Terms and Conditions
Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before accessing
WhistlerClassifieds.com. As a condition to and in consideration of receiving
and accessing WhistlerClassifieds.com, the User agrees to be bound by
these terms. Use of or access to WhistlerClassifieds.com shall constitute
acceptance of these terms and conditions. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND
BY OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT ACCESS WhistlerClassifieds.com.
These terms and conditions are entered into by and between WhistlerClassifieds.com
and any individual, corporation, association, agency, company, or other
entity who accesses or uses WhistlerClassifieds.com (the "User"
or "you"). WhistlerClassifieds.com is a World Wide Web site
on the Internet that is designed to allow users to post classified ads
free of charge and/or to view ads posted by other users without charge
or interact with those users. WhistlerClassifieds.com is owned and operated
by Stephen and Wendy Cartner of Whistler, BC, Canada. WhistlerClassifieds.com
contains or may contain information, communications, opinions, text, graphics,
links, electronic art, animations, audio, video, software, photos, music,
sounds and other material and data (collectively, "Content")
formatted, organized and collected in a variety of forms that are generally
accessible to Users, including directories and databases, and areas of
WhistlerClassifieds.com that can be modified by Users, such as posting
ads, uploading multimedia files and registering user profiles.
1. User Rights and Responsibilities
1.1 Access to WhistlerClassifieds.com. You are responsible for providing
all hardware, software, telephone or other communications equipment and/or
service to connect to the Internet and access WhistlerClassifieds.com
and are responsible for all Internet access charges, telephone charges
or other fees or charges incurred in connecting to the Internet and accessing
WhistlerClassifieds.com.
1.2 User Conduct.
You agree to access and use WhistlerClassifieds.com only for lawful purposes.
You are solely responsible for the knowledge of and adherence to any and
all laws, statutes, rules and regulations, pertaining to (i) your use
of WhistlerClassifieds.com, including any Interactive Area, (ii) the use
of any networks or other services connected to WhistlerClassifieds.com,
and (iii) the communications means by which you connect your modem, computer,
or other equipment to WhistlerClassifieds.com. By accessing WhistlerClassifieds.com,
you agree that you will not:
(1) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Interactive
Features;
(2) post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information of any
kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging
conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability
or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or international law;
(3) post or transmit any information, software, or other material which
violates or infringes in the rights of others, including material which
is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by
copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, or derivative works with
respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or
right holder.
(4) post or transmit any information, software or other material which
contains a virus or other harmful component;
(5) alter, damage or delete any Content or other communications that are
not your own Content or to otherwise interfere with the ability of others
to access WhistlerClassifieds.com;
(6) disrupt the normal flow of communication in an Interactive Area;
(7) claim a relationship with or to speak for any business, association,
institution or other organization for which you are not authorized to
claim such a relationship;
(8) violate any operating rule, policy or guideline of your Internet access
provider or online service.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
2.1 WhistlerClassifieds.com content.
(a) You acknowledge that Content on WhistlerClassifieds.com is generally
provided by WhistlerClassifieds.com, individual contributors of Content
("Contributors"), third party licensees, and/or other Users.
You acknowledge that WhistlerClassifieds.com permits access to Content
that is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary (including
intellectual property) rights ("Intellectual Property Rights"),
and that these Intellectual Property Rights are valid and protected in
all media existing now or later developed and except as is explicitly
provided below, your use of Content shall be governed by applicable copyright
and other intellectual property laws. You acknowledge that WhistlerClassifieds.com
owns a copyright in the "look and feel," i.e., the selection,
coordination, arrangement and presentation of such Content.
(b) You may not modify, copy, reproduce, transmit, distribute, publish,
create derivative works from, display or otherwise transfer or commercially
exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, provided, however, that
you may (i) make a reasonable number of digital or other form of copies
to permit your computer hardware and software to access and view the Content,
(ii) print one copy of each piece of Content, (iii) make and distribute
a reasonable number of copies of Content, in whole or in part, in hard
copy or electronic form for internal use only. Any permitted copies of
Content must reproduce in an unmodified form any notices contained in
the Content, such as all Intellectual Property Right notices, and an original
source attribution to "WhistlerClassifieds.com" and its URL
address. You acknowledge that WhistlerClassifieds.com, its Contributors,
and/or Users remain the owners of the Content and that you do not acquire
any Intellectual Property Rights by downloading or printing Content.
