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bigdough.com.inc ("bigdough") offers you ("User") access to a vast database of information collected by bigdough ("Database") and a number of associated services (together the "Services"). The Services are governed by the License Agreement executed or assented between you (or the company you work for) and bigdough and this Terms of Use agreement, as well as any other policies posted on the bigdough web site located at www.bigdough.com (the "Site"). If you have received a trial user name and password, you must abide by these Terms of Use and the Trial License Agreement. Failure to abide by these Terms of Use may result in the immediate suspension of rights and access to the bigdough Services. TRIAL USERS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ALL BIGDOUGH SERVICES. Your use of the Site and Services signifies your agreement to these Terms of Use set forth below. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE DISCRETION WHEN DISCLOSING BIGDOUGH AS THE SOURCE OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOUR USE OF THE DATABASE. Agreement to Terms of Use Changes / Updates to Terms of Use Uploaded Information Privacy Practices Use of Database Information TRIAL USERS ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM COPYING, DUPLICATING, PRINTING, OR DOWNLOADING ANY PORTION OF THE DATABASE. FURTHERMORE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS HEREIN, TRIAL USERS MAY ONLY ACCESS AND VIEW THE DATABASE, AND MAY NOT USE, FOR THEIR OWN COMMERCIAL GAIN OR THE COMMERCIAL GAIN OF OTHERS, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DATABASE. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE AND/OR ANY LICENSE AGREEMENT GOVERNING YOUR USE OF THE SITE MAY LEAD TO TERMINATION OF YOUR AND/OR YOUR COMPANY'S ACCESS TO THE SITE, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND/OR LEGAL ACTION. UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED TO IN WRITING, ALL USERS OF THE SITE AND SERVICES ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM REDISTRIBUTING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DATABASE. YOUR LICENSE TO USE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DATABASE IS SPECIFIC TO YOUR COMPANY AND THE INFORMATION MAY NOT BE USED FOR PURPOSES OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMPANY. For example, if you have licensed access to the Database through your company, you cannot use your access to the Database for the benefit of another company with which you have some affiliation. Also, you may not copy information from the Database and supply it to another company for their use, whether or not such activity is part of your services to your clients. Ownership of Intellectual Property Disclaimer IN NO EVENT WILL BIGDOUGH, AND, AS APPLICABLE, ITS PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SITE OR SERVICES, OR THE INTERRUPTION OF THE SITE OR SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BUSINESS OR SALES INTERRUPTION, EVEN IF BIGDOUGH, OR A REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF, HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THAT BIGDOUGH'S MAXIMUM LIABILITY, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE THE GREATER OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES THAT YOU HAVE PAID TO US IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE ACT GIVING RISE TO A CLAIM OR FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00). BIGDOUGH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILED E-MAIL DELIVERIES DUE TO REJECTED ATTACHMENTS, FIREWALLS, E-MAIL BLOCKING SOFTWARE, OR OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE INTENDED RECIPIENTS OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS. Your Representations and Warranties In addition you agree that you will not (a) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or the bigdough accounts of others, (b) use the Site or Services, or any part thereof, to harass or harm any other User or any other person in any way; (c) impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (d) interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers of networks connected to the Site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Site; (e) harvest, collect or store information about the users of this Site or the User Content posted by others on this Site or use such information for any purpose inconsistent with the purpose of the Site; disparage, defame, libel or make untrue, malicious, offensive statements about bigdough or the Site, or use the Site or Services to violate any applicable, local, state, national or international law or regulation. All emails whose primary purpose is to advertise or promote a commercial product or service should adhere to the terms detailed in this and the following two paragraphs: You represent and warrant that you will provide an "opt-out" notice in any e-mail messages sent utilizing the Services and allow the recipient to contact you at a functioning return email address and decline the receipt of any further future messages. In addition, you represent and warrant that your e-mail messages utilizing the Services will include a valid subject line, clear and conspicuous notice that the message is a solicitation, and your legitimate physical address. All such e-mails will comply with generally accepted standards for commercial solicitations and all applicable international (including EU Directive 2002/58), federal (including the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) and state laws and regulations. If an e-mail recipient notifies bigdough that you have not removed that recipient's email from a distribution list, per the request of the recipient, bigdough may remove such recipient from the distribution list, without notice to you. This applies only to e-mail addresses in your distribution list and bigdough will not remove said e-mail addresses from the Database. You represent and warrant that you will update your distribution lists, including, but not limited to any "My Records" that you have added and stored, on a periodic basis, but not less than once per month. This requirement is in no way limiting on your obligation to remove individuals immediately, or at the most within 10 business days, from your distribution lists if they have requested removal. You will target your mass communications as much as possible to those individuals and entities that you genuinely believe will have a professional interest in the subject of your communication, utilizing the search capabilities provided by Licensor. If you are a user that sends e-mails to individuals in the European Union or the European Economic Area, you represent and warrant that you will comply with EU Directive 2002/58, as implemented by EU and EEA Member States, to the extent applicable. If required by applicable law, you agree not to send e-mails to European individuals unless you have an established business relationship (EBR) with such individuals or you have obtained their prior consent. You represent and warrant that you will comply with FCC telemarketing rules, which place significant restrictions on Fax advertising by severely limiting the ability of companies to send faxes to existing customers. Businesses may send faxes containing advertisements only with the recipient's prior, written permission, which includes the recipient's signature and fax number. The recipient's statement must include a clear invitation to send advertising faxes. This ban on unsolicited fax advertising applies to faxes sent to any recipient, who could be a consumer or a business. A fax includes an "advertisement" if it includes "any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods or services." The FCC clarifies that there is no "established business relationship" exception to the ban on unsolicited faxes. Accordingly, even faxes to a company's existing customers will require their prior, express permission if the fax includes advertising content. Links to other Sites Database Information is Not Legal or Investment Advice User License to bigdough Enforcement of Terms |