TERMS OF USE, WAIVER & DISCLAIMER
AprilAshley.com Conditions of Use
Welcome to AprilAshley.com. This Agreement sets
forth the terms and conditions which apply to your use of the AprilAshley.com
web site. By using this site, you agree to abide by this Agreement.
In addition, when using specific services or entering contests or
sweepstakes, you agree to abide by any guidelines or rules posted
in connection with such services, contests or sweepstakes, all of
which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. If
you do not agree with any posted guidelines or rules, or with any
part of this Agreement, you must not use this site. AprilAshley.com
reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time. Your continued
use of this site following the posting of any changes to this Agreement
means that you accept and agree to abide by such changes. The terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall apply regardless of the means
by which the AprilAshley.com web site was accessed, including, but
not limited to, through the URL address, electronic mail, or links
from other sites. If you do not comply with this Agreement at all
times when using this site, AprilAshley.com reserves the right to
deny or restrict your access to this site.
1. USE AND MISUSE OF CONTENT PROHIBITED
AprilAshley.com prohibits the use, copying,
distribution, transmission, display, performance and exploitation
in any form or manner of any and all copyrighted or trademarked content
on this web site (which includes, without limitation, any and all
articles, text, graphics, logos, advertisements, video clips, music
clips, still photographs and software)(collectively, "Content")
without AprilAshley.com's express prior written consent. Further,
the computer code that AprilAshley.com creates to generate its web
site pages is protected by copyright and any copying or adapting of
such code is strictly prohibited.
2. USE OF AprilAshley.com
AprilAshley.com may terminate any and all information,
communication(s), and/or posting(s), at any time, without notice,
for conduct that violates this Agreement or other policies or guidelines
set out by AprilAshley.com elsewhere on this web site. AprilAshley.com
may delete any and all information, communication(s), and/or posting(s)
for online conduct that AprilAshley.com believes is harmful to other
Users, the business of AprilAshley.com, its affiliates, or other third-party
information providers. You agree to use AprilAshley.com only for purposes
which are lawful in every country and jurisdiction in the world and
all subdivisions thereof. AprilAshley.com neither endorses the contents
of any User communications nor assumes responsibility for any unlawful,
harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar,
obscene, indecent, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent,
offensive, or otherwise objectionable material contained therein,
any infringement of third party intellectual property rights arising
therefrom, or any crime facilitated thereby. Any attempt to gain unauthorized
access to AprilAshley.com's computer systems is prohibited. Not all
areas of AprilAshley.com may be available to you. You shall not interfere
with any other User's use and enjoyment of AprilAshley.com or another
entity's use and enjoyment of similar services.
3. REGISTRATION
You may be asked to register as a member of
AprilAshley.com and to provide AprilAshley.com with certain information
about yourself. AprilAshley.com uses this information to improve this
site and to create content that is more beneficial to our Users. AprilAshley.com
maintains the privacy of your information as set forth in our Privacy
Policy. You are responsible for providing AprilAshley.com with true
and accurate information about yourself as requested. If you provide
any information that is untrue or inaccurate, or which AprilAshley.com
reasonably believes is untrue or inaccurate, AprilAshley.com reserves
the right to suspend or terminate your membership.
4. CONDUCT FOR MESSAGE BOARDS AND CHAT ROOM
You are solely responsible for any and all Content
posted by you on any AprilAshley.com Message Board or Chat Room. You
also are solely responsible for, and assume any and all risks associated
with, reviewing and/or using any Content posted on Message Boards
or Chat Rooms. AprilAshley.com does not endorse, edit, verify, vouch
for, or control any Content posted on this web site by Users, and
does not guarantee the accuracy or appropriateness of any Content
posted by Users. Users may be held legally liable for any Content
posted to this web site, and may be held legally accountable if the
Content they post include(s) material that infringes any patent, trademark,
trade secret, copyright or any other intellectual property or the
proprietary right(s) of any person or entity. AprilAshley.com reserves
the right to monitor any of its Message Boards and Chat Rooms at any
time to ensure that these rules are being observed. By using AprilAshley.com
Message Boards and/or Chat Rooms, you may be exposed to Content which
is offensive, indecent or otherwise objectionable to you. If you believe
that any such Content violates this Agreement, we encourage you to
contact us at aprilashley00@hotmail.com. AprilAshley.com reserves
the right to modify or remove anything submitted, posted, or uploaded
to AprilAshley.com, at any time for any reason without prior notice.
