MEMBER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
UnitedDatingServices.com
Acceptable Use Policy
1. INTRODUCTION
UnitedDatingServices.com reserves the right at all times to prohibit activities
that may damage its commercial reputation and goodwill, or that of its
participating affiliates. UnitedDatingServices.com is committed to being a
responsible network citizen, and protecting the usefulness and enjoyment of the
Internet for our participating sites and for their members. The provisions of
this policy are intended as guidelines and are not meant to be exhaustive. As
such, all conduct that violates law, regulation, or the accepted norms of the
Internet community, whether or not expressly mentioned in this Policy, is
prohibited.
This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"), outlines our policies on email
and network abuse, and is intended to help enhance the use of our services by
preventing unacceptable direct or indirect use of our website and commercial
infrastructure capabilities. All recipients of UnitedDatingServices’ Internet
based services (the "Services"), including all participating
commercial sites (the "TDS Participants"), and those persons who
access some of our Services via participating sites but do not have member
accounts or a direct commercial relationship with UnitedDatingServices.com, as
well as those individuals who have accounts and access the dating services
available to such members via UnitedDatingServices.com (collectively,
"Members"), must comply with this AUP and the Email Policy. This AUP
should be read in conjunction with our terms of service agreement and other
policies.
We support the free flow of information and ideas over the Internet, and do not
actively monitor the activities of DM Participants or Members except as they
pertain to the provision of or enjoyment of the Services under normal
circumstances. Similarly, we do not exercise editorial control over the content
of TDS Participant's other Web sites not administered in conjunction with
UnitedDatingServices.com, or their conduct or participation in electronic mail
transmission, or other material created or accessible over or through their
other activities, except as such activities may impact upon the provision of
and enjoyment of the Services by all TDS Participants and Members. However, all
TDS Participants and Members shall be obligated to ensure that third parties
conducting activities on their behalf shall adhere to the requirement of this
AUP.
In the event of a breach of this AUP by TDS Participants, Members or persons
conducting activities on their behalf, this shall be deemed to constitute
violations of our terms of service agreement, which may result in the loss of
all or a portion of the Services.
2. VIOLATIONS OF
UnitedDatingServices.com ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
Illegal use. Using the Services to transmit any material or content, or conduct
or assist in the conduct of any activities (by email, uploading or otherwise)
that, intentionally or unintentionally, violates any applicable local,
provincial, state, national or international law, or any rules or regulations
promulgated there under.
Harm to minors.
Using the Services to access, contact, identify or interact with, or attempt to
do so, or otherwise harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way.
Threats. Using the
Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading or otherwise) that
threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
Harassment. Using
the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading or otherwise) that
harasses another.
Fraudulent
activity. Using the Services to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy products,
items, or services or to advance any type of financial scam such as
"pyramid schemes," "Ponzi schemes," and "chain
letters."
Forgery or
impersonation. Adding, removing or modifying identifying network header
information in an effort to deceive or mislead is prohibited. Attempting to
impersonate any person or company by using forged headers or other identifying
information is prohibited.
Improper Use of Facilities.
Using UnitedDatingServices.com resources in a manner not authorized by its
administrators is strictly forbidden. This includes access of information for
improper purposes, or transmitting mail to Members contrary to
UnitedDatingServices.com policies or the TDS Participant service agreements.
Unsolicited
commercial email/Unsolicited bulk email. Using UnitedDatingServices.com
resources or the Services to transmit any unsolicited commercial email or
unsolicited bulk email. Activities that have the effect of facilitating
unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email whether or not that
email is commercial in nature, are prohibited.
Unauthorized
access. Using the Services to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of
others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of
UnitedDatingServices.com or another entity's computer software or hardware,
electronic communications system, or telecommunications system, whether or not
the intrusion results in the corruption or loss of data.
Copyright or
trademark infringement. Using the Services to transmit or assist in the
transmission of any material (by email, uploading or otherwise) that infringes
any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of
any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of
copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from
magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized
transmittal of copyrighted software.
No interference.
