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Terms of Use Agreement
Welcome to ConnectionCommunity.com™, a way for adults to meet each other online. ConnectionCommunity.com™ is owned, operated and provided by STDConnection.com, Inc., a Colorado corporation.
By clicking the "ACCEPT" selection below, and/or by using the ConnectionCommunity.com Website (the "Website") you agree to be bound by this Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") including all of the following conditions and terms of use (the "Terms"). Upon your acceptance of the Agreement you will become a member (a "Member") and subject to the Terms you will be entitled to utilize the Services which are offered on the Website. You agree to be bound by the Terms for as long as you continue to be a Member and as long as you use the Website. Your membership in the Website is for your sole, personal use. You may not authorize others to use your membership, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity.
This Agreement sets out the legally binding terms of your use of the Website and your membership. The Terms and any and all aspects of the Service may be modified by STDConnection.com, Inc. from time to time, such modifications to be effective upon posting by STDConnection.com, Inc. on the Website. This Agreement includes ConnectionCommunity.com™, Terms of Use, Policy for Content Posted on the Website, Privacy Policy, and any notices regarding the Website. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and STDConnection.com, Inc. and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and STDConnection.com, Inc. You may also receive a copy of this Agreement by e-mailing us at: webmaster@ConnectionCommunity.com.
ELIGIBILITY
You must be eighteen (18) years of age (21 years of age in AL, MS, NE, WY, and any other location where 18 is not the age of majority) or over to register as a Member of, or use the Website. Membership in the Service is void where prohibited or restricted. By registering as a Member and by using and/or viewing this Website, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to agree to the Terms and to abide by all of the terms and conditions stated herein and that you are at least 18 years old (21 years old in AL, MS, NE, WY, and any other location where 18 is not the age of majority). By registering as a Member and by using and/or viewing this site, you also represent and warrant that you are interested in and wish to have access to visual images, verbal and written descriptions and audio sounds which may be provided to you, with the express understanding that some images, descriptions and sounds may be of a sexually oriented, and frankly erotic nature. The materials, which are available within this Website may include graphic visual depictions and descriptions of nudity and sexual activity and should not be accessed by anyone who is younger than 18 years old (21 years old in AL, MS, NE, WY, and any other location where 18 is not the age of majority) or who is offended by such materials or who does not wish to be exposed to such materials.
PROMOTIONS AND SPECIAL OFFERS
By using the Service or registering as a Member, you agree to allow ConnectionCommunity.com™ to submit e-mail messages to you regarding special promotional offers and other information pertaining to your account. This will not be considered to be "unsolicited" e-mail because you are using this Service. If you do not wish to receive such e-mail messages, you must request that your account be removed from such notifications.
TERM
This Agreement will remain in full force and effect while you use the Website and/or are a Member. You may terminate your membership at any time, for any reason by following the instructions on the Remove My Account link on the Main Menu page under Account Utilities. Your membership may be terminated by STDConnection.com, Inc. upon transmittal by STDConnection.com, Inc. of an e-mail notice of termination to the e-mail address in your account.
STDConnection.com, Inc. reserves the right to remove any account at any time for any reason or for no reason, in the sole and absolute discretion of STDConnection.com, Inc.
Special Note - Threats: Any threat posed against ConnectionCommunity.com™, STDConnection.com, Inc., its employees or Members, including but not limited to, threats of physical harm or damage, adverse commentary or publicity, or legal or financial action, will result in the immediate removal of your account with no possibility of any refund of subscription fees or rejoining the Website.
If STDConnection.com, Inc. terminates your membership in the Service because you have breached this Agreement, or you acted in a manner not within the sprit of the Website or this Agreement, you will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees. Even after membership is terminated, certain provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect, including, but not limited to, Sections of this Agreement entitled Proprietary Rights in Content, Posted Content, and Additional Legal Matters.
COMMERCIAL USE BY MEMBERS
The Website is for the personal use of individual Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial or non-commercial endeavors, including, but not limited to, businesses, organizations, groups, charities, services and/or events. Organizations, groups, companies, and/or businesses may not become Members and should not use the Service or the Website for any purpose. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or e-mail addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited e-mail and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website will be investigated, and appropriate action will be taken, including legal action for civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS IN CONTENT
STDConnection.com, Inc. owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Website and the Service. The Website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of STDConnection.com, Inc., and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, modify, decompile, reverse engineer, decode, hack, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.
