TEAMPAGES.COM TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT - JANUARY 18, 2007
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS,
REMEDIES AND OBLIGATIONS. THESE INCLUDE VARIOUS LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS, AND A DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE THAT
GOVERNS HOW DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU SHOULD LEAVE THE SITE
IMMEDIATELY AND DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
Welcome to TeamPages, an online social network and utility for amateur sport teams, athletes, coaches, and fans.
The TeamPages service and network (collectively, "TeamPages" or "the Service") are operated by TeamPages Inc. and
its corporate affiliates (collectively, "us", "we" or "the Company"). By accessing or using our web site at
www.TeamPagesOnline.com (the "Site") to simply browse the Site or as a registered member of TeamPages you (or the
"User") signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms of Use" or
"Agreement"). If you wish to become a registered member, communicate with other members and make use of the Service,
you must read this Agreement and indicate your acceptance during the registration process.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at
any time without further notice. If we do this, we will post the changes to these Terms of Use on this page and will
indicate at the top of this page the date these terms were last revised. Your continued use of the Service or the
Site after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. If you do not agree to abide by
these or any future Terms of Use, do not use or access (or continue to use or access) the Service or the Site. It is
your responsibility to regularly check the Site to determine if there have been changes to these Terms of Use and to
review such changes.
Eligibility for Membership
Use of and membership in the Service is void where prohibited. This Site is intended solely for Users who are
thirteen (13) years of age or older, and any registration by, use of or access to the Site by anyone under 13 is
unauthorized, unlicensed and in violation of these Terms of Use. By using the Service or the Site, you represent
and warrant that (a) all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate and will continue to be so;
(b) you are 13 or older; (c) your use of the Service does not violate any applicable law or regulation; and (d) you
agree to and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company may terminate your
membership, delete your profile and any content or information that you have posted on the Site and/or prohibit you
from using or accessing the Service or the Site (or any portion, aspect or feature of the Service or the Site) for
any reason, at any time in its sole discretion, with or without notice, including without limitation if it believes
that you are under 13 years of age.
Service Fees
You acknowledge that TeamPages reserves the right to charge for the Service and to change its fees from time to time
in its discretion. If TeamPages terminates your membership because you have breached the Agreement, you shall not be
entitled to the refund of any unused portion of subscription fees.
Modifications to the Service
The Company reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or
permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that the Company shall not be
liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
Registration Data; Account Security
In consideration of your use of the Site, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about
you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Site ("Registration Data"); (b) maintain the security of
your password and identification; (c) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data, and any other information
you provide to Company, to keep it accurate, current and complete; and (d) be fully responsible for all use of your
account and for any actions that take place using your account.
Non-Commercial Use by Users
The Service is for the personal use of Users only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors
except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by the Company. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the
Service, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Users by electronic or other means for the purpose
of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site is prohibited. Commercial
advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from User profiles without notice
and may result in termination of membership privileges. Appropriate legal action will be taken for any illegal or
unauthorized use of the Service.
Proprietary Rights in Site Content; Limited License
All content on the Site, including but not limited to designs, text, graphics, pictures, video, information, software,
music, sound and other files, and their selection and arrangement (the "Site Content"), are the property of the
Company, its Users or its licensors with all rights reserved. No Site Content may be modified, copied, distributed,
framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in
whole or in part, without the Company's prior written permission, except that the foregoing does not apply to your
own User Content (as defined below) that you legally post on the Site. Provided that you are eligible for use of the
Site, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of
the Site Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep all copyright or other
proprietary notices intact. Except for your own User Content, you may not republish Site Content on any Internet,
Intranet or Extranet site or incorporate the information in any other database or compilation, and any other use of
the Site Content is strictly prohibited. Such license is subject to these Terms of Use and does not include use of
any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods. Any use of the Site or the Site Content
other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of the Company, is strictly
prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein. Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws
including without limitation copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes.
Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Terms of Use shall be construed as conferring any license to
intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable at any time
without notice and with or without cause.
Company Trademarks
TEAMPAGES, TEAMPAGESONLINE, and other Company graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service
names are registered trademarks, trademarks or trade dress of Company in the United States, Canada and/or other
countries. The Company's trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part
of domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion and may
not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Company.
