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User
Agreement
Last
Updated: August, 2008
Welcome
to U.S.A. BIZ ADS! We have developed these Terms of Service to
govern your use of U.S.A. BIZ ADS. Your use of our site tells us you
have read and agreed to these Terms of Service. Please read them
carefully. This Terms of Service is a binding contract regarding
your use of U.S.A. BIZ ADS. If you do not agree with any of these
terms, please exit U.S.A. BIZ ADS.
Copyright.
All information, content, services and software displayed on,
transmitted through, or used in connection with U.S.A. BIZ ADS,
including for example news articles, reviews, directories, guides,
text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video, html,
source and object code, trademarks, logos, and the like
(collectively, the 'Content'), as well as its selection and
arrangement, is owned by GREAT-OPPS.com and its affiliated
companies, licensors and suppliers. You may use the Content online
only, and solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and you may
download or print a single copy of any portion of the Content solely
for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not remove
any trademark, copyright or other notice from such Content. If you
operate a Web site and wish to link to U.S.A. BIZ ADS, you may do so
provided you agree to cease such link upon request from GREAT-OPPS.com.
No other use is permitted without prior written permission of GREAT-OPPS.com.
The permitted use described in this Paragraph is contingent on your
compliance at all times with these Terms of Service.
You
may not, for example, republish any portion of the Content on any
Internet, Intranet or extranet site or incorporate the Content in
any database, compilation, archive or cache. You may not distribute
any Content to others, whether or not for payment or other
consideration, and you may not modify, copy, frame, cache,
reproduce, sell, publish, transmit, display or otherwise use any
portion of the Content. You agree not to decompile, reverse engineer
or disassemble any software or other products or processes
accessible through U.S.A. BIZ ADS, not to insert any code or product
or manipulate the content of U.S.A. BIZ ADS in any way that affects
the user's experience, and not to use any data mining, data
gathering or extraction method.
Requests
to use Content for any purpose other than as permitted in these
Terms of Service should be directed to Support@great-opps.com. In
certain cases, you may be able to obtain a license to use individual
stories that appear on The U.S.A. BIZ ADS through online
functionality we have specifically designated (e.g., to e-mail a
story to a friend or to purchase the rights to reproduce a story for
other use). In such cases, we will tell you directly in the portion
of the Content you may license or you will see a link in the Content
itself. If you do not see such authorization or link, you should
assume no third party has the right to allow you to use the Content.
Copyright
Complaints. GREAT-OPPS.com respects the intellectual property of
others. If you believe your work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement or are aware of any infringing
material on U.S.A. BIZ ADS, please contact us at the address listed
below under the heading 'Contact Us.'
Membership
and Registration. If you become a Member of U.S.A. BIZ ADS, you
accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your
account or password, and agree not to sell, transfer or assign your
Membership or any Membership rights. You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for restricting
access to your computer so others may not access U.S.A. BIZ ADS
using your name in whole or in part. GREAT-OPPS.com reserves the
right to terminate Membership and deny access to the site to any
person who violates this Terms of Service.
User-Provided
Information and Content. By providing information to, communicating
with, and/or placing material on, U.S.A. BIZ ADS, including for
example communication during registration, communication on any
U.S.A. BIZ ADS bulletin board, message or chat area, posting any
resume or other content, placing any classified advertisement,
entering any sweepstakes, etc., you represent and warrant: (1) you
own or otherwise have all necessary rights to the content you
provide and the rights to use it as provided in this Terms of
Service; (2) all information you provide is true, accurate, current
and complete, and does not violate these Terms of Service; and, (3)
the content will not cause injury to any person or entity. Using a
name other than your own legal name is prohibited (except in those
specific areas of U.S.A. BIZ ADS that specifically ask for unique,
fictitious names, e.g., certain message boards and chat rooms).
For
all such information and material, you grant GREAT-OPPS.com, its
affiliates and related entities, including U.S.A. BIZ ADS and its
affiliated newspaper, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, modify, display,
archive, store, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works
from such information, in any form, media, software or technology of
any kind now existing or developed in the future. Without limiting
the generality of the previous sentence, you authorize GREAT-OPPS.com
to share the information across all of GREAT-OPPS.com affiliated Web
sites, to include the information in a searchable format accessible
by users of U.S.A. BIZ ADS and other Web sites owned by GREAT-OPPS.com,
and to use your name and any other information in connection with
its use of the material you provide. You also grant GREAT-OPPS.com
the right to use any material, information, ideas, concepts,
know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to us
for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing,
manufacturing and marketing products using such information. All
rights in this paragraph are granted without the need for additional
compensation of any sort to you.
Please
note that GREAT-OPPS.com does not accept unsolicited materials or
ideas for use or publication, and is not responsible for the
similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to
materials or ideas transmitted to U.S.A. BIZ ADS. Should you send
any unsolicited materials or ideas, you do so with the understanding
that no additional consideration of any sort will be provided to
you, and that you are waiving any claim against GREAT-OPPS.com
and its affiliates regarding the use of such materials and
ideas, even if material or an idea is used that is substantially
similar to the idea you sent.
