TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. Use of
this site constitutes your agreement to the terms and conditions of use set
forth in this Agreement and in all documents and materials incorporated by
reference here, including, but not limited to, our privacy policy and our chat
rules. If you do not agree to our terms of use, please do not use the site.
Slug-Lines.com SERVICES
Slug-Lines.com offers featured articles and information of interest to commuting
enthusiasts. Slug-Lines.com does not
guarantee that you will be satisfied with products or services purchased from
vendors, advertisers or other third-parties that link to or from Slug-Lines.com.
We do not endorse any individual vendor or advertiser or any of their products
or services, and have not taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability
of any of the information provided by them. Slug-Lines.com does not design, make, sell, or ship any of
these products. Slug-Lines.com has no control over the quality,
safety or legality of any item advertised or listed.
ELIGIBILITY
You must be 16 or over to order anything online or to participate in our chat
rooms or bulletin boards. There may be restrictions depending on individual
vendor policies.
PAYMENTS
At this time, all payments must be made via a credit card. You are solely
responsible for charges owed for all goods and services purchased through this
site, including applicable taxes, shipping charges, insurance, and any other
costs.
VENDOR WARRANTIES,
GUARANTEES AND RETURN POLICIES
Vendors and advertisers are solely responsible for warranties and guarantees
on goods or services sold, and on return policies. Users should check individual
policies before purchasing anything online.
NO AGENCY
Slug-Lines.com is not acting for or on behalf of either you, our vendors, or our
advertisers. You and our vendors and advertisers are independent contractors. No
agency, partnership, joint venture, employer/employee, or franchiser/franchisee
relationship is intended or created by this User Agreement between Slug-Lines.com,
Forel Publishing, and their affiliates or subsidiaries, and either you or any
vendor or advertiser at this site.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY -
COPYRIGHT
Copyright to all featured articles and all other content on the
site is either owned by Slug-Lines.com, Forel Publishing Company, or their affiliates
or subsidiaries, or are licensed to them. You agree that any information that
you post in chat rooms or bulletin boards on this site are copyrighted to you,
or that you have a legitimate license to post the information, including
photographs or other audiovisual material, without any restrictions whatsoever.
You hereby assign Slug-Lines.com, Forel Publishing Company, and their affiliates or
subsidiaries a perpetual, royalty-free license to publish, republish, display,
modify, prepare derivative works and to otherwise use your postings in any media
whatsoever now known or later invented throughout the universe, without any
restrictions whatsoever.
No material from this site
may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or
redistributed in any way in any medium whatsoever now known or later invented,
except that you may download one copy of the material on any single computer for
your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you retain all copyright
and other proprietary notices. Any attempt to modify these materials or to use
these materials for any other purpose constitutes a violation of our copyright
and other proprietary rights, and may subject you to injunctive relief,
statutory damages and other penalties. The use of any such material on any other
web site or networked computer environment is prohibited.
TRADEMARKS
All trademarks, trade names or service marks mentioned on this site are either
owned by Slug-Lines.com, Forel Publishing Company, or their affiliates, or licensed or
otherwise are authorized for our use. You are solely responsible for assuring
that your use of or reference to any trademarks, trade names or service marks in
chat and bulletin boards areas of our site comply with applicable legal
requirements.
IDEA SUBMISSIONS
Any creative suggestions, ideas, drawings, concepts, designs, photographs, or
other information that you submit to Slug-Lines.com shall be deemed the property
of Slug-Lines.com. You acknowledge and agree that Slug-Lines.com, Forel Publishing Company, and their affiliates and subsidiaries are under no obligation of
confidence to you, and shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any such
information or materials. Slug-Lines.com and Forel Publishing Company shall exclusively
own all known or hereafter existing rights to such information and shall be
entitled to use, own, license or sublicense such information or materials,
including, but not limited to, your name or picture, without any restrictions
for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, whatsoever, without compensation to
you.
CHAT ROOMS AND BULLETIN
BOARDS
We offer our visitors an opportunity to participate in chat rooms and bulletin
boards for non-commercial use only. You must follow the chat room rules, which
are incorporated herein by reference, anytime you are on this site. Click here
to review the chat room and bulletin board rules.
