in online forums and other functionality and may provide you the opportunity
to create, submit and post content and materials to Group Publishing
and/or to the Service, including, without limitation, text, writings,
photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions or personally identifiable
information or other material (collectively “User Content”).
You agree that your User Content is wholly original to you and you exclusively
own the rights to your User Content, including the right to grand all
of the rights and licenses in there Terms without Group Publishing incurring
any third party obligations or liability arising out of its exercise
or the rights thereto granted herein by you.
You acknowledge that you do not rely
on Group Publishing to monitor or edit the User Content from the Service.
Group Publishing has no obligation to accept, display, review, monitor
or maintain User Content. We have the right to delete User Content
from the Service without notice for any reason at any time without notice
to you.
You agree that your use of and conduct
on the Service shall be lawful and your User Content will not include
any offensive comments or include profanity or any obscene, indecent,
pornographic, sexual or otherwise objectionable content or language.
That your User Content will not defame, libel, ridicule, threaten, harass,
intimidate or abuse anyone or promote violence or describe how to perform
a violent act. You agree that you User Content will not reveal
any personal information about another individual, including another
person’s address, phone number, e-mail address, or any information
that may be used to track, contact or impersonate that individual.
You agree not to submit false reports
of abuse or misconduct. You agree not to engage in any commercial
activities using the Service. You agree not to upload, disseminate
or transmit viruses, worms, Trojan horses, RATs, keyboardloggers, time
bombs, spyware, adware, cancelbots or any other invasive code or program.
Group Publishing does not control or
endorse the content, messages or information found in User Content portions
of the Services or external sites that may be linked to or from the
site or the forums and, therefore, Group Publishing specifically disclaims
any responsibility with regard thereto.
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.
Licensee must not use any Licensor Internet-based services with the
Software in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair
such services or interfere with any third party's use and enjoyment
of them. Licensee must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any
service, account, computer systems or networks associated with the Internet-based
services.
Intellectual Property and Confidentiality
USE REPORTING, LICENSE VIOLATIONS
AND REMEDIES. Licensor reserves the right to gather data on key
usage, server IP addresses, domain counts, user access and usage hosted
services, and other information deemed relevant, to ensure the product(s)
are being used in accordance with the terms of this Terms of Service
Agreement. Any blocking of data required for compliance under this Agreement
is considered to be violation of this agreement and will result in immediate
termination of this Agreement. Any such blocking of data shall be considered
to be a material breach of this Agreement, and Licensor, at its sole
discretion, reserves the right to terminate the Agreement. Licensee
agree that Licensor and its affiliates may collect and use technical
information gathered as part of the product support services provided
to Licensee, if any, related to the Software. Licensor may use this
information solely to improve our products or to provide customized
services or technologies to Licensee and will not disclose this information
in a form that personally identifies Licensee.
PRIVACY.
Licensor will not use, distribute, or discover for the purpose of idle
curiosity and constituent information held within the Service and related
software. Licensor warrants this information as private to the
subscribership and will not sell, lend, or allow outsiders access to
the information to the best of its ability. Licensor will not
be held liable in any way for misrepresentation of data within the application.
By registering for the Service, you may
be granting Group Publishing and any partners involved with the creation
of the Service permission to use your e-mail address and other personally
identifiable information for advertising and promotional information
in connection with the Service or related products or services.
Group Publishing may disclose information
about you to its partners in order to provide you with advertising and
promotional information in connection with the Service or related products
or services.
The Service sends “cookies”
to your computer when you access the site. The Service uses cookies
to improve the quality of our service and make the service easier to
use.
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES. Licensor
is not responsible for the contents of any third-party sites or services,
any links contained in third-party sites or services, or any changes
or updates to third-party sites or services. Licensor is providing these
links and access to third-party sites and services to Licensee only
as a convenience. The inclusion of any link or access does not
imply an endorsement by Licensor of the third-party site or service.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TO SOFTWARE AND
TRADEMARKS. Licensee acknowledges that the Software and the Documentation
are proprietary to Licensor, and the Software and Documentation are
protected under United States copyright law and international. Licensee
further acknowledge and agree that, as between Licensee and Licensor,
Licensor owns and shall continue to own all right, title, and interest
in and to the Software and Documentation, including associated intellectual
property rights under copyright, trade secret, patent, or trademark
laws. This Agreement does not grant Licensee any ownership interest
in or to the Software or the Documentation, but only a limited right
of use that is revocable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Any and all trademarks or service marks that Licensor uses in connection
with the Software or with services rendered by Licensor are marks owned
by Licensor. This Agreement does not grant Licensee any right, license,
or interest in such marks, and Licensee shall not assert any right,
license, or interest in such marks or any words or designs that are
confusingly similar to such marks. Licensee will use Licensee’s best
efforts to cooperate with and assist Licensor in identifying and preventing
any unauthorized use, copying, or disclosure of the Software, Documentation,
or any portion thereof.
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. Licensee
acknowledges that the Software is subject to U.S. Export Administration
Regulations. Licensee shall comply with all U.S. Laws and Regulations
applicable to the Software and Documentation that apply to the Software,
including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, as well as end-user,
end-use, and destination restrictions issued by U.S. and other governments.
LICENSE FEES.
Upon acceptance of this Agreement, Licensee may request Licensor to
provide the Software and Documentation electronically. The Software
will be available to Licensee for use upon Licensee's payment of annual
subscription. Upon acceptance of this Agreement, Licensee may obtain
software through web download. The license fees paid by
Licensee are paid in consideration of the license granted under this
Agreement. Licensor has a ninety-day (90-Day) return policy and will
provide full refund, less configuration and setup fees, to Licensee
within the ninety-day (90-day) period.
TERM AND TERMINATION.