Placing
an Ad and using our Web site. Before placing an ad or using any of
the products or services offered on our site, please read the
General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability section in these
Terms of Service. In addition to these Terms of Service, the
following apply to all ads placed with U.S.A. BIZ ADS:
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Definitions: A private party is an individual selling his/her
personal item(s), or buying an item for personal use. Ads for
businesses, commercial ventures or any reason other than personal
use must be placed as Business ads. For example, ads that must be
placed as business ads include ongoing ventures, for fun or profit;
inventory for sale or wanted (from a past, present or prospective
business); offers of information, free or paid; services wanted or
offered, including animal breeding; employment wanted or offered;
real estate rentals and sales, and businesses for sale. We encourage
our readers to notify us if they find a business advertising as a
private party. We reserve the right to delete any private party ad
we consider to be commercial in nature.
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U.S.A. BIZ ADS is not
responsible for errors made by the customer in submitting
advertising. If there is an error in any advertisement, it is the
responsibility of the customer to go online and modify the ad.
Customers who detect other errors in any advertisement or content
should contact U.S.A. BIZ ADS immediately via email to
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When you place a banner order with U.S.A. Biz Ads, we guarantee your satisfaction with our service, or your money back!
This is a 100% Money-Back Guarantee!
If for any reason, you are not satisfied with our service, you
may request your money back (less any rebates already received).
Simply contact admin as directed
here.
Other
Specifics About Interactive Areas. GREAT-OPPS.com provides a forum
in which you can share ideas and information. Given the nature of
U.S.A. BIZ ADS and the potential volume of messages and postings,
GREAT-OPPS.com cannot and does not monitor all of the material
posted or transmitted by users and third party information
providers. To protect your safety, please use your best judgment
when using these forums. We particularly encourage caution when
divulging personal phone numbers and addresses or other information
that can be used to identify or locate you. If you make such
disclosures, you do so fully understanding the consequences of such
disclosures and with a knowing consent that such information could
be used to identify you.
GREAT-OPPS.com reserves the right to
delete, move or edit any communications at any time, for any reason
or in its discretion, but has no obligation to review or remove any
such content.
Posting
Rules. We reserve the right to remove any content posted on our site
at any time for any reason. Decisions as to whether content violates
any Posting Rule will be made by GREAT-OPPS.com in its discretion
after we have actual notice of such posting.
Without limiting our
right to remove content, we have attempted to provide guidelines to
those posting content on our site. When using U.S.A. BIZ ADS, please
do not post material that:
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contains vulgar, profane, abusive, racist or hateful language
or expressions, epithets or slurs, text, photographs or
illustrations in poor taste, inflammatory attacks of a personal,
racial or religious nature.
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is defamatory, threatening, disparaging, grossly
inflammatory, false, misleading, fraudulent, inaccurate, unfair,
contains gross exaggeration or unsubstantiated claims, violates the
privacy rights of any third party, is unreasonably harmful or
offensive to any individual or community.
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violates any right of U.S.A. BIZ ADS or any third party.
- discriminates on the grounds of race, religion, national
origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or
disability, or refers to such matters in any manner prohibited by
law.
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violates or inappropriately encourages the violation of any
municipal, state, federal or international law, rule, regulation or
ordinance.
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unfairly interferes with any third party's uninterrupted
use of U.S.A. BIZ ADS.
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advertises, promotes or offers to trade any goods or
services, except in areas specifically designated for such purpose.
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uploads copyrighted or other proprietary material of any kind
on U.S.A. BIZ ADS without the express permission of the owner of
that material.
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uses or attempt to use another's account, password, service
or system except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Service.
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uploads or transmits viruses or other harmful, disruptive or
destructive files.
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disrupts, interferes with, or otherwise harms or violates the
security of GREAT-OPPS.com, or any services, system resources,
accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible
through U.S.A. BIZ ADS or affiliated or linked sites.
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'flames' any individual or entity (e.g., sends repeated
messages related to another user and/or makes derogatory or
offensive comments about another individual), or repeats prior
posting of the same message under multiple threads or subjects.
WARNING:
A VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING GUIDELINESPROHIBITIONS MAY BE REFERRED
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
Communications
with Third Parties Through U.S.A. BIZ ADS. Your dealings or
communications through U.S.A. BIZ ADS with any party other than
GREAT-OPPS.com are solely between you and that third party. For
example, certain areas of U.S.A. BIZ ADS may allow you to conduct
transactions or purchase goods or services. In most cases, these
transactions will be conducted by our third-party partners and
vendors. Under no circumstances will GREAT-OPPS.com be liable for
any goods, services, resources or content available through such
third party dealings or communications, or for any harm related
thereto. Please review carefully that third party's policies and
practices and make sure you are comfortable with them before you
engage in any transaction. Complaints, concerns or questions
relating to materials provided by third parties should be forwarded
directly to the third party.