Interfering with or disrupting the Services or the servers or other networks
connected to or supported by the Services or site. No party will distribute or
in any manner originate, disseminate, email or otherwise transmit any material
that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs
designed to modify, interfere with, interrupt, destroy or limit the
functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment (whether on a temporary or permanent basis, and whether in a
destructive or benign manner). Such activities shall be deemed to include the
addition of a "favorite" to a Member's browser, or any other like
modification of the browser settings or functionality.
Network
disruptions and unfriendly activity. Using the Services for any activity which
adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use
UnitedDatingServices.com Services or the Internet. This includes "denial of
service" ("DoS") attacks. Interference with or disruption of other
networks, network services, administration services or network equipment is
strictly prohibited.
3.REPORTING
VIOLATIONS OF UnitedDatingServices.com AUP
UnitedDatingServices requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation
of this AUP to write us at: Complaints@UnitedDatingServices.com
If available, please provide the following information:
The IP address used to commit the alleged violation;
The date and time of the alleged violation, including the time zone or offset
from GMT; and
Evidence of the alleged violation
Other situations will require different methods of providing the above
information. UnitedDatingServices may, in its sole discretion, take any one or
more of the following actions in response to complaints:
issue warnings: written or verbal;
fine the TDS Participant or Member, with fines increasing with each subsequent
breach;
suspend the TDS Participant's or Member's account;
terminate the TDS Participant's or Member's account;
bill the TDS Participant or Member for administrative and services costs and/or
reactivation charges; or
bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if any,
caused by violations.
In the event that numerous complaints are received by our staff in regards to
any breaches of this AUP, at the discretion of UnitedDatingServices.com, a
processing fee per complaint received in addition to an administration or
service fee may be imposed. UnitedDatingServices.com does not issue compensation
or credits for any outages incurred through service disablement resulting from
Policy violations.
Also, violation of this AUP may result in criminal and civil liability.
4. REVISIONS TO
THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
UnitedDatingServices.com reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this
AUP, our Internet Service Agreement and our other policies and agreements at
any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification
will be posted on our website, and shall be deemed to be effective upon such
posting (without the requirement to bring the existence of a change or the
content of the specific changes to the attention of the TDS Participants or the
Members). If you have any questions about the UnitedDatingServices AUP, do not
hesitate to contact us.
Terms and Conditions of Service
The service
UnitedDatingServices.com (the "Service") is a way for adults to meet
each other online.
This is a legal agreement ("Agreement") between you and
UnitedDatingServices.com. Please read the Agreement carefully before registering
for the UnitedDatingServices.com service. By registering for
UnitedDatingServices.com, you become a member of the Service (a
"Member"), and you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of
this Agreement (the "Terms") for as long as you continue to be a
Member. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER FOR THE
UnitedDatingServices.com SERVICE. THE TERMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME,
EFFECTIVE UPON NOTICE TO YOU.
MINORS MAY NOT
BECOME MEMBERS. By becoming a Member, you represent and warrant that you are at
least 18 years old.
Either you or
UnitedDatingServices.com may terminate your UnitedDatingServices.com membership
at any time, for any reason, without explanation, effective upon sending
written notice to the other party. UnitedDatingServices.com reserves the right
to immediately suspend or terminate your access to the UnitedDatingServices.com
service, without notice, upon any breach of this Agreement by you which is
brought to UnitedDatingServices.com’s attention.
Your membership in the UnitedDatingServices.com service is for your sole,
personal use. You may not authorize others to use your membership, and you may
not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity.
We may Change any fees or charges for using the Site.
REGISTRATION.
To become a Member you must register with us. When and if you register to
become a Member, you agree to provide accurate, current and complete
information about yourself as prompted by our registration form
("Registration Data"), and to maintain and update your information to
keep it accurate, current and complete. You agree that we may rely on your
Registration Data as accurate, current and complete. You acknowledge that if
your Registration Data is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete in any
respect, we reserve the right to terminate this Agreement and your use of the
Site
We cannot guarantee that each Member is at least the required minimum age, nor
do we accept responsibility or liability for any content, communication or
other use or access of the Site by persons under the age of 18 in violation of
these Terms.
You will not impersonate any person or entity.
You will not "stalk" or otherwise harass any person.
You will not express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by us,
without our specific prior written consent
You will not use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other
manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, "data
mine", or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or
presentation of the Site or its contents.
