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By using
the information, services and products available through
Southern-Connection.com you are agreeing to the terms and conditions
contained herein.
Southern-Connection.com reserves the right to modify the Terms of
Service at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately
upon the earlier of (1) a
posting of the modified Terms of Service or (2) by e-mail notification to
you. You agree to review these Terms of Service periodically to be aware of
such modifications and your continued access or use of this Web site shall be
deemed your acceptance of the modified Terms of Service. You agree that these
standards for notice of changes are reasonable. You acknowledge and agree
that Southern-Connection.com may deny you access to or use of all or part of
this Web site without prior notice if you engage in any conduct or activities
that Southern-Connection.com, in
its sole discretion, believes violates any of these Terms of Service,
violates the rights of Southern-Connection.com, or is otherwise inappropriate
for continued access and use of this website.
While the administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to
remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible,
it is impossible to review every message. Therefore you acknowledge that all
posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author and
not the administrators, moderators or webmaster (except for posts by these
people) and hence will not be held liable.
RESTRICTIONS ON
USE
The staff of Southern-Connection.com offers this website, it’s contents and
services “as is”, with no warranties as to performance, results, or operation
without interruption. Southern-Connection.com reserves the right to alter or
delete the products, services and information available from this website at
any time.
Links to third
party sites are provided to you only as a convenience, and do not imply
endorsement by Southern-Connection.com or any affiliation with or endorsement
by the owner of the linked site. Southern-Connection.com is not responsible
for the content of any linked site or any consequences of making the link.
In exchange for
use of this website, you agree that any information you submit to us will be
current and complete and will not violate the rights of any third parties,
and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Southern-Connection.com
against any claims by third-parties alleging facts in breach of these
representations. All content included on this website, including text,
graphics, logos, buttons, icons, and images, is the property of
Southern-Connection.com with ownership as indicated by specific copyright and
trademark notices and/or context, and is protected by U.S. and international
copyright and trademark laws.
You may not
view, copy, print, or distribute documents, pages, content or photos on this
website without the express written consent of Southern-Connection.com as the
applicable copyright owner.
Names, logos,
and other trademarks of Southern-Connection.com may not be used apart from
the documents or pages on which they appear without prior approval, and may
not be used in any manner that implies affiliation with or endorsement by or
disparages Southern-Connection.com.
Southern-Connection.com reserves the right to revoke such authorization at
any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written or
electronic notice from Southern-Connection.com.
SUBMISSIONS
Southern-Connection.com appreciates hearing from its users and welcomes your
comments regarding Southern-Connection.com's products and services. We value your feedback on our
products and services, we request that you be specific in your comments on
such products and services. Submissions of any creative ideas, inventions,
suggestions or materials, will be considered for implementation into our website,
with your permission and with appropriate credit. Submissions will not be
subject to any obligation of confidence however, and Southern-Connection.com
will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submission.
COMMUNITIES
This Web site contains bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups,
forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities
(collectively, "Communities"). You agree to use the Communities
only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to
the particular forum. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree
that when using a Community, you will not:
- Defame,
abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights
(such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
- Publish,
post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane,
defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name,
material or information.
- Upload
files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual
property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or
control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
- Upload
files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar
software or programs that may damage the operation of another's
computer.
- Advertise
or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose.
- Conduct
or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
- Download
any file posted by another user of a forum that you know, or reasonably
should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
- Restrict
or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communities.
- Falsify
or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or
proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software
or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Southern-Connection.Com reserves the right to terminate your
access to any or all of the Communities at any time without notice for any reason
whatsoever.
Southern-Connection.com
has no obligation to monitor the Communities. However,
Southern-Connection.com reserves the right at all times to disclose any
information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal
process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any
information or materials, in whole or in part, in Southern-Connection.com's
sole discretion.
You acknowledge
that all Communities are public and not private communications and that
others may read your communications without your knowledge. Always use
caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself
or your children in any Community. Southern-Connection.com does not control
or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Community and,
therefore, Southern-Connection.com specifically disclaims any liability with
regard to the Communities and any actions resulting from your participation
in any Community.
By posting
messages, uploading files, inputting data, or engaging in any other form of
communication through this website, you are granting Southern-Connection.com
permission to: use, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display,
publicly perform, reproduce, publish, sublicense, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any such communication.
The foregoing
grants shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such
communication, including but not limited to rights under copyright,
trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction.
LINKS FROM
Southern-Connection.com TO NON-AFFILIATED SITES
This website contains links to websites operated by third parties or for
which content is provided to Southern-Connection.com under either binding or non-binding
agreements. These links are provided for your convenience only.
Southern-Connection.com does not control such third party websites, and as
such is not responsible for the content of these websites or for your
commercial transactions with them. Inclusion of links to such websites does
not constitute or imply any endorsement of the material on such websites.
DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE
ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITH NO WARRANTY. TO THE MAXIMUM
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, Southern-Connection.com DISCLAIMS ALL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NONINFRINGEMENT, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS AND
IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE.
IN ADDITION, Southern-Connection.com DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION
ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEB SITE IS CURRENT, COMPLETE UNITERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO
THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL Southern-Connection.com, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR
FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES, ARISING FROM
YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR
SERVICES PURCHASED BY YOU, EVEN IF Southern-Connection.com HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER THEORY. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
TERMINATION
These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate
these terms at any time by destroying all materials obtained from our site,
and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof,
whether made under the terms of these terms or otherwise. These terms will
terminate immediately without notice from Southern-Connection.com if in
Southern-Connection.com's sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or
provision of these terms. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials
obtained from this Southern-Connection.com site and all copies thereof,
whether made under the terms of these terms or otherwise. You agree not to
submit any information through Southern-Connection.com's communities, or to
assist or cause another person to submit information on your behalf.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Southern-Connection.com,
officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and suppliers from and
against any and all claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including but
not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of this
website, the violation of these terms and conditions by you, or the
infringement by you, or other user of Southern-Connection.com's Web site
through the use of your computer, or your infringement of any intellectual
property or other right of any person or entity. Southern-Connection.com
reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and
control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
GOVERNING LAW
& JURISDICTION
These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Georgia, without giving effect to its conflict of
laws provisions. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between you
and Southern-Connection.com related to these Terms of Service shall be
brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction
sitting in Monroe County, State of Georgia
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ARBITRATION
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement 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 shall be conducted in Forsyth, Georgia, and
judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having
jurisdiction thereof. Either you or Southern-Connection.com may seek any
interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in
Forsyth, Georgia necessary to protect the rights or property of you or
Southern-Connection.com pending the completion of arbitration.
COPYRIGHT AND
TRADEMARK NOTICES
The trademarks, logos, copyrights, and service marks displayed on this
website are the property of Southern-Connection.com or other third parties.
You are not permitted to use the marks without the prior written consent of
Southern-Connection.com or such third party that may own the marks. The name
"Southern-Connection.com" may not be used in connection with any
product or service that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in
any manner that disparages or discredits Southern-Connection.com. Any other
logos, trademarks appearing on this site or an affiliated site are the
property of their respective owners.
OTHER
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and
Southern-Connection.com with respect to this website and supersede and
replace all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or
oral, regarding this website. If any provision of these Terms of Service is
found invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the
maximum extent possible, and the remaining provisions of these Terms and
Service shall remain in full force and effect. Southern-Connection.com's
failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of
these Terms of Service shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or
right of Southern-Connection.com.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this TOS statement, the
practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact
ADMINISTRATOR
Southern-Connection.Com
PO Box 972
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
webmaster@southern-connection.com
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