TERMS
OF SERVICE
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
WHEREISTHEBESTDEAL.COM,
INC. (hereinafter “Whereisthebestdeal.com” or “Whereisthebestdeal”
or “We” or “Us” or “Our”) provides its service to You subject to the following
Terms of Service (“TOS”) which may be updated by Us from time to time without
notice to You.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Whereisthebestdeal.com
provides Users with access to a collection of resources that give You information about the best deals and prices on local
shopping in various cities throughout the
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
You
represent that You are of legal age to form a binding
contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of
the
4. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD & SECURITY
By
registering with Us, You will be allowed to save and personalize Content,
receive and view offers from businesses listed on the Whereisthebestdeal.com
system and post ratings and reviews about businesses featured on
Whereisthebestdeal.com. You will receive an account designation and password
upon completing the registration process. You are responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of the password and account and are responsible for all
activities that occur under Your account. You agree to
immediately notify Us of any unauthorized Use of You
password or account or any other breach of security. We recommend that You exit from Your account at the end of each session if Using
a computer that is shared. We are not liable to You or
any third party for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to comply with
this Section.
5. MEMBER CONDUCT
You
understand that all information, data, graphics, video, messages or other
materials (“Content”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are
the sole responsibility of the person from who such Content originated. You are
entirely responsible for all Content that You upload,
post, e-mail, link, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service.
It is a condition of Your use of the Services that You do
not: (i) restrict or inhibit any other user from
using and enjoying the Services; (ii) post or transmit any unlawful,
threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic,
profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any
transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a
criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local,
state, national or international law; (iii) post or transmit comments
containing harassing or offensive language, including sexual references, racial
slurs or rude or deliberately offensive comments or engage in disruptive
activities online, including excessive use of scripts, sound waves, scrolling
(repeating the same message over and over), "mp3" files of copyrighted music, copyrighted
photographs, text, video or artwork or use viruses, bots, worms or trojan horses; (iv) post or transmit any information,
software or other material which violates or infringes the rights of others,
including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which
is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, or derivative
works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner
or right holder; (v) post or transmit content that encourages or provides
instructional activities about illegal activities, in particular hacking,
cracking or phreaking; (vi) post, transmit or in any
way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes
or which contains advertising; (vii) solicit other users to join, become
members of, or contribute money to any online service or other organization,
advocate or attempt to get users to join in legal or illegal schemes or plan or
participate in scams involving other users; (viii) impersonate any person or
entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your professional or other
affiliation with any person or entity; (ix) resell, redistribute, broadcast or
transfer the information or use the information in a searchable,
machine-readable database; or (x) use the Services to collect personally
identifying information about users of the Services in violation of our Privacy
Policy; or (xi) post or transmit comments of a purely political or religious
nature or designed to further ones political or religious view over another.
You agree that You will not use the Services, including
the information provided therein and all related equipment, networks and
network devices (specifically including Internet access) for any unlawful
purpose. We, at Our sole and absolute discretion,
shall determine whether any information transmitted or received violates this
provision.
We
do not screen or edit messages posted on Our forum. However,
We reserve the right to monitor said content and to
remove, at Our sole discretion, any objectionable material at any time. By
viewing or participating in forums or any other services provided, You acknowledge that You may encounter material that You
find offensive or objectionable. We disclaim any responsibility or liability
for such material.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
You
agree to indemnify and hold harmless Whereisthebestdeal.com and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners and licensors
harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney’s fees, made
by any third party due to or arising out of: Content You submit, post, transmit or
otherwise make available through the Service that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or
other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or
violates their rights of publicity or privacy; Your Use of the
Service, Your connection to the Service, Your violation of the TOS, or Your
violation of any rights of another.
7. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
We
reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without
notice. You agree that We shall not be liable to You
or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuation of
the Service.
8. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
You
understand and agree that the Service is provided for informational purposes
only, and is not an endorsement of any business, vendor, or product. Your correspondence or business dealings
with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the
Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such
dealings, are solely between You and such advertiser.
You agree that We shall not be responsible or liable
for any loss of damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings
or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
You
expressly understand and agree that:
10. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
This Web site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other
than Whereisthebestdeal.com. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference
only. We do not control such Web sites and are not responsible for their
contents. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites does not imply any
endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their
operators.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
We make no guarantee of availability of Services and reserve the right to
change, withdraw, suspend, or discontinue any functionality or feature of the
Services. IN NO EVENT WILL WHEREISTHEBESTDEAL.COM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO
USE OUR SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT THEREON FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, OUR REMOVAL OR DELETION OF ANY MATERIALS OR RECORDS SUBMITTED OR
POSTED ON OUR SITE FOR ANY REASON. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE,
CAUSED; ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE; ERROR; OMISSION; INTERRUPTION; DELETION;
DEFECT; DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION; COMPUTER VIRUS; FILE CORRUPTION;
COMMUNICATION-LINE FAILURE; NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGE; OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION,
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF ANY RECORD.
12. PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary
software used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain
proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable
intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that
Content contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you
through the Service or by advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as
expressly authorized by Us, You agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell,
distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in
whole or in part.
Entire Agreement. The TOS
constitutes the entire agreement between You and Us
and governs Your use of the Service and Content, superseding any prior
agreements between You and Us with respect to the Service and Content. You also
may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use
certain other Services, affiliate services, third-party content or third-party
software.
Disputes Resolution. All disputes arising out
of, relating to or connected with these TOS or Your use of any part of the
Service will be exclusively resolved under confidential binding arbitration
held in Hillsborough County, Florida before and in accordance with the Rules of
the American Arbitration Association, by a sole arbitrator applying Florida law
(without regard for conflicts of law principles). The arbitrator's award will
be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, We may
seek equitable relief, including, without limitation, injunctive relief and
specific performance, without the requirement of posting a bond or other
security or proving money damages are insufficient, from a court of competent
jurisdiction.
Waiver and Severability of Terms. The
failure of Whereisthebestdeal.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision
of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any
provision of the TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give
effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of the TOS remain in full force and effect.
Statute of Limitations. You
agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the TOS must be
filed within ninety (90) days after such claim or cause of action arose or be
forever barred.