TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OUR
WEBSITE CAREFULLY. By using our Website, you agree to these Terms and
Conditions of Use ("Terms & Conditions"). We reserve the right, in our sole
discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms &
Conditions at any time. You should check these Terms & Conditions
periodically for changes. By using this Website after we post any changes to
these Terms & Conditions, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not
you have reviewed them. If you do not agree to these Terms & Conditions,
you should not use our Website and, if applicable, you should arrange to cancel
your registered user account or subscription with us.
1. Scope of Terms & Conditions
Unless we indicate otherwise, these Terms & Conditions apply to your use the
websites which are owned or operated by TrackYourDiet.com.
("TrackYourDiet.com") and our affiliates (collectively, "we," "us," or "our"),
including, without limitation, this website and any other website that we may
own or operate currently or in the future (collectively, our "Website"). For
purposes of these Terms & Conditions, "affiliates" shall mean any entity or
person, directly or indirectly, owning a controlling interest in, owned by, or
under common ownership control with, TrackYourDiet.com.
2. Terms & Conditions - In General
By using this Website, you agree to be legally bound and to abide by these Terms
& Conditions, just as if you had signed this agreement. If you do not
comply with these Terms & Conditions at any time, we reserve the right, if
applicable, to terminate your password, user account, and/or access to this
Website (or any part thereof). In our sole discretion and without prior notice
or liability, we may discontinue, modify or alter any aspect of the Website,
including, but not limited to, (i) restricting the time the Website is
available, (ii) restricting the amount of use permitted, and (iii) restricting
or terminating any user's right to use the Website. You agree that any
termination or cancellation of your access to, or use of, the Website may be
effected without prior notice. If you do not abide by the provisions of these
Terms & Conditions, except as we may otherwise provide from time to time,
you agree that we may immediately deactivate or delete your user account and
all related information and files in your user account and/or bar any further
access to such information and/or files, or our Website. Further, you agree
that we shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination or
cancellation of your access to, or use of, our Websites. From time to time, we
may supplement these Terms & Conditions with additional terms and
conditions pertaining to specific content, activities or events ("Additional
Terms"). Such Additional Terms may be placed on the Website to be viewed in
connection with the specific content, activities, features or events and shall
be identified as such. You understand and agree that such Additional Terms are
hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms & Conditions.
3. Restrictions on Use of Materials
Unless otherwise specified, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
limited right to access, use and display this Website and the material provided
hereon for your personal, noncommercial use, provided that you comply fully
with the provisions of these Terms & Conditions. You acknowledge that this
Website contains information, software, photos, video, text, graphics, music,
sounds, questions, creative suggestions, messages, comments, feedback, ideas,
recipes, notes, drawings, articles and other materials (collectively,
"Content") that are protected by copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets
and/or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected
in all forms, media and technologies existing now or hereafter developed. All
Content is copyrighted under the United States copyright laws (and, if
applicable, similar foreign laws), and we own a copyright in the selection,
coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such Content. All trademarks
appearing on this Website are trademarks of their respective owners. Our
commercial partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, contractors
and other third parties may also have additional proprietary rights in the
Content which they make available on this Website. You may not modify, publish,
transmit, distribute, perform, participate in the transfer or sale, create
derivative works of, or in any way exploit, any of the Content, in whole or in
part. When Content is downloaded to your computer, you do not obtain any
ownership interest in such Content. Modification of the Content or use of the
Content for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, use of any
Content in printed form or on any other website or networked computer
environment is strictly prohibited unless you receive our prior written
consent.
4. Becoming a Registered User
There is no cost to become a registered user of our Website unless you choose to
join Level 2+. You do not have to become a registered user to use this Website.
However, if you do not register, you may be precluded from using certain
products, offerings, features, or resources of our Website such as the members
area which allows you to track your diet online. You must register in
accordance with instructions that you will find on this Website to participate
in, and to contribute to, any Forum or use of the "Public Profile" feature of
our Website. A " Forum" means any chat room, message board, bulletin board,
recipe swap, or similar activity where you and other users of our Website can
communicate. If you elect to become a registered user of our Website, you agree
to provide us with true, accurate and complete information about yourself
("Registered User Data"), and to maintain and promptly update the Registered
User Data to keep it accurate. Without limiting any other provision of these
Terms & Conditions, if you provide any information that is untrue,
inaccurate, or incomplete, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such
is the case, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your user account and
refuse any and all current or future use of our Website (or any portion
thereof). You agree not to assign, transfer or sublicense your rights as a
registered user of this Website.
