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Multiply Terms of Service and UseWelcome to Multiply. Multiply is the most powerful web site for interacting and sharing information with your personal network of contacts. Please read the following Terms of Service and Use carefully. These Terms of Service and Use contain important information regarding your rights, obligations and restrictions in connection with your use of the Multiply Service and the Multiply.com website. By visiting or using the Multiply.com website you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and Use ("Terms of Service and Use" or "Agreement"), whether or not you register as a Multiply.com Member. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service and Use you may not use Multiply and you may not register as a Multiply member. You agree that we may modify this Agreement from time to time in our sole discretion and without prior notice. Any modification of this Agreement will be posted on the Multiply.com website. The modified Agreement will become effective upon such posting. Your continued use of the Web site and Service after posting of the amended Agreement indicates your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the amended Agreement. The ServiceThe Service offered by Multiply includes the Multiply.com website (the "Web site") and any other services provided by Multiply or Multiply's Affiliates from time to time in connection with the Multiply.com website (the "Service"). The Terms of Service and Use apply to all Services and all uses of the Multiply.com website. To use this Service, you understand and agree to the following: (a) as part of the registration process, you must submit a valid e-mail address and select a password and user name; (b) you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your member name and password, and all uses of your account -- whether or not you've authorized such use; (c) you agree to notify Multiply immediately of any unauthorized use of your account; and (d) you are at least 13 years of age. Multiply will not be held liable for any loss or damage for non-compliance. Multiply reserves the right to refuse the Service to any user. In addition, you understand and agree that Multiply will use aggregated data collected from you and other users for statistical and analytical reporting purposes. You understand, and agree that, unless expressly stated, Multiply in no way controls, verifies, or endorses any of the information contained on or in the Multiply Service, including links, events, messages, message boards and members' published listings. RegistrationIn order to use some of the Services on the Multiply.com website you will have to register with Multiply as a Member. As part of the registration process, you agree to: (a) provide certain limited information about you as prompted to do so by the Service (such information to be current, complete and accurate); and (b) maintain and update this information as required to keep it current, complete and accurate. The information requested upon original sign-up shall be referred to as registration data ("Registration Data"). Multiply reserves the right to delete accounts created by users who appropriate the name, likeness, e-mail address, or other personally identifiable information of another individual. You may not register for more than one Member account, register for a Member account on behalf of an individual other than yourself, or register for a Member account on behalf of any group or entity. EligibilityYou must be thirteen (13) years of age or older to register as a member of Multiply or use the Multiply.com Web site or Service. By using the Multiply Web site or registering for the Service, you represent and warrant that you are thirteen (13) years of age or older and that you have the right, authority, and capacity to agree to, and abide by, this Agreement. Multiply reserves the right to cancel the account of and delete your profile and any content or information posted by any user under the age of thirteen (13). Please be aware that Multiply may create certain clearly-labeled areas of the Service that contain adult or mature content. You must be eighteen (18) years of age or older to access and view such areas. Multiply reserves the right to cancel the account of any user under the age of eighteen (18) that attempts to access the adult-restricted areas. Membership in Multiply is void where prohibited by law. Term and TerminationThis Agreement will remain in full force and effect as long as you use the Multiply Service Web site and/or are a Member. You may cancel your Multiply membership at any time via the Cancel My Account page, which will remove your account from our database. Multiply may terminate your membership (1) automatically without notice upon any violation or alleged violation of this Agreement or Multiply's Privacy Policy posted at http://multiply.com/info/privacy, in Multiply's sole discretion; (2) for any reason, at any time without notice to Member, including, upon Multiply blocking Member's access to the Web Site or Service, discontinuance of Member's account, or notification to Member at the e-mail address provided in Member's registration. Upon any termination by Multiply, Member shall discontinue all efforts to access the Multiply website or the Services. Non Commercial Use by MembersThe Multiply Web site is for the personal use of individual Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors. Organizations, companies, and/or businesses may not become Members and should not use the Service or the Web site for any purpose. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Web site, including collecting usernames and/or e-mail addresses of members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited e-mail and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Web site will be investigated, and appropriate legal action will be taken, including, without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress and the Member's account will be terminated. Proprietary Rights in Content on MultiplyMultiply owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Web site and our Service. The Web site contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of Multiply, and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information. Content Posted by Members on the Multiply SiteYou are solely responsible for the content that you publish or display (hereinafter "Post") on the Multiply.com website, or transmit to other Multiply Members, including but not limited to photos, profiles, messages, notes, text, information, music, and videos ("Member Content"). You represent, warrant and agree that no materials of any kind submitted by you or otherwise posted or shared by you through the Service will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights or contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material, or violate any other laws or regulations. You understand and agree that Multiply may, but is not obligated to, review and delete any Member Content that, in the sole judgment of Multiply, violate this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of Multiply, Multiply's Members or users, or the public, without notice. Multiply assumes no responsibility for monitoring the content posted on the Web site by Members or the conduct of its Members. Your profile must describe you, an individual person. Examples of inappropriate profiles include, but are not limited to, profiles that purport to represent an animal, place, inanimate object, fictional character, or real individual who is not you. You retain all ownership rights in your Member Content. However, by posting Content to the Web site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Multiply (and its successors) an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, assignable, royalty free, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, distribute and to prepare derivative works of such Content in connection with the Website and the Service, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Web site. Multiply reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action in its sole discretion against anyone who violates this provision including, without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Multiply site and terminating the membership of such violators and reporting you to law enforcement authorities. It includes Content that:
