Terms of Use
1.sac-computer.com
("SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online") is the interactive
online service on the World Wide Web of the Internet, consisting of
information services and content provided by SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc., affiliates of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. and other third
parties.
2.
General.
(A) This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other provisions
applicable to use of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online, including,
but not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth in
paragraph 13 hereof ("Supplemental Terms") governing the
use of certain specific material contained in SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc. Online, sets forth the terms and conditions that
apply to use of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online by each end user
thereof ("End User"). By using SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. Online (other than to read this Agreement for the first time),
End User agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions
hereof. The right to use SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online is
personal to End User and is not transferable to any other person or
entity. End User shall be responsible for protecting the
confidentiality of End User's password(s), if any.
(B) SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any
aspect or feature of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online, including,
but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment
needed for access or use.
3.
Changed Terms.
SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. shall have the right at any time to
change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to End User's
use of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online, or any part thereof, or
to impose new conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees
and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or
deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which
may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on SAC
Computer Solutions, Inc. Online, or by electronic or conventional
mail, or by any other means by which End User obtains notice
thereof. Any use of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online by End User
after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by End
User of such changes, modifications or additions.
4.
Equipment.
End User shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all
telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access
to and use of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online and all charges
related thereto.
5.
End User Conduct.
(A) End User shall use SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online for
lawful purposes only. End User shall not post or transmit through
SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online any material which violates or
infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful,
threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity
rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give
rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which,
without SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. express prior approval,
contains advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or
services. Any conduct by an End User that in SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. discretion restricts or inhibits any other End User from using
or enjoying SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online will not be
permitted. End User shall not use SAC Computer Solutions, Inc.
Online to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation,
including, but not limited to, the solicitation of users of SAC
Computer Solutions, Inc. Online to become users of other on-line
services competitive with SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online.
(B) SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. Online contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other
proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text,
software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire
contents of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online are copyrighted as a
collective work under the United States copyright laws. SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc. owns a copyright in the selection, coordination,
arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the
content original to it. End User may not modify, publish, transmit,
participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in
any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. End User
may download copyrighted material for End User's personal use only.
Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no
copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial
exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the
express permission of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. and the copyright
owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or
publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of
author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be
made. End User acknowledges that it does not acquire any ownership
rights by downloading copyrighted material.
(C) End User shall not
upload, post or otherwise make available on SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. Online any material protected by copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the
copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of
determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests
with End User. End User shall be solely liable for any damage
resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights,
or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting
material to any public area of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online,
End User automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such
material has expressly granted SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. the
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and
license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and
distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to
incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now
known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that
may exist in such material. End User also permits any other End User
to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that End User's
personal use. End User hereby grants SAC Computer Solutions, Inc.
the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made
available on SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online by End User.
(D) The foregoing
provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party
content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to
assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.
6.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
(A) END USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF SAC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS,
INC. ONLINE IS AT END USER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc., ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS
WARRANT THAT SAC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC. ONLINE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE
RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF SAC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS,
INC. ONLINE, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY
INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH SAC COMPUTER
SOLUTIONS, INC. ONLINE.
(B) SAC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS,
INC. ONLINE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN
THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
(C) THIS DISCLAIMER OF
LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF
PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY
IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE
FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION
OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS
BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. END USER
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. IS NOT
LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER
USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE
FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH END USER.
(D) IN NO EVENT WILL SAC
COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC., OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN
CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING SAC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC.
ONLINE OR THE SAC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC. ONLINE SOFTWARE, BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SAC COMPUTER
SOLUTIONS, INC. ONLINE. END USER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON SAC
COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC. ONLINE.
(E) IN ADDITION TO THE
TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE NEITHER, SAC COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC., NOR ITS
AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL BE
LIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION, FOR ANY ERRORS,
INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR UNTIMELINESS OR
UNAUTHENTICITY OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN SAC COMPUTER
SOLUTIONS, INC. ONLINE, OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE
TRANSMISSION THEREOF TO THE END USER, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES
ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED THEREBY. NONE OF THE FOREGOING
PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS OR LOSSES OF ANY
NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
7.
Monitoring.
SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to monitor the content of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc.
Online, including chat rooms and forums, to determine compliance
with this Agreement and any operating rules established by SAC
Computer Solutions, Inc. and to satisfy any law, regulation or
authorized government request. SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. shall
have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or
remove any material submitted to or posted on SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc. Online. Without limiting the foregoing, SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc. shall have the right to remove any material that SAC
Computer Solutions, Inc., in its sole discretion, finds to be in
violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.
8.
Indemnification.
End User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc., its affiliates and their respective directors,
officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and
expenses, including attorneys" fees, arising out of the use of
SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online by End User.
9.
Termination.
Either SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. or End User may terminate this
Agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc. shall have the right to immediately terminate any
passwords or accounts of End User in the event of any conduct by End
User which SAC Computer Solutions, Inc., in its sole discretion,
considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by End
User of this Agreement. The provisions of Sections 5(B), 5(C), 5(D),
6, 8, 10 and this Section 9 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
10.
Trademarks.
EZ Labeler and ezMed Pics are trademarks of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. All rights
reserved. All other trademarks appearing on SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. are the property of their respective owners.
11.
Third Party Content.
SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. is a distributor (and not a publisher)
of content supplied by third parties and End Users. Accordingly, SAC
Computer Solutions, Inc. has no more editorial control over such
content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any
opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information
or content expressed or made available by third parties, including
information providers, End Users or any other user of SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc. Online, are those of the respective author(s) or
distributor(s) and not of SAC Computer Solutions, Inc.. Neither SAC
Computer Solutions, Inc. nor any third-party provider of information
guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content,
nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
(Refer to Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing
limitation of liabilities and disclaimers of warranty.) In many
instances, the content available through SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. Online represents the opinions and judgments of the respective
information provider, End User, or other user not under contract
with SAC Computer Solutions, Inc.. SAC Computer Solutions, Inc.
neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability
of any opinion, advice or statement made on SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. Online by anyone other than authorized SAC Computer Solutions,
Inc. employee spokespersons while acting in their official
capacities. Under no circumstances will SAC Computer Solutions, Inc.
be liable for any loss or damage caused by an End User's reliance on
information obtained through SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online. It
is the responsibility of End User to evaluate the accuracy,
completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or
other content available through SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online.
12.
Miscellaneous.
This Agreement and any
operating rules for SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online established
by SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. constitute the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede
all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with
respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to
its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach
or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding
or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein
are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
13. Supplemental Terms. By accepting this Agreement, End User hereby
agrees and accepts the Required End User Terms and Conditions that
appear as Exhibit A to this Agreement immediately following this
Agreement. EXHIBIT A TO SAC Computer Solutions, Inc. Online End User
AGREEMENT Required End User Terms and Conditions (References to
"Company" in this Schedule A are to SAC Computer
Solutions, Inc. Interactive Company. For purposes of these Required
End User Terms and Conditions, "Company" includes Company,
any affiliated and subsidiary companies of the Company, any
subcontractors and suppliers of the foregoing, including AT&T
Global Communications Services Inc., and the directors, employees,
officers, agents, subcontractors, and suppliers of all of them.
1. End User is solely
responsible for the content of any transmissions using the Services,
or any other use of the Services, by User or by any other person or
entity End User permits to access the Services (each such person,
also a "User"). End User agrees that it and any other User
will not use the Services for illegal purposes, to violate the
rights of any third party, or to interfere with or disturb other
network users, network services, or network equipment. Violations of
the foregoing may result in removal of violative communications
and/or early termination of the Service. Disruptions include, but
are not limited to, distribution of unsolicited advertising or chain
letters, propagation of computer worms and viruses, and using the
network to make unauthorized entry to any other machine accessible
via the network.
2. End User shall limit
access to and use of the Services to its employees (and, in the case
of an End User that is a nonprofit educational institution, to
employees and students), shall not authorize any person to use the
Services other than for End User's business purposes, and shall not
resell or otherwise generate income by providing access to the
Services to any other User.
3. End User shall defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Company (as defined in Paragraph 1.A.)
from and against all liabilities and costs (including reasonable
attorneys" fees) arising from any and all claims by: (a) any
person based upon the content of any transmissions by End User or
any User using the Services or any other use of the Services by End
User or any User: (b) Users in connection with the Services,
regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort,
warranty, or strict liability. However, End User shall have no
obligation to indemnify and defend Company against claims for direct
damages to real or tangible personal property, or for bodily injury
or death, proximately caused by Company's negligence.
4. End User agrees to
comply, and to cause any User to comply, with United States law with
regard to the transmission of technical data that is exported from
the United States using the Services.
5. COMPANY MAKES NO
WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY
SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND COMPANY
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
6. COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO
END USER ON ACCOUNT OF ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO PROVEN DIRECT DAMAGES IN AN AGGREGATE
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) $25,OOO FOR EACH SITE
PROVISIONED FOR SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) THE AMOUNTS
PAID BY END USER FOR SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD
PRECEDING THE INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES, IN NO
EVENT TO EXCEED AN AGGREGATE OF $50,000 IN THE CASE OF (A) OR (B).
HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH 1.G. LIMITS COMPANY'S
LIABILITY FOR DIRECT DAMAGES TO REAL OR TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY,
OR FOR BODILY INJURY OR DEATH, PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY COMPANY'S
NEGLIGENCE.
7. COMPANY SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR INDIRECT INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, RELIANCE OR SPECIAL
DAMAGES OR HARM TO BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR LOST
REVENUES, WHETHER OR NOT COMPANY HAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT USER
MAY SUFFER ARISING OUT OF USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES OR
PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER UNLESS SUCH DAMAGE IS CAUSED INTENTIONAL
ACT OF COMPANY. COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
BY THIRD PARTIES TO END USER'S TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISE
EQUIPMENT OR FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION, THEFT, LOSS
OR DESTRUCTION OF USER'S NETWORK, SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, DATA FILES,
PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES, OR INFORMATION THROUGH ACCIDENT, FRAUDULENT
MEANS OR DEVICES, OR ANY OTHER METHOD. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IN ANY INSTANCE INVOLVING
PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE BY COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO SERVICES OR
PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER, END USER'S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE (A) IN
THE CASE OF SERVICES, REFUND OF A PRO RATA PORTION OF THE PRICE PAID
FOR SERVICES WHICH WERE NOT PROVIDED, OR (B) IN THE CASE OF
PRODUCTS, REPAIR OR RETURN OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT TO COMPANY FOR
REFUND, AT THE OPTION OF COMPANY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN
OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IN THE CASE OF REFUND FOR LOST
SERVICE GREATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS.
8. THESE LIMITATIONS OF
LIABILITY SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT, AND SHALL SURVIVE
FAILURE OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.
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