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This
agreement ("Agreement" or "Terms of Use") between you and NORMA KNOWS NEW YORK
CITY ("Company") sets forth the terms and conditions which apply to the use by
you of www.normaknowsnyc.com or other sites owned and operated by Company, and
otherwise sets forth certain membership restrictions and limitations on
liability applicable to your membership to the services offered by the Company
(collectively, "Services"). Subject to the terms and conditions below, and your
acceptance thereof, Company agrees to grant, and you agree to take, a
non-exclusive, non-transferable, single computer license to use and display the
contents of the Services for your personal (or household, including for purposes
herein, your spouse or partner, and any dependants living with you in your
household) non-commercial use by any machine(s) of which you are the primary
user ("Limited Licensee"). Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to use
the contents of the Services for any other use or purpose. You further agree
that you will not, and will not attempt, to copy or distribute the content of
the Services, or transfer your membership in the Services offered by the Company
hereto, to any other person unless specifically permitted by Company or
otherwise violate the single computer, non-commercial display and use Limited
License granted hereunder, including, for purposes herein, selling the Services
to third-parties that are not subscribers to the Services provided by the
Company. If you do not understand and accept the provisions, do not use the
Services. Your use of the Services shall be deemed to constitute your acceptance
of this Agreement and all of Company's rules and restrictions related to the
Services, as they may change from time to time.
LAWFUL
USE
You agree
to use the Services only as lawful in the United States, and all jurisdictions
and subdivisions thereof, and in any nation and jurisdiction in the world, and
all subdivisions thereof, with respect to which you use or access the Services.
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to post on or transmit through the
Services any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of
others; is threatening, abusive or harassing; is defamatory; is invasive of
privacy or publicity rights; is obscene; is lewd, lascivious, filthy,
excessively violent or otherwise objectionable; or which encourages conduct that
would violate any law or give rise to civil or criminal liability under any law.
You agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any
additional terms, conditions, rules or procedures imposed by Company or by
third-party content providers in connection with third-party content, software
or services available on or through the Services. RIGHTS
The content
of the Services includes copyrighted materials, trademarks and other proprietary
information, which may include, without limitation, text, software, photos,
video, audio visual recordings, graphics, music and sound. The entire contents
of the Services are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States
copyright laws and/or similar laws of other jurisdictions. Company owns a
copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such
content, as well as in the content original to Company. Third-party content
providers own the copyright in content that is original to them. The following
word and design marks belong exclusively to the Company: REFUND
POLICY
All
purchases for NORMA KNOWS NEW YORK CITY editions or annual membership are
non-refundable. There will be a fee of $30 for any returned
check.
Pro-rated
refunds may be considered for cancelled memberships beyond the 60-day money back
guarantee (new members only), but such considerations shall remain in the sole
discretion of NORMA KNOWS NEW YORK CITY. The membership card along with a
written request to cancel membership must be received prior to a cancellation
being effective and a pro-rated refund being issued, if
any.
USAGE
RULES
Edition not
to be be copied, reproduced, modified or transmitted in any
way.
You agree
not to use bots, spiders or intelligent agent software (or other methods) for
any purpose other than accessing publicly posted portions of the Services and
then only for the purposes consistent with the Limited License and these Terms
of Use. You agree not to, or to attempt to, circumvent any access or use
restrictions, data encryption or content protection related to the Services; not
to data mine the Services and not to in any way cause harm to or burden the
Services. You agree that you will not post on or transmit through the Services
any advertising or commercial solicitation of any kind whatsoever, including,
without limitation, via e-mail, without Company's express prior written approval
and, if then, solely in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by
Company with respect thereto. You further agree not to use the Services, or any
element or portion thereof (including, without limitation, e-mail addresses of
users), for any commercial purpose whatsoever. You agree not to use the Services
in any way that abuses, defames, stalks, annoys, threatens or violates the
rights of privacy, publicity, intellectual property or other legal rights of
others (now or hereafter recognized) or to post, publish, distribute,
disseminate or upload any inappropriate, infringing, defamatory, profane,
indecent, obscene or illegal/unlawful matters, including, without limitation,
information, topics, names or other material. You agree to provide true,
accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by any
membership form, contribution form or registration form you complete as part of
the process of registering for the Services. If any information provided by you
is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, the Company reserves the right
to terminate your membership and refuse any and all current or future use of the
Services. Without limiting the forgoing, you agree not to: (a) attempt to
impersonate another user or any other third party by selecting or using the
name, address, credit card information, e-mail address or avatar of (or
belonging to) another user or other person, or otherwise; (b) use a user name,
address, credit card information, e-mail address or avatar belonging to any
other person, for any reason whatsoever, without the prior express written
authorization of such person; (c) use a user name, e-mail address or avatar in
violation of the intellectual property rights of any person or entity; (d) use a
false header the legend attached to e-mail messages to show the message's
point of origin, route and destination or otherwise falsely configuring
e-mail; (e) use a user name, e-mail address, header or avatar that Company, in
its sole discretion, deems inappropriate; (f) disseminate multiple unsolicited
copies of e-mail through the Services; (g) upload files that contain software or
other material protected by intellectual property laws, rights of publicity or
privacy, except if you own or control such rights or have received all necessary
consents, permissions, licenses, approvals; (h) upload files that you know or
have reason to believe may contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other
similar software or program that may result in damage to the operation of
Company's the Services or servers or to another's computer; (i) advertise, offer
to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, except as part of
any classified advertising services provided by the Company as part of the
Services; (j) conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain
letters; (k) falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper
notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of
software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded; (l) restrict,
inhibit, harass or attempt to prevent any other user from using and enjoying the
Services; (m) disclose personal information and/or collect information about
others (especially personal information or information likely to lead to
personal identification of another), including e-mail addresses, without their
prior consent; (n) violate any applicable domestic or international laws or
regulations; or (o) transfer your membership in, or the Services provided by,
the Company to third-parties for the purpose of reselling such membership
without the prior written consent of an authorized official of the
Company.
Always use
caution and common sense when using the Services, especially when giving out any
personally identifying information about yourself or with respect to financial
information or transactions. Company does not control or endorse the content,
messages or information found in user submitted portions of the Services or
external locations and, therefore, Company specifically disclaims any
responsibility with regard thereto.
EXTERNAL
LOCATIONS/LINKING
The
Services contain links to external locations (e.g., other web sites, etc.) and
the ability to access external portions of the Internet or otherwise. You agree
that Company is not responsible for the availability of these external
locations, the content, including, without limitation, solicitations thereon or
products or services made available thereby. You acknowledge that some external
locations may contain materials or communications which are unedited, untrue,
illegal in some jurisdictions and may be offensive. You agree to access external
locations at your own risk and not to permit minors to have access in
inappropriate material. You agree that Company shall not be held responsible or
liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have
been caused in any way whatsoever related to any such external location and you
hereby irrevocably waive any and all claims related thereto against Company. Any
concerns regarding any external location should be directed to its respective
site administrator, systems operator or webmaster.