TERMS OF USE
This page states the "Terms and Conditions" under which you may use the www.idcany.org website (the “Website”). Please
read this
page carefully. If you do not accept the Terms and Conditions stated here, do
not use this
website and service. By using this website, you are indicating your acceptance
to be bound
by the terms of these Terms and Conditions. INDIAN DIAMOND AND COLOUR-STONE
ASSOCIATION,
INC. (the "Association") may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by
updating this
posting. You should visit this page periodically to review the Terms and
Conditions, because
they are binding on you. The terms "You" and "User" as used herein refer to all
individuals
and/or entities accessing this website for any reason.
Access to and Use of the Website.
You may not use or allow others to use, your IDs and/or the Website, directly or
indirectly,
nor upload, distribute, transmit, communicate, link to, publish or access any
data,
information or material through, using or otherwise in connection with the
Website, that:
(a) is libelous, defamatory, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually offensive
or
explicit, harmful or harassing, threatening, hateful, racially, culturally,
ethnically or
otherwise objectionable or offensive, discriminatory or abusive; (b) violates
any law or
regulation or the rights of others; (c) causes duress, distress or discomfort to
another or
is likely to deter or discourage others from using the Website; and/or (d)
infringes any
intellectual property, proprietary rights or confidentiality obligations of
others. You are
solely responsible and liable for any such activity, behavior, use and conduct.
We have no
liability and you bear the sole and exclusive risk associated with use of or
reliance on the
accuracy, quality, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any data,
information or
material in connection with your IDs.
You also may not use, nor allow others to use, your IDs, the Website, directly or
indirectly,
to: (a) attempt to or actually disrupt, impair or interfere with, alter or
modify the
Website or any information, data or materials posted and/or displayed by us or
anyone else;
(b) act in a way that affects or reflects negatively on the Association, the
Website, or
anyone else; (c) collect or attempt to collect any information from others
including,
without limitation, personally identifiable information, without such party's
prior consent.
You agree to comply with all local, state, federal laws, statutes, rules and
regulations, as
well as any international treaties, which are applicable to your use of the
Website.
You also may not use, nor allow others to use, your IDs, the Website, directly or
indirectly,
to: (a) attempt to or actually disrupt, impair or interfere with, alter or
modify the
Website or any information, data or materials posted and/or displayed by us or
anyone else;
(b) act in a way that affects or reflects negatively on the Association, the
Website, or
anyone else; (c) collect or attempt to collect any information from others
including,
without limitation, personally identifiable information, without such party's
prior consent.
You agree to comply with all local, state, federal laws, statutes, rules and
regulations, as
well as any international treaties, which are applicable to your use of the
Website.
Interactive Services.
In connection with your use of the Website, you may have access to and use of
discussion
groups, chat rooms, bulletin boards, product platform pages and other
interactive
functionality ("Interactive Services"). If you participate in or use any
Interactive
Services, you are responsible for any information, data, text, software, product
information, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other
materials
("Content") you upload, post, link to or otherwise transmit (collectively
"transmit") and
the consequences thereof. If you choose to transmit any Content using such
Interactive
Services, you agree to do so solely for lawful purposes and in compliance with
all
applicable laws. You expressly agree that we have no responsibility for or
control over the
Content you may transmit using these Interactive Services. We make no
representation that
your use of the Interactive Services will comply with applicable laws or that
they were
designed to comply with the applicable laws. Additionally, we do not represent,
warrant or
guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, quality, or reliability of any of the
Content posted,
displayed, linked to or otherwise transmitted via any Interactive Services. We
also do not
endorse any opinions expressed in or through any Interactive Services. You agree
that you
must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content,
including any
reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. We have
no
involvement in any actual transactions between You and any other User. In
addition to the
foregoing, any Content which may refer to products, You agree not to link or
post any
Content that (a) infringes any third-party intellectual property rights
(including
copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secrets) or other proprietary rights
(including
rights of publicity or privacy); (b) constitutes libel or slander or is
otherwise
defamatory; or (c) is counterfeited, illegal, stolen, or fraudulent. It is up to
You to
accurately describe the item for sale. You use the Website and the Interactive
Services at
your own risk.
Although we do not actively monitor, regulate or pre-screen your use of the
Website, we
reserve the unconditional right (but not the obligation) to remove, move or edit
any Content
we consider harmful, offensive, disruptive, in violation of law, regulation or
any
agreement, including, without limitation, which is or may be in violation of
this Agreement.
We have no liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for
performance
or nonperformance of the such monitoring activities.
You hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual
license, with
right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works
of,
publicly display and publicly perform any Content you submit via the Interactive
Services by
all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed for any use or
purpose.
Links to Other Websites.
The Website contains links to third party websites. These links are provided
solely as a
convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the Association of the contents
on such
third-party Web sites. The Association is not responsible for the content of
linked
third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or
accuracy of
materials on such third party Web sites. If you decide to access linked third
party Web
sites, you do so at your own risk. The Association is not responsible for
webcasting or any
other form of transmission received from any linked sites. You further
acknowledge and agree
that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any
damage or loss
caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on
any such
Content, goods or services made available on or through any such site or
resource.
Intellectual Property.