POSTED CONTENT
You understand and agree that the Website may review and/or delete any content, messages, photos or profiles (collectively, "Content") that, in the absolute discretion of STDConnection.Com, Inc., including its sole judgment that any Content violates this Agreement or might be offensive, illegal, or might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of Members, or does not comply with the intended use or spirit of this Agreement. This Content may be removed with or without your being notified of such removal. The offending Content may also be edited in the webmaster’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event an edit is made to Content which you have posted, you also agree to leave such edits in place or face the complete removal of any and all Content posted by you including but not limited to e-mail messages, profile content, or any and all postings to any area of the website.
You are solely responsible for the Content that you publish or display ("post") on the Website, transmit to other Members, or otherwise create while using the Service.
Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information or Content posted on the Website, by anyone other than by STDConnection.com, Inc. are those of their respective authors and not of STDConnection.com, Inc. and should not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for such Content. STDConnection.com, Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Website or by using the Service and neither adopts nor endorses, nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made by parties other than STDConnection.com, Inc. Under no circumstances will STDConnection.com, Inc. be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any reliance on information or other Content posted on the Website, or transmitted to ConnectionCommunity.com™ Members.
By posting Content to any public area of ConnectionCommunity.com™, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to STDConnection.com, Inc. an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.
You understand and acknowledge that STDConnection.com, Inc. may establish general practices and limits concerning the use of the Service, including, without limitation, the maximum number of days that e-mail messages, message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by the Website or the Service, the maximum number of e-mail messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any e-mail message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on ConnectionCommunity.com™ servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a given period of time. You agree that STDConnection.com, Inc. has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that STDConnection.com, Inc. reserves the right to remove accounts that are inactive for a period of time set by STDConnection.com, Inc. Expired accounts may be removed 15 days after notice of expiration has been sent to the e-mail address in your profile.
The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Website. STDConnection.com, Inc. reserves the right to investigate and take action in its sole and absolute discretion against anyone who violates this provision, including without limitation, legal action, removing the offending communication or Content from the Service and terminating the membership of such violators. It includes Content that:
• is patently offensive to the online community, such as Content that promotes solicitation, racism, discrimination, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
• harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
• involves the transmission of "junk mail," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming;"
• contains information that you know is false (e.g., posting photos that are not of you);
• misleading or deceitful (e.g., single posing as a couple to circumvent a block, creating new accounts to circumvent blocks, etc.);
• promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
• promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them;
• providing information to circumvent manufacturer-installed copy-protect devices;
• providing pirated music or video links to pirated music or video files;
• contains script tags (
), especially JAVA, or any code that is likely to, or is designed to inhibit, lock out, crash or otherwise cause damage to others' computers.
• contains restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);
• provides material that contains, portrays, depicts or exploits people under the age of 18 years (21years old in AL, MS, NE, WY, and any other location where 18 is not the age of majority) in any manner, non-sexual or sexual, non-violent or violent, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18 years old (21 years old in AL, MS, NE, WY, and any other location where 18 is not the age of majority);
• provides material that contains, portrays, depicts or exploits animals in a sexual, inhumane or violent manner;
• provides instructional information about illegal activities including but not limited to making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses;
• solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;
• engages in commercial activities and/or sales without the prior written consent of STDConnection.com, Inc. such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and pyramid schemes.
You must use the Service in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
You may not include in your Member profile any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or e-mail addresses.
You may not include in your Member profile, or send messages through ConnectionCommunity.com™ mail system any information or URL, direct or indirect, that...
...provides a service or services which are the same or similar to those offered by ConnectionCommunity.com™, such as picture posting or matchmaking of any kind,
...requires, encourages or influences a Member to sign up for or join any group, list, web site or service, paid or free,
...requires, encourages or influences a Member to purchase any type of product or service,
...requires, encourages or influences a Member to engage in any illegal activities or schemes.
You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other Members to buy or sell any products or services through the Service. You may not include in your Member profile any advertising, solicitation, or promotion of any product, business, service or event, for profit or non-profit. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk e-mail to other Members. Although STDConnection.com, Inc. cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the Website, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Member without his/her prior explicit consent. In order to protect our Members from such advertising or solicitation, STDConnection.com, Inc. reserves the right to restrict the number of e-mails which a Member may send to other Members in any 24-hour period to a number which STDConnection.com, Inc. deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
PUBLIC DISPLAY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND IMAGES
You understand and agree that the general public (not restricted to Members) may be able to view your main photograph, user name and your city and state. You accept all risks associated with this disclosure.
You understand and agree that Members will be able to view your photographs, user name, city and state, personal information (including but not limited to height, weight, age, religion, income range, education), health information (including medical conditions which you disclose), and view audio and video clips. You accept all risks associated with this disclosure.
RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service.
COPYRIGHT POLICY
You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
If you believe that your proprietary work or property has been copied and posted on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide STDConnection.com, Inc.’s Copyright Agent with the following information:
an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website;
your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
STDConnection.com, Inc.'s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached at webmaster@ConnectionCommunity.com
PICTURE POSTING
ConnectionCommunity.com™ limits the posting of photos to photos which show only your face (and not the faces of others). The first or main picture on your profile must be "G" rated. The space provided is for your photos and is intended to show others what you look like. If people other than you are in the posted picture, they cannot be the main object or focus of the picture and their faces must be blocked or blurred. The space provided for photos may also not be used to display banners, products or objects that are commercial, promotional, political, controversial, abusive or libelous in nature.
MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS
Having multiple accounts on this system is prohibited unless you are a paid member of each one of those accounts. If it is determined that your multiple accounts are for a deceitful reason, all of your accounts will be removed and you will be blocked from using this Website again. Upon login to this Website your IP address will be stored in the STDConnection.com, Inc. database as well as other relevant information so you can be identified as a valid user of this system.
SPECIAL NOTE: To all those people that think the Internet is completely anonymous think again. We have in the past and will continue to in the future use any and all legal methods available to us to levy charges both legally and financially for violations of this rule.
PAID MEMBERSHIPS
Your paid membership to ConnectionCommunity.com™ website is for the number of days paid for as long as this website is in existence. The only way you could ever lose your account is if you break any rules of the Website or violate any of the Terms. The Webmaster of this Website reserves the right to remove any account that does not follow the rules of this Website or comply with the Terms.
SUBSCRIPTION FEES
The subscription fees for Members will be posted on the Website.
Subscription fees are subject to change at any time (excluding pre-paid subscriptions) in the sole and absolute discretion of STDConnection.com, Inc., effective upon posting.
CHARGEBACK POLICY
In the event you attempt to chargeback your membership fee, or threaten to chargeback your membership fee, your access to the website will be immediately revoked and your information will be forwarded to a collection agency for payment. This will include being billed for any and all collection fees, including, but not limited to; a $50 chargeback fee, third party collection fees, attorney's fees and any and all administration fees accrued in an effort to obtain information to collect said fees. This policy will remain in affect even if the Service provided is no longer available to you due to your violation of any part of this Agreement. This policy will also be enforced by any and all legal remedies necessary to insure your payment is received.
E-MAIL ADDRESSES
All profiles must contain a current, valid e-mail address. This address is only visible to the webmaster. Your e-mail address is the means to contact you should there be a problem with your account or you lose your username and password. Failure on your part to provide a current, valid e-mail address may cause your profile to be removed. If your profile does not have a current, valid e-mail address, you may be sent a message asking you to provide one. If this is not corrected within 48 hours, your account may be removed at the Webmaster's discretion.
To change or update your e-mail address, click on the edit link in your profile. Please use only a SINGLE e-mail address as this data field is used by STDConnection.com, Inc. and its webmasters to locate your account. Make your change(s) and then click the "Save" button.
E-mail Addresses/URL's/Links(Direct or Indirect) are NOT allowed in the essays of your profile. URL's/Links(Direct or Indirect) are NOT allowed in the messages you send to other members.
JAVA or JAVA Script within the essay portion of your profile is strictly prohibited. In the event you place Java or Java Script within your essays, the offending content will be removed or if deemed appropriate by STDConnection.com, Inc. in its sole and absolute discretion, the entire profile may be removed without the possibility of a refund.
IFRAME tags, REDIRECTORS, CURSOR replacements, MARKEES and other destructive HTML are also prohibited within the essays or on-line messaging system of the Website.
HTML is generally not allowed, and is not allowed if it interferes with the intended purpose of the pages on which information is viewed. HTML is allowed for the purpose of placing icons or images, provided those images are not for the promotion or selling of products or services. HTML is allowed for the purpose of changing font colors as sizes. HTML table tags may also be used provided those table tags comply with the current standards in all browsers used on the Internet today. In the event a tag does not work on a certain browser, this content may be removed at the discretion of STDConnection.com, Inc.. Other HTML tags may be prohibited as well as the ones listed above. In the event of the removal of such content, you agree to comply with such removal of content.
MEMBER DISPUTES
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other ConnectionCommunity.com™ Members. You accept all risk and responsibility for any information you disclose to any other Member. STDConnection.com, Inc. reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between Members. If you need to file a complaint about another Member of the Service, open that person’s profile and click on the "Report this user for abuse" link. The Webmaster, if in its sole and absolute discretion elects to become involved, may act in an intermediary capacity to help resolve the dispute. However, if the Webmaster discovers that any Member has violated these Terms, the offending Member’s account may be removed from the Service.
