AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND THE CREDO GROUP
The network of Web Sites (collectively, the "Credo Web Sites") operated by
The Credo Group ("Credo")or its affiliates or subsidiaries ("Ameri-Savings"
or "National Child Safety"), is comprised of various Web sites and Web pages.
The Credo Web Sites are offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without
modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your
use of the Credo Web Sites constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions,
and notices. Your use of a particular Credo website included within the Credo
Web Sites network may also be subject to additional terms outlined elsewhere
on that website (the "Additional Terms"). Additionally, the Credo Web Sites
may themselves contain additional terms that govern particular features or
offers (for example, sweepstakes or chat areas). In the event that any of
the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein conflict with the Additional
Terms or other terms and guidelines contained within any particular Credo
website, then these terms shall control.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE AND DISCLAIMERS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE (this "Site"). By accessing or using this Site, you agree to these terms of use, conditions and all applicable laws. If you do not agree to these terms you may not use this Site.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE.
Credo reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under
which the Credo Web Sites are offered, including but not limited to the charges
associated with the use of the Credo Web Sites. You are responsible for regularly
reviewing these terms and conditions.
USE OF SITE. PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the Credo Web Sites are for your personal and
noncommercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display,
perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer,
or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the
CredoWeb Sites.
Any use of materials on this Site, including but not limited to the modification, reproduction, distribution, republication, display or transmission of the content of this Site, without prior written permission of Credo is strictly prohibited.
Harassment in any manner or form on the Site or any of the Credo Websites, including via e-mail and chat or by obscene or abusive language is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a Credo employee, host, or representative or other members or visitors on the Site is prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the Site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable, or which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the Site or use the Site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.
COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS
The entire content included in this Site, including but not limited to text,
design, graphics, interfaces, or code and the selection and arrangements thereof
is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright
laws, and is the property of The Credo Group. The collective work includes
works that are licensed to Credo. Copyright 2003. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All
trademarks, service marks, and trade names (collectively the "Marks") are
trademarks or registered trademarks of and are proprietary to The Credo Group,
or other respective owners that have granted Credo the right and license to
use such Marks.
USER PARTICIPATION
The Credo Group does not and cannot review all communications and materials
posted to or created by users accessing the Site and is not, in any manner,
responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge
that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user generated
content on the Site, Credo is merely acting as a passive conduit for such
distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to
any contents or activities on the Site. However, Credo reserves the right
to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a)
abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading,
(c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property
right of another or (d) violates any law or regulation or (e) offensive or
otherwise unacceptable to Credo at its sole discretion. Note that any personally
identifiable information you may post or transmit will be treated by The Credo
Group in accordance with The Credo Group's Privacy Statement.
USER SUBMISSIONS
Except for any personally identifiable information we may collect from you
under the guidelines established in our Privacy Statement, any material, information
or other communication you transmit, upload or post to this Site ("Communications")
will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Credo will have no
obligations with respect to the Communications. Credo and its designees will
be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the Communications
and all data, images, sounds, text, and other things embodied therein for
any and all commercial or noncommercial purposes.
USER CHAT ROOMS.
Credo may, but is not obligated to, monitor
or review any areas on the Site where users transmit or post Communications
or communicate solely with each other, including but not limited to chat rooms,
bulletin boards or other user forums, and the content of any such Communications.
Credo, however, will have no liability related to the content of any such
Communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, trademarks,
libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS
In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, this Site may contain links to other
sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third party vendors and
other third parties (the "External Sites"). However, even if the third party
is affiliated with Credo, Credo has no control over these linked sites, all
of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent
of Credo. Credo has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies
or actions and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content
of such web sites. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore
you access them at your own risk. Links do not imply that Credo sponsors,
endorses, is affiliated with or associated with, or has been legally authorized
to use any trademark, trade name, service mark, design, logo, symbol or other
copyrighted materials displayed on or accessible through such External Sites.
Nonetheless, Credo seeks to protect the integrity of its Site and the links
placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own Site,
but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).
You should contact the Site administrator or Webmaster for those External
Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located
on such External Sites.
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION DISCLAIMER
The Credo Web Sites make available certain information provided by third parties related
to various professional fields such as, without limitation, medicine and other
health and fitness related matters, law, accounting and financial planning
and investments (the "Professional Information"). The Professional Information
is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not
be interpreted as a recommendation for a specific treatment plan, product
or course of action. Use of a Credo Web Site does not replace consultations
with a qualified medical, legal, financial or other relevant professional.
