Knitfinder Terms of Use Agreement 

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Effective Date:  This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on April 9, 2010.

This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of the Knitfinder Online Service. By using the knitfinder.com website you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement, you should immediately cease all usage of this website. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice.  Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted at the knitfinder.com website.  Your continued use of the Service after amendments are posted constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended. 

1.  Description of Service

Knitfinder is providing you with assorted information and marketplace services. You must provide (1) all equipment necessary for your own Internet connection, including computer and modem and (2) provide for your access to the Internet, and (3) pay any fees related to such connection.   

2.  Disclaimer of Warranties.

The site is provided by Knitfinder on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Knitfinder makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the use or the results of this web site in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.  Knitfinder shall have no liability for any interruptions in the use of this Website.  Knitfinder disclaims all warranties with regard to the information provided, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.  Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties; in those jurisdictions the above-referenced exclusion is inapplicable.

3.  Limitation of Liability 

Knitfinder SHALL NOT be liable for any damages whatsoever, and in particular Knitfinder shall not be liable for any special, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages, or damages for lost profits, loss of revenue, or loss of use, arising out of or related to this web site or the information contained in it, whether such damages arise in contract, negligence, tort, under statute, in equity, at law, or otherwise, even if Knitfinder has been advised of the possibility of such damages. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS are INAPPLICABLE.  

4.  Indemnification 

You agree to indemnify and hold Knitfinder, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Service, the violation of this Agreement, or infringement by you, or other user of the Service using your computer, of any intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.

5.  Modifications and Interruption to Service 

Knitfinder reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to you. Knitfinder shall not be liable to you or any third party should Knitfinder exercise its right to modify or discontinue the Service. You acknowledge and accept that Knitfinder does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our website and operation of our website may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors or circumstances outside of our control.  

6.  Third-Party Sites  

Our website includes links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants and other third parties.  You acknowledge that we are not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any third-party site.  You should contact the site administrator for those third-party sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such sites.  Your use of those third-party sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and we are not responsible therein. We encourage all users to review said privacy policies of third-party sites. 

7.  Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Vendor Information  

Product specifications and other information have either been provided by the Vendors or collected from publicly available sources.  While Knitfinder makes every effort to ensure that the information on this website is accurate, we can make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of any information provided on this website. 

Knitfinder makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any product provided or offered by any Vendor, and you acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any Vendor shall be at your own risk. 

8.  Governing Jurisdiction of the Courts  

Our website is operated and provided in the State of California.  As such, we are subject to the laws of the State of California, and such laws will govern this Terms of Use, without giving effect to any choice of law rules.  We make no representation that our website or other services are appropriate, legal or available for use in other locations.  Accordingly, if you choose to access our site you agree to do so subject to the internal laws of the State of California.   

9.  Compliance with Laws 

You assume all knowledge of applicable law and you are responsible for compliance with any such laws.  You may not use the Service in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. You further agree not to transmit any material 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.  

10.  Copyright and Trademark Information  

All content included or available on this site, including site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof  is ©2009 Knitfinder.com, with all rights reserved, or is the property of Knitfinder and/or third parties protected by intellectual property rights.  Any use of materials on the website, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, replication, creation of derivative works, any form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of Knitfinder is strictly prohibited.  You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained therein without prior written permission of an authorized officer of Knitfinder. 

Knitfinder and Knitfinder.com are proprietary marks of Knitfinder.com.  Knitfinder’s trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not provided by Knitfinder, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Knitfinder. Unless you have agreed otherwise in writing with Knitfinder, nothing in these Terms gives you a right to use any of  Knitfinder’s trade names, trade marks, service marks, logos, domain names, or other distinctive brand features. You agree that you will not display or use these marks in any manner, and that you will not remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary rights notices (including copyright and trade mark notices) which may be affixed to or contained within the Services. 

All other trademarks displayed on Knitfinder’s website are the trademarks of their respective owners, and constitute neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of those Vendors.  In addition, such use of trademarks or links to the web sites of Vendors is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those Vendors endorse or have any affiliation with Knitfinder. 

11.  Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement 

Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Knitfinder.com designates the following individual as its agent for receipt of notifications of claimed copyright infringement.

By Mail: Copyright Agent, Knitfinder, 7566 Eastside Rd., Healdsburg CA 95448, U.S.A.

By Telephone: (707) 888-2024

By Email: legal@knitfinder.com

12.  Botnets  

Knitfinder retains the right, at our sole discretion, to terminate any accounts involved with botnets and related activities. If any hostnames are used as command and control points for botnets, Knitfinder reserves the right to direct the involved hostnames to a honeypot, loopback address, logging facility, or any other destination at our discretion.  

13.  Other Terms  

If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent.  You agree that this Terms of Use Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by Knitfinder, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition.  This Terms of Use Agreement shall apply in addition to, and shall not be superseded by, any other written agreement between us in relation to your participation as a User.  You agree that by accepting this Terms of Use Agreement, you are consenting to the use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information and other practices described in our Privacy Policy Statement.