Acceptance of Terms
Jack S. Gibson makes this Web site (the "Site"),
including all information, documents, communications, files,
text, graphics, software, and products available through the
Site (collectively, the "Materials") and all services
operated by Jack S. Gibson and third parties through the Site
(collectively, the "Services"), available for your
use subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
document and any changes to this document that Jack S. Gibson
may publish from time to time (collectively, the "Terms
of Use").
By accessing or using this Site in any way, including,
without limitation, use of any of the Services, downloading
of any Materials, or merely browsing the Site, you agree to
and are bound by the Terms of Use.
Jack S. Gibson reserves the right to change the Terms of
Use and other guidelines or rules posted on the Site from
time to time at his sole discretion, and will provide notice
of material changes on the home page of the Site ???. Your
continued use of the Site, or any Materials or Services accessible
through it, after such notice has been posted constitutes
your acceptance of the changes. Your use of the Site will
be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use,
rules and guidelines posted on the Site at the time of such
use. You should periodically check the "Terms of Use"
link on the Site's home page to view the then current terms.
If you breach any of the Terms of Use, your authorization
to use this Site automatically terminates, and any Materials
downloaded or printed from the Site in violation of the Terms
of Use must be immediately destroyed.
DEFINED TERMS: All user-supplied information, materials,
files, communications, and documents are referred to collectively
as "User Content." "Jack S. Gibson Content"
means all Materials provided by Jack S. Gibson, User Content,
and Jack S. Gibson Content may have different restrictions
and conditions associated with them.
TYPES OF USERS: Please be aware that certain activities
on this Site are available only to persons who are covered
under a paid or trial subscription agreement with Jack S.
Gibson ("Subscribers") and persons invited by Subscribers
to participate in such activities.?????
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LIMITED LICENSE TO USERS: The
Materials and Services on this Site, as well as their selection
and arrangement, are protected by copyright, trademark, patent,
and/or other intellectual property laws, and any unauthorized
use of the Materials or Services at this Site may violate
such laws and the Terms of Use. Except as expressly provided
herein, Jack S. Gibson and its suppliers do not grant any
express or implied rights to use the Materials and Services.
You agree not to copy, republish, frame, download, transmit,
modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, license,
sublicense, reverse engineer, or create derivative works based
on the Site, its Materials, or its Services or their selection
and arrangement, except as expressly authorized herein. In
addition, you agree not to use any data mining, robots, or
similar data gathering and extraction methods in connection
with the Site.
Use of Services: When using Services on this Site
that are offered by Jack S. Gibson, you shall be subject to
any posted guidelines, rules, or licenses applicable to such
Services and to the Terms of Use. Such guidelines, rules,
or licenses may contain terms and conditions in addition to
those in the Terms of Use.
In addition to the Materials and Services offered by Jack
S. Gibson, this Site also makes available materials, information,
and services provided by third parties (collectively, the
"Third Party Services"). The Third Party Services
are governed by separate license agreements that accompany
such services. Jack S. Gibson offers no guarantees and assumes
no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to
the Third Party Services, including any liability resulting
from incompatibility between the Third Party Services and
the Materials and Services offered by Jack S. Gibson. You
agree that you will not hold Jack S. Gibson responsible or
liable with respect to the Third Party Services or seek to
do so.????
Use of Software: The software and accompanying documentation
that is made available to download from this Site is the copyrighted
and/or patented work of Jack S. Gibson and/or its suppliers.
Use of the software is governed by the terms of the license
agreement that accompanies or is included with such software.
You will not be able to download or install any software that
is accompanied by or includes a license agreement unless you
agree to the terms of such license agreement. If you do not
agree to such terms, you will not be able to use the software.
Absent a license agreement that accompanies the software,
use of the software will be governed by the Terms of Use.
You agree that you will not decompile, reverse engineer, or
otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the software
available on the Site.
Use of Jack S. Gibson Content and User Content: Except
as indicated to the contrary elsewhere on this Site, you may
view, download, and print the Jack S. Gibson Content and User
Content available on this Site subject to the following conditions:
1. The Jack S. Gibson Content and User Content may be used
solely for personal, informational, and internal purposes.
