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| The first thing you will need to do is register with our site. Below you will find all of the documents you will need to read and agree to. After you have read the documents, please check each box to confirm that you understand and agree. Next, register your personal information and select the membership level you are comfortable with. After you submit this information, you will be taken to a confirmation screen. Your total cost will be displayed and you will be prompted to enter your payment information. After you submit this information, you will brought to "your account" page. All the details of your membership are on this page. You are now ready to build your biography!
| | | STEP 1 – Agreement to What Law Will Apply: PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT NOTICE – PLEASE READ
WHEN YOU CLICK THE “I ACCEPT” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DOCUMENT, YOU, THE BUYER, ARE CLAIMING THAT YOU HAVE READ, ACCEPTED, AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT IS A CONTRACT. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT YOU RECEIVE CERTAIN RIGHTS DUE YOU FROM THE SELLER AND YOU, IN TURN, GIVE THE SELLER CERTAIN RIGHTS THAT AFFECT YOU. THIS CONTRACT ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS THAT DELINEATE AND RESTRICT YOUR RIGHTS ABOUT REFUND AND WARRANTY AND THAT LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF SELLER.
YOU MUST ACCEPT THESE TERMS OR THE SELLER WILL NOT TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH YOU OR SELL A PRODUCT, SERVICE OR MEMBERSHIP TO YOU AND YOU WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A CUSTOMER.
YOUR PLEDGE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF THIS CONTRACT AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIMITATIONS EMBODIED IN IT, IS A MATERIAL PART OF THE LEGAL CONSIDERATION THAT THE SELLER REQUIRES FROM YOU AS A CONDITION OF SALE.
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AND DISCLAIMER. The parties to this agreement are the website or its owners, hereafter referred to as “seller,” and you, the prospective purchaser, hereafter referred to as “buyer”. Persons or entities who are not participants in this contract but who have an indirect relationship, such as a supplier, joint venture partner, membership organization, or sales affiliate, are herein described as “third party” or “third parties”. The recipient of the product herein sold, where said product is ordered by and paid for by someone other than the recipient, is classified herein as if that recipient were the ordering buyer with the same rights, duties, and obligations as the buyer, but may also be referred to herein as “recipient”.
SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT. The subject matter of this agreement is a product, service, or membership described in promotional or sales materials on this website and/or in an email referencing this website, and said website and/or email and its contents are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and constitute a complete description of the product, service or membership that is the subject matter of this Purchase Agreement. This bundle of offerings, including additional items promoted on the order page, shall, together, be termed “product” throughout this agreement but the work “product” shall mean all elements offered in the sale, whether digital, dimensional, or other license or right, and include all sales or promotional materials.
PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. Buyer understands and agrees that all services provided by seller shall be prepaid by buyer pursuant to the pricing information displayed on website at the time buyer contracts with seller. Such pricing information is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part of the within Purchase Agreement. Buyer understands that seller will render service only for those time periods for which buyer has prepaid all appropriate fees.
Buyer understands that buyer is responsible for making payment prior to each time period and, if payment is not received in time, buyer’s service will be suspended and a reconnection fee will be charged to recommence service. In order to avoid a suspension of service buyer is advised to verify payment has been made or authorized no less than five days prior to the expiration of buyer’s present time period.
Buyer understands that all payments to seller must be made by credit card authorization. Buyer understands and agrees that seller may charge buyer’s designated credit card for any appropriate set-up fees and monthly service fees. Once buyer has begun monthly service, seller shall charge the fees for the following month approximately three (3) business days prior to the expiration of buyer’s prepaid service. If buyer wishes to discontinue service at any time, buyer must notify seller, in writing, of such desire to terminate service and such writing must be received by seller at least five (5) business days prior to the next time period in order to avoid additional charges.
Buyer reserves the right to adjust fees that are charged for services at any time without notice to seller, however, such changes in fees will not affect any prepaid amounts. Buyer will have the option to accept the new rate and continue services or terminate service at the end of the prepaid service period.