Postings which violate this Agreement may be deleted upon discovery
and AprilAshley.com reserves the right to terminate or restrict access
to this site of the responsible User(s). However, under no circumstances
will AprilAshley.com be liable for any errors, omissions, or offensive
material contained in any Content posted by Users, or for any loss,
liability, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable attorney's
fees) arising from or in connection with your use of any Content posted
by any Users. You agree not to collect or store personal data about
other users or members, or to submit any message board posting, e-mail,
and/or chat room statement that contains or provides links to: 1.
Any material that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, invasive of Privacy or publicity rights, hateful, vulgar,
obscene, profane, harmful, libelous, indecent, racially, ethnically,
or otherwise objectionable (including, but not limited to, posting
the private information of other parties); 2. Any material that impersonates
any person or entity, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents
your affiliation with a person or entity; 3. Any false "header"
(the legend attached to e-mail messages to show the message's point
of origin, route, and destination), falsely configured e-mail or otherwise
manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content
uploaded, posted, e-mailed or otherwise transmitted through AprilAshley.com.
Headers of e-mail messages may not be removed or altered to conceal
e-mail addresses; 4. Any Content that you do not have a right to transmit
under any law or any contratual or fiduciary relationship (such as
inside information, trade secrets, and other proprietary information
and/or confidential information); 5. Any material that violates or
infringes in any way upon the rights of others, including, without
limitation, any patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity,
copyright or trademark rights; this includes "warez" (copyrighted
software that is distributed illegally), "MP3" files of
copyrighted music, copyrighted photographs, text, video, or artwork;
6. Any material containing any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising
or commercial solicitation of any kind whatsoever, including, without
limitation, distribution of unsolicited e-mail using an AprilAshley.com
address or containing any references to AprilAshley.com ("spam"),
"junk mail," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes,"
or any use of distribution lists to any person or entity who has not
given specific permission to be included on such a list. 7. Any material
that contains software viruses or any other computer code, programs,
files, corrupted data, or any other harmful or damaging component
designed to interrupt, impair, destroy, or limit the functionality
or operability of any computer system, software, hardware, or telecommunications
equipment; 8. Any material that constitutes "stalking" or
any other form of harassment of any member or User of AprilAshley.com
or any other person; 9. Any material containing nudity, pornography,
or sexual material of a lewd, vulgar, lascivious, indecent, lecherous
or obscene nature or intent, or that violates local, state, national,
and/or international laws; 10. Content that promotes, encourages,
or provides instructional information about any illegal activities
or any material which encourages conduct that would violate any law
or give rise to civil or criminal liability under any law. (including,
but not limited to, "hacking," "cracking," or
"phreaking"); 11. Any raffle, contest, or game requiring
payment of a fee or other conideration by participants; 12. Any hate
propaganda or hate mongering, swearing, or fraudulent material or
activity; 13. Any Content that advertises or promotes any product
or service; 14. Any Content that solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors;
15. Any Content that disrupts the normal functioning of the Chat Room
or Message Board; or 16. Any Content or activity that AprilAshley.com,
in its sole discretion, deems inappropriate for its Message Boards
and/or Chat Rooms.
5. LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES
AprilAshley.com contains hyperlinks to external
locations (e.g., other web sites) controlled by third parties. These
links are provided solely as a convenience to you, and do not imply
an endorsement by AprilAshley.com or that any affiliation exists between
AprilAshley.com and the linked web site. You agree that AprilAshley.com
is not responsible for the availability of these external locations,
or other content including, without limitation, solicitations thereon
or products or services made available thereby. AprilAshley.com has
not necessarily reviewed, and does not necessarily endorse, Content
at linked web sites, and is not responsible for such Content or for
your use of such Content. You acknowledge that some external locations
may contain material or communications which are unedited, untrue,
or illegal in some jurisdictions or that may be offensive. You agree
to access external locations at your own risk and not to permit minors
to have access to inappropriate material. You agree that AprilAshley.com
shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for
any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused in any way
whatsoever related to any such external location. Any concerns regarding
any external location should be directed to its respective web site
administrator, system operator, or web master.
