VISITOR AGREEMENT
Backchina.com is provided to you by Backchina LLC ("we" or "us"). This visitor agreement is a binding legal contract between you and us. Please read this visitor agreement; by using this service, you accept its terms. The Internet is an evolving medium; we may change the terms of this agreement from time to time. By continuing to use the service after we post any such changes, you accept this agreement, as modified. Here also is our Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to deny access to this website, or any service provided via this website, to anyone who violates this visitor agreement or who, in our judgment, interferes with the ability of others to enjoy this website, or infringes the rights of others.
We invite you to send in your questions or comments about this website, or to bring to our attention any material you believe to be inaccurate. Please send such comments, including a copy of any material you wish to discuss to:
Kevin He
General Manager
Backchina.com
11200 Broadway, Suite 2743
Pearland, TX 77584 U.S.A
Or e-mail us by using this form.
Terms and Conditions
Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use
The following terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions"),
the Privacy Policy for Backchina.com (the "Privacy Policy") and all
other supplementary documentation in connection therewith govern your use of
this Web Site, and any content made available from or through this Web Site,
located at www.backchina.com, including any subdomains thereof (the "Web
Site"). The Web Site is made available by Backchina LLC, ("The Backchina",
"The Website" or "we" or "us"). We may change
the Terms and Conditions from time to time, at any time without notice to you,
by posting such changes on the Web Site. BY USING THE WEB SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND
AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS APPLIED TO YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE.
If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you may not access or otherwise
use the Web Site.
1. Proprietary Rights. As between you and us, we or our licensors, as applicable,
own, solely and exclusively, all rights, title and interest in and to the Web
Site, all the content (other than Submitted Materials (as defined in Section
6 below)), code, data and materials thereon, the look and feel, design and organization
of the Web Site, and the compilation of the content, code, data and materials
on the Web Site, including but not limited to any copyrights, trademark rights,
patent rights, database rights, moral rights, sui generis rights and other intellectual
property and proprietary rights therein and, in the event that we do not own
such content, data and materials. Your use of the Web Site does not grant to
you ownership of any content, code, data or materials you may access on or through
the Web Site.
2. Limited License. You may access and view the content on the Web Site on
your computer or other device, and make single copies or prints of the content
on the Web Site at your own risk and for your personal, non-commercial and internal
use only, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary
notices contained therein and use the same in accordance with all restrictions
applicable to your use of the Web Site in general. Use of the Web Site and the
services offered on or through the Web Site, are only for your personal, non-commercial
use. You may not use the Web Site for commercial purposes or in any way that
is unlawful, or harms us or any other person or entity, as determined in our
sole discretion.
3. Prohibited Use. Any commercial or promotional distribution, publishing or
exploitation of the Web Site, or any content, code, data or materials on the
Web Site, is strictly prohibited unless you have received the express prior
written permission from authorized personnel of The Backchina.com or the otherwise
applicable rights holder. Other than as expressly allowed herein, you may not
download, post, display, publish, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, modify,
perform, broadcast, transfer, create derivative works from, sell or otherwise
exploit any content, code, data or materials on or available through the Web
Site. You further agree that you may not alter, edit, delete, remove, otherwise
change the meaning or appearance of, or repurpose, any of the content, code,
data, or other materials on or made available through the Web Site. This includes,
without limitation, the alteration or removal of any Trademarks (as defined
in Section 4 below) or any other proprietary content or proprietary rights notices.
If you make other use of the Web Site, or the content, code, data or materials
thereon, except as otherwise provided above, you may be subject to liability
for such unauthorized use (including, without limitation, for violations of
copyright and other applicable laws).
The Web Site is not intended for use by children, especially those under age
13. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information or use
our public discussion areas, forums and chats. To subscribe to newsletters and
to participate in other activities where personal information is divulged, you
must be 13 or older and by your use thereof, you represent and warrant that
you are over the age of 13. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 should get
the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before using the Web
Site.Some section is only for adult above 21.No one under age 18 is allowed
to enter the page, which is only for adult.
