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Babysitter
Exchange, Inc.
Agreement of Service
May 8, 2003
Please
review the following terms of service carefully. The
terms and conditions constitute a binding agreement
(the "Agreement") between you (sometimes referred
to in these terms or on the website as "member"
or "user" and Babysitter Exchange, Inc. (sometimes
referred to in these terms or on the website as "Babysitter
Exchange", "we", "us", "our"
or the "service". You will signify your acceptance
of the Agreement created by these terms and conditions
by clicking "I Accept" and then submitting
your completed online application. Members of the The Service
must be individuals 18 years of age and older.
1.
Enrollment Process: You can begin using our
site by filling out our online enrollment form. By
registering with us, you agree to provide accurate and
current information about yourself and to update that
information if it changes. For quality control, Babysitter
Exchange will occasionally send confirmation emails
to you to verify your email address has not been changed.
If the confirmation email "bounces" back,
we may deactivate your membership. It is your responsibility
to make sure we always have your current email address.
2.
Credit Card Use: No credit card is required to use this service.
3.
Privacy: Babysitter Exchange respects the privacy
of its members and will do all that is commercially
reasonable to protect your private information in accordance
with all applicable laws and with the privacy policy
outlined on our website. We will, of course, share your
contact information with other members of your group
in order that they may contact you to exchange babysitting
services. We may provide your personal information to
the police or other investigating agencies to assist
them in the investigation of any suspected violations
of law. We also have the right to share your name and
contact information with our attorneys in the event
of serious violations of conduct. For more details,
see our Privacy Policy,
the terms of which are hereby incorporated.
4.
Member Conduct: As a member of our service, you
will have responsibilities and obligations, too. You
agree to (i) protect your password and online registration
information and to take responsibility for all acts
that occur under your account or password, (ii) follow
all local, state, and national laws with respect to
the use of our service and the exchange of babysitting
services, (iii) provide only accurate information about
yourself, (iv) use the service only for its intended
purpose: the exchange of babysitting services or as
we may otherwise expressly authorize, (v) not use the
information that you may gain from the services (such
as contact information of our members) for any purpose
other than for the exchange of babysitting services
(you may not, for instance, use the contact information
to send unsolicited emails or other communications),
(vi) not use the service or the information you may
gain from the service for any commercial purpose or
in any manner that infringes on the intellectual or
other property rights of others. Misuse of the service
by violating any provision of this Agreement may result
in your membership being immediately cancelled without
refund. Although we have no obligation to police the
site, we do try to remove content that is clearly inappropriate
when it is brought to our attention.
5.
Enforcement: We do reserve the right to cancel
any membership at any time for any reason. Babysitter
Exchange may also file suit against you for business
interference or other appropriate legal theories and
we will seek compensation from you for potential damage
to our reputation caused by your actions and we will
seek all the costs we incur in seeking the payment of
damages from you, including reasonable attorney's fees
and other costs of court or dispute resolution. Babysitter
Exchange has the right to eliminate any Private Group
suspected of violations of the law or our Terms of Service.
Babysitter Exchange will cooperate with the authorities
on any suspected violations of our Terms of Service
or any local, state, or national law.
6.
Ownership of the Site: This site (www.BabysitterExchange.com),
and all of the content of the site, is protected by
intellectual property and other laws throughout the
world, and is the copyrighted property of Babysitter
Exchange, Inc. ("Babysitter Exchange")
and/or its various third party licensors. None of the
content found on this site may be copied, reproduced,
republished, distributed, sold, licensed, transferred,
distributed or modified without the express written
permission of Babysitter Exchange. Unauthorized use
of the site would be a violation of Babysitter Exchange's
and its licensors' rights. In addition, the trademarks,
logos and service marks displayed on this site (collectively,
the "Trademarks") are the property of Babysitter
Exchange, its affiliates, and various third parties.
The site and the software incorporated in the site may
not be reverse engineered, decompiled or disassembled.
7.
Disclaimer of Warranties: EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY
PROVIDED IN THIS PROVISION, THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND BABYSITTER EXCHANGE
DISCLAIMS, AND YOU WAIVE, ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY OTHER
WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTY, OR REPRESENTATION RELATED
TO THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE
OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE
OF TRADE. THE FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND CONTENT OF THE
SITE ARE NOT WARRANTED TO BE UNINTERRUPTED OR WITHOUT
ERROR, AND BABYSITTER EXCHANGE AND ITS PROVIDERS DO
NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY OR RELIABILITY OF
INFORMATION ON THE SITE. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK
AND COST OF REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS TO YOUR HARDWARE
OR SOFTWARE DUE TO THE USE OF THE SITE.
This
disclaimer of warranty may not apply to all users.
8.
