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FurnitureRepair.net
WebSite Terms of
Use...
Incredible!
You actually came to this page. Our lawyers
made us include it and made us use a
precious link to get you here. At first, we
thought the lawyers were a real pain. But
then I read the page. What an awakening!
It's really important stuff. We took the
legalese the lawyers wrote and translated
it into readable English. So be smart and
read the information on this page.
Here's the
deal:
We run this site so that people like you
(Yes, just you like) can use it for
personal entertainment, information,
education, communication, and
cybergratification. So go ahead and browse
around all you like. You can even download
stuff from the site but only for your own
personal use. If you do, though, don't fool
around with the copyright and other notices
all over the pages and in the HTML code.
They're there for a really good reason. And
don't even think about distributing,
modifying, transmitting, reusing,
re-posting, or anything else uncool with
any of the stuff, including the text,
images, audio, and video, for public or
commercial purposes unless we give you
written permission. And it's not likely we
will.
If you visit our site, you're also legally
obligated (Yes, legally obligated) to the
terms and conditions listed below and any
other law or regulation that applies to the
site, the Internet, the World Wide Web, or
Virginia, USA. You shouldn't access or
browse the site if you have any problem
with that, because once you start, there's
no turning back -- you are bound (Yes,
legally bound) by the terms and conditions.
So, without further fan-fair here's the
official 10 Rules for Cybersurfers who hang
out on our site:
1. For
everyone's sake, just assume that
everything on the site is copyrighted
unless we say it's not. So you can't use
the stuff except how we say you can on this
page or anywhere else on the site without
our written permission. And like we said
before, it's not likely we'll give you
permission anyway. In fact, even if we
wanted to, the lawyers are likely to veto
any deal anyway. You must ask for
permission first. The worst thing that can
happen is you are told NO.
2. While we
try our hardest to include only accurate
information on the site, if you use any
information or advice, you're using it at
your own risk. Don't call us if there's a
problem because we assume no liability or
responsibility for errors or omissions on
the site. (Don't worry though, we've been
in business for over 40 years and on the
Internet since 1994 so we know what we're
doing. And we like to tell it like it is,
so any advice you find will in all
likelihood be better than advice you can
dig up at most other sites.
3. We and
anybody else who helped us create, produce,
or deliver the site are not liable for any
damages you suffer when you use it. In
particular, the lawyers want you to know
that our disclaimer includes "direct,
incidental, consequential, indirect, or
punitive damages arising out of your access
to, or use of, the site. Without limiting
the foregoing, everything on the site is
provided to you 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, (Except our services which
come with a One Year
Warranty !) EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON INFRINGEMENT
".
Please note that some jurisdictions may not
allow the exclusion of implied warranties,
so some of the above exclusions may not
apply to you. Check your local laws for any
restrictions or limitations regarding the
exclusion of implied warranties. "
Ugh! What a mouthful from the mouthpieces.
We put all of that in quotes because we
couldn't figure out any other way to say it
that the lawyers would accept. But here's
the bottom line -- we're not responsible if
you ruin your furniture by following our
advice or you're browsing around and the
site damages you or your computer or
infects it with any nasty viruses. We sure
hope that doesn't happen, and we take every
precaution to make sure it does not, but if
it does, don't call us.
4. If you
don't want the world to know something,
don't post anywhere on this site. That's
because anything you disclose to us is ours
(That's right -- ours). So we can do
anything we want with the stuff you post.
We can reproduce it, disclose it, transmit
it, publish it, broadcast it, and post it
someplace else. Not only that, we can even
use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or
techniques you post any way we want to,
including, developing, manufacturing and
marketing products or other stuff using the
information you post.
5. Pictures
of people or places shown on the site are
either our property or someone else's
property we're using with their permission.
No matter what, it's definitely not your
property. You or any of your net-friends
can't use it unless we said you could on
this page or somewhere else on the site.
And guess what -- we won't say yes. So be
careful, because unauthorized use may
violate all sorts of nasty laws. Be smart,
keep the stuff you download to yourself.
6. There's
also a few trademarks, logos, and service
marks on the site that either we own or
we're using with someone else's permission.
So don't think you have any kind of license
or right to use them, because you don't and
we're not about to give you one. If you
don't leave them alone and mess with our
trademarks, logos and service marks on our
site, we'll probably go ballistic, so will
the companies that own the other
trademarks, logos and service marks. That
means that we're likely to sue you or to
ask a prosecutor to come after you for
messing around with our property or the
property of others.
7. You'll
probably notice we've linked our site to
lots of others. While that's cool, it
doesn't mean we've looked at all the pages
of those sites, much less checked them out
periodically to see what's going on. So
don't blame us if some site we are link to
is bad or has stuff on it that offends you
or your friends. Go ahead and visit the
links, but remember, you're doing it at
your own risk.
8. That
brings us to what you do on our own site.
While we occasionally look at the postings
in our discussion groups and/or on bulletin
boards, we take no responsibility and
assume no liability for the content of
those locations or for any mistakes,
defamation, libel, slander, omissions,
falsehoods, obscenity, pornography, or
profanity you might encounter when you
visit such places on our site. And don't be
stupid by posting or transmitting any
unlawful, threatening, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, scandalous,
inflammatory, pornographic, nasty, mean, or
profane material or any material that law
enforcement types may consider a criminal
offense, get someone in court on a civil
lawsuit, or for that matter violate any law
-- anywhere, anytime. While we certainly
respect your privacy, we have no choice but
to fully cooperate with any law enforcement
authorities or court which might ask us who
might have posted nasty stuff on our site.
9. We're also
allowed to change this page and anything
else on the site any time we want to.
That's because it's ours and we have the
programmers who can do it. If we do change
this page or any other page, then you're
bound (Yes, legally bound) by those
changes, too, whenever you visit our site.
10. If
either of us wants to make something of it
and wants to "sue" (a dirty word)
then we have to follow these rules of
engagement:
This Agreement is governed by the laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia, without
regard to principles of conflict of laws.
To the extent you have in any manner
violated or threatened to violate
FurnitureRepair.net or The Master's Touch
or its affiliates' intellectual property
rights, FurnitureRepair.net or The Master's
Touch or its affiliates may seek injunctive
or other appropriate relief in any
state or federal court in the Commonwealth
of Virginia, and you consent to exclusive
jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
Any other disputes will be resolved as
follows:
If a dispute arises under this agreement,
we agree to first try to resolve it with
the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator
in the following location: Stafford County
Virginia. Any costs and fees other than
attorney fees and travel expenses
associated with the mediation will be
shared equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a
mutually satisfactory solution through
mediation, we agree to submit the dispute
to binding arbitration at the following
location: Stafford County Virginia, under
the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. Judgment upon the award
rendered by the arbitration may be entered
in any court with jurisdiction to do so.
If this all sounds kind of mean and non
diplomatic, you should have seen what the
lawyers gave to us in the first place. We
had to remind them that human torture and
sacrifice was outlawed in the United
States. Boy, did they look disappointed!
July 1, 2003
Steve Nearman
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