4. Trademarks. The trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names (collectively
the "Trademarks") displayed on the Web Site or on content available
through the Web Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of ours and
others and may only be used in accordance with Section 2 above, provided that
such use may not be likely to cause customer confusion or, in any manner, disparage
or discredit their rights holders. All Trademarks not owned by us that appear
on the Web Site or on or through the Web Site’s services, if any, are the property
of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Web Site grants, by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, or should be construed as granting, by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed
on the Web Site without our written permission or that of the third party rights
holder.
5. User Information. In the course of your use of the Web Site and/or the services
made available on or through the Web Site, you may be asked to provide certain
personal information to us or to our third party vendors or service providers
who facilitate our ability to make certain services available to you (such information
referred to hereinafter as "User Information"). Our information collection
and use policies with respect to the privacy of such User Information are set
forth in the Web Site’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference
for all purposes, unless otherwise noted. In the event that we engage the services
of third party vendors or other service providers, your User Information may
be subject to the information collection and use policies with respect to the
privacy thereof of such third party vendors and other service providers. We
may use third parties to provide services in connection with Submitted Materials.
In accordance with section D(i) of the Privacy Policy, information in forums,
information submitted for sweepstakes, and Submitted Materials (including submitted
video, graphic images and photographs), become publicly available and may be
used by us for any lawful purpose. We may share User Information that is included
with Submitted Materials with third parties, including, without limitation,
vendors or other service providers, affiliates and partners. You represent,
warrant, acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy
and content of User Information.
6. Submitted Materials. Unless specifically requested, we do not solicit nor
do we wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information from
you through the Web Site, by e-mail or in any other way. Any information, creative
works (including, without limitation, text, photographs, graphics, audio, visual
and audiovisual content), demos, ideas, suggestions, concepts, methods, systems,
designs, plans, techniques or other materials submitted or sent to us (including,
for example and without limitation, that which you submit or post to online
chats, forums, reviews and ratings and/or our blogs, or send to us via e-mail)
("Submitted Materials") will be deemed not to be confidential or secret,
and may be used by us in any manner consistent with the Privacy Policy. Prior
to submitting any Submitted Materials, you must register with this Web Site
and provide your User Information. By submitting or sending Submitted Materials
to us, you: (i) represent and warrant that the Submitted Materials are not confidential
or secret, and no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created
between you and us in any way, (ii) represent and warrant that the Submitted
Materials are original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto, and
that any "moral rights" in Submitted Materials have been waived, and
(iii) you grant us and our affiliates, and our respective licensors, licensees,
distributors, vendors, partners, agents, representatives, and other authorized
users (collectively, "Representatives") a royalty-free, unrestricted,
worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable
and sublicensable right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt,
print, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform
and display such material (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it in other
works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, including
for promotional and/or commercial purpose, and to authorize others to do so.
We cannot be responsible for maintaining any Submitted Materials that you provide
to us, nor are we responsible for any information included in any Submitted
Materials (for example, without limitation, a blog post or any comments to blog(s)
created or posted by users), and we may delete or destroy any such Submitted
Materials at any time. To the extent that any Submitted Materials submitted
by you contain original songs or recordings, you hereby represent that you are
a member of ASCAP, BMI, SESAC or any other applicable performing rights society
and that all musical compositions (including lyrics) contained in such Submitted
Materials are available for licensing to us and our affiliates (and our Representatives)
directly from such societies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, regardless of whether
you are a member of any performing rights society, you hereby grant us and our
affiliates (and our Representatives) a perpetual, non-exclusive and irrevocable
license to publicly perform each and every musical composition (including lyrics)
contained in such Submitted Materials. To the extent that we solicit Submitted
Materials through features or activities on the Web Site (including, without
limitation, games, sweepstakes, contests, promotions and public forums) that
require the use of our and/or our licensor’s copyrighted works (in whole or
in part), we hereby grant you a non-exclusive license to create a derivative
work using our copyrighted works (in whole or in part); provided however, that
such license shall be conditioned upon your assignment of all rights in the
work you create to us or our licensor, as applicable. If such rights are not
assigned to us and/or our licensor, as applicable, your license to create material
using our copyrighted works (in whole or in part) shall be null and void. You
agree to the foregoing grant of rights, consents, agreements and assignments
whether or not your Submitted Materials are used by us.
