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Terms and Conditions
Please carefully read these terms and conditions before using these
Women in Consulting World Wide Web pages ("Site"). By
using the Site you indicate your agreement to these terms and conditions.
If you do not accept these terms and conditions, please do not use
the [company name] Site. If you are a United States resident, you
must be over 18 years old to use this site. If you are considered
a minor in your country of residence, you shall not use this site.
Any violation of the Terms & Conditions will not be tolerated
and will warrant any and all legal consequences as stated in the
Terms & Conditions or provided by applicable law.
The Women in Consulting Terms & Conditions may change without
notice, and your continued use of the Site automatically means that
you accept those changes. Content ("Content") includes
all pages of the Site including personal commentaries, researched
material, articles submitted by the general public for inclusion
to the Site as well as any information posted by Site visitors to
the interactive bulletin boards, discussion forums, and live chat
rooms on the Site. [company name] makes no claims the Content when
used, viewed or downloaded will not be a violation of applicable
law in any jurisdiction. Access to the Content (including Software)
may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. When
you use this Site, you do so at your own risk and are responsible
for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.
Please be advised that the materials provided for review and consideration
on this website are not provided with any express or implied warranty
on the part of WIC. Specifically, if you choose to utilize in whole
or in part any portion or all of the published forms or contracts
without consulting with an attorney of your choice, you do so at
your own peril. WIC does not warrant or endorse the effectiveness
or legality of any or all of the published documents, materials
or products. These are provided as an exemplar and may need to be
modified or discarded, dependent upon an individual member's particular
need or use. There is no substitute for the retention and consultation
with an individual member's chosen legal counsel.
Registration Information/Privacy Policy
When you register on the Women in Consulting Site, you will
be required to provide the company with the following information:
your name, email address, company/organization name, city, country,
business category, description of your company's services, and a
password that you select. In addition, you may choose to provide
the company with additional information, including: business address,
job title, postal code/zip code, state/province, web address, and
how you learned about the site.
Women in Consulting will not sell to any third party your name,
address, email address and member name, unless you provide your
informed consent, except to the extent necessary to comply with
applicable laws, police investigations, or in legal proceedings
where such information is relevant. Additionally, Women in Consulting
may assign, sell, license, or otherwise transfer to a third party,
your name, address, email address, member name and any other personal
information in connection with an assignment, sale, joint venture,
or other transfer or disposition of a portion or all of the assets
or stock of Women in Consulting or its affiliated entities.
Women in Consulting reserves the right to offer you third party
services and products based on the preferences that you identify
during the registration process and based on your subsequent preferences.
Women in Consulting reserves the right to terminate your membership
if Women in Consulting learns that you have provided Women in Consulting
with false or misleading registration information.
Registration and Password
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your information and password. You shall be responsible for all
uses of your registration, whether or not authorized by you. You
agree to immediately notify Women in Consulting of any unauthorized
use of your registration or password.
Copyright and Proprietary Rights
By using this Site, you acknowledge that the Content of the
Site includes but is not limited to information, communications,
software, photos, text, video, graphics, music, sounds, images and
other material and services which is generally provided by Women
in Consulting. You also agree and acknowledge that, notwithstanding
that [company name] permits access to the Content, the Content is
protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary (including
intellectual property and patent) rights (collectively known as
"Rights").
Unauthorized use of the Site's Content may violate copyright, trademark,
and other laws. Modification, publication, transmission, participation
in the transfer or sale of, reproduction, creation of derivative
works from, distribution, performance, display, incorporation into
another web site, mirroring this site or in any other way exploiting
any of the Content of this Site, in whole or in part, without written
permission from the Women in Consulting and the author(s) of the
Content, is strictly prohibited. Further, none of the Content may
be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, reproduced, transcribed,
stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer
language, re-transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic,
mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordation or otherwise), resold
or redistributed without the prior written consent of the Women
in Consulting and its Content authors. Violations of the Women in
Consulting's intellectual property rights will be prosecuted to
the fullest extent of applicable law.