REFUND POLICY. Buyer understands that once buyer’s information has been put into website by buyer, there will be no refunds of any prepaid fees. Buyer understands that service is provided on a month-to-month basis and if buyer uses any portion of a month, buyer will not be entitled to a refund for the service fees for that month, or any portion thereof. Further, if buyer does not give sufficient notice of buyer’s desire to terminate service, as outlined above, buyer is not entitled to a refund for any fees charged to buyer’s credit card for such time period.
Buyer understands and confirms that prior to purchasing product and/or service from seller, buyer has full access to view all public areas of the website. Once buyer has set up an account and agreed to the within Purchase Agreement, buyer has given complete and final acceptance of the product, service or membership with no further right of redress or refund for any reason due the buyer.
FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT, SERVICE OR MEMBERSHIP. Buyer warrants an understanding that the product, service or membership may actually be comprised of different elements. For example, a digital or “e-book” may also come in CD or printed format, and that the digital product may also be part of a service or a membership. Additionally, the product, service or membership may come with the right to sub-license or re-sell the product. However, unless specified in the sales and promotional materials and unless all conditions are met, buyer has no license, permission or right to duplicate or sell this product in any form or to sell it or distribute it whether for profit or not to any person for any reason.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYER. The buyer must pay the full consideration for this product that the seller requires as the total price of the product or service. This consideration includes not only the purchase price, but also other obligations that the buyer accepts as well as potential rights the buyer agrees to forego. By accepting this Purchase Agreement, buyer agrees to receive continuing follow-up contact from seller including email, mail, newsletters, product updates, product recall notices, product improvements, telephone calls from the seller and/or telemarketing organizations and/or pollsters for the purpose of solicitation related to the instant product or any other product or service. Buyer agrees to post-sale contact from joint venture partners of the seller or from others who have a commercial relationship with the seller. Buyer agrees that all personal information about the buyer or his/her buying habits and preferences, including address and phone number, may be placed in a general database and agrees that this information may be shared, rented or sold to third parties. However, buyer shall at all times be fully empowered to sever contact with seller by notification using the “unsubscribe” link in solicitations. Moreover, the buyer retains the right to refuse specific contact with some third party solicitors and maintain it with others. Buyer retains the right to have his/her name removed from a general solicitation database.
The buyer’s agreement to accept solicitation and contact may be reduced, enhanced, limited or terminated by notification to anyone contacting buyer. The burden is on the buyer to prove that such communication was made to and received by the person making contact. Buyer agrees that seller is not liable for communications made to buyer by parties unrelated to this purchase even though referred by seller. Buyer accepts full responsibility for limiting unsolicited contact and buyer understands that he/she retains all rights to directly restrict communication or solicitation from any party including seller.
Buyer agrees to allow seller to collect, store, and use for marketing purposes all information collected from, provided by or otherwise ascertained by electronic means from buyer. The buyer, specifically, and as part of the consideration paid for this product, waives all right to access, retrieve, or control such information except that buyer retains the right to restrict contact as described previously.
Buyer understands that cookies will be placed on his/her hard drive that will provide information to seller and which are necessary for delivering an e-product and which will be able to determine if you retain the right to access the product. Buyer understands that these cookies or other computer codes will reside on the hard drive and will communicate at times with the seller’s computer and thereby transmit and receive information.
Buyers living in locations that require custom duties and/or VAT taxes to be collected understand that, unless custom duties are collected at the point of sale by the seller, buyer remains responsible for payment of custom duties and taxes at the time the product is received. If it should happen that the seller’s courier or freight account is charged for custom duties and tax, instead of the buyer paying referenced charges, the buyer hereby authorizes the seller to bill the buyer’s credit card for said charges or for the return of goods if they are refused at the point of destination.
Buyer agrees that is he/she uses trickery to receive more than one refund, or if he/she causes a fraudulent dispute claim that results in a chargeback against the seller’s account, the seller is authorized to re-charge the buyer’s credit card that was used for the original purchase. Buyer agrees to, in addition to actual damages, liquidated damages of an amount equivalent to U.S. $10,000 for every separate fraudulent action buyer commits.
GUARANTEE AND WARRANTY. This product is sold “as is” without warranty or guarantee of any kind, either express or implied, including no warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The seller warrants and guarantees absolutely nothing. There is no “warranty period”.