You hereby appoint us as your agent with full power to enter into and execute
any document and/or do any act we may consider appropriate to confirm the grant
of rights, consents, agreements, assignments and waivers set forth in these
terms of use.
If you submit a photograph, graphic image or video, you also agree to, represent
and warrant the following: (i) you have the rights necessary to authorize us
and our affiliates (and our Representatives) to use such photograph or video
as permitted by these Terms and Conditions; (ii) you authorize us and our affiliates
(and our Representatives) to use such photograph or video as permitted by these
Terms and Conditions; (iii) you have obtained the necessary permissions, if
any, for us and our affiliates (and our Representatives) to use such photograph
or video in accordance with the Terms and Conditions; and (iv) such photograph
or video has not been manipulated or altered in any manner so as to distort
or misrepresent any individual or thing depicted in it.
The Backchina may, from time to time, make messaging services, chat services,
bulletin boards, message boards, photo galleries, videos, blogs, user review
and ratings forums, other forums and other such services and features available
on or through the Web Site to which you may have the opportunity to provide
or submit Submitted Materials. In addition to any other rules or regulations
that we may post in connection with a particular service or feature, and in
addition to the rest of the Terms and Conditions, you represent, warrant and
agree that you shall not upload, post, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish
through the Web Site or any service or feature made available on or through
the Web Site, any materials which are, do, or could reasonably be construed
to be or do any of the following:
* restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Web Site
or the Web Site’s services;
* are fraudulent, unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, vulgar, offensive, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit or indecent,
or that threaten or invite violence, or that are derogatory of others on the
basis of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual preference
or disability;
* constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to potential civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state,
national or international law;
* violate, plagiarize or infringe the rights of third parties including, without
limitation, copyright, trademark, trade secret, confidentiality, contract, patent,
rights f privacy or publicity or any other proprietary right;
* contain a virus, spyware, or other harmful component;
* contain embedded links, advertising, chain letters or pyramid schemes of any
kind;
* constitute or contain false or misleading indications of origin, endorsement
or statements of fact; or
* contain sensitive, proprietary or confidential information about yourself
or others.
Except as may be expressly permitted in connection with one of the Web Site’s
services, you also may not offer to buy or sell any product or service on or
through your Submitted Materials. The Backchina will not accept responsibility
for any information included in any Submitted Materials created or posted by
users. You alone are responsible for the content and consequences of any and
all of your activities, and you submit Submitted Materials at your own risk.
7. Prohibited User Conduct. You warrant and agree that, while using the Web
Site and the various services and features offered on or through the Web Site
(including, for example and without limitation, blogs, Podcasts, RSS feeds,
video players, photo galleries, chat rooms and other public or open forums),
you shall not: (a) impersonate any person or entity, whether actual or fictitious,
including anyone from The Backchina or its affiliates, or misrepresent your
affiliation with any other person or entity; (b) insert your own or a third
party’s advertising, branding or other promotional content into any of the Web
Site’s content, materials or services (for example, without limitation, in an
RSS feed or a Podcast received from The Backchina or otherwise through the Web
Site), or use, redistribute, reuse, republish, repurpose or otherwise exploit
such content or service for any purpose or reason, including without limitation,
further commercial or promotional purposes; or (c) attempt to gain unauthorized
access to other computer systems through the Web Site. You also shall not and,
by your use of the Web Site, represent and warrant that you are not:
* engaging in spidering, "screen scraping," "database scraping,"
harvesting of e-mail addresses, wireless addresses or other contact or personal
information, or any other automatic means of obtaining lists of users or other
information from The Backchina, including without limitation any information
residing on any server or database connected to the Web Site or the services
offered on or through the Web Site;
* obtaining or attempting to obtain unauthorized access to computer systems,
materials or information through any means;
* using the Web Site or the Web Site’s services or features in any manner with
the intent to interrupt, damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Web Site
or such services or features, including, without limitation, sending mass unsolicited
messages or "flooding" servers with requests;
* removing, concealing, editing or otherwise altering any trademark, copyright
or other proprietary rights notice or any other mark or source identifier included
in any content or features made available on or through the Web Site (for example,
without limitation, in any Podcast, photograph or text);
* using the Web Site or the Web Site’s services or features in violation of
The backchina’s or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary,
privacy or legal rights;
* using the Web Site or the Web Site’s services in violation of any applicable
law;
* attempting (or encouraging or supporting anyone else’s attempt) to circumvent,
reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with the Web Site
or the Web Site’s services, or any content thereof, or make any unauthorized
use thereof;
* using the Web Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or
impair the Web Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of
the Web Site or any of its services; or
* obtaining or attempting to obtain any materials or information through any
means not intentionally made publicly available or provided for through the
Web Site.
