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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Website Terms of Use and Legal Restrictions
ATTENTION: PLEASE READ ALL THESE PROVISIONS ("TERMS")
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. USING THIS WEB SITE INDICATES
YOUR AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT
THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE OR DOWNLOAD MATERIALS FROM THIS
SITE.
The Site and its Use
The Michael Teta Associates ("Michael Teta Associates")
Web site is owned and provided by Michael Teta Associates from its
office in Santa Monica, California. The applicable Web site or sites
are referred to herein as the "Site." Each Site is provided
for your personal information and non-commercial use. Please feel
free to browse the Site; however, your access to and use of the Site
is subject to these Terms and all applicable laws. You shall use the
Site for lawful purposes only. You shall not post or transmit through
the Site any information or material which violates or infringes,
in any way, the rights of others, or which is unlawful, threatening,
abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar,
obscene, profane, harassing, or otherwise objectionable. Nor shall
you post or transmit through the Site any information or material
which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to liability or otherwise violate any law or administrative
ruling or guidelines, is in violation of these Terms, or which, without
Michael Teta Associate’s prior written approval, contain advertising
or any solicitation with respect to products or services. Any conduct
by you that, in Michael Teta Associate’s opinion, restricts
or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Site will not
be permitted.
The Site contains information and materials, including but not limited
to, text, software, photos, video, graphics and audio, (collectively
"Materials") which are derived in whole or in part from
information and materials supplied by Michael Teta Associates and
other sources, and are protected by international copyright, trademark
and other laws and the entire content of the Site is copyrighted as
a collective work under the United States Copyright Laws. Michael
Teta Associates owns the copyright in the overall selection, coordination,
arrangement and enhancement of such content, and owns the rights in,
or license to use, the individual components of such content. Materials
may not be copied, reproduced, republished, modified, uploaded, posted,
transmitted or distributed in any way or decompiled, reverse engineered
or disassembled, including but not limited to the text, images, audio
and/or video, as well as any software (including but not limited to
any images or files incorporated in or generated by the software or
data accompanying such software), except that you may download one
copy of the Materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial
use only, provided you keep intact all copyright, trademark and other
proprietary notices and make no change in or deletion of author attribution.
This limited authorization is not a transfer of title in the Materials
and by your use of the Site; you acknowledge that you do not acquire
any license, ownership or other rights to the Materials. Modification
of the Materials or use of the Materials for any other purpose is
a violation of Michael Teta Associates or such other sources' copyright,
trademark and other proprietary rights and may violate other laws.
The use of any such Materials on any other Web site or networked computer
or environment is prohibited without Michael Teta Associate’s
express written consent. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorization
to use the Site automatically terminates and you must immediately
destroy any downloaded or printed Materials.
Disclaimer
THE SITE AND MATERIALS AND RELATED COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILTY,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE
EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES. MICHAEL TETA ASSOCIATES ALSO DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY
OR COMPETENESS OF THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED
OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE BY THE USE OF THE
SITE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH MATERIALS, ADVICE, STATEMENT OR
INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. MICHAEL TETA ASSOCIATES ASSUMES
NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO, OR
VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY
ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE SITE (INCLUDING
ANY BULLETIN BOARD AND CHAT ROOM) OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS
FROM THE SITE.
Third-Party Sites
Michael Teta Associates may provide as a convenience to you, links
to Web sites operated by other entities and persons, but makes no
representations whatsoever about any other Web site which you may
access through this one. Any link to a non-Michael Teta Associates
Web site does not mean that Michael Teta Associates endorses or accepts
any responsibility for the content, or the use of such Web site. If
you use these sites, you do so at your own risk. Michael Teta Associates
makes no warranty or representation regarding, and does not sponsor
or endorse, any linked Web sites or the information or materials appearing
thereon or any of products and services described thereon. Furthermore,
links do not imply that Michael Teta Associates is affiliated or associated
with, or that any linked site is authorized to use any trademark,
trade name, logo, or copyright of Michael Teta Associates.
Third Party Content
Any opinions, statements, services, offers or other information or
content expressed or made available in the Site by any third party
are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of
Michael Teta Associates.
Limitation of Liability
Your use and browsing of the Site is at your risk. If you are dissatisfied
with any of the Materials contained in the Site, or with any of these
Terms, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing
and using the Site.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL MICHAEL TETA ASSOCIATES, ITS SUPPLIERS
OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT, OR INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING,
OR DELIVERING THE SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY TYPE INCURRED, LOST PROFITS,
LOST DATA OR PROGRAMS, AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF YOUR
ACCESS TO, USE, INABILITY TO USE OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THE SITE,
ANY WEB SITES LINKED TO THE SITE, OR ANY MATERIALS CONTAINED AT ANY
OR ALL SUCH SITES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE CAUSED BY OR
RESULTING FROM A FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE; ERROR; OMISSION; LINKING
TO OTHER WEB SITES; INTERRUPTION; DELETION; DEFECT; DELAY IN OPERATION
OR TRANSMISSION; COMPUTER VIRUS; COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE; OR DESTRUCTION,
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF ANY COMPUTER OR SYSTEM),
WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT MICHAEL TETA ASSOCIATES
WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
MICHAEL TETA ASSOCIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABLITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ANY ACTS, OMISSIONS, OR CONDUCT OF ANY USER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY.