However, in the event that buyer claims that the product is defective, the sole remedy to buyer is to accept a replacement product, if possible, or refund for the last month’s service. Seller is under no obligation, for any reason, to do anything more than refund the last month’s service fee.
If buyer is purchasing, through this website, a product, including membership, that is to be provided by a third party, buyer must look to the third party for additional warranties or guarantees, and understands that the warranties available through this website, if any are offered or construed, are extremely limited, restrictive, and short.
Buyer will use its best effort to maintain and operate the website, however, buyer cannot and does not guarantee that seller will be provided with perfect and/or uninterrupted services. Seller understands that a certain level of technical problems with the website is normal and to be expected despite buyer’s best efforts to minimize such interruptions of service. Buyer will make reasonable efforts to correct any problems and service interruptions within a reasonable time period once seller discovers problems. Buyer understands that it is buyer’s responsibility to report technical problems as soon as possible to seller.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK. Buyer agrees to accept all risk associated with the use of this product, including but not limited to, the use of the product personally or in business, all taxes and regulations applicable to this product or service, all legal compliance issues related to this product or service. Buyer warrants an understanding that seller is disclaiming all liability from harm of any kind or nature caused directly or indirectly from this product. Buyer agrees, as part of the consideration required to purchase this product, to carefully review this product prior to entering into the within Purchase Agreement with seller.
Buyer specifically understands and agrees that adoption, in general, involves a high amount of risk to buyer. Buyer understands and agrees that seller does not make any representations or guarantees regarding buyer’s adoption success through seller’s website.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMER. Buyer warrants an understanding, as required consideration, that the seller of this product disclaims all liability for the product or damages resulting from use or installation or reliance upon this product for any reason. Buyer alone accepts full responsibility for allowing others to use this product. Buyer understands that seller disclaims liability for any information contained in sales or promotional materials or the product itself that is unintentionally misleading or incorrect that might cause damage to buyer. Further, buyer specifically releases seller from any and all liability or responsibility relating to any unsuccessful adoption plans, any type of adoption scam, fraud or misrepresentation, and any damages whatsoever that may occur to buyer through their participation in seller’s website.
Buyer expressly waives any and all claims for consequential, speculative, and unforeseeable damages resulting from the purchase or use of this product or from subsequent contact with seller or third parties.
Buyer expressly agrees that no matter what may happen because of his/her purchase of this product, or no matter what damage may be allegedly or actually caused by the use of this product, or no matter the harm or damage that may result directly or indirectly from the purchase of this product, for any reason whatsoever, that the absolute maximum extent of seller’s liability shall be an amount no greater than the purchase price of the product.
Buyer agrees and understands that seller, specifically but not exclusively, disclaims liability for all damage to buyer’s person or business by using this product, including harm to buyer’s computer hardware or software from worms, viruses, or other defects in the product or computer codes that cause harm. Seller disclaims liability for buyer’s interaction with third party soliciting agents who were provided “leads” by the seller. Seller disclaims liability for buyer’s interactions with advertisers on the website. Seller disclaims liability for buyer’s interaction with other visitors or members of the website.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FROM ERRONEOUS PRODUCT CONTENT. Buyer agrees that the seller’s total liability, even for erroneous product content that causes damage to the buyer, shall be limited to the purchase price paid for the product.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FROM HARM CAUSED BY THE PRODUCT. Buyer agrees that seller’s total liability, even from harm caused to buyer or to others from use of the product, shall be limited to the purchase price paid for the product.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FROM ALL OTHER INJURIES OF ANY KIND. Buyer agrees that the seller’s total liability, for any other injury, harm, or tort of any kind, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, shall be limited to the purchase price paid for the product.
LIMITATION ON THE LIABILITY LIMITATION. Buyer understands that some states do not allow limitation of liability.
SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS AS TO ‘RESULTS CLAIMS’. If claims about results from using this product are made, such claims are true for the persons who made the claims, including claims made by the seller about its own experience with the product. However, buyer understands that he/she cannot rely on these statements as being indicative of buyer’s own success with this product and that many factors will affect buyer’s possible success.