6. AprilAshley.com TRADEMARKS
The AprilAshley.com name and logo is a trademark
of April Ashley and may not be used or copied in any manner without
the express prior written consent of April Ashley. All other trademarks
appearing on this web site are the trademarks of their respective
owners. 8. SUBMISSIONS AprilAshley.com is pleased to hear from its
loyal fans and welcomes your comments regarding AprilAshley.com. However,
AprilAshley.com does not accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions,
or materials other than those it has specifically requested. This
policy is designed to avoid misunderstandings if projects developed
by AprilAshley.com's professional staff seem to others to be similar
to their own creative work. Accordingly, AprilAshley.com requests
that your comments relate to those services and products offered by
AprilAshley.com, and that you not submit any creative ideas, suggestions,
or materials.
7. NOTICE OF CLAIMED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you are a copyright holder and believe that
any Content appearing on any AprilAshley.com web site constitutes
copyright infringement, please provide AprilAshley.com with the information
requested below.AprilAshley.com respects intellectual property rights
and reserves the right, in its solediscretion, to restrict the access
of Users who infringe the rights of copyright holders, and to remove
or disable access to infringing material. The AprilAshley.com notification
requirements listed below are intended substantially to conform to
the copyright infringement notification requirements of the Online
Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512 (c)(3)(A). To be effective under
this subsection, a notification of claimed copyright infringement
must be a written communication provided to the designated agent of
a service provider that includes substantially the following: i. A
physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
ii. 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; iii. 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; iv. 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;
v. 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; vi. 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. Please
forward the above information, in writing, to AprilAshley.com's designated
agent for notification of claimed copyright infringement: aprilashley00@aprilashley.com
8. DISCLAIMER
THE AprilAshley.com SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONSTRUCTIVE,
OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING
OUT OF COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, DEALING AND/OR TRADE USAGE. AprilAshley.com
DOES NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE
ACCESS OR USAGE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEB
SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER
OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE
IN FULL. THIS SECTION WILL BE ALLOWABLE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED
BY APPLICABLE LAW. AprilAshley.com DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING ANY CONTENT,
INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS OBTAINED OR PROVIDED THROUGH OR
IN CONJUNCTION WITH AprilAshley.com. NEITHER AprilAshley.com, NOR
ITS AFFILIATES, THIRD PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS, NOR OTHER CONTENT
PARTNERS MAKE ANY GUARANTEE REGARDING THE ACCURACY, CORRECTNESS, TIMELINESS,
SEQUENCE, RELIABILITY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT
PROVIDED BY AprilAshley.com. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES
AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION. ANY MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF AprilAshley.com
IS DOWNLOADED AT THE USER'S OWN RISK. THE USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR, AND ASSUMES THE ENTIRE COST OF, ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR,
OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS DUE TO CONTENT, DOWNLOADS
OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR INFORMATION THE USER OBTAINS FROM AprilAshley.com.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN NO EVENT SHALL
AprilAshley.com, ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS, OR CONTENT
PARTNERS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS OR
LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, "THE AprilAshley.com PARTIES"),
BE LIABLE, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION, FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES,
OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR UNTIMELINESS OR ABSENSE OF AUTHENTICITY
OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE AprilAshley.com WEB SITE,
OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE TRANSMISSION THEREOF TO THE
USER, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED
THEREBY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN NO EVENT SHALL AprilAshley.com
ANY OF THE PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE,
THE AprilAshley.com WEB SITE, OR THE CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING
USERS, HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF ANY AprilAshley.com
PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF (OR IF ANY AprilAshley.com PARTY IS AWARE
OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF) THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN ADDITION, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE
LIABILITY OF ALL AprilAshley.com PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR RELATING TO USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE,
THE AprilAshley.com WEB SITE, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, EXCEED THE AMOUNT
PAID BY THE USER, IF ANY, TO ACCESS THE AprilAshley.com WEB SITE.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless,
and at AprilAshley.com's request, defend the AprilAshley.com Parties
and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners,
agents, employees, directors, officers, shareholders, members, and
other owners, from and against any and all claims, actions, demands,
liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, penalties, settlements, costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs) (hereinafter
referred to as "Losses") insofar as such Losses (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of, are based on, or relate to: (i)
your use of the AprilAshley.com web site; or (ii) any misrepresentation
of any information, representation or warranty, or breach of this
Agreement or any other covenant or agreement. If any third party brings
a claim, lawsuit, or other proceeding(s) against any AprilAshley.com
Party based on User's conduct or use of AprilAshley.com's web site
or services, User agrees to compensate all AprilAshley.com Parties
(including their respective officers, directors, employees and agents)
for any and all Losses in connection with any such claim, lawsuit
or proceeding.
