| Welcome to
the Lake Stonebridge Homeowners Associate ("LSBHOA") website.
This Terms of Use agreement spells out what you can expect from
us, and what we can expect from you. In our experience, this approach
fosters good relations and avoids misunderstandings.
This Terms
of Use agreement (the "Agreement") between LSBHOA and
you governs your use of the LSBHOA.com website (the "Website").
Your use of the Website constitutes your acceptance without modification
of all of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.
LSBHOA offers the Website to you conditioned on your acceptance
of these Terms of Use. In consideration of your agreement to these
Terms of Use and for other valuable consideration, LSBHOA grants
to you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited, terminable license
to access and use the Website only in the United States. LSBHOA
reserves all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement.
LSBHOA may
make modifications, improvements, deletions, or amendments to the
Website at any time we deem appropriate. Any and all relevant portions
of this Agreement will apply automatically to all modifications,
improvements, deletions, and/or amendments as they appear.
In addition,
LSBHOA reserves the right at any time to modify the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions
on the Agreement. Except as otherwise stated herein, any modification
to this Agreement shall be effective three (3) days after it initially
is posted on the Website. Your use of the Website after any such
change will be conclusively deemed acceptance of such change. If
any change is unacceptable to you, terminate this Agreement and
cease using the Website. The Agreement may not otherwise be amended
except in writing signed by you and by a representative of LSBHOA.
1. Nature
of the Website
The Website
is an online medium where our Association provides services to its
residents and potential residents. Although we hope you will find
the information available on the Website to be useful, LSBHOA does
not guarantee that the information is accurate or complete on every
topic, that it will include all of the most recent information available
on a particular topic, or that it will satisfactorily address your
particular interests. We urge you to review any information retrieved
from the Website with a qualified advisor of your own choosing.
2. Third
Party Information; Links to Other Sites
The Website
contains windows and hyperlinks which provide access to other websites
(the "External Websites"), or to informational content
provided by the External Websites. Your use of such External Websites
or informational content, while subject to the terms of this Agreement,
is also subject to and governed by the terms and guidelines, if
any, contained within such External Website. LSBHOA is not liable
for and does not endorse nor make any representations or warranties
concerning any informational content, products, services, software,
or other materials available on such External Websites, even if
a page or pages of the External Website is framed with a page of
this Website. LSBHOA is not responsible for the privacy practices
or the content of External Websites. For your protection, please
refer to the terms of service and privacy policies of the respective
External Websites. You acknowledge, understand, and agree that LSBHOA
shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for
any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection
with your use of or reliance on any such informational content,
products, services, software, or other materials available on or
provided by any External Website.
Vendors of certain
products and services may contract with us to advertise their products
and services on this Website. We do not endorse nor make any representations
or warranties concerning any vendor products or services advertised
on this Website. Your decision to make purchases from any such vendor
is completely voluntary and within your sole discretion. You are
solely responsible for payment of all costs or fees associated with
the purchase of products and services from vendors which advertise
on this Website, including payment of all shipping charges, applicable
sales tax, or other taxes, assessments, or fees imposed by applicable
law.
3. Failure
to Comply With Terms and Conditions; Termination
This Agreement
is effective until terminated by LSBHOA. You acknowledge and agree
that LSBHOA may terminate this Agreement or suspend or deny you
access to all or part of the Website without prior notice, if you
engage in any conduct or activities that LSBHOA in its sole discretion
believes violate any of the terms and conditions set forth herein,
violate the rights of LSBHOA, or are otherwise inappropriate. LSBHOA
shall have no responsibility to notify any third parties of your
denial of access to the Website, and neither shall LSBHOA have any
responsibility for any consequences resulting from such lack of
notification.
4. Trademark
And Copyright Policy
LSBHOA is the
owner and/or authorized user of any trademark, registered trademark,
and/or service mark appearing on the Website, and is the copyright
owner or licensee of the content and/or information on the Website,
including but not limited to any screens appearing on the Website.
By placing them on the Website, LSBHOA does not grant to any Website
user any license or other authorization to copy or use its trademarks,
registered trademarks, service marks, copyrightable material, or
other intellectual property, except as provided herein. Various
products and services described on the Website may carry registered
or other trademarked symbols that are the sole property of their
respective owners.
You may view,
print, and download portions of the content and/or information of
the Website solely in connection with your use of the Website, and
solely for your own use or records. LSBHOA reserves the right to
revoke this authorization at any time. In printing or downloading
content and/or information from the Website, you agree not to change
or delete any proprietary notices, trademarks, and the like from
any printed or downloaded content and/or information. Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement or as consented to in writing
by LSBHOA, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display,
perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from,
frame in another web page, use on any other website, transfer, or
sell any content and/or information appearing on the Website. Furthermore,
you may not attempt to view, disclose, copy, reverse engineer, disassemble,
decompile, or otherwise examine the Website source code. If you
make use of the Website other than as authorized herein, you may
be in violation of copyright laws and other laws of the United States
and other countries, as well as applicable state laws, and may be
subject to penalties and/or legal or equitable remedies available
to LSBHOA or its licensor.
Users shall
not provide copyrighted or other proprietary information to LSBHOA
without permission from the owner of such material or such rights
and shall be solely responsible for any damages resulting from such
disclosures. Users shall be solely responsible for obtaining such
permission.
5. Warranty
Disclaimers and Indemnification
You understand
and expressly agree that use of the Website is at your sole risk.
