jkn.com ("JKN") is owned and operated by Relevance Technology,
Inc, a New York Corporation.
JKN provides its service to you ("Service"), subject to the following Terms
of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time.
You can review the most current version of the TOS at http://info.jkn.com/tos.htm. In addition,
when using particular JKN services, you 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 (including but not limited to our No
Spam Policy) are hereby incorporated by reference into
the TOS.
You agree that the Services
may include advertisements. You understand and agree that the service may
include certain communications from JKN, such as service announcements and
administrative messages, and that these communications are considered part
of JKN membership. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that
augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of new
JKN properties, shall be subject to the TOS.
You understand and agree
that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that JKN assumes no responsibility
for the timeliness, deletion, misdelivery, corruption or failure
to store or display any Annotation.
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.
JKN may make changes to
this Agreement and your continued use of the Service constitutes your acceptance
of any such changes.
You agree to provide accurate, current, complete and your own email address
when you register and to let JKN know of any changes. Failure to do so may result
in termination of the Agreement. If you are under the age of 13 years old, you
must obtain parental consent before using the Service. As part of the
registration process, you will choose a jkn id and password. You are solely
responsible for keeping your password confidential. You must advise
JKN of any unauthorized use of your password, account, or any other breach
of security. You further agree that you will enter your password only on the
genuine jkn website, such as: http://www.jkn.com,
http://jkn.com, or http://info.jkn.com
In consideration of your
use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding
contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws
of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide
true, accurate, current email addresses that belong to you and (b) maintain
and promptly update your email address on the account to keep it true, accurate, and current.
If you provide an email
address that does not belong to you, or JKN has reasonable grounds to suspect
that such email address does not belong to you, JKN 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).
4. MINORS
JKN is not intended for the use of children under 13 ("minors").
However, as with any website, minors can access all parts of the site which
are available to the general public. If minors wish to use JKN services, they
must obtain parental consent first.
5. DISCLOSURE OF REGISTRATION
AND OTHER INFORMATION
JKN will not disclose personally identifiable information about you or
your private Annotations to third parties, without your permission, unless JKN believes such
disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with the law or legal process;
(2) protect or defend the rights or property of JKN or others; (3) enforce
this Agreement; (4) respond to claims that the contents of any communications
violate the rights of others; or (5) as otherwise provided in the Agreement.
6. JKN PRIVACY POLICY
Registration information
and certain other information about you is subject
to our Privacy Policy. For more information, view our full privacy policy
at JKN's Privacy
Policy
7. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all
information, web pages, comments, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video,
messages 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 JKN, are entirely responsible
for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available
via the Service. JKN 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 JKN 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:
(i)
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; harms minors in any way;
(ii) impersonate any person
or entity, including, but not limited to, a JKN official, host, or falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the
origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
(iii) 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);
(iv) 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;
(v) upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising such as "junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," or "pyramid schemes";
(vi) 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 or reverse engineer;
(vii) 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;
(viii) intentionally
or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international
law, and any regulations having the force of law;
You acknowledge that JKN
is not responsible to pre-screen Content but that JKN and its designees can pre-screen Content and refuse or remove
any Content at their sole discretion. Without limiting the foregoing,
JKN 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 hosted or created by JKN.
You acknowledge, consent
and agree that JKN may access, preserve, and disclose your account information
and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such
access 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; (d) respond to your requests for customer
service; or (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of JKN, 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.
You further agree:
(a) that
you will not disrupt or interfere with another user's use or enjoyment
of JKN's Service;
(b) that you will not use
or attempt to use another person's or entity's account, service or system
without authorization from the owner, nor will you disrupt or interfere with
the security of, or otherwise abuse, JKN's Service, system resources or accounts, or any servers
or networks connected to the Service;
(c) that
you will not attempt to obtain unauthorized access to JKN's
Service,
(d) that
you are solely responsible for your actions in relation to JKN's
Service, and for any communications transmitted under your account.
