Terms of Use

Effective July 1, 2008

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

You must agree to these Terms of Use in order to use the Site. Before you can use any part of the Service, you must read and the following terms and conditions and the Privacy Policy (individually or collectively the "End User License Agreement" or "Agreement"). This Agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of the parties associated with Your use of the Service. Each time you use the Site, the current version of these Terms of Use will apply. Accordingly, when you use the Site, you should check the date of the Terms of Use and review any changes since the last version. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use at any time, please cease use of this Site and the Service.

By either using the Service You agree that you are authorized to accept these terms and conditions on behalf of yourself and/or Your company (collectively, "You"), and that You are bound by the terms of the Agreement for the Service. This Agreement is made and entered into by and between You and TRIPARTISAN.ORG. You agree to accept notices sent electronically, including but not limited to, email messages sent to the current email address of Your account and notices posted on the Website.

1. LICENSE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, TRIPARTISAN.ORG grants to You (and You agree to comply with) a non-sub licensable, non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to use: (i) certain TRIPARTISAN.ORG proprietary software (the "Software") and (ii) certain proprietary documentation in the form generally made available by TRIPARTISAN.ORG to You on the Website for use with the Software (the "Documentation").

Your use of the Services shall be restricted pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You agree to be responsible for the acts and/or omissions of any third party using the Service through Your account. Other than as expressly granted above, no other rights are granted, including without limitation any and all TRIPARTISAN.ORG patents, copyrights, moral rights, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, publicity rights law, and other proprietary rights (whether or not perfected or perfectable) ("Intellectual Property Rights"). Nothing in this Agreement grants to You any rights whatsoever in or relating to the source code of the Software. All ownership rights, title, and Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Services shall remain in TRIPARTISAN.ORG and/or its licensors. You agree that TRIPARTISAN.ORG has the right to change, modify, add to or discontinue or retire any aspect or feature of the Service at any time. TRIPARTISAN.ORG has no obligation to give you notice of any changes. From time to time, TRIPARTISAN.ORG may, but is under no obligation, release upgrades, fixes or new versions of the Service, although these upgrades may not be consistent across all platforms and devices.

2. RESTRICTIONS. You agree not to, or to allow others to: (i) adapt, alter, modify, decompile, translate, make derivative works, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Service, including without limitation, the source code and any other underlying ideas or algorithms of the Software (except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction); (ii) copy the Software; (iii) transfer, sublicense, loan, sell, lease, use for timesharing or service bureau purposes, or otherwise commercially use or exploit the Service; or (iv) use the Service in violation of any applicable regulation or law; or (v) ship, divert, transship, transfer, export or re- export the Service or any component thereof into any country or use it in any manner prohibited by any export control laws, restrictions, or regulations administered by the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration, the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control or any other applicable government agency.

You agree to: A. Use the Service for lawful purposes only and in compliance with any policies posted o the Website or conveyed by electronic notice;
B. Not use the Service in a way that prevents or inhibits another user from enjoying the Service;
C. Not obtain the communications protocol for accessing the Service;
D. Not remove, obscure or alter any notices or indications of any Intellectual Property Rights, any trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, and any other distinctive or proprietary symbols, labels, designs or designations ("Branding"), or any electronic notices;
E. Not interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the Service servers;
F. Not to take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
G. Not to challenge or assist others to challenge Branding, Intellectual Property Rights or registration or applications thereof;
H. Allow the content posted using the Service by all users, including by you, will be collected, aggregated and anonymously integrated into the Service, and that We will use aggregated data collected from you and other users for statistical and analytical reporting purposes; and


3. REGISTRATION PROCESS. If you decide to register for the Service, you must provide certain limited information about yourself as prompted to do so by the Service. We reserve the right to refuse the Service to any user.

