These Terms of Use (the "Agreement") constitute a legally binding agreement by and between the Heritage Nevada VIII, LLC, which owns and operates World Jewelry Center (collectively, "WJC") and you or your company (in either case, "You" or "Your") concerning Your use of WJC's website (the "Website"). By using the Website, You represent and warrant that You have read and understood, and agree to be bound by, this Agreement. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT, OR DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY IT, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE WEBSITE.
2. PRIVACY POLICYBy using the Website, You consent to the collection and use of certain information about You, as specified in WJC's [Privacy Policy] (the "Privacy Policy"). WJC encourages users of the Website to frequently check WJC's Privacy Policy for changes. By using the Website, You represent and warrant that You have read and understood, and agree to be bound by, the Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE WEBSITE.
3. CHANGES TO AGREEMENT AND PRIVACY POLICYInternet and wireless technology and the applicable laws, rules and regulations change frequently. ACCORDINGLY, WJC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THIS AGREEMENT AND ITS PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME. NOTICE OF ANY SUCH CHANGE WILL BE GIVEN BY THE POSTING OF A NEW VERSION OR A CHANGE NOTICE ON THE WEBSITE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PRIVACY POLICY PERIODICALLY. IF AT ANY TIME YOU FIND EITHER UNACCEPTABLE, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE WEBSITE. Unless WJC obtains Your express consent, any revised Privacy Policy will apply only to information collected by WJC after such time as the revised Privacy Policy takes effect, and not to information collected under any earlier Privacy Policies.
4. ELIGIBILITYBY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD, ARE A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ARE OTHERWISE LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO ENTER INTO AND FORM CONTRACTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If You are using the Website on behalf of a company, You further represent and warrant that You are authorized to act and enter into contracts on behalf of that company. This Agreement is void where prohibited.
5. LICENSESubject to Your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, WJC grants You a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable as stated in this Agreement, non-transferable license to use the Website. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement grants You no rights in or to the intellectual property of WJC or any other party. In the event that You breach any provision of this Agreement, Your rights under this section will immediately terminate.
6. USER INFORMATIONIn connection with Your use of the Website, You may be required to complete a registration form. You represent and warrant that all information You provide on any registration form or otherwise in connection with Your use of the Website will be complete and accurate.
7. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITESThe Website may be linked with websites operated by third parties ("Third-Party Websites"). WJC does not have control over the Third-Party Websites, each of which may be governed by its own terms of service and privacy policy. WJC HAS NOT REVIEWED, AND CANNOT REVIEW OR CONTROL, ALL OF THE MATERIAL, GOODS AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES. ACCORDINGLY, WJC DOES NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT OR ENDORSE ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE, OR THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY, CONTENT, FITNESS, LAWFULNESS OR QUALITY OF ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL, GOODS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES. WJC DISCLAIMS, AND YOU HEREBY AGREE TO ASSUME, ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER HARM, WHETHER TO YOU OR TO THIRD PARTIES, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
8. CONSENT TO RECEIVE EMAILBy subscribing to WJC's newsletter and/or requesting information about WJC, You hereby consent to receive periodic email communications from WJC regarding the WJ newsletter, customer service issues, new product offers and other matters.
9. PROHIBITED USESWJC imposes certain restrictions on Your use of the Website. You represent and warrant that You will not: (a) violate or attempt to violate any security features of the Website; (b) access content or data not intended for You, or log onto a server or account that You are not authorized to access; (c) attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Website, or any associated system or network, or breach any security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (d) interfere or attempt to interfere with the use of the Website by any other user, host or network, including, without limitation by means of submitting a virus, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mail bombing," or "crashing" the Website. Any violation of this section may subject You to civil and/or criminal liability, and WJC reserves the right to cooperate with law enforcement in any investigation of any violation of this or any other section of this Agreement.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYThe Website and all content and materials located thereon, including without limitation the WJC name and any logos, designs, text, graphics and other files, and the selection, arrangement and organization thereof, are the intellectual property of WJC or its licensors. Except as explicitly provided, neither Your use of the Website nor this Agreement grant You any right, title or interest in or to any such content or materials. World Jewelry Center, WJC, the WJC logo, worldjewelrycenter.com (the "WJC Marks") are trademarks or registered trademarks of Heritage Nevada VIII, LLC. The Website is Copyright © 2006 to the present, Heritage Nevada VIII, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
11. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) POLICYAs WJC asks others to respect WJC's intellectual property rights, WJC respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you have evidence, know, or have a good faith belief that your rights or the rights of a third party have been violated and you want WJC to delete, edit, or disable the material in question, you must provide WJC with all of the following information: (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringed or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit WJC to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit WJC to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted; (e) a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. For this notification to be effective, you must provide it to WJC's designated agent at:
(a) NO WARRANTIES.
