Ownership Of Intellectual
Property
Licensor's suppliers are the exclusive owners of all right, title and interest
in and to the Software and Services along with any and all related Intellectual
Property Rights including, without limitation, all associated rights under the
laws of copyright (including derivative works), trademarks and patent. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or restrict Licensor's suppliers from
providing its Software, Services or technology to any third party for any purpose
whatsoever, or in any way affect the rights granted to such other third parties.
The use of any of the Software or Services shall in no way be construed by any
User as granting or conferring upon them any Intellectual Property rights whatsoever.
Furthermore, you expressly agree not to alter or delete any copyright notices
or trademarks included in any Software or Services.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: (I) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS
AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS", "WITH
ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. LICENSOR AND ITS SUPPLIERS
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; (II) LICENSOR AND
ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT: (A) THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
(B) THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (C)
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE
OR RELIABLE, (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER
MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR
EXPECTATIONS, AND (E) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED; (III)
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES
IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM
THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL; AND (IV) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM LICENSOR OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR THROUGH
OR FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND
AND AGREE THAT LICENSOR AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER
INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF LICENSOR AND ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY
TO USE THE SERVICES; (II) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND
SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR
FROM THE SERVICES; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF, YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES; OR
(V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICES. LICENSOR AND ITS SUPPLIER'S
ENTIRE LIABILITY TO YOU AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES,
CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES OF ANY KIND CAUSED BY THE SERVICES SHALL BE
NO MORE THAN THE FEES PAID BY YOU.
Exclusions and Limitations
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the
limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages.
Accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
Indemnity
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Licensor and its suppliers and THEIR PARENTS, affiliates
OR SUBSIDIARIES and their respective officers, members, managers, employees,
agents, licensors, directors, suppliers from, and against, all losses, expenses,
damages and costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting from:
(I) any breach of any representation or warranty in this Agreement; (II)
claims relating to the Services which are caused by your act or omissions
by you OR any of your authorized ASSOCIATES; or (III) any third party claims
of infringement of copyright, patent, literary, privacy, publicity, Trademark,
service mark or any other personal, moral, contract, or property right of
any person, or any other alleged inaccuracy, omission, or deficiency alleged
to have occurred which resulted FROM your Content, the use of your web site
and any products or services that are distributed or displayed through your
Web site.
Dispute Resolution
Except for actions to: (i) protect intellectual property rights, confidential
information, or any other proprietary rights; (ii) enforce the payment provisions
of this Agreement; and (iii) to enforce an arbitrator's decision hereunder;
all disputes, controversies, and claims arising out of this Agreement shall
be resolved by binding arbitration under the Commercial Arbitration Rules
of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") then in effect.
The proceedings shall be held in Knoxville, Tennessee under the auspices
of the AAA. As a minimum set of rules in the proceeding, the Parties agree
as follows: a) any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to
the Services must be commenced within one (1) year after such claim or cause
of action arose or be forever barred; (b) the arbitration proceeding shall
be held by a single arbitrator mutually acceptable to the Parties; (c) each
Party shall equally bear the costs and fees of the arbitration proceeding,
and each Party shall bear its own legal expenses; (d) any arbitration proceeding
hereunder shall be conducted on a confidential basis; (e) the decision of
the arbitrator shall be considered as a final and binding resolution of the
dispute, and may be entered as a judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction
within Knox County, Tennessee. Each Party agrees to submit to the jurisdiction
of any such court for purposes of the enforcement of any such decision, award,
order, or judgment; and (f) neither Party shall sue the other where the basis
of the suit is a dispute over the express terms of this Agreement except
for: injunctive relief for infringement or misappropriation of Intellectual
Property Rights, confidential information or any other proprietary rights,
enforcement of the payment provisions of this Agreement or enforcement of
the arbitrator's decision in the event the other Party is not performing
in accordance with the arbitrator's decision.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Tennessee, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Licensor may assign or transfer this Agreement and its rights and obligations
herein without notice to you. You may not assign, pledge or otherwise transfer
any interest in this Agreement whatsoever. This Agreement supersedes any
prior understandings or written or oral agreements between Licensor and you
relative to the subject matter, and there are no other representations, understandings
or agreements between the Parties relative to the subject matter. If a court
determines that a word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, Section or clause is
unenforceable, illegal or void then it shall be severed and all of the other
provisions of this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and
effect. No delay or omission by Licensor to exercise any right or power it
has under this Agreement shall impair or be construed as a waiver of such
right or power of Licensor. A waiver by Licensor of any breach or covenant
shall not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach or any other
covenant. The headings in this Agreement are for ease of reference and do
not affect the construction of this Agreement. All notices and other communications
required or permitted hereunder to Licensor shall be in writing and mailed
by certified mail or express air courier, charges prepaid, to the following
address: WebsitesOnline.com™, Inc. 10932 Murdock Drive, Ste. 103A, Knoxville, TN 37932
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