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Smart Art Service Agreement
Last Updated: - November 3rd, 2005
THIS AGREEMENT FOR Smart Art (hereinafter referred to as
"Smart Art") SERVICES (hereinafter referred to as
the "Agreement") is made and effective as of the
date of acceptance, by and between you, (hereinafter referred
to as "Client") and Smart Art, a United Kingdom
company.
WHEREAS, Smart Art owns, distributes and provides various
products and services that enable entities to publish and
maintain World Wide Web pages, including access to Control
Panels, Smart Art Promotion, and the Smart Art services.
WHEREAS, client desires to utilise Smart Art's services to
develop client's presence on the World Wide Web.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set
forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Exhibit A
1. Smart Art Services.
Smart Art agrees to provide to client services as set forth
in Exhibit A (Smart Art Services).
2. Payment and invoicing.
2.1 In consideration of the performance of the Smart Art
Services, Client shall pay Smart Art either monthly or annually
in advance for hosting services the amount set for in Exhibit
A as such exhibit is amended from time to time for the "Smart
Art Services" during the term of this Agreement.
2.2 Client shall receive a confirmation letter via e-mail
at the time Client contracts for the Smart Art services, which
shall confirm the fees payable to Smart Art.
2.3 Client is responsible for all activities and charges
resulting from Client's use of the Smart Art Services. Client
agrees to pay all fees, bandwidth charges, surcharges, and
other charges incurred by Client and set forth in the billing
section of the client's Control Panel. Client acknowledges
that no refunds will be given by Smart Art in the event that
Client's account is terminated by Smart Art or Client mid-term.
In the event of a breach of security, Client will remain liable
for any unauthorised use of the Smart Art Services until Client
notifies Smart Art by sending an e-mail with account information
to sales@sart.co.uk.
2.4 Current rates for using the Smart Art Service may be
obtained on our web site at www.sart.co.uk. Smart Art reserves
the right to change fees, surcharges, monthly membership fees
or to institute new fees at any time upon thirty (30) days'
prior notice to customer. In addition, Smart Art may institute
special trial offers, from time to time which shall be reflected
in the confirmation letter sent to Client upon sign up. If
Smart Art does not receive the full amount of Client's Smart
Art account balance within thirty (30) days of invoice date,
late payment compensation fees will apply of £40 for
balances under £1,000, and £70 for balances over
£1,000 but under £10,000, said late payment fees
to then be charged every 30 days of account delinquency. Also,
statutory interest of 12.5% p.a. (calculated daily) or highest
amount allowed by law statutory interest charge will be added
to Client's bill and shall be due and payable. Client shall
also be liable for all lawyer and collection fees arising
from Smart Art's efforts to collect any unpaid balance of
Client's account(s) then Smart Art may terminate Client's
account immediately without further notice to Client.
3. Responsibilities, Rights and Status of Smart Art.
3.1 Means of Performance. Smart Art shall provide Client
with the Smart Art hosting services, as set forth on Exhibit
A hereto. Smart Art has the right to control and direct the
means, manner, and method by which the host services are performed.
Smart Art shall perform the host services in a professional
manner.
3.2 Support. Smart Art shall provide a reasonable level of
technical support to Client via e-mail or Web page for the
term of this Agreement.
3.3 Other Work. Smart Art has the right to perform and license
products to others during the term of this Agreement. Smart
Art may elect to electronically monitor the host services
and may disclose any content or records to satisfy any law,
regulation, or other governmental request or to properly operate
host services and protect its Clients. Smart Art reserves
the right to block any site hosted by Smart Art that contains
any content that it deems in its sole discretion to be unacceptable
or undesirable.
4. Responsibilities and Rights of Client.
4.1. Client Liaison. Client shall designate a contact person
who shall act as a liaison between Client and Smart Art. Client
certifies to Smart Art that he/she is not a minor. (A minor's
parent or legal guardian may authorise a minor to use his/her
account(s) under supervision.) Client agrees to provide Smart
Art with accurate, complete and updated information required
by the registration of the Smart Art host service (Client
Registration Data), including Client's legal name, address,
telephone number(s), and applicable billing data. Client agrees
to notify Smart Art within thirty (30) days of any changes
in Client Registration Data. Failure to comply fully with
this provision may result in immediate suspension or termination
of your right to use Smart Art Services.
