Website Terms and Conditions
By visiting www.leedsworld.com or www.leedsworld.ca you agree to abide by the Terms of Use described below. We have created these rules and guidelines to protect you and to ensure that Leed's Web site is safe for everybody. By agreeing to these terms, you are taking responsibility for your own actions. If you do not agree to the terms of use below, please do not access or use this site.
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2008 Leed's. All other rights reserved.
Legal Notice and Disclaimer:
Leed's obtains all information, downloadable files and software
contained herein from sources believed by Leed's to be accurate and
reliable. Because of the possibility of human and mechanical error as
well as other factors, Leed's shall not be held responsible for any
errors or omissions in the information, and/or downloadable files,
and/or software available at the Leed's Web site. Leed's makes no
representations, and expressly disclaims all responsibilities, about
the suitability, for any purpose, of the information, downloadable
files and/or software that are available to the user at the Leed's
Web site. Information and software may be changed at any time without
notice of any kind. The information and software on this site are
provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty of any kind.
Leed's disclaims all warranties with regard to the information
and/or software, including all implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Leed's be
liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages
or any other damages whatsoever, including without limitation, any loss
of use, lost data, or lost profits or opportunity, or punitive damages,
whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort action,
arising out of or in connection with the accuracy, use, or performance
of the information, and/or downloadable files and/or software on
Leed's Web site. Some U.S. states and foreign countries provide
rights in addition to those above, or do not allow limitation or
exclusion of implied warranties, or liability for incidental or
consequential damages. Therefore, the above limitations may not apply
to you or there may be state provisions that supersede the above. Any
clause or any portion of a clause declared invalid shall be deemed
severable and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of the clause. These terms may only be amended in writing,
must be signed by Leed's authorized representatives, and shall be
governed by the laws of the state of Pennsylvania.
Links to Third Party Sites
The links to third parties
contained within this Web site will allow you to leave Leed's
site. The sites that are linked to Leed's site are not under the
control of Leed's. Leed's is not, and shall not be, held
responsible for the contents, in any way or form, of any linked site or
of any link contained in a linked site. Leed's provides these links
only as a convenience to you, the user of the Web site; and the
inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Leed's of the
linked site.
Any rights not expressly granted by Leed's herein are expressly reserved.
Leed's Web Site Terms of Use
Acceptance of Terms of Use www.leedsworld.com and www.leedsworld.ca:
The access to
Leed's site is provided free of charge to you by Leed's under
these Terms of Use. Although portions of Leed's site may be viewed
simply by visiting the site, in order to receive additional services
from Leed's you may need to sign on as a guest or register as a
member of Leed's site. If you sign on to Leed's site as a
guest or if you register as a member of Leed's site community,
these Terms of Use will govern your use of Leed's site, including
access to message boards and other features.
BY SIGNING ON TO LEED'S SITE AS A GUEST AND/OR BY COMPLETING
THE REGISTRATION PROCESS YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
BY THESE TERMS OF USE AS SUCH TERMS MAY BE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME.
These Terms of Use govern your use of Leed's site and all
services provided in connection with Leed's site. Leed's shall
not be liable to you for any breach of these Terms of Use. In addition,
Leed's does not bear any fiduciary responsibility to any user of
this Web site. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not
register for or enter Leed's site. The Terms of Use for your
continued use of Leed's site will be posted on the Leed's site.
Please check this area before using Leed's site to determine
whether a change has been made to these Terms of Use. If you do not
agree to these changes in the Terms of Use as they may occur, please
arrange to terminate your registration with Leed's site
immediately (i) by notifying Leed's of your unwillingness to accept
the changes to the Terms of Use; and (ii) by discontinuing your use of
Leed's site. Your continued use of Leed's site shall be
construed as, and shall constitute your acceptance of any and all
changes in the terms and conditions set forth herein.
From time to time Leed's may supplement these Terms of Use with
additional Terms pertaining to specific content or events ("Additional
Terms"), which Additional Terms may be placed on Leed's site to be
viewed in connection with the specific content or events and shall be
identified as such. You understand and agree that such Additional Terms
are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
Registration Information/Privacy Policy Collection of Personal
Information
When you engage in certain activities on this site, such as filling out
forms, downloading software, or entering complaints, Leed's may ask
you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and
submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage
in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities,
however, Leed's may require that you provide certain personal
information, such as your name, mailing address, email address, and
other personal identifying information.