You will not post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material,
trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior
consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
You will not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights
notices contained in the Site.
You will not interfere with or disrupt the Services or the Site or the servers
or networks Connected to the Services or the Site.
You will not post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains
software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to
interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or
hardware or telecommunications equipment.
You will not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Service.
You will not "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Site,
without our prior written authorization. You also shall not use meta tags or
code or other devices containing any reference to UnitedDatingServices.com or
the Service or the Site in order to direct any person to any other Web site for
any purpose.
You will not modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer,
decipher, decompile or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Site or any
software used on or for the Site or cause others to do so.
ONLINE CONDUCT. As
a Member, you agree that:
You are solely
responsible for the content or information you publish or display (hereinafter,
"post") on the UnitedDatingServices.com service, or transmit to other
UnitedDatingServices.com Members.
You will not post on the UnitedDatingServices.com service, or transmit to other
UnitedDatingServices.com Members or Employees, any defamatory, inaccurate,
abusive, obscene, profane, offensive, sexually oriented, threatening,
harassing, racially offensive, or illegal material, or any material that
infringes or violates another party's rights (including, but not limited to,
intellectual property rights, and rights of privacy and publicity).
You will use the UnitedDatingServices.com service in a manner consistent with
any and all applicable laws and regulations.
You will not include in your profile any telephone numbers, street addresses,
last names, URL's or E-mail addresses other than where asked for it in the
Confidential Personal Information section.
You will not include in your profile any offensive anatomical or sexual
references, or offensive sexually suggestive or connotative language, and you
will not post any photos containing nudity or personal information.
UnitedDatingServices.com reserves the right, but has no obligation, to reject
any profile or photo that does not comply with these prohibitions.
You will not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other members to buy
or sell any products or services through the Service. You will not transmit any
chain letters or junk E-mail to other UnitedDatingServices.com Members.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other
UnitedDatingServices.com Members. UnitedDatingServices.com reserves the right,
but has no obligation, to monitor and/or mediate disputes between you and other
Members.
INDEMNITY BY
MEMBER:
You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless UnitedDatingServices.com, its
officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses,
costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating
to or arising out of your use of the UnitedDatingServices.com service,
including:
(i) your breach of this Agreement; (ii) any allegation that any materials that
you submit to us or transmit to the Site infringe or otherwise violate the
copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other
rights of any third party; and/or (iii) your activities in connection with the
Site. This indemnity shall be applicable without regard to the negligence of
any party, including any indemnified person.
The personal information (including sensitive personal information) you provide
to us will be stored on computer. You consent to us using this information to
build up a profile of interests, preferences and browsing patterns and to allow
you to participate in the UnitedDatingServices.com Service. All Members also
agree to uphold and maintain our Privacy Policy and to the terms and conditions
thereof.
In addition, UnitedDatingServices.com disclaims all liability, regardless of the
form of action, for the acts or omissions of other Members or users (including
unauthorized users, or "hackers") of the Service.
TRADEMARK NOTICES.
All trademarks,
logos, service marks, company or product names set forth in this Website are
the property of their respective owners.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS.
In the event of
any conflict between the Privacy Policy and this Agreement, this Agreement
shall control. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the Terms will survive
termination of your membership to the Service. This agreement shall terminate
immediately and without notice if you breach any of the Terms, subject to the
survival of all rights and reservations of UnitedDatingServices.com. If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect.
The Member certifies that the Member has read and agrees to be bound by these
Terms and Conditions.
ONLINE CONTENT:
UnitedDatingServices.com
DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION
ON THE SERVICE AND NEITHER ADOPTS NOR ENDORSES NOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE, OR STATEMENT MADE BY PARTIES
OTHER THAN UnitedDatingServices.com. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL
UnitedDatingServices.com BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM
ANYONE'S RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OR OTHER CONTENT POSTED ON THE UnitedDatingServices.com
SERVICE, OR TRANSMITTED TO UnitedDatingServices.com MEMBERS.