PRIVACY
It is our policy to respect the privacy of visitors at our site. We only collect
personally identifiable information when you voluntarily submit it. We do
collect anonymous, aggregate demographic information, and share it with our
vendors, advertisers and others. Our privacy policy is incorporated by reference
into this User Agreement. Click here to review our privacy policy.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY
Slug-Lines.com™ AND Forel Publishing Company
PROVIDE THIS WEB SITE AND THE INFORMATION
AND SERVICES ON OR THROUGH IT "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. Slug-Lines.com AND Forel Publishing Company
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Some states may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so check local
laws. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other
legal rights that vary from state to state.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Slug-Lines.com does not warrant that the services at the site or functions
contained in the materials at the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that
defects will be corrected, that this site or the server that makes it available
are free of viruses or other harmful components, that all products listed or
advertised are available, or that all transactions will be completed. Neither Slug-Lines.com,
Forel Publishing Company, nor any of their officers, directors,
employees, representatives, agents, affiliates or subsidiaries warrant or make
any representations that the materials or information contained at this site are
correct, accurate, complete, and/or reliable.
IN NO EVENT SHALL Slug-Lines.com,
Forel Publishing Company OR ANYONE WHO HELPED DEVELOP, CREATE, PRODUCE
OR DELIVER THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION USED IN THIS SITE BE LIABLE FOR LOST
PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR
IN CONNECTION WITH, USE OF OUR SITE, INFORMATION POSTED ON OUR SITE, OUR
SERVICES, ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES YOU PURCHASE, OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF THEY
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR
LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY AND ALL
LOSSES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU,
IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.
Some states do not allow the limitation of liability, so check local laws.
INDEMNITY AND HOLD
HARMLESS
We are not responsible for the accuracy, quality, safety, legality, intellectual
property compliance, privacy policy, or content of any information, product or
service offered by our vendors, advertisers, promotional partners or any
third-party sites, and you irrevocably waive any claim against Slug-Lines.com, Forel Publishing Company, their respective officers, directors, employees,
representatives, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates with respect to the same.
You assume the risk of their use and the entire cost of all necessary loss,
servicing, repair or correction as a result of their use. User agrees to hold Slug-Lines.com,
Forel Publishing Company, and their respective officers, directors,
employees, representatives, agents, affiliates and subsidiaries harmless from
any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind
or nature, known and unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of, or any
way connected with the use of any information at this site, any transaction
occurring through this site, the safety or quality of any goods or services
purchased or sold through this site, or the truth or accuracy of any claim made
about such goods or services. California residents expressly agree to waive
California Civil Code '1542, which states: "A general release does not
extend the 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."
User also agrees to
indemnify and hold Slug-Lines.com, Forel Publishing Company, and their respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, affiliates and
subsidiaries harmless from any loss, claim or demand, including reasonable
attorney fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of
this Agreement or the documents that it incorporates by reference, or your
violation of any law or the rights of any third party in connection with your
use of this site.
TERMINATION OF SERVICES
Without limiting any other remedy, Slug-Lines.com reserves the right to
immediately issue a warning to temporarily or permanently suspend or terminate
your participation in the site, and to refuse to provide our services to you, if
you breach this User Agreement or any of the rules or documents it incorporates
by reference, if we are unable to verify or authenticate any billing information
you provide to us, or if we believe that your actions may cause legal liability
for you, our vendors or advertisers, our other visitors, or us.
NOTICES
Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the site, all notices or complaints shall
be provided to Slug-Lines.com via e-mail to webmaster@Slug-Lines.com. All notices from
Slug-Lines.com to you will be sent to the e-mail address you provide to us.
Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after e-mail is sent, unless we are
notified that the e-mail address is invalid. Slug-Lines.com reserves the right
to send you notice by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt
requested, to the address you provided to us during the ordering or registration
process. In such event, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of
mailing.
ARBITRATION
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this User Agreement or to
the services provided by Slug-Lines.com shall be settled by binding arbitration
in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual
basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or
controversy of any other party. The arbitration should be conducted in Virginia and judgment on the arbitration or word may be entered into any court
having jurisdiction thereof.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
Any dispute arising from your use of the site will be governed by Virginia law
and resolved in the courts of Virginia.
GENERAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
Slug-Lines.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify,
add, or remove portions of these terms and conditions of use at any time, so
please check periodically for changes. Unless legally required to do so
immediately, changes in these terms and conditions of use, our privacy policy,
and chat rules will not go into effect until they have been posted for thirty
(30) days. Continued use of Slug-Lines.com following the effective date of any
changes to those terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
If any provision of this
User Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall be stricken
without affecting the validity of the remaining portions of this agreement.
Headings are for convenience only, and are not intended to in anyway to confine,
limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. No waiver by Slug-Lines.com of any breach of this User Agreement by you shall constitute a
waiver of this User Agreement or alter or limit our right to act with respect to
subsequent or similar breaches.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This User Agreement and the materials incorporated by reference hereto form the
entire understanding and agreement between you and Slug-Lines.com with respect
to use of this site and the services offered hereunder, and may be modified only
in accordance with the procedures specified herein.
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