(e) that
you will not forge header or address information or otherwise impersonate
another or create a false identity;
(f) that
you further agree to appoint jkn.com as your delivery agent for the purposes
of transmission your email through jkn.com.
(g) that you will not systematically
extract, collect or harvest, through electronic means or otherwise, any data
or data fields, including without limitation, lists, list owner identities,
or email addresses, from this site;
(h) that
you will not disrupt the normal operation or, alter or deface inserted advertisements;
(i)
that you will not use any means to artificially increase the number of impressions
or click-throughs for Content hosted on jkn.com;
(j) that you will not use Content hosted on jkn.com for spamming purposes
(please read our No-Spam Policy);
(k) that
laws concerning spam,
commercial advertisement, and pornography apply to you and not jkn.com.
(l) that you will comply with all laws relating to the transmission of technical
data or software exported from the United States; and,
(m) that
you will comply with all applicable local, state, national and international
laws and regulations, including without limitation those related to privacy
and data collection.
You agree that JKN may in its sole discretion remove any
material that appears to violate any of the foregoing, and that it may immediately
limit or terminate your account or access if it appears you have violated
these provisions.
8. SPECIAL STRICTURES
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.
9. CONTENT SUBMITTED
OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE
JKN does not claim ownership
of Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However,
with respect to Content that you retain ownership rights on, you grant JKN an applicable world-wide, transferable, royalty-free and non-exclusive perpetual license to display the Content in any medium.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH COPYRIGHT LAW
As a necessary component of allowing comments to be added to a web page, a copy is made of the web page and stored on JKN's server on your behalf.
The distinction between “fair use” and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of web pages that may safely be copied without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission.
Therefore, you understand and agree that you alone are responsible to ensure that Annotations that you create when using JKN complies with U.S. copyright law found in sections 107 through 118 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U. S. Code) as well as applicable International copyright law.
11. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT
OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
JKN respects the intellectual
property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. JKN may, in appropriate
circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts
of users who may be repeat infringers. 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 JKN's
designated Agent the following information:
(a) an
electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
(b) a
description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you
claim has been infringed;
(c) a
description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the site;
your address, telephone number, and email address;
(d) 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;
(e) 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.
JKN's designated Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: W. Stranges, 81 Sturges Street, Staten Island, NY 10314, telephone: 877-335-8768.
For clarity, only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this, your DMCA notice may not be valid.
12. CONTENT RESPOSIBILITY
That you agree that you own and are responsible for your own Content but jkn has the right to publish it on the Internet.
- All Content posted to JKN is the responsibility the user. Users posting material not suitable for all audiences agree that they are fully responsible for all the Content they have posted on the Service.
- JKN claims no ownership or control over any Content posted by its users. The user posting any Content represents that it has all rights necessary to post such Content.
13. PUBLIC/PRIVATE ANNOTATIONS
A User may designate the visibility of Annotations at the time of creation or from within the Website. The types of visibility are:
Annotations only visible to you ("Private")
Annotations visible by any user on the Internet ("Public")
Annotations are public by default.
Users may also send emails with a link back to the Annotation on the JKN Website. Only Annotations designated as 'Public' can be seen by any user other than the user that created the content. Public Annotations will be viewable by any person receiving a link to the Annotation, or persons viewing the Annotations on a third-party website via the link to the Annotation provided by JKN. Furthermore, although the Annotation link contain a random number to discourage viewing Annotations without a direct link, it is possible for users to guess the Annotation number and consequently view public Annotations without a direct link.
14. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and
hold JKN, 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.
15. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce,
duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes,
any portion of the Service (including your jkn id), use of the Service,
or access to the Service.
16. GENERAL PRACTICES
REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that JKN may establish general practices and limits concerning
use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number of days
that Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of Content that you are allotted, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on JKN's 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
JKN has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store
any Content and communications. You acknowledge that JKN reserves the right to terminate accounts
that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that
JKN reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time
to time.
