Terms of Use – March 2, 2013

 

Last Updated on March 2, 2013.  These terms and conditions (“Terms”) are effective immediately and govern your access to and use of the services provided by the websites and mobile applications of Interscape, Inc. (“Interscape”) that link to or reference these Terms (“Site”).  By accessing or using the Site, you are agreeing to these Terms and are concluding a legally binding contract with Interscape, a Florida corporation headquartered in Florida.  DO NOT access or use the Site if you are unwilling, unauthorized or unable to be bound by these Terms.

 

1.  Definitions

A.  Parties

 

“You” and “your” refer to you, as a user of the Site.  A “user” is someone who accesses, browses, crawls, scrapes, or in any way uses the Site.  “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to Interscape.

 

B.  Content

 

“Content” means text, documents, images, photos, audio, video, location data, and all other forms of data, information or communication.  “Your Content” means Content that you submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Site, including but not limited to messages and information that you publicly display or displayed in your account profile.  “User Content” means Content that users submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Site.  “Interscape Content” means Content that we create and make available in connection with the Site.  “Third Party Content” means Content that originates from parties other than Interscape or its users, which is made available in connection with the Site.  “Site Content” means all of the Content that is made available in connection with the Site, including Your Content, User Content, Third Party Content, and Interscape Content.

 

2.  Changes to the Terms of Service

 

We may modify the Terms from time to time.  You understand and agree that your access to or use of the Site is governed by the Terms effective at the time of your access to or use of the Site.  If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Site.  We will also indicate at the top of this page the date that revisions were last made.  You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on you.  Any such modification will be effective upon our posting of new Terms.  You understand and agree that your continued access to or use of the Site after modifications to the Terms indicates your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the modifications.

 

3.  Translation

 

We may translate these Terms into other languages for your convenience.  Nevertheless, the English version governs your relationship with Interscape, and any inconsistencies among the different versions will be resolved in favor of the English version.

 

4.  Using the Site

A.  Eligibility

 

To access or use the Site, you must be 18 years old or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms.  You may not access or use the Site if we have previously banned you from the Site or closed your account.

 

B.  Permission to Use the Site

 

We grant you permission to use the Site subject to the restrictions in these Terms.  Your use of the Site is at your own risk, including the risk that you might be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, objectionable, or otherwise inappropriate.

 

C.  Site Availability

 

The Site may be modified, updated, interrupted, suspended or discontinued at any time without notice or liability.

 

D.  User Accounts

 

You may be required to create an account and provide certain information about yourself in order to use some of the features that are offered through the Site.  You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur in connection with your account or password.  You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password or other breach of security relating to the Site.  Interscape will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge.  However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by Interscape or another party due to someone else using your account or password.  You may not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.  We reserve the right to close your account at any time for any or no reason.

 

Your account is for your personal, non-commercial use only.  In creating it, we ask that you provide complete and accurate information about yourself to bolster your credibility as a contributor to the Site.  You may not impersonate someone else (e.g., adopt the identity of a public figure), create or use an account for anyone other than yourself, provide an email address other than your own, or create multiple accounts.  If you use a pseudonym, take care to note that others may still be able to identify you if, for example, you include identifying information in Your Content, use the same account information on other sites, or allow other sites to share information about you with Interscape.  Please read our privacy policy (http://inters.com/privacy) for more information.

 

E.  Communications from Interscape and other Users

 

By using the Site, creating an account, or sending emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically.  You consent to receive communications from us or other Users electronically in connection with the Site.  You can opt-out of non-essential communications by contacting sqloffline@inters.com. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

 

5.  Content

A.  Responsibility for Your Content

 

You alone are responsible for Your Content, and once published, it cannot always be withdrawn. You assume all risks associated with Your Content, including anyone’s reliance on its quality, accuracy, or reliability, or any disclosure by you of information in Your Content that makes you personally identifiable.  You represent that you own, or have the necessary permissions to use and authorize the use of Your Content as described herein.  You may not imply that Your Content is in any way sponsored or endorsed by Interscape.

 

You may expose yourself to liability if, for example, Your Content contains material that is false, intentionally misleading, or defamatory; violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; contains material that is unlawful, including illegal hate speech or pornography; exploits or otherwise harms minors; or violates or advocates the violation of any law or regulation.

 

B.  Our Right to Use Your Content

 

We may use Your Content in a number of different ways, including publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into advertisements and other works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it, distributing it, and allowing others to do the same in connection with their own websites and media platforms (“Other Media”).  As such, you hereby irrevocably grant us world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, sublicensable, transferable rights to use Your Content for any purpose.  Please note that you also irrevocably grant the users of the Site and any Other Media the right to access Your Content in connection with their use of the Site and any Other Media.  Finally, you irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against Interscape and its users any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to Your Content.  By “use” we mean use, copy, publicly perform and display, reproduce, distribute, modify, translate, remove, analyze, commercialize, and prepare derivative works of Your Content.

