Acceptance of Contract Terms
The following are terms of a legal agreement between you and Interactive Sports
Media, Inc. (ISM) dba CollegeTennisOnline. By accessing, browsing and/or using
this site or registering for ISM services, you acknowledge that you have read,
understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all
applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use
this site or ISM services. The material provided on this site is protected by
law, including, but not limited to, United States Copyright Law and
international treaties. This site is controlled and operated by ISM from its
offices within the United States. ISM makes no representation that materials in
the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to
them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who
choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative
and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
Any claim relating to, and the use of, this site and the materials contained
herein is governed by the laws of the state of Washington, United States of
America.
Use Restrictions
The copyright in all material provided on this site is held by ISM or by the
original creator of the material. Except as stated herein, none of the material
may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed,
posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited
to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the
prior written permission of ISM or the copyright owner. Permission is granted to
display, copy, distribute and download the materials on this site for personal,
non-commercial use only, provided you do not modify the materials and that you
retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials.
This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms or
conditions. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy any downloaded and
printed materials. You also may not, without ISM's permission, "mirror" any
material contained on this site on any other server. Any unauthorized use of any
material contained on this site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the
laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
U.S. Government Restricted Rights
The materials on this site are provided with "RESTRICTED RIGHTS." Use,
duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set
forth in applicable laws and regulations. Use of the materials by the Government
constitutes acknowledgment of ISM's proprietary rights in them.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) WILL ISM OR ITS OWNERS, AGENTS,
EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS INDEMNIFY OR BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, DIRECT OR INDIRECT
DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, ISM'S SERVICES, GOODS
OR CONTENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LIBEL, DEFAMATION, VIOLATION OF
PRIVACY OR PUBLICITY RIGHTS, INJURY, THIRD PARTY FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION,
ILLNESS, DEATH, SPOILAGE, FINES, LOST PROFITS, LOST OPPORTUNITY, LOST USE, LOST
DATA, OR THOSE DAMAGES THAT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELETION OF
FILES, INTERRUPTIONS, OMISSIONS, MISTAKES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE (WHETHER OR NOT ACTS OF GOD), COMMUNICATION FAILURE,
THEFT, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ISM'S PROGRAMS, RECORDS OR SERVICES, WHETHER
BASED ON TORT, NEGLIGENCE, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE EVEN IF ISM
OR AN ISM AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF ISM SERVICES OR THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR
SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ANY COSTS
THEREOF. THIS SHALL BE TRUE EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE FAILURE OF AN AGREED
REMEDY. BECAUSE SOME STATES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN THE EVENT THAT A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION DETERMINES
THESE LIMITATIONS TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTY IS LIMITED TO THE CHARGES WHICH YOU PAID FOR SERVICES TO ISM WITHIN ANY
CALENDAR YEAR.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE AND ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." ISM
MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NOR DOES ISM MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE
PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR GOODS OFFERED BY ISM OR THIRD PARTIES ON THIS SITE OR THE
AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, OR RELIABILITY OF SERVICES, GOODS OR THE SITE, SITE
CONTENT OR RELATED STORAGE OR TRANSMISSION FACILITIES. ISM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
SERVICES WILL BE WITHOUT ERRORS, UNINTERRUPTED, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. USE OF THE SITE AND ISM GOODS AND
SERVICES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend ISM, its shareholders,
directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any action, cause,
claim, damage, debt, demand or liability, including reasonable costs and
attorney's fees, asserted by any person, arising out of or relating to: (a) your
use of the services or content provided by ISM; and (b) any illegal or improper
use of said services or content.
Site Postings
Much of the material posted on this site is provided by third party colleges and
individuals. Accordingly, ISM is unable and does not monitor the truth or
accuracy of such content and you agree that ISM shall not be liable for any
damages resulting from any such material. Any material, information or idea you
transmit to or post on this site and all personal data provided to ISM will be
handled in accordance with ISM's online Privacy Policy. You are prohibited from
posting or transmitting to or from this site any false, unlawful, threatening,
libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or
profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or
criminal liability under the law. For any content which you upload to our
servers for public display, you grant (or warrant that the owner grants) ISM the
world-wide, royalty-free right to exercise all intellectual property rights for
displaying, operating and reproducing such materials on the Internet. You agree
that ISM, at its sole discretion, has the right to screen, modify, reject, or
remove any material, or portion thereof, uploaded to our servers that infringes
our, or any third party intellectual property or other proprietary rights,
violates this agreement or our other policies or is otherwise objectionable. ISM
reserves the right to disclose who posted material to our web site as necessary
to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental
request. You agree not to transmit or upload any material that contains viruses,
worms, Trojan Horses, time bombs, cancelbots, or anything of a like nature. You
agree not to damage, disable, overburden or impair any ISM server or the
network(s) connected to any ISM server, or damage any data on such servers or
interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of any portion of the site.
You agree not to use the Services to violate any local, state or national law,
including, but not limited to, export laws. You agree not to attempt to gain
unauthorized access to the services or others' accounts or take any action that
might disrupt services.
