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USER AGREEMENT
This Agreement must be completed,
understood and agreed to by
a woman at least 18 years OLD.
If you are not a woman, if
you are not yet 18 years old,
if you are easily offended,
or are accessing this site from
any country where material on
this site is prohibited or illegal,
please leave now, as you do
not have permission to access
this site.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS THROUGH
USE
By using this site or by clicking
“I agree” to this Agreement,
you (“User”) signify your agreement
to these terms and conditions.
If you do not agree to this
Agreement please do not use
this site and do not click “I
agree”.
Please check this Agreement
periodically for changes as
the owner of this site, Let’s
Be Friends, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the “Company”)
reserves the right to revise
this Agreement and your continued
use of this site following the
posting of any changes to the
Agreement constitutes acceptance
of such changes.
The Company reserves the right
to terminate a User’s use of
this site at any time without
notice and may do so for any
breach of this Agreement or
the instructions on this site
by User.
This Agreement applies to licensors
and advertisers as well.
You agree not to make any false
or fraudulent statements in
your use of or to gain access
to this site.
You acknowledge and agree that
all content and services available
on this site are property of
the Company and its advertisers
and licensors and are protected
by copyrights, moral rights,
trademarks, service marks, patents,
trade secrets, and other proprietary
rights and laws, in the U.S.
and internationally.
LICENSE TO USE THIS SITE
Upon your use of this site
or clicking “I agree” to this
Agreement, the Company hereby
grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable limited license
to use this site in strict accordance
with the terms and conditions
in this Agreement and as permitted
via instructions on this site.
All rights not expressly granted
herein are fully reserved by
the Company, its advertisers
and licensors.
There is a fee to use this
site. Information detailing
membership fees is posted in
the “Member Benefits” area of
the site. All membership fees,
once paid, are non-refundable
under any circumstances. The
Company reserves the right to
change membership fees or prices
at any time.
Payment of membership fees
may be made by credit/debit
card. Payment is made by a secure
server, which will encrypt your
transaction for your security.
You agree to pay for any and
all purchases and services made
using your name and credit card
through this Site, not to challenge
any such charges and to pay
for all collections and/or attorneys
fees resulting from any non-payment.
Email addresses must remain
current and any changes promptly
made to your member account.
If our internet service provider
reports that your email address
no longer exists, then the Company
may terminate the license granted
by this Agreement.
Termination of the license
granted by this Agreement, either
by User or the Company, may
take place at any time, for
any or no reason. Termination
shall be in writing (email is
acceptable). Users must also
complete the termination steps
found the Change Account section
of the “Members” area of the
site. The Company will make
every reasonable effort to remove
a User profile and/or details
from the site and confirm the
completion of the same within
72 hours of receipt of notice
of termination.
Violation of the license granted
by this Agreement will result
in immediate termination of
the license.
LICENSE RESTRICTIONS
Use
Except as may be explicitly
permitted through this site,
you agree not to save, download,
cut and paste, sell, license,
rent, lease, modify, distribute,
copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly
display, publicly perform, publish,
adapt, edit, or create derivative
works from materials, code or
content on or from this site.
Systematic retrieval of data
or other content from this site
to create or compile, directly
or indirectly, a collection,
compilation, database or directory
without written permission from
the Company is prohibited. In
addition, use of the content
or materials for any purpose
not expressly permitted in this
Agreement is prohibited.
Solicitations, unauthorized
framing or linking, and advertisements
for your business or charity
are not permitted on this site.
Spamming is not permitted on
this site.
Security
Use of the site requires a username,
friendship profile, and password.
Those items may not contain
any information which would
permit a third party to determine
your identity, such as your
personal and/or surname, address,
company name, email address,
telephone numbers, or URLs.
You agree to use your best
efforts to prevent access to
this site through your username
and password by anyone other
than yourself, including but
not limited to, keeping such
information strictly confidential,
notifying the Company immediately
if you discover loss or access
to such information by another
party not under your control
and supervision, and by using
a username and password not
easily guessed by a third party.