Leed's collects this information in order to record and support
your participation in the activities you select. All information
collected, regardless of type, will be protected pursuant to the
Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
Leed's will use reasonable efforts to honor your requests, but we
appreciate your patience in allowing us a reasonable amount of time for
processing.
Use of Cookies
When you visit www.leedsworld.com or www.leedsworld.ca, you can surf
the site anonymously and access important information without revealing
your identity. In order to analyze and improve our site, we use
"cookies" to track your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is
transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the
server that gave it to you. It cannot be executed as code or deliver
viruses.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your
browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance
to decide whether or not to accept it. (For some Web pages that require
an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to
accept cookies will not be able to access those pages.)
While Leed's uses cookies to track your visit to
www.leedsworld.com and www.leedsworld.ca, and our Web servers automatically log the
IP/internet address of your computer, this information does not
identify you personally and you remain anonymous unless you have
otherwise provided Leed's with personal information.
Please note that Leed's is not responsible for the content or
privacy practices of non-Leed's Web sites to which www.leedsworld.com or www.leedsworld.ca
may link.
Users may send email to us at
info@leedsworld.com
with any further questions.
LEED'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Attn: Leed's - Web site Privacy
email:
info@leedsworld.com
Modifications of these Terms of Use
Leed's may modify these Terms of Use from time to time at its
sole discretion. Each time you log on to Leed's site, you will be
deemed to have accepted any such changes, unless you arrange to
terminate your registration with Leed's site immediately (i) by
notifying Leed's of your unwillingness to accept the changes to the
Terms of Use; and (ii) by discontinuing your use of Leed's site.
Modifications of the Leed's Site
Leed's may modify or discontinue Leed's site with or without notice to you and without
liability to you or to any third party.
Content of Messages
You also agree not to use Leed's site
to send or post on message boards or any place on Leed's site, any
message or material that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, defamatory,
abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, profane, sexually
oriented, threatening, racially offensive, inaccurate, or otherwise
objectionable material of any kind or nature or that encourages conduct
that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability
or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or
international law or regulation, or encourage the use of controlled
substances. Leed's reserves the right to delete any such material
from Leed's site. Leed's will cooperate fully with any law
enforcement officials and/or agencies in the investigation of any
person or persons who violate the Terms of Use contained in this
Section 5. You agree not to post or use Leed's site to distribute
or send any illegal material of any kind, including but not limited to,
illegal material in the form of text, graphics, video, programs or
audio files. Posting content or participating in any form of discussion
with the intention to commit any illegal activity is strictly
prohibited.
You acknowledge that (i) Leed's permits access to content that is
protected by copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual and
proprietary rights ("Rights"); (ii) these Rights are valid and
protected in all media and technologies existing now or later
developed; and (iii) except as explicitly provided otherwise, the Terms
of Use and applicable copyright, trademark and other laws govern your
use of such content. You may not post to Leed's site, copy,
reproduce, retransmit, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or
otherwise transfer any material subject to any Rights. The burden of
determining that Rights do not protect any information, software,
images or any other content on Leed's site rests with you. You
acknowledge that Leed's may acquire Rights to use any posted
materials as described below, and that you will not acquire any of
those Rights by downloading such materials.
Third Party Services
Special routing icons may be included
within Leed's site, the activation of which will allow you to
access and learn more about Leed's and other services provided by
Leed's or its affiliates whereby the use of such icons is free of
additional charge to you. When you access any of these services, your
rights and obligations will be governed by the agreements and policies
relating to the use of these services.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF
Leed's SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. LEED'S SITE IS PROVIDED ON
AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. LEED'S EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. LEED'S MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT LEED'S SITE WILL MEET
YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT LEED'S SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES LEED'S MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS
TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF LEED'S SITE.
