IT-NT Legal Policy
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
IT-NT welcomes you. IT-NT provides its service to you
subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by
us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current
version of the TOS at any time at:
http://www.it-nt.com/legal.php. In addition, when using particular IT-NT
owned or operated services, you and IT-NT shall be subject to any posted
guidelines or rules applicable to such services, which may be posted from
time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by
reference into the TOS. IT-NT may also offer other services that are
governed by different Terms of Service. For instance, different terms apply
to IT-NT Interactive Web Template.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
IT-NT provides users with access to a rich collection of
resources, including various communications tools, forums, shopping
services, personalized content and branded programming through its network
of properties which may be accessed through any various medium or device now
known or hereafter developed (the "Service"). You also understand and agree
that the Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements
are necessary for IT-NT to provide the Service. You also understand and
agree that the Service may include certain communications from IT-NT, such
as service announcements, and administrative messages, and that these
communications are considered part of IT-NT membership and you will not be
able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any
new features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the
release of new IT-NT properties, shall be subject to the TOS. You understand
and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that IT-NT assumes no
responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to
store any user communications or personalization settings. You are
responsible for obtaining access to the Service, and that access may involve
third-party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). You
are responsible for those fees, including those fees associated with the
display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are
responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Service.
Please be aware that IT-NT has created certain areas on
the Service that contain adult or mature content. You must be at least 18
years of age to access and view such areas.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you
represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a
person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or
other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true,
accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the
Service's registration form (the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and
promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and
complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not
current or incomplete, or IT-NT has reasonable grounds to suspect that such
information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, IT-NT has the
right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or
future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
4. IT-NT PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about
you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full
privacy policy at
http://www.it-nt.com/privacy.php. You understand that through your use
of the Service you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the
Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this
information to the United States and/or other countries for storage,
processing and use by IT-NT and its affiliates.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon
completing the Service's registration process. You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully
responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account.
You agree to (a) immediately notify IT-NT of any unauthorized use of your
password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you
exit from your account at the end of each session. IT-NT cannot and will not
be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with
this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text,
software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags, or
other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately
transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such
Content originated. This means that you, and not IT-NT, are entirely
responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or
otherwise make available via the Service. IT-NT does not control the Content
posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy,
integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the
Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or
objectionable. Under no circumstances will IT-NT be liable in any way for
any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any
Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use
of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via
the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
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upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive,
harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of
another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable;
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harm minors in any way;
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impersonate any person or entity, including, but not
limited to, an IT-NT official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
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forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in
order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the
Service;
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upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under
any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside
information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed
as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
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upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret,
copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
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upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional
materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any
other form of solicitation;
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upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any material that contains software viruses or any other
computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit
the functionality of any computer software or hardware or
telecommunications equipment;
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disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to
"scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or
otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to
engage in real time exchanges;
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interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or
networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements,
procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
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intentionally or unintentionally violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not
limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange,
including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;
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provide material support or resources (or to conceal
or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support
or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the United States
government as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act;
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"stalk" or otherwise harass another; and/or
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collect or store personal data about other users in
connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in
paragraphs a through m above.
You acknowledge that IT-NT may or may not pre-screen
Content, but that IT-NT and its designees shall have the right (but not the
obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or move any
Content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing,
IT-NT and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that
violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must
evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content,
including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such
Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any
Content created by IT-NT or submitted to IT-NT, including without limitation
information in IT-NT Message Center and in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that IT-NT may
access, preserve and disclose your account information and Content if
required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access
preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal
process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims that any Content
violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for
customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of
IT-NT, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Service, including your Content, may involve (a)
transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to
technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You understand that the Service and software embodied
within the Service may include security components that permit digital
materials to be protected, and that use of these materials is subject to
usage rules set by IT-NT and/or content providers who provide content to the
Service. You may not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage
rules embedded into the Service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication,
further distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on the
Service, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree
to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable
Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws
regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States
or the country in which you reside.
8. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold IT-NT and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners and
licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit,
post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service, your use of
the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the TOS, or
your violation of any rights of another.
9. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell,
trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the
Service (including your IT-NT ID), use of the Service, or access to the
Service.
10. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that IT-NT may establish general
practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including without
limitation the maximum number of days that message board postings or other
uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of
email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the
Service, the maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or
received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be
allotted on IT-NT 's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times
(and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a given
period of time. You agree that IT-NT has no responsibility or liability for
the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or
other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that
IT-NT reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an
extended period of time. You further acknowledge that IT-NT reserves the
right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time.
11. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
IT-NT reserves the right at any time and from time to
time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or
any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that IT-NT shall not be
liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or
discontinuance of the Service.
12. TERMINATION
You agree that IT-NT may, under certain circumstances
and without prior notice, immediately terminate your IT-NT account, and
access to the Service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be
limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the TOS or other incorporated
agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other
government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account
deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Service (or
any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems,
(f) extended periods of inactivity, (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or
illegal activities, and/or (h) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in
connection with the Services. Termination of your IT-NT account includes (a)
removal of access to all offerings within the Service, including but not
limited to IT-NT Interactive Web Template, (b) deletion of your password and
all related information, files and content associated with or inside your
account (or any part thereof), and (c) barring of further use of the
Service. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in
IT-NT's sole discretion and that IT-NT shall not be liable to you or any
third party for any termination of your account, any associated IT-NT
Interactive Web Template, or access to the Service.
13. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or
participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service,
including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other
terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such
dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that IT-NT
shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort
incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence
of such advertisers on the Service.
14. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide,
links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because IT-NT has no
control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that IT-NT
is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources,
and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content,
advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or
resources. You further acknowledge and agree that IT-NT shall not be
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused
or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any
such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or
resource.
15. IT-NT'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any
necessary software used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain
proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable
intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that
Content contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you
through the Service or by advertisers is protected by copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws.
Except as expressly authorized by IT-NT or advertisers, you agree not to
modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based
on the Service or the Software, in whole or in part.
IT-NT grants you a personal, non-transferable and
non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its Software on a
single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party
to) copy, modify, create a derivative work from, reverse engineer, reverse
assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign,
sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in
the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form,
nor to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation)
for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree
not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that
is provided by IT-NT for use in accessing the Service.
16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
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YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE
SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. IT-NT AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND
LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
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IT-NT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE
SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (iv)
THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
EXPECTATIONS; AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
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ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH
THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND
YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR
LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
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NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM IT-NT OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
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A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF USERS MAY EXPERIENCE EPILEPTIC
SEIZURES WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS OR BACKGROUNDS ON A
COMPUTER SCREEN OR WHILE USING THE SERVICE. CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE
PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOMS EVEN IN USERS WHO HAVE NO HISTORY
OF PRIOR SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY. IF YOU, OR ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY, HAVE AN
EPILEPTIC CONDITION, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USING THE SERVICE.
IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE AND CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN IF
YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS WHILE USING THE SERVICE:
DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE OR MUSCLE TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS,
DISORIENTATION, ANY INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, OR CONVULSIONS.
17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IT-NT AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND
LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES
(EVEN IF IT-NT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES),
RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE
COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY
GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES
RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv)
STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER
MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
18. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF
SECTIONS 16 AND 17 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
19. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided
in this TOS, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to this agreement.
20. NOTICE
IT-NT may provide you with notices, including those
regarding changes to the TOS, by email, regular mail or postings on the
Service.
21. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT
OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
IT-NT respects the intellectual property of others, and
we ask our users to do the same. IT-NT may, in appropriate circumstances and
at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be
repeat infringers.
22. GENERAL INFORMATION
Entire Agreement. The TOS constitutes the entire
agreement between you and IT-NT and governs your use of the Service,
superseding any prior agreements between you and IT-NT with respect to the
Service. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may
apply when you use or purchase certain other IT-NT services, affiliate
services, third-party content or third-party software.
Choice of Law and Forum. The TOS and the
relationship between you and IT-NT shall be governed by the laws of the
State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You
and IT-NT agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts located within the county of Los Angeles, California.
Waiver and Severability of Terms. The failure of
IT-NT to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not
constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS
is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties
nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the
parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions
of the TOS remain in full force and effect.
No Right of Survivorship and Non-Transferability.
You agree that your IT-NT account is non-transferable and any rights to your
IT-NT ID or contents within your account terminate upon your death. Upon
receipt of a copy of a death certificate, your account may be terminated and
all contents therein permanently deleted.
Statute of Limitations. You agree that regardless
of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising
out of or related to use of the Service or the TOS must be filed within one
(1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only
and have no legal or contractual effect.
23. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to our Customer
Care group at customer@it-nt.com.
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