BY USING THE ANNOTATEDEARTH SERVICE INTERFACE, AS PART
OF, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH, APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED, DISTRIBUTED OR IMPLEMENTED
BY YOU OR ON YOUR BEHALF, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, BY
THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE ANNOTATEDEARTH TERMS OF SERVICE INCLUDING THE
ANNOTATEDEARTH END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THE "ANNOTATEDEARTH EULA"), THE
ANNOTATEDEARTH PRIVACY POLICY, THE ANNOTATEDEARTH ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY, THE
ANNOTATEDEARTH USAGE NOTICES AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH
http://www.AnnotatedEarth.com/legal/
(COLLECTIVELY AND SEPARATELY REFERRED TO AS THE "ANNOTATEDEARTH TERMS OF
SERVICE"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE ANNOTATEDEARTH SERVICE MODULE OR
THE ANNOTATEDEARTH SERVICE ITSELF.
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of
use of the AnnotatedEarth software that enables use of AnnotatedEarth by other
applications ("SERVICE Module") and the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE itself
(hereafter collectively or separately referred to as "AnnotatedEarth Service").
GRANT OF LICENSE. Subject to the provisions contained
herein, AnnotatedEarth Inc. hereby grants to you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable license (without the right to sublicense) to use the
AnnotatedEarth SERVICE as part of, or in conjunction with, applications
developed, distributed or implemented by you or on your behalf (the "SERVICE
Applications"). You may not use the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE for or in
conjunction with any products having location-aware ability.
This license does not grant you any right to any
version enhancement update, or to a continuous availability of the
AnnotatedEarth SERVICE and the functionality of the AnnotatedEarth End User
Software (The "Software"), or to any support, telephone or other assistance.
AnnotatedEarth Inc. may revise or cease to provide the AnnotatedEarth Service,
the Software or its functionality or any part thereof including without
limitation, loss of compatibility, denial of access to the functionality of the
Software or the AnnotatedEarth network, system, Web site, servers, various
directories and listings, message boards, tools, information and databases,
commercial activities related thereto or any part thereof (together with the
AnnotatedEarth software or any part thereof herein known as the "AnnotatedEarth
Services and Information") from any SERVICE Application, from time to time
without notice.
SOME LIMITATIONS. You may not use the AnnotatedEarth
SERVICE to (a) systematically extract information from the AnnotatedEarth
directories and database, modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble (except and solely to the extent an applicable statute expressly
and specifically prohibits such restrictions), or create derivative works of
the AnnotatedEarth Software ,and the AnnotatedEarth Services and Information;
(b) create applications for unlawful or illegal purposes or activities.
CHILDREN UNDER 13. Please note that the AnnotatedEarth
SERVICE as well as the AnnotatedEarth service, Software, network, system, Web
site, servers, various directories and listings, various message and news
boards, tools, information and databases, are NOT FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER 13
YEARS OF AGE. If it comes to AnnotatedEarth Inc.'s attention through reliable
means that a registered user is a child under 13 years of age, AnnotatedEarth
Inc. will cancel that user's account.
MISSION CRITICAL AND CONTENT SENSITIVE APPLICATIONS.
Do not create, distribute or otherwise use any SERVICE Applications which uses
or relies on the AnnotatedEarth Services and Information or any other program,
information or service whatsoever related thereto for "Mission Critical" or
"Content Sensitive" applications, use and purposes. For the purpose of this
Agreement, "Content Sensitive" shall mean any information or data you do not
wish to be freely accessible and generally available to Internet users;
"Mission Critical" application and use shall mean applications and use that may
result in damage.
NO WARRANTY. The AnnotatedEarth SERVICE is available
on an "AS IS" "AS AVAILABLE" basis, without warranty of any kind, including
without limitation the warranties it is free of defects, merchantable, fit for
a particular purpose or non-infringing. The entire risk as to the quality and
performance of the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE is borne by you. Should the
AnnotatedEarth SERVICE prove defective or inaccurate or should the
AnnotatedEarth SERVICE cease to operate, as the case may be you and not
AnnotatedEarth Inc. or its suppliers assume the entire cost of any damage,
service and repair. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part
of the Agreement.
TERM AND TERMINATION. This license shall continue for
a year or until terminated, whichever is first. The license will terminate
automatically with no delay, if (1) you fail to comply with the provisions of
this Agreement and limitations described herein; or (2) AnnotatedEarth Inc.
gave you a 72 hours prior notice of termination; or (3) AnnotatedEarth Inc.
