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Terms
of Service
The Agreement
This Agreement (the
"Agreement") governs your access and use of HolyShnikes,
LLC. ("HolyShnikes") opinion boards, email services, and
service (the "Service"). In consideration for your right to
access and use the Service, you and HolyShnikes agree as follows:
THE HOLYSHNIKES SERVICE
The HolyShnikes Service is an
online opinion board, enabling individuals to post, respond and
organize opinion based postings. You understand and agree that the
Service is provided "AS-IS" and that HolyShnikes assumes no
responsibility or liability for, among other things, (1) any service
outages or interruptions (2) the unavailability of particular posts,
features or services, (3) the inability to access the Service, (4)
the failure or inability to post materials to the Service, (4) the
deletion of materials posted to the Service or (5) the failure to
store materials posted to the service.
Acceptance
By
using the Service in any way, you are agreeing to comply with these
Terms. In addition, when using the HolyShnikes service, you agree to
abide by any applicable posted, which may change from time to time.
Should you object to any term or condition of these Terms, any
guidelines, or any subsequent modifications thereto or become
dissatisfied with HolyShnikes in any way, your only recourse is to
immediately discontinue use of HolyShnikes.
Content
You
understand that all postings, messages, text, or other materials
("Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from
the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such
Content originated. More specifically, you are entirely responsible
for all Content that you post, email or otherwise make available via
the Service. You understand that HolyShnikes does not control, and is
not responsible for Content made available through the Service, and
that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise
objectionable. Furthermore, the HolyShnikes site and Content
available through the Service may contain links to other websites,
which are completely independent of HolyShnikes. HolyShnikes makes no
representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or
authenticity of the information contained in any such site. Your
linking to any other websites is at your own risk. You agree that you
must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any
Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and that under no
circumstances will HolyShnikes be liable in any way for any Content
or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use
of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the
Service. You acknowledge that HolyShnikes does not pre-screen or
approve Content, but that HolyShnikes shall have the right (but not
the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any
Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter
or spirit of the Terms or for any other reason
Registration
To take advantage of the
Service's full capabilities users may register with HolyShnikes. If
you choose to register, you agree that you will supply HolyShnikes
with the information requested in the registration process, ensure
that the information supplied is accurate, and update the information
as necessary to ensure that it remains accurate. Information supplied
in the registration process, as well as other information provided to
HolyShnikes during your use of the Service is governed by
HolyShnikes's privacy policy that can be viewed at
http://www.HolyShnikes.com. During the registration process, you will
be asked to select a password for your individual account. You are
solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
password. You agree that anyone with whom you share your password
will abide by this Agreement, and that you will be liable for the
conduct of those using your account and password. If you learn of any
unauthorized use of your account or password, you agree to notify
HolyShnikes immediately by sending an email to support@holyshnikes.com
LICENSE
GRANTED TO HOLYSHNIKES
All
materials submitted, posted or shown by users of this web site,
including but not limited to submissions to our opinion message
board, become, on submission, the property of HolyShnikes and are
free of any claims of proprietary or personal rights. HolyShnikes
reserves the present and future right to post, modify, adapt, publish
or otherwise distribute these materials on this site or in any
existing or future media as the sole copyright holder and owner of
all publication and ownership rights without possible claims of
ownership from any parties that have used this website and/or its
services.
USER CONDUCT
You agree to not use the
Service to:
(a) violate or solicit the
violation of any applicable local, state, national or international
law;
(b) infringe the rights of
any third party, including but not limited to intellectual property
rights and privacy or publicity rights
(c) post, email or otherwise
transmit any Content that (1) is unlawful, threatening, abusive,
defamatory, obscene, libelous, or invasive of another's privacy; (2)
consists of instructional information on illegal activities,
including, but not limited to, terrorism, hacking, and cracking (3)
constitutes pornography, or sexual material of an obscene nature or
that violates local, state or national laws; (4) is the private
information of another such as their names, addresses, phone number,
Social Security number or credit card number; (5) you do not have a
right to post due to contractual or other legal obligation.
(d) impersonate any person or
entity, including, but not limited to, an HolyShnikes official,
posting member, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity;
(e) to post content or send
emails that contains “affiliate marketing,” “link
referral code,” “junk mail,” “spam,”
“chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or
unsolicited commercial advertisement.
