| The following are the
terms and conditions for use of the Baby's First Site, Inc. service
including without limitation e-mail, and other services which may
be offered from time to time by Baby's First Site, Inc. (each feature
individually and collectively referred to as the "Service").
Please read them carefully. This Service is provided to individuals
who are of the age of consent in the jurisdictions of which they
reside, or minors who have parental permission to open and maintain
an account.
BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, YOU
ARE STATING THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ACCOUNT AND THAT YOU AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SERVICE
("TOS").
The Service is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without
modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.
1. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
To open an account, you must complete the registration
process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information
as prompted by the Registration Form. You then will choose a password
and an account name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you
are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under
your account.
You agree to notify Baby's First Site, Inc.
immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other
breach of security.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
The Baby's First Site, Inc. service allows
you to create a web site using pre-defined templates. The service
is to be used to provide information about the account holder's
child or children to outside visitors.
3. MEMBER PRIVACY
It is Baby's First Site, Inc.'s policy to respect
the privacy of its members. Baby's First Site, Inc. will not monitor,
edit, or disclose any personal information about you or your use
of the Service, including its contents, without your prior permission
unless Baby's First Site, Inc. has a good faith belief that such
action is necessary to: (1) conform to legal requirements or comply
with legal process; (2) protect and defend the rights or property
of Baby's First Site, Inc.; (3) enforce this TOS; or (4) act to
protect the interests of its members or others.
Baby's First Site, Inc. does provide certain user information in
aggregate form to third parties, including its advertisers, for
demographics. In addition, your Internet Protocol address is transmitted
with each message sent from your account and each time you log into
your Site Creation Center. Some personal information you provide
to Baby's First Site, Inc. may be stored outside of the country
in which you reside.
You agree that Baby's First Site, Inc. may
access your account, including its contents, as stated above or
to respond to service or technical issues.
4. MESSAGE STORAGE, OUTBOUND MESSAGES AND OTHER
LIMITATIONS
The amount of e-mail and file storage space
per member is currently limited to 100MBs and some e-mail messages
or uploads may not be processed due to space constraints or outbound
message limitations. You agree that Baby's First Site, Inc. is not
responsible or liable for the deletion or failure to store messages
or other information.
5. MEMBER CONDUCT
As a condition of your use of the Service,
you warrant to Baby's First Site, Inc. that you will not use the
Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these
terms, conditions, and notices.
The Service is provided to individuals only
and for personal use only. You agree to use the Service only to
send and receive personal messages. Any unauthorized commercial
use of the Service, or the resale of its services, is expressly
prohibited.
You agree to abide by all applicable local,
state, national and international laws and regulations and are solely
responsible for all acts or omissions that occur under your account
or password, including the content of your transmissions through
the Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree
not to:
Use the Service in connection with surveys,
contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk e-mail, spamming
or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the
legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information.
Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any
non-personal purpose. Harvest or otherwise collect information about
others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent. Create
a false identity for the purpose of misleading others as to the
identity of the sender or the origin of a message. Use, download
or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person
or entity that is not a Service member any directory of the Service
members or other user or usage information or any portion thereof
other than in the context of your use of the Service as permitted
under the TOS. Transmit or upload any material that contains viruses,
trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or any other harmful
or deleterious programs. Transmit or upload any material that contains
software or other material protected by intellectual property laws,
rights of privacy or publicity or any other applicable law unless
you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary
consents. Interfere with or disrupt networks connected to the Service
or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other accounts,
computer systems or networks connected to the Service, through password
mining or any other means. Violate any applicable laws or regulations
including, without limitation, laws regarding the transmission of
technical data or software exported from the United States through
the service. Interfere with another member's use and enjoyment of
the Service or another individual's or entity's use and enjoyment
of similar services. Baby's First Site, Inc. has no obligation to
monitor the Service or any user's use thereof or retain the content
of any user session. However, Baby's First Site, Inc. reserves the
right at all times to monitor, review, retain and/or disclose any
information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation,
legal process or governmental request.
6. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
THE LINKS INCLUDED WITHIN THE SERVICE MAY LET
YOU LEAVE THE SERVICE WEB SITES ("LINKED SITES"). THE
LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF Baby's First Site, Inc.
AND Baby's First Site, Inc. 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. Baby's First Site, Inc. IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED
FROM ANY LINKED SITE. Baby's First Site, Inc. IS PROVIDING THESE
LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK
DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY Baby's First Site, Inc. OF THE SITE
OR ANY ASSOCIATION WITH THEIR OPERATORS.
7. DISCLAIMERS/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The information and services included in or
available through the Service may include inaccuracies or typographical
errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein.
Baby's First Site, Inc. and/or its respective suppliers may make
improvements and/or changes in the Service at any time.
Baby's First Site, Inc. does not represent
or warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free,
that defects will be corrected, or that the Service or the server
that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components.
Baby's First Site, Inc. does not warrant or represent that the use
or the results of the use of the Service or the materials made available
as part of the Service will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise
reliable.
