These Terms
Of Service ("Terms Of Service") set forth the terms and conditions
for your use of the web site ("StockCentral") and the information,
functions, facilities, products and services offered by ICLUBcentral Inc.
("ICLUBcentral") on StockCentral (the StockCentral Services").
- StockCentral Ownership and Operation
ICLUBcentral owns and operates StockCentral. Through
StockCentral, ICLUBcentral provides you with access to a collection of
resources designed to enable you to perform analyses and to participate in a
community.
- Privacy
Your privacy is of great importance to ICLUBcentral. All
information gathered about you related to your use of StockCentral and the
StockCentral Services will be governed by the StockCentral Privacy Policy.
- Your Access
In order to use StockCentral and the StockCentral Services,
you will be assigned a user identification ("Username") and password
(your "Password"). You are responsible for all activity occurring
through the use of your Password. In addition, you are responsible for keeping
your User ID and Password confidential and you agree not to disclose your User
ID or Password to others. You agree to notify ICLUBcentral immediately of the
actual or suspected unauthorized use, unauthorized disclosure, or theft of your
Password. You agree that ICLUBcentral is not responsible for any loss to you
arising from your breach of your responsibilities hereunder.
- Information You Provide
You are responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, and
completeness of all information provided to ICLUBcentral in connection with
your use of StockCentral and any StockCentral Services. ICLUBcentral is not
responsible for any claims relating to any inaccurate, untimely, tortious, or
incomplete information you provide to ICLUBcentral. You represent and warrant
that you are the owner or a licensee or otherwise have the right to provide any
information or materials (including pre-existing materials) that you post or
transmit for use in public areas on StockCentral (including without limitation
posting on discussion boards or placing in announcements) (collectively,
"Public Areas"). You hereby grant ICLUBcentral an irrevocable,
royalty free, non-exclusive worldwide license to use, copy, display, create
derivative works from, and distribute any information or materials you post on
Public Areas. As set forth in the Privacy Policy, any submissions to Public
Areas will be public and ICLUBcentral will not be responsible for the action of
other users of StockCentral with respect to any information or materials you
post in Public Areas.
- Permitted Use
You may make a single copy of pages from StockCentral on
your hard drive or in print for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided
that you do not alter or remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary
notice contained in the copy.
- Your Conduct
You agree not to use StockCentral, or any links to or access
to any other websites from StockCentral, to:
- resell or transfer any
StockCentral Services or use or access to the StockCentral Services; or
- restrict or inhibit any other
user from using and enjoying StockCentral or interfere or invade the
privacy of other users of StockCentral or any third parties; or
- impersonate, or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity; or
- modify, falsify, or delete any
attributions, legends, marks, notices, or any other proprietary
designation of the origin or source of any material (including content)
appearing on StockCentral; or
- post or transmit any information
or software which contains a virus, Trojan horse, worm or other harmful
component; or
- copy, post, publish, transmit,
reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, distribute or in any way
exploit any information, content, software, component or other material
obtained through StockCentral or any StockCentral Services (other than as
expressly permitted in Section 5 of these Terms of Service); or
- reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble or decode StockCentral, or otherwise derive or attempt to derive
any source code or algorithms from StockCentral; or
- post or transmit information,
content, software, components or other material onto StockCentral or
StockCentral Services which will infringe the intellectual property
rights or other proprietary rights, of any third party; or
- post or transmit any unlawful,
fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane,
threatening, abusive, hateful, offensive, or otherwise objectionable
information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions
constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense or give rise to civil liability; or
- post or transmit any
advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment
opportunities or schemes or other unsolicited commercial communication
(except as otherwise expressly permitted by ICLUBcentral) or engage in
spamming or flooding; or
- stalk or harass another user;
or
- collect or store data about
another user; or
- attempt to use any other user's
User ID or Password; or
- attempt to transmit to
StockCentral electronic mail messages that could impair or interfere with
the operations of ICLUBcentral or StockCentral; or
- violate or facilitate any
violation of any applicable local, state, federal, or international law,
statute, regulation, code, or ordinance; or
- use the StockCentral Services
to send or post on any place on StockCentral any message that includes
the unauthorized posting of material, non-public information about
companies, an offer to buy or sell any security that violates applicable
securities law, including the regulations of governmental agencies
including, without limitation the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, or that violates the rules of any national or other
securities exchange, including without limitation the New York Stock
Exchange and the NASDAQ.
