Terms Of Use
Contentree LLC (hereinafter, "Contentree") provides this service free of charge to you under the terms and conditions primarily set forth in this Legal section of the Web site (www.contentree .com). However, there may be additional terms and conditions in other sections of this Web site, which are expressly incorporated herein and also must be observed and followed (collectively referred to hereinafter as "Terms of Use"). BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF USE.
Subject to the Terms of Use, Contentree grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited, conditionally revocable right to access, use and privately display this Web site for the purpose of identifying technologies, software, equipment, materials & services for your legitimate personal and/or business needs. Any other use of this Web site is expressly prohibited and constitutes a material violation of the Terms of Use. Prohibited uses include, without limitation, using email addresses obtained from this Web site for solicitation purposes of any kind, directly or indirectly, the use of data mining, robots or other similar data gathering and extraction tools, and making any derivative works based on this Web site.
You must be 18 years or older to use this Web site. Contentree reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove the Terms of Use, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice or liability. Your continued access or use of this site after any such change, modification, addition or removal of the Terms of Use will constitute your acceptance thereof. Further, Contentree reserves the right, at its sole discretion, and without prior notice or liability, to terminate, modify or add any features to this Web site at any time.
Use of this website signifies your agreement to these Terms of Use, which constitute a legal agreement between you and Contentree . Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this website. If you do not accept these Terms of Use in their entirety, do not access or use this website.
LIMITING ACCESS
Contentree reserves the right, as its sole discretion, and without prior notice or liability, to limit or terminate your access to this Web site and you agree to abide by such limit or termination.
USE RESTRICTIONS
You agree not to modify, add or delete any content on this site, without the express written permission of Contentree . Further, you agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this Web site or access thereto by other users. You agree not to resell or otherwise exploit for commercial purposes, directly or indirectly, this Web site or access to this Web site.
LINKING TO THIS WEB SITE
You may link to this Web site, so long as it does not portray Contentree in a negative manner or otherwise portray its services in a false, misleading, derogatory or offensive manner. Further, the linking site must not contain anything illegal, false, misleading, derogatory or offensive, and no express or implied affiliation with Contentree may be indicated without Contentree 's express written permission. Contentree reserves the right to require that you remove any link to this Web site for any reason, and you agree to carry out the removal immediately. Unless specifically set forth in writing by Contentree , any link to this Web site must not appear prominently on the linking site so as to confuse or mislead users as to the affiliation, sponsorship, etc. of Contentree and the linking site.
RIGHTS, LIMITS, OWNERSHIP & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
This Web site is owned and operated by Contentree . You may view, download, print and retain a copy of pages of our Web site only for your own legitimate personal and/or business needs. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Case studies displayed on Contentree are the property of the original creators. Contentree is only providing a service that helps the owners further disseminate the content within the case studies to potential customers. Case studies are a well established & recognized marketing tool used by Business to Business (B2B) vendors and already in the public domain. Contentree is a platform focused on helping vendors further amplify their value proposition to the marketplace. Contentree makes no claim to the ownership of the case studies and our only goal is to increase the readership of these documents and in doing so help vendors obtain increased value from their marketing materials.
Contentree owns the following trademarks listed below. A mark designated with a registration symbol (®) indicates that it is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Marks without the registration symbol are either under application for registration in the U.S. or are considered to be common law marks of Contentree .
Contentree
All Industries. Only Solutions.
Contentree claims a copyright interest in each page of this Web site and the site as a whole but excepting the case studies files that are the property of the respective manufacturers and distributors.
You acknowledge that the information Contentree has about its users, including, without limitation, names, email addresses, usernames, passwords, site usage history, etc., is governed by its Privacy Policy and may also be a trade secret.
By registering for a myContentree account, creating a business profile and/or claiming a Vendor on Contentree website, you accept these guidelines for processing personal & business data on the Website.
