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Terms of Use
IMPORTANT! THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS) GOVERN YOUR USE
OF THIS SITE, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY AskDiana.Net. BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU
ARE INDICATING YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF USE. THESE
TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY AskDiana.Net AT ANY TIME IN ITS
DISCRETION. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AFTER SUCH CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED
CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES. PLEASE CONSULT
THESE TERMS OF USE PRIOR TO EVERY USE FOR ANY CHANGES. THE DATE, AT THE END OF
THIS DOCUMENT, IS THE DATE THIS TOS WAS LAST UPDATED.
Services
AskDiana.Net
(AskDiana.Net or Host or Web site Host) operates a Web site (Site or Web Site)
for Users (You or User) to register and create a Web site on AskDiana.Net (Services).
User acknowledges that AskDiana.Net and or Services may be subject to temporary
shutdowns due to causes beyond AskDiana.Net’s reasonable control. Furthermore,
subject to the specific terms of this Agreement, AskDiana.Net retains sole
right and control over the programming, content and conduct of transactions
over its respective site.
Access
To This Site
YOU
MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY
REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, NO
INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB SITE, FALLS WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S ONLINE
PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA) AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
To access
this site or some of the resources it has to offer, you may be asked to provide
certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your
use of this site that all the information you provide on this site will be
correct, current, and complete. If AskDiana.Net believes the information you
provide is not correct, current, or complete, we have the right to refuse you
access to this site or any of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your
access at any time, without notice.
Restrictions On Use
You may use this site for purposes
expressly permitted by this site. You may not (and may not authorize any
other party to) (i) co-brand this site, or (ii) frame this site, without
the express prior written permission of an authorized representative of
AskDiana.Net.
For purposes of these Terms of Use, "co-branding" means to display
a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of
any party in such a manner as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression
that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this
site or content accessible within this site. You agree to cooperate with
AskDiana.Net in causing any unauthorized co-branding, framing or hyper-linking
immediately to cease.
Proprietary Information
The material and content
(hereinafter referred to as the "Content") accessible from this site,
and any other World Wide Web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by
AskDiana.Net
is the proprietary information of AskDiana.Net or the party that provided the
Content to AskDiana.Net, and AskDiana.Net or the party that provided the
Content to AskDiana.Net, retains all right, title, and interest in the
Content. Accordingly, the Content may not be copied, distributed, republished,
uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent
of AskDiana.Net, or unless authorized in writing elsewhere on our site, except
that you may print out a copy of the Content solely for your personal use. In
doing so, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any
copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice
or legend appearing on any of the Content. Modification or use of the Content
except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use violates AskDiana.Net's
intellectual property rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights
are transferred to you by access to this site.
Hyper-Links
This site may be hyper-linked to
other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, AskDiana.Net.
Hyper-links to such sites are provided as a service to users and are not
sponsored by or affiliated with this site or AskDiana.Net. AskDiana.Net has
not reviewed any or all of such sites and is not responsible for the content of
those sites. Hyper-links are to be accessed at the user's own risk, and
AskDiana.Net
makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness or
accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites hyper-linked to this site. Further,
the inclusion of any hyper-link to a third-party site does not necessarily
imply endorsement by AskDiana.Net of that site.
Submissions
AskDiana.Net will treat any personal
information that you submit through this site in accordance with its Privacy
Policy as set forth on this site.
Disclaimer
You understand that
AskDiana.Net
cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading
from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code
that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible
for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your
particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for
maintaining a means external to this site for the reconstruction of any lost
data. AskDiana.Net does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of
the Internet.
The Content is not necessarily
complete and up-to-date and should not be used to replace any written reports,
statements, or notices provided by AskDiana.Net. Investors, borrowers,
and other persons should use the Content in the same manner as any other
educational medium and should not rely on the Content to the exclusion of their
own professional judgment. Information obtained by using this site is not
exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant
to your goals.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT
YOUR OWN RISK. The Content is provided
“as is” and without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied.
