Acceptance of Terms
This is a legal agreement ("Agreement") between you, the user, together
with any organization, company or other business entity you are
representing, if any (collectively, the "Member") and Varsity.com ("Varsity.com").
BY CHECKING THE BOX ON THE SIGN UP PAGE, OR BY REGISTERING WITH THE SITE,
MEMBER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. If
Member does not agree to the terms of this Agreement, do not check the box
and do not use or access the Service.
The Service is offered to Member conditioned upon Member's acceptance
without modification of this Agreement. Member acknowledges that, from time
to time, it may be necessary for Varsity.com to update or revise certain
provisions of the Agreement. By joining Varsity.com and accepting this
Agreement, Member agrees that Varsity.com may change the terms of the
Agreement in its sole discretion without specific notice to Member. If
Member does not agree to the changes proposed by Varsity.com, or to any
terms in this Agreement, Member's sole and exclusive remedy is to cancel
Member's Varsity.com account ("Member's Account"). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Varsity.com reserves the right to cancel, suspend or refuse
access to the Service to anyone in its sole discretion. Unless explicitly
stated otherwise, any new features or products that change, augment or
enhance the current Service shall be subject to this Agreement.
General Use of the Service
Member shall not use the Service, in whole or in part, for any purpose
that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement. Member agrees that Member
will not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce,
publish, license, create derivative works from, frame in another web page,
use on any other Web site, transfer, or sell any information, software,
lists of users, databases or other lists, products or services provided
through or obtained from the Service other than for use in creating a Web
site ("Member Web Site") in accordance with this Agreement. This means,
among other activities, that Member agrees not to engage in the practices of
"screen scraping", "database scraping", or any other activity with the
purpose of obtaining lists of users or other information. Member agrees that
Member will not use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party's use
and enjoyment of the Service. Member may not obtain or attempt to obtain any
materials or information through any means not intentionally made available
or provided for through the Service. Except with the written permission of
Varsity.com, Member agrees that Member will not access or attempt to access
password protected, secure or non-public areas of the Service. If Member
attempts to access prohibited areas of the Service, Member may be subject to
prosecution.
Member Registration/Privacy Policy
In order for Member to participate in the Service, Varsity.com will
require Member to provide specific information about Member and/or Member's
organization or business (if applicable). If Member chooses to participate
and build a Member Web Site, Member agrees to provide true, accurate and
complete information and to refrain from impersonating or falsely
representing Member's affiliation with any person or entity. Member shall be
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Member's Account and
password and shall be responsible for any and all transactions by users
given access to such account or password and any and all consequences of use
or misuse of such account and password. Member shall be responsible for all
actions by such users, including without limitation former employees and
former partners, and shall indemnify Varsity.com for such actions.
Any information supplied by Member upon registering for the Service and
any other information about Member and/or Member's business (if applicable)
(collectively, "Member Data") is subject to Varsity.com's Privacy Policy.
For more information, Member may review the Varsity.com Privacy Policy which
is hereby incorporated into this Agreement and which may be accessed by
clicking on this link.
Member Account Limitations
Member hereby acknowledges that Varsity.com may, from time to time,
establish general practices and limits concerning the use of the Service,
including without limitation, (a) maximum limits on storage space, (b) the
maximum number of Web sites per Member Account, and (c) maximum limits on
the number of pages within each Member Web Site. Any of the foregoing limits
will be consistent with the Service for which Member registered. Member
agrees that Varsity.com has no responsibility or liability for the deletion
or failure to store any content maintained or transmitted by the Service.
Member further acknowledges and agrees that Varsity.com reserves the right
to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole
discretion, with or without notice.
Content Submitted to Varsity.com
The Varsity.com Web Site includes a number of venues such as Member Web
sites and Web pages, Discussion Boards and/or other message or communication
facilities designed to enable Members to disseminate and exchange thoughts
and opinions to and with other users or the public. Although Varsity.com
firmly believes in the value of free and open dissemination and exchanges,
it is under no obligation, but does reserve the right, to monitor,
pre-screen, or otherwise censor Member's thoughts and opinions. Therefore,
Varsity.com cannot be responsible for the appropriateness, accuracy,
sufficiency, correctness, veracity, completeness, or timeliness of such
thoughts and opinions. Member acknowledges that Member should always use
caution when posting any personally identifying information about Member or
Member's squadmembers or employees on the Varsity.com Web Site, the Member
Web Site, or any other user Web sites.
Member Conduct
Member's right to use the Service is personal to Member and Member's
organization, company and its employees (if applicable). Member, and not
Varsity.com, is entirely responsible for all information, data, text,
software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other
materials ("Member Content") posted via the Service. Member, and not
Varsity.com, is also responsible for compliance with all laws, regulations
and ordinances connected with all aspects of Member's use of the Service.