Where this disclaimer and claims made in sales and promotional materials or the products are in conflict, this Purchase Agreement shall be controlling except, and unless, the seller deliberately misled the buyer or if such construction would cause material inequity. The sole burden is on the buyer to substantiate any deliberate deception. Buyer accepts the obligation to reimburse seller for all court costs, investigation costs, attorney fees, and all litigation-related costs in the event buyer brings suit against seller and does not prevail in court or at arbitration.
PRIVACY POLICY ACCEPTED. Buyer expressly accepts the terms of the Privacy Policy of seller’s website.
TERMS OF USE ACCEPTED. Buyer expressly accepts the Terms of Use of the Seller’s website.
RIGHT TO PUBLISH SUBMISSIONS. Buyer agrees that seller may publish for commercial purposes the full or partial content of any and all communication with Buyer at the seller’s sole discretion.
INDEMNIFICATION. Buyer agrees to indemnify seller for any and all damage that Buyer causes by using the product or information contained on this website that results in a damage award against seller.
RIGHT TO STOP SELLING OR SERVICING PRODUCT OR MEMBERSHIP. Buyer agrees that seller has the right to discontinue the product, the service, or buyer’s membership at any time without notice. Buyer understands that seller may discontinue affiliate programs under the terms of the affiliate program. Buyer understands that seller may discontinue customer service on a product or service at any time without notice.
NOTE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS. You are entering into a contract that may modify, restrict, or eliminate rights you may have under the California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (OPPA). Under the Privacy Policy and this Purchase Agreement you waive any right to view or modify the content of our database. You waive any right to force this business or website to divulge when or to whom your information may have been provided to third parties. In the event the website elects, at its sole discretion, to release information to you, you must clearly identify yourself to the website as the named customer who has previously purchased from the website. We are doing this to protect information being inadvertently provided to fake customers who may have intentions to harm the real customer. The required identifying information may include credit card information, social security numbers, notarized copies of state-issued identification, or other identification sufficient to allow our counsel to feel comfortable about releasing information – in the event we elect to divulge it at all. Additionally, this purchase agreement, as part of the consideration required to purchase from this website, requires that you agree to use the American Arbitration Association exclusively in any claim arising from the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, or Purchase Agreement, and not the Courts of the State of California. Buyer also agrees, as part of the required consideration, that any cause of action is presumed to have arisen in the city and county of this business or website, not in the State of California, unless the website is located there, and not in the jurisdiction where the customer resides.
ARBITRATION. As part of the consideration that sellers require, buyer agrees to use binding arbitration for any claim, dispute, or controversy (“claim”) of any kind (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this purchase, this product or service, including solicitation issues, privacy issues, and terms of use issues.
Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association that are in effect on the date a dispute is submitted to the American Arbitration Association. Information about the American Arbitration Association, its rules, and its forms are available from the American Arbitration Association, 335 Madison Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10017-4605. Hearing will take place in the city or county of seller.
In no case shall buyer have the right to go to court or have a jury trial. Buyer will not have the right to engage in pre-trial discovery except as provided in the rules; you will not have the right to participate as a representative or member of any class of claimants pertaining to any claim subject to arbitration; the arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding with limited rights of appeal.
The prevailing party shall be reimbursed by the other party for any and all costs associated with the dispute arbitration, including attorney fees, collection fees, investigation fees, and travel expenses.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE. If any matter concerning this purchase shall be brought before a court of law, pre- or post-arbitration, buyer agrees that the sole and proper jurisdiction to be the state and city declared in the contact information of the web owner unless otherwise here specified. In the event that litigation is in a federal court, the proper court shall be the closest federal court to the seller’s address.
APPLICABLE LAW. Buyer agrees that the applicable law to be applied shall, in all cases, be that of the state of the seller.
NOTICE. Buyer herewith agrees to receive Notice of Changes, Litigation, Service of Process, Cancellation, Termination, and Modification of service or product at the email address provided to seller on the ordering page. Further, buyer agrees that the right to contact buyer concerning legal notice shall not be terminated by previously submitted “unsubscribe” notices and specifically agrees that any notification to cease contact shall not be binding upon the seller in regards to Notice of Change, Litigation, Service of Process, Cancellation of Product or Service or Membership or Subscription, Termination of a program, product or website, or Modification of the terms of service or product. Additionally, the buyer grants seller irrevocable right to contact him/her via mail or telephone concerning any of these issues irrespective of other rights the buyer has to sever contact with seller.