This Agreement is effective upon Licensee’s acceptance of the Agreement,
or upon Licensee’s installing, accessing, and using the Software,
even if Licensee has not expressly accepted this Agreement. This Agreement
will terminate automatically if Licensee fails to comply with any of
the limitations or other requirements described herein. Licensee may
terminate this License Agreement by: (i) providing written notice of
Licensee’s decision to terminate the Agreement to Licensor and (ii)
either returning the Software, Documentation, all copies thereof, that
Licensee has obtained to Licensor or destroying all such materials and
providing written verification of such destruction to Licensor. To exercise
this option, Licensee’s must send written notice or material to, contact:
Group Publishing, 1515 Cascade Avenue, Loveland CO 80539. Licensor
may terminate this License Agreement if Licensee breaches any term of
the Agreement. Licensor reserves the right to terminate
this agreement, along with software and hosting services, for any reason
by providing written notice of intent to terminate 90 days prior to
the termination date.
LICENSE AUTOMATIC UPDATE AND EXPIRATION.
Licensee’s license may include an expiration date that can result
in the termination of the license. Licensee’s Annual subscription
must be processed prior to the expiration date in order for the license
updates to be performed. For Licensee’s convenience Licensor, may
at their discretion, but not required to provide license expiration
warnings in the product interface or via E-mail should there be any
issues that would cause the product license to expire. It is Licensee’s
responsibility to contact Licensor regarding any potential expiration
Licensee deem inappropriate. Licensor is not liable for any damages
or costs incurred in connection with the expiring licenses. Licensor
will retain for a period of 60 days after expiration before resetting
all counters and clearing data values.
INFRINGEMENT.
If Licensee learns of any actual or threatened infringement or piracy
of the Software, or if any infringement or piracy claim is made against
Licensee by a party other than Licensor in connection with Licensee’s
use of the Software, Licensee shall notify Licensor in writing of the
infringement, piracy or claim as soon as is reasonably possible. Licensor
shall in its sole discretion determine what action, if any, to take
with respect to the foregoing.
INDEMNIFICATION. The Software must include certain photographs,
clip art, shapes, animations, sounds, music, postings, and video clips
that are identified in the Software for licensee’s use ("Media
Elements"). Licensee may NOT copy or modify the Media Elements.
- Licensee may not sell,
license or distribute copies of the Media Elements by themselves or
as part of any collection, product or service if the primary value of
the product or service is in the Media Elements.
- Licensee may not grant
customers of Licensee’s product or service any rights to license or
distribute the Media Elements.
- Licensee may not license
or distribute any of the Media Elements that include representations
of identifiable individuals, governments, logos, initials, emblems,
trademarks, or entities for any commercial purposes or to express or
imply any endorsement or association with any product, service, entity,
or activity.
- Licensee may not create
obscene or scandalous works, as defined by federal law at the time the
work is created, using the Media Elements.
- Licensee may not redistribute
personal information posted.. All personal information provided
in the use and interaction of the software will be considered public
and not protected from being viewed by others users of the software
or legal authorities.
Licensee will, at Licensee’s own expense,
indemnify and hold Licensor, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and
all officers, directors, and employees thereof, harmless from and against
any and all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments,
grants, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’
fees (collectively, “Claims”), arising out of any use of the Software
by Licensee, any party related to Licensee, or any party acting upon
Licensee’s authorization in a manner that is not expressly authorized
by this Agreement.
Disclaimer
THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE LICENSED
“AS IS,” AND LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, LICENSOR
EXPRESSLY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET LICENSEE’S
REQUIREMENTS OR THAT OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR FREE. LICENSEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTING THE SOFTWARE
TO ACHIEVE LICENSEE’S INTENDED RESULTS, AND FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED
FROM LICENSEE’S USE OF THE SOFTWARE.
Limitation of Liability and Warranty
LICENSOR’S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO
LICENSEE OR ANY PARTY RELATED TO LICENSEE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES RESULTING
FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LICENSOR’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF LICENSE FEES PAID TO LICENSOR BY LICENSEE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, BUT IN NO EVENT SUCH LIABILITY SHALL EXCEED $1,000
(one thousand U.S. dollars) IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ALL OCCURANCES. THIS
LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION OR CLAIMS IN THE AGGREGATE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS,
EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
General Terms
GOVERNING LAW AND CHOICE OF FORUM.
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to the conflicts of
law rules thereof. Any claim or dispute arising in connection with this
Agreement shall be resolved in the federal or state courts situated
in the State of Colorado. Venue shall be in Larimer County, Colorado.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Licensee hereby consent to the
jurisdiction and venue of such courts and waive any objections to the
jurisdiction or venue of such courts.
SEVERABILITY. If any term or provision
of this Agreement is declared void or unenforceable in a particular
situation, by any judicial or administrative authority, this declaration
shall not affect the validity of enforceability of the remaining terms
and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending
term or provision in any other situation.
AMENDMENT. Licensor reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to amend this Agreement from time to
time. The most current version of this Agreement, posted at http://members.mygodsightings.com will prevail. If Licensee does not accept amendments
made to this agreement, then this license will be immediately terminated
pursuant to Section 4.
TAXES. Licensee shall, in addition
to the license fees required under this Agreement, pay all applicable
sales, use, transfer, or other taxes and all duties, whether national,
state, or local, however designated.
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE/SERVICES.
This Agreement applies to updates, supplements, add-on components, or
Internet-based services components of the Software that Licensor may
provide to Licensee or make available to Licensee after the date Licensee
receives obtain Licensee’s initial copy of the Software, unless they
are accompanied by separate terms. Licensor, may, at its own discretion,
offer enhanced services and customization support options to users at
an additional price.