Member shall not use the Service for any illegal purpose in violation of any
local, state, federal or international law. Member must provide all required
and appropriate warnings, information and disclosure, comply with all
applicable laws and regulations, and take all other required and appropriate
actions (collectively, "Information and Actions") in connection with
Member's use of the Service. If the Service does not provide adequate
facility or features for Member to provide such Information and Actions,
then Member shall not use the Service.
Varsity.com does not control the Member Content posted via the Service
and as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such
content. Varsity.com reserves the right, but is not obligated to review the
Member Content posted via the Service and to refuse or remove any such
materials in its sole discretion, without notice at any time. Varsity.com
also reserves the right to disclose any information or materials as
necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or
governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or remove any information
or materials, in whole or in part, from the Member Content in Varsity.com's
sole discretion. With respect to the content on the Member Web Site, Member
agrees not to:
a) post, upload or otherwise transmit any content which is misleading
to others or impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or
otherwise misrepresent Member's affiliation with a person or entity to
others, including, but not limited to, consumers;
b) post, upload or otherwise transmit any content that is inappropriate,
harmful to minors, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory,
obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
c) post, upload or otherwise transmit any content that Member does not
have a right to post and transmit under any law or under contractual or
fiduciary relationships (such as information learned or disclosed as part
of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
d) post, upload or otherwise transmit any content, such that such posting,
uploading, or transmission constitutes the infringement of any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any
party;
e) post, upload or otherwise transmit any materials that contain software
viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to
interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or
hardware or telecommunications equipment and/or attempt to access the
accounts of others, or attempt to penetrate security measures of
Varsity.com, its vendors or suppliers or other entities' systems
("hacking"), whether or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of
data;
f) post, upload or otherwise transmit any materials that impose an
unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Varsity.com's
infrastructure that exceed the limits provided by the Service for which
Member registered;
g) post, upload or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional materials, "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any
other form of solicitation;
h) interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected
to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or
regulations of networks connected to the Service;
i) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state,
national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations
promulgated by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, any rules of
national or other securities exchange, including without limitation, the
New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and
any regulations having the force of law;
j) forge any headers or other manipulation of identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Service;
k) promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities,
promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or
promote any act of cruelty to animals;
l) sell, distribute, disseminate or link to any sites for marketing,
sales, distribution of: firearms, explosives, ammunition, liquor, tobacco
products and any other products or services that (i) Member cannot legally
sell, (ii) are misrepresented, and/or (iii) if sold via the Member Web
Site could cause Varsity.com to violate any law, statute or regulation.
m) post or disclose any personal or private information or images about
children or any third party without their consent (or a parent's consent
in the case of a minor). Varsity.com may terminate Member's Account if
Varsity.com determines that such content is inappropriate for the
community at large but does not otherwise violate the terms of this
Agreement.
Discussion Boards
As part of the Service, Varsity.com provides its Members with a venue and
an opportunity to participate in discussion boards ("Discussion Boards").
Member shall abide by all terms and conditions of Varsity.com's Discussion
Board Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference, in utilizing the
Discussion Boards.
Third Party Content
For Member's convenience, the Service, which includes the Varsity.com Web
Site, contains products, services, content and information from third party
providers (which includes advertisers and affiliates) and/or links to their
Web sites ("Third Party Content"). Such Third Party Content is not under the
control of Varsity.com and Varsity.com is not responsible for such content,
including, without limitation, any link contained in such content, or any
changes or updates to such content. Varsity.com is under no obligation, but
does reserve the right to pre-screen Third Part Content available on the
Service and does not assume any responsibility or liability for the content
provided by others. Varsity.com is providing such Third Party Content to
Member only as a convenience, and the inclusion of such content does not
imply endorsement by Varsity.com of such content or the affiliate or
advertiser. Member may be subject to additional and/or different terms,
conditions, and privacy policies when using third party products, services,
content, software, or sites. Varsity.com does reserve the right to remove
content that, in Varsity.com's judgment, does not meet its standards, but
Varsity.com is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such
material.
Varsity.com is not and will not be responsible for (i) the terms and
conditions of any transaction between Member and any third party, (ii) any
insufficiency of or problems with any such third party's background,
insurance, credit or licensing, or (iii) the quality of services performed
by any such third party or any other legal liability arising out of or
related to the performance of such services. In the event that Member has a
dispute with any such third party, Member releases Varsity.com (and its
affiliates, suppliers, agents and employees) from any and all claims,
demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature,
known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed,
arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
MEMBER EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT:
(A) MEMBER'S USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT MEMBER'S SOLE RISK. Varsity.com
AND ITS SUPPLIERS PROVIDE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE,
FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH
THE SERVICE, THE Varsity.com WEB SITE AND THE MEMBER WEB SITE "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(B) Varsity.com AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE
WILL MEET MEMBER'S REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, AND (iii) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY MEMBER
THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET MEMBER'S EXPECTATIONS.
