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Terms of Usage
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
By using this site, you signify your assent to
these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to all of these
Terms and Conditions of use, please do not use this site!
Nutrihand Corporation reserves the right to revise
and update these Terms and Conditions at anytime. Your continued
usage of the Nutrihand website will mean that you accept those changes.
THE SITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.
The contents of the Nutrihand Site, such as
text, graphics, images, information obtained from Nutrihand's licensors
and other material contained on the Nutrihand Site is for informational
purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for
professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the
advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any
questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard
professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something
you have read on the Nutrihand Site!
If you think you may have a medical emergency,
call your doctor or 911 immediately. Nutrihand does not recommend
or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, opinions, or
other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on
any information provided by Nutrihand, Nutrihand employees, others
appearing on the Site at the invitation of Nutrihand, or other visitors
to the Site is solely at your own risk.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should
be aware that this Site will only allow children under the age of
13 to have access to its feature with a written consent buy the
parent. We do not collect Personally identifiable information from
any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.
USE OF CONTENT.
Nutrihand authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the
material on the Nutrihand Site solely for your Personal, noncommercial
use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright
(c) 2001- 2002, Nutrihand Corporation. All rights reserved"
and other copyright and proprietary rights notices which were contained
in the Content. Any special rules for the use of certain software
and other items provided on the Nutrihand Site may be included elsewhere
within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions
by reference. The Content is protected by copyright under both United
States and foreign laws. Title to the Content remains with Nutrihand
or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted
by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions
and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and
features are subject to change or termination without notice in
the editorial discretion of Nutrihand. All rights not expressly
granted herein are reserved to Nutrihand and its licensors.
If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions,
your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and
you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion
of the Content.
LIABILITY OF NUTRIHAND AND
ITS LICENSORS.
The use of the Nutrihand Site and the Content is at your own risk.
When using the Nutrihand Site, information will
be transmitted over a medium which is beyond the control and jurisdiction
of Nutrihand and its suppliers. Accordingly, Nutrihand assumes no
liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption or
corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection
with use of the Nutrihand Site.
The Nutrihand Site and the content are provided
on an "as is" basis. Nutrihand, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS
SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Specifically,
Nutrihand, its licensors and its suppliers make no representations
or warranties about the following:
1. The accuracy, reliability, completeness,
currentness or timeliness of the Content, software, text, graphics,
links, or communications provided on or through the use of the
Nutrihand Site or Nutrihand.
2. The satisfaction of government regulations
requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products
with regard to the Content contained on the Nutrihand Site.
In no event shall Nutrihand, its licensors, its
suppliers or any third parties mentioned on the Nutrihand Site be
liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental
and consequential damages, Personal injury/wrongful death lost profits,
or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting
from the use or inability to use the Nutrihand Site or the Content
whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory,
and whether or not Nutrihand is advised of the possibility of such
damages. Nutrihand shall be liable only to the extent of actual
damages incurred by you, not to exceed U.S.$1000. Nutrihand is not
liable for any Personal injury, including death, caused by your
use or misuse of the Site, Content or Public Area (as defined below).
Any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site, any
Content or the Public Areas must be brought within one (1) year
of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies
under these Terms and Conditions are exclusive and are limited to
those expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.
USER SUBMISSIONS.
You agree that you will not upload or transmit
any communications or content of any type that infringe or violate
any rights of any party. By submitting communications or content
to any part of this Site, you agree that such submission is non-confidential
for all purposes. If you make any such submission, you automatically
grant--or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted--Nutrihand
a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide nonexclusive
license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify,
publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display the communication
or content in any media or medium, or any form, format or forum
now known or hereafter developed. Nutrihand may sublicense its rights
through multiple tiers of sublicenses.
Personal Tracker
Personal Tracker is a service that allows you
to record health information on a voluntary basis on servers maintained
by Nutrihand or on its behalf. Personal Tracker is structured to
allow access only to visitors with a valid id and password. Whenever
you submit or modify your information in Personal Tracker, we will
send such information over the Internet using encryption technology
(Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software). The information you submit
to Personal Tracker will be stored on a separate server as an additional
security precaution. However, we do not warrant or represent that
the information you submit to Personal Tracker will be protected
against, loss, misuse, or alteration by third parties.
