DEFINITIONS The Strategic Connection LLCsm for its managers, directors, employees, independent contractors, and owners (TSC) is a relationship-building network (RBN) using www.thestrategicconnection.com (this Website) which contains or may contain products, information, materials, documents, publications, text, logos, images, graphics, photographs, audio, video, software, programs, designs, processes, technologies, knowledge base, data, ideas and other information formats in all publications, documents, articles or web pages (Published Work) as an online information, communication and marketing service for its Associates and all other Visitors, Readers, and/or Customers (Users). Upon gaining access to or by using this Website, the Associate and/or User agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (Terms). If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms, do not access, copy or use any information found on this Website. DISCLAIMERTSC and this Website do not intend to render legal, accounting or any other professional advice. This document, the Website and the information in the Manual are provided "as is," and TSC makes no express or implied representations or warranties regarding this document, web site or other information. See our Disclaimer, for a detailed description of our disclaimer for TSC and this Website. MODIFICATION OF THE TERMSThis Website may at its discretion modify these Terms at any time, and such modification shall be effective immediately upon either posting of the modified Terms or by any other method and/or means of notification. Associates and/or Users agree to periodically review these Terms so as to ensure knowledge of the latest change or modification. Continued access or use of this Website shall be deemed as certain acceptance of these Terms and/or ANY later modification of these Terms. ASSOCIATE AND USER AGREEMENTAssociates must be at least 18 or the age that a User would be judged to be legally obligated on any economic transaction, possess the legal right and ability to enter into these Terms, and to use this Website in accordance with these Terms. Associates and/or Users agree to comply with all responsibilities and obligations as stated in these Terms. By these Terms, Associates and/or Users agree to: Safeguard the security of personal identification, passwords and other confidential information, if provided, for an account on or accessed by the Associate and/or User on this Website Accept financial responsibility for all charges resulting from the use of any personal account on this Website, for any use of that account by others, including related minors or for any unauthorized use prior to notifying this Website of such use and taking steps to prevent further occurrence by changing a personal password.
With acceptance of the above conditions this Website grants, a limited, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to use the software and documentation necessary to access, explore and otherwise use this Website in real time and to use the materials on this Website in a manner consistent with all copyright restrictions. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MINORS, PARENTAL CONTROLS AND CHILD SAFETYCertain material available on the Internet is not appropriate for minors. To prevent or limit access by children to such materials, a number of computer hardware, software, or filtering services are commercially available for parental control and protection of the minor.In cases where a minor has been authorized to use Products and/or Services on this Website, the Associate understands that he or she is fully responsible for: The online conduct of such minor The access to and/or use of the Products and Services by the minor The consequences of any misuse by the minor
Age verification is required. All transaction with a minor shall be documented, recorded, and Parental Consent obtained when required by law or prudent business practices. If in doubt don’t start or complete the transaction. 