MICHAEL TETA ASSOCIATES’S obligations and responsibilities regarding
its products and services are governed solely by Michael Teta Associate’s
terms and conditions of sale or license under which such products
and services are sold or licensed. Copies of such terms and conditions
are available from the applicable Michael Teta Associates entity.
Safe Harbor
The Materials at the Site may contain various forward-looking statements
and which may be based on or include assumptions, concerning Michael
Teta Associate’s operations, future results and prospects. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are
subject to risk and uncertainties. In connection with the "safe
harbor" provisions of the United States' Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, Michael Teta Associates provides the following
cautionary statement identifying important economic, political and
technology factors which, among others, could cause the actual results
or events to differ materially from those set forth or implied by
the forward-looking statements and related assumptions.
Such factors include the following:
1. Changes in the current and future business environment, including
interest rates and capital and consumer spending;
2. Competitive factors and competitor responses to Michael Teta Associate’s
initiatives;
3. Successful development and market introductions of anticipated
products;
4. Changes in government laws and regulations, including taxes;
5. Unstable governments and business conditions in emerging economies;
6. Continuation of the favorable environment to make acquisitions,
domestic and foreign, including regulatory requirements and market
values of candidates.
Information Provided By You
It has been and remains Michael Teta Associate’s policy not
to accept or consider ideas, suggestions or materials other than those
that Michael Teta Associates has specifically requested from you.
Accordingly, Michael Teta Associates does not want you to, and you
should not, send any confidential or proprietary information to Michael
Teta Associates through the Site unless specifically requested by
Michael Teta Associates. Please note that any unsolicited information
or material sent to Michael Teta Associates will be deemed not to
be confidential or proprietary. By submitting information and material
to the Site, you automatically grant to Michael Teta Associates (or
warrant that the owner of such information and material has expressly
granted to Michael Teta Associates) a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
unrestricted, right and license to use, reproduce, display, perform,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, transmit and distribute, or otherwise
make available to other such information and material (in whole or
in part and for any purpose) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in
other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter
developed. You also agree that Michael Teta Associates is free to
use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques that you send Michael
Teta Associates for any purpose.
As further provided above, Michael Teta Associates does not want to
receive, and you are deemed to covenant and agree through the use
of the Site not to provide, any information or materials to Michael
Teta Associates that are defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing,
in violation of any law, governmental requirements or otherwise unlawful,
or that incorporate the proprietary information or materials of another
person or entity.
You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the Site
any information and material protected by copyright, trademark or
other proprietary right without the express written permission of
the owner of such right(s). You shall be solely liable for any damages
resulting from any infringement of copyright, proprietary rights,
or any other harm resulting from such a submission.
Changes
Michael Teta Associates reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to revise these Terms at any time and correct any errors or omissions
in any portion of the Site and Materials. Materials may also be changed,
modified, added, or removed and updated without notice at any time;
however, Michael Teta Associates is under no obligation to update
Materials. Michael Teta Associates may also make changes in the products,
services, programs, or prices (if any) described in the Site at any
time without notice. Your continued use of the Site after any change
Michael Teta Associates makes to the Site will be considered acceptance
of those changes. You should revisit these Terms from time to time
to review the then-current Terms because they are binding on you.
Linking to Site
Anyone linking to Michael Teta Associate’s Site must comply
with Michael Teta Associate’s guidelines for linking to Michael
Teta Associate’s Site and all applicable laws.
International Users
The Site is administered by Michael Teta Associates from its office
in the United States. Materials published at the Site may refer to
products, programs, or services that are not available in your country.
Consult your local Michael Teta Associates business contact in this
regard. Furthermore, Michael Teta Associates makes no representation
that the Materials at the Site are appropriate or available for use
at other locations outside of the United States and access to them
from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You
may not use the Site or export information and materials in violation
of the export laws of the United States or any other country. If you
access the Site from a location outside of the United States, you
are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California,
without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any
provision of this Agreement and Terms shall be unlawful, void, or
for any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be severable
from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability
of any remaining provisions.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between Michael Teta Associates
and you with respect to your use of the Site. Any cause of action
you may have with respect to your use of the Site must be commenced
within six (6) months after the claim or cause of action arises.
Privacy:
Overview
Michael Teta Associates is aware of the need to address Internet privacy
issues and we believe you should be aware of how we intend to treat
any information about you that we might receive on the Internet as
a result of your visit to the Site.
Information About Michael Teta Associate’s On-Line Visitors
You can visit Michael Teta Associates on the Site without telling
us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our web
servers collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors.
In general, we gather information about users of the Site collectively
in order to determine, for example, which areas users access more
frequently and which Materials users access the most. This information
helps us to determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how
we can continually create a better overall experience for our users
by improving the content of the Site.
There are times however, when we may need information from you, such
as your name and address. Customarily, the personal information Michael
Teta Associates obtains is used only to respond to inquiries, to process
orders, product registration or to allow the user to access specific
account information. We may also ask you to voluntarily provide us
with information for market research such as, your interests, demographics,
and experience with our products.
Cookies
There is a technology called "cookies" which is an element
of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store
on your system. We do not use cookies on our Site.
Web Site Links
Michael Teta Associate’s Site may contain links to other Web
sites such as our clients and partners. While Michael Teta Associates
tries to link only to sites that share its high standards and respect
for privacy, Michael Teta Associates cannot take responsibility for
the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.
Changes
If at anytime Michael Teta Associates changes its privacy commitment,
Michael Teta Associates will post those changes here so that you will
know what information Michael Teta Associates gathers and how Michael
Teta Associates might use that information.
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