You may not reproduce, upload, post, transmit, download or distribute
any part of the Women in Consulting Content or information accessed
at other sites through links made at the Women in Consulting Site
("Other Sites") other than printing out or downloading
portions of the text and images for your own personal, non-commercial
use.
Domain names and trademarks of Other Sites, or contained in information
accessed at Other Sites, are the sole property of their respective
owners. No affiliation with, endorsement of, or sponsorship by Women
in Consulting should be inferred.
Responsibility for Content
Women in Consulting does not screen, edit or review material
submitted by users. Women in Consulting can therefore accept no
responsibility or liability for any material which may reside in
or is accessed by the Site. Women in Consulting has no responsibility
with respect to Other Sites.
You may not link, upload, post or transmit any illegal, obscene,
offensive or otherwise inappropriate material to the Site. You agree
to indemnify Women in Consulting from any damage, loss, cost or
expense which may be incurred by Women in Consulting as a result
of the material you link, upload, post, or transmit to the Site.
Women in Consulting has no duty to review or edit materials submitted
by users. Any such materials may be removed by Women in Consulting
at any time for any reason.
All Content is general in nature and is provided for information
purposes only. Women in Consulting reserves the right to change
or discontinue at any time any aspect or feature of this Site, without
notice, and at the editorial discretion of Women in Consulting.
In no way should the Content be used as a substitute for legal,
financial, medical, or any other form of professional advice. The
Content comes from sources believed to be accurate but may contain
inaccuracies or typographical errors; Women in Consulting takes
no responsibility for the accuracy of the Content including that
which is provided by third parties. By using the Site or any Content
within the Site, you are agreeing to hold Women in Consulting harmless
and that under no circumstances will the Women in Consulting, or
its affiliates, or any advertiser listed, be responsible for (1)
any information contained on or omitted from the site(s), (2) any
person's reliance on any such information, whether or not the information
is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action
you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based
on information provided by or as a result of the use of the Site.
Further, the Women in Consulting accepts no responsibility for (4)
any person's satisfaction with any Site advertiser, mentor, or advisor,
whether relating to the advertiser's competence, diligence, or otherwise,
or (5) the results of any advice given by or representation from
any Site advertiser, mentor, advisor, author, or visitor. The Women
in Consulting assumes no liability or responsibility for damage
or injury to persons or property arising from any use of any product,
information, idea, or instruction contained in the Content of the
Site.
Submissions
By submitting communications to any part of this Site, you
are solely responsible for your own communications and the consequences
of posting those communications. Women in Consulting does not assume
any responsibility for the consequences of any communications you
make on or arising from the use of this Site. In cases where you
feel threatened or believe someone else is in danger, you should
contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. Further,
the [company name] does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness,
accuracy, or reliability of any of the material posted by Interactive
Area users or endorse any opinions expressed by such users. Any
reliance on content posted in an interactive area is at your own
risk.
All concepts, ideas, comments, manuscripts, illustrations, and
all other materials disclosed or offered to Women in Consulting
on or in connection with this Site are submitted without any restrictions
or expectation of confidentiality. Women in Consulting shall have
no financial or other obligations to you when you submit such information,
nor shall you assert any proprietary or moral right of any kind
with respect to such submissions. By using any part of this Site,
you agree that any communication which you post on the Site is considered
to be non-confidential, and you automatically grant -- or warrant
that the owner of such Content has expressly granted -- Women in
Consulting a royalty-free, paid-up, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide
nonexclusive right and license to use,reproduce, create derivative
works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform,
and display such Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to
incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology
now known or later developed for the full term of any Rights that
may exist in such Content. You understand that your uploads and
transmissions may be intercepted and used, and that all the risks
associated therewith is solely yours.
Interactive Areas include public bulletin boards, discussion forums,
online databases and directories, chat rooms, or any other area
specifically on this Site in which the communication(s) you post
and/or submit can be and is seen by other Site visitors.
Please note that all Bulletin Boards and Job postings will be will
be cleared on a regular basis, so check back regularly for the latest
updates.