The items displayed or otherwise made available via the Website (directly or
indirectly),
including, without limitation, all text, graphics, images, logos, button icons,
programs,
software and other data, content, member lists, information and materials,
tangible and
intangible, and all intellectual property rights in and to the same (the
“Material”) are
owned by or licensed to the Association. You have no rights in or to such
Material and you
will not use any Material, except as specifically permitted under this
Agreement. Unless
otherwise specifically set forth on the Website or we give you written
permission, you may
only use and access, download and copy the Material (and print a single copy)
for your
personal use, and you will not alter, erase or otherwise obscure our copyright,
proprietary
or other notices on the Material. You may not do or allow anyone else to do
anything with
the Material which is not specifically permitted under this Agreement. You
acknowledge and
agree that the Material is made available for informational and educational
purposes only
without representation or warranty of any kind, is not a substitute for legal
advice or your
professional judgment, and unless otherwise specifically specified on the
Website, should
not be construed as an endorsement by or representation of the opinions of the
Association.
Your reliance upon Material obtained by you on or through the Website is solely
at your own
risk. You agree to comply with all notices and requirements accompanying
third-party
Material. All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved to the
Association.
The Association's Liability.
The Website is only a venue. This Website acts as a venue for its members and
does not screen
or censor the listings offered. As a result, the Association has no control over
the
quality, safety or legality of the Content posted or the truth or accuracy of
the listings.
In addition, note that there are risks, including but not limited to the risk of
physical
harm, of dealing with strangers, foreign nationals, underage persons or people
acting under
false pretenses. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other Users
with whom you
come in contact through the Website.
Because user authentication on the Internet is difficult, the Association cannot
and does not
confirm that each User is who they claim to be. Because we do not and cannot be
involved in
User-to-User dealings or control the behavior of participants on the Website, in
the event
that you have a dispute with one or more Users, you release the Association (its
officers,
directors, board members, agents and employees (past and present)) from all
claims, demands
and damages (actual and consequential, direct and indirect) of every kind and
nature, known
and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out
of or in any
way connected with such disputes.
We are under no legal obligation to, and generally do not, control the
information provided
by other Users which is made available through the Website. By its very nature,
other
people's information may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate, and in some cases
will be
mislabeled or deceptively labeled. We expect that you will use caution and
common sense when
using this Website. The Material may contain inaccuracies or typographical
errors. The
Association makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability,
completeness, or
timeliness of the Website or the Material. The use of the Website and the
Material is at
your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Website and may be made at
any time.
You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the form, content
and accuracy
of any Material contained therein placed by you on the Website and that you will
update your
Material to keep all Material current.
THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT
THE WEBSITE
AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR
USE OF THE
WEBSITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT
OR DATA,
THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.
THE WEBSITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND.
THE ASSOCIATION, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE ASSOCIATION MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE
ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE,
TEXT,
GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
Disclaimer of Consequential Damages.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ASSOCIATION, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED
ON THE
WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
INCIDENTAL AND
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR
BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE
MATERIAL,
WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND
WHETHER OR NOT THE
ASSOCIATION IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
No Resale or Unauthorized Commercial
Use.
You agree not to resell or assign your rights or obligations under these Term of
Use. You
also agree not to make any unauthorized commercial use of the Website.
Limitation of Liability.
The aggregate liability for the Association to you for all claims arising from
the use of the
Materials is limited to $100.
Termination.
The Association reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all of its
legal
remedies, including but not limited to deletion of your postings from this
Website and
immediate termination of your registration with or ability to access the Website
and/or any
other service provided to you by the Association, upon any breach by you of
these Terms and
Conditions or if the Association is unable to verify or authenticate any
information you
submit to the Website registration with or ability to access the Website.
Indemnity.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Association, its officers,
directors,
employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including
without
limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your
use of the
Material or your breach of the terms of these Terms and Conditions. The
Association shall
provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall
assist you,
at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.
General.
The Association makes no claims that the Materials may be lawfully viewed or
downloaded
outside of the United States. Access to the Materials may not be legal by
certain persons or
in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside of the United
States, you do so
at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your
jurisdiction.
These Terms and conditions are governed by the internal substantive laws of the
State of New
York, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Jurisdiction for any
claims
arising under this agreement shall lie exclusively with the state or federal
courts within
New York County, New York. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions are
found to be
invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such
provision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and
Conditions, which
shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms and
Conditions
shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.
Except as
expressly provided in additional terms of use for areas of the Website, these
Terms and
Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the Association with
respect to
the use of Website. No changes to these Terms and Conditions shall be made
except by a
revised posting on this page.
Additional Terms of Use.
Certain areas of this Website are subject to additional terms of use. By using
such areas,
or any part thereof, you agree to be bound by the additional terms of use
applicable to such
areas.
Notices.
The Association respects the intellectual property rights of others. The
Association may,
under appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate
access to or
use of the Website for those Users who may be infringing the intellectual
property rights of
others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a manner that
constitutes copyright
infringement, please provide the Association with the information specified
below. Please
note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying the Association that your
copyrighted
material has been infringed.
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of
the owner of
the copyright interest; A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has
been
infringed upon;
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on
the Website;
Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; A statement by you that you
have a
good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent,
or the law; A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in
your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to
act on the
copyright owner's behalf. The Association agent for notice of claims of
copyright
infringement can be reached as follows. Neil B. Friedman, Esq., Hodgson Russ
LLP, 1540
Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10036 or by email at nfriedma@hodgsonruss.com.
Copyright and Trademark Notices.
All contents of the Website are: Copyright ©2016 by the INDIAN DIAMOND AND
COLOUR-STONE
ASSOCIATION, INC. and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.
Trademarks.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their
respective owners. No association with any real company, organization, product,
person, or
event is intended or should be inferred. Any rights not expressly granted herein
are
reserved.