ELECTRONIC RECYCLERS INTERNATIONAL® TERMS OF USE
EFFECTIVE DATE: NOVEMBER 5, 2007
- Acceptance of Terms.
This is a binding agreement between you and Electronic Recyclers International®, a Delaware corporation
("us," "we," or "Company"). By using the website located at
www.electronicrecyclers.com (the "Site") or any
services provided in connection with the Site (the "Service") you agree to be bound by and to
abide by these Terms of Use, as they may be amended by Company from time to time in its sole discretion.
Amended Terms of Use are effective upon being posted. Company will post a notice on the Site any time these
Terms of Use have been materially changed or otherwise updated. It is your responsibility to review these
Terms of Use periodically, and if at any time you find these Terms of Use unacceptable, you must immediately
leave the Site and cease all use of the Service and the Site. YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE SERVICE YOU
REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
- Privacy Policy.
Company respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your personal information. A
complete statement of Company's current Privacy Policy can be found by clicking here
[Privacy Policy]. Company's Privacy Policy is expressly incorporated
into this Agreement by this reference.
- Site Access.
Company hereby grants you permission to use the Site or Service as set forth in this Terms of Use, provided
that: (i) your use of the Site or Service as permitted is solely for your personal, noncommercial use, or if
you area business, solely for your internal, noncommercial use; (ii) you will not copy or distribute any
part of the Site in any medium without Company's prior written authorization; (iii) you will not alter or
modify any part of the Site other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the Site for its intended
purpose; and (iv) you will otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use.
- Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws.
When accessing the Site or using the Service, you agree to obey the law and to respect the intellectual
property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Site is at all times governed by and subject to
laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property. You agree not to upload, download,
display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any information or content (collectively,
"Content") in violation of any third party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secret, or other
intellectual property or proprietary rights (collectively, "Intellectual Property"). You agree to
abide by laws regarding ownership and use of Intellectual Property, and you shall be solely responsible
for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights.
- Termination.
Company reserves the right to terminate your use of the Service and/or the Site at any time.
- NO WARRANTIES.
COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES. COMPANY IS MAKING THE SITE AVAILABLE "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY AND ALL DAMAGE OR LOSS FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE,
THE SITE OR THE SERVICE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
COMPANY OR ANY EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE OF COMPANY OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS OF USE.
- LIMITED LIABILITY.
COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO YOU IS LIMITED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY
BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST DATA, REGARDLESS OF THE FORESEEABILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU BY COMPANY.
THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR
ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY OR FORM OF ACTION.
- Affiliated Sites.
Company has no control over, and no liability for any third party websites or materials. Company works
with a number of partners and affiliates whose Internet sites may be linked with the Site
("Affiliated Sites"). Because neither Company nor the Site has control over the content and
performance of these Affiliated Sites, Company makes no guarantees about the accuracy, currency,
content, or quality of the information provided by such sites, and Company assumes no responsibility for
unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful content that may reside on those sites.
Similarly, from time to time in connection with your use of the Site, you may have access to content items
(including, but not limited to, websites) that are owned by third parties. You acknowledge and agree that
Company makes no guarantees about, and assumes no responsibility for, the accuracy, currency, content, or
quality of this third party content, and that, unless expressly provided otherwise, these Terms of Use
shall govern your use of any and all third party content.
- Prohibited Uses.
Company imposes certain restrictions on your permissible use of the Site and the Service. You are prohibited
from violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Site or Service, including, without
limitation, (a) accessing content or data not intended for you, or logging onto a server or account that
you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service,
the Site, or any associated system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without
proper authorization; (c) interfering or attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network,
including, without limitation, by means of submitting a virus to the Site or Service, overloading,
"flooding," "spamming," "mail bombing," or "crashing;" (d) using the
Site or Service to send unsolicited e-mail, including, without limitation, promotions, or advertisements for
products or services; (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail
or in any posting using the Service; or (f) attempting to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble,
or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the code used by Company in
providing the Site or Service. Any violation of system or network security may subject you to civil and/or
criminal liability.
- Indemnity.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees,
consultants, agents, and representatives from any and all third party claims, losses, liability, damages,
and/or costs (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) arising from your access to or use of the Site,
your violation of these Terms of Use, or your infringement, or infringement by any other user of your account,
of any Intellectual Property or other right of any person or entity. Company will notify you promptly of any
such claim, loss, liability, or demand, and will provide you with reasonable assistance, at your expense, in
defending any such claim, loss, liability, damage, or cost.
- Company's Proprietary Rights; Limited License.
All contents of the Site, including the text, graphics, logos, icons, screens and configurations, software,
trademarks, and trade dress (collectively, "Company Content"), is the property of Company or its
licensors and is protected by U.S. and international Intellectual Property laws. You do not acquire any
ownership rights in or to Company Content by using, printing, downloading or copying any Company Content or
using this Site. Any use of Company Content or this Site other than for the express services provided,
including but not limited to copying, reproducing, modifying, distributing, transmitting, replicating or
public exhibition is strictly prohibited.
Company hereby grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object
code for the Site and Service on a single computer; provided, however that you shall not (and shall not allow
any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work from, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or
otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or
otherwise transfer any rights in the software for the Site and Service.
- Governing Law and Venue.
These Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the United States and the
State of California, without reference to their rules regarding conflicts of law. You hereby irrevocably
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Fresno County, California in all
disputes arising out of or related to the use of the Site or Service.
- Severability; Waiver.
If, for whatever reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term or condition in these Terms of Use to
be unenforceable, all other terms and conditions will remain unaffected and in full force and effect. No waiver
of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent, or
subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
- Trademarks; No License.
The Company's logo, trade marks and service marks and other logos and product and service names are trademarks
of Company (the "Company Marks"). Nothing contained on the Site should be understood as granting you
a license to use any of the Company Marks, or the marks of any third party. Without Company's prior written
permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner the Company Marks or the marks of any third party
on this Site.
- Modifications.
Company may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, (a) revise these Terms of Use; (b) modify the Site
and/or the Service; and (c) discontinue the Site and/or Service at any time. Company shall post any revision to
these Terms of Use to the Site, and the revision shall be effective immediately on such posting. You agree to
review these Terms of Use and other online policies posted on the Site periodically to be aware of any revisions.
You agree that, by continuing to use or access the Site following notice of any revision, you shall abide by any
such revision.
- Statute of Limitations.
You agree that regardless of any statute or law providing a longer period, any claim arising out of or related to
use of the Service or Site or the Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim arises or be
forever banned.