PITSTOCK.COM TERMS OF SERVICE
Terms of Service – Thank you for using Pitstock.com, Inc
("Pitstock"). Pitstock provides its services to you,
subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS").
1. Agreement and General Terms of Use
1.1 This agreement governs your use of Pitstock
services (the "Service"), including without limitation
All Pitstock.com software . Additional terms and conditions of
use applicable to specific services may also be posted in such
areas specific to those services. This agreement, together with
any such additional terms and conditions, are referred to as this
"Agreement".
1.2 In consideration of Pitstock providing you
the Service, you agree to abide by all of the provisions in this
Agreement in order to remain an authorized user of the Service,
and your use of the Service constitutes your agreement to abide
by these provisions. You are solely responsible for your use of
the Service, for all use of the Service made by others using your
email account and service, and for ensuring that such use
complies with the provisions of this Agreement.
1.3 Pitstock reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to change, limit, modify, or discontinue any aspect
or feature of this Agreement at any time, effective immediately
upon notice published on the Service. Your continued use of the
Service constitutes your binding acceptance of these terms and
conditions, including any changes or modifications made by
Pitstock as permitted above. If at any time the terms and
conditions of this Agreement are no longer acceptable to you, you
should immediately cease all use of Service.
1.4 Pitstock reserves the right at any time and
from time to time to modify, restrict or discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without
notice. You agree that Pitstock shall not be liable to you or to
any third party for any modification, suspension, limitation or
discontinuance of the Service.
1.5 Pitstock reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to limit or restrict the use of the Service as well
as suspend or revoke your rights to use the Service based on
Pitstock belief that your use of the Service violates that
permitted by this Agreement or applicable law.
2. Privacy Policy
Retaining your privacy is important to
Pitstock. Registration Information and certain other information
about you is subject to our Privacy Policy.
3. Description of Service
3.1 Pitstock currently provides access to the
vast resources and information available on the World Wide Web
via email, internet client software and chat-rooms. This access
is provided as part of some or all the services Pitstock offers.
3.2 Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that
augment or enhance the current Service, shall be subject to the
TOS.
3.3 You understand and agree that the Service is provided
"AS-IS / AS AVAILABLE" and that Pitstock assumes no
responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or
failure associated with Service.
4. Your Registration Obligation
4.1 In consideration of your use of the
Service, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and
complete information ("Registration Data") about
yourself as prompted by the Service’s registration form and
any subsequent requests for information updates.
4.2 Pitstock has the right to suspend or terminate your access
and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or
any portion thereof) if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that
such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or
incomplete.
5. Use of Service
5.1 You understand that all information, data,
text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video,
messages or other materials ("Content"), available via
the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person from which
such Content originated. This means that you, and not Pitstock,
are entirely responsible for all Content that you request and
receive via the Service. Pitstock does not control the Content
available via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the
accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand
that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will
Pitstock be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not
limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for
any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of
any Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted via the
Service.
5.2 You agree to not use the Service to:
- obtain or transmit any Content that is
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, libelous, invasive of
another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically
or otherwise objectionable;
- harm minors in any way;
- impersonate any person or entity,
including, but not limited to, a Pitstock official,
forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or
otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person
or entity;
- forge headers or otherwise manipulate
identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any
Content transmitted through the Service;
- submit, retrieve or otherwise transmit
any Content that you do not have a right to receive
or transmit under any law or under contractual or
fiduciary relationships (such as inside information,
proprietary and confidential information learned or
disclosed as part of employment relationships or
under nondisclosure agreements);
- submit, retrieve or otherwise transmit
any Content that infringes any patent, trademark,
trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights
("Rights") of any party;
- use the information, data or resource
available via the Service with any unsolicited or
unauthorized advertising, promotional materials,
"junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," "pyramid schemes," or any
other form of solicitation;
- submit, retrieve or otherwise transmit
any material that contains software viruses or any
other computer code, files or programs designed to
interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any
computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment;
- act in a manner that negatively
affects other users' ability to engage in use of the
Service;
- interfere with or disrupt the Service
or servers or networks connected to the Service, or
disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or
regulations of networks connected to the Service;
- intentionally or unintentionally
violate any applicable local, state, national or
international law, including, but not limited to,
regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or
other securities exchange, including, without
limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations
having the force of law;
- "stalk" or otherwise harass
another; or
- collect or store personal data about
other users.
