InDefero Terms of Service

We know, this is just another stack of legal stuff, this is boring to read, but we need to protect ourselves from people who enjoy sitting countless hours on court banks. Yes, plain boring.

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The following terms and conditions govern all use of the InDefero.net website and all content, services and products available at or through the website, including, but not limited to, the InDefero Forge Hosting and InDefero Paid Forge Hosting service (“Hosting Service”), (taken together, the Website). The Website is owned and operated by Céondo Ltd. (“Céondo”). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Céondo’s Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by Céondo (collectively, the “Agreement”).

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by Céondo, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old.

  1. Your InDefero.net Account and Forge. If you create an account or forge on the Website, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and forge, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with the forge. You must not describe or assign keywords to your forge in a misleading or unlawful manner, including in a manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others, and Céondo may change or remove any description or keyword that it considers inappropriate or unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause Céondo liability. You must immediately notify Céondo of any unauthorized uses of your forge, your account or any other breaches of security. Céondo will not be liable for any acts or omissions by You, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
  2. Responsibility of Contributors. If you operate a forge, comment on a forge, post material to the Website, post links on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material, “Content”), You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, an audio file, or computer software. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:
    • the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;
    • if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, including but not limited to any software, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;
    • you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;
    • the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;
    • the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);
    • the Content is not libelous or defamatory (more info on what that means), does not contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
    • your forge is not getting advertised via unwanted electronic messages such as spam links on newsgroups, email lists, blogs and web sites, and similar unsolicited promotional methods;
    • your forge is not named in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are another person or company. For example, your forge’s URL or name is not the name of a person other than yourself or company other than your own; and
    • you have, in the case of Content that includes computer code, accurately categorized and/or described the type, nature, uses and effects of the materials, whether requested to do so by Céondo or otherwise.

    By submitting Content to Céondo for inclusion on your Website, you grant Céondo a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your forge. If you delete Content, Céondo will use reasonable efforts to remove it from the Website, but you acknowledge that caching or references to the Content may not be made immediately unavailable.

    If Céondo find that you are no following these rules, Céondo will contact you immediately to find a way to resolve the issues. If no agreements are found and if the situation can create any complications for Céondo, you will be provided with a full backup of the data and your forge will be suspended.

    Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Céondo retains the right to immediately suspend access to your forge on request of law enforcement agencies until the issue is sorted out. In case of material where possession and distribution is deemed clearly illegal (eg. child pornography), Céondo reserves the right to delete the material at any time and without notice; Céondo reserves the right to report such material to law enforcem ent authorities.

  3. Fees and Payment. Optional premium paid services are available on the Website. By selecting a premium service you agree to pay Céondo the monthly or annual subscription fees indicated for that service (the payment terms for premium paid services are described below). Payments will be charged on the day you sign up for a premium service and will cover the use of that service for a monthly or annual period as indicated. Premium service fees are not refundable.
  4. Paid Services.
    • Fees; Payment. By signing up for a Paid Services account you agree to pay Céondo the setup fees and monthly hosting fees indicated on the Website in exchange for the services listed on the Website . Applicable fees will be invoiced starting from the day your Paid Services are established and in advance of using such services. Céondo reserves the right to change the payment terms and fees upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to you. Paid Services can be canceled by you at anytime on 30 days written notice to Céondo.
    • Support. Paid Services include access to priority email support. “Email support” means the ability to make requests for technical support assistance by email at any time (with reasonable efforts by Céondo to respond within one business day) concerning the use of the Paid Services. “Priority” means that support for Paid Services customers takes priority over support for users of the standard, free Forge Hosting services. All Paid Services support will be provided in accordance with Céondo standard Paid Services practices, procedures and policies.
  5. Responsibility of Website Visitors. Céondo has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material’s content, use or effects. By operating the Website, Céondo does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated. Céondo disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.
  6. Content Posted on Other Websites. We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which InDefero.net links, and that link to InDefero.net. Céondo does not have any control over those non-InDefero websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-InDefero website or webpage, Céondo does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Céondo disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-InDefero websites and webpages.
  7. Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy. As Céondo asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by InDefero.net violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Céondo. Céondo will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. In the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Céondo or others, Céondo may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the Website. In the case of such termination, Céondo will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to Céondo.
  8. Intellectual Property. This Agreement does not transfer from Céondo to you any Céondo or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with Céondo. Céondo, InDefero, InDefero.net, the InDefero logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with InDefero.net, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of Céondo or Céondo’s licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Céondo or third-party trademarks.
  9. Changes. Céondo reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Céondo may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  10. Termination. Céondo may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your InDefero.net account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you have a Paid Services account, such account can only be terminated by Céondo if you materially breach this Agreement and fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days from Céondo’s notice to you thereof; provided that, Céondo can terminate the Website immediately as part of a general shut down of our service. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
  11. Disclaimer of Warranties. The Website is provided “as is”. Céondo and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither Céondo nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.
  12. Limitation of Liability. In no event will Céondo, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; (iii) for interuption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to Céondo under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. Céondo shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
  13. General Representation and Warranty. You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Céondo Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
  14. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Céondo, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to out of your violation this Agreement.
  15. Miscellaneous. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Céondo and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of Céondo, or by the posting by Céondo of a revised version. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of England, excluding its conflict of law provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the courts located in London, England. Except for claims for injunctive or equitable relief or claims regarding intellectual property rights (which may be brought in any competent court without the posting of a bond), any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be finally settled in accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitration shall take place in London, England, in the English language and the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; Céondo may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.

Revision 1.2, based on WordPress.com Terms of Service.