2.2 Content Provided by User.
You may upload to any Interactive Area or otherwise transmit, post, publish,
reproduce or distribute, on or through WhistlerClassifieds.com only Content
that is not subject to any Intellectual Property Rights, or Content in
which any holder of Intellectual Property Rights has given express authorization
for distribution over the Internet and on WhistlerClassifieds.com, without
restriction whatsoever. Any Content submitted with the consent of a copyright
owner other than you should contain a phrase such as "Copyright owned
by [name of owner]; Used by Permission." By submitting Content to
any Interactive Area, you automatically grant and/or warrant that the
owner of such Content, whether it be You or a third party, has expressly
granted to WhistlerClassifieds.com the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sublicense,
distribute, perform, and display such Content, in whole or in part, worldwide
and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology
now known or later developed for the full term of any Intellectual Property
Rights that may exist in such Content. You also permit WhistlerClassifieds.com
to sublicense to third parties the unrestricted right to exercise any
of the foregoing rights granted with respect to such Content. You also
permit any User to access, view, store and reproduce the Content for personal
use.
3. Interactive Areas
You acknowledge that WhistlerClassifieds.com may include various interactive
areas ("Interactive Areas"), including but not limited to ads.
These Interactive Areas allow feedback to WhistlerClassifieds.com and
real-time interaction between users. You further understand that WhistlerClassifieds.com
does not control the messages, information, or files delivered to such
Interactive Areas and that WhistlerClassifieds.com may offer you and other
Users the capability of creating and managing an Interactive Area. However,
neither WhistlerClassifieds.com, its subsidiary and parent companies,
or affiliates, nor their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents are responsible for Content within any Interactive Area. Your use
and/or management of an Interactive Area will be governed by this Agreement
and any additional rules or operating procedures of any Interactive Area
established by you or another User, as applicable. You recognize that
WhistlerClassifieds.com cannot, and does not intend to, screen communications
in advance. Moreover, because WhistlerClassifieds.com encourages open
and candid communication in the Interactive Areas, WhistlerClassifieds.com
cannot determine in advance the accuracy or conformance to this Agreement
of any Content transmitted in an Interactive Area. WhistlerClassifieds.com
is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, reviewing or monitoring
any Content in an Interactive Area. Notwithstanding the above, you agree
that WhistlerClassifieds.com has the right to monitor any Interactive
Area, from time to time and to disclose any information as necessary to
satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate
the Interactive Area, or to protect itself or other Users. If notified
of Content that is alleged not to conform to this Agreement, WhistlerClassifieds.com
may investigate the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether
to remove or request the User to remove such Content. WhistlerClassifieds.com
reserves the right to prohibit conduct, communication or Content within
an Interactive Area, or to edit, refuse to post, or to remove any Content,
in whole or in part, which it deems in its sole discretion to (i) violate
the then-standard provisions of this Agreement or any other standard,
written WhistlerClassifieds.com policy in effect at that time, (ii) be
harmful to the rights of any User, WhistlerClassifieds.com, or other third
parties, (iii) violate applicable law, or (iv) be otherwise objectionable.
4. Termination
The only right with respect to dissatisfaction with any policies, guidelines,
or practices of WhistlerClassifieds.com in operating WhistlerClassifieds.com,
or any change in Content, is for you to discontinue accessing WhistlerClassifieds.com.
WhistlerClassifieds.com may terminate or temporarily suspend your access
to all or any part of WhistlerClassifieds.com, without notice, for conduct
that WhistlerClassifieds.com believes is a violation of this Agreement
or any policies or guidelines posted by WhistlerClassifieds.com, or for
other conduct which WhistlerClassifieds.com believes, in its sole discretion,
is harmful to WhistlerClassifieds.com or other Users. WhistlerClassifieds.com
may discontinue operating WhistlerClassifieds.com and terminate this Agreement
without notice at any time for any reason in its sole discretion. In the
event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access WhistlerClassifieds.com,
including the Interactive Areas, and the restrictions imposed on you with
respect to Content downloaded from WhistlerClassifieds.com, as well as
the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in this agreement,
shall survive.
5. Links; Disclaimers Of Warranties; Limitations of Liability
5.1 Links.
You understand that except for Content, products or services expressly
available at WhistlerClassifieds.com, neither WhistlerClassifieds.com,
its subsidiary and parent companies, or affiliates, or their respective
directors, officers, employees, and agents controls, provides, or is responsible
for any Content, goods or services available through sites on the Internet
linked to or from WhistlerClassifieds.com. All such Content, goods and
services are made accessible on the Internet by independent third parties
and are not part of WhistlerClassifieds.com or controlled by WhistlerClassifieds.com.
WhistlerClassifieds.com neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy,
completeness, usefulness, quality or availability of any Content, goods
or services available on any site linked to or from WhistlerClassifieds.com,
which are the sole responsibility of such independent third parties, and
your use thereof is solely at your own risk. Neither WhistlerClassifieds.com,
its subsidiary and parent companies, or affiliates, or their respective
directors, officers, employees, and agents shall be held responsible or
liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged
to have been caused by your use of or reliance on any Content, goods or
services available on any site linked to or from WhistlerClassifieds.com
or your inability to access the Internet or any site linked to or from
WhistlerClassifieds.com.