4.2 Acceptance of Smart Art Services. Client shall have the
right to evaluate the Smart Art Services as set forth in Exhibit
A for a period of thirty (30) days after initiation of the
Smart Art Services, at the charge, if any, set forth in Exhibit
A or elsewhere offered by Smart Art and confirmed in the confirmation
letter. If Client determines that any Smart Art Services do
not reasonably satisfy the standards provided herein, then
Client shall promptly notify Smart Art of such deficiency.
Smart Art shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cure
such deficiency. In the event Smart Art is unable to cure
such deficiency, Client's sole and exclusive remedy shall
be the refund of the amounts paid by Client under the Agreement,
and the right to terminate this Agreement.
4.3 Fees and Expenses. Client shall be responsible for payment
of all costs, fees and expenses assessed by third parties
in the course of being provided Smart Art Services. Such costs
include, but are not limited to, the fees required to register
and maintain domain names, which is governed by a separate
agreement between Client and a third-party domain name registrar.
4.4 Third-Party Software. Third-Party software available
through the Smart Art Service may be governed by separate
end user licenses. By using the Smart Art Services and the
third-party software, you agree to be bound by the terms of
such end user licenses regarding the applicable third-party
software.
4.5 Advertising. Solicitation, and Name Harvesting. You may
not use the Smart Art Services to send unsolicited advertising,
promotional material, or other forms of solicitation to Smart
Art clientele or other Internet users unless you receive the
express permission of such individuals. You may not use means
of unsolicited advertising to advertise a site hosted on the
Smart Art Services. You may not use the Smart Art Services
to collect or "harvest" user-names of Smart Art
clientele or other Internet users without the expressed prior
permission of the member. Smart Art reserves the right to
block or filter mass e-mail solicitations sent from sites
hosted on the Smart Art network.
4.6 Management of Site. Client shall be solely responsible
for all content available on or through its site, and shall
at all times be subject to the terms of this Agreement, Smart
Art's then-standard Terms of Service (TOS) and any generally
applicable guidelines and service standards published by Smart
Art. Client warrants that its site hosted on the Smart Art
network (I) will conform to the Smart Art TOS attached hereto
as Exhibit B; (II) will not infringe and will not contain
any content that infringes on or violates any copyright, U.S.
patent or any other third-party right; and (III) will not
contain any content which violates any applicable law, rule
or regulation. Smart Art shall have no obligations with respect
to the content available on or through any site hosted on
the Smart Art network, including, but not limited to, any
duty to review or monitor any such content. Smart Art reserves
the right to block any site that violates any of the above-stated
terms, or which in Smart Art's sole discretion, Smart Art
deems objectionable or offensive, or otherwise violates a
law or Smart Art policy, or, in the alternative, to terminate
this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.3 herein.
5. Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights.
5.1 Confidentiality. Both parties acknowledge that: (1) the
other party is the owner of valuable trade secrets, and other
proprietary information and license same from others, (2)
in the performance of the Smart Art Services, both parties
shall receive or become aware of such information as well
as other confidential and proprietary information concerning
the other party's business affairs, finances, properties,
methods of operation and other data (hereinafter collectively
referred to as ("Confidential Information"), and
(3) unauthorised disclosure of any Confidential Information
would irreparably damage the owner or supplier of such Confidential
Information.
5.2 Non-Disclosure. Both parties agree that, except as directed
by the other party or as provided in this paragraph, neither
party will at any time during or after the term of this Agreement
and for a period of three (3) years after any such termination
disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity,
or permit any person or entity to examine and/or make copies
of any reports or any documents prepared by the other party
or that come into the party's possession or under the party's
control that relates to Confidential Information; and that
upon termination of this Agreement, both parties will turn
over to the other party all documents, papers, and other matter
in such party's possession or under such party's control that
contain or relates to such Confidential Information. Both
parties shall notify the other party, prior to disclosure
of the information to the other party, that it considers the
information to be confidential. Confidential Information shall
not include information that; (1) is already lawfully known
to or independently developed by the receiving party; (2)
is in the public domain through no fault of the receiving
party; (3) is lawfully obtained from a third party without
restrictions; or (4) is required to be disclosed by law, regulation
or governmental order.
5.3 Injunctive Relief. Both parties acknowledge that disclosure
of any Confidential Information by the other party will give
rise to irreparable injury to the owner of such information,
inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, either party
may seek and obtain injunctive relief against the breach or
threatened breach of the foregoing undertakings, in addition
to any other legal remedies which may be available.
