Welcome to
TeachTown.com (the “Site”) which is owned and operated by TeachTown, Inc. (“TeachTown”). TeachTown
makes available for your use on the Site certain content (the “Content”) and
services (the “Services”). Your
access to and use of the Site and the Services are subject to these Terms of
Use (“Terms of Use”) and all applicable laws.
Your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to all of the terms
contained herein.
We reserve
the right to change the Terms of Use at any time without prior notice and by
using the Site subsequent to any revision of the Terms of Use,
you agree to be bound by such changes.
Note to
Children: YOU MUST BE AT LEAST
18 YEARS OLD TO REGISTER FOR SERVICES ON THIS SITE OR TO PROVIDE ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF THROUGH THIS SITE.
REGISTRATION FOR SERVICES BY ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS STRICTLY
PROHIBITED.
1.
NOT MEDICAL
ADVICE. The information
provided on this Site is for educational and entertainment purposes only and
should not be interpreted as a recommendation for a specific treatment plan,
service or course of action. TeachTown
does not, through the Site, provide specific medical advice,
is not engaged in providing medical or professional services and does not
endorse any medical or professional service obtained through information
provided on this Site or any links to this Site. Use of the Site does not
replace medical consultations with a qualified health or medical professional
to meet the health and medical needs of you or a loved one. You exercise your own judgment when
purchasing any product or service through the Site. In addition, while we
frequently update the Site’s contents, medical information changes rapidly and
therefore, some information may be out of date, and/or contain inaccuracies or
typographical errors.
2.
Age and
Responsibility. You represent that you
are of sufficient legal age to use this Site and to create binding legal
obligations for any liability you may incur as a result of the use of this
Site. You understand that you are financially responsible for all uses of this
Site by you and those using your login information. If any of the services on
the Site requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration
process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information as
prompted by the applicable registration form. You then will choose a login and
password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any
and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify TeachTown
immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of
security. TeachTown will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a
result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without
your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by TeachTown
or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may
not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission of the
account holder.
3.
TeachTown Privacy
Statement. Registration data and
certain other information about you is subject to our
Privacy Statement (click here). You
understand that through your use of the Services you consent to the collection
and use of this information as set forth in the TeachTown Privacy Statement.
4.
User Conduct. While on this Site, you may not:
·
Collect or post information about others without their consent;
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Impersonate another person or entity, or post, publish, upload, or
in any way distribute, transmit or disseminate (collectively “Post”) any message anonymously or under a
false name;
·
Defame, harass, threaten, stalk, abuse or otherwise violate the
legal rights (such as the rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
·
Post any obscene, pornographic, profane, or otherwise
objectionable information or unlawful information;
·
Post any material that infringes any patent, copyright, trademark,
trade secrets (“Intellectual Property”) of any party, unless you are the owner
of the Intellectual Property or have the permission of the owner to post or
transmit such material;
·
Post any corrupted files, files that contain computer viruses or
other destructive features, or any other software or programs that may corrupt
of damage another party’s computer;
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Engage in any commercial activities, including advertising or
offering to sell any goods or services;
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Post chain letters, pyramid schemes, surveys, contests, charity
requests or petitions for signatures;
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Mass-post, cross-post, or post off-topic messages to any
newsgroup, chat room or bulletin board service;
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Spam* (see definition below);
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Interfere with, restrict or inhibit other users of this Site; or
·
Knowingly solicit or collect personal information from a child 13
years or younger.
*TeachTown defines “Spam” as the sending of electronic messages,
individually or en masse, to people who did not request it and/or would not
otherwise choose to receive it regardless of whether sent by a business, an
individual, or a nonprofit.
TeachTown may immediately terminate your access to the Site or any
portion of the Site for violation of any of the foregoing rules of user conduct
without notification.
5.
Disclaimer of Warranties.
The Site, Content and Services are provided “As Is”. Your use thereof is at your own risk. While TeachTown uses reasonable efforts to
ensure the accuracy, correctness and reliability of this Site’s content, we
make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability,
completeness, or timeliness of any information or material on the site. TeachTown,
as well as any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the
Site including, without limitation, the Content and any Services, specifically
disclaim any liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the
Site.
