Terms of Use
Your use of RefSeek’s
web site (the “Site”) is governed by this legal agreement. Please review
the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should
not use this site. The terms “we” or “our” refer to
RefSeek, the owner of RefSeek.com. The term “you” refers to the user or
viewer of our Web Site.
1. Acceptance of Agreement
You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of Use Agreement
("Agreement") with respect to our Site. This Agreement supersedes all prior
or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings
with respect to the Site, the content, and products or services provided
by or through the Site. This Agreement may be amended at any time by
RefSeek
from time to time without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will
be posted on the Site, and you should review this Agreement prior to using
the Site.
2. Copyright
The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, and other matters
related to the Site are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks
and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property)
rights. Some of the content on the site is the copyrighted work of third
parties. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document or
other materials viewed through the Site.
3. Service Marks
RefSeek’s name, service marks, and logos are property of RefSeek. Other
product and company names mentioned on the Site are trademarks of their
respective owners. Nothing in this Agreement gives the right to use any
trademark, service marks, or logos of any mark owner.
4. Limited License; Permitted Uses
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to
access and use the Site strictly in accordance with this Agreement.
5. Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use
Your license for access and use of the Site and any information, materials
or documents (collectively defined as “Content and Materials”) therein are
subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions on use: You may not
(a) create compilations or derivative works of any Content and Materials
from the Site; (b) use any Content and Materials from the Site in any manner
that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property right, proprietary
right, or property right of RefSeek or any third parties; (c) remove, change
or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or terms of
use contained in the Site; (d) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse
engineer any Site software or use any network monitoring or discovery software
to determine the Site architecture; and (e) use any automatic process to
harvest information from the Site.
6. Errors, Corrections and Changes
RefSeek do not represent or warrant that the information available on or
through the Site will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable.
We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of the Site
at any time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete
any documents, information or links appearing on the Site.
7. Third Party Content
Third party content regularly appears on the Site and is made accessible
via links from the Site. We are not responsible for and assume no liability
for any mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation, omissions, obscenity,
or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations or any other form
of third party content on the Site.
i. WordNet Definitions
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. DATABASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND PRINCETON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT- ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, DATABASE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold RefSeek and our partners, agents, officers,
directors, employees, subcontractors, advertisers, and third party suppliers
of information and documents, harmless from any liability, loss, claim and
expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation
of this Agreement or use of the Site.
9. Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND DOCUMENTS FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED
"AS-IS," "AS AVAILABLE," WITH “ALL FAULTS”, AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER
OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE). THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS
OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
FOR YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT AS A
LIMITATION THEREOF, WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER
BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES
IS DISCLAIMED. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH
THE SITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE
NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
10. Limitation of Liability
We shall not be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage
of any kind resulting in any way from (a) any errors in or omissions from
the Site or any services or products obtained through the Site, (b) the
unavailability or interruption of the Site or any features thereof, (c)
your use of the Site, (d) the content contained on the Site, or (e) any
delay or failure in performance beyond the control of a Covered Party.
11. Links to other Web Sites
The Site contains links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the
content, accuracy or opinions express in such Web sites, and such Web sites
are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness
by us. Inclusion of any linked Web site on our Site does not imply approval
or endorsement of the linked Web site by us. If you decide to leave our
Site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.
12. Legal Compliance
You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws,
statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Site and
the Content and Materials provided therein.
13. Miscellaneous
In the event of an acquisition, sale or
merger, this Agreement and all incorporated
agreements and your information may be automatically assigned by RefSeek in our
sole discretion to a third party. Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid or unenforceable,
that portion shall be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining
portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that anything
in or associated with the Site is in conflict or inconsistent with this
Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce
any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision
nor of the right to enforce such provision. Our rights under this Agreement
shall survive any termination of this Agreement.