Terms of Use
The following are terms of a legal agreement ("Agreement")
between you and Trestle Group ("TG"). By accessing,
browsing and/or using this web site ("Site") you acknowledge
that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these terms
and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do
not agree to these terms, do not use this Site. This Site may contain
other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of
which must be observed and followed. Information on this Site may
contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Please read
this Agreement carefully and be aware that TG may, in its sole
discretion and without notice, revise these terms at any time by
updating this posting.
HYPERLINKING
TG makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site
which you may access through this one. When you access a non-TG
web site, please understand that it is independent from TG, and
that TG has no control over the content on that web site, even if
TG provides information or services to the owner of that web site.
In addition, a link to a non-TG web site does not mean that TG endorses
or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such
web site. In fact, TG disclaims any and all liability and responsibility
for such content. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure
that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses,
worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.
COPYRIGHTS AND USE OF SITE CONTENT
The copyright in all materials provided on this Site is held by
TG or by the original creator of the material. Except as stated
herein, none of the materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed,
republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any
form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
written permission of TG or the copyright owner. Permission is granted
to download one copy of the materials on this Site on a single computer
for your personal or internal business use only provided that you
do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and
other proprietary notices contained in the materials. This permission
terminates immediately if you breach this Agreement. You may not
"mirror" any material contained on this Site without TG’s
express written permission. Any unauthorized use of the materials
contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws,
the laws of privacy and publicity and/or communications regulations
and statutes. All content and functionality on this Site, including
text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement
thereof, are the exclusive property of TG or its licensors and is
protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights not
expressly granted are reserved
© 2006 Trestle Group
Frankfurter Welle An der Welle 4
60422 Frankfurt
Tel: +49 69 7593 8461
Fax: +49 69 7593 8200
All rights reserved.
TRADEMARKS
The trademarks, service marks and logos (the "Trademarks")
used and displayed on this Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks
of TG. Other trademarks, service marks and trade names may be owned
by others. Nothing on this Site should be construed as granting, by
implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark
or any other TG intellectual property displayed on this Site. TG aggressively
enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of
the law. The name TG or any other Trademarks may not be used in any
way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution
of materials on this Site, without prior written permission from TG.
TG also prohibits use of TG or any other Trademark as part of a link
to or from any site unless establishment of such a link is approved
in advance by TG in writing.
USER POSTINGS
You acknowledge and agree that TG shall own and have the unrestricted
right to use, publish, in electronic form and otherwise, distribute
and exploit any and all information that you post or otherwise publish
on this Site (“Submissions”). You hereby waive any and
all claims against TG for any alleged or actual infringements
of any rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights, rights of attribution
or any other intellectual property rights in connection with TG’s
use and publication of such Submissions. This means that anything
submitted by you to this Site will be owned by TG and may be used
by TG for any purpose, now or in the future, without any payment
to, or further authorization by, you. In the event TG’s
ownership of such Submissions is successfully contested, you automatically
grant TG a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, unrestricted,
worldwide and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify,
publish, translate, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute,
perform or display such Submissions, in whole or in part, in any
form, media or technology known or hereafter developed for any purpose,
including, but not limited to, advertising and promotional purposes.
TG does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of
any Submissions displayed, uploaded, posted on any message board,
or otherwise distributed through this Site by any user of this Site,
information provider or any other third party. TG expressly disclaims
any and all liability related to Submissions, and you acknowledge
that any reliance upon such Submissions shall be at your sole risk.
You covenant that you shall not post or otherwise publish on the
Site any materials that: (i) are threatening, libelous, defamatory,
or obscene; (ii) would constitute, or that encourage conduct that
would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability,
or otherwise violate law; (iii) infringe the intellectual property,
privacy, or other rights of any third parties; (iv) contain a computer
virus or other destructive element; (v) contain advertising; or
(vi) constitute or contain false or misleading statements. TG
in its sole discretion reserves the right to refuse to post and
the right to remove any information or Submission from this Site,
in whole or in part, for any reason.
NO SERVICES, ENDORSEMENT OR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION
There may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in information obtained
through your use of this Site. This information is provided to you
with the understanding that TG’s provision of this information
to you does not constitute the rendering of investment, consulting,
legal, accounting, tax, career or other advice or services. Information
on this Site should not be relied upon for making business, investment
or other decisions or used as a substitute for consultation with
professional advisors. Moreover, TG does not represent or endorse
the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or
other information displayed, uploaded, downloaded or distributed
through this Site by TG, any user, information provider or any
other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon such
opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be
at your sole option and risk. Moreover, TG does not grant any
license or other authorization to you to use this Site in any manner
if such use in whole or in part suggests that TG promotes or endorses
any third party’s causes, ideas, political campaigns, political
views, web sites, products or services.
ACCESS TO THIS SITE
TG may alter, suspend or discontinue this Site or your access
to use this Site at any time for any reason without notice or liability
to you or any third party. This Site may become unavailable due
to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment or for other
reasons and may result in damages to the user’s systems or
operations. The user shall be solely responsible for ensuring that
any information or content obtained from this Site does not contain
any virus or other computer software code or subroutine designed
to disable, erase, impair or otherwise damage the user’s systems,
software or data.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE SITE AND ALL MATERIALS THEREON ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN “AS
IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TG DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY,
BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, TG DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (1) THE INFORMATION
ON THIS SITE IS CORRECT, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (2) THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED
ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; OR (3) DEFECTS WILL
BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE
ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.”
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL TG OR ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS,
PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS,
INVESTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, ATTORNEYS AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULT FROM THE USE
OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
ON THIS SITE OR OBTAINED FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING FOR
VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE SITE, EVEN IF TG
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT
SHALL TG’S OR ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS’, SUCCESSORS’,
PARENTS’, SUBSIDIARIES’, AFFILIATES’, OFFICERS’,
DIRECTORS’, SHAREHOLDERS’, INVESTORS’, EMPLOYEES’,
AGENTS’, REPRESENTATIVES’ AND ATTORNEYS’ AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE HEIRS’, SUCCESSORS’ AND ASSIGNS’ TOTAL
LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER
IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR
OTHERWISE EXCEED 1 Euro. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN WHICH CASE SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL USERS.
INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless TG and all of
its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents,
representatives and attorneys and their respective heirs, successors
and assigns (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties")
from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified
Parties in connection with any claim arising out of or relating
to any breach by you of this Agreement or the representations, warranties,
and covenants you have made by agreeing to the terms of this Agreement.
You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense
of any such claim. TG reserves the right, at its own expense,
to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject
to indemnification by you.
ENFORCEMENT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Agreement is governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws
of Germany, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You
expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction resides in Germany. You
further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction
in Germany in connection with any dispute or claim involving TG. If
any part of these terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that
part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and
enforceability of the remaining provisions.
INFRINGEMENT NOTICES AND TAKEDOWN
TG prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates
the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including
rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you
believe that any material contained on this Site infringes your
copyright, you should notify TG of your copyright infringement claim
in accordance with the following procedure. TG will process notices
of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate
action as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
The DMCA requires that notifications of claimed copyright infringement
should be sent to this Site's Designated Agent who is:
Trestle Group
Frankfurter Welle An der Welle 4
60422 Frankfurt
Tel: +49 69 7593 8461
Fax: +49 69 7593 8200
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain
the following information (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)):
1. Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to
act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed,
or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered
by a single notification, a representative list of such works at
that site;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
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 the service provider to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider
to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone
number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the
complaining party may be contacted;
5. A statement that the complaining party has 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;
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate,
and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and
TG with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes
and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements,
written or oral, regarding that subject matter. Any waiver of any
provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing
and signed by TG. |