TERMS OF USE
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
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By using and/or
visiting this website (collectively, including all content and functionality
available through the BounceIt website domain name, the “BounceIt
Website”), you signify your agreement to these terms and conditions.
If you do not agree to any of these terms please do not use the BounceIt Website.
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Cognium Systems
SA reserves the right to update the terms at any time without notice
to User. The most current version of the Terms of Use can be reviewed
by clicking on the "Terms" hypertext link located at the bottom
of our Web pages.
2. CHANGED TERMS
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Cognium Systems
shall have the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions
applicable to User’s use of BounceIt website, or any part thereof,
or to impose new conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees
and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions
shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given
by means including, but not limited to, posting on BounceIt website,
or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which
User obtains notice thereof. Any use of BounceIt website by User after
such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by User of such
changes, modifications or additions.
3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
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These Terms of Service
apply to all users of the BounceIt Website, including users who are
also contributors of content, information, and other materials or services
on the Website.
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The BounceIt Website
may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled
by BounceIt. BounceIt has no control over, and assumes no responsibility
for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party
websites. In addition, BounceIt will not and cannot censor or edit the
content of any third-party site. By using the Website, you expressly
relieve BounceIt from any and all liability arising from your use of
any third-party website.
4. EQUIPMENT
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User shall be responsible
for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware, software
and other equipment needed for access to and use of BounceIt website
and all charges related thereto.
5. USE
OF SERVICES
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The Services may
contain email services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups,
forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file
cabinets and/or other message or communication facilities designed to
enable User to communicate with others (each a "Communication Service"
and collectively "Communication Services"). User agrees to
use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages
and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular
Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, User
agrees that when using the Communication Services, User will not:
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Use the Communication
Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain
letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages
(commercial or otherwise).
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Defame, abuse, harass,
stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights
of privacy and publicity) of others.
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Publish, post, upload,
distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene,
indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
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Upload, or otherwise
make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or
other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by
way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or
by rights of privacy or publicity) unless User own or control the rights
thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same.
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Use any material
or information, including images or photographs, which are made available
through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
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Upload files that
contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted
files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the
operation of another’s computer or property of another.
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Advertise or offer
to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless
such Communication Services specifically allows such messages.
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Download any file
posted by another user of a Communication Service that User know, or
reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed,
and/or distributed in such manner.
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Falsify or delete
any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal
or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the
origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that
is uploaded.
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Restrict or inhibit
any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
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Violate any code
of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular
Communication Service.
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Harvest or otherwise
collect information about others, including email addresses.
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Violate any applicable
laws or regulations.
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Create a false identity
for the purpose of misleading others.
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Use, download or
otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or
entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage
information or any portion thereof.
6. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD,
AND SECURITY
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If any of the Services
requires User to open an account, User must complete the registration
process by providing Cognium Systems with current, complete and accurate
information as prompted by the applicable registration form.
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User is entirely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of User’s password
and account. Furthermore, User is entirely responsible for any and all
activities that occur under User’s account. User agrees to notify
Cognium Systems immediately of any unauthorized use of User’s account
or any other breach of security. Cognium Systems will not be liable
for any loss that User may incur as a result of someone else using User’s
password or account, either with or without User’s knowledge. However,
User could be held liable for losses incurred by Cognium Systems or
another party due to someone else using User’s account or password.
User may not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission
of the account holder.
7. USER SUBMISSIONS AND CONDUCT
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As a BounceIt account
holder you may submit content. User content are collectively referred
to as "User Submissions." You understand that whether or not
such User Submissions are published, BounceIt does not guarantee any
confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions.
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You shall be solely
responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting
or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm,
represent, and/or warrant that: you own or have the necessary licenses,
rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize BounceIt to use
all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary
rights in and to any and all User Submissions to enable inclusion and
use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website
and these Terms of Service.
