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LIMITED LICENSE

This service is currently provided free of charge by Informous, Inc. (hereinafter, "Informous") By using this site, you agree to the terms and conditions primarily set forth in this Acceptance of Terms of Use section of the Web site (www.informous.com).  Additional terms and conditions may exist in other sections of this Web site and are expressly incorporated herein and also must be observed and followed (collectively referred to hereinafter as "Terms of Use"). BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF USE.

Informous grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited, conditionally revocable right to access, use and privately display this Web site for the purposes of identifying products, services and components for your legitimate personal and/or business needs. Any other use of this Web site is expressly prohibited and constitutes a material violation of the Terms of Use. Prohibited uses include using email addresses obtained from this Web site for solicitation purposes of any kind, directly or indirectly, using data mining, robots or other similar data gathering and extraction tools, and making any derivative works based, in whole or in part, on any portion or all of this Web site.

You must be at least 18 years old to use this Web site. Informous reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove the Terms of Use, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice or liability.  Continued access or use of this site after any such change, modification, addition or removal of the Terms of Use will constitute your acceptance thereof. Further, Informous reserves the right, at its sole discretion, and without prior notice or liability, to terminate, modify or add any features to this Web site at any time.

LIMITING ACCESS

Informous reserves the right, as its sole discretion, and without prior notice or liability, to limit or terminate your access to this Web site and you agree to abide by such limit or termination.

USE RESTRICTIONS

You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this Web site or access thereto by other users. Further, you agree not to modify, add or delete any content on this site, without the express written permission of Informous.  You agree not to resell or otherwise exploit for commercial purposes, directly or indirectly, any portion of this Web site, the services offered on this Web site, or access to this Web site. You agree that information you provide to this Web site or the manufacturers and distributors whose products are present on this Web site will be true and accurate to the best of your knowledge, and that nothing you provide shall be illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing on the rights of, or otherwise injurious to person or property, including, without limitation, software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other malicious code. You also agree not to use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the source of the information you provide to this Web site or to the manufacturers and distributors whose products are present on this Web site.

USE AND PROTECTION OF ACCOUNT NAME AND PASSWORD

You agree to take reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of your account name and password for full access to this Web site.

LINKING TO THIS WEB SITE

You may link to this Web site, as long as it does not portray Informous or its affiliates in a negative manner or otherwise portray its services in a false, misleading, derogatory or offensive manner. Further, the linking site must not contain anything illegal, false, misleading, derogatory or offensive, and no express or implied affiliation with Informous may be indicated without Informous' express written permission. Informous reserves the right to require that you remove any link to this Web site for any reason, and you agree to carry out the removal immediately. Unless specifically set forth in writing by Informous, any link to this Web site must not appear prominently on the linking site so as to confuse or mislead users as to the affiliation, sponsorship, etc. of Informous and the linking site.

OWNERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERY

This Web site is owned and operated by Informous.  You may view, download, print and retain a copy of pages of our Web site only for your own legitimate personal and/or business needs. Except as expressly provided above, you may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, republish, license, post, transmit or distribute any information from our Web site in whole or in part without our prior written permission. If you wish to obtain permission to reprint or reproduce any materials appearing on our Web site you may contact us at contact@informous.com.  All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Informous owns the following trademarks and service marks listed below. A mark designated with a registration symbol (®) indicates that it is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Marks without the registration symbol are either under application for registration in the U.S. or are considered to be common law marks of Informous. You agree not to use any meta tags or other hidden text utilizing Informous' name or any of its trademarks or service marks without the express written consent of Informous.

Informous.com
Informo.us

© 2011 Informous, Inc. All Rights Reserved Throughout the World.  Informous claims a copyright interest in each page of this Web site and the site as a whole, as well as in the individual content, including, without limitation, the content as a whole and all search forms, but excepting individual content information in the form provided to Informous, which is the property of the various manufacturers and distributors providing such information for this Web site, all of which is protected by United States and international copyright laws. No portion of this Web site or the Web site as a whole may be copied, retransmitted, reposted, duplicated or otherwise used without the express written permission of Informous, Inc.

You acknowledge that the information Informous has about its users, including, without limitation, names, email addresses, usernames, passwords, site usage history, etc., is governed by its Privacy Policy (also explained in this document) and may also be a trade secret. In addition, you acknowledge that any information Informous has about the aggregate usage of this Web site and any agreements Informous has with manufacturers and distributors providing content for this site are also trade secrets.