You are responsible for taking all reasonable
steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to
your Personal Tracker password or account. It is your sole responsibility
to (1) control the dissemination and use of activation codes and
passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use
of your Personal Tracker account and password; (3) promptly inform
Nutrihand of any need to deactivate a password. You grant Nutrihand
and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the
Site and Personal Tracker the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve,
store and use your information in connection with the operation
of Personal Tracker.Nutrihand cannot and does not assume any responsibility
or liability for any information you submit to Personal Tracker
or your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted
or received using Personal Tracker.
Nutrihand Live and Member to Member Areas ("Public
Areas").
If you use an Public Area, you are solely responsible
for your own communications, the consequences of posting those communications
and your reliance on any communications found in the Public Areas.
Nutrihand is not responsible for the consequences of any communications
in the Public Areas. In cases where you feel threatened or believe
someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement
agency immediately. If you think you may have a medical emergency,
call your doctor or 911 immediately.
In consideration of being allowed to use the Public
Areas, you agree that the following actions shall constitute a material
breach of these Terms and Conditions:
1. Using a Public Area for any purpose in
violation of local, state, national, or international laws;
2. Posting material that infringes on the intellectual
property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights
of others;
3. Posting material that is unlawful, obscene,
defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful,
or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by
Nutrihand in its sole discretion;
4. Posting advertisements or solicitations of
business;
5. After receiving a warning, continuing to
disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or posting comments that
are not related to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear
the discussion is free form);
6. Posting chain letters or pyramid schemes;
7. Impersonating another person;
8. Distributing viruses or other harmful computer
code;
9. Harvesting or otherwise collecting information
about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
10. Allowing any other person or entity to use
your identification for posting or viewing comments;
11. Posting the same note more than once or
"spamming"; or
12. Engaging in any other conduct that restricts
or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Public
Area or the Site, or which, in the judgment of Nutrihand, exposes
Nutrihand or any of its customers or suppliers
to any liability or detriment of any type. Nutrihand reserves the
right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following:
1. Record the dialogue in public chat rooms.
2. Investigate an allegation that a communication(s)
do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine
in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the
communication(s).
3. Remove communications which are abusive,
illegal, disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these
Terms and Conditions.
4. Terminate a user's access to any or all Public
Areas and/or the Nutrihand Site upon any breach of these Terms
and Conditions.
5. Monitor, edit or disclose any communication
in the Public Areas.
6. Edit or delete any communication(s) posted
on the Nutrihand Site, regardless of whether such communication(s)
violate these standards.
Nutrihand reserves the right to take any action
it deems necessary to protect the Personal safety of our guests
or the public. Nutrihand has no liability or responsibility to users
of the Nutrihand Site or any other person or entity for performance
or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.
ADVERTISEMENTS AND LINKS TO OTHER SITES.
Nutrihand does not endorse the content on
any third party websites. Nutrihand is not responsible for the content
of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the Nutrihand Site,
or third party advertisements, and does not make any representations
regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party websites
is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use
for such sites. Nutrihand does not endorse any product advertised
on the Nutrihand Site.
INDEMNITY.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Nutrihand, its officers,
directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers, harmless
from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and
settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting
fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation
of these Terms and Conditions.
GENERAL.
Nutrihand is based in Atlanta, Georgia, in
the United States of America. Nutrihand makes no claims that the
Content is appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United
States. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons
or in certain countries. If you access the Nutrihand Site from outside
the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible
for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. The following
provisions survive the expiration or termination of these Terms
and Conditions for any reason whatsoever: Liability, User Submissions,
Indemnity, Jurisdiction, and Complete Agreement.
JURISDICTION.
You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction
for any dispute with Nutrihand, or in any way relating to your use
of the Nutrihand Site, resides in the courts of the State of Georgia
and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of Personal
jurisdiction in the courts of the State of Georgia in connection
with any such dispute including any claim involving Nutrihand or
its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers,
directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the
internal substantive laws of the State of Georgia, without respect
to its conflict of laws principles. If any provision of these Terms
and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent
jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions,
which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of
these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing
waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.
