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ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
The services that Aspacia provides to you are subject to the
following Terms of Use ("TOU"). Aspacia reserves the
right to update the TOU at any time without notice to you. The
most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on
the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the
bottom of our Web pages.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Through its network of Web properties, Aspacia provides you
with access to a variety of resources, including developer
tools, download areas, communication forums and product
information (collectively "Services"). The Services,
including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the
addition of any new Web properties, are subject to the TOU.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE
LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal
and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute,
transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license,
create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any
information, software, products or services obtained from the
Services.
PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION
See the Privacy Statement disclosures
relating to the collection and use of your information.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON
THIS WEB SITE
Any software that is made available to download from the
Services ("Software") is the copyrighted work of
Aspacia and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed
by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which
accompanies or is included with the Software ("License
Agreement"). An end user will be unable to install any
Software that is accompanied by or includes a License
Agreement, unless he or she first agrees to the License
Agreement terms.
The Software is made available for download solely for use
by end users according to the License Agreement. Any
reproduction or redistribution of the Software not in
accordance with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited
by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.
Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF
THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER
REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED, UNLESS
SUCH REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY
THE LICENSE AGREEMENT ACCOMPANYING SUCH SOFTWARE.
THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE
TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN THE
LICENSE AGREEMENT, ASPACIA SYSTEMS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE,
INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, ASPACIA MAY MAKE AVAILABLE AS PART OF
THE SERVICES OR IN ITS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, TOOLS AND UTILITIES
FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD. ASPACIA DOES NOT MAKE ANY ASSURANCES
WITH REGARD TO THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS OR OUTPUT THAT
DERIVES FROM SUCH USE OF ANY SUCH TOOLS AND UTILITIES. PLEASE
RESPECT THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS WHEN USING
THE TOOLS AND UTILITIES MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICES OR IN
ASPACIA SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Any Software which is downloaded
from the Services for or on behalf of the United States of
America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S.
Government"), is provided with Restricted Rights. Use,
duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject
to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the
Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS
252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial
Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as
applicable. Manufacturer is Aspacia Systems, 27 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 422, Chicago, Illinois 60606
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON
THIS WEB SITE
Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press
releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted,
provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all
copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission
notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from the Services is
for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and
will not be copied or posted on any network computer or
broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any
Documents are made. Accredited educational institutions, such
as K-12, universities, private/public colleges, and state
community colleges, may download and reproduce the Documents
for distribution in the classroom. Distribution outside the
classroom requires express written permission. Use for any
other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result
in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be
prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
Documents specified above do not include the design or
layout of the Aspacia.com Web site or any other Aspacia
owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of
Aspacia Web sites are protected by trade dress, trademark,
unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or
imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image
from any Aspacia Web site may be copied or retransmitted
unless expressly permitted by Aspacia.
ASPACIA AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED AS
PART OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND
RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ASPACIA AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS
HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO
THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ASPACIA AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE
OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SERVICES.
THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THE
SERVICES COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION
HEREIN. ASPACIA AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE
PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.
NOTICES REGARDING SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS AND
SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE
IN NO EVENT SHALL ASPACIA AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE
OR PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE
TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE
SERVICES.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
If any of the Services requires you to open an account, you
must complete the registration process by providing us with
current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the
applicable registration form. You also will choose a password
and a user name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore,
you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that
occur under your account. You agree to notify Aspacia
immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any
other breach of security. Aspacia will not be liable for any
loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your
password or account, either with or without your knowledge.
However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by
Aspacia or another party due to someone else using your
account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at
any time, without the permission of the account holder.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use
the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by
these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the
Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden,
or impair any Aspacia server, or the network(s) connected to
any Aspacia server, or interfere with any other party's use
and enjoyment of any Services. You may not attempt to gain
unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, computer
systems or networks connected to any Aspacia server or to any
of the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other
means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials
or information through any means not intentionally made
available through the Services.
USE OF SERVICES
The Services may contain e-mail services, bulletin board
services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities,
file cabinets and/or other message or communication facilities
designed to enable you to communicate with others (each a
"Communication Service" and collectively
"Communication Services"). You agree to use the
Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages
and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to
the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and
not as a limitation, you agree that when using the
Communication Services, you will not:
- Use the Communication Services in
connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain
letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or
unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or
otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of
privacy and publicity) of others.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or
disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or
information.
- Upload, or otherwise make available,
files that contain images, photographs, software or other
material protected by intellectual property laws,
including, by way of example, and not as limitation,
copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or
publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or
have received all necessary consent to do the same.
- Use any material or information,
including images or photographs, which are made available
through the Services in any manner that infringes any
copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other
proprietary right of any party.
- Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan
horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or
any other similar software or programs that may damage the
operation of another's computer or property of another.
- Advertise or offer to sell or buy any
goods or services for any business purpose, unless such
Communication Services specifically allows such messages.
- Download any file posted by another user
of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably
should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed,
performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any copyright
management information, such as author attributions, legal
or other proper notices or proprietary designations or
labels of the origin or source of software or other
material contained in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from
using and enjoying the Communication Services.