5.4 Proprietary Rights. Unless otherwise specified, all work
performed hereunder, is the property of Smart Art and all
title and interest therein shall vest in Smart Art; provided
however, that any content or materials supplied by Client
shall remain the property of Client and its suppliers. To
the extent that title to any such works may not, by operation
of law, vest in Smart Art, all rights, title and interest
therein are hereby irrevocably assigned to Smart Art. All
such materials shall belong exclusively to Smart Art, and
Smart Art shall have the right to obtain and to hold in its
own name, copyrights, trademarks, registrations, or such other
protection as may be appropriate to the subject matter; and
any extensions and renewals thereof. Client agrees to give
Smart Art and any person designated by Smart Art such reasonable
assistance, at Smart Art's expense, as is required to perfect
the rights defined in this paragraph.
6. Warranties/Indemnity.
6.1 Warranty. Client understands that except for information,
products, or services clearly identified as being supplied
by Smart Art, neither Smart Art not any of its affiliates
operates or controls any information, products, or services
on the Internet in any way and that, except for such Smart
Art identified information, services or products, all merchandise,
information, and services offered or made available or accessible
on the Internet generally are offered or made available or
accessible by third parties who are not affiliated with Smart
Art or its affiliates. The terms and conditions for the use
of the Control Panel and any other software/services provided
by Smart Art are governed by the terms of each product's end
user license.
ALL SOFTWARE MADE AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SMART
ARTt SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS " BASIS.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SMART ART
DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SMART ART SERVICES; INCLUDING ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING
OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT PORTIONS OF
THE INTERNET CONTAIN MATERIALS THAT ARE UNEDITED, SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT AND MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU AND THAT YOUR ACCESS
TO SUCH MATERIALS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. SMART ART HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR OR CONTROL OVER SUCH MATERIALS. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN
INFORMATION GIVEN BY SMART ART, ITS EMPLOYEES, LICENSERS,
OR THE LIKE, SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY; NOR SHALL YOU RELY ON
ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL SMART
ART OR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING OR DISTRIBUTING
THE SMART ART SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SMART ART SERVICES, SMART
ART SOFTWARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO reliance on any
information obtained, or stored, on the Smart Art network;
or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion
of files or e-mail, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation
or transmission, or any failure of performance, whether or
not limited to acts of god, communications failure, theft,
destruction, or unauthorised access to Smart Art records,
programs, or services. Because some countries and/or states
do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for
consequential or incidental damages, IN SUCH COUNTRIES AND/OR
STATES, SMART ART's LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW.
6.2 Indemnity. Each party will indemnify the other party
from any and all third-party claims, demands, liabilities,
costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees resulting
from the indemnifying party's material breach of any duty,
representation or warranty under this Agreement, except those
resulting from the gross negligence or knowing or wilful misconduct
of the other party. Such indemnity shall be conditional upon
(1) prompt notification to the other party of any indemnifiable
claim; (2) the indemnifying party's control of all settlement
and other negotiations; and (3) the indemnified party's full
co-operation with respect to such claim.
6.3 Limitation of Liability. Smart Art shall not be liable
to Client for more than the aggregate amounts paid to Smart
Art under this Agreement.
6.4 Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER PARTY
BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF SUCH
PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES)
ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
LOSS OF REVENUE OR LOST PROFITS.
7. Terms and Termination.
7.1 Term. This Agreement will become effective on the date
indicated in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement,
and will remain in effect for the term indicated in Exhibit
A.
7.2 Termination. In the event of any material breach of this
Agreement by either party, the other party may terminate this
Agreement, by giving ten (10) days prior notice thereof (in
writing by fax, mail or e-mail); provided, however, that this
Agreement shall not terminate at the end of said ten (10)
days notice period if the party in breach has cured the breach
of which it has been notified prior to the expiration of said
ten (10) days.
7.3 Either Client or Smart Art may terminate this Agreement
at any time for any or no reason upon ten (10) days' written
notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Smart Art may immediately block Client's site or immediately
terminate Client's access to and use of the Smart Art Service
and software; if at Smart Art's sole discretion, it deems
any information contained in Client's site to violate Smart
Art's TOS or to be otherwise objectionable or offensive or
to violate the law, in accordance with Section 4.6 herein.
