Terms of Use

gdiObjects Terms of Use

General

This agreement governs your use of gdiObjects Website ("Website"). Additional terms and conditions of use applicable to specific areas of the Website may also be posted in such areas and, together with this agreement, govern your use of those areas. This agreement, together with any such additional term and conditions, are referred to as this "Agreement."

gdiObjects reserves the right, in its discretion, to change or modify all or any part of this Agreement at any time, effective immediately upon notice published on the Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your binding acceptance of these terms and conditions, including any changes or modifications made by gdiObjects as permitted above. If at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement are no longer acceptable to you, you should immediately cease all use of the Website.

Use of Content

You acknowledge that the Website contains information, software, photographs, audio and video clips, graphics, links and other material (collectively, the "Content") that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of gdiObjects or third parties. All Content on the Website is copyrighted as a collective work of gdiObjects pursuant to applicable copyright law. You agree to comply with any additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content available on or accessed through the Website. Users of the Website may use the Content only for their personal use.

You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Content consisting of downloadable software may not be reverse engineered unless specifically authorized by the owner of the software's patent and/or copyright. You may post on the Website any Content owned by you (such as your original statements), Content for which you have received express permission from the owner and Content in the public domain. You assume all risk and responsibility for determining whether any Content is in the public domain. You grant to gdiObjects the right to edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any Content that you place on the Website without compensation to you. You represent and warrant that you are authorized to grant all rights set forth in the preceding sentence.

You may download or copy the Content only for your own personal use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store electronically any significant portion of any Content. Except as expressly permitted by the copyright laws, no copying, storage, redistribution or publication of any Content is permitted without the express permission of gdiObjects or the owners of such Content or their authorized persons, if other than gdiObjects. You may download from the Website any Content in the public domain for your own personal use or for non-commercial redistribution.

Rules of Conduct

You shall not post on the Website any Content which (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing or threatening, (b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features, (c) violates the rights of others, such as Content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any right of privacy or publicity, or (d) otherwise violates any applicable law. You may not post on the Website any links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic. You shall not use the Website to distribute any advertising or solicitation of funds or goods and services or to solicit users to join competitive online services.

Managing Content

gdiObjects does not and cannot review the Content posted by users on the Website and is not responsible for such Content. However, gdiObjects reserves the right to delete, move or edit any Content (including Content posted in any Interactive Area) that it may determine, in its sole discretion, violates this Agreement or is otherwise unacceptable. You shall remain solely responsible for all Content posted by you. gdiObjects shall have the right, but not the obligation, to correct any errors or omissions in any Content, as it may determine in its sole discretion.

No Endorsement

gdiObjects does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any Content posted on any Interactive Area and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such Content shall be at your sole risk. Any Content placed on any Interactive Area by users are the views of the user posting the statement, and do not represent the views of gdiObjects.

The Website may contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties (the "External Sites"). You acknowledge that gdiObjects is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any External Site. You should contact the site Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such External Sites.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold gdiObjects and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers and licensors (collectively, the "gdiObjects Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any gdiObjects Party in connection with any use or alleged use of the Service under your password by any person, whether or not authorized by you. gdiObjects reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with gdiObjects' defense of such claim.

Termination of Service

gdiObjects reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website, including the Interactive Areas, at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability. gdiObjects may change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Website at any time, including the availability of any feature, database, or Content (including the Interactive Areas), without prior notice or liability.

Disclaimer

By using the information, Website and products available through this site and downloading any software, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions contained herein. This site provides the information, services and products available "AS IS", with no warranties whatsoever. All express warranties and all implied warranties and non-infringement of proprietary rights are hereby disclaimed to the fullest extent permitted by law.