2. The Jack S. Gibson Content and User Content may not be
modified or altered in any way.
3. The Jack S. Gibson Content and User Content on the Site
may not be distributed or sold, rented, leased, or licensed
to others.
4. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices
contained in Jack S. Gibson Content and User Content.
5. Jack S. Gibson reserves the right to revoke the authorization
to view, download, and print the Jack S. Gibson Content and
User Content available on this Site at any time, and any such
use shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from Jack
S. Gibson.
6. The rights granted to you constitute a license and not
a transfer of title.
IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS: Various sections of the Site
may showcase the work of creative professionals. Such works
belong to their creators, may be protected by copyright or
other proprietary laws, and are for display purposes only.
Accordingly, you may not download or print these works unless
there is a notice associated with the work expressly permitting
such uses.
The rights specified above to view, download, and print the
Jack S. Gibson Content and User Content available on this
Site are not applicable to the design or layout of this Site.
Elements of this Site are protected by trade and other laws
and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.
TRADEMARK INFORMATION: The trademarks, logos, and
service marks ("Marks") displayed on this Site are
the property of Jack S. Gibson or other third parties. You
are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written
consent of Jack S. Gibson or such third party that may own
the Marks. Jack S. Gibson and the Jack S. Gibson logo are
trademarks of Jack S. Gibson Systems Incorporated.
LICENSE TO JACK S. GIBSON FOR USER CONTENT: Certain
Services offered through this Site accommodate or require
User Content. Depending upon the nature of the Service, by
submitting User Content to this Site you grant Jack S. Gibson
one of the following types of licenses:
1. For User Content that is the result of your creative efforts
and which is intended to be displayed on the Site, such as
examples of work you have done using Jack S. Gibson products,
you grant Jack S. Gibson a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive
license to modify (for purposes of formatting, maintenance,
or Site administration only) and reproduce such User Content.
You also grant Jack S. Gibson the right to distribute and
publicly display and perform such User Content for the purpose
for which such User Content was submitted to the Site. This
license will be in effect until such User Content is removed
from the Site. You acknowledge and agree that any User Content
you submit to Jack S. Gibson, such as actions or extensions,
may be downloaded, modified, reproduced, and distributed by
users of this Site.?????
2. For User Content such as comments to the Jack S. Gibson
User to User Forums, bug reports, piracy reports, or product
suggestions, you grant Jack S. Gibson and the users of this
Site an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable license to use,
reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit, and distribute
such User Content, and you also agree that Jack S. Gibson
is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques
that you send us for any purpose without any compensation
to you. However, we will not release your name or otherwise
publicize the fact that you submitted such User Content to
us unless: (a) you grant us permission to do so; (b) we first
notify you that the User Content you submit to a particular
part of the Site will be published or otherwise used with
your name on it; (c) we have a good faith belief that we are
required to do so by law and/or in response to a subpoena
or court order; or (d) we believe it necessary in order to
protect the rights of Jack S. Gibson or others.
PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS: You may submit only User
Content to the Site that is (a) owned by you, (b) submitted
with the express permission of the owner or within the scope
of the license to such content, or (c) in the public domain.
You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from
this Site any unlawful, threatening, harassing, libelous,
offensive, defamatory, obscene, or pornographic materials,
or other materials that would violate any law or the rights
of others, including, without limitation, laws against copyright
infringement, and rights of privacy and publicity. Violation
of these restrictions may result in denial of or limitations
on access by you to this Site.
USER CONDUCT: In using the Site, including all Services
and Materials available through it, you agree:· not
to disrupt or interfere with any other user's enjoyment of
the Site or affiliated or linked sites;· not to upload,
post, or otherwise transmit through the Site any viruses or
other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files;· not
to create a false identity;· not to use or attempt
to use another's account, password, service, or system without
authorization from Jack S. Gibson;· not to disrupt
or interfere with the security of, or otherwise cause harm
to, the Site, or any Services, Materials, system resources,
accounts, passwords, servers, or networks connected to or
accessible through the Site or any affiliated or linked sites.
