TERMS
OF USE
The following are terms of a legal agreement ("Agreement")
between you and Birds & Beans, LLC (“B&B”).
By accessing, browsing and/or using this web site
("Site") you acknowledge that you have
read, understood and agree to be bound by these
terms and to comply with all applicable laws and
regulations. If you do not agree to these terms,
do not use this Site. This Site may contain other
proprietary notices and copyright information, the
terms of which must be observed and followed. Information
on this Site may contain technical inaccuracies
or typographical errors. Please read this Agreement
carefully and be aware that B&B may, in its
sole discretion and without notice, revise these
terms at any time by updating this posting.
HYPERLINKING
B&B makes no representations whatsoever about
any other web site which you may access through
this one. When you access a non-B&B web site,
please understand that it is independent from B&B,
and that B&B has no control over the content
on that web site, even if B&B provides information
or services to the owner of that web site. In addition,
a link to a non-B&B web site does not mean that
B&B endorses or accepts any responsibility for
the content or the use of such web site. In fact,
B&B disclaims any and all liability and responsibility
for such content. It is up to you to take precautions
to ensure that whatever you select for your use
is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan
horses and other items of a destructive nature.
COPYRIGHTS AND
USE OF SITE CONTENT
The copyright in all materials provided on this
Site is held by B&B or by the original creator
of the material. Except as stated herein, none
of the materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed,
republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or
transmitted in any form or by any means, including,
but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of B&B or the copyright owner.
Permission is granted to download one copy of
the materials on this Site on a single computer
for your personal or internal business use only
provided that you do not modify the materials
and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary
notices contained in the materials. This permission
terminates immediately if you breach this Agreement.
You may not "mirror" any material contained
on this Site without B&B’s express written
permission. Any unauthorized use of the materials
contained on this Site may violate copyright laws,
trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity
and/or communications regulations and statutes.
All content and functionality on this Site, including
text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the
selection and arrangement thereof, are the exclusive
property of B&B or its licensors and is protected
by U.S. and international copyright laws. All
rights not expressly granted are reserved.
© 2009 Birds & Beans, LLC, 15 River
Street, Suite 506, Boston, MA 02108. All rights
reserved
TRADEMARKS
The trademarks, service marks and logos (the "Trademarks")
used and displayed on this Site are registered
and unregistered Trademarks of B&B. Other
trademarks, service marks and trade names may
be owned by others. Nothing on this Site should
be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel
or otherwise, any license or right to use any
Trademark or any other B&B intellectual property
displayed on this Site. B&B aggressively enforces
its intellectual property rights to the fullest
extent of the law. The name B&B and any other
Trademarks shall not be used in any way, including
in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution
of materials on this Site, without prior written
permission from B&B. B&B also prohibits
use of B&B and any other Trademarks as part
of a link to or from any site unless establishment
of such a link is approved in advance by B&B
in writing.
USER POSTINGS
You acknowledge and agree that B&B shall own
and have the unrestricted right to use, publish,
in electronic form and otherwise, distribute and
exploit any and all information that you post
or otherwise publish on this Site (“Submissions”).
You hereby waive any and all claims against B&B
for any alleged or actual infringements of any
rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights,
rights of attribution or any other intellectual
property rights in connection with B&B’s
use and publication of such Submissions. This
means that anything submitted by you to this Site
will be owned by B&B and may be used by B&B
for any purpose, now or in the future, without
any payment to, or further authorization by, you.
In the event B&B’s ownership of such
Submissions is successfully contested, you automatically
grant B&B a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive,
sublicensable, unrestricted, worldwide and irrevocable
right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish,
translate, prepare derivative works based upon,
distribute, perform or display such Submissions,
in whole or in part, in any form, media or technology
known or hereafter developed for any purpose,
including, but not limited to, advertising and
promotional purposes. B&B does not represent
or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any
Submissions displayed, uploaded, posted on any
message board, or otherwise distributed through
this Site by any user of this Site, information
provider or any other third party. B&B expressly
disclaims any and all liability related to Submissions,
and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such
Submissions shall be at your sole option, liability
and risk. You covenant that you shall not post
or otherwise publish on the Site any materials
that: (i) are threatening, libelous, defamatory,
or obscene; (ii) would constitute, or that encourage
conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate
law; (iii) infringe the intellectual property,
privacy, or other rights of any third parties;
(iv) contain a computer virus or other destructive
element; (v) contain advertising; or (vi) constitute
or contain false or misleading statements. B&B
in its sole discretion reserves the right to refuse
to post and the right to remove any information
or Submission from this Site, in whole or in part,
for any reason.
