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forth below. MetronomeHome.com is owned and operated by Indigo Technology
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Inc., as applicable under the circumstances.
I.
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accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information content, service,
or merchandise provided through MetronomeHome.com.
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NOR ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
PROVIDERS, OR THE LIKE, SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY; NOR SHALL USER RELY ON
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or distributing MetronomeHome.com be liable for any direct, indirect,
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to reliance by a User on any information obtained from MetronomeHome.com
or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files
or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission,
or any failure of performance, whether or not resulting from acts of God,
communications failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to MetronomeHome.com's
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MetronomeHome.com. Because some states do not allow the exclusion
or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in
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III.
CONTENT
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RIGHTS
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that MetronomeHome.com contains information, data, software, photographs,
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in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way
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under the U.S. copyright laws (see,e.g., 17 U.S.C. Section 107), User may
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the foregoing, use of any software Content shall be governed by the software
license agreement accompanying such software.
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DISTRIBUTION/UPLOADING OF THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
Except as set
forth in Section III a. above, User may upload to or otherwise distribute
on MetronomeHome.com only Content that is not subject to any copyright
or other proprietary rights protection (collectively, "Public Content"),
or Content in which the author has given express authorization for distribution
on the World Wide Web. Any copyrighted or other proprietary Content distributed
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owned by [name of owner]; used by permission." The unauthorized submission
or distribution of copyrighted or other proprietary Content is illegal
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liability for damages in a civil suit. User will be liable for any damage
resulting from any infringement of copyrights or proprietary rights, or
from any other harm arising from such submission. Neither MetronomeHome.com,
nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents,
Providers, or the like, will be liable for any damage resulting from any
infringement of copyrights or proprietary rights, or from any other harm
arising from such User submission. In compliance with the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act, Users and other persons can report an infringement to MetronomeHome.com
at webmaster@MetronomeHome.com. By submitting Content to any User-submit
areas, including, without limitation, any Discussion Forums that the owner
of such Content has expressly granted MetronomeHome.com the royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce,
publish, translate, sublicense, copy, and distribute the Content in whole
or in part worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form,
media, or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term
of any copyright that may exist in such Content. User also permits any
other User to access, store, or reproduce the Content for that User's personal
use. Subject to this grant, the owner of Content placed on MetronomeHome.com
retains any and all rights which may exist in such Content.
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THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
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is a publisher of Content supplied by third parties and Users. MetronomeHome.com
has no control over such Content. Any opinions, advice, statements, services,
offers, or other information that constitutes part of Content expressed
or made available by third parties, including Providers or any other User
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directors, employees, or agents. Neither MetronomeHome.com nor its
affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents,
nor any third party, including any Provider, or any other User of MetronomeHome.com,
guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any Content, nor
its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. In many instances,
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and judgments of the respective Provider, or User not under contract with
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responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or
statement made on MetronomeHome.com by anyone other than authorized
MetronomeHome.com employees. Under no circumstances shall MetronomeHome.com,
or its affiliates, or any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents
be liable for any loss, damage or harm caused by a User's reliance on information
obtained through MetronomeHome.com. It is the responsibility of User
to evaluate the information, opinion, advice, or other Content available
through MetronomeHome.com.
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EXPORT
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in the United States. This includes the electronic transmission of information
and software to foreign countries and to certain foreign nationals. User
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and not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any Content
derived from MetronomeHome.com to either a foreign national or a foreign
destination in violation of such laws.
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ONLINE CONDUCT
User agrees
to use MetronomeHome.com only for lawful purposes. User is prohibited
from posting on or transmitting through MetronomeHome.com any unlawful,
harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene,
sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise
objectionable material of any kind, including but not limited to any material
that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give
rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state,
national, or international law.