ADDITIONAL LEGAL MATTERS
TERMINATION
ConnectionCommunity.com™, in its sole and absolute discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation:
for lack of use on expired accounts.;
if STDConnection.com, Inc. believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms;
any threat, real or implied, posed against ConnectionCommunity.com™, STDConnection.com, Inc. or any other system owned and operated by its affiliates, personnel, employees, or its members, which is made via the Service's mail system, regular e-mail or through any other media or delivery source.
STDConnection.com, Inc. at any time discontinues providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice;
You agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of these Terms may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that STDConnection.com, Inc. may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that STDConnection.com, Inc. shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service. STDConnection.com, Inc. is under no obligation to provide any justification for any removal of an account. If your account was removed in error or by software or hardware failure STDConnection.com, Inc. will assist you in setting up a new account as soon as reasonably possible. However, you agree to hold harmless STDConnection.com, Inc. its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to such account. The Webmaster is not required to remove your information at your request. This can be done by selecting the "Remove My Account" option on your profile.
If your account has been disabled for any reason and you cannot remove your account on your own, you agree to send a request for removal to webmaster@ConnectionCommunity.com. This request must be sent within seven (7) days of the date your access to the service was disconnected. STDConnection.com, Inc. will remove the account if, in the Webmaster's determination, the request is valid and warranted.
PRIVACY
STDConnection.com, Inc. will use reasonable efforts to keep confidential all confidential information supplied by you to ConnectionCommunity.com™, including, but not limited to, your name, credit card number(s), phone numbers, e-mail address, and street address and shall use or disclose such information only for the purposes for which such information was collected, or as required by law. Any information which is disclosed by you on your profile will not be considered confidential. STDConnection.com, Inc.’s obligations to preserve confidential information will not apply to information which is supplied in response to a subpoena or court order.
DISCLAIMERS
STDConnection.com, Inc. is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Website or in connection with the Service, whether caused by users of the Website, Members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Service. STDConnection.com, Inc. is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Website or Member of the Service. STDConnection.com, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or Member information or communications, even if caused by the negligence of STDConnection.com, Inc. STDConnection.com, Inc. is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users and/or Members or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will STDConnection.com, Inc. be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Website or the Service, any Content posted on the Website or transmitted to Members, or any interactions between users of the Website, whether online or offline. The Website and the Service are provided "AS-IS" and STDConnection.com, Inc. expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. STDConnection.com, Inc. cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results, expressed or implied, from use of the Website and/or the Service. STDConnection.com, Inc. cannot guarantee and does not promise that any Content you post or transmit through the Service is safe from being copied and/or displayed by another member.
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
Except in jurisdictions where such provisions are restricted, in no event will STDConnection.com, Inc. be liable to you or any third person for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages, including lost profits arising from your use of the Website or the Service, even if STDConnection.com, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, STDConnection.com, Inc.'s liability to you for any cause whatsoever (excluding only willful misconduct and, if applicable, gross negligence), and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to STDConnection.com, Inc. for the Service during the term of membership. Each Member expressly waives and releases any and all claims and causes of action for damages, settlements, payments, costs of defense, etc., which is inconsistent with the forgoing (including claims for negligence but excluding only actions for willful misconduct and, if applicable, gross negligence).
U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS
Software from this Website (the "Software") is further subject to United States export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Website or otherwise exported or re-exported (i)into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other Country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
DISPUTES
If there is any dispute about or involving the Website and/or the Service, by using the Website, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state district court of the State of Colorado, County of Arapahoe, and to the U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold STDConnection.com, Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, shareholders, officers, agents, and other partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Service in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.
SEVERABILITY
This Agreement, accepted upon use of the Website and further affirmed by becoming a Member of the Service, contains the entire agreement between you and STDConnection.com, Inc. regarding the use of the Website and the Service. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS
Select the ACCEPT selection below only if you agree to the above Terms.
If you DO NOT AGREE to the Terms, select the DO NOT ACCEPT selection below. If after becoming a Member you do not want to abide by these Terms (excluding Terms which are binding upon you following termination), please ask for your account to be removed. This document can always be found at http://www.ConnectionCommunity.com unless otherwise indicated here.
Please contact ConnectionCommunity.com™ with any questions regarding this Agreement.
ConnectionCommunity.com™ is a trademark of STDConnection.com, Inc. All rights are reserved.
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