GENERAL

The headings in this section of the Web site are intended solely for convenience and are not considered to be terms within the Terms of Use.

If any court of competent jurisdiction deems any provision of these Terms of Use to be unenforceable, then that provision shall be enforced to the extent possible to effect the intent of the Terms of Use, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

The Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between Informous and you with regard to your access and use of this Web site, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, in connection herewith.

NO WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER/LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES

Technical data and statistical information contained on this Web site have been derived from information supplied by the respective manufacturers and distributors. Although we believe that the information supplied is generally correct, we do not assume any responsibility whatsoever for its accuracy. The data and information contained on the Web site is intended for use by persons possessing technical skill and knowledge. Conditions of use of the items listed on the Web site are beyond our knowledge or control and consequently we assume no liability whatsoever for results obtained or loss or damage incurred as a result of application of the data or information presented. Users of the this Web site do so at their own risk. In addition, we assume no liability and make no warranty with respect to claims of patent, trademark or copyright infringement or other similar claims which may arise out of or in connection with the use of any data, information or items listed on the Web site.

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND INFORMOUS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INLCUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIEES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NOT ORAL ADVISE OR WRITTEN OR ELECTRONICALLY DELIEVERED INFORMATION GIVEN BY INFORMOUS OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS, SPONSORS, LICENSORS, OR THE LIKE, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

IN NO EVENT SHALL INFORMOUS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, EXPENSES, PROFITS, LOSS OR DAMAGE, WHETHER DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR EXPENSE ARISING OUT OF THE ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANYTHING ON THIS WEB SITE OR ANY PRODUCT DESCRIBED ON THE WEB SITE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCEDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

If, despite the language of the Terms of Use, Informous becomes liable to you for anything arising out of or related in any way to your access, use or inability to use this Web site or any product described on it, then Informous' total liability to you shall not exceed the total payments actually made by you to Informous or $100, whichever is greater.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold Informous and, where applicable, its parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents and employees, as well as manufacturers and distributors whose content appears on this Web site, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party arising out of or related in any way to your access, inability to access or use of this Web site, or any breach by you of the Terms of Use.

THIRD PARTY SITES/EMAIL

As a convenience to you, Informous may provide on this Web site one or more links to third party Web sites and/or provide email contacts respecting third parties. Informous makes no endorsement of such third parties, nor any representation or warranty regarding anything that takes place between you and any such third parties, including, without limitation, visits to third party Web sites, email correspondence with third parties, and business or other transactions with third parties found through this Web site. Please understand that such third parties are independent from and not controlled by Informous, even if, for example, a Informous link or logo appears on a Web site linked from this site. It is up to you to take whatever precautions are necessary in order to protect against viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other malicious code.

INTERNATIONAL USERS

This Web site is controlled, operated and administered by Informous from within the United States. Informous makes no representation that this site is available for access or use at other locations outside the U.S. However, any access or use from outside the U.S. is still subject to the Terms of Use. Access to this Web site is expressly prohibited from territories where this site or any portion thereof is illegal. You agree not to access or use any information or materials on this Web site in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations, or in violation of any laws or regulations in the country from which you are accessing this Web site.

COPYRIGHT POLICY

If you are notifying Informous of alleged copyright infringement, please be sure to provide the following information in the form required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 USC §512:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
  2. A description of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
  3. A description of material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and/or an electronic mail address;
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law; and
  6. A statement by you that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party has the authority to enforce the copyrights that are claimed to be infringed.
  7. Informous' Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding this Website under 17 U.S.C. §512 can be reached as follows:

THIRD PARTY CONTENT ON WEB SITE

Informous is a distributor and not a publisher of the content supplied by third parties on the Web site. Informous does not have editorial control over such content. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information that constitutes part of the content expressed or made available by third parties, including Merchants, Suppliers, Providers, Sponsors, Licensors, or any customer or user of the Web site, are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of Informous or its affiliates or any of its officers, directors, employees, or agents. Neither Informous nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents, nor any third party, including any Merchant, Supplier, Provider, Sponsor, Licensor, or any other customer or user of the Web site, guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

In many instances, the content available on the Web site represents the opinions and judgments of the respective Merchants, Suppliers, Providers, Sponsors, Licensors, customers or users of the Web site, whether or not under contract with the Informous. Informous neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, submission, posting, or statement made on the Web site by anyone other than authorized Informous employees. Under no circumstances shall Informous, or its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents, be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on any content or other information obtained through the Site.