17. SERVICE
AVAILABILITY, MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE AND
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Although JKN strives to maintain the availability of the Service twenty-four
hours a day, it makes no representation or promise that the Service will always
be available, and you agree JKN is not liable to you or any third party for
the temporary or permanent unavailability of the Service. The Service is free, although JKN
reserves the right to charge for it in the future.
JKN 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 JKN
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension
or discontinuance of the Service.
18. TERMINATION
You agree that JKN may,
under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate
your JKN account, any associated email address, and access to the Service.
Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches
or violations of the TOS or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b)
requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by
you, (d) discontinuance or material modification
to the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security
issues or problems, and (f) extended periods of inactivity.
Termination of your JKN
account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Service, (b) deletion of your password and all related
information, files and Content associated with or inside your account (or
any part thereof), and (c) barring further use of the Service. Further, you
agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in JKN's
sole discretion and that JKN shall not be liable to you or any third-party
for any termination of your account or access
to the Service.
The following provisions
of the Agreement survive its termination: Proprietary Rights, Disclaimer of
Warranties, Limitations of Liability, and Indemnification.
Termination will prevent
you from using JKN's Service. Termination may result in the deletion of Content
in your account.
You agree that upon termination JKN has the right but not the obligation to delete and bar access
to any Content in your account.
19. 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 JKN 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.
20. LINKS
The Service and third parties provide links to other World Wide Web sites or resources.
Because JKN has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge
and agree that JKN 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 JKN 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.
21. JKN'S PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree
that the Service and any necessary software used in connection with the Service
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 JKN 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.
JKN grants you a personal,
non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the Service; provided
that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create
a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt
to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest
in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify
the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software,
including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access
to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than
through the interface that is provided by JKN for use in accessing the Service.
22. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
JKN disclaims any and all
responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality,
reliability, or operability or availability of information or material displayed
on JKN site or in its SERVICES. JKN disclaims any responsibility for the deletion,
failure to store, misdelivery, or untimely delivery
of any Content. JKN disclaims any responsibility for any harm
resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material on JKN
or from using the service.
JKN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
JKN DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS,
AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES.
JKN DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES
FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE OBTAINED THROUGH SERVICES. JKN DISCLAIMS ANY
WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED ON JKN OR RECEIVED
THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED BY THE JKN, AS WELL AS FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE
RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON JKN.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN MATERIAL OR DATA THROUGH THE USE OF
SERVICES AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM
THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.
SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE
TO STATE AND JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
23. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
JKN, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE
TO ANY USER ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR MISUSE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE
JKN SERVICES.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND
AND AGREE THAT JKN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU 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 JKN 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 SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY 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.
24. 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 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
25. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this TOS, there shall be no third party beneficiaries
to this Agreement.
26. NOTICE
JKN may provide you with
notices, including those regarding changes to the TOS, by email,
regular mail, or postings on the Service.
27. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
The JKN, JKN logo, other
JKN logos and product and service names are trademarks of JKN Inc. (the "JKN
Marks"). Without JKN's prior permission, you agree not to display or use in
any manner, the JKN Marks.
28. GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Entire Agreement.
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and JKN and govern your
use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and JKN.
You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply
when you subscribe to certain other JKN services, affiliate services, third-party
content or third-party software.
(b) Choice of Law and
Forum. The TOS and the relationship between you and JKN shall be governed
by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of
law provisions. You and JKN agree to submit to the personal and exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Manhattan, New
York
(d) Waiver and Severability
of Terms. The failure of JKN 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.
(e) No Right of Survivorship
and Non-Transferability. You agree that your JKN account is non-transferable
and any rights to your jkn id and Contents within your account terminate
upon your death. Upon receipt of a copy of a death certificate, your account
may be terminated and all Content therein permanently deleted.
(f) Statute of Limitations.
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.
29. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of TOS to support@jkn.com