By using this Site, you agree that the following actions shall
constitute a material breach of these Terms & Conditions: (1)
Use of the Site for any purpose in violation of local, state, national,
or international laws; (2) Post material that infringes on the intellectual
property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights
of others; (3) Post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory,
sexually oriented, libelous, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful,
or embarrassing to another Site visitor or any other person or entity,
invasive of a person's privacy, or is otherwise objectionable as
determined by Women in Consulting at its sole discretion; (4) After
receiving a warning, continue to disrupt the normal flow of dialogue,
or post comments that are not related to the topic being discussed
(unless it is clear the discussion is free form); (5) Post chain
letters or pyramid schemes; (6)Impersonate another person; (7) Allow
any other person or entity to use your identification to post or
view comments; (8) Post the same note more than once (The online
word for posting many times on one topic is "spamming."
Spamming is strictly prohibited); or (9) Engage in any other conduct
that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying
the Site, or which, in the judgment of Women in Consulting, exposes
Women in Consulting or any of its customers or suppliers to any
liability or detriment of any type.
Women in Consulting reserves the right (but is not obligated) to
monitor, edit, or disclose any type of posting on the Site, if required
in the course of normal operation and maintenance of the Site, or
if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such
action is necessary to: (i) comply with the law or comply with the
legal processes served; (ii) protect and defend the rights of [company
name] or others; or (iii) act in an emergency to protect the personal
safety of Site visitors or the public. Women in Consulting has no
liability or responsibility for performance or nonperformance of
the aforementioned screening activities. Through your use of the
Site in any way, shape or form, you are agreeing to all of the aforementioned
terms and conditions for the useof such interactive areas contained
herein.
Women in Consulting, in its sole discretion, may remove the communication(s)
which it deems abusive, illegal, disruptive, or that otherwise fail
to conform with these Terms & Conditions. [company name] reserves
the right (but is not obligated) to edit or delete any communication(s)
posted on the Site, regardless of whether such communication(s)
violate these standards for content. Women in Consulting also reserves
the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know
about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from
a message posted by you. In addition, [company name] reserves the
right to terminate a Site visitor's access to any or all sections
of the Site at its sole discretion.
Third Party Services
You may order services or merchandise through Women in Consulting
from other persons not affiliated with Women in Consulting ("Seller").
All matters concerning the merchandise and services desired from
Seller, including but not limited to purchase terms, payment terms,
warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between
you and Seller. Women in Consulting makes no warranties or representations
whatsoever with regard to any goods or services provided by Sellers.
You will not consider Women in Consulting nor will Women in Consulting
be construed as a party to such transactions, whether or not [company
name] may have received some form of revenue or other remuneration
in connection with the transaction or be liable for any costs or
damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly, you or any
other person involved or related to the transaction.
The Site contains links to third party web sites. These links are
provided solely as a convenience to you and does not imply any endorsement
by Women in Consulting of the linked sites, their content or owners.
Women in Consulting is not responsible for the content of linked
third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding
the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party web sites.
If you decide to access linked third-party web sites, you do so
at your own risk. Your use of third-party web sites is subject to
the Terms & Conditions of use for such sites. Links include
but are not limited to banner advertisements on the Site. Unless
otherwise specifically stated, Women in Consulting does not endorse
any product or make any representation regarding the content or
accuracy of any materials contained in, or linked to, any advertisement
on the Site.
Promotional Messages
Women in Consulting and/or third parties may, from time to
time, send e-mail messages to you containing advertisements, promotions,
etc. Women in Consulting makes no representation or warranty with
respect to the content of any such e-mail messages or any goods
or services which may be obtained from such third parties, and you
agree that neither Women in Consulting nor such third party shall
have any liability with respect thereto.
Linking to Women in Consulting Site
Women in Consulting has no objection to links made from Other
Sites to the Women in Consulting Site, provided that you comply
with the following requirements:
(1) You may not frame or alter the appearance of the Women in Consulting
Site; (2) You may not state or imply that Women in Consulting endorses,
sponsors or otherwise approves your site or any Other Sites; and
(3) You must abide by all Women in Consulting Terms and Conditions
of use.
