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Website Terms and Conditions

These are the Terms and Conditions for using this web site.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND BLUE ORB

The This is the Place Web Site is comprised of various Web pages operated by This is the Place.
The This is the Place Web Site is offered to you conditional on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the This is the Place Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

This is the Place reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the This is the Place Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the This is the Place Web Site. Blue Orb will attempt to contact all users of This is the Place by email to notify them of any such changes.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The This is the Place Web Site may contain links to other Web Sites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of This is the Place and This is the Place is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site including, but without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site.   This is the Place is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site.   This is the Place is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by This is the Place of the site or any association with its operators.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the This is the Place Web Site, you warrant to This is the Place that you will not use the This is the Place Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the This is the Place Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the This is the Place Web Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the This is the Place Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the This is the Place Web Site. For further information, please read the Editorial Policies for the Web site.

USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

The This is the Place Web Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, “Communication Services”), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy) of others.
  • Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
  • Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
  • Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer or infringe another’s privacy (e.g. cross-site scripting attacks).
  • Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
  • Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
  • Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
  • Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
  • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations. 

This is the Place has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, This is the Place reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion.    This is the Place reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

This is the Place reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in This is the Place’s sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service.   This is the Place cannot control who reads and uses the Web Site so you should only provide personal details that are appropriate in that circumstance.  This is the Place does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, This is the Place specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorised This is the Place spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of This is the Place.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO BLUE ORB OR POSTED AT ANY ORAL HISTORY WEB SITE

This is the Place does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to This is the Place (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any This is the Place Web Site or its associated services (collectively “Submissions”).
However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting This is the Place and necessary sub licensees permission to use your Submission in connection including, without limitation, the rights to:  copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce  and reformat your submissions. Submissions will also be filtered for spam, inappropriateness and inaccuracies as described above in ‘Use of Communication Services’.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein.  This is the Place is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in This is the Place’s sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the This is the Place web site may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein.   This is the Place and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the This is the Place web site at any time.

This is the Place and/or its suppliers make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, services and related graphics contained on the This is the Place web site for any purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, services and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind.   This is the Place and/or its suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, software, products, services and related graphics, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall This is the Place and/or its suppliers be liable for any direct or indirect, damages, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the This is the Place web site; with the delay or inability to use the This is the Place web site or related services; the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the This is the Place web site, or otherwise arising out of the use of the This is the Place web site, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise.  Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the This is the Place web site, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the website.

TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

This is the Place reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the This is the Place Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.

GENERAL

To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of New Zealand. 
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and This is the Place as a result of this agreement or use of the This is the Place Web Site.  This is the Place’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of This is the Place’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the This is the Place Web Site or information provided to or gathered by This is the Place with respect to such use.

If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and This is the Place with respect to the This is the Place Web Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and This is the Place with respect to the This is the Place Web Site.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES

The copyright in the material displayed or published on the This is the Place Web Site belongs to, or may belong to, This is the Place and is protected by international copyright laws.

The permission of This is the Place must be sought before reproducing images from the This is the Place Web Site for publication or display.
Any use of the material from the This is the Place Web Site must acknowledge This is the Place and the This is the Place Web Site.

TRADEMARKS

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.