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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
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, or to 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, or you do not agree to these Terms &
Conditions after we have posted any changes, you should not use our Website.
1. Scope of Terms & Conditions
Unless we indicate otherwise, these Terms & Conditions apply to your use the
website, bestdietforme.com which is owned or operated by Marketdata Enterprises,
Inc. (“Marketdata” and collectively, "we," "us," or "our").
2. Terms & Conditions - In General
These Terms & Conditions are a binding contract between you and Marketdata. By
using this Website, you agree to be legally bound and to abide by these Terms &
Conditions, just as if you had signed this contract. If at any time during your
use of our Website, you do not comply with these Terms & Conditions, we reserve
the right to terminate your 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 by you, 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 to you. 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. 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, 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. BestDietForMe.com is the trade name and the registered
trademark and servicemark of Marketdata. 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 User
There is no cost to you to use our Website. However, if you do not register, you
may be precluded from using certain features or resources of our Website. You
must register in accordance with instructions that you will find on this Website
to obtain information from us or from Third Party Sellers.
If you elect to become registered to use all aspects 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 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, which is incorporated into these Terms &
Conditions by this reference.
6. Standards and Conduct Guidelines
You acknowledge that all Content and all information, software, photos, video,
text, graphics, music, sounds, questions, ideas, 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. 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 to:
a. 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);
b. Harm minors in any way;
c. Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a director,
officer, employee, shareholder, agent or representative of Marketdata or any
other person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with Marketdata or any other person or entity;
d. Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the
origin of any Postings or other materials transmitted to or through this
Website;
e. 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);
f. 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;
g. 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;
h. 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;
i. 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;
j. Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state,
national or international law, including, but not limited to, any regulations
having the force of law;
k. "Stalk" or otherwise harass another user or employee of this Website; or
m. 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 depends on your compliance with the 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 standards and conduct guidelines if we, in our sole discretion,
believe a violation has occurred on your part. Further, if you fail to adhere to
our standards and conduct guidelines, we may terminate, in our sole discretion,
your use of, or participation in this Website.
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 (excluding submissions of Personally Identifiable
Information) (collectively, the "Submissions"), such 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
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 or using our Website.
9. Health & Fitness Products
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 websites 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,
webmaster or operator.
10. Third Party Products and Services
Through our Website, you have the opportunity to obtain more information
regarding certain content, products or services sold through a person or company
other than us ("Third Party Sellers"). All matters concerning the services,
merchandise and other products you desire 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 receive some form of remuneration in
connection with such transactions, and we will not be liable to you for any
costs or damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly, you or any other
person involved or related to a Third Party Sellers transaction.
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 sole 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 our designated agent for notice of claims of copyright
infringement: Jennifer Lupo, Esq., Lupo Law PLLC 341 Lafayette Street No. 967
New York, New York 10012.
12. Health Disclaimer
This Website provides users with the opportunity to obtain from Third Party
Sellers weight loss management information, products and services and is
intended only to assist users in their personal weight loss efforts. Marketdata
is not a medical organization and our staff will not give you medical advice or
diagnosis. Nothing contained on this Website should be construed as medical
advice or diagnosis. The information and reports generated by us should not be
interpreted as a substitute for physician consultation, evaluation, or treatment
nor as an endorsement of any Third Party Sellers products or services.
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 those under the age of
18 (or the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you reside) pregnant women,
or individuals with any type of health condition. Such individuals are strongly
discouraged from using this website and are specifically warned to seek
professional medical advice prior to initiating any form of weight loss effort
or regimen.
15. 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 MARKETDATA, NOR 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 MARKETDATA, NOR 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.
16. 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 MARKETDATA
WEBSITES; (B) THE USE OF ANY CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIAL ON THE MARKETDATA SITES
OR ANY WEBSITE OR WEBSITES LINKED TO THE MARKETDATA 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.
17. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and, at our option, defend Marketdata and
our affiliates, and our and their officers, directors, employees, stockholders,
agents and representatives from any and all third party claims, liability,
damages and/or costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees
and expenses) arising from your improper use of this Website or our products or
offerings, your violation of these Terms & Conditions, or your infringement, or
the infringement or use by any other user of your account, of any intellectual
property or other right of any person or entity.
18. Governing Law and Choice of Forum
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any principles of
conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of
or relating to your use of this Website or these Terms & Conditions shall be
filed only in the state or federal courts located in Tampa, Florida and you
hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the
purposes of litigating any such action.
19. Miscellaneous Terms
In any action against us arising from the use of this Website, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to recover all legal expenses incurred in connection
with the action, including but not limited to its costs, both taxable and
non-taxable, and reasonable attorney's fees.
If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason
unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms
and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining
provisions. These Terms & Conditions, together with the Privacy Policy, are the
entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter herein. In
the event of any conflict between these Terms & Conditions and the Privacy
Policy, the Privacy Policy shall control. These Terms & Conditions may be
modified only by our posting of changes to these Terms & Conditions on this
Website, or by written agreement of both parties. Each time you access this
Website, you will be deemed to have accepted any such changes.
We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms & Conditions. These
Terms & Conditions will inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns and
licensees. The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce the strict
performance of the other party with respect to any provision of these Terms &
Conditions, or to exercise any right under the Terms & Conditions, 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.
(Last modified as of October 11, 2004)
Copyright © 2007 Marketdata Enterprises, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
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