WEB SITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to rProjects! rProjects publishes public websites under distinct brand names that exhibit projects by members of the human race. This content often includes the itemization of components and interviews with the project doers about knowledge they gained during the project process.
 
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE YOUR LAST VISIT TO THIS WEB SITE. BY USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.
 
[This Site is in beta form. We expect this Site and services offered on this Site will change significantly over time.]
 
Copyright and Trademark Information
 
Copyright © 2009 rProjects, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
This Site, and the information which it contains, is the property of rProjects and its licensors, and is protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by United States copyright law, trademark law, international conventions and other intellectual property laws. By way of example only, and not as a limitation, "rProjects" and the rProjects logo are registered trademarks of rProjects, Inc., under the applicable laws of the United States and/or other countries. Other rProjects product or service names or logos appearing in this Site are either trademarks or registered trademarks of rProjects, Inc. and/or its affiliates. The absence of a product or service name or logo from this list does not constitute a waiver of rProjects' trademark or other intellectual property rights concerning that name or logo.
 
All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
 
The Site Does Not Provide Commercial Advice
 
The contents of this Site, such as text, graphics, images, information obtained from rProjects' licensors, services and other material contained on this Site (collectively, "Content") are for informational purposes only. This Site provides reports on how project-doers reported that they completed a project; rProjects has not verified any of the information provided by those project-doers and cannot provide any assurance that the information provided on this Site will work for you.
 
Use of Content
 
rProjects authorizes you to view, download and distribute as many copies of the Content as you wish, solely for your personal, noncommercial use; provided that you shall include with all copies of the Content the following copyright notice: "Copyright © 2009, rProjects, Inc. All rights reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained in the Content. Any special rules for the use of certain accessible through subscription services on this Site may be included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference.
 
The Content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Title to the Content remains with rProjects or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the sole discretion of rProjects. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to rProjects and its licensors.
 
If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.
 
Limitation and Disclaiming of Liability
 
ALL CONTENT PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, RPROJECTS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (i) THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE, WHETHER CONTRIBUTED BY RPROJECTS OR A THIRD PARTY, IS CORRECT, ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR COMPLETE; (ii) THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; (iii) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR (iv) THIS SITE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
 
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL RPROJECTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, EVEN IF RPROJECTS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL RPROJECTS' TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED US$1.
 
Customer and Supplier Submissions
 
You agree that you will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type to this Site that infringe or violate any rights of any party. By submitting ideas, concepts, inventions, or content to this Site, you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.
 
If you make any such submission, you agree that you will not send or transmit to rProjects by email, any communication or content that infringes or violates any rights of any party. If you submit any business information, ideas, concepts or inventions or Content to rProjects by email, you agree such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.
 
If you make any submission to this Site or if you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to rProjects by email, you automatically grant-or warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted-rProjects and all Customers and Suppliers a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the Content in any manner.
 
rProjects Subscription Services
 
If you choose to subscribe to one of rProjects' subscription services as may be made available from time to time ("Subscription Services"), the additional terms and conditions may be imposed by rProjects. If rProjects provides you with a username and/or password ("Login Credentials"), you agree that you shall be responsible for all Content posted, or any other use of this Site, using such login credentials.
 
Standards of User Conduct
 
You may not use this Site to:
 
(1)     transmit via or through the Site any information, data, text, images, files, links, software, chat, communication or other Content that is, or which rProjects considers in its sole discretion to be, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, offensive, obscene, pornographic, hateful or threatening to any group defined by race, religion, gender, national origin or sexual orientation, or otherwise objectionable, including without limitation blatant expressions of bigotry, prejudice, racism, hatred or excessive profanity or post any obscene, lewd, lascivious, excessively violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable Content;
 
(2)     sell or promote any products or services that are unlawful in the location at which the Content is posted or received;
 
(3)     sell or promote controlled pharmaceutical substances, tobacco, fire arms, or alcoholic beverages;
 
(4)     introduce viruses, worms, Trojan horses and/or harmful code on the Internet;
 
(5)     display material that exploits children under 18 years of age;
 
(6)     post any Content or otherwise infringe in any way or violate any copyright, patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, trade secret or other intellectual property right of any third party;
 
(7)     promote, solicit or participate in multi-level marketing or pyramid schemes;
 
(8)     harass, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort upon another participant, user, or other individual or entity;
 
(9)     impersonate any other person, including but not limited to, a Customer, Supplier, rProjects official, expert or bulletin board leader, guide or host;
 
(10)     post or disclose any personally identifying information or private information about children or any third parties without their consent (or their parent's consent in case of a child under 18 years of age);
 
(11)     post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation on our bulletin boards, including without limitation solicitations of credit card numbers, solicitations for sponsors, or promotion of raffles or contests;
 
(12)     intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including but not limited to any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing the Site or in connection with your use of the Site, in any manner; or
 
(13)     invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right (including intellectual property rights) of any person or entity.
 
These are some, though not all, of the activities that may result in removal of Content which you post to the Site and/or the termination of your access to the Site.
 
Links to Third-Party Web Sites
 
This Site may contain links to non-rProjects web sites. These links are provided to you as a convenience, and rProjects is not responsible for the content of any linked web site. Any non-rProjects web site accessed from this Site is independent from rProjects, and rProjects has no control over the content of that web site. In addition, a link to any non-rProjects web site does not imply that rProjects endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of such web site.
 
No Implied Endorsements
 
In no event shall any reference to any third party or third party product or service be construed as an approval or endorsement by rProjects of that third party or of any product or service provided by a third party.
 
Notice and Take Down Procedures; Copyright Agent
 
If you believe any materials accessible on or from this Site infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this Site by contacting rProjects' copyright agent (identified below) and providing the following information:
 
1.     Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
 
2.     Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
 
3.     Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
 
4.     A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
 
5.     A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
 
6.     A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
 
rProjects' agent for copyright issues relating to this Site is as follows:
 
Copyright Agent
rProjects Inc.
209 Harrison Ave.
Campbell CA 95008
 
copyright.agent@rprojects.net
 
In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, rProjects maintains a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of subscribers and account holders of this Site who are repeat infringers.
 
Indemnity
 
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold rProjects, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms and Conditions.
 
Open Positions on Careers Pages
 
We may list open employment positions on this Site. These postings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change without notice. You should not construe any information on this Site or made available through this Site as an offer for employment. Nor should you construe anything on this Site as a promotion or solicitation for employment not authorized by the laws and regulations of your locale.
 
No Export Of Information
 
The laws of the United States of America prohibit the export of certain software and data to particular persons, territories, and foreign states. Nothing from this Site may be exported, in any way, in violation of United States law.
 
Enforcement of Terms and Conditions
 
These Terms and Conditions are governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law that would apply the law of any other jurisdiction.
 
All disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be finally resolved by arbitration before a single arbitrator conducted in the English language in New York, New York, U.S.A. under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The parties shall bear equally the cost of the arbitration (except that the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the arbitration in such an amount as may be determined by the arbitrator). All decisions of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding this, application may be made to any court for a judicial acceptance of the award or order of enforcement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, rProjects shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, security, or other equitable remedies from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any other court of competent jurisdiction.
 
If any part of these terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. rProjects may, at its sole discretion and without notice, revise these terms at any time by updating this posting.
 
Entire Agreement
 
These Terms and Conditions are the entire Agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing signed by both parties, in your express acceptance of other terms in the course of your use of this Site or by posting by rProjects of new Terms and Conditions from time to time.
 
For Additional Information
 
If you have any questions about the rights and restrictions above, please contact rProjects by email at info@rprojects.com.
 
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