(C) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE
SERVICE, THE Varsity.com WEB SITE OR MEMBER WEB SITES IS DONE AT MEMBER'S
OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND MEMBER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
DAMAGE TO MEMBER'S COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE
DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL Varsity.com AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS
(HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) EVEN IF Varsity.com OR ANY OF ITS
SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH (A) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, (B) THE
PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, (C) FOR ANY INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE
SERVICE OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE, (D) STATEMENTS
OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE, OR (E) ANY OTHER MATTER
RELATING TO THE SERVICE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO MEMBER. IN NO EVENT
SHALL Varsity.com'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO MEMBER AND/OR ANY THIRD PARTY
ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT MEMBER ACTUALLY
PAYS TO Varsity.com UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS
PRECEDING THE DATE THE CLAIM AROSE OR $500.00, WHICHEVER IS LESS. Without
limiting the foregoing, neither Varsity.com nor its suppliers is responsible
for any of Member's data residing on the Service or Varsity.com's suppliers'
hardware. Member is responsible for backing-up Member's data and information
that may reside on the Service or Varsity.com's suppliers' hardware, whether
or not such information is produced through the use of the Service. It is
Member's responsibility to take the necessary steps to ensure that Member's
primary means of business is maintained (if applicable).
Proprietary Rights to Member Content
Varsity.com does not claim ownership of the Member Content that Member
provides to Varsity.com and/or places on the Member Web Site. However,
Member grants Varsity.com a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license
to (i) host, use, reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, combine with
information provided by third parties, and publicly display the Member
Content on and through the Service and in Varsity.com's promotional or
advertising materials (only for the limited purpose of promoting the
Service), and (ii) sublicense to third parties such Member Content to the
extent necessary for the creation and maintenance of, in part or in whole,
such Web sites. No compensation will be paid or due Member with respect to
Varsity.com's or its sublicensee's use of the materials as licensed above.
By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data, submitting any
feedback or suggestions, or engaging in any other form of communication with
or through any Member Web Site, Member warrants and represents that Member
owns or otherwise controls the rights necessary to do so and to grant
Varsity.com the license set forth above and, Member will defend and
indemnify Varsity.com and its suppliers from any third party claim related
to a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties.
Varsity.com Proprietary Rights/Software Licenses
Member acknowledges and hereby agrees that the Service and any software
used in connection with the Service (the "Software") contain proprietary and
confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual
property and other laws. Member further acknowledges and agrees that content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to Member
through the Service, advertisers and/or Discussion Boards is protected by
applicable copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents and other
proprietary rights and laws.
Varsity.com provides Member with a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
limited license to use the Software, which Member agrees to use in
accordance with this Agreement. Member may not sub-license or charge others
to use or access the Software without first obtaining written permission
from Varsity.com. The Software is owned by Varsity.com and/or its suppliers
and is protected to the maximum extent permitted by copyright laws and
international treaty provisions. Any reproduction, modification, creation of
derivative works from or redistribution of the Software is expressly
prohibited, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. The
Software, its structure, sequence and organization and source code are
considered trade secrets of Varsity.com and its suppliers and are protected
by trade secret laws. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCING
THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR
REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. MEMBER MAY NOT DECOMPILE OR
DISASSEMBLE, REVERSE ENGINEER OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER ANY SOURCE
CODE CONTAINED IN ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
Indemnification
Member agrees to indemnify and hold Varsity.com and its suppliers,
affiliates, partners, subsidiaries and employees (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties") harmless from any and all claims and demands, losses,
liability costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys' fees), incurred by an Indemnified Party arising out of or related
to (i) Member's breach of this Agreement; (ii) any information (including
but not limited to Member Data and Member's publicly posted information)
submitted, posted, or otherwise provided by Member at the Member Web Site
and/or to Varsity.com and/or its affiliates; (iii) any dispute or litigation
between an Indemnified Party and a third party caused by Member's actions;
and (iv) Member's negligence or violation or alleged violations of any
rights of another. These obligations will survive any termination of
Member's relationship with Varsity.com or Member's use of the Service. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, the foregoing indemnity will apply
regardless of any fault, negligence, or breach of warranty or contract of
Varsity.com and/or its suppliers, affiliates, partners, subsidiaries and
employees.
Copyright and Trademark Notices
All materials of the Service and the Software (as well as the
organization and layout of the Varsity.com Web Site) are owned and
copyrighted or licensed by Varsity.com, its affiliates or its suppliers. All
rights reserved. No reproduction, distribution, or transmission of the
copyrighted materials of the Service, which includes the Varsity.com Web
Site and/or the Software, is permitted without the written permission of
Varsity.com. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Varsity.com, the Varsity.com logo, are trademarks of Varsity.com (the "Varsity.com
Marks"). Member agrees not to display or use the Varsity.com Marks in any
manner whatsoever without Varsity.com's prior permission.