You agree that you shall not
try to reverse engineer, reverse
assemble, reverse compile, de-compile,
disassemble, translate or otherwise
alter any executable code, contents
or materials on or received
via this site. You understand
that such actions are likely
to subject you to serious civil
and criminal legal penalties
and that the Company shall pursue
such penalties to the full extent
of the law to protect its rights
and the rights of its other
licensors.
International Users
Accessing this site, and services,
products or contents available
on this site, except as expressly
allowed through instructions
and truthful statements by the
User in regard to use of this
site, from places outside the
U.S. or where their contents
are illegal, is prohibited.
Those who choose to access this
site from other locations do
so knowingly on their own initiative
and voluntarily at their own
risk and are responsible for
compliance with local laws.
None of the information on this
site may be downloaded, exported
or re-exported into Libya, Iraq,
North Korea, Cuba, the National
Union for the Total Independence
of Angola (UNITA), Iran, Syria,
Sudan, Burma (Myanmar), Serbia,
the Taliban, Sierra Leone, Liberia,
designated Terrorists and international
Narcotics Traffickers, Foreign
Terrorist Organizations, and/or
designated foreign persons who
have engaged in activities related
to the proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction or any other
country with restrictions imposed
by the U.S. Government. By using
this site, you agree that you
are not a citizen of or a resident
in any of these countries.
Export
You agree that you shall comply
with all applicable export and
import control laws and regulations
in your use of this site, or
materials or services received
through this site, and, in particular,
you shall not export or re-export
anything on or received through
this site in violation of local
or foreign export laws and/or
without all required U.S. and
foreign government licenses.
Government Use
If you are a branch or agency
of the U.S. Government, the
following provision applies.
This site, code, contents, services
and accompanying documentation
are comprised of "commercial
computer software" and
"commercial computer software
documentation" as such
terms are used in 48 C.F.R.
12.212 (SEPT 1995) and are provided
to the Government (i) for acquisition
by or on behalf of civilian
agencies, consistent with the
policy set forth in 48 C.F.R.
12.212; or (ii) for acquisition
by or on behalf of units of
the Department of Defense, consistent
with the policies set forth
in 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 (JUN
1995) and 227.7202-3 (JUN 1995).
Unpublished rights reserved
under the copyright laws of
the United States.
USER'S LICENSE GRANT TO SITE
Except with regard to personal
information, all information
which you post on this site
or communicate to the Company
through this site (collectively
“Submissions”) shall forever
be the property of the Company.
You agree to the Site Submission
Rules found here as part of
this Agreement if provided on
the site by the Company. The
Company shall not treat any
submission as confidential and
shall not incur any liability
as a result of any similarities
that may appear in future Company
services or products. Without
limitation, the Company shall
have exclusive ownership of
all present and future existing
rights to any Submission of
every kind and nature everywhere.
You acknowledge that you are
fully responsible for the message,
including its legality, reliability,
appropriateness, originality
and copyright. You hereby represent
and warrant that your Submission
does not infringe the rights
of any third party.
TRADEMARKS
The Company’s, licensors’ or
other third party materials,
services or products referenced
on this site are common law
or registered trade marks or
service marks of such parties.
THIRD PARTY SITES
You may be transferred to online
merchants or other third party
sites through links or frames
from this site. Users are cautioned
to read such sites’ Terms and
Conditions and/or Privacy Policies
before using such sites in order
to be aware of the terms and
conditions of your use of such
sites. These sites may contain
information or material that
is illegal, unreasonable or
that some people may find inappropriate
or offensive. These other sites
are not under the control of
the Company, are not monitored
or reviewed by the Company,
and the Company is not aware
of the contents of such sites.
You acknowledge that the Company
is not responsible for the accuracy,
copyright compliance, legality,
decency, or any other aspect
of the contents or any transmissions
received through such sites.