posted a notice of termination on the AnnotatedEarth network or Web site; or
(4) if used by you for Competing Products. Upon termination of this License you
agree to immediately destroy all copies of the SERVICE Applications in your
possession and not to use the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE for SERVICE Applications,
without a special license from AnnotatedEarth Inc.. Without derogating from the
above, AnnotatedEarth Inc. may change, from time to time, the AnnotatedEarth
Terms of Service. You agree that your continuing to use the AnnotatedEarth
SERVICE and/or the SERVICE Applications and/or the AnnotatedEarth Services and
Information beyond a period of 30 days after a notice of such change has been
provided on the AnnotatedEarth network or Web site for the first time, shall
constitute your consent to the new or revised AnnotatedEarth Terms of Service.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT AND UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL
ANNOTATEDEARTH INC. BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF POTENTIAL REVENUES,
LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, WORK STOPPAGE,
COMPUTER FAILURE, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND
ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE THE
ANNOTATEDEARTH SERVICE, THE SERVICE APPLICATIONS AND THE ANNOTATEDEARTH
SERVICES AND INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT WILL ANNOTATEDEARTH INC. BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES, EVEN IF ANNOTATEDEARTH INC. HAD BEEN INFORMED OR SHALL HAVE BEEN
INFORMED OR ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY
THIRD PARTY AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR
OTHERWISE; OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER
DYSFUNCTION IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF ANY INFORMATION. BECAUSE SOME
STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS,
ANNOTATEDEARTH INC.'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW.
RIGHTS. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual
property rights in the AnnotatedEarth Software and the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE
shall remain in AnnotatedEarth Inc.. The AnnotatedEarth Software and the
AnnotatedEarth SERVICE is protected by copyright and other intellectual
property laws and by international treaties. Title and related rights in the
content accessed through the AnnotatedEarth Software or the AnnotatedEarth
SERVICE is the property of the applicable content owner and is protected by
applicable law. The license granted under this Agreement gives you no rights to
such content.
MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement represents the complete
agreement and understanding concerning the license granted hereunder.
Any reference made in this Agreement to AnnotatedEarth
Inc. shall be deemed to have been made to AnnotatedEarth Inc., its
subsidiaries, successors, assignees, affiliates as well as any company that
controls AnnotatedEarth Inc., directly or indirectly, and any other subsidiary
of that controlling company.
You agree that this Agreement is not intended to
confer and does not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than
the parties to this Agreement. You also understand and agree that the
AnnotatedEarth Terms of Service, including AnnotatedEarth Inc.'s enforcement of
those policies, are not intended to confer, and do not confer, any rights or
remedies upon any person other than AnnotatedEarth Inc..
If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or
unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with
applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of
the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
If you are a citizen of the USA, then the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern
this Agreement. Please note that your use of the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE, the
SERVICE Applications as well as the AnnotatedEarth Services and Information may
be subject to other local, state, national, and international laws. You
expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with
AnnotatedEarth Inc. or relating in any way to your use of the AnnotatedEarth
SERVICE, the SERVICE Applications and/or the AnnotatedEarth Services and
Information resides in the courts of Virginia and you further agree and
expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of
Virginia in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving
AnnotatedEarth Inc. or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors,
officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers. The
above assurance and commitment shall survive termination of this Agreement.
If you are not a citizen of the USA, then the laws of
the State of Israel, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern this
Agreement. Please note that your use of the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE, the SERVICE
Applications and/or the AnnotatedEarth Services and Information may be subject
to other local, state, national, and international laws. You expressly agree
that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with AnnotatedEarth Inc.
or relating in any way to your use of the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE, the SERVICE
Applications and/or the AnnotatedEarth Services and Information resides in the
courts of Tel Aviv and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise
of personal jurisdiction in the courts of Tel Aviv in connection with any such
dispute including any claim involving AnnotatedEarth Inc. or its affiliates,
subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication
providers and content providers. The above assurance and commitment shall
survive termination of this Agreement.
You agree to abide by U.S. and other applicable export
control laws and not to export, re-export or otherwise transfer, by electronic
transmission or otherwise, any content or software subject to restrictions
under such laws to a national destination prohibited under such laws or to any
person to whom exports, re-exports or transfers are prohibited under such laws,
without first obtaining, and then complying with, any requisite government
authorization. You further agree not to upload to AnnotatedEarth Inc. any data
or software that cannot be exported without prior written government
authorization, including, but not limited to, certain types of encryption
software.
This license is granted to you personally and you
agree not to transfer, assign, sublicense nor pledge in any manner whatsoever,
any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement.
Any attempted assignment by you shall be null and
void. AnnotatedEarth Inc. may transfer, assign sublicense or pledge in any
manner whatsoever, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a
subsidiary, affiliate successor thereof or to any third party whatsoever,
without notifying you or receiving your consent.
In case of contradiction between any provision of the
AnnotatedEarth EULA and any provision of this Agreement, the provision of the
AnnotatedEarth EULA shall prevail, unless the provision of this Agreement
reflects narrower responsibility on behalf of AnnotatedEarth Inc. than the
relevant provision of the AnnotatedEarth EULA. In case of contradiction between
any provision of this Agreement and any provision of the AnnotatedEarth Help
File, the provision of this Agreement shall prevail, unless the provision of
the AnnotatedEarth Help file reflects narrower responsibility on behalf of
AnnotatedEarth Inc. than the relevant provision of this Agreement.
SPECIAL LICENSE. Any use of the AnnotatedEarth SERVICE
which is not detailed in this License Agreement is prohibited without a special
License from AnnotatedEarth Inc.
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AnnotatedEarth Inc. All Rights Reserved