 

C.  Ownership

 

As between you and Interscape, you own Your Content.  We own the Interscape Content, including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design, compilation, including, but not limited to, our compilation of User Content and other Site Content, computer code, products, software and all other elements and components of the Site excluding Your Content, User Content and Third Party Content.  We also own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and other intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world (“IP Rights”) associated with the Interscape Content and the Site, which are protected by copyright, trade dress, patent, trademark laws and all other applicable intellectual and proprietary rights and laws.  As such, you may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display or in any way exploit any of the Interscape Content in whole or in part except as expressly authorized by us.  Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, we do not grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in and to the Site and the Interscape Content are retained by us.

 

D.  Advertising

 

Interscape and its licensees may publicly display advertisements and other information adjacent to or included with Your Content. You are not entitled to any compensation for such advertisements.  The manner, mode and extent of such advertising are subject to change without specific notice to you.

 

E.  Other

 

User Content (including any that may have been created by users employed or contracted by Interscape) does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Interscape.  We reserve the right to remove, screen, edit, or reinstate Your Content and any other User Content from time to time at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you.  We assume no obligation to regularly review User Content.  For example, we may remove Your Content and any other User Content if we believe it violates our Content Guidelines.  We have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of Your Content, nor do we guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Your Content.

 

6.  Restrictions

 

We are under no obligation to enforce the Terms on your behalf against another user.  Although we encourage you to let us know if you believe another user has violated the Terms, we reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action at our sole discretion.

 

A.  You agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to use the Site to:

i.  Violate our Content Guidelines;

ii.  Violate any third party’s rights, including any breach of confidence, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right;

iii.  Threaten, stalk, harm, or harass others, or promote bigotry or discrimination;

iv.  Promote a business or other commercial venture or event, or otherwise use the Site for commercial purposes, except as expressly permitted by Interscape;

v.  Send bulk emails, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in nature or not; engage in keyword spamming, or otherwise attempt to manipulate the Site's search results or any third party website;

vi.  Solicit personal information from minors, or submit or transmit pornography; or

vii. Violate any applicable law.

 

B.  You also agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to:

i.  Violate the Terms;

ii.  Modify, adapt, appropriate, reproduce, distribute, translate, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display, sell, trade, or in any way exploit the Site or Site Content (other than Your Content), except as expressly authorized by Interscape;

iii.  Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other automated device, process or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index any portion of the Site or any Site Content;

iv.  Reverse engineer any portion of the Site;

v.  Remove or modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice that appears on any portion of the Site or on any materials printed or copied from the Site;

vi.  Record, process, or mine information about other users;

vii. Access, retrieve or index any portion of the Site for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable database of business reviews;

viii.  Reformat or frame any portion of the Site;

ix.  Take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Interscape’s technology infrastructure or otherwise make excessive traffic demands of the Site;

x.  Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, user accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Site through hacking, password mining or any other means;

xi.  Use the Site or any Site Content to transmit any computer viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items or software of a destructive nature (collectively, “Viruses”);

xii.  Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Site, or otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site;

xiii.  Use the Site to violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security encryption codes; disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise cause harm to, the Site or Site Content; or

xiv.  Remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of the Site, features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of Site Content, or features that enforce limitations on the use of the Site.

 

The restrictions above only apply to the extent permissible under applicable law.  Nevertheless, you agree not to act contrary to them (even if permissible under applicable law) without providing 30 days’ prior written notice to us at sqloffline@inters.com, together with any information that we may reasonably require to give us an opportunity to provide alternative remedies or otherwise accommodate you at our sole discretion.

 

7.  Guidelines and Policies

A.  Content Guidelines

 

You represent that you have read and understood our Content Guidelines, as follows.  Interscape reserves the right to determine in its sole discretion whether Content is appropriate for the Site.  Inappropriate Content includes but is not limited to:

 

i.  Threats, harassment, lewdness, hate speech, and other displays of bigotry;

ii.  Illegal pornographic material or sexually explicit content;

iii.  Discussing, suggesting, engaging in, or encouraging any illegal or unlawful activities;

iv.  Trolling, including but not limited to inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages with the intent or consequence of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion; or

v. Content that is obscene, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable, consisting of or containing Viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.”

 

B.  Privacy

 

You represent that you have read and understood our [Privacy Policy].  Note that we may disclose information about you to third parties if we have a good faith belief that such a disclosure is reasonably necessary to (i) take action regarding suspected illegal activities; (ii) enforce or apply our Terms and Privacy Policy; (iii) comply with legal process or other government inquiry, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on us; or (iv) protect our rights, reputation, and property, or that of our users, affiliates, or the public.  If you use the Site outside of the United States, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.

 

C.  Copyright And Trademark Disputes

 

Interscape respects the intellectual property of others.  If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow our [Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement].  We respond quickly to the concerns of rights owners about any alleged infringement.