1 COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE
1.1 Company data
When you register for a myContentree account, create a business profile &/or claim a Vendor on the Website, we collect the following master data: Your business email, company name, your job functional area, username, password and your industry. The purpose of the collection of this information is to identify you as a customer when you log on to the Website. If you are a customer of Contentree , we also collect information relevant to the fulfillment of the agreement between you and us.
2 DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL & BUSINESS DATA
2.1 Disclosure of data on the Website
Company data
The company information you insert when signing up or when updating your Vendor will be available for other users of the Website.
Other information
Other information provided by you on the Website, including your replies to users' reviews, are automatically made available for other users of the Website. If you are a customer of Contentree , we may also include information on our Website about whether you are or has been a customer of Contentree .
2.2 Disclosure to other services
A main focus of Contentree is to increase the exposure and the availability of the success stories on the Website. Hence, we permit other services to show the success stories & associated information, thus increasing other consumers' knowledge of Contentree and the success stories. The categories of third party services to which the information is disclosed are:
- Search engines, including e.g. Google and Bing,
- Social media sites like Linkedin, Twitter etc
2.3 Other disclosure
Contentree may be required to disclose information by a court order from a competent court of law or public authority in accordance with the existing legislation.
2.4 Rights
You own all of the content, feedback, and personal information you provide to us, but you also grant us a non-exclusive license to it.
You promise to only provide information and content that you have the right to share, and that your profile will be truthful. As between you and Contentree , you own the content and information that you submit or post to the Services and you are only granting Contentree the following non-exclusive license: A worldwide, transferable and sublicensable right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publish, and process, information and content that you provide through our Services, without any further consent, notice and/or compensation to you or others. These rights are limited in the following ways:
- You can end this license for specific content by deleting such content from the Services, or generally by closing your account, except (a) to the extent you shared it with others as part of the Service and they copied or stored it and (b) for the reasonable time it takes to remove from backup and other systems.
- We will not include your content in advertisements for the products and services of others (including sponsored content) to others without your separate consent. However, we have the right, without compensation to you or others, to serve ads near your content and information, and your comments on sponsored content may be visible as noted in the Privacy Policy.
- Other Members and/or Visitors may access and share your content and information, consistent with your settings and degree of connection with them.
- While we may edit and make formatting changes to your content (such as translating it, modifying the size, layout or file type or removing metadata), we will not modify the meaning of your expression.
- You agree that we may access, store and use any information that you provide in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy and your privacy settings.
By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding our Services to Contentree , you agree that Contentree can use and share (but does not have to) such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you. You agree to only provide content or information if that does not violate the law nor anyone's rights (e.g., without violating any intellectual property rights or breaching a contract). You also agree that your profile information will be truthful. Contentree may be required by law to remove certain information or content in certain countries.
2.5 Service Availability
We may change or discontinue any of our Services. We can't promise to store or keep showing any information and content you've posted. We may change, suspend or end any Service, or change and modify prices prospectively in our discretion. To the extent allowed under law, these changes may be effective upon notice provided to you.
2.6 Other Content, Sites and apps
When you see or use others' content and information posted on our Services, it's at your own risk. Third parties may offer their own products and services through Contentree , and we aren't responsible for those third-party activities. By using the Services, you may encounter content or information that might be inaccurate, incomplete, delayed, misleading, illegal, offensive or otherwise harmful. Contentree generally does not review content provided by our Members. You agree that we are not responsible for third parties' (including other Members') content or information or for any damages as result of your use of or reliance on it. You are responsible for deciding if you want to access or use third party apps or sites that link from our Services. Third party apps and sites have their own legal terms and privacy policies, and you may be giving others permission to use your information in ways we would not. Except to the limited extent it may be required by applicable law, Contentree is not responsible for these other sites and apps -- use these at your own risk.