User Name and Password
If you are assigned a user name and password, you are solely responsible for
maintaining their confidentiality. In addition, all activities that occur in
your account are your responsibility, including without limitation, all charges
incurred from use of your user name and password.
Transmissions and Accessibility
You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this site any
unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory,
pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to
any civil or criminal liability under the law. From time to time the site may be
inaccessible or inoperable for any reason, including, without limitation: (i)
equipment malfunctions; (ii) periodic maintenance procedures or repairs which
ISM may undertake from time to time; or (iii) causes beyond the control of ISM
or which are not reasonably foreseeable by ISM.
Storage Limitations
The amount of storage space per registered account is limited. As a result, some
information may not be processed due to space constraints. ISM is not
responsible or liable for failure to store, or deletion of, information.
Termination
ISM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate access to the Site
and other services in the event of your breach of the terms of this Agreement or
other terms on this site and to remove, suspend or disable access to all or any
portion of the services. In the event of termination, whether or not for breach,
ISM is authorized to delete any and all of your data on its servers and shall
have no liability therefor. ISM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUND PAYMENTS AND CEASE
OFFERING ALL SERVICES.
Term of Use Revisions
ISM may at any time revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. By using
this site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore
periodically visit this page to determine the then current Terms of Use to which
you are bound.
Miscellaneous
No Relationship. You
agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship
exists between you and ISM.
Waiver. No waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement, whether
by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or
shall constitute, a waiver of any other term, provision or condition hereof,
whether or not similar, nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver of
any such term, provision r condition hereof. No waiver shall be binding unless
executed in writing by the party making the waiver.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal or
unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent
possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.
Law. This Agreement is made in and shall be go
Dispute Resolution. The parties will attempt to resolve any claim, or dispute or
controversy (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) against ISM, its agents,
employees, successors, assigns or affiliates (collectively for purposes of this
paragraph, "ISM") arising out of or relating to this Agreement, ISM's services
or goods (a "Dispute") through face to face negotiation with persons fully
authorized to resolve the Dispute or through mediation utilizing a mutually
agreeable mediator, rather than through litigation. If the parties are unable to
resolve the Dispute through negotiation or mediation within a reasonable time
after written notice from one party to the other that a Dispute exists, the
Dispute will be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the then
current CPR Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration. The Arbitration will be
conducted before one independent and impartial arbitrator, mutually agreed upon
by the parties. The arbitration hearing shall take place in Seattle, Washington,
USA and will be governed by the United States Federal Arbitration Act to the
exclusion of any inconsistent state laws. The arbitrators shall base their award
on the terms of this Agreement, and will follow the law and judicial precedents
that a United States District Judge sitting in the Western District of
Washington would apply to the Dispute. The arbitrators shall render their award
in writing and will include the findings of fact and conclusion of law upon
which their award is based. Judgment upon the arbitration award may be entered
by any court of competent jurisdiction. The existence or results of any
negotiation, mediation or arbitration will be treated as confidential.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party will have the right to obtain from a
court of competent jurisdiction a temporary restraining order, preliminary
injunction or other equitable relief to preserve the status quo or prevent
irreparable harm, although the merits of the underlying Dispute will be resolved
in accordance with this paragraph.verned by the laws of the State of
Washington without reference to conflicts of laws. Use of the services is
unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of
this agreement, including this paragraph.
Forum. All actions, claims or disputes arising under or relating to this
Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts in the State of
Washington. Subject to the dispute resolution provisions of this Agreement, the
parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exercise of subject matter
jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction over each of the parties by the federal
and/or state courts in the State of Washington. The parties hereby irrevocably
waive any and all objections which any party may now or hereafter have to the
exercise of personal and subject matter jurisdiction by the federal or state
courts in the State of Washington and to the laying of venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in any such federal or state court in the State of
Washington.
Attorney's Fees. If a suit in law or in equity, is necessary to enforce the
terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable
fees of attorneys, accountants, and other professionals, and costs and expenses
in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing party may be entitled.
Force Majeure. If the performance of any part of this Agreement by either party
is prevented, hindered, delayed or otherwise made impracticable by reason of any
flood, riot, fire, judicial or governmental action, labor disputes, act of God
or any other causes beyond the control of either party, that party shall be
excused from such to the extent that it is prevented, hindered or delayed by
such causes.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and
Registration Agreement, if any, constitute the complete and exclusive statement
of the agreement between the parties with respect to the use of this site and
any acts or omissions of ISM and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous
communications, representations, statements and understandings, whether oral or
written, between the parties.
Reservation of Rights. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by
ISM.
Non Assignment. You may not assign your rights hereunder to any third party and
any attempt to do so shall be void.
Copyright and Trademark Notices
All contents of this site, not otherwise identified, are: Copyright © 2002-3
Interactive Sports Media, Inc. CollegeTennisOnline is a trademark of Interactive
Sports Media, Inc.