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Definitions
"Using" Buying Today means accessing, browsing, crawling, scraping, or performing any other activities that connect to or make use of Buying Today in some way.
"Terms of Service" means all terms contained in this agreement as well as this site's privacy policy and all other guidelines posted anywhere on Buying Today.
"Content" means data or media in any form, including but not limited to text, photos, graphics, audio, and video.
"User content" means all content submitted to Buying Today or made available by users, collectively.
"Your content" means all content that you submit or make available, including but not limited to reviews, ratings, compliments, information, and invitations displayed as part of your profile.
"Third party content" means all content created or made available by data providers who license data to Buying Today for use on the site, or other parties other than Buying Today or its users.
"Buying Today content" means all content created or made available by Buying Today.
"Site content" means all types of content mentioned above, collectively.
Eligibility
You must be 18 years of age or older and a United States resident to use this site. If you use Buying Today as an agent of any business entity, you must be an authorized representative of that business and you agree on behalf of that business to be bound to these Terms of Service. If you do not meet these eligibility requirements or if you do not have the authority to bind your company to these Terms of Service, you must not use this site.
Miscellaneous
You agree that the State of California will govern any dispute involving Buying Today without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by, as well as venue in the following location: San Francisco County, California state and federal courts.
No employment, joint venture, partnership or agency is created by these Terms of Service. These Terms of Service do not provide you with the authority to bind Buying Today in any way whatsoever.
Notification of changes to the Terms of Service and other related notices may be provided to you through any or all of the following channels: by email, regular mail or posting on this site.
There is nothing within intended to confer rights or remedies upon any third party, except as noted in Section 20 above. Nothing contained within will be deemed to confer rights and remedies to any third party.
The Terms of Service contain the entire agreement between you and us regarding all instances of use of Buying Today, This agreement over rules any agreement between you and us that may have been established previously regarding any and all subject matter herein. Both parties herein acknowledge that no reliance is placed on any representation, made expressly or indirectly, contained in these Terms of Service.
No waiver shall be constituted due to a failure on Buying Today's part to exercise or enforce any of the rights or provisions outlined within these Terms of Service. Should either party fail to exercise, in any respect, any right provided herein, no release shall be provided.
Should any of the provisions found in these Terms of Service be deemed either unenforceable or invalid, those provisions will be eliminated or will be limited to the minimum extent necessary to maintain the Terms of Service's status as enforceable.
You are not permitted to assign, transfer, or sub-license these Terms of Service without first obtaining written consent from Buying Today.I any assignment is made in violation of these Terms of Service, it will be considered void. We reserve the right to transfer or assign the Terms of Service without restriction.
Section titles within the Terms of Service are listed for convenience purposes only. These titles bear no contractual or legal effect of any sort.
User Accounts
To access certain features of Buying Today, you may need to log in using a Facebook account. If you do not have a Facebook account, you must create one to access these features. You are responsible for keeping your account password secure and for any activity associated with your account. You agree to notify us immediately if you know or suspect that an unauthorized person is using your account.
"Personal Accounts" are those that you use for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. To ensure your credibility as a valuable site contributor, you agree to provide accurate and complete information about yourself when creating your personal account. You may not create multiple personal accounts or provide another person's e-mail address or impersonate another person in any way.
"Business Accounts" are those that you use solely for representing a business. To create an account for your business, you must be an authorized representative of the business entity, and you must register using a Facebook account. You agree to submit actual and complete information about yourself and the business when creating your business account. You may not create more than one business account for the same organization or register business e-mail addresses that you do not have permission to register.
Permission to Use
Buying Today grants you permission to use our site under the restrictions described in these Terms of Service. You may at times be exposed to indecent, offensive, inaccurate, objectionable, and/or content that is otherwise inappropriate. We do not vouch for the accuracy of such content, and we do not endorse or promote it.
Responsibility for Content
Your content is solely your responsibility. Buying Today bears no liability for your content. You assume any and all risks associated with your content, including but not limited to reliance on accuracy, completeness, or usefulness and disclosures that reveal your identity. You may not imply in any way that your content is endorsed by Buying Today. Upon posting content on Buying Today, you represent that you own the posted content or you have permission to use it and to authorize its use for other purposes.
You may be exposed to liability if (a) your content violates any third-party right, including but not limited to rights involving copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, publicity right, or any other right, intellectual or proprietary; or (b) your content contains information that is false or intentionally misleading, defamatory information, information containing hate speech or pornography, information that harms or exploits minors, unlawful information, or information that violates or encourages others to disobey laws or regulations.
Use of Content
You do not own rights or any entitlements to compensation for advertisements that run alongside your content or anywhere else on the site. Advertising manner, mode, and extent are subject to change without notice.
We may remove or reinstate user content at any time and for any determination at our discretion. Specifically, we may remove content that is determined to breach our Terms of Service or that we believe to be inappropriate.