8. Right to Monitor and Editorial Control. The Backchina reserves the right,
but does not have an obligation, to monitor and/or to review all materials posted
to the Web Site or through the Web Site’s services or features by users, and
is not responsible for any such materials posted by users. The Backchina is
not responsible for any failure to monitor, review and/or delete any materials
posted to the Web Site or through the Web Site’s services or features by users.
However, The Backchina reserves the right at all times to disclose any information
as necessary or advisable to satisfy any law, regulation or government request;
and to edit, to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in
whole or in part, that, in The Backchina’s discretion, are objectionable or
in violation of these Terms and Conditions, The Backchina’s policies or applicable
law or for any reason whatsoever. We may also impose limits on certain features
of the forums or restrict your access to part or all of the forums without notice
or penalty if we believe you are in breach of the guidelines set forth in our
Terms and Conditions or in violation of applicable law, or for any other reason
without notice or liability.
9. Transactions or Relationships Formed Between Users on the Web Site. Some
materials or information accessible in certain areas of the Web Site may be
provided by other users and not by The Backchina (including, for example and
without limitation, information provided by individual property owners and real
estate brokers, advertisements for third party or user-provided products or
services, and submissions to blogs, photo galleries, message boards, chat discussions,
review and ratings forums and other public forums available on or through the
Web Site). From time to time, there may be opportunities on or through the Web
Site for you to purchase certain products and/or services directly from such
third parties (and in many cases, other users) who have advertised such products
or services on the Web Site. The Backchina assumes no responsibility for, and
you are solely responsible for confirming, the availability, appropriateness,
accuracy, sufficiency, correctness, veracity, completeness, reliability and
timeliness of any such user-provided information, content, products, services,
advertising or other materials. The inclusion of any such user-provided content
on the Web Site does not imply endorsement or sponsorship by The Backchina.
You are solely responsible for any and all consequences of any such activities,
transactions and relationships that you may conduct or form with other users
of the Web Site. Any purchases that you make from such third parties or users
who have advertised on or through the Web Site are made at your own risk. You
acknowledge and agree that The Backchina has no responsibility or liability
for such purchases and/or transactions.
10. Linking to the Web Site. You agree that if you include a link from any
other web site to the Web Site, such link shall link to the full version of
an HTML formatted page of this Web Site. You are not permitted to link directly
to any image hosted on the Web Site or our services, such as using an "in-line"
linking method to cause the image hosted by us to be displayed on another web
site. You agree not to link from any other web site to this Web Site in any
manner such that the Web Site, or any page of the Web Site, is "framed,"
surrounded or obfuscated by any third party content, materials or branding.
We reserve all of our rights under the law to insist that any link to the Web
Site be discontinued, that the link open in a new browser window, and/or to
revoke your right to link to the Web Site from any other web site at any time
upon written notice to you.
11. Indemnification. By submitting or posting any User Information, photograph,
video, and/or Submitted Materials or by using the Web Site you acknowledge and
agree that, in the event that it becomes necessary or advisable for us to defend
ourselves, in a court of law or otherwise, with respect to any such User Information,
photograph, video, and/or Submitted Materials, or you engage in any prohibited
conduct, as described below, we may rely on your representations and warranties
contained herein. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold The Backchina, its
affiliates and Representatives and each of their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs of enforcing
these Terms and Conditions, arising in any way from your use of the Web Site,
your placement or transmission of any message, content, information, software
or other materials on or through the Web Site, or your breach or violation of
the law or of these Terms and Conditions. The Backchina reserves the right to
assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification
by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with The Backchina’s defense
of such claim and to reimburse The Backchina for the reasonable costs and expenses
thereof.