The inclusion of such a link
or frame does not imply endorsement
of this site by the Company,
its advertisers or licensors,
any association with its operators
and is provided solely for your
convenience. You agree that
the Company and its licensors
have no liability whatsoever
from such third party sites
and your usage of them.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE COMPANY, ITS ADVERTISERS
AND LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THIS SITE,
THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED ON OR RECEIVED THROUGH
USE OF THIS SITE, OR ANY SERVICES
OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH
THIS SITE. ALL INFORMATION AND
USE OF THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED
"AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY, ADVERTISERS
AND/OR ITS LICENSORS HEREBY
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH
REGARD TO THIS SITE, THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED ON OR RECEIVED THROUGH
USE OF THIS SITE AND ANY SERVICES
OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH
THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL EXPESS,
STATUTORY, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY,
ADVERTISERS AND/OR ITS LICENSORS
DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENTS
OR ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED
THROUGH THIS SITE ARE ACCURATE,
RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THIS
SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY
PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION;
THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL
BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENTS
OR ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED
THROUGH THIS SITE IS FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SOLELY
AT YOUR RISK. USER AGREES THAT
IT HAS RELIED ON NO WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS OR STATEMENTS
OTHER THAN IN THIS AGREEMENT.
BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO
NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF
CERTAIN WARRANTIES, THESE EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, BUT SHALL
APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW OF YOUR JURISDICTION.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
THE COMPANY, ADVERTISERS AND/OR
ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM, OR
ARISE OUT OF THE USE OF, OR
INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE,
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON
OR RECEIVED THROUGH USE OF THIS
SITE, OR ANY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS
RECEIVED THROUGH THIS SITE.
THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER
THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER
BASIS, EVEN IF THE COMPANY,
ADVERTISERS AND/OR ITS LICENSORS
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGE. BECAUSE SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THE
COMPANY, ADVERTISERS AND/OR
ITS RESPECTIVE LICENSORS’ LIABILITY
IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL
BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW OF YOUR JURISDICTION.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless the Company,
its advertisers, licensors,
subsidiaries and other affiliated
companies, and their employees,
contractors, officers, agents
and directors from all liabilities,
claims, and expenses, including
attorney's fees, that arise
from your use of this site,
or any services, information
or products from this site,
or any violation of this Agreement.
The Company reserves the right,
at it own expense, to assume
the exclusive defense and control
of any matter otherwise subject
to indemnification by you, in
which event you shall cooperate
with the Company in asserting
any available defenses.
LEGAL COMPLIANCE
The Company may suspend or terminate
this Agreement or User’s use
immediately upon receipt of
any notice which alleges that
User has used this site for
any purpose that violates any
local, state, federal or law
of other nations, including
but not limited to the posting
of information that may violate
third party rights, that may
defame a third party, that may
be obscene or pornographic,
that may harass or assault others,
that may violate hacking or
other criminal regulations,
etc. of its agents, officers,
directors, contractors or employees.
In such event, Company may disclose
the User’s identity and contact
information, if requested by
a government or law enforcement
body or as a result of a subpoena
or other legal action, and Company
shall not be liable for damages
or results thereof and User
agrees not to bring any action
or claim against Company for
such disclosure.
CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM
This site (excluding third
party linked sites) is controlled
by the Company from its offices
within the State of Michigan,
United States of America. It
can be accessed from all 50
states as well as from other
countries around the world to
the extent permitted by site.
As each of these places has
laws that may differ from Michigan,
by accessing this site, both
you and the Company agree that
the statues and laws of the
State of Michigan shall apply
to any actions or claims arising
out of or in relation to this
Agreement or your use of this
site, without regard to conflicts
of laws principles thereof.
You and the Company also agree
and hereby submit to the filing
of any claim only in the exclusive
personal jurisdiction and venue
of the Courts of the State of
Michigan and any legal proceedings
shall be conducted in English.