User Code of Conduct
You understand that the Service and the Site are available for your personal, non-commercial use only. You represent,
warrant and agree that: (a) no materials of any kind submitted through your account or otherwise posted or shared by
you through the Service will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark,
privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights; or (b) contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful
material. Additionally, you agree not to use automated scripts to collect information from the Service or the Site or
for any other purpose. You further agree that you may not use the Service or the Site in any unlawful manner or in any
other manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site. In addition, you agree not to use the Service
or the Site to:
- upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make available any content that we deem to be harmful,
threatening, unlawful, defamatory, infringing, abusive, inflammatory, harassing, vulgar, obscene, fraudulent,
invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make available content that exploits people in a
sexual or violent manner, contains nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter or contains a link to an adult
website;
- register for more than one User account, register for a User account on behalf of an individual other than
yourself, or register for a User account on behalf of any group or entity;
- impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent yourself, your age or your
affiliation with any person or entity;
- promote or distribute an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as
providing computer programs or links to them, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files;
- upload, post, transmit, share or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
solicitations, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form
of solicitation;
- harvest, collect, upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make publicly available on the Site any
private information of any third party, including, without limitation, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses,
Social Security and Social Insurance numbers and credit card numbers;
- solicit personal information from anyone under 18 or solicit passwords or personally identifying information
for commercial or unlawful purposes;
- upload, post, transmit, share or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any
other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer
software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make available content that would constitute, encourage or
provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create
liability or violate any local, state, national or international law;
- cover or obscure the banner advertisements on your personal profile page or any TeamPages page;
- sell or otherwise transfer your profile;
- display an advertisement on your profile, or accept payment or anything or value from a third person in exchange
for your performing any commercial activity on or through the Service on behalf of that person, such as placing
commercial content on your profile, posting blogs or bulletins with a commercial purpose or sending private message
with a commercial purpose; and
- upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make available content that, in the sole judgment of
Company, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Site, or
which may expose Company or its Users to any harm or liability of any type.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that the Company may access, preserve, and disclose your account information
and User Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is
reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms of Use; (c) respond to claims that any
User Content violates the rights of third-parties or other claims of abuse; (d) respond to your requests for customer
service; or (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company its Users and the public.
User Responsible for Content Posted on the Site
The Company assumes no responsibility for monitoring the Service for inappropriate User Content or conduct. You are
solely responsible for the photos, profiles, messages, notes, text, information, music, video, advertisements and other
content that you upload, publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on or through the Service or the Site, or transmit
to or share with other Users (collectively the "User Content"). You understand and agree that the Company may, but is
not obligated to, review and delete or remove (without notice) any User Content in its sole discretion, including
without limitation User Content that in the sole judgment of the Company violate this Agreement or which might be
offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of Users or others.
License to User Content
By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual,
non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly
perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for
any purpose on or in connection with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate
into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You may remove your
User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will
automatically expire. This license does not grant the Company the right to sell User Content, nor does the license
grant to the Company the right to distribute the User Content outside of the Service. You represent and warrant that:
(a) you own the User Content posted by you on or through the Service or otherwise have the right to grant the license
set forth in this section, and (b) the posting of your User Content does not violate that publicity rights, copyrights,
contact rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing
by any person by reason of any User Content posted by you on or through the Service.
Access to Share Service
The Company offers a feature whereby Users of the Site can share with others or post to their own member profile,
videos, articles and other Third Party Content from, and/or links to, Third Party Sites through the Service (the
"Share Service"). You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Share Services and all links, User Content or Third
Party Content shared through the Share Service is subject to, and will fully comply with the User conduct rules set
forth above and the other terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use.
Links to Other Websites and Third Party Content
The Site contains (or you may be sent through the Site or the Services) links to other web sites ("Third Party Sites")
as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, software and
other content belonging to or originating from third parties (the "Third Party Content"). Such Third Party Sites and
Third Party Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us,
and we are not responsible for any Third Party Sites accessed through the Site or any Third Party Content posted on
the Site, including without limitation the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability or policies of or
contained in the Third Party Sites or the Third Party Content. Inclusion of or linking to any Third Party Site or any
Third Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Site and access
the Third Party Sites, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern.
You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any site to
which you navigate from the Site.
Copyright Infringement Policy
You may not post, modify, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks or other proprietary
information belonging to others without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
The Company may at its sole discretion limit access to the Site and/or terminate the memberships of any Users who
infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
If you believe that any material on the Site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may send
a written notification of such infringement to our Designated Agent as set forth below:
Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement: Michael Tan
Full Address of Designated Agent to Which Notification Should be Sent: Suite 403, 820 Cook Street, Victoria, BC,
Canada V8V-3Z2
Telephone Number of Designated Agent: (250) 412-2466
Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: (250) 412-2852
E-Mail Address of Designated Agent: copyright@TeamPages.com
To meet the notice requirements under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the notification must be a written
communication that includes the following:
A. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right
that is allegedly infringed;
B. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at
a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
C. Description of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and
that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us
to locate the material;
D. Information sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number
and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
E. A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of
is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
F. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and
under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed.
User Disputes
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other TeamPages Users. We reserve the right, but have no
obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users.