 

If you prefer to submit a report in writing, please provide us with this information:

i.  A physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;

ii.  A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;

iii.  A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site;

iv.  Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;

v.  A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

vi.  A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

 

Interscape’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its Site can be reached as follows:

 

INTERSCAPE, INC

3301 SOUTH THIRD STREET

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL 32250

Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Interscape that your copyrighted material has been infringed.  ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE PRECEDING PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

 

8.  Interscape Software

 

In addition to these Terms, the Software License Terms that accompany any software that Interscape has provided to you apply to that software (including any updates or upgrades to the software and any related documentation).

 

9.  Unsolicited Suggestions and Improvements

 

By sending us any ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals (“Feedback”), you agree that (i) your Feedback does not contain the confidential or proprietary information of third parties, (ii) we are under no obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Feedback, (iii) we may have something similar to the Feedback already under consideration or in development, and (iv) you grant us an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, modify, prepare derivative works, publish, distribute and sublicense the Feedback, and you irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against Interscape and its users any claims and assertions of any moral rights contained in such Feedback.

 

10.  Third Parties

 

The Site may include links to other websites or applications (each, a “Third Party Site”).  We do not control or endorse any Third Party Site.  You agree that we are not responsible for the availability or contents of such Third Party Sites.  Your use of Third Party Sites is at your own risk.

 

Some of the services made available through the Site may be subject to additional third party or open source licensing terms and disclosures.

 

11.  Indemnity

 

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Interscape, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any related companies, suppliers, licensors and partners, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of them (collectively, the “Interscape Entities”) harmless, including costs, liabilities and legal fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party arising out of or relating to (i) your access to or use of the Site, (ii) your violation of the Terms, (iii) any products or services purchased or obtained by you in connection with the Site, or (iv) the infringement by you, or any third party using your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.  Interscape reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims.  You agree not to settle any such matter without the prior written consent of Interscape.  Interscape will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.

 

12.  Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

 

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES TO YOU.  EACH OF THE SUBSECTIONS BELOW ONLY APPLIES UP TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.  NOTHING HEREIN IS INTENDED TO LIMIT ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY LIMITED.  IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT THIS OR ANY OTHER SECTION OF THESE TERMS, PLEASE CONSULT WITH A LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE.  BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THIS SECTION. YOU ARE GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS.

 

A.  THE SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES MAY NOT MONITOR, CONTROL, OR VET USER CONTENT.  AS SUCH, YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.  THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES ABOUT THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF THE SITE, ITS SAFETY OR SECURITY, OR THE SITE CONTENT.  ACCORDINGLY, THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM THE SITE’S INOPERABILITY, UNAVAILABILITY OR SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OR FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT FOUND ON, USED ON, OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE.

 

B.  THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD PARTY OR THE SITE’S USERS.  ACCORDINGLY, THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM THEIR ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS.  YOUR PURCHASE AND USE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.

 

C.  THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.  NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED TO YOU BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES SHALL CREATE A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY.

 

D.  YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND REMEDY IN CASE OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, RELATED SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER GRIEVANCE SHALL BE YOUR TERMINATION AND DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, OR USE OF THE SITE.

 

E.  THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES’ MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT YOU SUFFER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (ii) $100.

 

F.  THE INTERSCAPE ENTITIES DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY (i) INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, RELIANCE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, (ii) LOSS OF PROFITS, (iii) BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, (iv) REPUTATIONAL HARM, OR (v) LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA.

 

13.  Choice of Law and Venue

 

Florida law will govern these Terms, as well as any claim, cause of action or dispute that might arise between you and Interscape (a “Claim”), without regard to conflict of law provisions. FOR ANY CLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY, YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT AND CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION IN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF, THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

 

14.  Termination

A.  You may terminate the Terms at any time by closing your account, discontinuing your use of the Site, and providing Interscape with a notice of termination at sqloffline@inters.com.  Please review our privacy policy (http://inters.com/privacy) for information about what we do with your account when terminated.

 

B.  We may close your account, suspend your ability to use certain portions of the Site, and/or ban you altogether from the Site for any or no reason, and without notice or liability of any kind. Any such action could prevent you from accessing your account, the Site, Your Content, Site Content, or any other related information.

 

C.  In the event of any termination of these Terms, whether by you or us, Sections 1, 3 and 5 - 15 will continue in full force and effect, including our right to use Your Content as detailed in Section 5.

 

15.  General Terms

A.  We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue the Site at our sole discretion, at any time, for any or no reason, and without notice or liability.

B.  We may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms by email, regular mail or communications through the Site.

C.  Except as otherwise stated in these Terms, nothing herein is intended, nor will be deemed, to confer rights or remedies upon any third party.

D.  The Terms contain the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site, and supersede any prior agreement between you and us on such subject matter. The parties acknowledge that no reliance is placed on any representation made but not expressly contained in these Terms.

E.  Any failure on Interscape’s part to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.

F.  If any provision of the Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, then only that provision shall be modified to reflect the parties’ intention or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

G.  The Terms, and any rights or obligations hereunder, are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with Interscape’s prior written consent, but may be assigned or transferred by us without restriction. Any attempted assignment by you shall violate these Terms and be void.

H.  The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.