General Terms and Conditions for Website Operated by 7 Paths, Inc.
Welcome to our website! 7 Paths™ offers an online information and communications
service that we hope you will find entertaining and informative. There are a
few rules of the (cyber) path that our visitors must follow when using our site,
so we ask all our visitors to read these General Terms and Conditions ("Agreement") carefully.
Please be sure to read this Agreement carefully, especially the disclaimers and
limitations of our liability, since use of this site constitutes your acceptance
of, and agreement with, the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
We do not intend to make changes to our terms and conditions very often but reserve
the right to do so. However, it is always a good idea to double-check when you visit
our site to ensure that you have read and agree with our most current terms and
conditions. Any change in our terms and conditions will be prospective only.
We generally do not make any changes to our terms and conditions that have a
retroactive effect unless legally required to do so. Your continued use of this
site after that time will constitute your acceptance of any new or amended terms.
Intellectual Property Ownership:
Copyrights
All copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the artwork, graphics,
text, video and audio clips, trademarks, logos and other content available on
this website ("Content") are owned, or used with permission.
Although you can copy any part of this website to your own computer for your personal use, you may not copy or incorporate any of the Content available on the website into any other work, including your own website, or use the Content in any other public or commercial manner. That means you may not post or redistribute any portion of our website unless you have a license from us to do so. That also means that 7 Paths™ retains full and complete title to all such Content, including any downloadable software or code, any images incorporated in or generated by the software, and all data accompanying it. You must not copy, modify, reproduce, upload, transmit, distribute, reverse-engineer, disassemble or otherwise convert it to another form.
You may not change any of the notices regarding copyright, trademarks or other marks that may accompany the Content. If you want to link to the home page of our site, that's okay, but please don't use our Content in your own site. You may not deep link (i.e., link to any page other than the home page) to our site without our specific written permission.
Trademarks
Unless otherwise specified, all trademarks used on this site are the property of 7 Paths™ or our business partners.
Submissions
We will respect your rights regarding the protection of personal data, especially
in relation to any application you may make for employment with 7 Paths™.
We are glad to receive from you any stories,
comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics, pictures or anything else, but do
please remember that, by uploading or sending us such material through this
site, you assign all your interest in it to 7 Paths™ and, depending on which
law applies, 7 Paths™ will either own the material you send to us on this site
or you will be deemed to have granted 7 Paths™ an exclusive and perpetual license to use it.
That means that all stories, comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics, pictures or
other information uploaded or sent to 7 Paths™ through this site are automatically deemed to be either the property of 7 Paths™ or can be used by it. This information is not confidential and we can use it as we see fit - that includes reproducing it, disclosing it, publishing it, or broadcasting it here or somewhere else, in this or any other medium now known or later invented. Under no circumstances are you entitled to any payment if we do use your submission for any purpose.
Use Restrictions
You may not engage in any activities through the website which are unlawful, offensive, abusive, which violate the rights of third parties, or which inhibit other users from using and enjoying this website. You may not monitor or copy Content on the website, by using any robot, "bot," spider, crawler or other automatic device or manual process, without our written permission, or engage in any activity which interferes with the proper working of the website. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless 7 Paths™ and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from any third party claims resulting from, or arising out of, your use of the website. We reserve the right to terminate your access to the website at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.
No Endorsements
Although this website may refer to products or services of third parties or link to third party sites or information, we do not endorse or make any warranties or representations about them. Any links to other sites are provided for your convenience only. You need to make your own decisions regarding third party products, services and websites.
Privacy Policy
Please ensure that you read our Privacy Policy in order to learn about what personal information we collect at this site, how we handle it and for what purposes we use it.
Use of this Site: Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer
Neither 7 Paths™ nor any of its worldwide affiliates, nor anyone who helped develop,
create, produce or deliver the content on this site is liable for any damages
related to your use of or inability to use the site, even if advised of the
possibility of such damages, unless they acted willfully or with gross negligence
or that liability may not otherwise be lawfully excluded.
This includes but is not limited to:
- Damages intended to compensate you directly for any loss or injury
- Damages that do not flow directly from an action, but only from some of the consequences or results of such action (consequential damages); and
- Other miscellaneous damages and expenses, such as incidental, special, or punitive damages
- This exclusion will not cover liability for death or personal injury or liability for death or personal injury or liability for a breach of statutory or contractual duties.
We use reasonable efforts to ensure that accurate information is provided on this site, but do not guarantee such accuracy, and make no representations regarding the use or results of use of any Content on this site in terms of its accuracy, reliability or any other matter.
Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by law, the functions
contained in this site, the operations of this site and all content on this site
are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, either express or implied,
including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, accuracy or non-infringement (but excluding any
implied warranty or condition which may not be lawfully excluded). There is no
warranty against interference with your enjoyment of the information on this
website. There is no warranty that this website, the information contained in
it or our efforts will fulfill any of your particular purposes or needs.