COMPLETE AGREEMENT.
Except as expressly provided in a particular
"legal notice" on the Nutrihand Site, these Terms and
Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Nutrihand
with respect to the use of the Nutrihand Site, and Content. Your
use of the Nutrihand Site is also subject to the Nutrihand Privacy
Policy.
Thank you for your cooperation. We hope you find
the Nutrihand Site helpful and convenient to use! Questions or comments
regarding this Website should be directed by electronic mail to
service@Nutrihand.net or via U.S. mail to Nutrihand at 400 The Lenox
Building, 3399 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30326.
Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Nutrihand, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
Members must have a PC, and an Internet or
AOL connection. Nutrihand.com, Inc
assumes no responsibility for member's computer systems, hardware,
software or program malfunctions or for other errors, failures,
or delays in network connections. DietWatch.com reserves the right,
in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this program should
virus, bugs, or other causes corrupt the administration, security
or proper function of this program. At this time, support is not
provided for WebTV or Macintosh.
All new memberships are for a minimum of
3 months. Members may cancel at any
time after 3 months. On the fourth month, all accounts are automatically
renewed and members are responsible for automatic renewal monthly
charges. Members may cancel their accounts by going to Member Account
Central and canceling their accounts. After fullfilling the initial
3-month membership term, Members may continue on a month-per-month
basis.
7. Each new membership is charged a one-time
service fee for opening up the account. This
service fee is non-refundable.
8. Intellectual Property Ownership.
Client acknowledges that all content and
underlying code contained in the Nutrihand site, and all copyrights
therein, are owned by Nutrihand or its licensor. You hereby grant
to Nutrihand a perpetual, worldwide license to use, distribute,
publish and modify any materials posted by you to the Nutrihand
public bulletin boards, flash notes, and chat rooms. Nutrihand and
the Nutrihand logo are service marks of Nutrihand.com, Inc.
9. Warranties and Disclaimers.
I. Nutrihand does not guarantee or warrant
that any materials or information posted on the Nutrihand site
or any content on this is free of viruses or other code containing
destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing reasonable
measures to prevent the loss of code or data belonging to you.
Nutrihand does not assume any responsibility for your use of Nutrihand.
Nutrihand is not responsible for the quality or availability of
any third party products or services that may be advertised on
this site or to which links may be provided solely for informational
purposes.
II. Nutrihand DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR ENDORSEMENTS, INCLUDING
ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON? INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES'
RIGHTS, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH REGARD TO ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE
PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH Nutrihand, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
BY Nutrihand. Nutrihand DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS
OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, OR SERVICE PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH
Nutrihand. Nutrihand DOES NOT WARRANT THE AVAILABILITY OR ACCESSIBILITY
OF THIS SITE. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INTERNET AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS, CHOICE OF HARDWARE OR BROWSER.
Nutrihand IS NOT LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION TAKEN
IN RELIANCE UPON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY Nutrihand.
III. Nutrihand has developed and posted
policies regarding appropriate conduct on its site. You may not
use Nutrihand for any unlawful purpose or for that which is prohibited
by this Agreement and the Nutrihand policies. Nutrihand may deny
you access to Nutrihand at any time if you violate any of the
terms of this Agreement at the sole discretion of Nutrihand.
IV. Nutrihand shall not be liable for
any damages whatsoever, including but not limited to, damages
for Personal injury or wrongful death, loss of business profits,
business interruption, or loss of data, arising out of your use
of Nutrihand or the viewing or use of, or inability to view or
use, Nutrihand electronic bulletin board, intra-community messaging
system, eCounseling services, flash notes, and chat rooms, or
for any reason whatsoever. You agree to fully defend, indemnify
and hold harmless Nutrihand and its officers, directors, employees
and agents from any liabilities and damages (including legal fees)
arising out of any legal action concerning your viewing or use
of Nutrihand electronic bulletin boards, eCounseling services,
flash notes, and chat rooms. You are solely responsible the communications
or materials you post on Nutrihand counseling or other services,
electronic bulletin boards, flash notes, or chat rooms.
