Terms
of Use
BDMetrics, Inc. ("BDMetrics") provides its services, together with the
underlying Internet site functionality (the "Site") exclusively under the
terms, conditions and guidelines set forth below. Your registration and use of
the Site constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions, which may
be updated by us from time to time without notice. Please check these terms and
conditions periodically for such changes. Your continued use of the Site shall
constitute your acceptance of any such changes.
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Registration and Authorization
Each user of the Site (each a "User") must register with BDMetrics by creating
an account ("Account") to access the Site. In creating an account, the User
will create a unique user name and password. Users agree to provide BDMetrics
with accurate and complete information, and to keep that information updated on
the Site. Users agree not to share their passwords with any third parties.
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Use of Information Obtained on or Through the Site
No User will use the Site or any information, communications, software,
scripting, photos, text, graphics, sounds, images, logos, icons, or other
materials or services found on the Site (the "Content") in any manner other
than in connection with its intended use. Each User shall hold confidential and
shall not disclose, transmit, or otherwise use information contained in the
Site except as necessary to conduct bona fide transactions as contemplated by
the Site's services
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Fees.
Each User shall be required to pay the applicable fees, set forth on the
subscription page, prior to creating a unique user name and password.
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Management of the Site
BDMetrics shall have the right to change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of
the Site at any time without notice and without liability. BDMetrics shall have
the right to impose limits on certain features and services or restrict access
to parts or all of the Site without notice and without liability. BDMetrics
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to correct any errors or
omissions in any portion of the Site or to disclose any information as
necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or government request, or to modify,
refuse to post or remove any Content, in whole or in part.
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Termination
Either a User or BDMetrics may terminate a User Account at any time for any
reason. Termination of an Account is a User's sole and exclusive remedy with
respect to any dissatisfaction with the Site, the terms and conditions set
forth herein, services provided by BDMetrics or any other policies that
BDMetrics may adopt. Users may terminate their accounts by notifying BDMetrics
by mail at the address set forth on the "Contact Us" page or by electronic mail
at Professional Services@BDMetrics.com. Account termination will take effect
within a reasonable amount of time after BDMetrics' receipt of a termination
notice. In addition, upon termination of a User Account, BDMetrics may delete
any information regarding or related to the Account.
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Accuracy of Information
BDMetrics makes no representation or warranty, either express or implied,
regarding the accuracy or reliability of any Content provided by or to Users,
and disclaims all responsibility for any Content on the Site provided by Users.
Users are solely and individually responsible for the quality and accuracy of
any such Content as well as for verifying such Content disclosed or provided by
others. All information regarding corporate profiles and products listed on the
Site are provided directly by Users. BDMetrics does not guaranty the accuracy
of the identities and/or qualifications of companies or organizations listed on
the Site. In addition, BDMetrics does not endorse any listings and/or claims
made by Users. Each User agrees to contact other Users directly with any
inquiry they may have regarding their company or partnering interests.
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Links
BDMetrics does not review, endorse, approve, certify or control the quality,
accuracy, privacy practices or performance of any Internet sites that are
hyperlink accessible from the Site, or any information, products, services or
offered therefrom.
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Conduct and Use of Site
Users must use the Site consistent with any rules and notices contained on the
Products Page.
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Prohibited Activities
A User shall not upload, post or transmit to, distribute or otherwise publish
through the Site any materials (i) which restrict or inhibit any other Users
from using the Site; (ii) which are threatening, harassing, abusive, libelous,
defamatory, tortuous, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable,
obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, indecent or invasive of another's privacy;
(iii) which constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate the law; (iv) which
violate, plagiarize or infringe the rights of third parties; (v) which contain
a virus or other harmful component having the effect of interrupting,
impairing, destroying or otherwise limiting the functionality of any computer
software, hardware or telecommunications equipment; (vi) for which the User
does not have all necessary rights and licenses to transmit under any law or
under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information,
proprietary and confidential information); (vii) which constitute unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters,"
"pyramid schemes," or any other form of unauthorized solicitation; or (viii)
which constitute or contain false or misleading statements of fact or
indications of origin.
A User shall not (i) interfere with or disrupt the Site, servers or networks
connected to the Site; (ii) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or
disproportionately large load on the Site's infrastructure; (iii) gain
unauthorized access to other computer systems through the Site; (iv) act in a
manner that negatively affects other Users' ability to engage in normal
transactions; (v) harass other Users; (vi) collect or store personal data about
other Users other than as is necessary to use the Site; (vii) impersonate or
otherwise misrepresent any person or entity, including, but not limited to,
misrepresenting BDMetrics' affiliation with a person or entity; or (viii)
conceal the true identity of the parties in interest for purposes of evading or
circumventing any applicable law, regulation or ordinance.