2.7 Limits
We have the right to limit how you connect and interact on our Services. We're providing you notice about our intellectual property rights. Contentree reserves the right to limit your use of the Services, Contentree reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate your account if we believe that you may be in breach of this Agreement or law or are misusing the Services
Contentree reserves all of its intellectual property rights in the Services. For example, “Contentree “ & “All Industries. Only Solutions. “ and other Contentree trademarks, graphics, and logos. Other trademarks and logos used in connection with the Services may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
3 SECURITY MEASURES
3.1 Contentree will see to that the recorded data, including the personal information, is handled carefully and protected properly following the currently applicable safety standards. Contentree regularly audits its system for possible vulnerabilities and attacks. However, since the internet is not a 100% secure environment, Contentree cannot ensure or warrant the security of information you transmit to Contentree . Emails sent via the Website are not encrypted, and Contentree therefore advises you not to communicate any confidential information through these means.
GENERAL
If any court of competent jurisdiction deems any provision of these Terms of Use to be unenforceable, then that provision shall be enforced to the extent possible to effect the intent of the Terms of Use, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
The headings in this section of the Web site are intended solely for convenience and are not considered to be terms within the Terms of Use.
The Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between Contentree and you with regard to your access and use of this Web site, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, in connection herewith.
NO WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER/LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES
Case Studies on this Web site have been created by the respective manufacturers and distributors. Although we believe that the information supplied is generally correct, we do not assume any responsibility whatsoever for its accuracy. Conditions of use of the information listed in the case studies are beyond our knowledge or control and consequently we assume no liability whatsoever for results obtained or loss or damage incurred as a result of application of the data or information presented. Users of the case studies do so at their own risk. In addition, we assume no liability and make no warranty with respect to claims of patent, trademark or copyright infringement or other similar claims which may arise out of or in connection with the use of any data, information or items listed in the case studies.
DISCLAIMER
Content posted by Contentree may contain errors, omissions or typographical errors or may be out of date. Contentree MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS, WHICH ARE PROVIDED FOR USE "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR TIMELY. Contentree DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITE WITH WHICH IT IS LINKED AND ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE. Contentree DOES NOT WARRANT THE FUNCTIONS, INFORMATION OR LINKS CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE OR THAT ITS CONTENTS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS ARE FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, CANCELBOTS OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU (AND NOT Contentree ) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. Contentree DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED SOLELY BY YOU. ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURERS. ACCORDINGLY, Contentree MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL Contentree and its RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND INFORMATION PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, "Contentree PARTIES") BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA OR PROFIT, ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF an Contentree PARTY OR an Contentree PARTY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF CONTENT OR MATERIALS FROM THIS WEBSITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ANY COSTS THEREOF. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL an Contentree PARTY'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR NOT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE or $10, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
INDEMNITY
You agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Contentree PARTIES from and against any claims, liability, losses, costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by any Contentree PARTY in connection with any violation of these Terms of Use by you and any use or alleged use of this website under your password by any person, whether or not authorized by you. Contentree reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control, at its own expense, of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In such case, you agree to cooperate with Contentree .
If, despite the language of the Terms of Use, Contentree becomes liable to you for anything arising out of or related in any way to your access, use or inability to use this Web site then Contentree ’s total liability to you shall not exceed the total payments actually made by you to Contentree or $10, whichever is greater.
THIRD PARTY SITES/EMAIL
As a convenience to you, Contentree may provide on this Web site one or more links to third party Web sites and/or provide email contacts respecting third parties. Contentree makes no endorsement of such third parties, nor any representation or warranty regarding anything that takes place between you and any such third parties, including, without limitation, visits to third party Web sites, email correspondence with third parties, and business or other transactions with third parties found through this Web site. Please understand that such third parties are independent from and not controlled by Contentree . It is up to you to take whatever precautions are necessary in order to protect against viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other malicious code.
INTERNATIONAL USERS
This Web site is controlled, operated and administered by Contentree from within the United States. Contentree makes no representation that this site is available for access or use at other locations outside the U.S. However, any access or use from outside the U.S. is still subject to the Terms of Use. Access to this Web site is expressly prohibited from territories where this site or any portion thereof is illegal. You agree not to access or use any information or materials on this Web site in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations, or in violation of any laws or regulations in the country from which you are accessing this Web site.