- Violate any code of conduct or other
guidelines which may be applicable for any particular
Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information
about others, including e-mail addresses.
- Violate any applicable laws or
regulations.
- Create a false identity for the purpose
of misleading others.
- Use, download or otherwise copy, or
provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity
any directory of users of the Services or other user or
usage information or any portion thereof.
Aspacia has no obligation to monitor the
Communication Services. However, Aspacia reserves the right to
review materials posted to the Communication Services and to
remove any materials in its sole discretion. Aspacia reserves
the right to terminate your access to any or all of the
Communication Services at any time, without notice, for any
reason whatsoever.
Aspacia reserves the right at all times to disclose any
information as Aspacia deems necessary to satisfy any
applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental
request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any
information or materials, in whole or in part, in Aspacia's
sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally
identifiable information about yourself or your children in
any Communication Services. Aspacia does not control or
endorse the content, messages or information found in any
Communication Services and, therefore, Aspacia specifically
disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication
Services and any actions resulting from your participation in
any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not
authorized Aspacia spokespersons, and their views do not
necessarily reflect those of Aspacia.
Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be
subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or
dissemination; you are responsible for adhering to such
limitations if you download the materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO ASPACIA OR POSTED
AT ANY ASPACIA WEB SITE
Aspacia does not claim ownership of the materials you provide
to Aspacia (including feedback and suggestions) or post,
upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated
services for review by the general public, or by the members
of any public or private community, (each a
"Submission" and collectively
"Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading,
inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your
Submission you are granting Aspacia, its affiliated companies
and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission
in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses
(including, without limitation, all Aspacia Services),
including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy,
distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform,
reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to
publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the
right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the
Services.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of
your Submission, as provided herein. Aspacia is under no
obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and
Aspacia may remove any Submission at any time in its sole
discretion.
By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you
own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission
as described in these Terms of Use including, without
limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post,
upload, input or submit the Submissions.
In addition to the warranty and representation set forth
above, by Posting a Submission that contain images,
photographs, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole
or in part ("Images"), you warrant and represent
that (a) you are the copyright owner of such Images, or that
the copyright owner of such Images has granted you permission
to use such Images or any content and/or images contained in
such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of your use
and as otherwise permitted by these Terms of Use and the
Services, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant the
licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use, and
(c) that each person depicted in such Images, if any, has
provided consent to the use of the Images as set forth in
these Terms of Use, including, by way of example, and not as a
limitation, the distribution, public display and reproduction
of such Images. By Posting Images, you are granting (a) to all
members of your private community (for each such Images
available to members of such private community), and/or (b) to
the general public (for each such Images available anywhere on
the Services, other than a private community), permission to
use your Images in connection with the use, as permitted by
these Terms of Use, of any of the Services, (including, by way
of example, and not as a limitation, making prints and gift
items which include such Images), and including, without
limitation, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license
to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly
perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Images
without having your name attached to such Images, and the
right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the
Services. The licenses granted in the preceding sentences for
a Images will terminate at the time you completely remove such
Images from the Services, provided that, such termination
shall not affect any licenses granted in connection with such
Images prior to the time you completely remove such Images. No
compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your
Images.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS
OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2),
notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent
to Service Provider's Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT
RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE A
RESPONSE.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
THE LINKS IN THIS AREA WILL LET YOU LEAVE ASPACIA'S SITE. THE
LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF ASPACIA AND ASPACIA
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY
LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO
SUCH SITES. ASPACIA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY
OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE.
ASPACIA IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE,
AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY
ASPACIA OF THE SITE.
UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY
ASPACIA OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES DO NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER
UNSOLICITED IDEAS, INCLUDING IDEAS FOR NEW ADVERTISING
CAMPAIGNS, NEW PROMOTIONS, NEW PRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGIES,
PROCESSES, MATERIALS, MARKETING PLANS OR NEW PRODUCT NAMES.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY ORIGINAL CREATIVE ARTWORK, SAMPLES,
DEMOS, OR OTHER WORKS. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO
AVOID POTENTIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR DISPUTES WHEN ASPACIA'S
PRODUCTS OR MARKETING STRATEGIES MIGHT SEEM SIMILAR TO IDEAS
SUBMITTED TO ASPACIA. SO, PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNSOLICITED
IDEAS TO ASPACIA OR ANYONE AT ASPACIA. IF, DESPITE OUR REQUEST
THAT YOU NOT SEND US YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS, YOU STILL SEND
THEM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT ASPACIA MAKES NO ASSURANCES THAT
YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL OR
PROPRIETARY.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright © 2002 Aspacia Systems Inc, 27 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 422, Chicago, Illinois, 60606 U.S.A. All rights
reserved.
TRADEMARKS
Aspacia Systems Inc, Aspacia and/or other Aspacia products
referenced herein are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Aspacia Systems in the U.S. and/or other
countries. The names of actual companies and products
mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain
names, email addresses, logos, people and events depicted
herein are fictitious. No association with any real company,
organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo,
person, or event is intended or should be inferred.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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