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BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE
TERMS OF USE.
General
This site is owned and operated by CountryReports a web content publishing
company. CountryReports has the right at any time to change or discontinue any
aspect or feature of the site, including, without limitation, the content, hours
of availability, and equipment needed for access or use of the site.
Equipment
You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone,
computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of the site
and all charges related thereto.
Restrictions on Use
A. You shall use the site for lawful purposes only. You shall not post or
transmit through the site any material which violates or infringes in any way
upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory,
invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise
objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense, gives rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law. Without
CountryReports' express prior approval, you shall not post or transmit through the
site any material which contains advertising or any solicitation with respect to
products or services. You shall not use the site to advertise or perform any
commercial solicitation, including, without limitation, the solicitation of
users to become subscribers of other on-line information services competitive
with the site. Any conduct by you that in CountryReports' discretion restricts or
inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the site will not be permitted.
B. The site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary
information, including, without limitation, text, software, photos, video,
graphics, music and sound, and the contents of the site are copyrighted under
the United States and International copyright laws. You may not modify, publish,
transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works,
or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part (this includes
displaying this sites content within the context or frames of another web site). Fair use is permitted for copyrighted materials for non-commercial Educational Purposes.
Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying,
redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation in any
form will be permitted without the express written permission of CountryReports.
In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of
copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark
legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not
acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.
C. You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the site any
material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without
the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not
protected by copyright rests with you. You shall be solely liable for any damage
resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other
harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any public area
of the site, you automatically grant, or warrant that the owner of such material
has expressly granted CountryReports the royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, display, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part)
and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now
known or hereafter developed. You also permit any other user of the site to
access, view, store or reproduce the material for that user's personal use. You
grant CountryReports the right to edit, copy, display, publish and distribute any
material made available on the site by you.
D. The foregoing provisions of the section titled "Restrictions on Use" are for the benefit of CountryReports, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors
and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or
on its own behalf.
E. CountryReports reserves the right at it sole discretion to restrict
access to this web site by blocking domain name access or IP addresses of users.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
A. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER
CountryReports, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD
PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITE, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY
INFORMATION, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE.
B. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER
THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO
WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE.
C. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY
ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INACCURACY, INTERRUPTION, DELETION,
DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE
FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE
OF THIS SITE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR (INCLUDING
STRICT LIABILITY), NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CountryReports IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY,
OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK
OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
D. IN NO EVENT WILL CountryReports, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING,
PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SITE OR THE CONTENT INCLUDED THEREIN, BE LIABLE IN
CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL
THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS
OF USE OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE
THE SITE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY
TO ALL USE OF AND CONTENT ON THE SITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO
THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL
CountryReports’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER
LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY,
FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.
Monitoring
CountryReports shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the
content of the site [including chat rooms and forums], to determine compliance
with these conditions of use and any operating rules established by CountryReports
and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. CountryReports
shall have the right (without notice) in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to
post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the site. Without limiting
the foregoing, CountryReports shall have the right to remove any material that
CountryReports, in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions
hereof or otherwise objectionable.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless CountryReports and its
affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from
and against any and all claims, actions, demands, damages, costs, liabilities,
losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your
use of the site.
Trademarks
CountryReports ™ is a trademarks of
CountryReports (claimed September 1997). All rights reserved. All other
trademarks appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners.
Third Party Content
CountryReports is a distributor of content supplied by third parties and users of
the site. Accordingly, CountryReports has no more editorial control over such
content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions,
advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed
or made available by third parties, including information providers and users,
are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of CountryReports.
In many instances, the content available through the site represents the
opinions and judgments of the respective information provider or user. CountryReports neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any
opinion, advice or statement made on the site by anyone other than authorized
CountryReports employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities.
Internet Links
CountryReports is not responsible for content on links from this site. Nor does
it endorse products represented on links from this site. CountryReports is not
responsible for commerce done with organizations, companies or individuals which
have appeared within the CountryReports site. Any conflict which may
arise by engaging in such commerce will be governed by the rules and terms of
use of the organization, company or individuals in which commerce was engaged
(excluding CountryReports).
Changed Terms
CountryReports has the right at any time to change or modify the terms and
conditions applicable to use of the site, or any part thereof, or to impose new
conditions, including, without limitation, adding fees and charges for use. Such
changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately
upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, without
limitation, posting on the site, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by
any other means. Any use of the site by you after such notice shall be deemed to
constitute acceptance of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions.
Miscellaneous
These terms of use constitute the entire agreement of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous written or oral
agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. These terms
of use shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Utah, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either
party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any
preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are
for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
Privacy Statement
CountryReports respects your privacy and we are committed to protecting it. CountryReports provides this Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy Policy and practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used.
Personal information is information that is associated with your name or personal identity. The types of personal information you provide to us may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, and credit card information. CountryReports uses personal information for your subscription and to understand better your needs and interests and to provide you with better service. Once you choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured it will be used only to support your customer relationship with CountryReports. We take seriously the trust you place in us. CountryReports will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others.
Hyperlinks
You are granted a limited, nonexclusive
right to create a hyperlink to the homepage or any subsequent pages of this Website, provided such
link does not portray CountryReports or any of its products and services in
a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner. This limited
right may be revoked at any time. You may not use, frame or utilize framing
techniques to enclose any CountryReports trademark, logo or other
proprietary information, including the images found at this Website, the content
of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page without
CountryReports express written consent. Except as noted above, you are
not conveyed any right or license by implication or otherwise in or under any
patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of CountryReports or any
third party.
CountryReports makes no claim or
representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality,
content, nature or reliability of Websites accessible by hyperlink from this
Website, or Websites linking to this Website. The linked sites are not under the
control of CountryReports, and CountryReports is not responsible for the
contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any
review, changes or updates to such sites. CountryReports is providing these
links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply
affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by CountryReports of the site or any
information contained therein.
Forums and Interactive Areas
This Website may include discussion
forums or other interactive areas, including bulletin boards. All such forums
and interactive areas shall be used only for non-commercial purposes. By using
any forum or interactive area, you agree not to do any of the following:
1. Upload to, distribute or otherwise
publish through this Website any message, information, text or other material
("Content") that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights,
abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;
2. Upload or transmit any Content that
would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any
party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state,
national, or international law.
3. Upload or transmit any Content that
may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other
intellectual or proprietary right of any party. By posting any Content, you
represent and warrant that you have the lawful right to distribute and reproduce
such Content;
4. Impersonate any person or entity or
otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; or
5. Without CountryReports' written
permission, distribute or publish unsolicited promotions, advertising or
solicitations for funds, goods or services, including junk mail and spam.
CountryReports Responsibility
CountryReports takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted or uploaded by
you or any third-party, or for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. CountryReports reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove or edit any Content that violates these provisions or is otherwise objectionable. You shall remain solely liable for the Content of any messages or other information
you upload or transmit to the discussion forums or interactive areas of this Website. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless CountryReports from any claim, action, demand, loss, or damages (including attorneys' fees) made or incurred by any third party arising out of or relating to your conduct, your violation of these terms and conditions, or your violation of any rights of a third party.
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