AskDiana.Net
disclaims all warranties, including any implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. AskDiana.Net does not warrant that
the functions OR CONTENT contained in this site will be uninterrupted or
error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server
that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
AskDiana.Net
does not warrant or make any representation regarding use, or the result of
use, of the content in terms of accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. The
content may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, and
AskDiana.Net
may make changes or improvements at any time. You, and not AskDiana.Net,
assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction IN
THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS
CONTENT. AskDiana.Net MAKES NO
WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS
AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN SUCH
CONTENT.
All of the information in this
site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the
date the information is posted on this site, and AskDiana.Net does not
undertake any obligation to update such information after it is posted or to
remove such information from this site if it is not, or is no longer, accurate
or complete.
Limitation On Liability
AskDiana.Net, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND
DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF
REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES,
EVEN IF AskDiana.Net HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN
NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF AskDiana.Net AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES,
AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE
AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO AskDiana.Net FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT, PRODUCT OR
SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.
Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold
AskDiana.Net,
its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers,
employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (hereinafter known as
the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from any breach of these Terms of
Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in
these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no
liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree
to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs,
expenses, and attorney's fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection
therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless
from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of
the information accessed from this site.
Further User is solely
responsible for any liability arising out of or related to any Web Site
additions made by User. User agrees to indemnify and hold Host harmless from
and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs, and expenses,
including reasonable attorney fees and experts' fees, associated with any claim
or action brought against Host related to or arising out of User’s Web site,
any Web Site additions by User or User's breach of its warranties under this
Agreement. This indemnification agreement will survive termination of this
Agreement.
User
agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the other party, and its officers,
directors, agents, and employees, harmless against all costs, expenses, and
losses (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) incurred through claims
of third Parties against such party based on the operation of the User or the
violation of third-party intellectual property rights by any materials provided
by User or of any breach of any representation and warranty made in this
Agreement.
The User shall indemnify and hold
AskDiana.Net harmless from and against any Losses that AskDiana.Net may suffer,
incur or be subjected to by reason of any legal action, proceeding, arbitration
or other claim by a third party, whether commenced or threatened, arising out
of or as a result of (a) the use of the User Marks by AskDiana.Net in
accordance with this Agreement; (b) any content provided by the User to
AskDiana.Net
for display on the AskDiana.Net Site; (c) the operation of the User Sites; or
(e) the offer or sale of any Products by the User or through the User Sites.
Indemnification Procedures. If
any party entitled to indemnification under this Section (an "Indemnified
Party") makes an indemnification request to the other, the Indemnified
Party shall permit the other party (the "Indemnifying Party") to
control the defense, disposition or settlement of the matter at its own
expense; provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not, without the consent of
the Indemnified Party enter into any settlement or agree to any disposition
that imposes an obligation on the Indemnified Party that is not wholly
discharged or dischargeable by the Indemnifying Party, or imposes any
conditions or obligations on the Indemnified Party other than the payment of
monies that are readily measurable for purposes of determining the monetary
indemnification or reimbursement obligations of Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified
Party shall notify Indemnifying Party promptly of any claim for which
Indemnifying Party is responsible and shall cooperate with Indemnifying Party
in every commercially reasonable way to facilitate defense of any such claim;
provided that the Indemnified Party's failure to notify Indemnifying Party
shall not diminish Indemnifying Party's obligations under this Section except
to the extent that Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced as a result of
such failure. An Indemnified Party shall at all times have the option to
participate in any matter or litigation through counsel of its own selection
and at its own expense.
Trademarks
Trademarks,
service marks, and logos appearing in this site are the property of
AskDiana.Net
or the party that provided the trademarks, service marks, and logos to
AskDiana.Net.
AskDiana.Net and any party that provided trademarks, service marks, and
logos to AskDiana.Net retain all rights with respect to any of their
respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site.