While we reserve the right to remove any postings or any other information that
we feel may be offensive or otherwise objectionable, we are not responsible for
any material posted by any user or for any information whatsoever contained in
any linked sites.
You agree that 7 Paths™ and its worldwide affiliates are not responsible or liable for any defamatory, offensive, infringing, or illegal conduct of any other visitor to this site or any other third party.
Other
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be void, unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, that portion shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not otherwise affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. 7 Paths™ enters into this Agreement on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its worldwide affiliates. Accordingly, 7 Paths™ holds the benefit of and may enforce this Agreement on behalf of those affiliates. 7 Paths™ reserves the right to pursue any remedy available to it at law or in equity if you breach this Agreement.
The content on our sites may include, among other items of interest, entertainment, games, recipes, surveys, sweepstakes, and contests, and may also include advertising and opportunities to shop online. We may also provide information on our company and our products, and may also offer opportunities to apply for employment.
What are cookies?
"Cookies" are data files that a website sends to your computer while you are viewing the site. These data files include information that allows our site to remember important information that will make your use of the site more efficient and useful to you. Our sites use cookies for a variety of purposes. We use cookie technology and IP addresses to obtain non-personal information from online visitors, and also to provide registered visitors with the best possible personalized online experience.
How do we use cookies?
Visitors to our sites use different web browsers and different computers.
To make your visits as easy as possible with the technology you use, we
automatically keep track of the type of browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape)
and operating system (e.g., Windows, Macintosh) used by a visitor, and the domain
name of the visitor's Internet service provider. We also track the total number
of visitors to our site in an aggregate form to allow us to update and improve our
site; personally identifiable information is not extracted in this process. This
data tells us if more visitors prefer certain features or areas to others, which
helps us keep our site fresh and interesting to the majority of our visitors.
We also use cookies to help prevent young children from entering certain areas
or features intended only for adults or older teens.
How do we use cookies to personalize your experience at our site?
Cookie technology helps us deliver content tailored to a visitor's interests,
and allows us to make ordering products, entering and participating in sweepstakes
and contests, and offering other functions at our site easier for our visitors.
We use cookies to remember and process the items in your shopping cart.
Where permitted, we may associate personal information
with a cookie file in such instances.
What if I don't want cookies?
If you don't want cookies, you can set your computer to warn you each time a
cookie is being sent or turn off all cookies through your browser
(e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). (Check your browser
HELP menu to learn the correct way to change or update your cookies.)
If you disable cookies, you may be unable to access some of the features noted above.
What are Web beacons and how do we use them?
Some of our Web pages and e-mail updates may contain electronic images called Web beacons, sometimes known as one pixel GIFs, clear GIFs or pixel tags. On websites, these allow us to count visitors who have viewed our pages. In promotional e-mail messages/newsletters they allow us to count how many subscribers have read them. Web beacons allow us to develop statistical information about the activities and features that most interest our consumers for the purpose of providing more personalized content. They are not used to access personally identifiable information without your consent.
What do we do to safeguard personal information?
We have instituted safeguards to check that our internal procedures meet our high
policy standards. We also use our best efforts to be sure that third parties
who work with us as our agents to make this site and its contents available to
you, and to fulfill your orders and requests, agree to protect personal information
that they must access in order to serve our site and our visitors, and honor your
preferences about contacts you receive.
What about chat rooms, message boards, or other interactive forums?
We may offer chat rooms, message or bulletin boards, or interactive areas where visitors may post comments or information for our visitors' enjoyment. If there is a chat room, bulletin or message board, or other interactive areas where personal information may be posted at this site, be sure to check our chat room rules before entering, as you will be bound by them as well as our General Terms and Conditions. Our chat room rules will establish age and other restrictions on participation, and outline requirements for obtaining parental consent for young children where their participation is permitted. As you know, anything you post online is available for the world to see. We make no representations and undertake no obligations as to information you voluntarily post.
What about links to other sites?
We may offer links to other sites outside the 7 Paths™ family of companies. However, we try to link only with websites that share our values. You should always check the privacy policy of any linked website to understand their personal information collection practices, including how they may use cookies. We are not responsible for the content or information collection policies of sites operated by other companies. If you visit another site, you should review their privacy and other policies.
Anything else I should know?
We reserve the right to use, retain or disclose any information as needed to satisfy any law, regulation or legal request, to conduct investigations of consumer complaints or possible breaches of law, to protect the integrity of the site, to fulfill your requests, or to cooperate in any legal investigation.
What should I do if I have questions, wish to access, update or delete information you have about me, or wish to opt-out of receiving future communications?
If you would like us to access, update, change or delete information we have
about you (subject to applicable legal exceptions), or opt-out of further
information collection, please contact our Privacy Coordinator at:
Privacy Coordinator
7 Paths, Inc.
PO Box 58853
Vernon, CA 90058
Phone: 1-323-587-2727
Fax: 1-323-586-8363
Email: privacy.coordinator@7paths.com