If MetronomeHome.com
is notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal, or
offensive Content provided by User, MetronomeHome.com may investigate
the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether to remove or
request the removal of such Content from MetronomeHome.com. MetronomeHome.com
may disclose any Content or electronic communication of any kind (i) to
satisfy any law, regulation, or government request; (ii) if such disclosure
is necessary or appropriate to operate MetronomeHome.com; or (iii)
to protect the rights or property of MetronomeHome.com, its Users
or Providers.
MetronomeHome.com
reserves the right to prohibit conduct, communication, or Content that
it deems in its sole discretion to be harmful to individual Users, MetronomeHome.com,
the communities that make up MetronomeHome.com, or any rights of MetronomeHome.com
or any third party, or to violate any applicable law. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither MetronomeHome.com nor its Providers can ensure
prompt removal of questionable Content after online posting. Accordingly,
neither MetronomeHome.com, nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers,
directors, employees, or agents, nor Providers shall assume liability for
any action or inaction with respect to conduct, communication, or Content
on MetronomeHome.com.
V.
PRIVACY POLICY
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with the terms of MetronomeHome.com's Privacy Policy, http://www.MetronomeHome.com/PrivacyPolicy.php
and MetronomeHome.com'Children's Privacy Policy, http://www.MetronomeHome.com/ChildrensPrivacyPolicy.php,
MetronomeHome.com respects the privacy of its Users.
VI.
TERMINATION OF USAGE
MetronomeHome.com
may terminate User's access, or suspend any User's access to all or part
of MetronomeHome.com, without notice, for any conduct that MetronomeHome.com,
in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of any applicable law
or is harmful to the interests of another User, a third-party Provider,
a service provider, or MetronomeHome.com.
VII.
USAGE BY CHILDREN UNDER 13
MetronomeHome.com
cannot prohibit minors from visiting this site. MetronomeHome.com
must rely on parents, guardians and those responsible for supervising children
under 13 to decide which materials are appropriate for such children to
view and/or purchase whether in our Students Section or our other areas.
MetronomeHome.com
requires that all purchases be made either (i) by individuals 13 years
of age or older, or (ii) by minors under 13 through a MetronomeHome.com
authorized affiliated program which permits parents and other guardians
to both pay for the purchases of minors, and give verifiable permission
for such minors to purchase items on our site and for the collection by
us of certain information in accordance with the terms of our privacy policy.
EACH TIME YOU PURCHASE A PRODUCT AT METRONOMEHOME.COM, YOU ARE REPRESENTING
TO METRONOMEHOME.COM THAT YOU ARE EITHER (I) AN INDIVIDUAL 13 YEARS
OF AGE OR OLDER, OR (II) A MINOR UNDER 13 WHO IS PURCHASING THROUGH A METRONOMEHOME.COM
AUTHORIZED AFFILIATED PROGRAM WHICH PERMITS PARENTS AND OTHER GUARDIANS
TO BOTH PAY FOR THE PURCHASES OF MINORS, AND GIVE VERIFIABLE PERMISSION
FOR SUCH MINORS TO PURCHASE ITEMS ON OUR SITE AND FOR THE COLLECTION BY
US OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY.
VIII.
APPLICABLE LAW
This site is
created and controlled by MetronomeHome.com in the State of New Jersey.
As such, the laws of the State of New Jersey will govern these disclaimers,
terms and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts
of laws. MetronomeHome.com reserves the right to make changes to its
site and these disclaimers, terms and conditions at any time. User hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts of the State of New Jersey and of the United States of America
located in the State of New Jersey for any litigation arising out of or
relating to use of or purchase made through MetronomeHome.com (and
agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts),
waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the
New Jersey Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any New Jersey Court
that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
IX.
SEVERABILITY
The provisions
of these Terms of Use are intended to be severable. If for any reason any
provision of these Terms of Use shall be held invalid or unenforceable
in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability
without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof
in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Terms of Use, including all documents referenced herein,
represents the entire understanding between you and MetronomeHome.com
regarding your relationship with MetronomeHome.com and supersedes
any prior statements or representations. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
OF USE by using the MetronomeHome.com web site. The aforementioned
Terms of Use are subject to change.
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