MANAGING CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS: Although it is
not our intention to do so, Jack S. Gibson reserves the right,
in its sole discretion, to delete or remove User Content from
the Site and to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access
to all or part of this Site, at any time if we have cause
to do so (including, without limitation, our good faith belief
that you have violated the Terms of Use) without prior notice
or liability.
Jack S. Gibson may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review
(i) any areas on the Site where users transmit or post User
Content, including but not limited to areas where Services
are available, or chat rooms, bulletin boards, or other user
forums; and (ii) the substance of any User Content.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Jack S. Gibson will
have no liability related to User Content or Design Content
arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity,
or otherwise. Jack S. Gibson also disclaims all liability
with respect to the misuse, loss, modification, or unavailability
of any User Content.
USE AND PROTECTION OF ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PASSWORD:
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your account number, account name, and/or password, if applicable.
You are responsible for damages resulting from all uses of
your account number, account name, and/or password, whether
actually or expressly authorized by you, unless access to
your account number, account name, and/or password was obtained
through no fault or negligence of your own.??????
WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS:
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN YOU AND JACK S. GIBSON OR YOU AND A THIRD PARTY WITH
RESPECT TO SUCH PARTY'S MATERIALS OR SERVICES, THIS SITE,
AND ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS SITE
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, JACK S. GIBSON MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT
(i) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS;
(ii) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR MATERIALS WILL BE EFFECTIVE,
ACCURATE, OR RELIABLE; (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
OR MATERIALS PURCHASED OR ACCESSIBLE BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE
WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE
OBTAINED FROM OR USED THROUGH THE SITE, OR ANY DEFECTS IN
THE SITE, ITS SERVICES OR MATERIALS, WILL BE CORRECTED.
THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES,
OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. JACK S. GIBSON MAY MAKE CHANGES TO
THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES
AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME
WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY
BE OUT OF DATE, AND JACK S. GIBSON MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO
UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (i) JACK S. GIBSON DOES
NOT CONTROL, ENDORSE, OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT,
PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE
SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIRD PARTY VENDORS AND
THIRD PARTIES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH LINKS ON THE SITE; (ii) JACK
S. GIBSON MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER
ABOUT ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES, THEIR CONTENT, PRODUCTS, OR
SERVICES; (iii) ANY DEALINGS YOU MAY HAVE WITH SUCH THIRD
PARTIES ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK; AND (iv) JACK S. GIBSON SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT, PRODUCTS, OR
SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES.
THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR OTHER USE OF
ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER
HARM THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES. JACK S. GIBSON ASSUMES
NO LIABILITY FOR ANY COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER SIMILAR SOFTWARE
CODE THAT IS DOWNLOADED TO YOUR COMPUTER FROM THE SITE OR
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SERVICES OR MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGH
THE SITE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM JACK S. GIBSON OR THROUGH OR FROM THE
SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE
TERMS OF USE.
SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY
MAY LAST, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO
THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED
TO NINETY (90) DAYS.
INTERNATIONAL USERS:
This Site can be accessed from countries around the world
and may contain references to Jack S. Gibson products, services,
and programs that are not available in your country. These
references do not imply that Jack S. Gibson intends to announce
such products, services, or programs in your country.
The Site is controlled, operated, and administered by Jack
S. Gibson from its offices within Ireland. Jack S. Gibson
makes no representation that the Site, or the Services or
Materials available through it, are appropriate or available
for use at other locations outside Ireland, and access to
the Site from territories where the Site or any of its Services
or Materials are illegal is prohibited. If you access the
Site from a location outside Ireland, you are responsible
for compliance with all local laws. See section on Export
Control Laws, below, for further information.
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND PRIVACY:
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information will be deemed to be confidential. Any non-personal
information or material sent to Jack S. Gibson will generally
be deemed to NOT be confidential. You understand and agree
that we may disclose information about you if we have a good
faith belief that we are required to do so by law or legal
process, to respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property,
or safety of Jack S. Gibson or others. Please be aware that
your browser must be enabled to accept cookies in order for
you to purchase from the Jack S. Gibson online store.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL
JACK S. GIBSON, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO
YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING
FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT JACK S.