WARNING - PLEASE READ THIS: It is possible that other UnitedDatingServices.com
Members or users (including unauthorized users, or "hackers") may
post or transmit offensive or obscene materials on the UnitedDatingServices.com
service and that you may be involuntarily exposed to such offensive and obscene
materials. It also is remotely possible for others to obtain personal
information about you due to your use of the Service, and that the recipient
may use such information to harass or injure you. UnitedDatingServices.com is
not responsible for the use of any personal information that you disclose on
the Service. Please carefully select the type of information that you post on the
UnitedDatingServices.com service or release to others.
UnitedDatingServices.com RESERVES THE RIGHT, BUT HAS NO OBLIGATION, TO MONITOR
THE MATERIALS POSTED IN THE PUBLIC AREAS OF THE UnitedDatingServices.com
SERVICE. UnitedDatingServices SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY SUCH MATERIAL
THAT IN ITS SOLE OPINION VIOLATES, OR IS ALLEGED TO VIOLATE, THE LAW OR THIS
AGREEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS RIGHT OF UnitedDatingServices, YOU REMAIN SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THE MATERIALS YOU POST IN THE PUBLIC AREAS OF
THE SERVICE AND IN YOUR PRIVATE E-MAIL MESSAGES. E-MAILS SENT BETWEEN YOU AND
OTHER UnitedDatingServices.com MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE TREATED AS PRIVATE BY UnitedDatingServices.com TO THE
EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS: UnitedDatingServices.com owns and retains other proprietary
rights in the UnitedDatingServices.com service. The Service contains the
copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of
UnitedDatingServices.com licensors and licensees. In addition, other Members may
not post copyrighted information, which has copyright protection whether or not
it is identified as copyrighted. Except for that information which is in the
public domain or for which you have been given permission, you will not copy,
modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such
proprietary information.
By posting information or content to any public area of
UnitedDatingServices.com, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant
that you have the right to grant, to UnitedDatingServices.com Members an
irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, worldwide license to use,
copy, perform, display and distribute such information and content and to
prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information
and content, and to grant and authorize sub-licenses of the foregoing.
INFORMATION
SUPPLIED BY MEMBER:
UnitedDatingServices.com will keep confidential all information supplied by you
to UnitedDatingServices.com, including credit card number(s), and shall use or
disclose such information only for the purposes for which such information was
collected, or as required by law. Please see Privacy Statement for more
detailed information concerning confidentiality.
COMPLAINTS: To
resolve a complaint regarding the UnitedDatingServices.com service, you should
first contact UnitedDatingServices.com Customer Support by clicking on the
"Contact Us" button.
DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTY: UnitedDatingServices PROVIDES THE UnitedDatingServices.com SERVICE ON
AN "AS IS" BASIS AND GRANTS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED,
IMPLIED, STATUTORY, IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH UnitedDatingServices.com OR ITS
REPRESENTATIVES, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE. UnitedDatingServices.com
does not warrant that your use of the UnitedDatingServices.com service will be
secure, uninterrupted, always available, or error-free, or will meet your
requirements, or that any defects in the Service will be corrected.
UnitedDatingServices.com DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR, AND NO WARRANTY IS MADE WITH
RESPECT TO, CONNECTIVITY AND AVAILABILITY.
LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT WILL UnitedDatingServices.com BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
SERVICES OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO
USE THE UnitedDatingServices.com SERVICE, EVEN IF UnitedDatingServices.com OR ITS
AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES, OR TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN YOU. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE
CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, UnitedDatingServices.com’s LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY
CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES
BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO UnitedDatingServices.com for
initial sign-up charge.
UnitedDatingServices.com DOES NOT SCREEN THE MEMBERS REGISTERING TO THE
UnitedDatingServices.com SERVICE IN ANY WAY. AS A RESULT,
UnitedDatingServices.com WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SERVICE,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF COMMUNICATING AND/OR
MEETING WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS SERVICE, OR INTRODUCED TO YOU VIA THIS
SERVICE. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PHYSICAL DAMAGES, BODILY
INJURY AND OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND DISCOMFORT.
(YOU MUST BE AT
LEAST 18 YEARS OLD TO REGISTER ON OR USE THE DATING WEBSITE. ACCESS OR USE OF
THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS BY ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS STRICTLY
PROHIBITED.)