PRIVACY POLICY

Informous is committed to your privacy and your privacy and trust are essential to us.  We are providing this notice in order assure that your expectations and our practices are aligned.  We want you to be aware of your choices with regard to our use and disclosure of the information that you provide to on Informous.com or any of its related sites. 

This Privacy Policy describes the policies of Informous ("Informous" or "we"), regarding the collection, use, disclosure and protection of the following types of information:

  • Information obtained when you ("you" or "User") visit the Informous.com website or any related sites owned by Informous, collectively the "Informous Sites".  Informous owns and operates multiple sites.
  • Information obtained through e-mail communications with you related to the Site(s).

We may collect information from other sources (including offline) or by other means.  In these cases, this privacy policy will not apply.  Your use of the Informous.com websites constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and your consent to any action we take with respect to your information in compliance with this Privacy Policy.

We may change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time, and we encourage you to review this page from time to time.  Your continued use of the Informous.com websites following the posting of changes to the Privacy Policy means that you agree with and accept the changes. 

Information Informous collects and how Informous collects the information
We require you to provide certain information about yourself if you register with Informous.com or request information on any products and/or services.  We will also collect information when you participate in blogs, forums and surveys. 

We may collect information which you may be personally identified ("Personally Identifiable Information"), such as name, postal address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address, and certain business information such as employer name, occupation, job function, job title and buying information (e.g., preferences or history).   We will only collect Personally Identifiable Information with your knowledge.

When you visit a Informous Site, we will use "cookies" to identify your computer and track your behavior on the Site.  A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a server and stored on your computer's hard drive.  Most browsers allow Users to block the receipt of cookies, but doing so may reduce your ability to use certain features of the Site.   A clear GIF is a small graphic image, typically used in connection with cookies, that is placed on a web site or in an email message.  A clear GIF can monitor certain user behavior, such as your usage of the web site, whether you opened an email message or whether you clicked on a URL in an email message. We do not collect Personally Identifiable Information in this way, but if you provide us with Personally Identifiable Information, we may associate that information with the information that is collected automatically.

How We Use Your Information
We use Personally Identifiable Information collected on Informous Sites and Informous.com for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with enhanced access and usage on the Site.
  • To respond to your inquiries and contact you about changes regarding the Site.
  • To provide you with e-mail, fax and other notices (such as expiration and renewal notices) regarding your account and the access and permissions that you are using.
  • For any other purpose disclosed at the time the information is collected
  • As otherwise specifically described in this Privacy Policy.

We also may use your information to better understand our Users and to improve the Site.  For example, we may use this information to determine what portions of the Site are most popular and the demographics of our Users generally.  Cookies and other User information also enable us to customize your experience on the Sites.  We may use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our servers or to administer our Sites.  We may also use IP addresses to help identify a User during a particular session and to gather data regarding use of the Sites.

We may use the information you provide us to send you e-mail, fax and other communications on behalf of Informous.com and its Partners.  These communications may include e-mail newsletters, as well as offers for other Informous.com services.  All email newsletters will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of receiving future issues of the newsletter.  All promotional offers will include an opportunity to opt out of receiving future promotions from the brand whose product/service is being promoted. 

We also may use your information to send you e-mail and other communications on behalf of third parties.  Each of these communications will include instructions for opting out of receiving future third party offers from us.  You may also opt out of receiving third party offers from Informous.com at any time by sending an e-mail to privacy@Informous.com with the subject line "opt out - third party."