V. Nutrihand will not review all
communications or materials posted on its electronic bulletin
board, intra-community messaging system, flash notes, chat rooms
or during eCounseling, and is not responsible in any manner for
the content of posted communications or materials. Nutrihand will
review, investigate and monitor communications in response to
a verified complaint. You may not post or transmit any communications
or materials, and Nutrihand has the right to block or delete any
communications or materials, on Nutrihand's electronic bulletin
board, intra-community messaging system, flash notes, or chat
rooms that may:
i. be libelous, defamatory, indecent,
obscene, or pornographic, offensive, harmful, threatening, harassing,
abusive, hateful, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, or constitute
stalking, or disclose private or Personal information about
another person;
ii. violate the privacy or property
rights of others, including any unauthorized copyrighted communications
or materials, trade secrets, protected intellectual property
rights, or other confidential or trademarked proprietary information;
iii. interfere with the viewing or
use by others of Nutrihand's electronic bulletin boards, flash
notes, or chat rooms, use simultaneous, unattended or continuous
connections to Nutrihand, or post or transmit any file containing
any viruses or any contaminating or destructive code or features;
iv. constitute requests for charity,
petitions for signatures, chain letters, or communications or
materials for any pyramid schemes, advertising, solicitations,
or promotional communications or materials of any kind, or be
used to harvest or collect information about other users of
the electronic bulletin boards, flash notes, or chat rooms of
Nutrihand; or
v. be deemed unacceptable for any reason
by Nutrihand. Nutrihand may take steps as it deems necessary
to investigate any violation of this Agreement, including the
recording of any communications or materials in its electronic
bulletin boards, flash notes, or chat rooms.
VI. Nutrihand is not responsible for
delays or failure in performance resulting from acts beyond
the control of Nutrihand. Such acts shall include but not limited
to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics,
governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire,
communication line failures, power failures, earthquakes, or
other disasters.
VII. Nutrihand does not provide dietitian
and nutritional counseling services. Should Client elect to
consult a counselor on the Nutrihand site, Client agrees that
Nutrihand does not make any representations or warranties with
regard to the ability, the information or advice provided by
the counselor. Client will look solely to the counselor regarding
services provided by the counselor.
VIII. Neither Party shall be liable
to any other person or entity for an act or omission of the
other party. Each Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the other party from all claims, loss, damages, liabilities
and expenses arising directly or indirectly as a result of its
own omission, action or breach of this Agreement.
IX. Nutrihand SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES
FOR Personal INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA, ARISING OUT OF THE VIEWING
OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO VIEW OR USE, DIET WATCH'S PROFESSIONAL
ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS INTRACOMMUNITY MESSAGING SYSTEM,
FLASH NOTES, AND CHAT ROOMS, OR FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. YOU
AGREE TO FULLY DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS Nutrihand
AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
FROM ANY LIABILITIES AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION
OR CLAIM (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES) CONCERNING
YOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR YOUR VIEWING OR USE OF Nutrihand'S
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS, FLASH NOTES, AND CHAT
ROOMS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS OR
MATERIALS YOU POST ON Nutrihand'S PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONIC BULLETIN
BOARDS, FLASH NOTES, OR CHAT ROOMS.
8. Infringement Claims. To
report copyright infringement on this site, please notify General
Legal Counselor at Nutrihand, [205 Lexington Ave, 8th Floor, New
York, New York 10016], who is Nutrihand's "designated agent"
under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 17 U.S.C. '512(c).
9. Notice. Notices
to Nutrihand must be in writing and be delivered by the U.S. Postal
Service or a United States national overnight delivery service,
addressed as follows. Notices to Nutrihand must be addressed to:
Nutrihand Inc., 205 Lexington Ave, 8th Floor, New York, New York
10016 . Notices shall be deemed effective five business days after
deposit with the U.S. Postal Service or two business days after
deposit with a United States national overnight delivery service
Notices to the Client may be sent by e-mail and will be deemed effective
upon receipt.
10. Statute of Limitations. The
parties agree that, regardless of any statute, rule, or regulation
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action against the other
party arising out of or relating to this Agreement or viewing or
use of Nutrihand must be filed within one year after such claim
or cause of action arose.
11. Choice of Law & Jurisdiction.
The parties agree that, regardless of any
statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action against the other party arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or viewing or use of Nutrihand must be filed within
one year after such claim or cause of action arose.
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