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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:
The Credo Group, Inc.
741 Alexander Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609.750.2640
Fax: 609.750.9213
e-mail: info@thecredogroup.com
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