COSTS. The prevailing party to any arbitration or litigation will be entitled to collect attorney fees and all other costs of the arbitration or litigation, including filing fees, investigation fees, collection fees, and travel expenses from the other party.
MODIFICATION. This Purchase Agreement cannot be modified in any manner between seller and this buyer unless modifications are made in writing signed by both parties. However, seller may modify this Purchase Agreement at any time for other buyers without notice to you.
ENFORCEABILITY OF PROVISIONS. In the event that some provisions, terms, conditions of the Purchase Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions that are enforceable shall control. Additionally, buyer and seller agree that, if any provision is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the arbitrating panel will construe such provision to the maximum extent that it might be found to be valid or enforceable.
WAIVER OF BREACH. Seller’s waiver (failure to enforce) any term of this agreement shall not be construed as a modification or an amendment to this agreement or constitute a waiver of other breaches.
FINAL ACCEPTANCE. By taking the affirmative step of clicking the “I Accept” button, or checking an Acceptance box and the purchasing of a product, service or membership, you, the buyer, attest that you have fully read, understand, and accept the terms of this Purchase Agreement contract and warrant to seller that said affirmative digital acceptance shall be deemed to be the same as if you had affixed your signature to this Purchase Agreement contract. | | STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
Buyer (hereinafter referred to as “Adopting Parent”) hereby agrees and understands that the following conditions must be met and rules complied with in order for Adopting Parent to post information on seller’s website as prospective adoptive parents: - Adoptive parent must be a legal resident in his/her state and country.
- Adoptive parent must have a valid approved homestudy by an agency or social worker authorized to do homestudies as mandated by the laws in adoptive parent’s place of residence. A letter from the agency or social worker, verifying adoptive parent’s completion of an approved home study, must be submitted to website.
- Adoptive parent must be over the age of 18 years of age.
- Adoptive parent must comply with all pre-adoption legal requirements as mandated by the laws in adoptive parent’s place of residence. A letter from adoptive parent’s agency or attorney is required, verifying such compliance.
- Adoptive parent understands that all information, photos, artwork or other material submitted by adoptive parent as information regarding adoptive parent must be adoptive parent’s own original work product or adoptive parent’s property. Adoptive parent shall hold website harmless from any claims of copyright infringement, plagiarism, or unlawful use of another’s property.
- Adoptive parent understands that website is not a licensed adoption agency or adoption attorney and does not provide adoptive parents with any type of legal, adoption or counseling services.
- Adoptive parent confirms that he/she has received counseling and advice regarding the legal, financial, and emotional risks involved in adoption matters and is aware of all possible risk factors in adoption.
- Adoptive parent confirms that he/she is working with an adoption agency and/or adoption attorney to oversee all involvement and actions with any potential birth parents.
- Adoptive parent confirms that he/she understands that they should not, under any circumstances, pay any sums of money to or on behalf of a birthparent without first being advised by their adoption attorney and/or adoption agency and receiving authorization to do so.
- Adoptive parent understands that all material (both written and photos) must be approved by website. Website, at its sole discretion, retains the right to refuse publication of any content and/or photos that it considers objectionable. Such objectionable content shall include, but is not limited to, information for commercial purposes, information regarding competing websites, and offensive or inappropriate photos and/or written material. Website has the right to immediately suspend service and publication of any objectionable material and adoptive parent will not be entitled to a refund of any prepaid services.
- If website determines that adoptive parent’s material is objectionable, adoptive parents will be notified and given a time period within which to correct the problem. The changed material will also be subject to website’s approval.
- Adoptive parent shall immediately notify website if his/her qualifications to adopt cease or change in any manner. Adoptive parent’s failure to do so shall constitute a material breach of this agreement and shall warrant website’s immediate termination of service without any right of refund to adoptive parent.
- Adoptive parent understands and agree that it is their sole responsibility to assure that their adoption is handled in a legal and ethical manner. Adoptive parent accepts all responsibility and liability for their adoption, both legally and ethically, and shall hold website harmless from any damages, claims, losses or causes of action that may arise from adoptive parent’s involvement with website.