ON-LINE INTERACTIONS, , BLOGS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS Participation in On-line Interactions, Transactions, Blogs and other Communications (hereinafter as Postings) which occur in real time cannot screened or edited, censored, or otherwise controlled by this Website. This Website does reserve the right to monitor the Postings and to remove such Postings, when known, which this Website at its sole discretion, shall determine to be harmful, offensive, or otherwise in violation of the Terms or the operating policies for Associates and/or Users of this Website. Statements made in other websites, newsgroups, bulletin boards (BBS), electronic mail (email), forums, conferences and chat rooms reflect only the views of their authors. Associates and/or Users may have views that do not necessarily reflect those of this Website as such no one other than TSC is authorized to speak for or represent this Website. When and if available, Associates and/or Users may send and receive email, engage in conferences and chats, download and upload files and otherwise use this Website as permitted by these Terms and applicable law. All activities are subject to review, modification and deletion without notice by TSC where these activities take place or by an individual designated by TSC for such purpose. The policies relating to online conduct are listed below and/or will be made available online as modified. This Website reserves the right at its sole discretion to change such policies at any time. The Associate and/or User are responsible for adhering to any limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination of information. Associate may not, under any circumstances, use this Website to post, transmit, or email any information: while creating a simultaneous, unattended or continuous connection with one account which is offensive, unlawful, libelous or defamatory which is harmful, threatening, abusive, intolerant, or hateful which may threaten, harass, stalk, abuse, or otherwise violate the legal rights of others which is indecent, vulgar, obscene or pornographic which makes a sexual request of a minor or harms a minor in any other way that would violate the property rights, trademarks or service marks of others which can be classified as a chain letter or pyramid scheme which advertise or sell unsolicited goods or services to other Associates and/or Users which would violation local, state, national or international law with through third-party mail servers so as to relay or hide the origination of the email that uses a mass unsolicited distribution to communicate a generally unsolicited message that uses a phishing to collect information about other users for unlawful purposes that contain material protected by intellectual property laws unless you control the rights which has been modified to delete any author information or legal notice designation which contains information about TSC except as otherwise specifically permitted by TSC that contains a virus or corrupted data or falsifies the source or origin of the material that limits the use or adversely affect the availability of resources to other Users that causes a disruptive repeated incident or an act, in a manner applicable to any law that is an unauthorized use of a TSC email account that offers for sale, or to sell any of the following prohibited items: firearms, explosives, weapons and all other dangerous products beer, malt liquor and all other alcoholic beverages cigarettes, cigars and all other tobacco products food or perishables that are not packaged or do not comply with laws governing food sales controlled substances or pharmaceuticals registered or unregistered securities fake, counterfeit or stolen items non-existent, altered, misrepresented, or contaminated items items that you do not have the legal right to sell indecent or obscene material that is harmful to minors and is otherwise pornographic racially, ethnically or objectionable material that violate or infringe the rights of others that makes a false claim of employment by TSC
In addition, this Website does not intent to discourage or censure Associates and/or Users, nonetheless, this Website reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate in cases where this Website is used to disseminate statements which are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful. Associates and/or Users shall represent and warrant that all posts, transmissions and emails comply with the restriction listed above. Failure to observe any of the foregoing limitations or obligations may result in civil or criminal liability and Termination of the Associate.
COPYRIGHT The entire Published Work of this Website is copyrighted as a collective work under the laws of United States and other copyright laws. This Website holds the copyright to the Published Work, which includes works, which are the property of the respective owners, which are also protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Associate and/or User may display and, subject to stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download portions of the material from the different areas of this Website for personal use or for the purpose of marketing TSC, this Website and the product or service listed and marketed by the Associate as permitted. Any redistribution or publication of any copyrighted material is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the copyright owner. TSC, hereby, authorizes Associates to view, copy, print, and distribute the Published Work on this Website for TSC and the promotion of their business. Users of the Published Work are subject to certain other conditions that apply in that: The Website or any copy or portion of the Website can only be used for informational purposes. The Website or any copy or portion of the Website cannot be used for any commercial purpose. The Website or any copy or portion of the Website must include the TSC copyright notice. The Website and Published Work including all underlying code may not be reproduced or altered.
The Strategic Connection LLC, TSC, the TSC logo, product and service names, and all page headers, footers, and icons are trademarks or registered trademarks of TSC. The www.thestrategicconnection.com and all web pages including all Meta tags, code and content are property of TSC and may not be reproduced. The Published Work and this Website may be the subject of other rights, including other intellectual property rights, which are owned by TSC or other interested parties and are not licensed to Associates and/or Users, herein. All other product names and logos mentioned or displayed on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners. Certain links in the TSC web server lead to resources maintained by third parties over whom TSC has no authority or control. TSC makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy of, or any other aspect relating to, those third party products or services. If any of the foregoing is not fully enforceable for any reason, the remainder shall nonetheless continue to apply. TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORSIn the event a product or service on this Website is inaccurately described or listed at an incorrect price due to typographical error or error in pricing information received from our Associate, TSC and/or its Associates shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for this product or service listed incorrectly. TSC and/or its Associates shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, TSC and/or its Associate will issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the incorrect price.
