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Website Terms of Use Agreement
Effective January 14, 2003
1. Assent to Agreement. This Website
Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") governs your access to and
use of the Website accessible at the domain name www.visi.com,
along with all of its corresponding pages (collectively, the
"Site") and the content of the Site (the "Content"). The Site
is owned and operated by Vector Internet Services, Inc.
("VISI") and this Agreement is between VISI and any party
accessing or otherwise using the Site or the Content (the
"User," also referred to herein as "you," "your," etc., and if
the User is accessing or using the Site or the Content for any
reason other than personal, individual use, then "you," "your,"
etc., also means the company, or other entity, that such party
is accessing or using the Site and/or Content on behalf of, and
its officers, directors, members, employees, agents,
contractors, successors and assigns). By accessing and/or using
the Site, you acknowledge, and assent to be bound by the
policies, terms and conditions set forth herein in their
entirety without limitation or qualification, as well as all
applicable laws and regulations, as if you had handwritten your
name on a contract.
2. License and Restrictions on Use.
a. Intellectual Property. All
Content, including but not limited to all text, graphics,
logos, icons, images, data, graphs, audio, videos, computer
programs and other material and information contained on, or
utilized in the provision of, the Site is the property of
VISI or its content suppliers and is protected by copyrights,
trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and
such rights are valid and protected in all forms, media, and
technologies existing now or hereinafter developed. The
Content is protected as a collective work under the U.S.
Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101, et. seq.) and
international treaty provisions, and VISI owns a copyright in
the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of
such Content as well as the copyright and other protection
available to individual aspects of the Content.
b. License. VISI hereby grants you a
limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable personal license to
use the Site and the Content for personal (if the User is an
individual) or internal business (if the User is other than
an individual), informational purposes only. You may print
and/or download and store the Content for non-commercial,
personal or internal business use (as applicable) only,
provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary
notices contained on the Content. This license is conditioned
on your continued compliance with the terms and conditions in
this Agreement.
c. Restrictions. Except as expressly
authorized herein or otherwise authorized by VISI in writing,
you may not use, copy, distribute, modify or create
derivative works from, disclose, display, transmit, or post
the Content for any purpose, or in any way exploit any of the
Content, in whole or in part. You may not use any metatags or
any other "hidden text" using VISI's name or trademarks on
your website or otherwise, without the express written
consent of VISI. All rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved to VISI and/or its licensors. You acknowledge and
agree that if you exploit or use the Site or the Content in
any unauthorized manner, VISI will be damaged in an amount
that is difficult or impossible to measure and that VISI is
entitled, as its non-exclusive remedy, to an injunction
prohibiting such continued unauthorized use, an accounting
and disgorgement of any profits you receive from such use,
and other equitable relief.
3. Trademarks. "VISI" and "VISI.COM"
are trademarks of VISI. All other marks, names, and logos
mentioned on the VISI site are the property of their respective
owners. Your use of the VISI trademarks and other marks, names
and logos set forth on the Site without prior written consent
is strictly prohibited.
4. Your Representations and Warranties.
You represent, warrant and covenant that: (a) you understand
and agree that this Agreement is a legally binding agreement
and the equivalent of a signed, written contract; (b) you will
use this Site and the Content only in a manner consistent with
all laws and regulations and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement; (c) you will not impersonate any
person or entity, misrepresent any affiliation with another
person, entity, or association, use false IP addresses or
headers, or otherwise conceal your identity from VISI for any
purpose; (d) you will not use the Services for any purpose
other than their intended purpose and for your personal or
internal business needs (as applicable) (e) you will not
disseminate or transmit any unsolicited commercial e-mail
messages (SPAM), chain letters, bots, spiders, crawlers, or
other repetitive information collection or distribution devices
(and you will use reasonable efforts to prevent others from
doing the same); (f) you will not export, re-export, download
or transmit any message or content in violation of any export
law, regulation or restriction of the United States and its
agencies or authorities; (g) you will not take any action which
may significantly diminish the Site or VISI's ability to
provide the same; (h) you will not attempt to discover, use,
copy or modify the information or materials of others or in any
way violate their privacy or security; (i) any materials and
information you post to the Site does not and will not contain
any illegal or otherwise inappropriate material, including but
not limited to, pornographic, obscene or offensive text,
graphics or images or any virus, time bomb, Trojan horse, or
other like material; and (j) you shall not use the Site or the
Content in any manner that is patently offensive to the online
community, including but not limited to posting information or
material that includes pornography, or that promotes racism,
bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group
or individual;, or that could be harmful to minors or that
harasses or advocates harassment of another person.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties. You
expressly agree that use of the VISI site is at your sole risk.
Neither VISI, nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers,
directors or employees, agents, third-party content providers,
or licensors, or the like, 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 the use of the Site,
or as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, security or
currency of the Content. The Content may contain errors,
omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information. Further, VISI
does not warrant reliability of any advice, opinion, statement
or other information displayed or distributed through the Site.
VISI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any
errors or omissions in any portion of the Site and to make any
other changes to the Site, the Content and the products,
programs, services or prices (if any) described in the Site at
any time without notice.