Information You Provide
You may not post, send, submit,
publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that:
· you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any
third party;
· advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal
act;
· is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;
· threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is
obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening or offensive;
· seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate
content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;
· infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or
person, including violating anyone’s copyrights or trademarks or their rights
of publicity;
· violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
· impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or
person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin
of the content;
· includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or Trojan horses
or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy
or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
· disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster
than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a way which affects the
ability of other people to engage in real time activities via this site;
· includes MP3 format files that you do not have full legal writes to
distribute;
· amounts to a 'pyramid' or similar scheme;
· disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time
regarding use of this site or any networks connected to this site; or
· contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls
within the descriptions set forth above.
Although under no obligation to
do so, AskDiana.Net reserves the right to monitor use of this site to determine
compliance with these Terms of Use, as well the right to remove or refuse any
information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely
responsible for the content of your submissions. You acknowledge and agree
that neither AskDiana.Net nor any third party that provides Content to
AskDiana.Net
will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by
AskDiana.Net
or such third party with respect to any submission.
Prohibited Content
User represents to AskDiana.Net
that the subject matter of the content of the User's Site doesn’t contain any
illegal, immoral, repulsive, defamatory, derogatory, harassing, harmful,
threatening, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, racial or ethnic objectionable
materials, depict sexual situations, promote discrimination on the basis of
race, sex, sexual preference, national origin, ethnicity, nationality,
disability, religious preference, or contain any material that violates any
patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, confidential information, or other
property rights of any other party.
Security
Any passwords used for this site
are for individual use only. You will be responsible for the security of your
password (if any). AskDiana.Net will be entitled to monitor your
password and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use a
password that AskDiana.Net considers insecure, AskDiana.Net will
be entitled to require the password to be changed and/or terminate your
account.
You are prohibited from using any
services or facilities provided in connection with this site to compromise
security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or
distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password
guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing tools) is strictly
prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security,
AskDiana.Net
reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other
sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents.
AskDiana.Net
reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use.
AskDiana.Net reserves the
right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order
requesting or directing AskDiana.Net to disclose the identity of anyone
posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any
materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use.
BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND HOLD
HARMLESS AskDiana.Net FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY
AskDiana.Net
DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A
CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER [AskDiana.Net] OR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Copyright
Violations Procedure
Pursuant to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act of 1998 ("DMCA"), AskDiana.Net has registered an Interim
Designated Agent with the United States Copyright Office. Our Interim
Designated Agent is assigned to receive all notifications under the DMCA.
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and
believe that any Author Submission or other content infringes upon your
copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act ("DMCA"). Please use the Copyright DMCA Violations
Procedure link provided on this Web site for further information.
You acknowledge the terms of the Digital Millennium Act
of 1998 and the obligations on the part of Web Site Host in the event of a
notice from any third party that the Web Site infringes upon the rights of any
third party. You consent to the Web Site Host following the procedures
outlined in the Act in the event of a claimed infringement. You understand and
agree that Web Site host’s compliance with the Act may result in the Web Site
being taken off line. Web Site Owner indemnifies and holds the Web Site Host
harmless from and against any and all damages that may result from the Web Site
Host’s good faith compliance with the terms of the Act.
Termination
AskDiana.Net may terminate these services, at any
time, with or without cause and without notice to User.
Prohibited Practices
User
shall not engage in any action that is harmful to AskDiana.Net or other Users,
to be determined solely by AskDiana.Net in its sole discretion, including but
not limited to the following:
User
shall refrain from causing any activity that results in a heavy server
load, which is defined as more than 30% of average of all other users or User’s
hosting services and User site will be cancelled without notice or recourse.
User
is prohibited from using any service, program or device, that loads the User
Web site to viewer’s browser without viewer entering the Affiliate Web site
URL or viewer clicking on link to the User Web site.
User is prohibited from using any "pay
for traffic" service or program that sells or provides Web site visitors
or hits to User’s Web site.
Spam
AskDiana.Net has zero tolerance toward
any Users associated with spam. The accounts of Users associated with spam are
immediately terminated as soon as the violation is verified.
