Terms of Use

WEB SITE TERMS OF USE

Internet Commerce Association (“Provider”) reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, and you agree that each visit you make to Provider’s InternetCommerce.org Web Site (“Provider’s Web Site” or the “Website”) shall be subject to the current terms and conditions as published on our website at https://www.internetcommerce.org/terms-of-use/.

 

General Terms of Use

By accessing Provider’s Web Site, you are agreeing to be bound by these Web Site Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations, and you agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, do not use this site. Any claim relating to Provider’s Web Site shall be governed by the laws of the Washington, DC, USA. The materials contained in Provider’s Web Site are protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws.

 

No Endorsement of Third Party Content

Provider’s Web Site may contain links to and/or frames of third party web sites or third party content that are not operated or maintained by Provider (“Third Party Sites”). Provider is not responsible for the content of those sites and cannot guarantee that those sites will not change without our knowledge. Product and service information on Third Party Sites are the sole responsibility of each individual vendor or operator of such Third Party Site.  The inclusion of such links and frames in Provider’s Web Site does not imply endorsement of such sites or any content, information, material, products or services provided on such sites.  You will need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these linked sites. Provider makes no representations whatsoever concerning; (a) the information, software or other material appearing on, or accessible through, any Third Party Site (including without limitation, any advertisement for products or services on any Third Party Site), (b) the performance or operation of any Third Party Site (including, without limitation, any transactions initiated or conducted through any Third Party Site, any taxes associated therewith and any use by third parties of user credit card information), (c) any products or services advertised or sold on or through any Third Party Site (including, without limitation, the quality, safety and legality of such products or services or the sale thereof), or (d) the sellers of any products or services advertised or sold on or through any Third Party Site. If you decide to access any of the Third Party Sites linked to Provider’s Web Site, you do so entirely at your own risk. If you are accessing a Third Party Site through a link on Provider’s Web Site, you are advised to read the terms of use and privacy policy of such Third Party Site before you use such Third Party Site.

 

Submissions of Content

The following rules apply to all content submitted by third parties to the Provider’s Website, including but not limited to third party advertisements;

 

  • You may not post any material which is libelous, defamatory or which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person. You may not post any material which is obscene as determined by law.

 

  • You may not post any message, file, image or program that would violate the property rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text, images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information, and trade marks or service marks used in an infringing fashion.

 

  • You may not interfere with other users’ use of the web site.

 

  • You may not post or transmit any message, file, image or program which contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses or any other contaminating or destructive agent.

 

  • You may not post or transmit any message which is harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful.

 

  • You may not use the facilities and capabilities of the web site to conduct or solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of others.

 

  • You may not post any materials that would be considered a violation of any law. Provider will co‑operate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Provider to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such e-mail or materials.

 

You agree to indemnify Provider and its officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors and affiliates from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses, including reasonable legal fees, resulting from your breach of any of the foregoing provisions.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON PROVIDER’S WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH PROVIDER’S WEB SITE AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY OR NON‑INFRINGEMENT. In no event shall Provider or its service providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries or partners be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption, arising out of the use of or inability to use the materials contained on Provider’s Web Site, even if Provider has been notified of the possibility of such damage. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury 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, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.

 

Limited License

Provider hereby grants you a limited license to view on your computer any content made available on Provider’s Web Site for which a fee is not charged, for non-commercial, personal, or educational purposes only. No other use is permitted.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing you may not make any commercial use of such content or copy or host such content on your or any other person’s web site or FTP server. Nothing contained in this limited license shall be deemed as conferring any right in any copyright, trade mark, trade name, or other proprietary right of Provider or any other party who owns or has proprietary rights to the content, information and materials provided on Provider’s Web Site.

 

Preservation of Intellectual Property Rights

All material on this site, including, but not limited to images, illustrations and multimedia materials, is protected by copyrights which are owned and controlled by Provider or by other parties that have licensed their material to Provider. Material from this Web Site or from any other web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by Provider may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of the copyrights and other proprietary rights held by the respective Providers thereof. The use of any such material on any other web site, ftp server, or network environment is prohibited.

 

Notice of Copyright Infringement.

If you are a copyright owner who believes your copyrighted material has been reproduced, posted or distributed via the Website in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please inform our designated copyright agent by sending a message to ExecutiveDirector@InternetCommerce.org.

Please include the following information in your written notice: (1) a detailed description of the copyrighted work that is allegedly infringed upon; (2) a description of the location of the allegedly infringing material on the Site; (3) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and, if available, email address; (4) a statement by you indicating that you have a good-faith belief that the allegedly infringing use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (5) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, affirming that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and (6) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.

Complaint Procedure

We take seriously any complaints received by visitors to and users of our site, and attempt to respond to every complaint in a timely fashion. If you have a complaint regarding the site, materials contained on the site, inappropriate behavior or postings by other users of the site, or otherwise concerning our site or visitors and/or users of our site, you may submit your complaint to us by emailing our Customer Service representatives at ExecutiveDirector@InternetCommerce.org. Please use the word “Complaint” in the subject line, and include the following information in your email:

 

(a)       your name, address and, if you are a registered user, your userID;

 

(b)       the basis of your complaint;

 

(c)        if your complaint concerns the activities of other users/visitors to the site, the specific type of inappropriate or offensive behavior engaged in or materials posted and, insofar as possible, the identity of the offending user/visitor;

 

(d)       the date(s) such behavior occurred or such materials were posted.

 

A representative will respond to your email if in Provider’s determination, your complaint is a valid one, Provider will within a reasonable time period take action to deal with the circumstances from which the complaint arose.

 

Changes and Improvements

Provider reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Web Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes. As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, Provider grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site.

 

Privacy Policy

Provider’s Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. To view Provider’s Privacy Policy, click here. Additionally, by using the Web Site, you acknowledge and agree that Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure.

 

Jurisdictional Issues

Due to the nature of the Internet, it is not possible for Provider to restrict access to its Web Site only to the jurisdiction where Provider is located. Some or all of the product and service advertisements which are provided by third parties on this Web Site may not be eligible for solicitation in your jurisdiction. If you are accessing this Web Site from such a jurisdiction, you should not consider anything on this site as an advertisement or as a solicitation to the public to purchase any product or service from any advertisers that is advertising their good or service on or the Provider’s Web Site. This site is for use only by persons residing in jurisdictions where such products and services may legally advertise.

 

Unless otherwise specified, the materials contained in Provider’s Web Site are presented solely for information purposes in the United States This site is controlled and operated by Provider from its offices in Washington DC, USA. Provider makes no representation that any of the materials contained in Provider’s Web Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Web Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

 

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Washington, DC, USA and the parties hereby irrevocably and exclusively attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of Washington DC, USA.

 

Termination

We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Web Site or any part of the Web Site at any time without notice. In the event of cancellation or termination, you are no longer authorized to access the part of the Web Site affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to material downloaded from the Web Site, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms and Conditions of Service, shall survive.

 

Miscellaneous

If any of the provisions of these Terms of Use are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and replaced with a valid provision that best embodies the intent of these Terms of Use, so that these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Provider with regard to your use of the Web Site, and any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings previously existing between you and Provider with respect to such use are hereby superseded and cancelled. These Terms of Use shall not be interpreted or construed to confer any rights or remedies on any third parties.