In addition, while the Professional Information is frequently updated, this
information changes rapidly and therefore, some of the Professional Information
may be out of date. You agree that all risk associated with the use of, or
reliance on, any of the Professional Information rests with you. You further
agree that Credo, including its suppliers, shall not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, in any way for any loss or damage of any kind incurred
as a result of, or in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any such
Professional Information.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION DISCLAIMER
The Content (including any facts, views, opinions, recommendations, description of, or references
to, products or securities) made available by Credo through a Credo Web Site
or any of the Services is: (a) for information purposes only; (b) not to be
used or construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy,
or an endorsement, recommendation, or sponsorship of any entity or security
by Credo; and (c) not necessarily reflective of the views or policy of Credo,
including the publisher, contributors and staff of, and advertisers on, a
Credo Web Site. You acknowledge and agree that any request for information
by you is unsolicited and shall neither constitute nor be construed as investment
advice by Credo. You should apply your own judgment in making any use of any
Content, including, without limitation, the use of any information contained
therein as the basis for any conclusions. You bear responsibility for your
own research and decisions.
DISCLAIMER
The Credo Group makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of this Site's content
or the content of any site or External Sites. The Credo Group does not filter
advertisements or other content that children may view through our sites or
"hot-linked" sites, and they could receive content and materials from the
Internet and/or advertising that are inappropriate for children. We encourage
parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to consider
using an electronic filtering software. THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION,
SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS IN THIS SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TEXT,
GRAPHICS, AND LINKS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO
APPLICABLE LAW, CREDO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, AND WARRANTIES
ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. CREDO DOES NOT REPRESENT
OR WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER
THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
CREDO DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF
THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,
ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
CREDO, ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES, AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS, WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE,
FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ARISING FROM
YOUR USE OF, BROWSING IN OR DOWNLOADING OF ANY CONTENT, PROGRAMS, MATERIALS,
DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, AUDIO OR VIDEO FROM THE SITE. IN NO EVENT WILL CREDO,
LIBERTY, AFFILIATED ENTITIES OR APPLICABLE THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS, DAMAGE OR CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS), WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT,
STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH (A)
ANY USE OF THIS SITE, OR CONTENT, PROGRAMS OR MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH THIS
SITE, (B) ANY FAILURE, DELAY, OR UNAVAILABILITY (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE OR ACCESS ANY CONTENT, PROGRAMS, MATERIAL
OR DATA PROVIDED ON THE SITE), (C) THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF CREDO,
ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES OR APPLICABLE THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS, EVEN IF SUCH
PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES TO SUCH PARTIES OR ANY
OTHER PARTY, (D) YOUR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PASSWORD TO, OR USE OF YOUR PASSWORD
BY, ANY THIRD PARTY, OR (E) ANY ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, YOUR INFORMATION BY
AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON OR UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY
CREDO, ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES AND APPLICABLE THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS
MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING THIS SITE OR THE CONTENT, PROGRAMMING
OF OR DATA PROVIDED ON THIS SITE, ALL OF WHICH ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
BASIS. CREDO, ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES AND APPLICABLE THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS
DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, RELIABILITY OR AVAILABILITY
OF ANY OF THE CONTENT, PROGRAMMING OF OR DATA FOUND ON THIS SITE AND SUCH
PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING IMPLIED
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY SUCH WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ARISING BY STATUTE
OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. SOME STATES
DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION
AND DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Credo Group, its officers, directors, employees,
agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the "Provider") from and against
all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity
related to your Internet account (including negligent or wrongful conduct),
by you or any other person accessing the Site using your Internet account.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
Users who have complaints regarding the Site may address
such concerns in writing, via e-mail or traditional mail to the contact listed
below.
PRIVACY
Please see our Privacy Statement regarding our collection, retention and use of information.
AGE AND RESPONSIBILITY
You represent that you are of legal age and competency to use this Site and to create binding
legal obligations for any liability you incur as a result of using this Site.
You understand and acknowledge that you are financially and otherwise responsible
for any use of this Site by you and anyone using your login information.
MODIFICATION
Credo may at any time modify these terms and conditions in whole or in part
and your continued use of the Site, or any content, programs or materials
provided through the Site, will be subject in all respects to the terms and
conditions in force at the time of such use.
ASSIGNMENT
You may not assign, convey, subcontract or delegate your rights, duties or obligations hereunder.
Credo may, at any time, assign, convey, transfer, delegate or subcontract
any or all of its rights or obligations without prior notice. SEVERABILITY
These terms and conditions will be deemed severable so that if any provision
is determined to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will nonetheless
be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and such determination
will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other remaining provision.
HEADINGS
The headings used in these terms and conditions are included for
convenience only and will not limit or affect in any way these terms and conditions.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These terms and conditions, together with those incorporated
or referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement between us relating
to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior understandings or agreements
(whether oral or written) regarding the subject matter, any may not be amended
or modified except in writing or by making such amendments or modifications
available on this Site. You are encouraged to visit these Terms and Conditions
and our Privacy Statement from time to time to review any updates and changes.
CHOICE OF LAW
These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect
to its conflict of laws provisions or your actual state or country of residence.
CONTACT INFORMATION
The Credo Group, available Monday through Friday, 9 AM
through 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. You may reach us at:
700 Veterans Circle
Suite 300
Warminster, PA 18974
Phone: 267.803.1300
Fax: 267-803-4737
e-mail: info@thecredogroup.com
