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Terms of Service
Also See Copyright (Protected
Names Business and Personal)1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to Gilbertson Enterprises. Gilbertson Enterprises provides its service
to you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated
by us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current
version of the TOS at any time at:
http://gilbertsonenterprises.com/terms.
In addition, when using particular GE services,
you and Gilbertson Enterprises shall be subject to any posted guidelines or
rules applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time. All
such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Gilbertson Enterprises currently provides users with access to a
rich collection of navigation and directory resources, and
personalized content through the site (the "Service"). You also
understand and agree that the Service may include advertisements and
that these advertisements are necessary for Gilbertson Enterprises
to provide the Service. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new
features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the
release of new GE services, shall be subject to the TOS. You
understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that
Gilbertson Enterprises assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications
or personalization settings.
You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service and that
access may involve third party fees (such as Internet service
provider or airtime charges). You are responsible for those fees,
including those fees associated with the display or delivery of
advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are responsible
for all equipment necessary to access the Service.
Please be aware that Gilbertson Enterprises has or may create
certain areas on the Service that contain adult or mature content.
You must be at least 18 years of age to access and view such areas.
Gilbertson Enterprises has the right to limit your access to certain
areas if Gilbertson Enterprises is aware or suspects you are not at
least 18 years of age.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to: (a)
provide true, accurate, current and complete information about
yourself as prompted by the Service's registration form (such
information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and
promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate,
current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Gilbertson Enterprises has
reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Gilbertson Enterprises has
the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and
all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
Gilbertson Enterprises is concerned about the safety and privacy of
all its users, particularly children. For this reason, Gilbertson
Enterprises does not allow the creation of accounts by children
under the age of 13. If you are the parent or guardian of a child of
any age, it is your responsibility to determine whether any of the
Services and/or Content (as defined in this TOS) are appropriate for
your child.
4. Gilbertson Enterprises PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject
to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy
policy at
Gilbertson Enterprises privacy policy
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will define or receive a password and account designation upon
completing the Service's registration process. You are responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and
are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your
password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify Gilbertson
Enterprises of any unauthorized use of your password or account or
any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your
account at the end of each session. Gilbertson Enterprises cannot
and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your
failure to comply with this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text or other materials
("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are
the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content
originated. This means that you, and not Gilbertson Enterprises, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Gilbertson
Enterprises does not control the Content posted via the Service and,
as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of
such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be
exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.
Under no circumstances will Gilbertson Enterprises be liable in any
way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors
or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed,
transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
a. upload, post,
email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's
privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable;
b. harm minors in
any way;
c.
impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a
Gilbertson Enterprises official, forum leader, guide or host, or
falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a
person or entity;
d. forge
headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the
origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
e. upload, post,
email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do
not have a right to make available under any law or under
contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information,
proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as
part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
f. upload, post,
email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other
proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
g. upload, post,
email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or
unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or any other form
of solicitation, except in those areas (such as Web Affiliates
promotions) that are designated for such purpose; it is expressly
prohibited on the navigation code that appears on an Affiliate
member's website;
h. upload,
post, email, transmit or otherwise make available 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;
j. interfere
with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the
Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or
regulations of networks connected to the Service;
k. Intentionally
or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or
international law.
l. "stalk" or
otherwise harass another; or
m. Collect or
store personal data about other users.
n. Provide links
to or promote non-Gilbertson Enterprises or Affiliate services or
websites without prior permission.
You acknowledge that Gilbertson Enterprises does not pre-screen
Content, but that Gilbertson Enterprises and its designees shall
have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to
refuse or move any Content that is available via the Service.
Without limiting the foregoing, Gilbertson Enterprises and its
designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates
the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. 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. In this regard, you acknowledge that you
may not rely on any Content created by Gilbertson Enterprises or
submitted to Gilbertson Enterprises, including without limitation
information in our Message Boards, Web Community Centers, and in all
other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that Gilbertson Enterprises 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 TOS; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights
of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal
safety of Gilbertson Enterprises, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the
Service, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over
various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical
requirements of connecting networks or devices.
7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply
with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable
Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws
regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the
United States or the country in which you reside.
8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE
Gilbertson Enterprises does not claim ownership of Content you
submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However, with
respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on
publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant Gilbertson
Enterprises the following world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive
license(s), as applicable:
With respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion
on publicly accessible areas of Gilbertson Enterprises, the license
to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and
publicly display such Content on the Service solely for the purposes
of providing and promoting the specific Affiliates Web to which such
Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only
for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the
Service and will terminate at the time you remove or Gilbertson
Enterprises removes such Content from the Service.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of
Gilbertson Enterprises that are intended by Gilbertson Enterprises
to be available to the general public.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Gilbertson Enterprises., and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other
partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to
or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or make
available through the Service, your use of the Service, your
connection to the Service, your violation of the TOS, or your
violation of any rights of another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit
for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the
Service, or access to the Service without the express written
permission of Gilbertson Enterprises.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that Gilbertson Enterprises may establish general
practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including
without limitation the maximum number of days that message board
postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by the Service,
the maximum number of email messages that may be sent from or
received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any email
message that may be sent from or received by an account on the
Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on Gilbertson
Enterprises servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times
(and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a
given period of time. You agree that Gilbertson Enterprises has no
responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any
messages and other communications or other Content maintained or
transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that Gilbertson
Enterprises reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive
for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that
Gilbertson Enterprises reserves the right to change these general
practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or
without notice.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Gilbertson Enterprises reserves the right at any time and from time
to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the
Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that
Gilbertson Enterprises shall not be liable to you or to any third
party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the
Service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that Gilbertson Enterprises, in its sole discretion, may
terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the
Service, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for
any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if
Gilbertson Enterprises believes that you have violated or acted
inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS. In the special
situation where termination affects Affiliated Web Management,
Gilbertson Enterprises has the right to take over management of
Web(s) found to violate the TOS in letter or spirit. Gilbertson
Enterprises may also in its sole discretion and at any time
discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or
without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the
Service under any provision of this TOS may be effected without
prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Gilbertson Enterprises
may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related
information and files in your account and/or bar any further access
to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that Gilbertson
Enterprises shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any
termination of your access to the Service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in
promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service,
including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated
with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You
agree that Gilbertson Enterprises shall not be responsible or liable
for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any
such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers
on the Service.
15. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to
other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Gilbertson
Enterprises has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that Gilbertson Enterprises is not responsible
for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does
not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content,
advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such
sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that
Gilbertson Enterprises shall not be responsible or liable, directly
or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused
by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content,
goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
16. Gilbertson Enterprises PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary
software used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain
proprietary and confidential information that is protected by
applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further
acknowledge and agree that Content contained in sponsor
advertisements or information presented to you through the Service
or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as
expressly authorized by Gilbertson Enterprises or advertisers, you
agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create
derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or
in part.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a. YOUR USE OF THE
SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. Gilbertson Enterprises EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b. Gilbertson
Enterprises MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE
QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
c. ANY MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS
DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA
THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
d. NO ADVICE OR
INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
Gilbertson Enterprises OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE
ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Gilbertson Enterprises SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE
LOSSES (EVEN IF Gilbertson Enterprises HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA,
INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED
OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
(iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v)
ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
19. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES
OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF
SECTIONS 17 AND 18 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
20. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The
Service may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other
matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally
on the Service.
21. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Gilbertson Enterprises, the
Gilbertson Enterprises logo, and other Gilbertson Enterprises logos
and product and service names are trademarks of Gilbertson
Enterprises LLC. (the "GE Marks"). Without Gilbertson Enterprises
prior permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner, the
GE Marks.
Woodsman’s Notebook, the Woodsman’s Notebook logo, and other
Woodsman’s logos and product and service names are trademarks of
Gilbertson Enterprises LLC. (the "GE Marks"). Without Gilbertson
Enterprises. prior permission, you agree not to display or use in
any manner, the GE Marks
Woodsman’s Forest, the Woodsman’s Forest logo, and other Woodsman’s
Forest logos and product and service names are trademarks of
Gilbertson Enterprises LLC. (the "Gilbertson Enterprises Marks").
Without Gilbertson Enterprises prior permission, you agree not to
display or use in any manner, the GE Marks.
22. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
Gilbertson Enterprises respects the
intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the
same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property
rights have been otherwise violated, please provide Gilbertson
Enterprises Copyright Agent the following information:
1. an electronic
or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of
the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
2. a
description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property
that you claim has been infringed;
3. a description
of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the
site;
4. your
address, telephone number, and email address;
5. a
statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed
use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. a statement by
you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in
your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or
intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or
intellectual property owner's behalf.
Gilbertson Enterprises. Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or
other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
By email: copyright@
admin@gilbertsonenterprises.com
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PROTECTED NAMES: BUSINESS AND PERSONAL
Gilbertson
Enterprises, The Woodsman, The Woodsman’s Forest the Woodsman’s
Notebook, The Woodsman’s Forum and Pirates Beware are trademarks
of and property of Alan Gilbertson and Gilbertson Enterprises
and protected by the U.S. Trademark and Copyright laws of
1986-2009. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use and or
reproduction of theses Reserved Names and materials within
theses sites with the intent of use as your own and or sale
without express written permission of the author (Alan
Gilbertson) is forbidden and is strictly prohibited by law and
will be prosecuted.
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Gilbertson
Enterprises and govern your use of the Service, superseding any
prior agreements between you and Gilbertson Enterprises. You also
may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply
when you use affiliate services, third-party content or third-party
software. The TOS and the relationship between you and Gilbertson
Enterprises shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin
without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Gilbertson
Enterprises agree to submit to the personal and exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Warrens,
Wisconsin. The failure of Gilbertson Enterprises to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a
waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is
found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the
parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give
effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and
the other provisions of the TOS remain in full force and effect. You
agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any
claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the
Service or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such
claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no
legal or contractual effect.
25. RECIPROCAL LINKING SYSTEM
The Reciprocal Linking System is designed to share links for
growth in traffic of mutual web sites. If you use our Reciprocal
Linking System we expect the same in return.
The Reciprocal linking system can be
used by anyone. The system is for growth of membership to all
sites participating as well as for ranking purposes. This system
will be used appropriately by all persons wishing to uses it. If
you choose to link on our system we at Gilbertson Enterprises
would appreciate and expect the same in return. We at Gilbertson
Enterprises will visit these participating sites from time to
time see if these participants are in compliance. If we were to
find that participants are not complying with this rule the site
owner will be notified by email. If we do not here from the site
owner or we do not see the reciprocating link on their site this
site will be removed and will not be permitted to use the
Linking System.
26. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to our
Support
group.
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