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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Welcome to the CoastalBoating.net® terms and conditions of use.  These terms and conditions of use apply to and govern your use of the Coastal Boating web site, which is available at http://www.CoastalBoating.net (the “Site”).  Your use of the Site in any form signifies your agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.  If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions of use, you may not access or otherwise use the Site.  The CoastalBoating.net Internet Privacy Policy addresses the policy of Knowledge Clinic, Ltd. (“Knowledge Clinic”) with regard to the use and release of information collected from you when you use the Site.

License to Use the Site

CoastalBoating.net grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display the Site and the materials thereon for your personal use only, provided that you comply fully with these terms and conditions of use.  You shall not interfere or attempt to interfere with the operation of the Site in any way through any means or device including, but not limited to, spamming, hacking, uploading viruses or time bombs.

Changes to Terms and Conditions

CoastalBoating.net reserves the rights, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these terms and conditions of use, in whole or in part, at any time.  Changes in these terms and conditions of use will be effective when posted.  You agree to review these terms and conditions of use periodically in order to be aware of any changes.  Your continued use of the Site after any changes to these terms and conditions of use are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes.

Ownership and Restrictions

Knowledge Clinic, Ltd. owns, controls, licenses or has the right to use and provide the Site and all material on the Site, including without limitation text, images, articles, photographs, illustrations, audio and video clips, (collectively the “Content”).  The Site is protected by copyright as a collective work, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws.  Knowledge Clinic, Ltd. is the owner of the copyright in the entire Site.  Knowledge Clinic, Ltd. owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of the Site.  You agree to abide by any and all copyright notices, information or restrictions displayed on the Site.

You may not modify, create derivative works from, participate in the transfer or sale of, post on the World Wide Web, or in any way exploit the Site or any portion thereof for any public or commercial use without the express written permission of Knowledge Clinic.  You may download a copy of Content from the Site for your personal use, provided that you maintain all copyright, attribution and other notices contained in such Content, including without limitation trademarks and service marks of Knowledge Clinic and its affiliates or the copyright holder identified in the individual Content’s copyright notice.  You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.  You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding your use of any such downloaded Content.  In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of material from the Site, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark, and legend or copyright notice shall be made. 

Changes to Site or Content

CoastalBoating.net shall have the right for any reason, in its sole discretion, to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including but not limited to Content, features, or hours of availability.  CoastalBoating.net may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts of or the entire Site without notice or liability.

Monitoring, Editing and Disclosure of User Material

You agree that CoastalBoating.net has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor all material on the Site at any time for any reason in its sole discretion to determine compliance with these terms and conditions of use and any other operating rules that CoastalBoating.net may establish from time to time.  Notwithstanding this right, coastalboating.net does not and cannot review all materials posted to the Site by users, and coastalboating.net is not responsible for any such materials posted by users.  CoastalBoating.net reserves the right at all times to edit, disclose, refuse to post, request removal of or remove any material or information as may be necessary to comply with any law, regulation or government or agency request or if, in coastalboating.net sole discretion, such materials are objectionable or in violation of these terms and conditions of use.

Indemnification

You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Knowledge Clinic, Inc, and all its officers, directors, owners, agents, employees, Content providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, and claims and all fees, costs, expenses, of any kind related thereto (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of, based upon or resulting from your use of the Site.  CoastalBoating.net reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of Knowledge Clinic, Ltd.

Links to Other Web Sites

The Site contains links and pointers to the other related World Wide Web Internet sites, resources, and sponsors of the Site.  CoastalBoating.net disclaims all responsibility or liability in connection with materials of third parties accessible through CoastalBoating.net.  Links to and from any site to other third party sites, maintained by third parties, do not constitute an endorsement by Knowledge Clinic, Inc or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates of any third party resources or their contents.  Links do not imply that Knowledge Clinic or the Site sponsors are affiliated or associated with or are legally authorized to use any trademark, tradename, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked sites are authorized to use any trademarks, tradenames, logos or copyright symbols of Knowledge Clinic or any of its affiliates.  You should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the coastalboating.net Webmaster.  CoastalBoating.net does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed or distributed through the Site.  You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole risk.  CoastalBoating.net reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Site.

Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties and Damages

THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  NEITHER coastalboating.net NOR ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS, FEATURES OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY OTHER SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL INTERNET ELEMENTS; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT THEREOF, THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND FUNCTIONS MADE ACCESSIBLE BY THE SOFTWARE USED ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OR HYPERTEXT LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES OR FOR ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE.  COASTAL SAILING AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT AND ANY ERRORS CONTAINED THEREIN UNDER ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE.  IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE OR ANY MATERIALS ON THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

CERTAIN CONTENT MAY BE CONSIDERED OBJECTIONABLE BY INDIVIDUAL USERS AND USERS MUST EXERCISE THEIR DISCRETION IN USING AND ALLOWING MINORS OR OTHERS TO USE THE SITE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Knowledge Clinic, INC, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS IN THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS, EVEN IF SUCH ENTITIES OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF Knowledge Clinic, INC, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, $100.00.

CoastalBoat.net Rights to Materials Provided by Users

CoastalBoating.net welcomes your comments regarding our services, including the Site.  However, any or all material and information provided by you to the Site may be included in a database owned by Knowledge Clinic, Inc and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which Knowledge Clinic, Ltd. has rights and interest, including but not limited to, the compilation copyright.  We reserve the right to use any information or materials you provide to us or that we obtain through your use of the Site to the fullest extent permitted by law.

By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data or engaging in any other form of communication (individually or collectively “Communications”) to or within the Site, you grant to Knowledge Clinic, Ltd. a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use (including use for promotional and advertising purposes), copy, license, sublicense, adapt, distribute, display, publicly perform, reproduce, transmit, modify, edit and otherwise exploit such Communications and any ideas or original materials contained in such Communications, in all media now known or hereafter developed.  This grant shall include the right to exploit any and all proprietary rights in such Communications including, without limitation, any and all rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction.  You waive all rights you may have to inspect and/or approve of any use by Knowledge Clinic of any material or idea submitted by you in any Communications or receive any compensation for such use.  You waive all rights to any claim against Knowledge Clinic for any alleged or actual infringements of any proprietary rights, rights of privacy and publicity, moral rights, and rights of attribution in connection with such Communications.  You agree and understand that Knowledge Clinic is under no obligation to use any material or ideas submitted by you in any Communications in any way whatsoever.

No Responsibility for Transmitted Material

You acknowledge that transmissions to and from this Site are not confidential and your Communications may be read or intercepted by others.  You acknowledge that by submitting Communications to Knowledge Clinic or the Site, no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and Coastal Boating or any Knowledge Clinic affiliate or subsidiary other than pursuant to these terms and conditions of use.  CoastalBoating.net shall not be responsible for the payment of any monies to any party in connection with the use of Communications submitted by you to the Site.

Non-United States Residents

CoastalBoating.net makes no representation that any materials in the Site, including any copyrights, trademarks, patents, and licensing arrangements, are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States .  Those who choose to access this Site from other locations outside of the U.S. do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Entire Agreement

These terms and conditions of use constitute the entire agreement between you and Knowledge Clinic with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter.  No waiver by either you or Knowledge Clinic of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.  The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

General Provisions

These terms and conditions of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, and the Site shall be protected pursuant to, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to conflicts of laws provisions.  The sole and exclusive jurisdiction for any action or proceeding arising out of or related to these terms and conditions of use shall be an appropriate State or Federal court located in Bergen County in the State of New Jersey and you hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.  If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these terms and conditions of use, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of these terms and conditions of use, and the remainder of these terms and conditions of use shall continue in full force and effect.



     
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