Informous Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated, anonymous statistics about many Users, and individual information that is not Personally Identifiable Information without restriction as long as no individual is identifiable by the information disclosed, and otherwise will not disclose your Personally Identifiable Information except as follows:

  • Name and/or business name and title (but not information by which you may be contacted (i.e. name, postal address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address  ) in representative lists of our directory membership, but not for further use or dissemination by the recipient.
  • To third parties engaged to provide services under contractual requirement to keep Personally Identifiable Information confidential and use it only to perform the services.
  • Portions of Informous.com are provided as "Sponsored" content.  Sponsored content is made available to Users on the condition that we may share certain of the User's registration information with the Sponsored content's sponsors and advertisers and/or their service providers.
  • To other third parties (and/or to their service providers on their behalf) to market their products or services under contractual requirement to keep Personally Identifiable Information confidential and use it only to market and provide their products or services.  You may opt out of such disclosures by sending an e-mail to privacy@Informous.com with the subject line: "do not disclose."
  • To any successor pursuant to an asset sale, merger, consolidation, restructuring, reorganization, liquidation or other similar transaction involving Informous or the Informous.com Site.
  • When we believe such disclosure is required by law, regulation or securities exchange requirement or for the protection of persons or property.
  • When disclosure is necessary to accomplish the purpose for which you provide it.
  • To Informous.com Publisher Partners for any uses consistent with those disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect Personally Identifiable Information we collect on Informous Sites and Informous.com from unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure.  However, due to the design of the Internet and other factors outside of our control, we cannot guarantee that communications between you and our servers will be free from unauthorized access by third parties.

Right to Access and Change Information
You may view and update information that you previously submitted to this Web site by visiting the registration page for Informous.com. However, a request to change information may not be accommodated if the request would conflict with legal requirements or result in incorrect information.  Requests to view or change personal information may take a day to process.

Links
Informous.com contains content, services, advertising and other materials that link to Web sites operated by third parties.  We have no control over those other sites, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them.  We encourage you to refer to the privacy policies, if any, of those sites.

Your California Privacy Rights

Beginning January 1, 2005, California passed legislation requiring certain disclosures be made available to California residents who use the Internet to provide information that may be used for marketing purposes. California residents may request information about whether the business has disclosed personally identifiable information to third parties and may also request that this information not be shared. If you are a California resident, you may request this at the address below.

Children

In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Informous Sites are not directed at children under thirteen years of age, and Informous does not intend to collect personally identifiable information from such individuals.  You must be 18 years of age to use any Informous Sites.

Questions? If you have any questions or suggestions about our privacy or security policies, or if you wish to opt-out or have your information removed from our database, please feel free to contact us at:

Informous, Inc.
8840 Stanford Blvd
Suite 350
Columbia, MD 21045 

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND EXPORT REGULATION

You agree to use this Web site and the content thereon in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations governing your use of our Web site. The United States export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States, including the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign countries and to certain foreign nationals. You agree to abide by these laws and their regulations.

ADVERTISING

Our Web site may contain third party advertisements and/or sponsorships. The advertisers and/or sponsors that provide these advertisements and sponsorships are solely responsible for insuring that the materials submitted for inclusion on the Web site are accurate and comply with all applicable laws. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any advertiser or sponsor.

CHOICE OF LAW/FORUM FOR DISPUTES/JURISDICTION

The validity, construction and performance of the Term of Use of this Web site and the legal relations between you and Informous shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, excepting its choice of law rules if the application of such rules would result in the laws of another jurisdiction being applied.

Any dispute between you and Informous arising out of or relating in any way to your access or use of this Web site shall initially be addressed through confidential negotiations, which shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations under the relevant rules of evidence. If the matter in dispute has not been resolved within thirty (30) days of the initiating party's written request for negotiation, the parties shall endeavor to first settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Rules. A neutral third party will be selected in accordance with the selection process. During the time period set forth below, mediation shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for resolution of any such dispute. If the dispute is still not resolved within sixty (60) days after mediation begins, either party may demand arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof as described in the following paragraph. If the parties agree, a mediator involved in the parties' mediation may be asked to serve as the arbitrator.

Any dispute between you and Informous described in the previous paragraph shall be brought before an alternative dispute resolution body within 50 miles of Informous' corporate headquarters as of the date of the initiating party's written request for negotiation. You agree that any such body shall have personal jurisdiction over you for purposes of any such dispute. Further, any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered only in a court within 50 miles of Informous' corporate headquarters as of the date the award is rendered by the arbitrator. You agree that any such court shall have personal jurisdiction over you for purposes of any such judgment.

You agree that the cost of mediation and any subsequent arbitration as described above shall be split equally between you and Informous.

Should mediation or arbitration as described herein not take place or not completely resolve a dispute for any reason, you agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for any litigation arising from your use of our Web site shall be an appropriate federal or state court located in Howard County, Maryland, and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction of these courts.

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