You specifically agree that Baby's First Site,
Inc. shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to or alteration
of your transmissions or data, any material or data sent or received
or not sent or received, or any transactions entered into through
the Service. You specifically agree that Baby's First Site, Inc.
is not responsible or liable for any threatening, defamatory, obscene,
offensive or illegal content or conduct of any other party or any
infringement of another's rights, including intellectual property
rights. You specifically agree that Baby's First Site, Inc. is not
responsible for any content sent using and/or included in the Service
by any third party.
Baby's First Site, Inc. AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE
SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE SERVICE FOR ANY PURPOSE.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND. Baby's First Site, Inc. AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE,
INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL Baby's First Site, Inc. AND/OR
ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING
OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE
SERVICE OR RELATED WEB SITES, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE
THE SERVICE OR RELATED WEB SITES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO
PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR OTHERWISE
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Baby's
First Site, Inc. OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR WITH
ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO
DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICE AND ITS RELATED WEB SITES.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold Baby's First
Site, Inc., its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and
employees, harmless from any claim, demand, or damage, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due to or
arising out of your use of or conduct on the Service.
9. TERMINATION
Baby's First Site, Inc. may terminate your
access to any part or all of the Service and any related service(s)
at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective
immediately, for any reason whatsoever.
If you wish to terminate your account, you must contact Baby's First
Site at cancel@babysfirstsite.com at least 3 days prior to the end
of your membership. You will be entitled to a refund of a prorated
portion of your monthly membership fee if you cancel after your
membership is renewed.
Baby's First Site, Inc. shall have no obligation
to maintain any content in your account or to forward any unread
or unsent messages to you or any third party.
10. NO SPAM; DAMAGES
Baby's First Site, Inc. will immediately terminate
any account which it believes, in its sole discretion, is transmitting
or is otherwise connected with any spam or other unsolicited bulk
e-mail. In addition, because damages are often difficult to quantify,
if actual damages cannot be reasonably calculated then you agree
to pay Baby's First Site, Inc. liquidated damages of $5 (US) for
each piece of spam or unsolicited bulk e-mail transmitted from or
otherwise connected with your account, otherwise you agree to pay
Baby's First Site, Inc.'s actual damages, to the extent such actual
damages can be reasonably calculated.
11. PARTICIPATION IN PROMOTIONS OF ADVERTISERS
Any dealings with Advertisers on the Service
or participation in promotions, including the delivery of and the
payment for goods and services, and any other terms, conditions,
warranties or representations associated with such dealings or promotions,
are solely between you and the Advertiser or other third party.
Baby's First Site, Inc. shall not be responsible or liable for any
part of any such dealings or promotions.
12. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TO CONTENT
You acknowledge that content, including but
not limited to text, software, music, sound, photographs, video,
graphics or other material contained in either sponsor advertisements
or electronically distributed, commercially produced information
presented to you by the Service, by Baby's First Site, Inc., or
Baby's First Site, Inc.'s Advertisers or other content providers,
is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or
other proprietary rights and laws. You may make a copy of this content
for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you keep
all copyright and other proprietary notices intact. You may not
modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute
in any way content available through the Service and its associated
Web sites, including code and software.
13. MODIFICATIONS TO TERMS OF SERVICE, MEMBER
POLICIES
Baby's First Site, Inc. reserves the right
to change the TOS or policies regarding the use of the Service at
any time and to notify you by posting an updated version of the
TOS on this Web site. You are responsible for regularly reviewing
the TOS. Continued use of the Service after any such changes shall
constitute your consent to such changes.
14. GENERAL
This agreement is governed by the laws of the
State of Baby's First Site, Inc. Use of the Service is unauthorized
in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions
of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this
paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment,
or agency relationship exists between you and Baby's First Site,
Inc. as a result of this agreement or use of the Service. Baby's
First Site, Inc.'s performance of this agreement is subject to existing
laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement
is in derogation of Baby's First Site, Inc.'s right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements
relating to your use of the Service or information provided to or
gathered by Baby's First Site, Inc. with respect to such use. If
any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable
pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty
disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the
invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by
a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent
of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall
continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Baby's First
Site, Inc. with respect to the Service and it supersedes all prior
or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic,
oral or written, between the user and Baby's First Site, Inc. with
respect to the Service. A printed version of this agreement and
of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial
or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement
to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business
documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed
form. You and Baby's First Site, Inc. agree that any cause of action
arising out of or related to this Service must commence within one
(1) year after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause
of action is permanently barred. The section titles in the TOS are
solely used for the convenience of the parties and have no legal
or contractual significance.
15. LANGUAGE
It is the express will of the parties that
this agreement and all related documents have been drawn up in English.
BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND USING THE SERVICE, YOU
AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, Baby's First Site, Inc. IS UNWILLING
TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO YOU, AND YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE SERVICE,
AND SHOULD INSTEAD EXIT THE SHOPPING CART WITHOUT PROCESSING YOUR
TRANSACTION. YOU SHOULD PRINT AND KEEP A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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