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conditions set forth below. Please read the following information carefully
before using the site. By accessing or using the site, you agree to be bound
by the terms and conditions set forth below. If you do not wish to be bound
by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use the site.
Copyright Information
All pages within this
Internet site are the property of hotblue.com. Permission is granted to
access the content in this site without alterations and for private and
non-commercial use only so long as the copyright notice "Copyright 2003 hotblue.com. All rights reserved."
is included.
Warranty Information
This site, including
any content or information contained within it or any site-related service, or
any product or service licensed or purchased through the site, is provided
"as is" with no representations or warranties of any kind, either
expressed or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. You
acknowledge that any warranty that is provided in connection with any of the
products or services described herein is provided solely by the owner,
advertiser or manufacturer of that product and/or service, and not by
hotblue.com. You also acknowledge that your access to the site and/or related
services will not be free of interruptions. You assume total responsibility and
risk for your use of this site and site-related services.
Neither hotblue.com nor
its sponsors are responsible or liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or other damages under any
contract, negligence, strict liability or other theory arising out of or
relating in any way to the site, site-related services and/or content or
information contained within the site. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction
with the site, site-related services and/or content or information contained
within the site is to stop using the site and/or those services.
A possibility exists
that the site could include inaccuracies or errors. Additionally, a possibility
exists that third parties can make unauthorized additions, deletions and
alterations to the site. Although hotblue.com attempts to ensure the integrity
and the accurateness of the site, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the
correctness or accuracy of the site.
Acknowledgment
This site contains
links to other web sites operated by third parties. You acknowledge that, when
you click on a link to visit a linked site, a frame may appear that contains
the hotblue.com logo, advertisements and/or other content selected by
hotblue.com. You acknowledge that hotblue.com and its sponsors neither endorse
nor are affiliated with the linked site and are not responsible for any content
that appears on the linked site. You also acknowledge that the owner of the
linked site neither endorses nor is affiliated with hotblue.com and its
sponsors.
Accessibility
Although the site is accessible world-wide, not all products or
services discussed or referenced in
the site are available to all persons or in all geographic locations or
jurisdictions. Hotblue.com reserves the right to limit the provision of any
product or service to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction it so
desires.
Membership
Hotblue.com reserves all rights to allow, suspend or terminate a
membership without any prior notice.
Submission of Content
You acknowledge and agree
that, by submitting any resource, link, applet, information, content or other
materials ("content") to hotblue.com, you grant to hotblue.com a
non-exclusive, worldwide license to link to, reproduce, distribute, adapt,
perform, display and sublicense the submitted content. Further, by submitting
content to hotblue.com, you acknowledge that you have the authority to grant
such rights to hotblue.com. Hotblue.com shall have the right under its license
to analyze, summarize, report on, and display the content and source code of submissions
on the hotblue.com website and the Hotblue newsletters.
Purchase of Products or Services
If you wish make purchases of products or services described on the site,
you may be asked by the merchant or service provider to supply certain information,
including but not limited to credit card or other payment information. You
agree that all information that you provide to any such merchant or service
provider will be accurate, complete and current. You agree to pay all charges
incurred by users of your account and credit card or other payment mechanism at
the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You will also be
responsible for paying any applicable taxes relating to your purchases.
Moreover, you agree to review and to comply with the terms and conditions of
any specific agreement that you enter into with the merchant and/or service
provider in connection with the licensing or purchase of any product or
service.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
hotblue.com and its sponsors against any and all claims, damages, costs or
other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach
of this agreement, (b) your violation of the code of conduct and/or (c) your
activities in connection with the site or site-related services.
Trademarks
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FrontPage, Windows Media other Microsoft products referenced on this site
are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.