- Adoptive parent understands that website will not be involved in or responsible for their communications and/or interactions with potential birthparents in any way. Website will not facilitate connections between adoptive parent and birth parents.
- Adoptive parent understands that website will not be responsible for any lost or damaged photographs, artwork, or other material submitted to website and that such photographs, artwork or other material will not be returned to adoptive parent. Website advises adoptive parent to send only replaceable copies to website, not originals.
- When adoptive parent is matched with a birth mom and/or when an adoptable child is placed in their home, adoptive parent agrees to notify website by email, identifying themselves and providing details regarding the match/adoption. Adoptive parent agrees to allow website to publish this information as a “success story”. Website will honor adoptive parent’s request to use non-identifying information about their adoption.
- Adoptive parent understands that the information (both written and photos) they put in their “birthmother letter” will be made public on the internet. Adoptive parent understands that this information will be available worldwide and agree to assume full responsibility for any and all results of this publicity.
- Adoptive parent agrees that they will not publish, display, link or copy the content of their birthmother letter, or any portion thereof, on or to any other internet location without the express written permission of website.
- In addition to the foregoing, website may add additional criteria at any time without notice if, in website’s sole discretion, it is necessary to maintain the integrity of the website.
TERMS OF USE
THIS IS IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ
THIS WEBSITE REQUIRES CONSIDERATION FOR AND AS A CONDITION OF ALLOWING YOU ACCESS.
READING AND ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF USE AND READING AND ACCEPTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVACY POLICY OF THIS WEBSITE ARE REQUIRED CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE WEBSITE GRANTING YOU THE RIGHT TO VISIT, READ OR INTERACT WITH IT.
ALL PERSONS ARE DENIED ACCESS TO THIS SITE UNLESS THEY READ AND ACCEPT THE TERMS OF USE AND THE PRIVACY POLICY.
BY VIEWING, VISITING, USING OR INTERACTING WITH THIS WEBSITE OR WITH ANY BANNER, POP-UP, OR ADVERTISING THAT APPEARS ON IT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TERMS OF USE POLICY AND THE PRIVACY POLICY OF THIS WEBSITE.
ALL PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS ARE DENIED ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR YOU TO VISIT, READ, OR INTERACT WITH THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER. THIS WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY DENIES ACCESS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS COVERED BY THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA0 OF 1998).
THIS WEBSITE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DENY ACCESS TO ANY PERSON OR VIEWER FOR ANY REASON. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH YOU ACCEPT AS A CONDITION FOR VIEWING, THE WEBSITE IS ALLOWED TO COLLECT AND STORE DATA AND INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXCLUSION AND FOR MANY OTHER USES.
THE TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME. VISITORS HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE DUTY, AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR PERMISSION TO VIEW THIS WEBSITE, TO KEEP THEMSELVES INFORMED OF CHANGES.
