Effective as of December 14, 2005
Last Revised: December 14, 2005
As of December 14, 2005, the web site at the address Thanosinstitute.com (the “Site”) is maintained by Thanos Institute, Inc., a corporation duly formed and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, with a business address of (please add address or P.O. Box) (“Thanos Institute”, or “We” or “Us” or “Our”). We may be reached via e-mail at info@thanosinstitute.com.
Welcome
Welcome to Our Site. By using Our Site and any information, services or materials provided to you herein or otherwise by Thanos Institute (collectively Our “Service”), you agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth below and any and all new version(s) that supercedes them (collectively the “Terms of Use”) ACCORDINGLY, BE ADVISED THAT THESE TERMS OF USE ARE A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND US, IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE IMMEDIATELY.
By registering with us you affirmatively promise, represent and agree that you are at least 18 years old, that your information is truthful, current, accurate, and complete, and that you will update your registration information as needed. If you provide information or if We have reasonable grounds to suspect that you provided information, that is untrue or inaccurate, not current or incomplete, We reserve the right, in Our sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service, or any portion thereof.
User Name and Passwords
A user name and password will be chosen by you and maintained by you for the privacy protection and confidentiality of your account. We reserve the right to reject any user name and/or password in our sole and absolute discretion. You agree not to transfer or resell your use or access to this Site to anyone else whose account or registration with Us has been suspended or terminated. You may not use another person’s account, nor loan your user name and password to other persons. Each user must register separately. If you have any reason to believe that your password is no longer secure, you must notify us immediately, and your password shall be promptly changed. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.
Using Our Content and Service
This Site is intended to be used for lawful purposes only. You may have the opportunity to post, transmit, or otherwise make available information, opinions, ideas, images or other content on the Site. You may not and agree not to post or transmit any material or content on the Site that violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, or solicits, encourages, or promotes the use of illegal substances or activities, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, derogatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, bigoted, hateful, profane, scandalous, pornographic, indecent or otherwise objectionable, gives rise to civil or criminal liability or otherwise violates any local, state, or federal law. In addition, you may not engage in any activity on the Site that restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Site by means of “hacking”, “cracking”, “spoofing” or defacing any portion of the Site. You must not send to, post upon or transmit to or through the Site advertising or commercial solicitations, or software or other material(s) that contain so-called viruses, worms, time bombs, Trojan horses, or other harmful or disruptive components.
You may not display our Content within a frame or border, or “deep link” or harvest Content located below our top-most URL. You will not link to our Service or Content in a manner that suggests an endorsement or affiliation between this Site and any other websites. You will remove any link to our Site that we find objectionable promptly upon request.
Our Service may contain an assortment of information, data, software, images, video clips, music, links, logos and other material (collectively, “Content”), that are the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property of the owners of this Service or third party suppliers. The Content in this Service is copyrighted individually and as a collective work. All rights are reserved. The name, “ThanosInstitute.com” and other names appearing herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the Service or the respective third party owners. One of you responsibilities as a user of the Service is to ensure that all copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices appearing on any Content, remain intact and legible. All licenses are non-exclusive.
The Site contains content supplied by parties other than Us. Any opinions, advice, judgments, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by such third parties, including information providers, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of Thanos Institute Neither Thanos Institute nor any third‑party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Your use of Service or the Site may be governed by additional rules, which shall be available on the Site. By using any Service you acknowledge that you have reviewed all corresponding rules and agree to be bound by them.
Disclaimer of Warranty: Limitation of Liability
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND THE RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION UNDER LAW.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THANOS INSTITUTE ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS, SPONSORS, THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND AGENTS, SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR INJURY ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR OUT OF THE BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY, OR CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AND/OR ALTERATION OF THE SITE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION EVEN IF THANOS INSTITUTE OR SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
THANOS INSTITUTE NEITHER ENDORSES NOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE, OR STATEMENT ON THE SITE, NOR FOR ANY OFFENSIVE, DEFAMATORY, OR OBSCENE POSTING MADE ON THE SITE BY ANYONE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THANOS INSTITUTE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR USE OF THE SITE, OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE CONTENT AND/OR ANY POSTINGS ON THE SITE.
Monitoring
THANOS INSTITUTE shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the Site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use and any other operating rules established by us. THANOS INSTITUTE reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the Site that we find to be in violation of these Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable or stale, to disclose such materials and the circumstances surrounding their transmission to any third party in order to operate the Site properly; to protect ourselves, our sponsors, and our Members and visitors, and to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. Notwithstanding these rights or obligations of THANOS INSTITUTE you shall remain solely responsible for any information that you post, transmit or otherwise make available on or through the Site. You acknowledge and agree that neither we nor any third party content provider shall assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by us or any third party content provider with respect to any conduct, communication or posting on the Site.
We reserve all rights not specifically granted to you. This means permission to use the Service and related intellectual property rights will be narrowly interpreted by a court in our favor. Except as specifically authorized in this Terms of Use, you may not store, copy, reproduce, adapt, reformat, create derivative works of, transmit, disseminate, publicly display or perform any copyrighted material from this Site.. You may not reverse engineer our Service or any software obtained from it to discover its underlying design or inner workings (and you will hold in confidence for our benefit alone, anything discovered in violation of this provision.) If you infringe our intellectual property rights or exceed the scope of permitted use of this Terms of Use, you agree that We could be irreparably injured and may obtain a court order without necessity of posting bond to enjoin you from further mischief. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service.
You agree that you must and are able to evaluate, and bear all the risks associated with, the use of any information, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such information. You agree that you must adequately maintain your computer hardware and internet access in order to be able to access our Site.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless THANOS INSTITUTE its affiliates, third party service providers, and their respective directors, officers, employees, owners, licensors, licensees, and agents from and against all claims, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of these Terms of Use by you and/or your activities in connection with the Site or any services related to the Site. We may participate in the defense of any claim arising out of your use of the Site or activities in connection with the Site at your cost. You shall not settle any claim that affects us without our prior written approval.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all charges are payable in U.S. dollars in advance by major credit card or PayPal account.
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