THIS SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED BY VISI ON AN "AS
IS," AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. VISI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITE,
THE CONTENT, OR THE USE, OPERATION, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY,
OF THE SAME. VISI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, REGARDING THE SITE; THE CONTENT; AND
ANY OTHER INFORMATION, MATERIAL, GOODS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THE SITE; OR YOUR USE OF THE
SAME, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF OR AGAINST
INTERFERENCE WITH THE ENJOYMENT OF THE INFORMATION, ACCURACY,
COMPATIBILITY, INTEGRATION, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS
LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER
WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT
SUCH JURISDICTION'S LAW APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT.
6. Limitation of Liabilities. YOU AGREE
THAT VISI AND ITS PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE,
LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR
CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER
FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING
OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SITE, THE CONTENT, ANY
OTHER INFORMATION, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES OFFERED,
SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THE SITE, YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE
THE SAME, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
WHETHER ARISING FROM CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR
OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER VISI OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES
DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL RELIEVE VISI OF ANY LIABILITY
FOR ANY WILLFUL OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT.
7. Indemnifications. You agree to
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless VISI, its affiliates, and
their officers, directors, agents, employees and third party
content providers or licensors from and against any and all
claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
arising out of or related in any way to your use of the Site or
the Content, violation of this Agreement, violation of any law
or regulation, or violation of any proprietary or privacy
right.
8. Privacy. VISI agrees to treat your
private information in accordance with the terms of our then
current privacy policy, which is incorporated herein for all
purposes, and which is available for review at http://home.visi.com/about/privacy.html
or by sending an e-mail request to: customercare@visi.com.
9. Choice of Law. This Agreement will
in all respects be governed by, interpreted, and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the United States of America and
the State of Minnesota. Any dispute between VISI and you
relating in any way to the Site, the Content, your use of the
same, or otherwise regarding this Agreement will be venued in a
state or federal court situated within the State of Minnesota,
and you irrevocably submit yourself to the personal
jurisdiction of such courts for such purpose. VISI makes no
representation that the Site or the Content are appropriate or
available for use by Users located outside of the United States
and access to the Site and the Content from territories where
the Content is illegal is prohibited.
10. Term and Termination. The license
granted herein shall begin on the date you first access the
Site and continue perpetually unless VISI terminates such
license. Without limiting any other remedies VISI may have at
law or in equity, VISI may immediately issue a warning,
temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate the
license granted under this Agreement if you fail to comply with
any term or condition of this Agreement or otherwise in VISI's
discretion, for any or no reason. Upon termination of this
Agreement, you agree to immediately cease access to and use of
the Site and the Content and to promptly destroy all copies of
the same that you may have downloaded, printed, stored or
otherwise retained.
11. Hyperlink Disclaimers. As a
convenience to you, VISI may provide, on the Site, links to Web
sites operated by other entities (collectively the "Linked
Sites"). If you use any Linked Sites, you will leave the Site.
If you decide to visit any Linked Site, you do so at your own
risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective
measures to protect your personal information, guard against
viruses or other destructive elements, and otherwise protect
your rights. Linked Sites, regardless of the linking form, are
not maintained, controlled or otherwise governed by VISI. The
content, accuracy, opinions expressed, and other links provided
by Linked Sites are not investigated, verified, monitored, or
endorsed by VISI. VISI does not endorse, make any
representations regarding or warrant any information, goods
and/or services appearing and/or offered on any Linked Site.
Links do not imply that VISI sponsors, endorses is affiliated
or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any
trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or
accessible through the links, or that any Linked Site is
authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright
symbol of VISI or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Except
for links to information authored by VISI, VISI is neither
responsible for nor will it be liable under any theory based
upon (a) any Linked Site; (b) any information and/or content
found on any Linked Site; or (c) any site(s) linked to or from
any Linked Site. If you decide to visit any Linked Sites and/or
transact any business thereon, you do so at your own risk. VISI
reserves the right to discontinue any link to the Linked Site
at any time without prior notice. Please contact the web
masters of any Linked Sites concerning any information, goods
and/or services appearing thereon.
12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between VISI and you with
respect to the Site and the Content and it supersedes all prior
or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether
electronic, oral, or written, between you and VISI with respect
to the same. 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. If for any reason a court of
competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Agreement or
portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be
enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the
intent of the Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect. 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.
13. Modifications to Agreement. VISI
reserves the right to modify any of the terms of this Agreement
at any time by posting such modification on the Site. The
version of this Agreement available on the Site at the time you
visit the Site or download, print or otherwise use the Content
shall apply to such visit or use, whether or not you have
actually returned to this Agreement to review any
modifications.
14. Our Policy Concerning Children.
VISI's services are not intended for use by children. If you
are under 13, you may not submit or post any information or
material on the Site or otherwise provide such information to
VISI, including but not limited to personally identifiable
information.
15. Designated Agent. Pursuant to
Section 512(c)(2) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted
through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, VISI designates
an agent as described below, to receive notifications of
claimed infringement:
Legal Name:
Vector Internet Services, Inc.
12 South Sixth Street
Suite 630
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Doing Business As:
VISI
Visi
Wavefront Communications
Designated Agent:
Steve Rose
12 S. 6th St., Suite 630
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Voice: 612-395-9000
Fax: 612-288-0889
Email: srose@visi.com
16. Electronic Communications and Electronic
Signatures. You agree to be bound by any
affirmation, assent or agreement you transmit through the Site,
including but not limited to any consent you give to receive
communications from VISI solely through electronic
transmission. You agree that, when in the future you click on
an "I agree", "I consent" or other similarly worded "button" or
entry field with your mouse, keystroke or other computer
device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and
enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten
signature.
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