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AND CONDITIONS
Web
Services and Acceptable Use Agreement
Welcome to this gestation.travel and gestation.com Web Sites (the "Site"). The sponsor
of gestation.travel and gestation.com together with its subsidiaries and affiliates
(collectively, " Sponsor") provide you access and use of this
Site subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions
set forth below, including all documents, policies and guidelines
incorporated herein (the "Agreement"). PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY. When accessing, browsing or using this Site you agree
to be bound by the terms and conditions described herein and all
documents, policies and guidelines incorporated by reference.
Sponsor reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms
and conditions contained in this Agreement or any policy or guideline
referenced herein at any time and in its sole discretion. If the
Agreement is changed, we will post the new terms on the Site and
change the version number accordingly. Any changes or modifications
will be effective upon posting of the new Agreement on the Site
as revised, and your access to and use of the Site following the
posting of such changes or modifications will constitute your
acceptance of the Agreement as revised.
License and Site Access
Sponsor grants you a limited license to access and make personal,
non-commercial use only of the Site. Any other copying, redistribution,
retransmission or publication of any downloaded material is strictly
prohibited. Such grant does not include, without limitation: (a)
any resale or commercial use of the Site or content therein; (b)
the collection and use of any product or service listings or descriptions;
(c) making derivative uses of the Site and its contents; or (d)
use of any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and
extraction methods. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed
any right or license by implication, estoppel, or otherwise in
or under any patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right
of Sponsor or any third party.
You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose
any trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including
the images found at this Site, the content of any text or the
layout/design of any page or form contained on a page). Further,
you may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing
Gestation Inc. Any unauthorized use of this Site will terminate
the permission or license granted herein and may violate applicable
law including copyright laws, trademark laws (including trade
dress), and communications regulations and statutes. All violators
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Copyright
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including, without limitation, the Gestation Inc. logo, design,
text, graphics, pictures, sound files and other files, and the
selection and arrangement thereof ("Materials") are ALL RIGHTS
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as stated herein, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced,
distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted
in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. Permission
is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the Materials
on this Site for personal, non-commercial and informational use
only; provided that, you may not, (a) copy, publish, or post any
Materials on any computer network or broadcast or publications
media, (b) modify the Materials, and (c) remove or alter any copyright
and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials.
Trademarks and Service Marks
"Gestation"
"Gestation Inc" and all other marks and logos, and the products
and services described in this Site, are either trademarks, service
marks or registered trademarks of Sponsor or its licensors, and
may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part. In addition,
all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are
either service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Sponsor,
and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part.
All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, product
and service names and company names or logos that appear on the
Site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may
not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Sponsor.
Responsibility for Your Conduct
You
shall remain solely liable for the Content of any messages or
other information you upload or transmit to this Site. You agree
to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor from any claim, action,
demand, loss, or damages (including attorneys' fees) made or incurred
by any third-party arising out of or relating to your conduct,
your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any rights
of a third-party.
Linking
Links
to the Site. You are granted a limited, nonexclusive right to
create a hypertext link to the home page of the Site provided
such link does not portray Sponsor or any of its products and
services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory
manner. You may not use a Gestation logo or other proprietary
graphic or trademark to link to this Site. This limited right
may be revoked at any time.
Submissions
You agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions,
comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original
or creative materials or other information, provided by you in
the form of e-mail or submissions, or postings to or on the Site,
are non-confidential (provided that personal information provided
on non-public areas of the Site is subject to the Privacy Policy)
and you grant Sponsor a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual,
irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, and display such materials throughout the world in
any media now known or hereafter developed with or without acknowledgment
to you in Sponsor's sole discretion and without compensation to
you. You also grant to Sponsor the right to use your name and
location in connection with the submitted materials and other
information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing
and promotional material related thereto. You agree that you shall
have no recourse against Sponsor for any alleged or actual infringement
or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your submitted
materials and that the submission of any such materials to Sponsor,
including the posting of materials to any forum or interactive
area on the Site, irrevocably waives any and all "moral rights"
in such materials, including the rights of paternity and integrity.
You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all
of the rights to the material that you post; that the material
is accurate; that use of the material you supply does not violate
this Agreement and will not cause injury to any person or entity;
and that you will indemnify Sponsor for all claims resulting from
material you supply.
Export Restrictions
Any software and all underlying information and technology downloaded
from this Site (collectively the "Software") by you may be subject
to U.S. export controls, including the Export Administration Act
(50 U.S.C. Appx. ßß 2401 et seq.) and the Export Administration
Regulations ("EAR", 50 C.F.R. Parts 730-774), and may be subject
to export or import regulations in other countries. You are responsible
for complying with all trade regulations and laws both foreign
and domestic. Except as authorized by law, you agree and warrant
not to export or re-export the Software to any county, or to any
person, entity, or end-user subject to U.S. export controls, including
without limitation persons or entities listed on the U.S. Department
of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration's Denied Parties List
and the U.S. Department of Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals.
You further represent and warrant that no U.S. federal agency
has suspended, revoked, or denied your export privileges.
Disclaimers
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BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT,
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AGREE THAT USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, DATA OR SOFTWARE
DISTRIBUTED BY, DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM OR THROUGH THIS SITE,
IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY.
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OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT, SERVICES
AND PRODUCTS ON THE SITE. SPONSOR DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT
THAT MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE,
CURRENT, ERROR-FREE, SUBJECT TO CORRECTION OR THAT ANY SUCH MATERIALS
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE ARE FREE OF INFECTION OR
VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFESTS CONTAMINATING
OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES. WHILE SPONSOR ATTEMPTS TO ENSURE YOUR
ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE IS SAFE, SPONSOR CANNOT AND DOES NOT
REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR ITS SERVER (S) WILL BE
ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, FREE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS (INCLUDING
THIRD PARTY HACKERS OR DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS) OR OTHERWISE
MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS.
Sponsor reserves the right to change any and all content contained
on this Site at any time without notice. Reference to any products,
services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark,
manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply
endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by Sponsor.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK. It is solely your responsibility
to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all opinions,
advice, services, merchandise and other information provided on
or through the Site or on the Internet generally. The Internet
contains unedited materials some of which are sexually explicit
or may be offensive to you. You access such materials at your
risk. Sponsor has no control over and accepts no responsibility
whatsoever for such materials.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL SPONSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED
WITH (I) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE CONTENT,
MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH
THE SITE, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS
OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION,
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF
SPONSOR OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SPONSOR (WHETHER
IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE WHETHER ACTIVE,
PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER
THEORY) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THIS SITE EXCEED
$5.00 OR THE COMPENSATION YOU PAID SPONSOR, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
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or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws
apply, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or limitations,
may not apply to you, and you may have additional rights to those
contained herein. In such states, Sponsor's liability is limited
to the greatest extent permitted by law.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, its
officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and
any third party information providers to the Site from and against
all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement
by you.
Limitation of Actions
Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the
Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or
cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.
Termination
Notwithstanding any of these terms and conditions, this Agreement
may be terminated by either party without notice at any time for
any reason; provided that you may no longer access or use the
Site after this Agreement has been terminated. The provisions
of the paragraphs entitled Copyright, Trademarks and Service Marks,
Submissions, Export Restrictions, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability,
Indemnification, Limitation of Actions, Termination, Severability,
Enforceability and Admissibility and Miscellaneous shall survive
any termination of this Agreement.
Severability
If any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed unlawful, void,
or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be
deemed severable from these terms and conditions and shall not
affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Enforceability and Admissibility
This electronic document and any other electronic documents, policies
and guidelines incorporated herein will be: (a) deemed for all
purposes to be a "writing" or "in writing," and to comply with
all statutory, contractual, and other legal requirements for a
writing; (b) legally enforceable as a signed writing as against
the parties subject to the electronic documents; and (c) deemed
an "original" when printed from electronic records established
and maintained in the ordinary course of business. Electronic
documents introduced as evidence in any judicial, arbitration,
mediation or administrative proceeding will, if established and
maintained in the ordinary course of business, be admissible to
the same extent as business records in written form that are similarly
established and maintained.
Miscellaneous
Sponsor's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance
of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a
waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct
between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any
provision of this Agreement. Sponsor may assign its rights and
duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice
to you.
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