LSBHOA does not guarantee, represent, or warrant that your use of
the Website will be uninterrupted, error free, or virus free, or
that the Website will meet your requirements. In addition, no warranty
is made as to the results that may be obtained from use of the Website,
or as to the accuracy, reliability, or content of any product, service,
or information provided through or in connection with the Website.
Although LSBHOA
uses reasonable security and encryption provisions, we do not guarantee
and make no representations or warranties concerning our ability
to prevent unauthorized access of or tampering with the Website
or information accessible through the Website. You acknowledge that
information transmitted through the Internet or accessible through
the Internet is never completely secure.
TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS,"
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, SERVICES,
OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS. SPECIFICALLY, LSBHOA DISCLAIMS ANY AND
ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) ANY WARRANTIES
CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF
INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES; AND, (2) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, TRADE USAGE,
OR TRADE PRACTICE. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY
CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS,
COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF LSBHOA'S RECORDS OR INFORMATION,
WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR
UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION.
NEITHER LSBHOA
NOR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES,
OR LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, "LSBHOA ASSOCIATES") SHALL
BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY COMPENSATORY, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ATTORNEYS'
FEES, ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR INABILITY TO GAIN
ACCESS TO OR USE THE WEBSITE OR OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY,
EVEN IF LSBHOA OR THE LSBHOA ASSOCIATE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL,
OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES AND JURISDICTIONS LIABILITY IS
LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IN NO EVENT SHALL
LSBHOA'S LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT
OF ONE DOLLAR ($1). YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEITHER LSBHOA
NOR ANY LSBHOA ASSOCIATE IS LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE,
OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE
RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. CESSATION
OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS YOUR SOLE RIGHT AND REMEDY WITH RESPECT
TO ANY DISPUTE WITH LSBHOA.
You agree to
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LSBHOA and the LSBHOA Associates,
from and against any claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including
all costs of legal proceedings and attorneys' fees, arising in connection
with use of the Website by you, including without limitation, (i)
claims based on defamation or other conduct by you in using the
Website, or (ii) your violation of any intellectual property laws
including without limitation those relating to copyright, trademarks
or trade secrets.
You agree that,
regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising out of or related to use of the Website must be
filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action accrues
or be forever barred.
6. General
The Website
is provided for lawful purposes only. You acknowledge and agree
that the provisions, disclosures, and disclaimers set forth in this
Agreement are fair and reasonable and your agreement to follow and
be bound by them is not the result of fraud, duress, or undue influence
exercised upon you by any person or entity. You acknowledge and
agree that the Website is for your personal and non-commercial use.
You shall not
post or transmit: (i) any unlawful, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, abusive, or otherwise
objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation
any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would
constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or
otherwise violate any local, state, national, or foreign law; (ii)
any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes,
investment opportunities or schemes, or other unsolicited commercial
or non-commercial communication except as otherwise expressly permitted
by LSBHOA; or (iii) any information or software which contains a
virus, trojan horse, worm, or other harmful component.
You shall not
access or attempt to access password protected, secure, or non-public
areas of the Website, except with the authorization of LSBHOA. LSBHOA
has no obligation to monitor the Website; however, you acknowledge
and agree that LSBHOA has the right to monitor the Website electronically
from time to time and to disclose any information as necessary or
appropriate to satisfy any law, regulation, or other governmental
request, to operate the Website properly, or to protect itself or
its LSBHOA Associates.
Nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed to establish a joint venture, agency,
employment, or other business relationship between you and LSBHOA.
You acknowledge that no verbal representations or guarantees have
been made to you, except as set out in this Agreement. This Agreement
and the relationship between you and LSBHOA shall be governed by
the laws of the state of Indiana without regard to any conflict
of law provisions of any state. You and LSBHOA agree to submit to
the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts
located within Fishers, Indiana, in the event of any dispute arising
under this Agreement, and waive any future right to object to such
jurisdiction and venue.
The failure
of LSBHOA to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of the Agreement is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that
the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions
as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect. The headings used in this
Agreement are for convenience only and such headings are not to
be used in determining the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall not be strictly construed
against the drafter of the language concerned, but shall be resolved
by applying the most reasonable interpretation under the circumstances,
giving full consideration to the intentions of the parties at the
time of contracting. This Agreement shall not be construed against
any party by reason of its preparation. Certain provisions of this
Agreement are for the benefit of LSBHOA Associates, and each shall
have the right to assert and enforce the provisions directly on
their own behalf. The provisions of this Agreement which by their
nature extend beyond the termination of this Agreement shall survive
termination of this Agreement.
You shall have
no right to assign all or any part of this Agreement, and any attempt
to do so shall be void. LSBHOA has the right to assign this Agreement
and to sublicense any and all of its rights under this Agreement.
This Agreement, including any documents referenced herein and any
additional operating rules as posted on the Website, represents
the entire understanding between you and LSBHOA regarding your relationship
with LSBHOA and your use of the Website. This Agreement supersedes
all previous written or oral agreements between you and LSBHOA with
respect to such subject matter. Notwithstanding any provisions of
this Agreement, LSBHOA has available all remedies at law or equity
to enforce this Agreement. BY USING THE LSBHOA WEBSITE YOU AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.
You may give
notice to LSBHOA by electronic mail or by conventional mail to the
address below. If you have any questions about this Agreement, the
practices of the Website, or your dealings with the LSBHOA, please
e-mail Dave Smith - ddsmith@unidial.com |