TEACHTOWN DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE
OR THAT THIS SITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES AND/OR OTHER
HARMFUL MATERIALS. IF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT OR THE SERVICES RESULTS
IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, TEACHTOWN IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS. TEACHTOWN, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND FITNESS
FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TEACHTOWN MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE
TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND/OR LINKS APPEARING ON THE SITE.
6.
Limitation of Liability.
EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER TEACHTOWN NOR ITS OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS OR OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL AND
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, ARISING FROM THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE OR FROM ANY
INFORMATION, CONTENT, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE, EVEN IF
TEACHTOWN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS SITE, OR
ANY PORTION THEREOF, YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE TO CEASE USING THE
SITE. Some
7.
Monitoring. TeachTown has no
obligation to monitor any member’s use of the Site or retain the content of any
user session. However, TeachTown
reserves the right at all times and without notice to delete any content and to
monitor, review, retain and/or disclose any content or other information in TeachTown’s
possession, however obtained, about or related to you, your use of the Site or
otherwise as necessary or useful to satisfy any applicable law, regulation,
legal process, or governmental request. TeachTown
is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing content.
8.
Ownership; Copyright.
©
TeachTown, Inc. 2005. All rights
reserved. Except where otherwise
indicated, the Content featured or displayed on this Site, including, but not
limited to, text, graphics, photographs, images, moving images, sound,
illustrations and software, belongs to TeachTown, its licensors and its content
providers, and is protected by copyright, trade dress, moral rights, trademark
and other laws, to the fullest extent applicable under both United States and
foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the Content
could subject you to liability under copyright, trademark, trade dress, unfair
competition, and other laws of the
The Content may not be used except as provided in these Terms of
Use or without the written permission of TeachTown. TeachTown authorizes you to copy materials on
this site to a hard drive solely for the purpose of viewing and using the Site
on your computer. You may also print portions of the Site in hard copy for the
sole purpose of facilitating your personal, noncommercial use and retention of
information from the Site. You may not sell or modify the Content or reproduce,
republish, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the Content
or the Site in any way for any public or commercial purpose. Unauthorized use
of the Content or the Site on any other Site or in a networked computer
environment for any purpose is prohibited.
9.
Trademarks. All of the trademarks,
logos, and service marks appearing on the Site (the “Trademarks”) are the
registered and unregistered trademarks of TeachTown and other third parties,
protected under the laws of the
10.
Links to Other Sites.
The
Site may contain links to sites not operated or maintained by TeachTown. These
links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by TeachTown
of the content of such third party sites. TeachTown is not responsible for the
content of the sites of others and makes no representation regarding the
content or accuracy of materials on such sites. If you decide to access linked
third-party sites, you do so at your own risk, and waive any and all claims
against TeachTown regarding the inclusion of links to outside sites or your use
of those sites. The third party sites may contain user agreements or terms and
conditions and privacy policies to which you are subject while using those
sites. We encourage you to become familiar with these policies when you access
those sites. TeachTown reserves the
right to terminate any link or linking program at any time.
11.
Unsolicited Submissions/Feedback. TeachTown does not accept or consider
unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new products, services, technologies,
processes, marketing plans or new product names. Please do not send any original artwork,
samples, demos or other works. If you do
send such materials, TeachTown makes no assurances that your ideas and
materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary. Any feedback you provide on this Site will be
deemed non-confidential. TeachTown is
free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.
12.
International Use. TeachTown makes no
representation of any kind that all content, materials and services on the Site
are appropriate or available for use in all geographic locations, especially
some locations outside the
13.
Software Licenses. Any software that may
from time to time be made available for downloading from the Site is protected
by copyright and may be protected by other rights. The use of such software is
governed solely by the terms of the software license agreement or designated
"Legal Notice" accompanying such software. The downloading and use of
such software is conditioned on your agreement to be bound by the terms of any
such license agreement or notice.
14.
Governing Law and Venue.
This
Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by the laws of the State
of Washington, USA, without reference to its laws relating to conflicts of law
and not including the provisions. Venue for all disputes arising under this
Agreement shall lie exclusively in the Superior Courts of the State of
15.
Termination. TeachTown reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of the
Site, with or without notice.