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As used in these Terms of Use, "we" or "us" or "our" means or refers to Cicala & Associates LLC, "you" or "your" means or refers to any entity or person accessing the www.cicalaonline.com website ("Site"), each business entity which has become a "Subscriber" to the Site, and its agents, affiliates or representatives.
1. Code of Conduct.
You will conduct yourself appropriately while using any and all portions of the Site. You may not
engage in any inappropriate activity, including coercion or the use or
dissemination of foul, vulgar, insulting, harassing, defamatory or
libelous language or materials. You agree not to impersonate any
Subscriber, person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any
Subscriber, person or entity. You will not collect any data or
information from the Site (including, but not limited to, financial
information) except as permitted by Cicala & Associates and such other
Subscriber. You also agree not to interfere with other users or
Subscriber's use and enjoyment of the Site.
You agree that you will not, in any way, modify, move, add to, delete or otherwise tamper with the information contained in the Site, nor will you decompile, reverse engineer, dissemble or otherwise unlawfully use any of the software, copyrighted or trademarked material, trade secrets or other proprietary information contained in the Site.
You agree (a) to use reasonable efforts to avoid uploading or distributing in any way files that contain viruses, corrupted files or programs which may damage another's computer, (b) not to interfere or disrupt networks connected to the Site, (c) not to attempt to interfere with the functioning of the Site or any transaction conducted at the Site, and (d) not to impose an unreasonably load on Cicala & Associates' infrastructure.
2. Eligibility.
We make certain services offered on the Site available to individuals or business entities that
enter into a Subscription Agreement with us. You must complete the
registration process and comply with the terms of our Subscription
Agreement and the Site Terms of Use to access and participate in the
Subscriber-only areas of the Site.
3. Responsibility for Your Password.
Your access to Subscriber-only sections of the Site is protected by the use of a
username/password pair. It is the responsibility of all users to guard
this information and keep it confidential. Business entities are also
responsible for ensuring that their authorized users protect their
username/password pair by guarding the information and keeping it
confidential. By registering, you are authorizing us to treat any person
using your username/password pair as you, and any resulting
transactions, obligations and liabilities shall be attributed to you as
if you used the Site yourself. Any transaction, obligations and
liabilities attributed to users under valid username/password pairs
shall be attributed to the business entity affiliated with the user as
if the business entity had used the Site itself.
4. Copyright.
All materials (including but not limited to images, text, illustrations, video clips and audio
clips, collectively, "Content"), and "Software" (including but not
limited to computer programs, applets, files and data) published on the
Site are protected by the copyright laws of the United States or other
jurisdictions and are owned or controlled by us, or third party
providers of the Content or software. The Content and Software are
provided solely for the personal noncommercial use of users and
Subscribers of the Site. Any copying, further distribution, commercial
use or nonpersonal use of the Content or Software found in the Site,
without our express written consent or the consent of the owner of the
intellectual property involved, is strictly prohibited.
No right, title or interest in any Content or Software is transferred to you as a result of any such copying. You further agree that you shall not alter or remove any copyright notice or proprietary legend contained in the Content or Software and that any copy made shall include any copyright or other notice included therein. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store, display in public, alter, or modify, create derivative works from, compile facts or information from, sell or participate in any sale of, or use or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Content or Software. You may not post any Content or Software to any other online service (including, but not limited to any bulletin board or the Internet). You agree not to derive or attempt to derive the source code, source files or structure of all or any portion of the Content or Software by reverse engineering, disassembly, decompiling or otherwise.
5. Downloading Files/Data.
We do not provide a representation or warranty that your use of or download of Content or
Software will be virus-free or that the procedures and precautions taken
by us will protect you from viruses. We are not responsible for any
adverse conditions caused by Content or Software downloaded from the
Site. You should follow standard practices for ensuring safety of your
computer(s) and data, including but not limited to, installing the
latest virus detection software on your computer(s) and configuring it
to trap viruses at download time.
6. Accuracy of Information.
We endeavor to keep information available on the Site accurate. However, we make no
guarantee of any kind, either expressed or implied, regarding the
quality, accuracy, or validity of the opinions, data and/or information
available. You acknowledge that any reliance upon such opinions, data
and/or information obtained from or through the Site is at your sole
risk.
7. External Links.
The Site contains hyperlinks that will let you access other World Wide Web sites. These
sites are not under our control, and we assume no responsibility or
liability for any material that may reside in any external web site. We
do not make any representations regarding the quality of any product or
service contained at any such site.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.
THE SITE SERVICES, CONTENT AND ALL SOFTWARE ARE OFFERED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE USER ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR USE OF THE SITE AND WAIVES ALL CLAIMS AGAINST CICALA & ASSOCIATES
LLC THAT MAY ARISE FROM UTILIZATION OF THIS SITE. FURTHER, CICALA &
ASSOCIATES LLC SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR CAUSED BY THIS WEB
SITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ITS SOFTWARE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FROM
USER'S USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR
TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, OR ANY ERROR OR OMISSIONS IN
CONTENT.
9. Indemnity.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Cicala & Associates LLC, and all officers, directors,
owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and
licensees (collectively, "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and
against any and all liability and costs incurred by the Indemnified
Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach of the
Terms of Use by you or any user of your account including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees.
10. Local Laws.
You are solely responsible for abiding by all applicable local, national and governmental rules and
regulations, including international and import/export laws that may
apply to you. Your use of the Site must be in accordance with these
laws. You are also responsible for not acting in a manner that causes us
to violate any such laws. You are responsible for supplying any
restrictive legends or notices (e.g. copyright notices) and for properly
attributing trademarks, service marks and logos to their respective
owners.
11. Non Transferability or Assignment.
You may not transfer your usage rights or subscription to the Site.
12. Future Changes.
We may at any time, without providing notice, change, modify, add or delete all aspects of our
business and operations, including services, fee structure, terms and
conditions graphics, look and feel, and others, applicable to your use
of the Site, or any part thereof.
We may change these Terms of Use at any time, without notice, and your continued use of the Site after any change we make will mean that you agreed with the changes. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY CHANGE, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY PURPOSE.
13. Access Restrictions; Termination.
We may terminate your access to the Site at any time for any reason. The provisions regarding
Disclaimer of Warranty, Accuracy of Information, and Indemnity shall
survive.
14. General.
These Terms of Use have been made and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with New
Jersey law. Any action to enforce these Terms of Use shall be brought in
the federal or state courts located in the state of New Jersey.
Any term, condition, or provision of these Terms of Use that is determined for any reason to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, shall not affect any other portion of these Terms.
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