Welcome to the Green Options Media network (a service of GreenWeb, Inc.). By accessing and using Green Options Media sites and its services (the “Service”) you are agreeing to be legally bound by these Terms of Use.
1. GENERAL.
GreenWeb, Inc. ("GO") may change these Terms of Use from time to time so be sure to check back periodically. Your use of the Service after any changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified Terms of Use. You understand and agree that GO may discontinue or change GreenOptions.com and/or the Service at any time, without notice. You also understand and agree that GO may discontinue or restrict your use of the Service for any reason without notice and without any liability to you. In addition, when using GreenOptions.com and the Service, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to the Service, which may be posted from time to time and which are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
2. COPYRIGHT.
The content displayed on sites in the Green Options Media network, including the selection, arrangement, and design ("Content") is the property of GO or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The Content may be used only for your personal and non-commercial use and may not be edited or modified for any purpose. By accessing Green Options, you agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, display, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate the Content to anyone, except that you may occasionally reproduce, distribute, display or transmit an insubstantial portion of Content, for a noncommercial purpose, to a limited number of individuals, provided you use the phrase "Used with permission from GreenOptions.com, a service of GreenWeb, Inc." All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved.
GO does not claim ownership of the Content you submit or make available for inclusion on Green Options. The Content is the property of the author of such Content. You agree to grant GO a perpetual, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, create derivative works from, transfer, and sell such Content in any format now known or hereafter created, and to use your name and other identifying information you provide in connection with that Content. You also permit any visitor or member of Green Options to use such Content for personal use as described above.
If you believe in good faith that any Content infringes your copyright, you may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed though we cannot guarantee that any action will be taken as a result of your correspondence. Notices should be sent to copyright@GreenOptions.com.
3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY. You agree that your access to, and use of, the Service and the Content available in the Green Options Media network is on an "as-is", "as available" basis. Sites in the Green Options Media network include facts, views, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest, and GO does not endorse these views, opinions and recommendations. GO specifically disclaims any representations or warranties, express or implied, as to GO and the Content, including, without limitation, any representations or warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, noninfringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GO will not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury caused in whole or part by its negligence or contingencies beyond its control in procuring, compiling, interpreting, reporting or delivering Green Options and the Content. In no event will GO be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on the Content. GO shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any damages (including, without limitation, consequential, special, incidental, indirect, or similar damages), other than direct damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for damages or the exclusion of certain types of warranties, parts or all of the above limitation may not apply to you.
4. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES.
Green Options may contain hyperlinks to web sites operated by persons other than GO. You agree not to hold GO responsible for the content or operation of such web sites. A hyperlink from Green Options to another web site does not imply or mean that GO endorses the content on that web site or the operator or operations of that site. You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you may use any content at any other web sites to which you might link from Green Options.
5. ADDITIONAL LEGAL TERMS.
These Terms of Use, your rights and obligations, and all actions contemplated by these Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of California, as if these Terms of Use were a contract wholly entered into and wholly performed within the State of California. These Terms of Use will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If any provision in these Terms of Use is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision. These Terms of Use are the entire and final agreement regarding Green Options and its Content, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications between GO and you regarding Green Options and its Content.
6. USER OBLIGATIONS.
7. TRADEMARK INFORMATION. The Green Options and Green Options Media logos, Green Options, GO, Greening the Good Life, and the other trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names displayed Green Options (the “GO Marks") are the trademarks of GO. You agree not to display or use the GO Marks in any manner without GO's prior written consent.