5.2 Disclaimer of Warranties.
Please use your best judgment in evaluating all information contained
or opinions expressed on WhistlerClassifieds.com. It is the policy of
WhistlerClassifieds.com not to endorse or oppose any opinion expressed
by a User or Content provided by a User, Contributor, or other independent
party. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF WhistlerClassifieds.com IS
AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER WhistlerClassifieds.com NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY
AND PARENT COMPANIES, OR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR OTHER SUPPLIERS
PROVIDING CONTENT, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES WARRANTS THAT WhistlerClassifieds.com
OR ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM WhistlerClassifieds.com WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS
SITE, INCLUDING THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE
ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NOR DO ANY OF THEM MAKE
ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF WhistlerClassifieds.com
OR ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM WhistlerClassifieds.com OR AS TO
THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, AUTHORITY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS,
NON INFRINGEMENT, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, OR SUBSTANCE OF ANY CONTENT,
INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR TRANSACTION PROVIDED THROUGH WhistlerClassifieds.com
OR ANY SITE LINKED TO OR FROM WhistlerClassifieds.com. WhistlerClassifieds.com
IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
5.3 Limitation of Liability.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WhistlerClassifieds.com, ITS SUBSIDIARY AND
PARENT COMPANIES, OR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES UNDER OR ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT,
WhistlerClassifieds.com, OR ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM WhistlerClassifieds.com,
WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOUR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER
ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LIABILITY
FOR DAMAGES CAUSED OR ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE,
ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, ELECTRICAL SURGE/DAMAGE/INTERFERENCE, DELETION,
DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATIONS
LINE FAILURE, BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE ERROR, INFRINGEMENT, UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO, OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR USE OF, RECORDS.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WhistlerClassifieds.com, ITS SUBSIDIARY
AND PARENT COMPANIES, OR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY
OTHER THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE
ON THE CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN WhistlerClassifieds.com OR THE CONTENT
CONTAINED WITHIN ANY INTERNET SITE LINKED TO OR FROM WhistlerClassifieds.com.
THE CONTENT WITHIN WhistlerClassifieds.com AND THE CONTENT WITHIN INTERNET
SITES LINKED TO OR FROM WhistlerClassifieds.com MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL
OR OTHER INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY
ADDED TO THE CONTENT HEREIN; THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN NEW
VERSIONS OF WhistlerClassifieds.com AND SPECIFICALLY ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
SECTION AGREEMENT. WhistlerClassifieds.com AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS MAY MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE CONTENT AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO
TIME.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WhistlerClassifieds.com IS
NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, FRAUDULENT, OR OTHERWISE ILLEGAL
CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY WhistlerClassifieds.com
SITE CONTENT, OR WITH THE ACCESS AGREEMENT OF WhistlerClassifieds.com,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE
USING WhistlerClassifieds.com.
6. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold WhistlerClassifieds.com, its parent or
subsidiary companies and their affiliates, and their respective directors,
officers, employees, and agents from any and all liabilities, claims and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, arising from breach of
this Agreement, any other policy, your use or access of WhistlerClassifieds.com
or any Internet site linked to or from WhistlerClassifieds.com, or in
connection with the transmission of any Content on WhistlerClassifieds.com.
7. Miscellaneous
This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between WhistlerClassifieds.com
and you, and supersedes any prior agreements with respect to the subject
matter herein. WhistlerClassifieds.com may revise this Agreement or any
other policy at any time and from time to time, and such revision shall
be effective two (2) days upon posting notice of such revision prominently
on WhistlerClassifieds.com. You agree to review this Agreement periodically
to be aware of such revisions. If any such revision is unacceptable to
you, you must discontinue accessing WhistlerClassifieds.com. Your continued
accessing and use of WhistlerClassifieds.com following notice of any such
revision shall conclusively be deemed acceptance of all such revisions.
The provisions of Sections 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6 and 7 shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. If any provision
of this Agreement or any other policy be held invalid or unenforceable,
that portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly
as possible to reflect the original intention of the parties and the remaining
portions will continue in full force and effect. The failure of WhistlerClassifieds.com
to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state or province
of domicile of WhistlerClassifieds.com, excluding its conflict of laws
rules, and you and WhistlerClassifieds.com each submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of that state or province. This Agreement is
personal to you and you may not assign your rights or obligations there
under to anyone. All logos, brand names, products, trademarks and service
marks appearing herein may be the trademarks or service marks of their
respective owners. References to any trademark, service mark and links
to or from WhistlerClassifieds.com have been done strictly for clarification
and identification and does not constitute endorsement by WhistlerClassifieds.com
of the products, services or information offered by the owner of such
trademark, service mark or link or endorsement of WhistlerClassifieds.com
by such trademark, service mark or link owner.