GENERAL TERMS OF SERVICE
FOR THE USER OF
THE LIMSfinder.com SITE
IMPORTANT! READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY.
THESE ARE THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING YOUR USE OF THE LIMSfinder.COM WEBSITE AND OUR
SERVICES.
WELCOME to the LIMSfinder.com
website available at and under the domain name limsfinder.com (the “LIMSfinder Site”) and such other or
successor domain names as may be operated, acquired or used from time to time by
W3Markets, Inc. (“W3Markets”). This General Terms of
Service Agreement (this “Agreement”) sets forth the terms and
conditions governing your use of the LIMSfinder Site and your access to and use
of the information, content and services offered on the LIMSfinder Site (which,
collectively with the LIMSfinder Site, constitute the “Services”). By accessing or using the LIMSfinder
Site or any of W3Markets’ Services, you accept and agree to be legally bound by
this Agreement, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time (as
further described below), and agree to all operating rules and/or policies of
W3Markets and the Services that may be published by W3Markets on the LIMSfinder
Site. All these rules and policies
are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. W3Markets has other
operating rules and policies relating to the LIMSfinder Site and the Services
generally. Further, certain areas
of the LIMSfinder Site may require registration and/or be subject to additional
terms and conditions of use; and W3Markets will provide you with notice of such
additional terms and conditions on registration.
IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS
AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE LIMSFINDER SITE OR USE THE SERVICES.
1. W3Markets Reserves the
Right to Revise this Agreement.
W3Markets reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to
update, revise, supplement and to otherwise modify this Agreement, and to impose
new or additional rules, policies, terms or conditions on your use of the
Services. Such updates, revisions,
supplements, modifications and additional rules, polices, terms and conditions
(collectively referred to in this Agreement as “Additional Terms”) shall be effective
immediately and incorporated into this Agreement upon notice thereof, which may
be given by any reasonable means including by posting to the LIMSfinder
Site. Your continued use of the
LIMSfinder Site following such notice shall be deemed to conclusively indicate
your acceptance of any and all such Additional Terms. All Additional Terms are hereby
incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
2. W3Markets May Revise or Terminate Any
Part of the Services at Any
Time. W3Markets reserves
the right, at any time and from time to time, to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Services, with or without notice and in its sole
discretion. This includes the right
to modify, discontinue or remove any content, postings, links, pages, services,
or other materials at any time and for any reason. You agree that W3Markets shall not be
liable to you for any modification, general suspension or discontinuance of any
Services. W3Markets may, in its sole discretion, refuse or restrict anyone from
access to any or all of the Services at any time.
3. Acceptable Use of the
Services. In order to use the Services, you must
obtain access to the World Wide Web directly or through devices that access
web-based content and pay any and all service fees associated with such
access. (a) Individual Use. You agree that you are only
authorized to visit, view and to retain a single copy of pages of this
LIMSfinder Site solely for your own individual use, and that you shall not
duplicate, download, publish, modify or otherwise distribute any material on
this LIMSfinder Site for any purpose other than for your own individual use
unless otherwise specifically authorized by W3Markets. We post legal notices and various
credits on pages of the LIMSfinder Site, which may not be removed even in your permitted
copy. You shall not remove these
notices or credits, or any additional information contained along with the
notices and credits. (b) Not Applicable (c) Not
Applicable
(d)
Security, Cracking and
Hacking. You shall not violate or attempt to
violate the security of the Services.
Accordingly, you shall not: (i) access data or
materials not intended for you; (ii) log into a server or account which you are
not authorized to access; (iii) attempt to probe, scan or test the
vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication
measures without proper authorization; or (iv) attempt to interfere with service
to any user, host or network, including without limitation, via means of
submitting a virus to the Services, overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing” the Services. Violations of system or network security
may result in civil or criminal liability.