Client's only right with respect to any dissatisfaction with
any terms, rules, policies, guidelines, or practices of Smart
Art in operating the Smart Art Service, any change in the
content of the Smart Art Service, or any change in the amount
or type of fees charged in connection with the Smart Art Service,
is to terminate this Agreement by delivering notice to Smart
Art, effective the day Smart Art receives notification of
termination or any future date specified which is acceptable
to Smart Art. Smart Art may terminate immediately any Client
who misuses or fails to abide by this Agreement or the Smart
Art TOS. Smart Art may terminate without notice Client's access
to and use of the Smart Art Service and Software upon a breach
of this Agreement. If Smart Art denies you access to the Smart
Art Services, you shall have no right (1) to obtain any credit(s)
otherwise due to you, and such any third-party providers of
services, merchandise, or information on the Internet through
Smart Art, and Smart Art shall have no responsibility to notify
such third-party providers nor shall Smart Art have any responsibility
for any damages that result from the lack of such notification.
7.4 Surviving Sections. The following paragraphs shall survive
the termination of the Agreement: 5 (" Confidentiality
and Proprietary Rights"), 6 ("Warranties/Indemnity")
and 8 ("General").
8. General.
8.1 Assignment. Neither party may assign this Agreement or
any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other party, and any such attempted
assignment shall be void. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the parties' respective successors and permitted assigns.
8.2 Notices. Any notices or communication under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered to the party
receiving such communication at the address specified below(1)
on the delivery date if delivered personally to the party,
or a representative of the party; (2) one business day after
deposit with a commercial overnight carrier, with written
verification of receipt; (3) five business days after the
mailing date, whether or not received, if sent by UK mail,
return receipt requested; (4) on the delivery date if transmitted
by confirmed facsimile.
If to Smart Art:
Smart Art
Oxford Chambers
High Street
Llandrindod Wells
Powys LD1 6AG
If to Client:
[ Name and address provided at account set-up. ]
8.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom,
except with regard to it's conflict of law rules.
8.4 Modifications. No modifications, amendment, supplement
to or waiver of this Agreement or any exhibit hereunder, or
any of their provisions shall be binding upon the parties
hereto unless made in writing and duly signed by both parties.
8.5 Waiver. A failure of either party to exercise any right
provided for herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of
any right hereunder.
8.6 Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions
of the Agreement or any of any exhibit is invalid or otherwise
unenforceable, the enforceability of remaining provisions
shall be unimpaired.
8.7 Force Majeure. Neither party hereto shall be liable for
failure to perform any obligation under; this Agreement if
such failure is caused by the occurrence of any contingency
beyond the reasonable control of such party, including without
limitation, fire, flood, strike, and other industrial disturbance,
failure of transport, accident, war, riot, insurrection, act
of God or order of governmental agency. Performance shall
be resumed as soon as possible after cessation of such cause.
However, if such inability to perform continues for fifteen
(15) days, the other party may terminate this Agreement without
penalty and without further notice.
8.8 Independent Contractors. The parties to this Agreement
are independent contractors. Neither party is an agent, representative,
or partner of the other party. Neither party shall have any
right, power or authority to enter into any agreement for
or on behalf of, or incur any obligation or liability of,
or to otherwise bind, the other party. This Agreement shall
not be interpreted or construed to create an association,
agency, joint venture or partnership between the parties or
to impose any liability attributable to such a relationship
upon either party.
8.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
agreement, and supersedes any and all prior agreements of
the parties with respect to the transactions set forth herein.
Neither party shall be bound by, and each party specifically
objects to, any term, conditions or other provisions which
is different from or in which is proffered by the other party
in any correspondence or other document, unless the party
to be bound thereby specifically agrees to such provision
in writing.
EXHIBIT B
General Terms of Service for Smart Art Clients
1. The Smart Art Service, as operated by Smart Art, is a
collection of various products and services that enable entities
to publish and maintain World Wide Web pages. The Smart Art
Service is available for a fee to any client who wishes to
utilise the service to develop their presence on the World
Wide Web.
2. CAREFULLY READ the terms of this agreement which governs
your use of the Smart Art Servers and Software and the Smart
Art Service. Smart Art may modify this agreement at any time
and in any manner. Any modification is effective immediately
upon either a facsimile, electronic mail, or conventional
mail notice. Your continued use of the Smart Art Service following
notice of any modification to this agreement shall be conclusively
deemed as acceptance of all such modification(s).
3. Smart Art grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to use and display the Smart Art Service and software
on the web site which you desire to host on the Smart Art
servers. The Smart Art Servers and software are owned by Smart
Art and their structure and organisation constitute valuable
trade secrets of Smart Art.