4. SUBSCRIPTION FEES. There are no subscription fees associated with the Service.

5. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. TRIPARTISAN.ORG MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY TRIPARTISAN.ORG AND ITS LICENSORS "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." YOU ASSUME ALL RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY HARM CAUSED BY VIRUSES, WORKS, OR OTHER DAMAGING MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT DOES TRIPARTISAN.ORG DOES GUARANTEE ANY RESULTS, INCREASED TRAFFIC OR USER ENAGEMENT FOR YOU. TRIPARTISAN.ORG DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, ARE ACCURATE, ERROR OR BUG FREE, THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE'S OPERATION WILL NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT OTHER SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE. THIS SECTION 5 APPLIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE SERVICE IS OFFERED BY TRIPARTISAN.ORG FROM ITS FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TRIPARTISAN.ORG MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SERVICE IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN OTHER COUNTRIES. THOSE WHO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS.

6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL TRIPARTISAN.ORG AND/OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM YOUR USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOST DATA, LOST PROFITS, OR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, ADVERTISEMENTS, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OUR SERVERS, SERVER UNAVAILABILITY, AND ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, HOWEVER CAUSED UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED, TO CONTRACT OR TORT AND WHETHER OR NOT TRIPARTISAN.ORG WAS OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OR ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE; OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL TRIPARTISAN.ORG AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL SUM OF MONIES PAID FROM YOU TO US AS CONSIDERATION FOR USE OF THE SERVICE DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.

7. INDEMNIFICATION. YOU HEREBY AGREE, AT YOUR EXPENSE, TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS TRIPARTISAN.ORG ITS LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ALL DEMANDS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, CLAIMS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES, ARISING OUT OF (A) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, (B) THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, ACTIONS OR ALLEGATIONS OF INFRINGEMENT BASED ON INFORMATION, DATA OR CONTENT YOU SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, (C) ANY FRAUD OR MANIPULATION, OR OTHER BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, BY YOU, OR (D) THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, ACTIONS OR ALLEGATIONS BROUGHT AGAINST US ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE SITE. TRIPARTISAN.ORG RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE AND IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU.

8. TERM AND TERMINATION. The term of the license granted herein for the Service shall commence upon the earlier of your participation and may be terminated as set forth herein. We may terminate this Agreement at any time, in whole or in part, for any reason. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by discontinuing Your use of the Services. Upon termination of this Agreement, all licenses, and any other rights and services provided by Us to You in this Agreement, shall cease immediately. We also may permanently or temporarily terminate, suspend, or otherwise refuse to permit Your use of the Service without notice or liability, if in Our sole determination, You violate the Agreement. Termination of this Agreement, any license, or Your access to the Website, shall not limit Us from pursuing other remedies available to it, including injunctive relief.

9. GENERAL. A. Headings. Headings are for organizational purposes only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
B. Assignment. You may not assign or otherwise transfer Your rights or delegate Your obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, Any attempted assignment by You shall be null and void.
C. Survival. Upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement, the following Sections of this Agreement shall survive: 2, and 5 through 9.
D. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the federal U.S. laws applicable therein, excluding its choice of law provisions, and the parties agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.
E. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and remain enforceable between the parties.
F. No waiver. Failure of either party to act in the event of a breach of this Agreement by the other shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach or a waiver of future breaches.
G. Notices. Any notice given under this Agreement shall be in writing and in the English language and shall be emailed, if to TRIPARTISAN.ORG - legal [AT SIGN] tripartisan.org, or if to You, to the email or physical address associated with Your account. You hereby consent to receiving any notices relevant to the Services or this Agreement by email without requiring a handwritten signature for such notice to be effective.
H. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for failing or delaying performance of its obligations (except for the payment of money) resulting from any condition beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to, governmental action, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, earthquake, fire, flood or other acts of God, labor conditions, power failures, and Internet disturbances.
I. The Agreement. This Agreement, Our Privacy Policy located here, and the terms or other provisions located on the Website (which are all incorporated herein by reference), constitutes a complete, absolute integration and the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to the subject matters of this Agreement. This Agreement may be revised from time to time at Our sole discretion by posting the revised Agreement on the Website or otherwise providing the revised Agreement to You. The revised Agreement shall become effective upon such publication or provision. Your acceptance of any revised Agreement is Your continued use of the Service.