The Company makes no representation
that materials on this site
are appropriate or available
for use in other locations,
and accessing them from territories
where their contents are illegal
is prohibited. This Agreement
shall not be governed by the
United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the Sale of Goods.
MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement incorporates
by reference the Site Submission
Rules if this site allows posting
and posts such Rules. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties related
to the subject matter thereof,
supersedes any prior or contemporaneous
(oral, written or electronic)
agreement between the parties
and shall not be changed except
by written agreement signed
by an officer of the Company.
If any provision of this Agreement
is prohibited by law or held
to be unenforceable, the remaining
provisions hereof shall not
be affected, and this Agreement
as much as possible under applicable
law shall continue in full force
and effect as if such unenforceable
provision had never constituted
a part hereof and the unenforceable
provision shall be automatically
amended so as to best accomplish
the objectives of such unenforceable
provision within the limits
of applicable law. User shall
not assign or transfer this
Agreement and any such transfer
shall be void.
Site Submission Rules
By using features of this site
that allow you to post or otherwise
transmit information to or through
this site, or which may be seen
by other users, you agree that
you shall not upload, post,
or otherwise distribute or facilitate
distribution of any content
-- including text, communications,
video, software, images, sounds,
data, or other information --
that:
· is unlawful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, defamatory,
libelous, deceptive, fraudulent,
invasive of another's privacy,
tortious, obscene, sexually
explicit or graphic, or otherwise
in violation of this site’s
rules or policies;
· victimizes, harasses,
degrades, or intimidates an
individual or group of individuals
on the basis of religion, gender,
sexual orientation, race, ethnicity,
age, or disability;
· infringes any patent,
trade mark, service mark, trade
secret, copyright, moral right,
right of publicity, privacy
or other proprietary right of
any party;
· constitutes unauthorized
or unsolicited advertising,
junk or bulk e-mail (also known
as "spamming"), chain
letters, any other form of unauthorized
solicitation, or any form of
lottery or gambling;
· contains software
viruses or any other computer
code, files, or programs that
are designed or intended to
disrupt, damage, or limit the
functioning of any software,
hardware, or telecommunications
equipment or to damage or obtain
unauthorized access to any data
or other information of any
third party; or
· impersonates any person
or entity, including any employee
or representative of this site,
its licensors or advertisers.
You also agree that you shall
not harvest or collect information
about the users of this site
or use such information for
the purpose of transmitting
or facilitating transmission
of unsolicited bulk electronic
e-mail or communications for
any other commercial purpose
of your own or a third party.
You further agree that you
shall not solicit or collect
information, or attempt to induce
any physical contact with, anyone
18 years old or younger without
appropriate prior verifiable
express parental consent.
This site generally does not
pre-screen, monitor, or edit
the content posted by users
of this site. However, this
site and its agents have the
right, at their sole discretion,
to remove any content that,
in this site’s sole judgment,
does not comply with the Site
Submission Rules or is otherwise
harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate.
This site is not liable for
any failure, delay, damages
or results, in removing such
content.
You agree that your use of
this site may be suspended or
terminated immediately upon
receipt of any notice which
alleges that you have used this
site in violation of these Rules
and/or for any purpose that
violates any local, state, federal
or law of other nations, including
but not limited to the posting
of information that may violate
third party rights, that may
defame a third party, that may
be obscene or pornographic,
that may harass or assault others,
that may violate hacking or
other criminal regulations,
etc. of its agents, officers,
directors, contractors or employees.
In such event, you agree that
the owner of this site may disclose
your identity and contact information,
if requested by a government
or law enforcement body or as
a result of a subpoena or other
legal action, and the owner
of this site shall not be liable
for damages or results thereof,
and you agree not to bring any
action or claim against the
owner of this site for such
disclosure.
This site reserves the right
to revise these Site Submission
Rules at its discretion, so
check back from time to time
to be sure you are complying
with the current version.
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