AskDiana.Net will immediately terminate
any User account which it believes, in its sole discretion, is transmitting or
is otherwise connected with any spam or other unsolicited bulk e-mail, or that
is using AskDiana.Net URL in any spam communication.
For the purpose of this agreement SPAM
is defined as e-mailing ANYONE, in bulk or by single mailing, about
AskDiana.Net,
AskDiana.Net or User products or services, who has not specifically requested
the information directly from User. Mailings to names or lists that have been
purchased, including but not limited to so called co-reg lists, regardless of
the opt-in procedures, are not permitted. AskDiana.Net considers ANY type of
advertisement about AskDiana.Net, AskDiana.Net products or services, posted to
a Newsgroup or Chat Room, in violation of their posting rules, to be spam.
User agrees to comply with all U.S.
State and Federal spam laws, including but not limited to the Federal CAN-SPAM
Act.
Because damages are often difficult to
ascertain, if actual damages cannot be reasonably calculated then you as User
agree to pay AskDiana.Net liquidated damages of $500 for each piece of spam or
unsolicited e-mail transmitted from or otherwise connected with your account,
or actual damages, whichever is higher, to the extent such actual damages can
be reasonably calculated.
Terms
As used in this
TOS, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below
(a)
The
term "Browser" refers to a program used to provide interactive,
graphical access to sites on the World Wide Web.
(b)
The
term "Internet" refers to the global network of computers using the TCP/IP
protocol for communication.
(c)
The
term "Web" refers to the World Wide Web. The Web is a graphical
interface used to access sites on the Internet.
(d)
The
term "Web Site" refers to a series of interconnected Hypertext Markup
Language documents capable of residing on a single host server computer.
Advertisements
User agrees that AskDiana.Net reserves
and has the right to include advertisements on all free Web sites to monetize
the AskDiana.Net Services provide to Users should Blinkweb decide to do this.
All paid websites will NEVER contain ads placed by Blinkweb.
Relationship
Of Parties
The
relationship between AskDiana.Net and User under this Agreement is that of the
AskDiana.Net
providing the Service to User and neither shall be, nor represent itself to be,
the joint venture, franchiser, franchisee, partner, broker, employee, servant,
agent, or representative of the other for any purpose whatsoever. No party is
granted any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or
responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of, or in the name of, another
party or to bind another in any matter or thing whatsoever.
DUTIES
AND OBLIGATIONS
In
its performance of this Agreement, each Party will comply with all applicable
laws, regulations, orders and other requirements, now or hereafter in effect,
of governmental authorities having jurisdiction. Except as expressly provided
herein, each Party will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by
it in connection with the use of the Web Site, execution and performance of
this Agreement.
Disparagement
User agrees not to disparage
AskDiana.Net,
AskDiana.Net products or services or other AskDiana.Net Users in any manner.
User understands that disparagement may result in the immediate suspension or
termination of User account.
Agreement Binding On
Successors
The provisions of the Agreement
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto,
their heirs, administrators, successors and assigns.
Integration
This Agreement, along with other
documents on this Web site, including but not limited to, the Web site copy,
Terms of Service (TOS), Earnings Disclaimer, Disclaimer & Warranties
Statement, and Privacy Statement, constitutes the entire understanding of the
parties, and revokes and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties
and is intended as a final expression of their Agreement. It shall not be
modified or amended except in writing signed by the parties hereto and
specifically referring to this Agreement. This Agreement shall take precedence
over any other documents that may be in conflict therewith.
Waiver
No waiver by either party of any
default shall be deemed as a waiver of prior or subsequent default of the same
of other provisions of this Agreement.
Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use will be governed
and interpreted pursuant to the laws of Indiana, United States of America,
notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent
to personal jurisdiction in Indiana in connection with any dispute
between you and AskDiana.Net arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining
to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree
that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of
these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms of Use
will be in the state and federal courts in Carmel, Indiana. If any
part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will
be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of
any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement
among the parties relating to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to
which they pertain. AskDiana.Net may revise these Terms of Use at
any time by updating this posting.
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