4. You understand that except for information, products or
services clearly identified as being supplied by Smart Art,
neither Smart Art nor any of its affiliates operates or controls
any information, products, or services on the Internet in
any way and that, except for such Smart Art-identified information,
services, or products, all merchandise, information and services
offered or made available or accessible on the Internet generally
are offered or made available or accessible by third parties
who are not affiliated with Smart Art or its affiliates. YOU
EXPRESSLY AGREE that use of the Smart Art Service and Smart
Art software are at YOUR SOLE RISK and YOU AGREE that any
information, service, or product provided generally on the
Internet is accessible to you WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND
BY SMART ART AND ITS AFFILIATES, EITHER EXPRESSED 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
the laws applicable to this agreement. YOU UNDERSTAND that
portions of the Internet contain MATERIALS THAT ARE UNEDITED,
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT AND MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU AND THAT YOUR
ACCESS TO SUCH MATERIALS IS AT YOUR RISK . SMART ART HAS NO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OR CONTROL OVER SUCH MATERIALS.
5. The Smart Art Service and the software are provided on
an "AS IS", " AS AVAILABLE" basis WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED 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 the laws applicable
to this agreement. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN
BY SMART ART, ITS REPRESENTATIVES, LICENSERS OR THE LIKE,
SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY; NOR SHALL YOU RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION
OR ADVICE.
6. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL SMART
ART, OR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN MONITORING, ADMINISTERING,
OR DISTRIBUTING THE SMART ART SERVICE OR SOFTWARE, BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
SMART ART SERVICE OR SOFTWARE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
reliance on any information obtained on the Smart Art Service;
or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion
of files, e-mail, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation,
or transmission, or any failure of performance, whether or
not limited to acts of god, communications failure, theft,
destruction or unauthorised access of, or to, Smart Art records,
programs or services. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE that this PARAGRAPH
6 SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT, MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SMART ART SERVICE. Because some countries and/or
states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability
for consequential or incidental damages, IN SUCH STATES SMART
ART LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW.
7. Either Client or Smart Art may terminate this Agreement
at any time for any or no reason upon ten (10) days notice
to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Smart Art
may immediately block Client's site or immediately terminate
Client's access to and use of the Smart Art Service and software,
if, at Smart Art 's sole discretion, it deems any information
contained in Client's site to violate Smart Art's TOS or to
be otherwise objectionable or offensive or to violate the
law. Client's only right with respect to any dissatisfaction
with any terms, rules, policies, guidelines, or practices
of Smart Art in operating the Smart Art Service, any change
in the content of the Smart Art Service, or any change in
the amount or type of fees charged in connection with the
Smart Art Service, is to terminate this Agreement by delivering
notice to Smart Art, effective the day Smart Art receives
notification of termination or any future date specified which
is acceptable to Smart Art. Smart Art may terminate immediately
any Client who misuses or fails to abide by this Agreement.
Smart Art may immediately terminate without notice Client's
access to and use of the Smart Art Service Software upon a
breach of this credit(s) otherwise due to you, and such credit(s)
will be forfeited, (a) to access through Smart Art any materials
stored on the Internet or (b) to access any third-party providers
of services, merchandise or information on the Internet through
Smart Art, and Smart Art shall have no responsibility to notify
such third-party providers nor shall Smart Art have any responsibility
for any damages that result from the lack of such notification.
8. Upon request of Smart Art, you agree to defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless Smart Art, its officers, directors, employees,
agents and licensees, from any claims and expenses, including
reasonable attorney's fees, in connection with your use of
the Smart Art Service and the Internet.
9. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United
Kingdom (excluding choice of law rules). This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between you and Smart Art with respect
to the Smart Art Service. Smart Art's failure to enforce any
provision hereof shall not be construed as a waiver of any
provision or right. In the event that a portion of this Agreement
is held unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be
construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible
to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the
remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.
10. Third-Party Software. Third-Party software available
through the Smart Art Service may be governed by separate
end user licenses. By using the Smart Art Service and the
third-party software, you agree to be bound by the terms of
such end user licenses regarding the applicable third-party
software.
11. Advertising, Solicitation and Name Harvesting. You may
not use the Smart Art Service to send unsolicited advertising,
promotional material, or other forms of solicitation to other
Clients unless you receive the expressed written permission
of the Client. You may not use the Smart Art Service to collect
or "harvest" screen names of other Clients without
the expressed prior permission of the Client. Smart Art reserves
the right to block or filter mass e-mail solicitations on
or through the Smart Art Service.