Parties to the Terms of Use Agreement: Visitors, viewers, users, subscribers, members, affiliates, or customers, collectively referred to herein as “visitors,” are parties to this agreement. The website and its owners and/or operators are parties to this agreement, herein referred to as “website.” Use of Information from this Website: Unless you have entered into an express written contract with this website to the contrary, visitors, viewers, subscribers, members, affiliates, or customers have no right to use this information in a commercial or public setting; they have no right to broadcast it, copy it, save it, print it, sell it, or publish any portions of the content of this website. By viewing the contents of this website you agree to this condition of viewing and you acknowledge that any unauthorized use is unlawful and may subject you to civil or criminal penalties. Again, visitor has no rights whatsoever to use the content of, or portions thereof, including its databases, invisible pages, linked pages, underlying code, or other intellectual property the site may contain, for any reason or any use whatsoever. Nothing. Visitor agrees to liquidated damages in the amount of U.S. $100,000.00 in addition to costs and actual damages for breach of this provision. Visitor warrants that he or she understands that accepting this provision is a condition of viewing and that viewing constitutes acceptance. Ownership of Website or Right to Use, Sell, or Publish Contents of this Website: The website and its contents are owned or licensed by the website. Material contained on the website must be presumed to be proprietary and copyrighted. Visitors have no rights whatsoever in the site content. Use of website content for any reason is unlawful unless it is done with express contract or permission of the website. Hyperlinking to Site, Co-Branding, “Framing” and Referencing Site Prohibited: Unless expressly authorized by website, no one may hyperlink this site, or portions thereof, (including, but not limited to, logotypes, trademarks, branding or copyrighted material) to theirs for any reason. Further, you are not allowed to reference the url (website address) of this website in any commercial or non-commercial media without express permission, nor are you allowed to “frame” the site. You specifically agree to cooperate with the website to remove or de-activate any such activities and be liable for all damages. You hereby agree to liquidated damages of U.S. $100,000.00 plus costs and actual damages for violating this provision. Disclaimer for Contents of Site: The website disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy of the content of this website. Visitors assume all the risk of viewing, reading, using, or relying upon this information. Unless you have otherwise formed an express contract to the contrary with the website, you have no right to rely on any information contained herein as accurate. The website makes no such warranty. Further, visitor does hereby release, indemnify and hold harmless website (including all of its owners, managers, agents, employees and assigns) from any and all damages, claims, losses or causes of action that may in any way arise out of visitor’s interaction with website. Disclaimer for Harm Caused to Your Computer or Software from Interacting with this Website or Its Contents. Visitor Assumes All Risk of Viruses, Worms, or Other Corrupting Factors: The website assumes no responsibility for damage to computers or software of the visitor or any person the visitor subsequently communicates with from corrupting code or data that is inadvertently passed to the visitor’s computer. Again, visitor views and interacts with this site, or banners or pop-ups or advertising displayed thereon, at his or her own risk. Disclaimer for Harm Caused by Downloads: Visitor downloads information from this site at his/her own risk. Website makes no warranty that downloads are free of corrupting computer codes, including, but not limited to, viruses and worms. Disclaimer for Possible Risks Involved in Adoption: Visitor understands that all adoptions involve a certain amount of financial and emotional risk. Visitor shall obtain counseling from a qualified adoption agency or adoption attorney regarding all aspects of adoption prior to using any services offered by website. Visitor shall hold website harmless from any and all damages that may occur, financial and/or emotional, due to visitor’s use of website. Website shall have no responsibility or liability relating to the accuracy, veracity, and legality of any information posted and/or exchanged on website by any individuals, agencies, attorneys, birthmothers, adoptive families, or any other persons whatsoever. Limitation of Liability: By viewing, using, or interacting in any manner with this site, including banners, advertising, or pop-ups, downloads, and as a condition of the website to allow his/her lawful viewing, visitor forever waives all right to claims of damage of any and all description based on any causal factor resulting in any possible harm, no matter how heinous or extensive, whether physical or emotional, foreseeable or unforeseeable, whether personal or business in nature. Indemnification: Visitor agrees that in the event he causes damage, which the website is required to pay for, the visitor, as a condition of viewing, promises to reimburse the website for all damages. Submissions: Visitor agrees as a condition of viewing, that any communication between visitor and website is deemed a submission. All submissions, including portions thereof, graphics contained therein, or any of the content of the submission, shall become the exclusive property of the website and may be used, without further permission, for commercial use without additional consideration of any kind. Visitor agrees to only communicate that information to the website which it wishes to forever allow the website to use in any manner as it sees fit. “Submissions” is also a provision of the Privacy Policy of website. Notice: No additional notice of any kind for any reason is due visitor and visitor expressly warrants an understanding that the right to notice is waived as a condition for permission to view or interact with the website. Use of Website for Adoption Purposes: Visitor understands that website is not an adoption agency of any kind. No content in website shall be construed to offer any type of legal advice of any type, adoption advice or adoption counseling of any kind and visitor agrees that he/she will retain competent legal counsel for all legal assistance while working with website. Publication of Customer’s Information: Visitor understands that he/she may be allowed to become a customer and publish certain information about his/her family on website if the following criteria are met: - Visitor must have a valid, approved homestudy prepared by a licensed adoption agency or other person qualified and permitted to do a homestudy under visitor’s state and/or country laws. Visitor will be required to submit verification of such homestudy to website prior to being allowed to publish their information.
