These terms and
conditions of use are the entire and only agreement between Jarkey.Net and users of this Internet site. This
agreement also governs your use of any games and other content or
information (including the Newsletter made available to you by
Jarkey through this Internet site, any sub-site or any successor
Internet site(s).
PLEASE READ
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
By using this Site, you signify your assent to these Terms and
Conditions of Use, as well as all provisions, disclaimers and
disclosures on this Site. If you do not agree to all of these Terms
and Conditions of Use, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
Jarkey may
revise and update this Agreement at anytime. Your continued use of
the Site will mean you accept those changes.
1.
Permissible and Prohibited Uses.
This Site and the Content are made available to you solely for your
personal entertainment. You may not use the Site for anything other
than a lawful and legitimate purpose. Examples of prohibited uses of
the Site include, but are not limited to, the following: (a)
deceptive and unfair trade practices; (b) placement on the Site of
any untrue, malicious, fraudulent, harassing, offensive or
defamatory material, or any material that is irrelevant to a
legitimate use of the Site; (c) introduction of viruses, worms or
other programming routines that are intended to disrupt or interfere
with the intended operation of the Site; (d) insertion of links to
other sites of whatever character; (e) gambling or the promotion of
any other unlawful activity or purpose, including any activity that
could give rise to criminal or civil liability; (f) unauthorized
alteration of any data or information on the Site: or (g) any
activity that infringes on the copyright, patent, trademark or other
rights of any person or entity. If you engage in a prohibited use of
the Site you may be barred from any future use of the Site. If you
engage in a prohibited use of the Site, You will be liable to Jarkey
for damages it incurs as a result.
2.
Hyperlinks. As you use the Site, you will encounter windows
and hyperlinks that take you to web pages or websites of other
companies with which we may contract, either to make their content
available to you or to enable you to communicate directly with those
companies, or from whom publicly available content is available.
Because Jarkey has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that Jarkey is not responsible for the
availability of such external sites or resources and does not
endorse and is not responsible or liable for any games or other
content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available
from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree
that Jarkey shall not be responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by
or in connection with use of or reliance on any such games or other
content, goods or services available on or through any such site or
resource.
3.
Copyright and Other Proprietary Rights.
You acknowledge and agree that
all right, title and interest in and to the Content contained on the
Site or accessible via this Site, including, without limitation, any
trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, patents or other intellectual
or proprietary rights in or to the Content, belong to Jarkey and its
content providers and suppliers, and you will not assert any claims
to the contrary. You acknowledge that Content may change at any
time, without any obligation on the part of Jarkey to notify you of
such changes. You may not (i) edit, alter, modify or prepare any
derivative works of the Content or any portion thereof, (ii) remove
or alter any credits, notices (including, without limitation,
copyright, trademark and service mark notices), or logos which are
included on the Site, (iii) resell, sublicense or otherwise
transfer, distribute or make available to others all or any portion
of the Content in any form, (iv) reproduce, upload, post, transmit,
download or distribute any part of the Content other than to create
a single electronic copy on your computer’s hard drive or a single
printed copy of portions of the Content for your personal,
non-commercial use, (v) store or archive any portion of the Content,
or (vi) create a database using the Content. You acknowledge and
agree that the Site may contain Content that is provided by third
parties. Jarkey is a distributor and not a publisher with respect
to the Content provided by such third parties, and does not
undertake to, and is not responsible for, reviewing or editing any
such Content. Any third party games, opinions, advice, statements,
services, offers or other information contained in the Content are
those of their respective authors and not of Jarkey.
4. Assumption of Risk; Disclaimer
Of Warranty. You
understand and agree that you assume all risks involved with your
use of our Site and the Content. JARKEY PROVIDES THE SITE AND
ITS CONTENT ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND JARKEY GRANTS NO WARRANTIES TO
YOU (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE
SITE OR THE CONTENT. JARKEY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. JARKEY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE
SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT THE SITE WILL ALWAYS BE
AVAILABLE OR ERROR-FREE, OR WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ANY
DEFECTS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. JARKEY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY
FOR, AND NO WARRANTY IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO, THE AVAILABILITY OF
THE SITE OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
UNAVAILABILITY CAUSED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, OR
ANY OUTAGE OR OTHER INTERRUPTION IN SERVICE.
5. Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT WILL JARKEY BE LIABLE TO (i) ANY USER FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, COST
OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS)
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT,
EVEN IF JARKEY OR ITS AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR TO (ii) ANY PERSON
OTHER THAN THE USER. IN ADDITION, JARKEY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, FOR THE ACTS OR
OMISSIONS OF ANY OTHER USERS, INCLUDING UNAUTHORIZED USERS, OF THE
SITE. JARKEY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO ANY USER OR ANY THIRD
PARTY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO U.S. $500.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR LIMITATIONS UPON
HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR
EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Users may also have other rights
that vary from state to state.
6. Suspension
or Termination of Use of the Site.
Without limiting Jarkey’s other remedies in law or equity, Jarkey
may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely
suspend or terminate your ability to access the Site if (a) you
breach these Terms and Conditions of Use; or (b) Jarkey believes, in
its sole and absolute discretion, that your actions may cause,
result in or carry a risk of legal liability for you, a Site user or
Jarkey.
7. Indemnity.
You agree to indemnify and hold Jarkey and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, directors, agents, employees and their
successors and assigns harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or
arising from or in connection with your use of the Site, use of
Content provided via the Site or breach of these Terms and
Conditions of Use.
8. Legal
Compliance. You shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and
regulations regarding your use of the Site.
9. Privacy.
Please read our
Privacy Policy at, which is incorporated herein by reference.
10.
Newsletter. Jarkey
publishes a monthly electronic mail newsletter (the “Newsletter”)
that is available to all users of the Site. By submitting your
electronic mail address information to Jarkey, you hereby (i) agree
that Jarkey may send you the Newsletter until such time as you
notify Jarkey in writing to terminate your subscription to the
Newsletter by following the unsubscribe directions available from
Jarkey and (ii) certify that all information provided by you is true
and correct and you will abide by all laws, rules and regulations
applicable to your use of the Newsletter and the Site. Jarkey may
terminate your subscription to the Newsletter at any time, for any
reason.
11.
General.
These Terms and Conditions of Use contain the entire agreement
between the user and Jarkey regarding the use of the Content and
this Site. You agree that
these Terms and Conditions of Use take effect on your first use of
this Site, and that they apply to all persons accessing the Site
from your computer. You agree to regularly review these Terms and
Conditions of Use for changes and agree to those changes by
continuing to this Site. These Terms and Conditions of Use may only
be amended as described above, or by a writing signed by you and an
authorized official of Jarkey. Unless otherwise explicitly stated,
the provisions contained herein will survive termination of your
access to and use of the Content and the Site. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of North Carolina, without regard to the choice of law
provisions thereof. Any dispute
or claim arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement shall
be finally settled by binding arbitration in Raleigh, North
Carolina, in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-567.1 et seq.
(the “Uniform Arbitration Act”) and the then-current rules and
procedures of the American Arbitration Association by one (1)
arbitrator appointed by the American Arbitration Association. The
arbitrator shall apply the law of the State of North Carolina,
without reference to rules of conflict of law or statutory rules of
arbitration, to the merits of any dispute or claim. Judgment on the
award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of
competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that, any provision of
applicable law notwithstanding, they will not request, and the
arbitrator shall have no authority to award, punitive or exemplary
damages against any party. In the event that any arbitration,
action or proceeding is brought in connection with this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and
reasonable attorneys’ fees.
If any clause or
provision set forth herein is determined to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable under present or future law, then, in that event, you
understand and agree that the clause or provision so determined to
be illegal, invalid or unenforceable shall be severable without
affecting the enforceability of all remaining clauses or
provisions. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you
waive your right to a jury trial with respect to any action brought
under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions of Use.
The headings
used in these Terms and Conditions of Use are for convenience only
and such headings are not to be used in determining the meaning or
interpretation of these Terms and Conditions of Use. You agree that
regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising from or out of use of the Site must be filed
within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose. You
acknowledge that the provisions, disclosures and disclaimers set
forth in these Terms and Conditions of Use are fair and reasonable
and your agreement to follow and be bound by them is not the result
of fraud, duress or undue influence exercised upon you by any person
or entity. Notwithstanding any provisions of these Terms and
Conditions of Use, Jarkey has available all remedies at law or
equity to enforce these Terms and Conditions of Use.
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