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Compliance with Laws
Users are solely responsible for their individual compliance with all laws,
regulations and ordinances that may be applicable to the use of the Site. Users
are also responsible for ensuring that all applicable customs, export control,
sanctions, anti-boycott, and other international trade laws and regulations of
the United States and other relevant countries are strictly adhered to and
fully met. Users recognize that BDMetrics is not an importer or exporter of any
services within the meaning of such laws and regulations.
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Intellectual Property Rights
Each User acknowledges having been advised by BDMetrics that all content on the
Site (the "Content") is protected in the U.S. and internationally by a variety
of laws, including but not limited to, copyright laws and treaty provisions,
trademark laws, patent laws, and other proprietary rights laws (collectively
"Rights"). In addition to BDMetrics' Rights in individual elements of the
Content, BDMetrics owns a copyright in the selection, coordination and
arrangement of the Content.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, nothing contained herein shall be
construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel or
otherwise, under any of BDMetrics' Rights in the Content of this Site.
Each User is hereby granted permission to access and use the Content from the
Site in whole or in part, solely for such User's use in viewing and browsing
through the Site or participating in the services offered by BDMetrics from the
Site. This permission terminates automatically in connection with any User who
breaches any term or condition set forth herein.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth on the Products Page, all other use of
Content from the Site, including, but not limited to uploading, downloading,
modification, publication, transmission, participation in the transfer or sale
of, copying, reproduction, republishing, creation of derivative works from,
distribution, performance, display, incorporation into another web site,
reproducing the Site (whether by linking, framing or any other method), or in
any other way exploiting any of the Content, in whole or in part, is strictly
prohibited without BDMetrics 's prior express written consent.
There are a number of proprietary logos, service marks, trademarks, and slogans
found on this Site. By making them available on this Site, BDMetrics is not
granting any User or any third party a license to use them in any fashion. No
BDMetrics proprietary logo, service mark, trademark, or slogan may be used as a
hyperlink without BDMetrics' prior written permission.
In its own discretion and without prior approval from a User, BDMetrics may use
the name of any User by identifying such entity as a registered user of
BDMetrics' services.
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Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE IS PROVIDED BY BDMETRICS ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
NEITHER BDMETRICS NOR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, VENDORS, OR AFFILIATES MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW,
CUSTOM OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY
INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE BY OR THROUGH THE SITE. BDMETRICS, ITS SUBSIDIARIES,
VENDORS AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, ACCURACY, NON-INTERFERENCE, SYSTEM
INTEGRATION AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FURTHERMORE, BDMETRICS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE SITE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME OR FROM ANY LOCATION, SECURE OR
ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. BDMETRICS, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, VENDORS AND
AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE, OR
UNTIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS. ANY MATERIAL DOWLOADED OR
OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR USE OF THE SERVICES IS DONE AT EACH
USER'S OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES TO ITS COMPUTER SYSTEMS OR LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE
DOWNLOAD OF SUCH INFORMATION OR MATERIAL.
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Limitation of Liability
BDMETRICS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO USERS OR ANY THIRD PARTIES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES WHICH MAY BE INCURRED
IN CONNECTION WITH BDMETRICS OR THE SITE, OR USE THEREOF, OR ANY OF THE DATA OR
OTHER MATERIALS TRANSMITTED THROUGH OR RESIDING ON THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES, OR
INFORMATION PURCHASED, RECEIVED OR SOLD BY WAY OF THE SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE
TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF BDMETRICS HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE OR LOSS. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL
APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL BDMETRICS'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR
RELATING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE SITE EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES
THE USER HAS PAID, IF ANY, TO BDMETRICS FOR THE THEN CURRENT TWELVE MONTH TERM.
EACH USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BDMETRICS HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SET ITS FEES AND
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT IN RELIANCE UPON THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF
LIABILITY AND THE DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES AND DAMAGES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND
THAT SUCH FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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Disputes Between Users
Users shall not involve BDMetrics in any dispute between Users of the Site. In
the event of a dispute with another User, each User agrees to release BDMetrics
from any and all claims of any kind arising out of said dispute.
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of State of Maryland (USA), without regard to conflicts of law
provisions.
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