W3Markets reserves the right to investigate occurrences which may involve
such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities
in prosecuting users who have participated in such violations. You understand that data and
communications, including e-mail and other electronic communications, may be accessed
by unauthorized third parties when communicated over the Internet. You agree that it is your
responsibility, and not W3Markets’, to obtain and use third party software
products that support encryption and other security protocols compatible with
such protocols (if any) that may be used by W3Markets from time to time in
connection with the Services. (e) You Are Responsible For All of
Your Activities and All of The Content You Post. You represent and warrant that
any and all information you post or provide to W3Markets by means of this
LIMSfinder Site, including, without limitation, as part of any registration or
application or to gain access to any Services, is true, accurate, not misleading
and offered in good faith. Any
information disclosed to you via the Services may be used only for its intended
purpose. W3Markets expects that you
will exercise caution, good sense and proper judgment in using the
Services. You agree NOT to use the
Services for, or in connection with, any of the following
activities:
i) Spoofing or otherwise
impersonating any person or entity, including, without limitation, any other
users or any of W3Markets’ personnel, or falsely stating or otherwise
misrepresenting your identity or affiliation in any way, or forging any TCP/IP
packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or other
posting.
ii) Any fraudulent or illegal purpose, or any use which violates the accepted norms of the Internet community,
whether or not expressly mentioned in this Policy, as well as any activity that
could damage W3Markets’ commercial reputation and goodwill or the commercial
reputation and good will of its vendors and
customers;
iii) E-mailing, uploading, or otherwise transmitting or using the Services in
furtherance of the use or distribution of any unlawful, harmful, harassing,
defamatory, tortious, libelous, abusive, threatening,
vulgar, sexually explicit, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable material of any kind, or any material that is invasive of
another’s privacy or exploits children, or transmitting any sexually explicit
materials, including images and other content;
and
iv) Transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time
bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming
routines or engines that are intended to damage, destroy, disrupt or otherwise
impair a computer’s functionality or the operation of W3Markets’ (or anyone
else’s) Services, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or
expropriate any system, data or information, or transmit any materials that
otherwise violate W3Markets’ rules or policies.
(f)
Do Not Violate Third
Party Intellectual Property Rights. Without limiting the foregoing, you may
not, and by using the Services you agree not to, use the Services to: (i) transmit material that is copyrighted, unless you are the
copyright owner or have obtained the permission of the copyright owner to
transmit it; (ii) transmit material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own
them or have the permission of the owner to so transmit them; or (iii) transmit
material that infringes on any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below)
of others or violates the privacy or rights of publicity of others. For purposes
of this Agreement, the term “Intellectual Property Rights” means
collectively, rights under patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret
laws, and any other intellectual property or proprietary rights recognized in
any country or jurisdiction worldwide, including, without limitation, moral
rights and similar rights. (g)
Ownership. All content published on this site is
licensed under the following license:

Except where otherwise noted, the content provided on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License.
(h)
Termination. W3Markets may and will terminate your
service immediately, if, in its sole discretion, W3Markets believes that your
conduct fails to conform with this Section 3
(Acceptable Use of the Services) or this Agreement. Without limiting the
foregoing, if you use, or attempt to use the Services for any purposes other
than its intended purposes (including without limitation by tampering, hacking,
modifying or otherwise corrupting the security or functionality of the
Services), you may also be subject to civil and criminal liability.
4. Compliance with Laws. You may
use the Services only for lawful purposes. The Services are subject to, and you
agree that you shall at all times comply with, all applicable local, state,
national, and international laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and
the like applicable to the use of the Services. This obligation includes your agreement
to comply with all applicable laws, including without limitation, insurance
industry-specific regulations and rules relating to the export of technical and
other data from the United States (and from your country if you are not located
in the United States) and your agreement not to export or re-export any such
data or any other content or materials in violation of such laws, rules or
regulations without first obtaining all necessary licenses, consents and
approvals therefore, as well as authorization therefore from
W3Markets.
5. Your Access to Certain
Services. You understand
that certain Services on the LIMSfinder Site may include materials and
information from third parties, and you acknowledge and agree that W3Markets has
minimal control over such information.
Accordingly, W3Markets cannot guarantee, represent or warrant that the
content contained in the LIMSfinder Site is accurate, appropriate to you, and/or
inoffensive.
6. W3Markets Makes No
Warranties. (a)
Warranty
Disclaimer. YOU USE THE
SERVICES AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR NON-MISAPPROPRIATION OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY, TITLE, CUSTOM, TRADE, QUIET
ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE
AVAILABLE OR OPERATE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE MANNER OR THAT ERRORS OR
DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of implied
warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to
you. (b)
General Information; No Legal
Advice. The information contained in this
Agreement is provided solely for general informational purposes and is not
intended to be a contract, a solicitation or an offer to sell in connection with
any product or service, nor is the information a complete description of all
terms, conditions and exclusions applicable to the products and services
described. The product and service descriptions on the site are included for the
sole purpose of providing a general reference tool concerning the nature and
type of products and services available from W3Markets. The descriptions are not intended to be
relied upon by customers or by potential customers. For complete descriptions of the terms
and conditions of products or services, please contact W3Markets directly. The
information contained on this site is intended to provide only a general
overview of the materials discussed. It is not intended to establish any
professional standards nor is it intended to serve as legal advice regarding any
particular situation. Competent professional counsel should be consulted for any
legal planning and advice. Products and services referenced herein may not be
available in all jurisdictions.