5.3 You acknowledge that Pitstock does not
pre-screen Content, but that Pitstock and its designees shall
have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion
to refuse or block any Content that is available via the Service.
Without limiting the foregoing, Pitstock and its designees shall
have the right to block any Content that violates the TOS or is
otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and
bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including
any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such
Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on
any Content created or provided by Pitstock or submitted to
Pitstock.
5.4 You understand that the technical
processing and transmission of the Service, including your
Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and
(b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of
connecting networks or devices.
5.5 By using Service you confirm you are the
owner, registered user, or administrator of any email address(es)
or otherwise have permission or authorization to use same
address(es) with Service.
5.6 Any software used in, associated with or
included in Service may not be modified, duplicated, de-compiled
or reverse engineered.
6. Advertising
6.1 Your correspondence or business dealings
with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or
through the Service, including payment and delivery of related
goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such dealings, are solely between
you and such advertisers. You agree that Pitstock shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred
as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the
presence of such advertisers on the Service.
6.2 The Service may provide, or third parties
may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources.
Because Pitstock has no control over such sites and resources,
you acknowledge and agree that Pitstock is not responsible for
the availability of such sites or resources, and does not endorse
and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising,
products, services or other material on or available from such
sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that
Pitstock shall not be responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused
by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content,
goods or services available on or through any such site or
resource.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of
Liability
7.1 Pitstock does not review or monitor the
content, subject or origination of messages delivered to you by
Service. Pitstock is not responsible for any content you receive
through Service.
7.2 NEITHER PITSTOCK OR ANY PROVIDER OF THIRD
PARTY SERVICE OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS WARRANTS THAT THE
SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES PITSTOCK,
ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS MAKE
ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF
SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. NONE OF PITSTOCK, THIRD PARTY SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE, ANY
CONTENT OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED THROUGH THE
SERVICE. NEITHER PITSTOCK NOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER
WARRANTS THAT ANY FILE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD OR FORWARDED
THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR SIMILAR
CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE
AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED SOLELY
BY YOU.
7.3 NEITHER PITSTOCK, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT
OR SERVICE PROVIDER NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
SERVICE. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PARTY
LIABLE OR ALLEGEDLY LIABLE WAS ADVISED, HAD OTHER REASON TO KNOW,
OR IN FACT KNEW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT PITSTOCK (AND ANY OF ITS
PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
DISTRIBUTORS, INVESTORS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR SERVICE
PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS (AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS)), IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY
DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER, INCLUDING
YOU.
7.4 NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR
WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM PITSTOCK OR THROUGH OR FROM THE
SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE
TOS.
7.5 SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF PITSTOCK,
THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
8. Indemnity
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law, you will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Pitstock (and
any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agents,
distributors, third party content or service providers, or
licensors (and their respective directors, officers, employees,
and agents)) from and against all claims, liability, and
expenses, including attorneys' fees and legal fees and costs,
arising out of your use of the Service or your breach of any
provision of this Agreement. Pitstock reserves the right, in its
sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to
indemnification by you. You will cooperate as fully reasonably
required in the defense of any claim.
9. International Use
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet
and email, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding
online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to
comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of
technical data exported from the United States or the country in
which you reside.
10. No Resale of Service
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy,
sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion
of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service.
11. Pitstock Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and
any necessary software used in connection with the Service
("Software") contain proprietary and confidential
information that is protected by applicable intellectual property
and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to
you through the Service or advertisers is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other
proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by
Pitstock or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease,
loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the
Service or the Software, in whole or in part.
12. Admonition for Service and Information
Relating to Financial Matters
The Service is provided for informational
purposes only, and no Content included in the Service is intended
for trading or investing purposes. Pitstock shall not be
responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or
availability of any information transmitted via the Service, and
shall not be responsible or liable for any trading or investment
decisions made based on such information.
13. Miscellaneous
These terms and conditions shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the country of New
Zealand, excluding its conflict of law provisions. You and
Pitstock agree to submit to the personal and exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located within the country of New
Zealand. The failure of Pitstock to exercise or enforce any right
or provision of these terms and conditions shall not constitute a
waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these
terms and conditions is found by the court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the court should endeavor to give
effect to the intention reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of these terms and conditions shall remain in full
force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or
related to use of the Service or these terms and conditions must
be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action
arose. The section titles herein are for convenience only and
have no legal or contractual effect. Pitstock reserves the right
to change these terms and conditions at any time and from time to
time.
14. Violations
Please report any violations of the TOS to TOS@Pitstock.com
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