10. INVESTIGATION
AprilAshley.com reserves the right to investigate
suspected violations of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
whenever AprilAshley.com becomes aware of possible violations. Such
an investigation may include gathering information from User and the
complaining party and reviewing materials on AprilAshley.com's servers.
During an investigation, AprilAshley.com may remove any and all disputed
material from AprilAshley.com's servers. If AprilAshley.com believes,
in its sole discretion, that a violation of the terms or conditions
of this Agreement has occurred, AprilAshley.com may take any action
it deems appropriate under the circumstances known to it, which may
include removal of material from AprilAshley.com's servers, warnings
and/or suspension or termination of User account(s). Violations also
could subject User to criminal or civil liability.
11. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES
AprilAshley.com makes no representations or
warranties that the Content of this web site is appropriate or lawful
in any foreign countries, or that any items offered for sale on the
web site will be available outside the United States. This web site
is controlled and operated by AprilAshley.com from its offices within
the State of California, United States of America, and is intended
for use only by residents of the United States, its territories and
possessions. Those who choose to access this 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.
12. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall not be governed by the
United Nations Conventions of Contracts for the International Sale
of Goods, the application of which is hereby expressly excluded from
any interpretation of this Agreement. The formation, construction
and interpretation of this Agreement shall in all respects be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States
and the State of California, U.S.A., as such law applies to agreements
between California residents entered into and wholly performed within
California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of
laws. By using this site, you hereby consent to the exclusive personal
jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal Court of the State
of California, U.S.A. It is hereby agreed that any action at law or
in equity arising under this Agreement and/or your use of the AprilAshley.com
web site shall be finally adjudicated or determined in any court or
courts of the State of California or of the United States of America,
in Los Angeles County, California, and the parties hereto hereby submit
generally and unconditionally to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction
and venue of these courts in respect to any such matter and consent
to service of process by any means authorized by California law.
13. SEVERABILITY
In the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be held by a court or other tribunal of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portion
hereof shall remain in full force and effect and such provision shall
be enforced to the maximum extent possible so as to effect the intent
of the parties and shall be reformed to the extent necessary to make
such provisions valid and enforceable.
14. AMENDMENTS
AprilAshley.com reserves the right to automatically
amend this Agreement at any time by posting the amended terms and
conditions to this "Terms and Conditions of Use" section
of the AprilAshley.com web site. Such amendments will be effective
when posted.
15. ACTS OF GOD
AprilAshley.com shall be excused from its obligations
for any period to the extent that AprilAshley.com is prevented from
performing, in whole or in part, its obligations under this Agreement,
as a result of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s)
or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether
or not the action(s),regulations(s), order(s), or request(s) prove(s)
to be invalid), Internet failure, equipment failure, earthquake, war,
fire, flood, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo,
labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal) labor or material
shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down,
civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, foreign or domestic court order,
third party non-performance (including the acts or omissions of any
suppliers, agents, or subcontractors) or any other cause beyond AprilAshley.com's
reasonable control affecting production or delivery in any manner,
including failure or fluctuations in electrical power, heat, light,
air conditioning or telecommunications equipment or lines or other
equipment, whether electronic or otherwise.
16. WAIVER
AprilAshley.com's failure to enforce strict
performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute
a waiver of AprilAshley.com's right to subsequently enforce such a
provision or any other provision of this Agreement, nor will any delay
or omission on the part of AprilAshley.com to exercise or take advantage
of any right or remedy that AprilAshley.com has or may have hereunder
operate as a waiver of any right or remedy.
17. ACCEPTANCE
Your use of AprilAshley.com constitutes acceptance
of this Agreement. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have
based on the electronic form of this Agreement and lack of signing
or other form of electronic execution by the parties hereto. You agree
to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any additional
terms, conditions, rules or procedures imposed by AprilAshley.com
or by third party content providers in connection with third-party
content, software or services available on, through or in connection
with AprilAshley.com.