NO SERVICES, ENDORSEMENT
OR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION
There may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies
in information obtained through your use of this
Site. B&B does not represent or endorse the
accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion,
statement, or other information displayed, uploaded,
downloaded or distributed through this Site by
B&B, any user, information provider or any
other person or entity. You acknowledge that any
reliance upon such opinion, advice, statement,
memorandum, or information shall be at your sole
option, liability and risk. Moreover, B&B
does not grant any license or other authorization
to you to use this Site in any manner if such
use in whole or in part suggests that B&B
promotes or endorses a third party’s products
or services.
ACCESS TO THIS
SITE
B&B may alter, suspend or discontinue this
Site and your access to use this Site at any time
for any reason without notice or liability to
you or any third party. This Site may become unavailable
due to maintenance or malfunction of computer
equipment or for other reasons and may result
in damages to the user’s systems or operations.
The user shall be solely responsible for ensuring
that any information or content obtained from
this Site does not contain any virus or other
computer software code or subroutine designed
to disable, erase, impair or otherwise damage
the user’s systems, software or data.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE SITE AND ALL MATERIALS THEREON ARE DISTRIBUTED
ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, B&B DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, B&B
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (1) THE INFORMATION ON
THIS SITE IS CORRECT, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (2)
THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE; OR (3) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED,
OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT
AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT USE OF
THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA
RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE
SECTION 1542 WHICH PROVIDES: “A GENERAL
RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR
DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR
AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF
KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS
SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL B&B OR ANY OF
ITS PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES,
AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS,
INVESTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES,
ATTORNEYS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE,
THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS
SITE OR OBTAINED FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING
FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM
THE SITE, EVEN IF B&B HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL
B&B’S OR ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS’,
SUCCESSORS’, PARENTS’, SUBSIDIARIES’,
AFFILIATES’, OFFICERS’, DIRECTORS’,
SHAREHOLDERS’, INVESTORS’, EMPLOYEES’,
AGENTS’, REPRESENTATIVES’ AND ATTORNEYS’
AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS’, SUCCESSORS’
AND ASSIGNS’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR
ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER
IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE EXCEED $1. SOME JURISDICTIONS
MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES
IN WHICH CASE SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY
NOT APPLY TO ALL USERS.
INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
B&B and all of its predecessors, successors,
parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors,
shareholders, investors, employees, agents, representatives
and attorneys and their respective heirs, successors
and assigns (collectively, the "Indemnified
Parties") from and against any and all liability
and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified
Parties in connection with any claim arising out
of or relating to any breach by you of this Agreement
or the representations, warranties, and covenants
you have made by agreeing to the terms of this
Agreement. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably
required in the defense of any such claim. B&B
reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume
the exclusive defense and control of any matter
subject to indemnification by you.
ENFORCEMENT OF TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
This Agreement is governed and interpreted pursuant
to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
United States of America, notwithstanding any
principles of conflicts of law. You expressly
agree that exclusive jurisdiction resides in the
courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You
further agree and expressly consent to the exercise
of personal jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in connection with any dispute or
claim involving B&B. If any part of these
terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that
part will be deemed severable and will not affect
the validity and enforceability of the remaining
provisions.
All products displayed on this Site will be delivered
only with the United States. All prices displayed
on this Site are quoted in U.S. Dollars and are
valid and effective only in the Unites States.
B&B reserves the right without prior notice
to discontinue or change specifications on products
offered via this Site without incurring any obligations
or liability with or without notice to you.
INFRINGEMENT NOTICES
AND TAKEDOWN
B&B prohibits the posting of any information
that infringes or violates the copyright rights
and/or other intellectual property rights (including
rights of privacy and publicity) of any person
or entity. If you believe that any material contained
on this Site infringes your copyright or other
intellectual property rights, you should notify
B&B of your copyright infringement claim in
accordance with the following procedure. B&B
will process notices of alleged infringement which
it receives and will take appropriate action as
required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(“DMCA”). The DMCA requires that notifications
of claimed copyright infringement should be sent
to this Site's Designated Agent who is:
Birds & Beans, LLC, 15 River Street, Suite
506, Boston, MA 02108.
To be effective, the notification must be in writing
and contain the following information (DMCA, 17
U.S.C. §512(c)(3)):
1. Physical or electronic signature of a person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. 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;
3. Identification 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 the service provider to locate
the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit
the service provider 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;
5. A statement that the complaining party has
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;
6. A statement 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.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between you and B&B with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement and supersedes and replaces
all prior or contemporaneous understandings or
agreements, written or oral, regarding that subject
matter. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement
will be effective only if in writing and signed
by B&B.
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