Export Controls
Your use of the Women in Consulting Site will comply with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations that govern the export
of technical data.
Exclusions Of Warranties
No warranties of any kind are made with respect to the Site,
Content, or Other Sites.
To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Women
in Consulting disclaims all warranties expressed or implied, includi
ng, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement, in relation
to this Site, its Content, its use, the results of such use, links
and linked sites, without limiting the foregoing, Women in Consulting
specifically disclaims any warranty (a) that the functionality will
be uninterrupted or error-free, (b) that defects will be corrected,
(c) that there are no viruses or other harmful components, (d) that
the security methods employed will be sufficient, or (e) regarding
correctness, accuracy, or reliability, you (and not Women in Consulting)
assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction.
Women in Consulting shall not be responsible for any damage or
loss of any kind arising out of or related to your use of the Site,
including without limitation data loss or corruption, regardless
of whether such liability is based in tort, contract, or otherwise.
You understand and agree that Women in Consulting does not guarantee
the accuracy or completeness of any information in or provided in
connection with the Site. Women in Consulting is not responsible
for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the
use of such information. The information is provided with the understanding
that neither Women in Consulting nor its members, while such members
are participating in the Site are engaged in rendering legal, financial,
medical, counseling or other professional services or advice. Women
in Consulting encourages you to seek appropriate professional advice
or care for any situation or problem which you may have.
Women in Consulting shall not be responsible for any loss or damage
caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly,
by the information or ideas contained, suggested or referenced in
this Site. Your participation in Site is solely at your own risk.
No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you
from Women in Consulting or through Site shall create any warranty
not expressly made herein.
Women in Consulting makes no warranty regarding any goods or services
purchased or obtained through Site or any transactions entered into
through Site. Women in Consulting is not responsible for the content
on the Internet or World Wide Web pages that is contained outside
the Site.
As a convenience to members, Women in Consulting may provide links
to resources which are beyond control of Women in Consulting. Such
resources contain information created, published, maintained, or
otherwise posted by individuals, institutions, or organizations
independent of Women in Consulting. As such, Women in Consulting
does not endorse, approve, certify, or control these external Internet
addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficiency,
timeliness, or correct sequencing of information located at such
addresses. Use of any information obtained from such addresses is
voluntary, and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an
independent review of its accuracy, completeness, efficiency and
timeliness. Reference herein to any specific commercial product,
process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer,
or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation,
or favoring by Women in Consulting. We make no representations as
to the quality, suitability, functionality or legality of any sites
to which we may provide links, and you hereby waive any claim you
might have against Women in Consulting with respect to such sites.
By permitting classified and personal advertising, Women in Consulting
makes no Warranties or representations of any kind as to the accuracy
of the content or suitablity of the the subject matter of any such
advertisement. Women in Consulting specifically disclaims liability
for direct, consequential or incidental damages arising from such
advertisements. By posting a personal or classified advertisement
on Site, you are promising that the content of your advertisement
is true and that you will indemnify Women in Consulting against
any claims which may arise from your advertisements. By responding
to a classified or personal advertisement on Site, you waive any
claims against Women in Consulting for damages arising from such
advertisement or your reliance upon statements in such advertisement.
Modifications/Termination of these Terms
and Conditions
Women in Consulting may modify these Terms and Conditions
from time to time in its sole discretion. Each time you log on to
Site, you will be deemed to have accepted any such changes.
Women in Consulting reserves the right, at its sole discretion,
to immediately, without notice to suspend or terminate (i) these
Terms and Conditions; (ii) your registration with or ability to
access Site and/or any other service provided to you by Women in
Consulting upon any breach by you of the Terms and Conditions.
Modifications of Site
Women in Consulting may modify or discontinue Site with or
without notice to you and without liability to you or any third
party.
Choice Of Law And Jurisdiction
This Women in Consulting Site is operated from offices in
the State of [state name], United States of America. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of [state name], without reference to any conflict of
law principles.