General
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability: While GREAT-OPPS.com uses
reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information,
we make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the
Content and assume no liability or responsibility for any error or
omission in the Content. GREAT-OPPS.com does not represent or
warrant that use of any Content will not infringe rights of third
parties. GREAT-OPPS.com has no responsibility for actions of third
parties or for content provided or posted by others.
USE
OF U.S.A. BIZ ADS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED 'AS
IS' AND 'AS AVAILABLE.' NEITHER TI, U.S.A. BIZ ADS, NOR ANY OF THEIR
AFFILIATED OR RELATED COMPANIES, NOR ANY OF THE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS OF ANY OF THEM, MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING U.S.A. BIZ ADS, THE
CONTENT, ANY ADVERTISING MATERIAL, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH U.S.A. BIZ ADS, AND/OR THE RESULTS THAT MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF U.S.A. BIZ ADS OR SUCH CONTENT OR SERVICES.
ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES GREAT-OPPS.COM WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR
FREE, ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. GREAT-OPPS.COM AND ITS AFFILIATES
ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR CONTENT POSTED BY THIRD PARTIES,
ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO, OR VIRUS THAT MAY
INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY.
U.S.A. BIZ ADS CONTAINS FACTS, VIEWS,
OPINIONS, STATEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIRD PARTY INDIVIDUALS
AND ORGANIZATIONS. U.S.A. BIZ ADS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE
ACCURACY, CURRENTNESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION,
STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED, UPLOADED OR DISTRIBUTED
THROUGH U.S.A. BIZ ADS. ANY RELIANCE UPON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE,
STATEMENT OR INFORMATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
IN
NO EVENT SHALL GREAT-OPPS.COM OR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RELATED TO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR
ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, THE CONTENT OR ANY ERRORS
OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL GREAT-OPPS.COM
OR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR
LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT FOR DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF
$100.
Indemnity.
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS, U.S.A. BIZ ADS AND
GREAT-OPPS.COM, EACH OF THEIR PARENT AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND
EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS AND
AGENTS, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, TRADE DISPARAGEMENT, PRIVACY AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT) AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES AND
COURT COSTS) ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY ALLEGATION REGARDING:
(1) YOUR USE OF U.S.A. BIZ ADS; (2) U.S.A. BIZ ADS‘ USE OF ANY
CONTENT OR INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE, AS LONG AS SUCH USE IS NOT
INCONSISTENT WITH THIS AGREEMENT; (3) INFORMATION OR MATERIAL POSTED
OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH YOUR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT, EVEN IF NOT POSTED
BY YOU; AND, (4) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY YOU.
International
Users. U.S.A. BIZ ADS is controlled, operated and administered from
its offices within the United States. U.S.A. BIZ ADS makes no
representation that materials or Content available through U.S.A.
BIZ ADS are appropriate or available for use outside the United
States and access to them from territories where their contents are
illegal is prohibited. You may not use U.S.A. BIZ ADS or export the
Content in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. If you
access U.S.A. BIZ ADS from a location outside the United States, you
are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.
Miscellaneous:
GREAT-OPPS.com reserves the right to change these Terms of Service
at any time in its discretion and to notify users of any such
changes solely by changing this Terms of Service. Your continued use
of U.S.A. BIZ ADS after the posting of any amended Terms of Service
shall constitute your agreement to be bound by any such changes.
Your use of this site prior to the time this Terms of Service was
posted will be governed according to the Terms of Service that
applied at the time of your use.
GREAT-OPPS.com
may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion
of U.S.A. BIZ ADS, including the availability of any portion of the
Content at any time, without notice or liability. GREAT-OPPS.com may
deny access to any person or user at any time for any reason. In
addition, GREAT-OPPS.com may at any time transfer its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to any GREAT-OPPS.com affiliate,
subsidiary or business unit, or any of their affiliated companies or
divisions, or any entity that acquires GREAT-OPPS.com, U.S.A. BIZ
ADS or any of their assets.
These
Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to its
conflicts of law provisions. You hereby agree that any cause of
action you may have with respect to GREAT-OPPS.com must be filed in
a federal or state court located in Indianapolis, Indiana, within
two months of the time in which the events giving rise to such claim
began, or you agree to waive such claim. If for any reason any
provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable, that provision
shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect
the intent of the parties as reflected in that provision, and the
remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
Any failure of GREAT-OPPS.com to enforce or exercise any provision
of this Agreement or related right shall not constitute a waiver of
that right or provision. The section titles used in this Agreement
are purely for convenience and carry with them no legal or
contractual effect. In the event of termination of this Agreement
for any reason, you agree the following provisions will survive: the
provisions regarding limitations on your use of Content, the
license(s) you have granted to GREAT-OPPS.com, and all other
provisions for which survival is equitable or appropriate.
Contact
Us. To contact GREAT-OPPS.com, please use the following:
GREAT-OPPS.com
510 Meadowview Lane
Greenwood, IN 46142
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