7. Limitation of Liability. YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT W3MARKETS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE
SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL,
USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF W3MARKETS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES). TO THE EXTENT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY IS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, HELD TO BE INAPPLICABLE OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR
ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF W3MARKETS FOR ANY REASON AND UPON
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY
AND OTHER ACTIONS IN CONTRACT OR TORT) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO
THE LIMSFINDER SITE OR THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT DAMAGES
ACTUALLY INCURRED UP TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250).
THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY HEREIN
APPLIES TO ALL LIABILITIES IN THE AGGREGATE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
THOSE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE LIMSFINDER SITE, OR
ANY OTHER MATTER ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
8. Indemnity of W3Markets. You agree to indemnify and hold
W3Markets harmless, and, at W3Markets’ request, to defend W3Markets from and
against any claim, demand, cause of action, debt, loss or liability, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such action is based upon, arises
out of, or relates to your use (or inability to use) the Services or any other
activities of yours accomplished using the Services.
9. Dispute Resolution. If a dispute arises out of or relates to the
Services or this Agreement or its breach (with the exception of rights to
injunctive relief with respect to Intellectual Property Rights and obligations
with respect to confidentiality), and the parties have not been successful in
resolving the dispute through direct negotiation, then the dispute will be
resolved in binding arbitration as follows: (i) the
arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association under
its Commercial Arbitration Rules; (ii) any judgment on the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction; (iii) the
location of the arbitration will be Pensacola, Florida or such other
location as the parties may mutually agree;
and (iv) the parties will have the right to take discovery of the other party by
any method allowed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator(s) will each be a natural
person who has never been employed (either as an employee or as an independent
consultant) by either of the parties, or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate
thereof, and will be familiar with the software industry. The arbitrator(s) may upon request
exclude from use in the arbitration proceeding any
evidence not made available to the other party pursuant to a proper discovery
request. The arbitrator(s) will
issue a reasoned award. The cost of
the arbitration will be borne equally by the parties pending the award. Upon the decision of the arbitrator(s),
the prevailing party will be entitled to receive from the other party its
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.
The parties, their representatives, other participants, the arbitrator(s)
and the administrator(s) of the arbitration will hold in confidence the
existence, content and outcome of the arbitration.
10. Choice of Law and Forum. The Services are controlled by W3Markets
from within the State of Florida, although it may be accessed and
used throughout the world. By
accessing or using the Services, you and W3Markets each agree that the
substantive laws of the State of Florida, will govern with respect to all
matters relating to or arising from this Agreement, or the use (or inability to
use) the Services, and that such laws will apply without regard to principles of
conflict of laws. Subject to the
dispute resolution procedures set forth above, you and W3Markets agree and
hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the appropriate State
and Federal courts located in the State of Florida with respect to such
matters. Regardless of any statute
or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related
to the Services must be filed or otherwise commenced within one (1) year after
such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
11. Miscellaneous Terms.
Subject to the terms
of Section 9 of this Agreement and W3Markets’ other operating rules and policies
for the LIMSfinder Site, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
you and W3Markets with respect to the subject matter addressed herein, and
governs your use of the Services, superseding any prior agreements between you
and W3Markets relating to such subject matter, but this Agreement may be
supplemented by any other agreement you enter into with W3Markets pursuant to a
registration to access certain features of the LIMSfinder Site. The failure of
W3Markets to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this
Agreement 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 that the other provisions
of this Agreement remain in full force and effect. The section headings used in
this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual
effect.
Without limiting the foregoing,
W3Markets’ Services at the LIMSfinder Site are not
intended for use by or availability to minors. IF YOU ARE NOT LEGALLY AN ADULT UNDER
THE LAW WHERE YOU LIVE OR IF YOU ARE UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS
THE LIMSFINDER SITE OR USE THE SERVICES. IF SO, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE
USE OF THE SERVICES AND DO NOT ACCESS THE LIMSFINDER SITE.
YOU HAVE READ AND BY USING OR
ACCESSING THIS SITE, AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ALL OF THE FOREGOING TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. |