You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute
with the Women in Consulting and/or the Site, or in any way relating
to your use of the Site, resides in the [state name] District Court
in the United States, and you [state name] agree and expressly consent
to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the [state name] District
Court, United States in connection with any such dispute including
any claim involving the Women in Consulting or its affiliates, subsidiaries,
employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers
and content providers. If any provision of these Terms & Conditions
is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction,
the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining provisions of these Terms & Conditions, which
shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these
Terms & Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver
of such term or condition or any other term or condition.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall Women in Consulting, its employees,
its licensors, its suppliers or any third parties mentioned in the
Site be liable for any damages whatsoever, including but not limited
to any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages,
lost profits, or damages resulting from the use or inability to
use the Site or the Content whether based on warranty, contract,
tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not Women in Consulting
or a Women in Consulting authorized representative has been advised
of the possibility of such damages.
Women in Consulting shall not be liable for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special or consequential damages, resulting from the
use or the inability to use the Site or for the cost of procurement
of substitute goods and services or resulting from any goods or
services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions
entered into through the Site or resulting from unauthorized access
to or alteration of your transmissions or data, including but not
limited to, damages for loss of profits, use, data or other intangible,
even if Women in Consulting has been advised of the possibility
of such damages.
Limitation of Claims
Any action on any claim against Women in Consulting must
be brought by the user within one (1) year following the date the
claim first accrued, or shall be deemed waived.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold each of Women in
Consulting, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors
and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or
demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation,
legal and/or accounting fees resulting from, or alleged to result
from, your use of the Content, the Site, the violation of these
Terms and Conditions by you, or the infringement by you, or any
other subscriber of your account, of any intellectual property or
other right of any person or entity.
Remedies for Breach of these Terms by You
In the event that Women in Consulting determines, at its
sole discretion, that you have breached any portion of these Terms
and Conditions, or have otherwise demonstrated conduct inappropriate
for the Site, Women in Consulting reserves the right to (i) warn
you via e-mail that you have violated these Terms and Conditions;
(ii) delete any Content provided by you or your agent(s) to Site,
(iii) delete all Content provided by you to Site, (iv) discontinue
your registration with Site; (v) notify and/or send Content to and/or
fully cooperate with the proper law enforcement authorities for
further action; and/or (vi) any other action which Women in Consulting
deems to be appropriate.
Miscellaneous
In the event that any provision of the Terms and Conditions
conflicts with the law under which the Terms and Conditions are
to be construed or if any such provisions are held invalid by a
court with jurisdiction over the parties to the Terms and Conditions,
such provision will be deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly
as possible the original intentions of the parties in accordance
with applicable law, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions
will remain in full force and effect.
The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce strict performance
by the other party of any provision of the Terms and Conditions
or to exercise any right under the Terms and Conditions will not
be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such
party's right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right
in that or any other instance, rather, the same will be and remain
in full force and effect.
Women in Consulting may assign its rights and obligations under
these Terms and Conditions and upon such assignment Women in Consulting
may be relieved of any further obligation hereunder.
Women in Consulting reserves the right to charge fees, surcharges
and/or membership fees at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written
notice to you.
Entire Agreement
This is the entire agreement between the parties and may
not be modified except in writing signed by both parties.
Copyright and Trademark Notice
"© 2003 Women in Consulting All rights reserved."
Women in Consulting copyrights the contents of all material and
HTML coding available on this network unless otherwise indicated.
Copyright is not claimed as to any part of an original work prepared
by a U.S. or state government officer or employee as part of that
person's official duties. All rights are reserved by Women in Consulting
and content may not be reproduced, downloaded, disseminated, published,
or transferred in any form or by any means, except with the prior
written permission of Women in Consulting, or as indicated below.
Individuals may download pages or other content for their own use,
consistent with the mission and purpose of Women in Consulting as
certified in its governing documents on a single computer. However,
no part of such content may otherwise or subsequently be reproduced,
downloaded, disseminated, published, or transferred, in any form
or by any means, except with the prior written permission of, and
with express attribution to, [company name] Copyright infringement
is a violation of federal law subject to criminal and civil penalties.
Women in Consulting is a registered trademark of Women in Consulting.
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