(f) interfere with or disrupt
the Service, computer servers or posts accessible through the
Service;
(g) distribute software
viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs, designed to
interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer or
software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
(h) retransmit, re-broadcast
or retrieve either though automated or repetitive manual means the
Content stored in and/or managed by the Service.
(i) to post content or send
emails that harasses, degrades, intimidates, or is hateful toward an
individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender,
sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability.
(j) “stalk” or
otherwise harass anyone
If you do use the Service to
commit any of the above, HolyShnikes may, at its sole discretion,
terminate your password, account (or any part of it) or ability to
use the Service, and remove and discard any Content within the
Service.
MEMBER DISPUTES
You are solely responsible
for your interactions with other users of the Service. HolyShnikes
reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes
between you and other users of the Service.
LIMITATIONS, CONDITIONS AND
RULES REGARDING SERVICE
You agree that HolyShnikes
may establish, in its sole discretion, any limitations, conditions or
rules concerning use of the Service, including, for example, the
maximum number of posts a user may post to a the opinion board or the
Service in a given day, the number of days that posted messages will
be available, or the maximum size of a given post. You acknowledge
that HolyShnikes has the right to change these general practices and
limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
OF SERVICE
HolyShnikes reserves the
right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part of it) with or
without notice. You agree that HolyShnikes shall not be liable to you
or to any third party for any modification, suspension or
discontinuance of the Service.
You agree that HolyShnikes,
in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any
part of it) or ability to use the Service, and remove and discard any
Content within the Service, for any reason or for no reason,
including, without limitation, for lack of use, or for violating the
letter or the spirit of this Agreement. You agree that any
termination of your access to the Service may be immediate and
without prior notice. You further agree that HolyShnikes shall not be
liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your use or
ability to access the Service.
OTHER WEB SITES AND
RESOURCES
Third parties using the
Service may provide links or access to other web sites and resources.
Because HolyShnikes has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that HolyShnikes is not responsible for the
availability of such sites or resources, and does not endorse and is
not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or
other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You
further acknowledge and agree that HolyShnikes shall not be
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss
caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or
reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or
through any such site or resource.
NO RESALE, REDISTRIBUTION OR
REPURPOSING OF SERVICE OR CONTENT
You agree not to reproduce,
duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes,
use of the Service, access to the Service or any of the Content
accessible through the Service, other than Content as to which you
hold the intellectual property rights.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND
AGREE THAT:
(a) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE
IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. HOLYSHNIKES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(b) HOLYSHNIKES MAKES NO
WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE
SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii)
THE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL
BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
(d) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION,
WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE
SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY BY HOLYSHNIKES.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND
AGREE THAT HOLYSHNIKES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA
OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF HOLYSHNIKES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA,
INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR
TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
(iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v)
ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and
hold HolyShnikes, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents,
employees, and contractors harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to
or arising out of Content you submit, post to or transmit through the
Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service,
your violation of the law, this Agreement or the rights of another.
NOTICES
Notices to you may be made
via either e-mail or regular mail. HolyShnikes may also provide
notices of changes to this Agreement or the Service by displaying
notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service.
MODIFICATION
We may amend this Agreement
at any time by posting the amended terms on our site at
http://www.HolyShnikes.com. All amendments shall automatically be
effective immediately upon posting on our site. Your use of the
Service following the effective date of any modifications shall
constitute your binding acceptance of those modifications. This
Agreement may not be otherwise amended except in a writing signed by
an officer of HolyShnikes.
GENERAL
This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between you and HolyShnikes with respect to the
Service and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between you and HolyShnikes. HolyShnikes's failure to enforce any
provision of this agreement will not be construed as a waiver of any
provision or right. In the event that a portion of this agreement is
held unenforceable, the unenforceable portion will be construed in
accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the
original intentions of the parties, and the remainder of the
provisions will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement and
your relationship with HolyShnikes shall be governed by the laws of
the State of California without regard to its conflict of law
provisions. You and HolyShnikes agree that regardless of any statute
or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of
or related to use of the Service or the Agreement must be filed
within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be
forever barred.
To
reach HolyShnikes, send an email to support@holyshnikes.com
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