COPYRIGHT POLICY
If you are notifying Contentree of alleged copyright infringement, please be sure to provide the following information in the form required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 USC §512:
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; A description of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; A description of material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and/or an electronic mail address; 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, or its agent, or the law; and A statement by you that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party has the authority to enforce the copyrights that are claimed to be infringed.
Please contact Contentree for notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding this Website under 17 U.S.C. §512 at support@contentree.com
THIRD PARTY CONTENT ON WEB SITE
Contentree is a distributor and not a publisher or owner of the content created by third parties and displayed on the Web site. Contentree does not have editorial control over such content. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information that constitutes part of the content expressed or made available by third parties, including Merchants, Suppliers, Providers, Sponsors, Licensors, or any customer or user of the Web site, are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of Contentree or its affiliates or any of its officers, directors, employees, or agents. Neither Contentree nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents, nor any third party, including any Merchant, Supplier, Provider, Sponsor, Licensor, or any other customer or user of the Web site, guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
In many instances, the content available on the Web site represents the opinions and judgments of the respective Merchants, Suppliers, Providers, Sponsors, Licensors, customers or users of the Web site. Contentree neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, submission, posting, or statement made on the Web site by anyone other than authorized Contentree employees. Under no circumstances shall Contentree , or its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents, be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on any content or other information obtained through the Site.
PRIVACY POLICY
In the Contentree Privacy Policy, which constitutes part of these Terms of Use, we describe what information we gather from users, customers, and subscribers, what we use the information for, and how you can instruct us to limit the use of information about you. Our Privacy Policy can be found under the Privacy & Cookies link on our Footer.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND EXPORT REGULATION
You agree to use this Web site and the content thereon in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations governing your use of our Web site.
ADVERTISING
Our Web site may contain third party advertisements and/or sponsorships. The advertisers and/or sponsors that provide these advertisements and sponsorships are solely responsible for insuring that the materials submitted for inclusion on the Web site are accurate and comply with all applicable laws. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any advertiser or sponsor.
CHOICE OF LAW/FORUM FOR DISPUTES/JURISDICTION
The validity, construction and performance of the Term of Use of this Web site and the legal relations between you and Contentree shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Hampshire, excepting its choice of law rules if the application of such rules would result in the laws of another jurisdiction being applied.
Any dispute between you and Contentree arising out of or relating in any way to your access or use of this Web site shall initially be addressed through confidential negotiations, which shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations under the relevant rules of evidence. If the matter in dispute has not been resolved within thirty (30) days of the initiating party's written request for negotiation, the parties shall endeavor to first settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Rules. A neutral third party will be selected in accordance with the selection process. During the time period set forth below, mediation shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for resolution of any such dispute. If the dispute is still not resolved within sixty (60) days after mediation begins, either party may demand arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof as described in the following paragraph. If the parties agree, a mediator involved in the parties' mediation may be asked to serve as the arbitrator.
Any dispute between you and Contentree described in the previous paragraph shall be brought before an alternative dispute resolution body within New Hampshire. You agree that any such body shall have personal jurisdiction over you for purposes of any such dispute. Further, any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered only in a court within New Hampshire. You agree that any such court shall have personal jurisdiction over you for purposes of any such judgment.
You agree that the cost of mediation and any subsequent arbitration as described above shall be split equally between you and Contentree .
Should mediation or arbitration as described herein not take place or not completely resolve a dispute for any reason, you agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for any litigation arising from your use of our Web site shall be an appropriate federal or state court located in New Hampshire, and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction of these courts.
MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein. No waiver by Contentree of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The headings and captions in these Terms of Use are intended for convenience only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of the Terms.
Contentree and its affiliates shall not be liable for any nonperformance or delay in performance caused by any act beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation acts or omissions of third parties, unavailability of supplies, equipment failure, war, strikes, lock-outs, fire, flood or any other Act of God, any law, regulation, ordinance or other act or order of any court, government or governmental agency, or delays, unavailability, errors or other failures of the Internet or other data networks.