12. Orders for Products and Services. We may make certain products available
to visitors and registrants of the Web Site. You may only order products if
you are 18 years of age or older or, if you are between the ages of 13 and 17,
you do so with the consent of your parent or legal guardian; and you hereby
represent and warrant that you are 13 years of age or older and, if you are
between the ages of 13 and 17, your parent or legal guardian has consented to
your use of the Web Site, as you so use it. You agree to pay in full the prices
for any purchases you make either by credit/debit card concurrent with your
online order or by other payment means acceptable to The Backchina. You agree
to pay all applicable taxes. If payment is not received by us from your credit
or debit card issuer or its agents, you agree to pay all amounts due upon demand
by us. Certain products that you purchase and/or download on or through the
Web Site may be subject to additional terms and conditions presented to you
at the time of such purchase or download or thereafter.
13. Third Party Web Sites. You may be able to link from the Web Site to third
party web sites that take you outside of our service and third party web sites
may link to the Web Site ("Linked Sites"). For example, if you click
on a banner advertisement or a search result, the click may take you off the
Web Site. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors and content partners
that may use our logo(s) as part of a co-branding relationship. You acknowledge
and agree that The Backchina has no responsibility for the information, content,
products, services, advertising, code or other materials which may or may not
be provided by or through Linked Sites, even if they are owned or run by affiliates
of ours, and you rely on the same at your own risk. Such Linked Sites are not
under our control, and links to other sites are provided solely for the convenience
of users. You acknowledge that when you leave our Web Site by any means, including,
but not limited to, when you click on a link that leaves the Web Site, the site
you will land on is not controlled by us and different terms of use and privacy
policies apply. We reserve the right to disable links from third-party sites
to the Web Site, although we are under no obligation to do so. Links to Linked
Sites do not constitute an endorsement or sponsorship by us of such web sites
or the information, content, products, services, advertising, code or other
materials presented on or through such web sites. Also, The Backchina is not
responsible for any form of transmission received from any linked web site.
14. Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement. We respect
the intellectual property rights of others, and require that the people who
use the Web Site, or the services or features made available thereon, do the
same. If you believe in good faith that a copyrighted work has been copied in
a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify us. To be effective, the notification must be a written
communication that includes the following:
* A physical or electronic signature of person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
* 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;
* 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 us to locate
the material;
* Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining
party, including an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic
mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
* 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; and
* 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.
We may give notice to our users that we have received a notice of infringement
by means of a general notice on the Web Site, electronic mail to a user's e-mail
address in our records, or by written communication sent by first-class mail
to a user's physical address in our records. If you receive such a notice, you
may provide counter-notification in writing to the designated agent that includes
the information below. To be effective, the counter-notification must be a written
communication that includes the following:
* Your physical or electronic signature;
* Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has
been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was
removed or access to it was disabled;
* A statement from you under the penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith
belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or
misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
* Your name, physical address and telephone number, and a statement that you
consent to the jurisdiction of a Federal District Court for the judicial district
in which your physical address is located, or if your physical address is outside
of the United States, for the judicial district in which The Backchina’s offices
are located, and that you will accept service of process from the person who
provided notification of allegedly infringing material or an agent of such person.
15. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THE WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ALL SERVICES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS AND MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEB SITE,
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY
FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, UPTIME OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS,
ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, PLAYABILITY, DISPLAYABILITY, ACCURACY,
USEFULNESS, CORRECTNESS, PRECISION, THOROUGHNESS, COMPLETENESS OF CONTENT OR
INFORMATION, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL SUCH
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE OR THE
SERVICES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS OR MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEB SITE WILL
BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEB SITE OR PROVIDED SERVICES WILL MEET USERS’
REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE WEB SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY
MADE HEREIN. THE BACKCHINA ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR, ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR EQUIPMENT ON ACCOUNT
OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE WEB SITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF
ANY MATERIALS, DATA, INFORMATION, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO CONTENT, AUDIO CONTENT,
OR OTHER CONTENT FROM THE WEB SITE.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR MAKE CORRECTIONS TO ANY OF THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED ON THE WEB SITE AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. WE WILL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INACCURACY OR OMISSION CONCERNING ANY OF THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED ON THE WEB SITE.
WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE ABOVE IN THIS SECTION, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE, ITS
AFFILIATES AND REPRESENTATIVES AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING ANY PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES ORDERED OR PROVIDED VIA THE WEB SITE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, AND YOU
HEREBY WAIVE, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS MADE IN PRODUCT OR
SERVICES LITERATURE, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DOCUMENTS AND OTHERWISE ON THE
WEB SITE OR IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BACKCHINA OR ITS AGENTS. ANY PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES ORDERED OR PROVIDED VIA THE WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED BY THE BACKCHINA
"AS IS," EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT, IF AT ALL, OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN A
LICENSE OR SALE AGREEMENT SEPARATELY ENTERED INTO IN WRITING BETWEEN YOU AND
THE BACKCHINA OR ITS LICENSOR OR SUPPLIER.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DOES YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE FORM ANY RELATIONSHIP
(OTHER THAN THE CONRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP CREATED BY THIS TERMS OF USE), WHETHER
IMPLIED OR EXPRESS, WITH THE BACKCHINA.THE BACKCHINA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH
RELATIONSHIP AND ANY LIABILITY ARISING AS A RESULT OF ITS USE OF ANY CONTENT,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MESSAGES, COMMENTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS, CONTAINED
ON THE WEB SITE.
16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE,
SHALL THE BACKCHINA, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROTECTED
ENTITIES") BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED
TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS
AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, YOUR PROVISION OF INFORMATION VIA THE WEB SITE,
LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF SUCH PROTECTED ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION
OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF
THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
PROTECTED ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED,
EXCHANGED OR RECEIVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY USER OR OTHER PERSON ON OR THROUGH
THE WEB SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PROTECTED
ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT
OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE,
THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO THE BACKCHINA FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEB SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE
USING THE WEB SITE.
17. Applicable Laws. We control and operate the Web Site from our offices in
the United States of America. We represent that materials on the Web
Site are appropriate or available for use in the United States of America. Persons who choose
to access the Web Site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and
are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws
are applicable. All parties to these terms and conditions waive their respective
rights to a trial by jury.
18. Termination. The Backchina may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue
any aspect of the Web Site or the Web Site’s services (including, without limitation,
content, features or hours of availability), at any time and for any reason.
The Backchina may restrict, suspend or terminate your access to the Web Site
and/or its services if we believe you are in breach of our terms and conditions
or applicable law, or for any other reason without notice or liability. If we
have banned you from the Web Site or any of the services on or available through
the Web Site, you may not return to the Web Site for any reason or in any manner.
Once you have been banned from use of the Web Site, you may not thereafter use
the Web Site under a new username or identity. In the event that you do return,
or attempt to return, to the Web Site or a particular service after you have
been banned, you will be deemed to have breached these Terms and Conditions,
and The Backchina reserves the rights to obtain reimbursement from you for any
costs and expenses incurred to enforce these Terms and Conditions and otherwise
to pursue all rights and remedies available to it at law or in equity with respect
to such breach. The Backchina maintains a policy to terminate the Web Site use
privileges of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights
of others (including those of The Backchina).
19. Changes to Terms and Conditions. The Backchina reserves the right, at its
sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of the Terms and
Conditions, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes in the Terms and Conditions
will be effective when posted. Your continued use of the Web Site and/or the
services made available on or through the Web Site after any changes to the
Terms and Conditions are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes.
20. Miscellaneous. The Terms and Conditions, and the relationship between you
and us, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States of
America, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree that any cause
of action that may arise under the Terms and Conditions shall be commenced and
be heard in the appropriate court in the State of Texas, County of Harris, United
States of America. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction
of such courts. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should
endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision,
and the other provisions of the Terms and Conditions remain in full force and
effect.
This Terms and Conditions of Use was last updated on May 5, 2010. |