Term of Use Agreement

Read This Terms of Use Agreement Before Accessing Website. Effective Date: This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on February 13, 2007.

This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of the SmallBizpreneurs for Registered Members. By using the SmallBizpreneurs.com website you (the “User”) agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement, you should immediately cease all usage of this website. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice. Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted at SmallBizpreneurs.com website. Your continued use of the Service after amendments are posted constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended.

Description of Service
SmallBizpreneurs.com is designed to provide you with information regarding SBN's products and services as well as helpful resources to grow your business. Also, it offers the opportunity to network with other small businesses through a private forum. User must provide be in Agreement with the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Agreement

Disclaimer of Warranties
The site is provided by SmallBizpreneurs on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, SmallBizpreneurs makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the use or the results of this web site in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. SmallBizpreneurs shall have no liability for any interruptions in the use of this Website. SmallBizpreneurs disclaims all warranties with regard to the information provided, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, therefore the above-referenced exclusion is inapplicable.

Limitation of Liability
SmallBizpreneurs SHALL NOT be liable for any damages whatsoever, and in particular SmallBizpreneurs shall not be liable for any special, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages, or damages for lost profits, loss of revenue, or loss of use, arising out of or related to this web site or the information contained in it, whether such damages arise in contract, negligence, tort, under statute, in equity, at law, or otherwise, even if SmallBizpreneurs has been advised of the possibility of such damages. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IS INAPPLICABLE.

Indemnification
User agrees to indemnify and hold SmallBizpreneurs, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of User's use of the Service, the violation of this Agreement, or infringement by User, or other user of the Service using User's computer, of any intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.

User's Account
All Users of the Service shall receive a password and an account. Users are entirely responsible for any and all activities which occur under their account whether authorized or not authorized. User agrees to notify SmallBizpreneurs of any unauthorized use of User's account or any other breach of security known or should be known to the User. User's right to use the Service is personal to the User. User agrees not to resell or make any commercial use of the Service without the express written consent of SmallBizpreneurs.

Passwords
Users who have a password allowing access to non-public areas of this Web site may not disclose, transmit, post, give away or in any manner share the password with any other party or use the password for any unauthorized purpose. User agrees to notify Smallbizpreneurs.com immediately of any unauthorized use of a password, a registration, a personal profile or ecommerce site.

User Submissions
Generally, any communication which you post to the Web Site is considered to be non- confidential. If particular Web pages permit the submission of communications which will be treated by Company as confidential, that fact will be stated in "Legal Notices" on those pages. By posting communications to the Web Site, you automatically grant Company a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees.

As a User
You are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. You must not do the following things: Post material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; post material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner; post material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; post material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another User or any other person or entity; post a sexually-explicit image; post advertisements or solicitations of business; post chain letters or pyramid schemes; or impersonate another person.

Smallbizpreneurs.com does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of communications posted by other Users or endorse any opinions expressed by Users. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by other Users will be at your own risk.

Smallbizpreneurs.com does not screen communications in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by Users. If notified by a User of communications which allegedly do not conform to this Agreement, Company may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the Communication. Company has no liability or responsibility to Users for performance or nonperformance of such activities. Company reserves the right to expel Users and prevent their further access to the Web Site for violating this Agreement or the law and the fight to remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive.

Modifications and Interruption to Service
SmallBizpreneurs reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to the User. SmallBizpreneurs shall not be liable to User or any third party should SmallBizpreneurs exercise its right to modify or discontinue the Service. User acknowledges and accepts that SmallBizpreneur's Network does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our website and operation of our website may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors or circumstances outside of our control.

Third-Party Sites
Our website may include links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants and other third parties. You acknowledge that we are not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any third-party site. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those third-party sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such sites. Your use of those third-party sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and we are not responsible therein. We encourage all Users to review said privacy policies of third-parties’ sites.

Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Vendor Information
Product specifications and other information have either been provided by the Vendors or collected from publicly available sources. While SmallBizpreneurs makes every effort to ensure that the information on this website is accurate, we can make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of any information provided on this website.

SmallBizpreneurs makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any product provided or offered by any Vendor, and you acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any Vendor shall be at your own risk.

Governing Jurisdiction of the Courts Michigan
Our website is operated and provided in the State of Michigan. As such, we are subject to the laws of the State of Michigan, and such laws will govern this Terms of Use, without giving effect to any choice of law rules. We make no representation that our website or other services are appropriate, legal or available for use in other locations. Accordingly, if you choose to access our site you agree to do so subject to the internal laws of the State Michigan.

Compliance with Laws
User assumes all knowledge of applicable law and is responsible for compliance with any such laws. User may not use the Service in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. User further agrees not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.

Copyright and Trademark Information
All content included or available on this site, including site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof is ©2001 smallbizpreneurs.com , will all rights reserved, or is the property of SmallBizpreneurs and/or third parties protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of materials on the website, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or replication, any form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of SmallBizpreneurs is strictly prohibited. Users agree that they will not use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained therein without prior written permission of an authorized officer of SmallBizpreneurs and www.smallbizpreneurs.com are proprietary marks of SmallBizpreneurs . Trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not provided by SmallBizpreneurs , in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits SmallBizpreneurs.
All other trademarks displayed on www.smallbizpreneurs.com website are the trademarks of their respective owners, and constitute neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of those Vendors. In addition, such use of trademarks or links to the web sites of Vendors is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those Vendors endorse or have any affiliation with SmallBizpreneurs.

Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement
Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, smallbizpreneurs.com designates the following individual as its agent for receipt of notifications of claimed copyright infringement. By Telephone: 248-669-6443
By Email: kim@smallbizpreneurs.com

Botnets
SmallBizpreneurs retains the right, at our sole discretion, to terminate any accounts involved with botnets and related activities. If any host names are used as command and control points for botnets, SmallBizpreneurs reserves the right to direct the involved hostnames to a honeypot, loopback address, logging facility, or any other destination at our discretion.

Other Terms
No user shall list any porno, adult or casino/gambling websites. You may list a family friendly description with your Name, Email and Company Name/Title. If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent. You agree that this Terms of Use Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by SmallBizpreneurs, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition. This Terms of Use Agreement shall apply in addition to, and shall not be superseded by, any other written agreement between us in relation to your participation as a User. User agrees that by accepting this Terms of Use Agreement, User is consenting to the use and disclosure of their personally identifiable information and other practices described in our Privacy Policy Statement [if applicable].

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