Privacy Policy
User of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. Click
here to view the Site's Privacy Policy, which is
incorporated by reference into this Agreement. By using the Site or the Service, you are consenting to have your
personal data transferred to and processed in the United States and/or Canada.
Company Disclaimers
The Company is not responsible or liable in any manner for any User Content or Third Party Content posted on the
Site or in connection with the Service, whether posted or caused by Users of the Site or by any of the equipment
or programming associated with or utilized in the Site or the Service. Although we provide rules for User conduct
and postings, we do not control and are not responsible for what Users post on the Site and are not responsible
for any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content you may encounter on the
Site or in connection with any User Content or Third Party Content. The Company is not responsible for the conduct,
whether online or offline, of any User of the Site or Service, including without limitation the content, accuracy,
offensiveness, opinions, reliability or policies of or contained in the User Content.
The Site and the Service may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. Company
assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, User communications.
The Company is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer
online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical
problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to
Users or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in
connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will the Company be responsible
for any loss or damage, including any loss or damage to any User Content or personal injury or death, resulting from
anyone's use of the Site or the Service, any User Content or Third Party Content posted on or through the Site or the
Service or transmitted to Users, or any interactions between Users of the Site, whether online or offline. __THE SITE,
THE SERVICE AND THE SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT
PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE. COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT CONTENT
OR MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVERS ARE
FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE USE AND DOWNLOADING OF ANY
SUCH CONTENT OR MATERIALS AND USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES. __Company reserves the
right to change any and all content contained in the Site and any Services offered through the Site at any time
without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark,
manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or
any affiliation therewith, by the Company.
Limitation of Company's Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST
DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY OF THE SITE CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS ON OR ACCESSED
THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF
THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO COMPANY FOR THE SERVICE
DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP, BUT IN NO CASE WILL THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED $500. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
IF NO FEES ARE PAID TO THE COMPANY FOR THE SERVICE, YOU SHALL BE LIMITED TO INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ONLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE
PERMITTED BY LAW, AND SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO DAMAGES OF ANY KIND FROM COMPANY, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES.
IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND
YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction
By visiting or using the Site and/or the Service, you agree that the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the
laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Use
and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and the Company or any of our affiliates. With respect to
any disputes or claims not subject to arbitration (as set forth below), you agree not to commence or prosecute any
action in connection therewith other than in the courts of the Province British Columbia, and you hereby consent to,
and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to, venue and jurisdiction
in the courts of British Columbia.
Arbitration
YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE FORUM AND REMEDY FOR ANY AND ALL DISPUTES AND CLAIMS RELATING IN ANY
WAY TO OR ARISING OUT OF THESE SITE TERMS, THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE (INCLUDING YOUR VISIT TO OR USE OF THE SITE
AND/OR THE SERVICE) SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION, except that the foregoing shall not prevent the Company
from seeking injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, including in the event an User has in any manner
infringed upon or violated or threatened to infringe upon or violate Company's patent, copyright, trademark or
intellectual property rights. __Arbitration under this Agreement shall be conducted under the International Commercial
Arbitration Rules of Procedure of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (the "BCICAC")
(collectively the "Rules"). The appointing authority shall be the BCIAC. The case will be administered by the BCICAC
in accordance with its Rules. The place for an arbitration shall be Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The
arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. __To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, NO ARBITRATION OR CLAIM UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE JOINED TO ANY
OTHER ARBITRATION OR CLAIM, INCLUDING ANY ARBITRATION OR CLAIM INVOLVING ANY OTHER CURRENT OR FORMER USER OF THE
SERVICE, AND NO CLASS ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED. In no event shall any claim, action or proceeding
by you related in any way to the Site and/or the Service (including your visit to or use of the Site and/or the Service)
be instituted more than one (1) year after the cause of action arose.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their directors, officers,
agents, contractors, partners and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages,
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in connection with any User Content, any
Third Party Content you post or share on or through the Site (including without limitation through the Share Service),
your use of the Service or the Site, your conduct in connection with the Service or the Site or with other Users of
the Service or the Site, or any violation of this Agreement or of any law or the rights of any third party.
Submissions
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the
Site or the Service ("Submissions"), provided by you to Company are non-confidential and shall become the sole
property of Company. Company shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be
entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise,
without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
Term
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Service or are a member. The Company may
terminate your membership at any time, without warning. Even after membership is terminated, this Agreement will
remain in effect.
Other
These Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Company regarding the use
of the Site and/or the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and Company relating to your use of
the Site or the Service. The failure of Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use
shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision in that or any other instance. If any provision of this
Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. If any provision
of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be
deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining
provisions.