5. Privacy and Security
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security. For more information,
you should review our Privacy Policy.
6. Community Standards and Conduct Guidelines
You acknowledge that all Content and all information, software, photos, video,
text, graphics, music, sounds, questions, creative suggestions, messages,
comments, feedback, ideas, recipes, notes, drawings, articles and other
materials posted, emailed, or otherwise transmitted to or on this Website,
whether posted at our request or voluntarily, and whether publicly posted or
privately transmitted (collectively, the "Postings"), are the sole
responsibility of the person who made such Postings. This means that you are
entirely responsible for all Postings that you post, email or otherwise
transmit to this Website. We do not control the Postings posted, emailed or
otherwise transmitted on our Website by others and, as such, we do not
guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Postings. Although we have
adopted community standards and conduct guidelines for the users of our Website
(as described below), you understand that by using this Website, you may be
exposed to Postings that are offensive or objectionable. Under no circumstances
will we be liable in any way for any Postings (other than for Content developed
by us), including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any
Postings, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use
of any Postings posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted to or through this
Website. You agree not to use this Website (including any Forums) to: Upload,
post, email or otherwise transmit any Postings or other materials that are
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory,
vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable (in our sole discretion); Harm minors in
any way; Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a
director, officer, employee, shareholder, agent or representative of
TrackYourDiet.com, our affiliates or any other person or entity, or falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with TrackYourDiet.com, our
affiliates or any other person or entity; Forge headers or otherwise manipulate
identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Postings or other materials
transmitted to or through this Website; Upload, post, email or otherwise
transmit any Postings or other materials that you do not have a right to
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit under any law or under contractual or
fiduciary relationships (such as insider information, proprietary and
confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment
relationships or under nondisclosure agreements); Upload, post, email or
otherwise transmit any Postings or other materials that infringe upon any
patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of privacy or publicity or
other proprietary rights of any party; Upload, post, email or otherwise
transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials,
"junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of
commercial solicitation, except in those areas, if any, that are specifically
designated for such purpose; Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any
Postings or other 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; Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll"
faster than other users of a Forum (or other portion of this Website) are able
to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users'
ability to use any Forum; Interfere with or disrupt this Website or servers or
networks connected to this Website, or disobey any requirements, procedures,
policies or regulations of networks connected to the Website; Intentionally or
unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international
law, including, but not limited to, any regulations having the force of law;
"Stalk" or otherwise harass another user or employee of this Website; or
Collect or store personal data or attempt to collect or store personal data
about other users of the Website. Your privilege to use this Website (including
the Forums) and contribute to discussions on the Forums depends on your
compliance with the community standards and conduct guidelines set forth above.
We may revoke your privileges to use all or a portion of this Website and/or
take any other appropriate measures to enforce these community standards and
conduct guidelines if violations are brought to our attention. Further, if you
fail to adhere to our community standards and conduct guidelines, we may
terminate, in our sole discretion, your use of, or participation in, any Forum.
All Forum communications, including, but not limited to, chat and message board
communications, are public and not private communications. We reserve the right
to monitor some, all, or no areas of this Website (including any Forum) for
adherence to the community standards and conduct guidelines set forth above or
for any other purpose. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability
to distribute Postings in the Forums, we are acting as a passive conduit for
such distribution and we are not undertaking any obligation or liability
relating to any Postings or activities in any Forum. Although we reserve the
right to remove, without notice, any Forum posting for any reason, we have no
obligation to delete Postings that you may find objectionable or offensive.
7. Submissions
If, at our request or on your own, you send, email, post or otherwise transmit
to us or this Website information, software, photos, video, text, graphics,
music, sounds, questions, creative suggestions, messages, comments, feedback,
ideas, recipes, notes, drawings, articles, stories about yourself or your
weight loss, or other materials (including, but not limited to, posting,
emailing, or otherwise transmitting Postings on any Forum) (collectively, the
"Submissions"), the Submissions shall be deemed, and shall remain, our
property. Except as provided in our Privacy Policy, none of the Submissions
shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on our part, and we shall not
be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of
the foregoing, you grant us and our successors and assigns a royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and
license (as well as consent) to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish,
translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to the public,
perform and display any Submissions (in whole or in part and with or without
the use of your name) worldwide and/or to incorporate the Submissions in other
works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for the
full term of any copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual and proprietary
rights (collectively, the "Rights") that may exist in such Submissions. You
also warrant that any third party holder of any Rights, including moral rights
in such Submissions, has validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to
grant the license stated above. You further acknowledge that we and our
successors and assigns shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions
for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to
the provider of the Submissions.