- Resell, redistribute or use
excessively any part of the data service provided by ICLUBcentral
pursuant to its agreement with Hemscott Americas.
Any conduct by you that violates any of the above
obligations or is in any way contrary to these Terms Of Service may result in
the suspension or termination of your access to StockCentral or to any of the
StockCentral Services, at the sole discretion of ICLUBcentral, in addition to
any other remedies set forth herein or otherwise applicable in law or equity.
- Monitoring of StockCentral
ICLUBcentral has no obligation to monitor StockCentral.
However, you acknowledge and agree that ICLUBcentral has the right to monitor StockCentral
electronically from time to time and to disclose any information as it deems
appropriate to satisfy any law, regulation, or other governmental request, to
operate StockCentral and the StockCentral Services properly, or to protect
itself or other users of StockCentral.
- Notice of ICLUBcentral's Trademark Rights, Copyright
and Rights in Proprietary Materials
The ICLUBcentral service mark and logo are service marks of
ICLUBcentral and any third party trademarks, service marks, logos and trade
names appearing on StockCentral or any ICLUBcentral Service are the property of
their respective owners. You acknowledge the rights of ICLUBcentral and the
respective third parties in those marks and, further, that you have no right or
authorization to copy or use any of those trademarks, service marks, logos, or
trade names in any way. In addition, StockCentral and the StockCentral Services
contain material protected by copyrights, patents, or other proprietary rights
and laws, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, videos,
graphics, images music and sound (collectively referred to herein as the
"Proprietary Material") and such material is owned by ICLUBcentral or
licensors. Any use of such Proprietary Material other than as permitted herein
is expressly prohibited without the prior permission of ICLUBcentral and/or the
relevant right holder.
In the event that you believe, in good faith, that any
materials on StockCentral or the StockCentral Services infringe your
copyrights, notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent, in
accordance with Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2) (a portion of
the "Digital Millennium Copyright Act") to ICLUBcentral's designated
agent.
- Financial Advice
ICLUBcentral is not a financial advisor and does not provide
financial advice. You agree that you are responsible for your own decisions
about financial matters and that you will not hold ICLUBcentral liable for any
damages relating to your finances, whether relating to data, opinion, or other
information provided on StockCentral. StockCentral contains information and
customer-posted materials concerning many companies that issue and sell
securities. ICLUBcentral has not (1) passed on the merit of any of these
companies or any information concerning these companies and (2) endorsed
recommended or sponsored any of these companies or information concerning such
companies, or any security, financial product or instrument. ICLUBcentral does
not assume any responsibility for reviewing the accuracy, completeness or
timeliness of any information posted to StockCentral. You understand and agree
that ICLUBcentral does not offer or provide tax, legal or investment advice to
individuals. You understand and agree that any investment decisions you make
will be based solely on your evaluation of your financial circumstances,
investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial condition and liquidity needs.
- Indemnification
By agreeing to these Terms Of Service, you agree to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless ICLUBcentral, its directors, officers,
employees, agents, licensors, attorneys, independent contractors, providers, subsidiaries
and affiliates (collectively "ICLUBcentral and Affiliates") from and
against any claim, loss, expense, or demand or liability, including attorneys'
fees and costs, incurred by ICLUBcentral and Affiliates in connection with any
claim by a third party (including any intellectual property claim) arising out
of (i)materials or content you submit, post to or transmit through
StockCentral, and (ii)your use of StockCentral or the StockCentral Services in
violation of these Terms Of Service or in violation of any applicable law. You
further agree that you will cooperate as reasonably required in the defense of
any such claims. ICLUBcentral and Affiliates reserve the right, at their own
expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise
subject to indemnification by you, and you shall not in any event settle any
such claim or matter without the written consent of ICLUBcentral. You further
agree to hold harmless ICLUBcentral and Affiliates from any claim arising from
a third party's use of information or materials of any kind that you post to
StockCentral.