GIBSON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES,
AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, ITS SERVICES,
OR MATERIALS, THE STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY
ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, ANY DEALINGS WITH VENDORS OR OTHER
THIRD PARTIES, ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF
YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY INFORMATION THAT IS SENT OR
RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, ANY FAILURE TO STORE OR
LOSS OF DATA, FILES, OR OTHER CONTENT, ANY SERVICES AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SITE THAT ARE DELAYED OR INTERRUPTED, OR ANY WEB
SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY,
THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
USER FORUMS ??????:
In addition to these Terms of Use, users of the Jack S. Gibson
User to User Forums must agree to a separate legal agreement
located within the Forums registration area of the Site. Your
access to the User to User Forums will be denied for violation
of either the Terms of Use or the agreement located within
the Forums registration area of the Site. In particular, you
should be familiar with the Section titled "PROHIBITED
COMMUNICATIONS" in that agreement and conduct your activities
accordingly.
NOTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT:
Jack S. Gibson will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate
the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property
rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used
or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement
and such infringement is occurring on this Site or on sites
linked to from this Site, please provide Jack S. Gibson Copyright
Agent a Notice containing the following elements:
1. a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that
is alleged to have been infringed;
2. a description of the copyrighted work or works that you
claim have been infringed and identification of what material
in such work(s) is claimed to be infringing and which you
request to be removed or access to which is to be disabled;
3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing
is located on the Jack S. Gibson site;
4. information sufficient to permit Jack S. Gibson to contact
you, such as your physical address, telephone number, and
e-mail address;
5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that
the use of the material identified in your Notice in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its
agent, or the law;
6. a statement by you that the information in your Notice
is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the
copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's
behalf.Jack S. Gibson for Notice of claims of copyright infringement
can be reached as follows:
By mail: St. David's Castle, Naas, Co. Kildare
By telephone: +353 45 897389
By fax: +353 45 898776
By e-mail: jackgibson@eircom.net
JACK S. GIBSON SHOULD BE CONTACTED ONLY IF YOU BELIEVE THAT
YOUR WORK HAS BEEN USED OR COPIED IN A WAY THAT CONSTITUTES
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND SUCH INFRINGEMENT IS OCCURRING
ON THIS SITE OR ON SITES LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE. ALL OTHER
INQUIRIES DIRECTED TO JACK S. GIBSON WILL NOT BE RESPONDED
TO. SUCH INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE FEEDBACK PROCEDURE
LOCATED AT www.drjackgibson.com/feedback.htm
INDEMNITY AND LIABILITY:
You agree to indemnify and hold Jack S. Gibson, and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners,
and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to
or arising out of content you submit, post to, or transmit
through the Site (including, without limitation, any User
Content, Design Content or computer viruses), your use of
the Site, your connection to the Site, your violation of the
Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another person
or entity.???????
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION:
This Site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by Jack S.
Gibson from its offices within Ireland. By accessing this
Site, you and Jack S. Gibson agree that all matters relating
to your access to, or use of, this Site shall be governed
by the statutes and laws of Republic of Ireland, without regard
to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. You and Jack
S. Gibson also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal
jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Courts of Ireland with
respect to such matters.
LANGUAGE:
It is the express wish of the parties that the Terms of Use
and all related documents have been drawn up in English. C'est
la volonté expresse des parties que la présente
convention ainsi que les documents qui s'y rattachent soient
rédigés en anglais.
GENERAL:
The Terms of Use and the other rules, guidelines, licenses
and disclaimers posted on the Site constitute the entire agreement
between Jack S. Gibson and you with respect to your use of
the Site. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction
finds any provision of the Terms of Use, or portion thereof,
to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the
maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the
parties as reflected by that provision, and the remainder
of the Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect.
Any failure by Jack S. Gibson to enforce or exercise any provision
of the Terms of Use or related right shall not constitute
a waiver of that right or provision. The section titles used
in the Terms of Use are purely for convenience and carry with
them no legal or contractual effect.
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