LEED'S WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM
THE UNAVAILABILITY OR MALFUNCTION OF LEED'S SITE. YOU UNDERSTAND
AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF LEED'S SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR
COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH
MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LEED'S DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE
ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION IN OR PROVIDED IN
CONNECTION WITH LEED'S SITE. LEED'S IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF SUCH
INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
NEITHER LEED'S NOR ITS MEMBERS, WHILE SUCH MEMBERS ARE PARTICIPATING
IN LEED'S SITE, ARE ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, BUSINESS,
INVESTING, COUNSELING OR OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES. LEED'S ENCOURAGES
YOU TO SEEK APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR CARE FOR ANY SITUATION
OR PROBLEM THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
LEED'S SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED, OR
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE INFORMATION
OR IDEAS CONTAINED, SUGGESTED OR REFERENCED IN THIS SERVICE AREA. YOUR
PARTICIPATION IN LEED'S SITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NO
ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
LEED'S OR THROUGH LEED'S SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT
EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
LEED'S MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH LEED'S SITE OR ANY TRANSACTIONS
ENTERED INTO THROUGH LEED'S SITE.
LEED'S IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT ON THE INTERNET OR
WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES THAT IS CONTAINED OUTSIDE LEED'S SITE. AS A
CONVENIENCE TO LEED'S USERS, LEED'S MAY PROVIDE LINKS TO
RESOURCES THAT ARE BEYOND LEED'S CONTROL. LEED'S MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, FUNCTIONALITY OR
LEGALITY OF ANY SITES TO WHICH Leed's MAY PROVIDE LINKS, AND YOU
HEREBY WAIVE ANY CLAIM YOU MIGHT HAVE AGAINST LEED'S WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH SITES.
Limitation of Liability
LEED'S SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE Leed's SITE OR FOR
THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR RESULTING
FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED
OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH Leed's SITE OR RESULTING FROM
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA,
OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF Leed's HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Promotional Messages
Leed's may, from time to time, send
email messages to you containing advertisements, promotions, etc.
Leed's makes no representation or warranty with respect to the
content of any such email messages or services that may be obtained
from Leed's, and you agree that Leed's shall not have any
liability with respect thereto.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold each officer
and/or employee of Leed's, its parent companies, subsidiaries and
affiliates, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your
use of Leed's site, the violation of these Terms of Use by you, or
the infringement by you, or any other user of your account, of any
intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
Applicable Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania,
without regard to conflicts of laws provisions thereof. The sole
jurisdiction and venue for actions related to the subject matter hereof
shall be Pennsylvania State and U.S. Federal courts sitting in the
County of Allegheny or, the Pennsylvanis State and U.S. Federal courts
having within their jurisdiction the location of Leed's principal
place of business. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under
this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs
and attorneys' fees.
Remedies for Breach of these Terms by You
In the event that
Leed's determines, at its sole discretion, that you have breached
any portion of these Terms of Use, or have otherwise demonstrated
conduct inappropriate for the community of Leed's site, Leed's
reserves the right to (i) warn you via email that you have violated
these Terms of Use; (ii) delete any content provided by you or your
agent(s) to Leed's site, (iii) delete all content provided by you
to Leed's site, (iv) discontinue your registration with
Leed's site and/or any other Leed's community; (v) notify
and/or send content to and/or fully cooperate with the proper law
enforcement authorities for further action; and/or (vi) any other
action which Leed's deems to be appropriate.
Miscellaneous
In the event that any provision of the Terms of
Use conflicts with the law under which the Terms of Use are to be
construed or if any such provisions are held invalid by a court with
jurisdiction over the parties to the Terms of Use, such provision will
be deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original
intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law, and the
remainder of these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect.
The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce strict
performance by the other party of any provision of the Terms of Use or
to exercise any right under the Terms of Use will not be construed as a
waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party's right to assert
or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance,
rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect.
Leed's may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms of
Use and upon such assignment Leed's may be relieved of any further
obligation hereunder.
You represent to Leed's that you have the authority to register with Leed's site according to these Terms of Use.
These Terms of Use and any Additional Terms (as such terms shall be
identified when posted on Leed's site by Leed's) constitute the
entire understanding between the parties as to the subject matter
herein, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings. Any
legally unenforceable provision of these Terms of Use will, at the
election of Leed's, be deleted or modified to correct the defect
and, regardless, the remainder of the terms of these Terms of Use will
remain valid and enforceable.