Notification of Claims of Copyright Infringement
Any notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to
Varsity.com's Registered Agent, jlord@varsityspirit.com.
Modification of the Service
Varsity.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to, at any time,
modify, or discontinue the Service, temporarily or permanently, (or any part
thereof), including the imposition of limits on certain features and
services or restriction of access to parts or all of the Service, with or
without notice. Member agrees that Varsity.com shall not be liable to Member
or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of
the Service. Member further agrees that Varsity.com shall have the right to
remove any Element from the Member Web Site, with or without notice to
Member, at any time at Varsity.com's sole discretion, if Varsity.com
discontinues offering the Element for any reason. If Member does not agree
to any such modifications, Member's sole and exclusive remedy is to cancel
Member's Account.
Termination/Cancellation of Member Account
Either Member or Varsity.com may terminate or cancel Member's Account at
any time. Member understands and agrees that the cancellation of Member's
Account is Member's sole right and remedy with respect to any dispute with
Varsity.com. This includes, but is not limited to, any dispute related to,
or arising out of: (1) any term of this Agreement or Varsity.com's
enforcement or application of any such term; (2) any policy or practice of
Varsity.com, including Varsity.com's Privacy Policy and Copyright Policy, or
Varsity.com's enforcement or application of these policies; (3) the content
available through the Service or any change in content provided through the
Service; (4) Member's ability to access or use the Service or Member's Web
Site; or (5) the amount or type of fees, surcharges, applicable taxes,
billing methods, or any change to the fees, applicable taxes, surcharges or
billing methods, if any. All other provisions of this Agreement, which may
reasonably be construed as surviving such termination, will survive the
termination of this Agreement.
Member further agrees that Varsity.com, in its sole discretion, may
terminate Member's Web Site, Member's Account or Member's use of the Service
for any reason, including, without limitation, (i) if Member breaches this
Agreement, (ii) if Varsity.com is unable to verify or authenticate any
information that Member provides to Varsity.com, (iii) if Varsity.com
believes that Member has violated or acted inconsistently with the spirit of
this Agreement, or (iv) for lack of use if Member has registered for a free
Service. Varsity.com may also terminate Member's Web Site and/or Member's
Account if Varsity.com determines, in Varsity.com's sole discretion, to
discontinue offering the Service. If Varsity.com terminates Member's Account
pursuant to (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Member will forfeit all credits,
pre-paid fees, and any other amounts accruing to Member, if any, and
Varsity.com shall not be required to refund, redeem, or pay amounts to
Member upon such termination.
Upon termination of Member's Account for any reason, Member shall remain
liable for and Varsity.com reserves the right to (a) delete any Member
Content, listings, messages or other information in connection with Member's
account; (b) prohibit Member's access to Member's Account, including without
limitation by deactivating Member's password; and (c) refuse Member future
access to the Service. In no event shall Varsity.com be required to refund,
redeem, or pay amounts to Member upon termination of Service.
Notice
Statements, notices and other communications to Member may be made by
mail, email, postings within Member's account or other reasonable means.
Varsity.com may also provide notices of changes to the Agreement or other
matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the
Varsity.com Web Site. Member should refer to the Member Support page of the
Varsity.com Web Site for information on how to contact and/or provide notice
to Varsity.com.
General
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions
shall be enforced. Varsity.com's failure to exercise or enforce any right or
provision of the Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or
provision. Member shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, without prior
written approval of Varsity.com, and any such attempted assignment shall be
void. Varsity.com shall have the right to freely assign this Agreement, and
its rights and obligations hereunder, to any third party without requiring
the consent or notice of Member. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefits of the parties hereto, their
successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding and agreement between Varsity.com and Member with respect to
the subject matter hereof. The section and subsection titles in the
Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
Each party is an independent contractor and not an agent or representative
of any other party. No party shall have any right or authority to create any
obligation or make any representation or warranty in the name or on behalf
of any other party. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed to
create an association, joint venture or partnership between the parties or
to impose any partnership obligation or liability upon any party. The
parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may be entered into
electronically, and without the necessity of written signatures.
The services hereunder are offered by Varsity.com, located at 6745 Lenox
Center Court, Ste 300, Memphis TN 38115.
Violations
If you happen to observe any violations of this Agreement regarding
Varsity.com Squad Pages or Message Board conduct, please report such
violations to jlord@varsityspirit.com.
Independent Review
MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MEMBER HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL RELATED
SITE SCREENS REFERENCED AND INCORPORATED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT MEMBER
AGREES TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. MEMBER HAS INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED
ALL ASPECTS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE DESIRABILITY OF ENTERING INTO THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IS NOT RELYING ON ANY
REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT.
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