Limitations of Liability & Remedies:
BABYSITTER
EXCHANGE DOES NOT PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS FOR BABYSITTING
SERVICES, NOR DO WE RECOMMEND INDIVIDUALS FOR BABYSITTING
SERVICES. WE ALLOW YOU TO EXCHANGE BABYSITTING SERVICES
WITH INDIVIDUALS YOU ALREADY KNOW AND TRUST. BY AGREEING
TO USE OUR SERVICE AND BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, YOU AGREE TO USE THE SERVICE ONLY FOR SUCH
PURPOSE. YOU SHOULD NOT AND AGREE HERE EXPRESSLY THAT
YOU WILL NOT USE THIS SERVICE TO ALLOW ANY PERSON UNKNOWN
TO YOU (OR WHO HAS NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED TO YOU BY SOMEONE
YOU ALREADY KNOW AND TRUST) TO BABYSIT YOUR CHILDREN
OR CHILDREN FOR WHICH YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILTY. YOU AGREE
THAT BABYSITTER EXCHANGE (AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND SHAREHOLDERS) WILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU OR TO ANYONE ELSE FOR THE ACTS
OR OMISSIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS YOU ALLOW TO PERFORM
BABYSITTING SERVICES. BABYSITTING EXCHANGE (AND ITS
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND SHAREHOLDERS)
WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS THAT MAY BE SUFFERED
BY YOU OR BY ANY THIRD PARTY AS A RESULT OF THE ACTS
OR OMISSIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING THE BABYSITTING
SERVICES. THE PROVISIONS BELOW DESCRIBE ALL OF THIS
IN GREATER DETAIL AND ALSO DESCRIBE HOW YOU AGREE TO
INDEMNIFY US FOR ANY CLAIM BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY
AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.
YOUR
USE OF THE SITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR SOLE RISK. BABYSITTER
EXCHANGE, AND BABYSITTER EXCHANGE'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, AGENTS OR AFFILIATES SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY LOSS THAT
YOU OR THIRD PARTIES MAY SUFFER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER FROM USE OF THE
SITE OR VIRUSES), OR DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
OR LOSSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS
OR LOST SAVINGS), WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, WHICH YOU MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUES,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR OTHER SPECIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF
BABYSITTER EXCHANGE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. Your sole and exclusive remedy
for any breach of this Agreement by Babysitter Exchange
shall be a refund of the fees paid for membership. Babysitter
Exchange is not responsible for, and shall have no liability
with respect to, the content of third party Web sites
that are linked to or from the site. Babysitter Exchange
is not responsible for the user generated content on
the site. Some states do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of liability to the extent set forth herein;
therefore, this provision may not apply to every person
as written.
9.
Customer Indemnification. You shall indemnify
and hold harmless, and at Babysitter Exchange's request
defend, Babysitter Exchange, its directors, officers,
shareholders, employees, agents, affiliates and owners
(each, an "Indemnified Party") from and against
any and all claims, proceedings, damages, injuries,
liabilities, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' , an allocation for in-house counsel, and
other legal costs) arising out of any claim of any third
party resulting from your breach of any representations,
warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement.
You shall reimburse each Indemnified Party on demand
for any costs, expenses and liabilities incurred by
such Indemnified Party to which this indemnity relates.
10.
Links to Other Sites: The site may contain links
to other sites. Babysitter Exchange does not endorse
any other site and is not liable for any loss or damages
related to the content, products or services available
through those sites. If you have any problems or concerns
regarding other sites, please contact their site administrator
or Web master directly.
11.
Changes to Site & this Agreement:
Babysitter Exchange reserves the right to discontinue,
delete and change the content or purposes of the site
from time to time. Babysitter Exchange also reserves
the right to change the Terms of Service. The Terms
of Service in effect at the time of your use shall govern
your use of the site.
12.
Disputes, Assignment, No Waiver, Governing Law; System
Logs: This Agreement is the complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement between you and us. It supersedes
any proposal or prior Agreement, oral or written, and
any other communications relating to the subject matter
of this Agreement. If there is a conflict between what
one of our employees says and the terms of this Agreement,
the terms of this Agreement will prevail. You may not
assign this Agreement to any other party. We shall not
be deemed to have waived any of our rights or remedies
hereunder unless such waiver is in writing and signed
by us. No delay or omission on the part of Babysitter
Exchange in exercising any rights or remedies shall
operate as a waiver of such rights or remedies or any
other rights or remedies on future occasions. This Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with
applicable federal law and with the laws of the State
of California, without regard to its conflicts of law
provisions. Each party using our website or using our
services agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the State of California, and agrees that venue
for any action resulting from this Agreement or the
use of our services shall be the Santa Clara County,
California and further waives any jurisdictional, venue
or inconvenient forum objections. In the event that
there is a dispute between us with respect to any of
our services, relevant portions of our system logs
will be made available to you for review. We will certify
as to the accuracy of the relevant portion of the system
log upon request. The system logs shall represent sufficient
evidence of each of our own actions with respect to
the online portion of our service.
13.
Force Majeur: Our delay in or failure to perform any
of the services under this Agreement shall be excused
if such delay or failure is caused by strike, fire,
flood, earthquake, acts of nature, governmental action,
failure of suppliers, communications lines failures,
power failures, or for any other cause or event beyond
our reasonable control. In such instances, we agree
to resume performance of the services as soon as commercially
feasible.
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