- Data
Data on the StockCentral site is provided by Hemscott
Americas. Data may not be redistributed or resold.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
StockCentral AND THE StockCentral SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON
AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
ICLUBCENTRAL AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1)ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA,
SERVICES, UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION
WITH StockCentral OR THE StockCentral SERVICES, (2)ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING
THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH StockCentral OR THE
StockCentral SERVICES, (3)ANY WARRANTIES
OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND (4)ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND
AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF StockCentral OR THE
StockCentral SERVICES. ICLUBCENTRAL AND AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT
StockCentral OR THE StockCentral SERVICES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. ICLUBCENTRAL IS TAKING REASONABLE MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU IS DISCLOSED ONLY TO THOSE SPECIFIED BY YOU IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRIVACY POLICY. HOWEVER, THE INTERNET IS AN OPEN SYSTEM AND
ICLUBCENTRAL CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE INFORMATION ENTERED BY YOU
WILL NOT BE MISAPPROPRIATED, INTERCEPTED, DELETED, DESTROYED OR USED BY OTHERS.
YOU AGREE NOT TO HOLD ICLUBCENTRAL AND AFFILIATES LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE
OF ANY SORT INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ANY SUCH MISAPPROPRIATION, INTERCEPTION,
DELETION, DESTRUCTION, OR USE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH StockCentral OR
THE StockCentral SERVICES.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, EVEN IF ICLUBCENTRAL HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ICLUBCENTRAL
AND AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER IN AN ACTION
UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER THEORY,
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO StockCentral AND/OR THE StockCentral
SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION (A) YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE
StockCentral AND ANY StockCentral SERVICES, (B) YOUR USE OR RELIANCE ON ANY
INFORMATION CONTAINED ON StockCentral OR THE StockCentral SERVICES, OR (C) ANY
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED ON StockCentral OR IN RELATION TO THE
StockCentral SERVICES.
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH ICLUBCENTRAL
IS TO STOP USING StockCentral AND/OR THE StockCentral SERVICES. IF, FOR ANY
REASON, THE FOREGOING LIMITATION IS FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION
TO BE INVALID OR INAPPLICABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU AGREE THAT
ICLUBCENTRAL'S AND AFFILIATES' TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR
CAUSES OF ACTION OF ANY KIND OR NATURE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.
- Links from and to StockCentral
StockCentral and the StockCentral Services may contain
advertisements and links to websites controlled, owned, and operated by third
parties. You acknowledge and agree that ICLUBcentral cannot control and has no
responsibility for the accuracy or availability of information provided by
linked sites and has no responsibility for your transactions based on or
related to the advertisements and links. You further acknowledge that use of
any websites controlled, owned or operated by third parties is governed by the
terms and conditions of use for those websites, and not by these Terms of
Service. Links to external websites (including external websites which are
framed by ICLUBcentral) or inclusions of advertisements do not constitute an
endorsement by ICLUBcentral of such sites or the content, products, advertising
or other materials presented on such sites, but are for your convenience and
you access them at your own risk.
- Termination
You acknowledge and agree that ICLUBcentral may suspend or
terminate your access or use of StockCentral or any StockCentral Services at any
time and for any reason, including for no reason at all, without prior notice.
The relevant version of these Terms of Service shall continue to apply to all
prior use of StockCentral and any StockCentral Services. Sections 10, 11, 12,
14 and 15 of these Terms of Service shall survive termination of this Agreement
for any reason.
- General Provisions
Failure by ICLUBcentral to enforce any provision(s) of these
Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. These Terms
of Service, and all other aspects of your use of StockCentral and/or the
StockCentral Services, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict of
laws rules. All claims and disputes arising out of these Terms Of Service, or
your use of StockCentral and/or the StockCentral Services, other than action
for specific performance or injunctive relief, shall be brought in the federal,
state, or local courts located in Boston, Massachusetts, and, with regard to
such claims and disputes, you hereby irrevocably (i)submit to the exercise of
personal jurisdiction over you by those courts and (ii)waive any
jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. These Terms of Service constitute the entire
agreement between you and ICLUBcentral with respect to StockCentral and the
StockCentral Services provided on StockCentral and supersedes all prior
agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, between you and
ICLUBcentral with respect to StockCentral and the StockCentral Services
provided on StockCentral. If any provision of these Terms of Service is found
to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be enforced to
the fullest extent possible, and the remaining portions of these Terms of
Service shall remain in full force and effect. These Terms of Service shall
inure to the benefit of ICLUBcentral, its successors and assigns.