LICENSES AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS Associate and/or User agrees to grant to this Website a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products or services) submitted to public areas of this Website such as BBS, forums and chat rooms, if and when available, by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. Associate and/or User, hereby, waives all rights in any such materials and information, and hereby warrants that any such materials and information are original and non-confidential, or has the right to submit such materials and information. Associate and/or User agrees to have no recourse against this Website for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communication to us. INDEMNIFICATIONAssociate and/or User agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless this Website, TSC, its distributors, suppliers and other Associates from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, resulting from any violation of the Terms or any activity related to the conduct by the Associate and/or User or any other person accessing this Website using the an authorized user account. WAIVER, RELEASE, AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITYAssociate and/or User agrees that neither this Website, nor TSC shall have any liability to the Associate and/or User under any assumption of liability or indemnity in connection with the use of this Website. Associate and/or User, hereby, will release and forever waive any and all claims Associate and/or User may have against this Website, TSC, its distributors, suppliers or other Associates to include but not limited to claims based upon the negligence of this Website, TSC, its distributors, suppliers or other Associates for losses or damages sustained in connection with the use of this Website. The total liability of this Website, TSC, its distributors, suppliers, or other Associates, for losses or damages shall not exceed the amount paid by the Associate and/or User for the particular information or service provided. All other damages arising from any use of the Published Work or any part of this Website are, hereby, excluded even if this Website, TSC, its distributors, suppliers or other Associates have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS The provisions of paragraphs, Indemnification and Waiver, Release and Limitation of Liability are for the benefit this Website, TSC, its distributors, suppliers or other Associates. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against Associates and/or Users on its own behalf. LOCAL LAWS AND JURISDICTIONAccess to or use of this Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain locations. The right to use this Website may be limited by the laws of the local jurisdiction. All who access this Website do so at their own risk and therefore, accept all responsible for compliance with all laws. The Terms and this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Kentucky. Associate and/or User agrees that any legal action or proceeding between this Website, Associate and/or User for any purpose concerning these Terms or the parties’ obligations, hereunder, shall be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the city of LaGrange, Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. Any cause of action or claim Associate and/or User may have with respect to this Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action or claim arises. A failure by TSC to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Terms. This Website may assign its rights and duties under these Terms to any party at any time without notice to Associate and/or User. TERMINATIONTSC may terminate the right to use this Website at any time, with or without cause, upon notice. This Website also reserves the right to terminate or suspend any Associate and/or User account or association without prior notice, but this Website will confirm such Termination or Suspension by subsequent notice. The provisions of paragraphs On-Line Interactions, Transactions, Blogs And Other Communications; Copyright, License, and Idea Submission, Indemnification, Waiver, Release and Limitation of Liability, Third Party Rights, Local Laws And Jurisdiction, and Termination shall survive any termination of the Terms.
OPERATION This Website retains the complete and sole control over the operation of this Website and may, among other things: delete email if it has not been accessed by a Associate and/or User within the time established by the policy; subject to stated policy, make available to third parties information relating to this Website and Associates and/or Users; and withdraw, suspend or discontinue any functionality or feature of this Website. This Website may, at its complete and sole discretion, review uploaded files, conferences, BBSs, forums, and chats and authorize restrictions on access thereto. This Website will not review the contents of email except as required or allowed by applicable law or legal process. PRIVACY POLICYThis Website considers User privacy to be of the utmost importance. See our Privacy Statement for a detailed description of the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Website. NOTICEThis Website may deliver notice under these Terms by means of electronic mail, a general notice on this Website, or by written communication delivered by first class U. S. mail to the address on record for the Associate and/or User. Associate and/or User may give notice to this Website at any time via electronic mail or by letter delivered by first class postage prepaid U. S. mail or overnight courier to the following address: This agreement shall be binding upon and serve to the benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns. This constitutes the entire Terms and Conditions for TSC. By signing below, the Associate and/or User agrees that this is a legally binding document between the Associate and/or User and TSC. If any of the foregoing is not fully enforceable for any reason, the remainder shall nonetheless continue to apply.
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