WJC, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WJC, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. NEITHER WJC NOR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. NEITHER WJC NOR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS HAS ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.
(b) YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGEYOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU WILL NOT HOLD WJC OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS, AS APPLICABLE, RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGE TO ANY OF YOUR COMPUTERS OR DATA. THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.
(c) LIMITATION OF LIABILITYTHE LIABILITY OF WJC AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS IS LIMITED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WJC OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, LOSS OF PRIVACY, FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORESEEABILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES OR OF ANY ADVICE OR NOTICE GIVEN TO WJC OR ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE. THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY OR FORM OF ACTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF WJC AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS TO YOU UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF $25 OR THE AGGREGATE PRICE YOU PAID TO WJC IN CONSIDERATION OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE DURING THE YEAR PRECEDING THE INCIDENT OR INCIDENTS GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY. YOU AGREE THAT THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF RISK AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN WJC AND YOU. THE WEBSITE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATION.
(d) APPLICATIONTHE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS DO NOT IN ANY WAY LIMIT ANY OTHER DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES OR ANY OTHER LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN YOU AND WJC OR BETWEEN YOU AND ANY OF WJC LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. UNLESS LIMITED OR MODIFIED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. WJC'S LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS ARE INTENDED THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF THESE DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL ALTER ANY OF THE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS STATED IN THIS SECTION.
13. INDEMNITY BY YOUYou agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless WJC and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, sublicensees, successors, assigns and contractors (collectively, the "WJC Parties") from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, causes of action and other proceedings (collectively, "Claims"), including attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or relating to: (i) Your breach of this Agreement, including without limitation any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement; or (ii) Your access to or use of the Website.
14. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE; INTERPRETATIONThis Agreement, including without limitation its construction and enforcement, shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in Las Vegas, Nevada, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to its conflict of law principles. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BY YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE INSTITUTED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER IT AROSE OR BE FOREVER WAIVED AND BARRED. THE PROPER VENUE FOR ANY JUDICIAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE WEBSITE WILL BE THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE TO, AND AGREE TO WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO, THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS, AND FURTHER EXPRESSLY SUBMIT TO EXTRATERRITORIAL SERVICE OF PROCESS.
15. TERMINATION (a) By WJCWITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, WJC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO, IN WJC'S SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY USE OF THE WEBSITE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR ANY BREACH OR SUSPECTED BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
(b) Automatic Termination Upon Breach By YouThis Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event that You breach any of this Agreement's representations, warranties or covenants. Such termination shall be automatic, and shall not require any action by WJC.
(c) By YouYou may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any or no reason at all, by providing WJC notice of Your intention to do so by email notice to info@worldjewelrycenter.com.
(d) Effect of Termination; SurvivalAny termination of this Agreement automatically terminates all rights and obligations created thereby, including without limitation Your right to use the Website, except that Sections 4, 6 (representation and warranty), 7-14 and 16 will survive any termination.
16. GENERAL (a) Entire Agreement; Amendment; InterpretationThis Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between WJC and You concerning Your use of the Website. This Agreement may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of WJC or by the unilateral amendment of this Agreement by WJC, as further specified in Section 3. The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either party.
(b) Severability; WaiverIf any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties' original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.
(c) AssignmentThis Agreement and all of Your rights and obligations thereunder will not be assignable or transferable by You without the prior written consent of WJC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
(d) RelationshipYou and WJC are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture or employee-employer relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
(e) Third-Party BeneficiariesExcept for the WJC Parties as and to the extent set forth in Section 13, and WJC's licensors and suppliers as and to the extent expressly set forth in Section 12, there are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.