12. Internet Conduct. Generally, the Internet consists of
the following areas available through Smart Art; E-mail, Newsgroups,
Gopher, and WAIS FTP, and the World Wide Web). The Internet
is not owned or operated by, or in any way affiliated with
Smart Art or any of its affiliates; it is a separate, independent
network of computers and is not part of Smart Art. Your use
of the Internet is solely at your own risk. When using the
Internet and all of its components, Clients must conduct themselves
responsibly according to the Internet's own particular code
of conduct. Participating successfully on the Internet is
really a matter of common sense. Although Smart Art does not
control the Internet, your conduct on the Internet when using
your Smart Art account is subject to Smart Art rules. Because
Smart Art wants to be a good Internet citizen, it prohibits
Clients from engaging in certain conduct on the Internet through
or by means of Smart Art including the following: (1) Chain
Letters. Chain letters are prohibited on Smart Art and are
inappropriate on the Internet. Posting a chain letter to an
Internet newsgroup (or via e-mail on the Internet) from your
site may result in your Smart Art Services site being terminated.
(A) Commercial Communication. The vast majority of newsgroups
and mailing lists on the Internet are not commercial in nature,
and participants in such groups may object strongly to commercial
postings, solicitations, or advertisements.
(B) Other Inappropriate Posts. Each newsgroup and mailing
list on the Internet focuses on a particular set of topics
and posts not related to these topics are not welcomed by
the participants. We suggest that all Clients become familiar
with the guidelines, themes, and culture of the specific newsgroups
and mailing lists in which they wish to participate. Posting
or distributing inappropriate material on or from your site
(i.e. spamming or mail bombing) may result in suspension or
termination of your Smart Art account.
(C) Copyright and Proprietary Materials. You should be aware
that much of the Content available on the Internet is protected
by copyright, trademarks, trade secrets and other rights of
the independent third parties or their licensers who make
such content available on the Internet. Clients use of such
Content will be subject to the specific restrictions place
on such Content by the owners or licensers of the Rights in
such Content and all applicable laws and regulations. Transmitting
to the Internet or posting on your site copyright or other
material of any kind which is subject to rights of any person
or entity without the express permission of the right's holder
is prohibited and will result in termination of your Smart
Art Service and possible civil and /or criminal liability.
(D) Offensive or Objectionable Material. Smart Art reserves
the right to request you any material which Smart Art deems
offensive, hurtful, or otherwise objectionable. Failure to
do so may result in blocking your site or termination of the
Agreement by Smart Art Services.
You understand that except for content, products or services
expressly available at Smart Art's Web site, neither Smart
Art nor any of its affiliates controls, provides, operates,
or is responsible for any content, goods, or services available
on the Internet. All such content, goods, and services are
made accessible on the Internet by independent third parties
and are not part of Smart Art or controlled by Smart Art.
Smart Art neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy
or reliability of such content, goods, or services available
on the Internet, which are the sole responsibility of such
independent third parties, and your use thereof is solely
at your own risk. Neither Smart Art nor its affiliates shall
be held responsible or liable, directly, or indirectly, for
any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused by
your use of or reliance on any content, goods or services
available on the Internet or your inability to access the
Internet or any site on the Internet. The foregoing provisions
of this paragraph shall apply with equal force even where
Smart Art features or displays a link with any particular
Web site.
You should be aware that the Internet contains content, goods,
and services that you may find obscene, improper, hurtful,
or otherwise offensive and that may not be suitable for certain
individuals or for minors who are accessing the Internet.
Smart Art does not have the capability or right to monitor,
or review, or restrict any content, goods, or services made
available by third parties on the Internet, nor to edit or
remove any such questionable content after posting on the
Internet. In addition, you should be aware that the Internet
provides access to users who are not part of Smart Art and
whose conduct and communication may also be found harmful
or offensive to clients or which would otherwise breach the
Smart Art rules if they were subject to it. Smart Art and
its affiliates specifically disclaim any responsibility for
(and under no circumstances be liable for) any conduct, content,
goods , and services available on or through the Internet
(including without limitation any part of the Web).
Your use of the Internet is subject to all applicable local,
state, national, and international laws and regulations, Without
limiting the other rights available to Smart Art under Smart
Art rules, Smart Art retains the right but not the obligation,
in its sole discretion and without prior notice or liability,
to restrict and/or terminate your access to the Internet and
Smart Art if your use of the Internet violates any such laws
or regulations, any prohibitions upon your conduct in connection
with the Internet raised in this paragraph or otherwise restricts
or inhibits any other user from enjoying the Internet or Smart
Art.
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