8. Parental or Guardian Permission
Some of the Content on this Website may not be appropriate for children.
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13 ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THIS WEBSITE. We strongly
recommend that children between the ages of 13 and 18 ask for their parent's or
guardian's permission before viewing our Website.
9. Links
These Terms & Conditions apply only to this Website, and not to the websites
of any other person or entity. We may provide, or third parties may provide,
links to other worldwide websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that
we are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or
resources, and do not endorse (and are not responsible or liable for) any
content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such
websites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that, under no
circumstances, will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in
connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content, advertisements,
products or other resources available on any other website (regardless of
whether we directly or indirectly link to such content, advertisements,
products or other resources). You should direct any concerns with respect to
any other website to that website's administrator or webmaster.
10. Third Party Products and Services
You may order services, merchandise or other products through our Website from
other parties (collectively, the "Third Party Sellers"). All matters concerning
the services, merchandise and other products desired from the Third Party
Sellers, including, but not limited to, purchase terms, payment terms,
warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between you and
the Third Party Sellers. We make no warranties or representations whatsoever
with regard to any services, merchandise and other products provided by the
Third Party Sellers. You will not consider us (and we will not be construed as)
a party to such transactions, whether or not we may have received some form of
revenue or other remuneration in connection with such transactions, and we will
not be liable for any costs or damages arising out of, either directly or
indirectly, you or any other person involved or related to the transactions.
11. Copyright Complaints
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the
same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and in our discretion, terminate the
rights of any user to use our Website (or any part thereof) who infringe the
intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been
copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or are aware of someone
doing so, please contact us.
12. Your Password and User Account.
If you are a registered user or subscriber of this Website, you are entirely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and user
account information. You must notify us immediately in the event of any known
or suspected unauthorized use of your user account, or any known or suspected
breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your
or anyone else's password. You are entirely responsible for any and all
activities which occur under your user account. You agree to immediately notify
us of any unauthorized use of your user account or any other breach of security
known to you.
13. Health Disclaimer
This Website provides weight loss management and information applications and
content published over the Internet and is intended only to assist users in
their personal weight loss efforts. TrackYourDiet.com is not a medical
organization and our staff cannot give you medical advice or diagnosis. Nothing
contained in this Website should be construed as such advice or diagnosis. The
information and reports generated by us should not be interpreted as a
substitute for physician consultation, evaluation, or treatment. You are urged
and advised to seek the advice of a physician before beginning any weight loss
effort or regimen. This Website is intended for use only by healthy adult
individuals. The Website is not intended for use by minors, pregnant women, or
individuals with any type of health condition. Such individuals are
specifically warned to seek professional medical advice prior to initiating any
form of weight loss effort or regimen.
14. Disclaimers of Warranties
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES: THE PRODUCTS,
OFFERINGS, CONTENT AND MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY,
SECURITY, ACCURACY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER TRACKYOURDIET.COM, ANY OF OUR
AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SERVICE
PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ANY FUNCTION CONTAINED IN
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE
CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THIS WEBSITE AVAILABLE
ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY PRODUCT, OFFERING, CONTENT
AND MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE
IS DONE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO
YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH
PRODUCT, OFFERING, CONTENT OR MATERIAL. NEITHER TRACKYOURDIET.COM, ANY OF OUR
AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SERVICE
PROVIDERS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR
THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS, OFFERINGS, CONTENT AND MATERIALS IN
THIS WEBSITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR
OTHERWISE. FURTHER, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY YOU
FROM OUR PERSONNEL OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS.
15. Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE AND OUR AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES
(EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT
OF, OR RESULTING FROM, (A) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE TRACKYOURDIET
SITES; (B) THE USE OF ANY CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIAL ON THE TRACKYOURDIET.COM
SITES OR ANY WEBSITE OR WEBSITES LINKED TO THE TRACKYOURDIET.COM SITES, (C) THE
COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS,
DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR
TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THIS WEBSITE; (D) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (E) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR WEBSITE; OR (F) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO OUR
WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES,
AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING
OUR WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF OUR WEBSITE, OR WITH
ANY OF THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS THE
DISCONTINUATION OF YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.
(Last modified as of November 1, 2003)
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