PLEASE READ OUR TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU USE OUR SITE. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Using this Site following the posting of changes to these terms indicates that you accept them as changed.
Welcome to Flower Shop Network (the .Site.). This Site is owned and operated by Flower Shop Network, Inc. (.Flower Shop Network,. .we,. or .us.). Please feel free to browse this Site, read and print information, and participate in our community, subject to these terms and conditions.
Flower Shop Network.s Proprietary Rights
The Site and its Content are the property of Flower Shop Network and its licensors, and are protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by United States copyright law, trademark law, international conventions and other intellectual property laws. For example, and without limitation, .Flower Shop Network. and the Flower Shop Network logo, and other related marks are trademarks and/or service marks of Flower Shop Network, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, and logos used on our Sites are the trademarks, service marks, or logos of their respective owners.
No part of this Site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, except that we authorizes you to view and print one copy of any Content that are available on this Site (such as articles or papers), subject to the following conditions:
Such Content may be used solely for noncommercial, informational purposes.
Such Content may not be modified.
Copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices may not be removed.
Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use this Site or any information or documents displayed on this Site, through the use of framing or otherwise, except: (a) as expressly permitted by these terms and conditions; or (b) with the prior written permission of Flower Shop Network or such third party that may own the trademark or copyright of material displayed on this Site.
User Conduct
You may not republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute Content from the Site to online bulletin boards, message boards, newsgroups, chat rooms, or in other any manner, without our prior written permission. Modification of the Content or use of the content for any purpose other than your own personal, noncommercial use is a violation of our copyright and other proprietary rights, and may subject you to legal liability.
In addition, in connection with your use of the Site, you agree not to:
Post, disseminate, or transmit any Content that is or which we consider, in our sole discretion, unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, harmful, tortuous, libelous, racist, violent or otherwise objectionable;
Restrict or inhibit any other visitor from using the Site, including, without limitation, by means of .hacking. or defacing any portion of the Site;
Use the Site for any unlawful or illegal purpose or in violation of any of the rules herein;
Display material that exploits children under 18 years of age;
Post or disclose any personally identifying information or private information about children or any third parties without their consent (or their parent's consent in case of a child under 13 years of age);
Express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by us, without our prior written consent;
Modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Site;
.Frame. or .mirror. any part of the Site without our prior written authorization;
Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to download, retrieve, index, .data mine,. or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or its contents;
Harvest or collect information about visitors to the Site without their express consent.
Post, disseminate, or transmit any Content that infringes or violates the copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other proprietary right of any other third party, or use or distribute third-party information (whether or not protected as a trade secret) in violation of a duty of confidentiality;
Post, disseminate, or transmit any worms, viruses, or other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files, code, or programs;
Post, disseminate, or transmit any unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, chain letters, spam, junk mail, or any other type of unsolicited mass e-mail to people or entities that have not agreed to be part of such mailings;
Impersonate any person or entity; falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; intentionally omit, delete, forge, or misrepresent transmission information; or otherwise manipulate identifiers to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Site;
Post, disseminate, or transmit any Content you do not have the right to post, disseminate, or transmit;
Interfere with, disrupt, or harm in any way the Site or servers or networks connected to the Site;
Engage in any activities that would violate the personal privacy rights of others, including but not limited to collecting and distributing information about other users without their permission, except as permitted by applicable law;
User Content and Correspondence
You acknowledge that Flower Shop Network does not generally prescreen Content, but that Flower Shop Network and its designees will have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to edit, refuse, remove, or move any Content that is available via the Site. Flower Shop Network reserves the right in its sole discretion to refuse access to the site to any user for any reason, including without limitation, any reason that violates the Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Flower Shop Network and its designees will have the right to remove any Content that violates the Agreement or that Flower Shop Network considers, in its sole discretion, objectionable, whether for legal or for other reasons.
You acknowledge and agree that Flower Shop Network may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Agreement; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Flower Shop Network, its users, and the public. Details regarding our use of personally identifiable information included in Content are set out in our Privacy Policy.
By posting Content to the Site or by transmitting Content using the Site, you represent and warrant to Flower Shop Network that you have all necessary permission to post or transmit Content.
Flower Shop Network is not responsible for the accuracy of any messages on this Site. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
Any comments, materials, or letters sent by you to Flower Shop Network regarding the Site, including, without limitation, questions, comments, suggestions, criticisms, or the like (.Received Materials.) shall be deemed to be nonconfidential and free of any claims of proprietary or personal rights.
Features and Links to Other Sites
Your use of certain services on the Site may be governed by additional rules, which are available on the Site or by hyperlink from other sites, in connection with the service. By using any service you are acknowledging that you have reviewed all corresponding rules and agree to be bound by them. Some of the services may have been provided by third parties for your use. In the event that any service or tool is provided by a third party, such service or tool may become unavailable in the event that the agreement between us and the third party is terminated. You expressly acknowledge and agree that your use of all services and tools is solely at your risk.
The Site may contain links to other Internet Sites or resources. We neither control nor endorse such other Sites, nor have we reviewed or approved any content that appears on such other Sites. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be held responsible for the legality, accuracy, or inappropriate nature of any content, advertising, products, services, or information located on or through any other websites, nor for any loss or damages caused or alleged to have been caused by the use of or reliance on any such content.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees), or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your violation of this Agreement; (b) your use of the Site; or (c) your violation of the rights of any third party.
Termination
You understand and agree that Flower Shop Network may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice to you, terminate your access to and use of the Site. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the Agreement or other agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government or regulatory authorities, or (c) technical difficulties.
Copyright Infringement
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the .DMCA.) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by Flower Shop Network, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed, or access to it blocked.If you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send us a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ for details. We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Also, be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA.