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Terms of Use

This page created May 5th 2010

Your use of CIOCOO implies acceptance of these terms of use.

Introduction

Throughout this agreement and this website, the term ‘CIOCOO’ refers to the ‘CIOCOO’ organisation, it’s representatives, employees, sub-contractors, partners and non-related individuals or organisations that may post material to this site. The term ‘CIOCOO’ also refers to this website and associated services.

CIOCOO does not support copyright infringement and takes steps to ensure the web site content (and other media forms) does not infringe any copyright and privacy rights. Where appropriate, the author or copyright holder is credited. If CIOCOO has made a mistake, please advise via e-mail and the situation will be rectified.

Terms of use

The following are terms of a legal agreement between you and CIOCOO. By accessing, browsing and/or using this web site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree, to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including export and re-export control laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this web site.

Punctuation, headings and text emphasis is used to improve readability and do not imply or have legal significance.

This web site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. Information on this web site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.

Information may be changed or updated without notice. CIOCOO may also make improvements and/or changes in the information, services, products and/or the information, services, programs described in this information at any time without notice.

CIOCOO assumes no responsibility regarding the accuracy of the information that is provided by CIOCOO and use of such information is at the recipient’s own risk. CIOCOO provides no assurances that any reported problems may be resolved with the use of any information that CIOCOO provides. By furnishing information, CIOCOO does not grant any licenses to any copyrights, patents or any other intellectual property rights.

CIOCOO does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our web site. Please note that any information or material sent to CIOCOO will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending CIOCOO any information or material, you grant CIOCOO an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that CIOCOO is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name (allowing your name to be displayed on the web site is deemed to be granted permission); or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law.

Liability

The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only and the transmission, downloading or sending of any information or other material through or in connection with this site does not create any contractual relationship between you and CIOCOO.

CIOCOO uses reasonable care and skill in providing the content on this site but does not represent or warrant the accuracy, timeliness, completeness or suitability of the content, or that use of the site is free of risk of viruses or other damage.

CIOCOO will not be liable for any claims, losses, including but not limited to direct, indirect, special, economic and consequential loss or damage (including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill or loss of or corruption to data), whether in contract, tort, negligence, misrepresentation, breach of statutory duty or otherwise howsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of this site.

CIOCOO will not be liable for any death or personal injury due to its negligence or for its fraud.

This site may contain links to third party sites. Those third party sites are beyond the control of CIOCOO and you accept that when you leave this site (whether knowingly or not), CIOCOO can no longer be responsible in any way or accept any liability whatsoever for any material that you encounter on those sites nor for any transactions between you and those sites.

Global availability

Information CIOCOO publishes on the World Wide Web may contain references or cross references to CIOCOO information, products, programs and services that are not announced or available in your country. Such references do not imply that CIOCOO intends to announce such information, products, products, programs or services in your country.

CIOCOO’s obligations with respect to its products and services are governed solely by the agreements under which they are provided. If you obtain information, product or service from CIOCOO off this web site that is provided without an agreement, that product or service is provided “AS-IS” with no warranties whatsoever, express or implied, and your use of that information, product or service is at your own risk.

Business relationships

CIOCOO makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site which you may access through  or linked to or from by this one. When you access a non-CIOCOO web site, even one that may contain the CIOCOO-logo, please understand that it is independent from CIOCOO, and that CIOCOO has no control over the content on that web site. In addition, a link to a non-CIOCOO web site does not mean that CIOCOO endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such web site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.

IN NO EVENT WILL CIOCOO BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY CIOCOO ON AN “AS IS” BASIS ONLY. CIOCOO PROVIDES NO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY AND NONINFRINGEMENT

CIOCOO may at any time revise these terms by updating this posting. By using this web site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the then current terms to which you are bound.


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