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For clarity, you
retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However,
by submitting User Submissions to BounceIt, you hereby grant BounceIt
a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable
license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of,
display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the BounceIt
Website. You also hereby grant each user of the BounceIt Website a non-exclusive
license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to
use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such User Submissions
as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these
Terms of Service. The above licenses granted by you in User content
terminate within a commercially reasonable time after you remove or
delete your User Content from the BounceIt Website. You understand and
agree, however, that BounceIt may retain, but not display, distribute,
or perform, server copies of User Submissions that have been removed
or deleted. The above licenses granted by you in User Comments are perpetual
and irrevocable.
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In connection with
User Submissions, you further agree that you will not submit material
that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject
to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights,
unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their
rightful owner to post the material and to grant BounceIt all of the
license rights granted herein.
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BounceIt does not
endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice
expressed therein, and BounceIt expressly disclaims any and all liability
in connection with User Submissions. BounceIt does not permit copyright
infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights
on its Website, and BounceIt will remove all Content and User Submissions
if properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes
on another's intellectual property rights. BounceIt reserves the right
to remove Content and User Submissions without prior notice.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY;
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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IN NO EVENT SHALL
BOUNCEIT, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO
YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES
OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER,
RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION
AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR
CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES,
TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR
WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY
CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF
YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE
AVAILABLE VIA THE BOUNCEIT WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT,
TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE
JURISDICTION.
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YOU SPECIFICALLY
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BOUNCEIT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR
THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND
THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH
YOU.
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The Website is controlled
and offered by BounceIt from its facilities in France. BounceIt makes
no representations that the BounceIt Website is appropriate or available
for use in other locations. Those who access or use the BounceIt Website
from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible
for compliance with local law.
9. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY
SITES
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THE LINKS IN THIS
AREA WILL LET YOU LEAVE BOUNCEIT WEBSITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER
THE CONTROL OF COGNIUM SYSTEMS AND COGNIUM SYSTEMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED
SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. COGNIUM SYSTEMS IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED
FROM ANY LINKED SITE. BOUNCEIT WEBSITE IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU
ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY
ENDORSEMENT BY BOUNCEIT SITE OF THE SITE.
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BounceIt website
is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third
parties and Users. Accordingly, Cognium Systems has no more editorial
control over such content than does a public library, bookstore, or
newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other
information or content expressed or made available by third parties,
including information providers, Users or any other user of BounceIt
website, are those of the respective authors or distributors and not
of Cognium Systems. Neither Cognium Systems nor any third-party provider
of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness
of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose.
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In many instances,
the content available through BounceIt website represents the opinions
and judgments of the respective information provider, User, or other
user not under contract with Cognium Systems. Cognium Systems neither
endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion,
advice or statement made on BounceIt website by anyone other than authorized
Cognium Systems employee spokespersons while acting in their official
capacities. Under no circumstances will Cognium Systems be liable for
any loss or damage caused by a User’s reliance on information obtained
through BounceIt website. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate
the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion,
advice or other content available through Cognium Systems. Please seek
the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation
of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
10. ABILITY TO ACCEPT TERMS OF SERVICE
You affirm that you are
either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess
legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent
to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations,
and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by
and comply with these Terms of Service. In any case, you affirm that
you are over the age of 13, as the BounceIt Website is not intended
for children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please
do not use the BounceIt Website.
11. INDEMNIFICATION
User agrees to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Cognium Systems, its affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against
all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of
the use of Cognium Systems by User or User’s Account.
12. TERMINATION
Either Cognium Systems
or User may terminate this Agreement at any time. Without limiting the
foregoing, Cognium Systems shall have the right to immediately terminate
User’s Account in the event of any conduct by User which Cognium Systems,
in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event
of any breach by User of this Agreement.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement and any
operating rules for BounceIt website established by Cognium Systems
constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements
between the parties with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement
shall be construed in accordance with the laws of France, without regard
to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach
or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding
or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are
for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
14. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
BounceIt website logos
are trademarks of Cognium Systems SA. All rights reserved. All other
trademarks appearing on BounceIt website are the property of their respective
owners.
15. TRADEMARKS
The names of actual companies
and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names,
email addresses, logos, people and events depicted herein are fictitious.
No association with any real company, organization, product, domain
name, email address, logo, person, or event is intended or should be
inferred.