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The following Terms of Use contain the complete
terms and conditions that apply to an individual's or entity's use of
BlueWare site. As used in this Agreement, "We," "Us" or "Our" refers to
BlueWare, and "You" or "Your" refers to the user. "Site" means any
BlueWare site posted on the World Wide Web.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Use of Our Site constitutes Your acceptance of
these terms and conditions and Your waiver of any and all claims
against BlueWare, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors,
agents, officers, directors or employees arising out of Your use of Our
Site or any materials, information, opinions or recommendations
contained on Our Site.
2. MODIFICATION We
may modify any of the terms and conditions in these Terms of Use, at
any time and in Our sole discretion, by posting a change notice or a
new user agreement on Our Site. IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO
YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE YOUR USE OF OUR SITE. YOUR
CONTINUED USE OF OUR SITE FOLLOWING OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR
NEW TERMS OF USE CONSTITUTES BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
3.
COPYRIGHT
3.1 Use. All content
included on Our Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons,
images, audio clips and software, is Our property or that of Our
content suppliers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright
laws. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and
assembly) of all content on Our Site is Our property protected by U.S.
and international copyright laws. All software used on Our Site is Our
property or that of Our software suppliers and is protected by U.S. and
international copyright laws. You may electronically copy and print in
hard copy portions of Our Site for the limited purpose of placing an
order with Us or using it as a shopping resource. Any other
use-including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above,
modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or
performance-of the content on a Site without Our prior written
permission is strictly prohibited.
3.2 Penalty.
Unauthorized copying of the software, or
failure to comply with the above restrictions, may result in severe
civil and criminal penalties. Unauthorized duplication of the software
constitutes copyright infringement and, in the United States, is
punishable in a federal criminal action by a fine of up to U.S.$250,000
and imprisonment for up to five (5) years. In addition, federal civil
penalties allow the recovery of actual damages based on the number of
copies produced plus the profits of the infringer, or statutory damages
of up to U.S.$100,000 for willful copyright infringement.
4. DISCLAIMER WE
PROVIDE OUR SITE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE MAKE NO
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATION OF OUR SITE
OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, SOFTWARE OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OUR
SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS,
MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING OUT
OF COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, DEALING OR TRADE USAGE). IN ADDITION, WE MAKE
NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE OPERATION OF OUR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE, AND WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY
INTERRUPTION OR ERRORS. FURTHER, WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
CONTENT OF ANY LINKS PROVIDED THROUGH OUR SITE OR FOR THE SITES OF
OTHERS THAT LINK TO OUR SITE.
5. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
We do not accept or consider unsolicited
material, product suggestions or original or creative ideas
(collectively, "Materials") submitted through Our Site. If despite this
policy you submit any such Materials, We will deem it Our property. We
will not treat the Materials as confidential, and We will not be liable
for any use or disclosure of such Materials. Without limitation, We
will own the exclusive rights to the Materials and will be entitled to
unrestricted use of the Materials for any purpose, commercial or
otherwise, without compensation to the submitter of such Materials.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS OR
DATA) OF ANY KIND ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OUR SITE, EVEN
IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER,
OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT
EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID US BY YOU IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING OUR SITE.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
You will defend and hold harmless BlueWare,
its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, agent, officers,
directors and employees against all claims, losses, damages,
liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees
and costs) made due to or arising out of a violation of these Terms of
Use or Your use of this Site, including, without limitation, any claim
arising out of unauthorized links to Our Site.
8 MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Nonwaiver. If We fail to
insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision or right
under the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use, it will not be
construed as a waiver of any provision or right; rather, the same will
be and remain in full force and effect.
8.2 Choice of Law. These Terms
of Use will be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in
accordance with the laws of the State of Washington to the exclusion of
any other law which may be imputed in accordance with choice of law
rules applicable in any jurisdiction. The 1980 U.N. Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods or any successor thereto
does not apply to these Terms of Use. For any suit or claim pertaining
to these Terms of Use or any information furnished hereunder, You
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or
federal court sitting in King County, Washington, USA, and You will not
commence an action or proceeding relating to the subject matter of
these Terms of Use in any other jurisdiction.
8.3 English Language Governs.
It is the express wish of the parties that these Terms of Use be drawn
up in English. C'est la volonté explicite des parties que ces termes
d'usage soient rédiger en anglais.
8.4 Independent Contractor.
These Terms of Use will not be interpreted or construed to create or
evidence a partnership, joint venture or franchise relationship among
the parties or as imposing any partnership or franchiser obligation or
liability on either party.
8.5 Compliance With Laws. You
will comply at Your own expense with all statutes, regulations, rules,
ordinances and orders of any governmental body, department or agency
that apply to or result from Your use of Our Site.
8.6. Severability. If any
provision of these Terms of Use will be unlawful, void or for any
reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from
and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining
provisions.
BlueWare, Inc. 3060 West 13th
Street Cadillac, Michigan 49601 Telephone: (231)
779-0224 Fax: (231) 779-1002 Email: info@blueware.net
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