- Visitor must be a legal resident of the city, state, country of their present location.
- Visitor must agree to the Purchase Agreement of this website and pay all fees required for the purchase of services.
- Visitor must satisfy all pre-adoption requirements of their state and/or country and submit verification from an attorney or licensed adoption agency that all pre-adoption requirements have been satisfied.
- Visitor agrees that all information posted on website shall be truthful and accurate and visitor shall update any changes in such information within forty-eight (48) hours of such change.
- Visitor shall publish only original content of visitor’s creation and shall not copy the content of any other customer in any way. Visitor shall hold website harmless for any cause of action that may arise over visitor’s non-compliance with this provision.
- Visitor shall publish only photos and/or artwork that belong to visitor or are used with the express consent of the owner of such photos or artwork. By posting photos and/or artwork visitor warrants that he/she is either the owner or is using same with the express consent of the owner and shall hold website harmless from any liability for visitor’s use of such photos and/or artwork.
- All content published by visitor must be in English and is subject to approval by website. Website may refuse to publish any content that website, in its sole discretion, finds inappropriate, illegal, unethical, or in any way contrary to the goals of website. If website deems visitor’s content unacceptable, visitor will be given notice and a reasonable time to correct such content; however, the final decision as to whether or not content is acceptable lies solely and completely with website.
Additional Requirements May be Added: In addition to the foregoing, website may add additional requirements at any time and without notice. No Guarantees as to Success of Adoption Efforts: Visitor understands that there are no guarantees by website that their efforts to adopt will be successful or that they will be reviewed by potential birthmothers. For obvious reasons, website cannot control or influence the actions of others and makes no representations that visitors will be reviewed or chosen by any potential birthmothers. No Representations Regarding Birthmothers: Visitor understands that all interactions with potential birthmothers involve a certain amount of risk. Website makes no representations that any birthmother, or person posing as a birthmother, is honest, trustworthy, pregnant, sincere, or that the information obtained from such person is reliable. Visitor agrees that he/she will obtain competent adoption professional counsel to oversee all of visitor’s communications and dealings with any possible birthmother situations. Visitor understands that website does not give such counsel and nothing on website shall be construed to be adoption advice and/or counsel. Further, visitor hereby releases website from any and all liability or responsibility for any failed adoption plans and for any fraud or scams committed by any persons through this website. Disputes: As part of the consideration that website requires for viewing, using, or interacting with this website, visitor agrees to use binding arbitration for any claim, dispute, or controversy (“claim”) of any kind (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this purchase, this product or service, including solicitation issues, privacy issues, and terms of use issues. Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association which are in effect on the date a dispute is submitted to the American Arbitration Association. Information about the American Arbitration Association, its rules, and its forms are available from the American Arbitration Association, 335 Madison Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10017-4605. Hearings will take place in the city or county of the seller or nearest available location. In no case shall the viewer, visitor, member, subscriber or customer have the right to go to court or have a jury trial. Viewer, visitor, member, subscriber or customer will not have the right to engage in pre-trial discovery except as provided in the rules; you will not have the right to participate as a representative or member of any class of claimants pertaining to any claim subject to arbitration; the arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding with limited rights of appeal. The prevailing party shall be reimbursed by the other party for any and all costs associated with the dispute arbitration, including attorney fees, collection fees, investigation fees, travel expenses. Jurisdiction and Venue: If any matter concerning this purchase shall be brought before a court of law, pre- or post-arbitration, viewer, visitor, member, subscriber or customer agrees that the sole and proper jurisdiction shall be the state and city declared in the contact information of the web manager unless otherwise here specified. In the event that litigation is in a federal court, the proper court shall be the closest federal court to the seller’s address. Applicable Law: Viewer, visitor, member, subscriber or customer agrees that the applicable law to be applied shall, in all cases, be that of the state of seller, i.e. Texas. Copyright and License: This “Terms of Use” is copyrighted by Triad Adoptions L.L.C. and is fully licensed for use by this website. Severability: If any portion of the within Terms of Use is ever deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, visitor agrees that such invalid or unenforceable section shall be removed and that the remaining sections of this Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect to the extent legally allowable. |
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