Even though all of this is strictly prohibited, there is a small chance that you might become exposed to such items from other Members or Member Content. Multiply is not responsible for the content that Members submit and you hereby waive any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have against Multiply related to such exposure. You must use the Service in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations. You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other Members to buy or sell any commercial products or commercial services through the Service. You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of other members to buy or sell any personal products or services except in your personal Marketplace area. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk e-mail to other Members. Although Multiply cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the Web site, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Multiply Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Member without their prior explicit consent. In order to protect our Members from such advertising or solicitation, Multiply reserves the right to restrict the number of messages which a Member may send to other Members in any 24-hour period to a number which Multiply deems appropriate in its sole discretion. We reserve the right to limit the number of times and/or the frequency with which any video or music file hosted on the Multiply Web site can be downloaded and played. Copyright PolicyIf you believe that any Member Content or other material on the Multiply.com Website infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, you may submit a notification to Multiply pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information in writing: (1) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is allegedly infringed; (2) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (3) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Web site; (4) your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; (5) a written 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; (6) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. Please send your notification to the attention of Multiply's Designated Copyright Agent to receive notification of infringement claims at: 6001 Park of Commerce, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487 Termination of Repeat InfringersMultiply, in appropriate circumstances and at Multiply's sole discretion, will terminate Members who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Multiply may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Web Site and/or terminate the memberships of any Members who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement. Member DisputesYou are solely responsible for your interactions with other Multiply Members or third parties. Multiply reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members or third parties. Links to Third Party SitesAny links included within the Multiply site that take users out of the Multiply.com site are not owned by or under the control of Multiply and Multiply assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party website. Use of such third party sites shall be at your own risk and is subject to the policies and procedures of the owner of such site. We encourage you to read those policies and know your rights. Transactions with Organizations or IndividualsMultiply shall not be liable for your interactions with any organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Multiply Service. This includes, but is not limited to, payment and delivery of goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings. These dealings are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You agree that Multiply is not responsible for any damage or loss incurred as a result of any such dealings. Multiply is under no obligation to become involved in disputes between participants on the site, or between participants on the site and any third party. In the event of a dispute, you release Multiply, its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights from claims, damages and demands of every kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and our Service. Privacy PolicyUse of the Web site and/or the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. By using the Web Site or the Service, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. DisclaimersMultiply is not responsible or liable in any manner for any Member Content posted on the Web site or in connection with the Multiply Service, whether caused by users of the Web site, Members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Service. Although Multiply provides rules for Member conduct and postings, we do not control and are not responsible for what Members post on the Website and are not responsible for any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content you may encounter on the Service, the Website or in connection with any Member Content. Multiply is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Web site or Member of the Service. Multiply assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or Member communications. Multiply is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users and/or Members or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will Multiply be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Web site or the Service, any content posted on the Web site, including Member Content, or transmitted to Members, or any interactions between users of the Web site, whether online or offline. THE WEB SITE AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND MULTIPLY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. MULTIPLY CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE WEB SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE. The Service may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by user from Multiply or through or from the Service shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein. Limitation on LiabilityEXCEPT IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH PROVISIONS ARE RESTRICTED, IN NO EVENT WILL MULTIPLY OR ANY OF ITS CORPORATE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING ALSO LOST PROFITS AND LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE MULTIPLY SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF MULTIPLY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, MULTIPLY'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO MULTIPLY FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP. DisputesIf there is any dispute about or involving this Agreement, the Web site and/or the Service between you and Multiply, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of law rules. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Florida state courts in and for Palm Beach County, Florida and the Federal Courts in and for the Southern District of Florida. IndemnityYou agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Multiply, its corporate parents and subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and agents with respect to any and all costs, claims, demands, investigations, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees arising out of or in connection with any Member Content, your use of the Multiply Service or Website, your conduct in connection with the Services or Web site or with other users or Members of the Services or the Web site, or any breach of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Multiply retains the exclusive right to settle, compromise and pay any and all claims, demands, proceedings, suits, actions or causes of actions which are brought against Multiply herein under the terms and provisions of this Section and in no event shall you settle any such claim without Multiply's prior written approval. General Practices Regarding Use and StorageYou acknowledge that Multiply may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Service including, without limitation, the maximum number of days that messages or other uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on Multiply's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a given period of time. You agree that Multiply has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that Multiply reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that Multiply reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time. Preservation of MaterialsYou acknowledge and agree that Multiply may preserve any materials submitted or posted by you (including e-mails, profiles, postings or other content) and may disclose such material if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with legal process; (2) enforce this Agreement; (3) respond to claims that any material violates the rights of third parties; or (4) in our sole judgment, protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Multiply, its Members, employees or the public. No AgencyThe terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be interpreted as creating an agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship between Multiply and any User of the Service. A Member may not bind or obligate Multiply without Multiply's prior written consent. Special Admonitions for International UseAs a consequence of the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding user conduct on the Internet and acceptable content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside. MiscellaneousThis Agreement contains the entire agreement between you and Multiply regarding the use of the Web site and/or the Service. The failure of Multiply to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Multiply without restriction. Subscription ServicesSubscription Services Payment Refund Policy Automatic Renewal Program Cancellation/Termination of Subscription Services Please contact us with any questions regarding this Agreement. Multiply is a trademark of Multiply, Inc. |