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1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS Welcome to the Kingsgarden Internet Service Provider. further abreviated as the Kingsgarden I.S.P.. The Kingsgarden I.S.P. provides its service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service, further abreviated as "TOS", which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. When using any particular Kingsgarden I.S.P.> services, you and Kingsgarden I.S.P.> shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time. 2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE The Kingsgarden I.S.P.> currently provides users with access to a collection of links to Sites and pages related to spiritually oriented organizations exclusively. You also understand and agree that the Service may include advertisements for events, services, or functions not related to the operation of your particular organization. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of new Kingsgarden I.S.P.> properties, shall be subject to the Terms Of Service. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service and that access is entirely free of charges, with the exception of service charges requested by internet or particular providers (as airline internet service charges). You are responsible for those fees, including those fees associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Service. 3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service's registration form (such information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Kingsgarden I.S.P.> has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Kingsgarden I.S.P.> has the right to suspend, update, or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof). 4. THE KINGSGARDEN.ORG PRIVACY POLICY Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to
our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy
policy at Privacy 5. MEMBER CONDUCT You understand that all information, data, text, software, music,
sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials
("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the
sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This
means that you, and not Kingsgarden I.S.P.>, are entirely responsible for all Content
that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Kingsgarden I.S.P.>
does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not
guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. Under no circumstances will Kingsgarden I.S.P.>
be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for
any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any
kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or
otherwise made available via the Service. You agree to not use the Service to:
You acknowledge that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> does not pre-screen Content, but that Kingsgarden I.S.P.>
and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their
sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that is available via the
Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Kingsgarden I.S.P.> and its designees shall
have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise
objectionable. 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. In this regard, you
acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by Kingsgarden I.S.P.> or
submitted to Kingsgarden I.S.P.>, including without limitation information in Kingsgarden I.S.P.>
Message Boards, Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Clubs, and in all other parts of the Service. You acknowledge and agree that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> may preserve Content and may also
disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief
that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
(a)
comply with legal process;
(b) enforce the TOS;
(c) respond to claims that
any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or
(d) protect the
rights, property, or personal safety of Kingsgarden I.S.P.>, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the
Service, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over
various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical
requirements of connecting networks or devices. 7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with
all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content.
Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the
transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the
country in which you reside. 8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE
Kingsgarden I.S.P.> does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for
inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you submit or
make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service,
you grant Kingsgarden I.S.P.> the following world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive
license(s), as applicable:
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of the Kingsgarden I.S.P.> network of properties that are intended by Kingsgarden I.S.P.> to be available to the general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas of the Service would include Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Message Boards and portions of Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Clubs and Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Groups that are open to both members and visitors. However, publicly accessible areas of the Service would not include portions of Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Clubs and Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Groups that are limited to members, Kingsgarden I.S.P.> services intended for private communication such as Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Mail or Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Messenger, or areas off of the Kingsgarden I.S.P.> network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible through Kingsgarden I.S.P.> Webring but are not hosted or served by Kingsgarden I.S.P.>. 9. INDEMNITY You agree to indemnify and hold Kingsgarden I.S.P.>, 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, transmit or make available through the Service, your use of the
Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the TOS, or
your violation of any rights of another. 10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit
for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the
Service, or access to the Service. 11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE You acknowledge that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum
number of days that email messages, message board postings or other
uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of
email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the
Service, the maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or
received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be
allotted on Kingsgarden I.S.P.>'s servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of
times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a
given period of time. You agree that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> has no responsibility or
liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other
communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service.
You acknowledge that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> reserves the right to log off accounts that are
inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that
Kingsgarden I.S.P.> reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at
any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice. 12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE Kingsgarden I.S.P.> reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof)
with or without notice. You agree that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> shall not be liable to you or
to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of
the Service. 13. TERMINATION You agree that Kingsgarden I.S.P.>, in its sole discretion, may terminate your
use of the Service, and remove
and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including,
without limitation, for lack of use or if Kingsgarden I.S.P.> believes that you have
violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS.
Kingsgarden I.S.P.> may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You
agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any
provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and
acknowledge and agree that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> may immediately deactivate or delete your
account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar
any further access to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that
Kingsgarden I.S.P.> shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of
your access to the Service. 14. LINKS The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other
World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Kingsgarden I.S.P.> has no control over such
sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> is not
responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and
does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content,
advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites
or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Kingsgarden I.S.P.> 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 available on or through any such
site or resource. 15. THE Kingsgarden I.S.P.'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software
used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and
confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual
property and other laws. Except as
expressly authorized by Kingsgarden I.S.P.>, you agree not to modify,
rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on
the Service or the Software, in whole or in part. Kingsgarden I.S.P.> grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right
and license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer;
provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy,
modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or
otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense,
grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the
Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or
to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation)
for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree
not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface
that is provided by Kingsgarden I.S.P.> for use in accessing the Service. 16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Kingsgarden I.S.P.> 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 Kingsgarden I.S.P.> HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE
OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (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 SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR
ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE
SERVICE. 18. 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 OF SECTIONS 17 AND 18
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 19. NOTICE Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The
Service may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other matters by
displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service.
20. TRADEMARK INFORMATION The words Kingsgarden I.S.P., the Kingsgarden I.S.P. logo, "../ i.s.p". in Chinese Characters, stylized, trademarks and service
marks, and other Kingsgarden I.S.P. logos and product and service names are trademarks
of ALBANUS Press. Without Kingsgarden I.S.P.'s prior permission, you
agree not to display or use in any manner, the Kingsgarden I.S.P. Marks. 21. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS Kingsgarden I.S.P. respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide a Copyright Agent the following information: 1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; Kingsgarden I.S.P.'s recommand the Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement to notify Kingsgarden I.S.P. by email: copyright@vkk.nl.com 22. GENERAL INFORMATION The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Kingsgarden I.S.P. and
govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between
you and Kingsgarden I.S.P.. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions
that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or
third-party software. The TOS and the relationship between you and Kingsgarden I.S.P.
shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, USA, without regard to
its conflict of law provisions. You and Kingsgarden I.S.P. agree to submit to the
personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the
county of Orange, New York, USA. The failure of Kingsgarden I.S.P. to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of
such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is found by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree
that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions
as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain
in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to
use of the Service or the TOS must be filed within one
(1) year after such
claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no
legal or contractual effect. Please report any violations of the TOS to our Customer Care
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Last update: Nov.15, 2000