To distribute content widely and simply, some of the site content (also "feed content") is made available through Atom feeds and Real Simple Syndication (RSS) (collectively known as "feeds"). Users may access feeds to display feed content on their websites, computers, handheld devices, or anywhere else provided that (a) the use is personal and not commercial, (b) displayed feeds link back to relevant pages on the site and reserve Buying Todays as the source, (c) you do not suggest through use or display of Feed Content that Buying Todays endorses or promotes any third-party causes, products, ideas, websites, or services, (d) you do not redistribute the feed content, and (e) Buying Todays's systems are not overburdened by your accessing the feeds. Buying Todays reserves the right to terminate access to any feed at any time and for any reason.
Site Availability
We reserve the right to update, change, or discontinue Buying Today at any time, for any reason, at our discretion, without notice or liability.
Unauthorized Access
Unauthorized access to Buying Today is strictly and expressly forbidden. We withhold the right to use any means necessary to prevent unauthorized access. This includes but is not limited to mapping IP addresses, contacting your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and using technological or programmatic obstructions.
Investigations
Buying Today is under no obligation to monitor the site or its Content. However, if we believe a possible Terms of Service violation has occurred, we reserve the right to investigate, contact appropriate law enforcement as necessary, and/or block you from the site. In compliance with the Privacy Policy listed on this page, information may be prudently disclosed, including some or all of your content.
Feedback
Dissatisfaction. To help us continually modify and enhance your user experience, we also invite you to share unfavorable feedback with us by using our Contact Us page. However, terminating your account and discontinuing use of Buying Today is the only way to fully treat your dissatisfaction with the site, these Terms of Service, our policies or practices, or any site content.
Site Improvements or Suggestions. We want your feedback! If you have recommendations for improving Buying Today or your experience with the site, use our Contact Us form. By sending us "Feedback" in the form of suggestions, ideas, requests, or proposals, you certify that (a) similar Feedback may already be in development or under consideration, (b) with respect to provided Feedback, Buying Today is under no express or implied obligation of confidentiality, (c) your feedback does not contain confidential or proprietary information regarding third parties, and (d) you grant Buying Today an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, modify, publish, distribute, and sublicense the Feedback and all improvements resulting from it.
Termination
We may, at any time and for any reason or without cause, terminate or suspend your account or ability to use the site without notice or liability. For example, if we suspect that you are involved in illegal activity or you are found to be in breach of these Terms of Service, we may terminate or suspend your account. If your account is terminated or suspended, you may be prevented from accessing your account, your content, the site content, and/or any related data.
Warranties, Disclaimers, and Limitations of Liability
NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE BY Buying Today AS TO (1) SITE OPERATION OR FUNCTIONALITY, (2) THE IP RIGHTS, SAFETY, USEFULNESS, LEGALITY, QUALITY, COMPLETENESS, INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY OF ANY SITE CONTENT, WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND REVIEWS LISTED ON THE SITE, AND (3) ANY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SOLD BY LISTED BUSINESSES. ALL CONTENT CONTAINED ON Buying Today AND THE SITE ITSELF ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. Buying Today DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, DURABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WARRANTIES. ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, THAT IS OBTAINED FROM Buying Today SHALL NOT CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR CONDITION NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.
ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY (A) DAMAGES, BE THEY RELIANCE, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT, (B) PROFIT LOSS, (C) INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS (D) DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF REPUTATION OF Buying Today OR ANY THIRD PARTY, OR (E) INFORMATION OR DATA LOSS.
ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE DUE TO THE USE OF THE SITE AND SITE CONTENT IS FURTHER DISCLAIMED BY Buying Today. USE OF THIS SITE IS PERFORMED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. ANY RESULTING LOSS OR DAMAGE IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGE RESULTING FROM VIRUSES THAT YOU MAY DOWNLOAD DURING YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
ALL LIABILITY FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR DEALINGS OR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BUSINESSES, ADVERTISERS OR USERS ON THE SITE IS DISCLAIMED BY Buying Today. ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THESE ADVERTISERS, BUSINESSES OR USERS IS SOLELY BETWEEN YOU AND THEM AND WILL NOT BE MEDIATED BY Buying Today, HOWEVER, Buying Today DOES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MONITOR ANY DISPUTES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF SOME WARRANTIES, THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON THE LENGTH OF A WARRANTY, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ABOVE LIMIATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO RESIDE IN SUCH A JURISDICTION, THE LIMITATIONS LISTED ABOVE WILL APPLY TO YOU TO THE FULLEST, LAWFULLY PERMITTED EXTENT.
THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FROM Buying Today AT ALL TIMES FOR ANY CAUSES WHATSOEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT, MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER REASON) WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (I) THE AMOUNT PAID TO THE SITE IN CONNECTION WITH Buying Today IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE OFFENDING ACTION OR (II) U.S. $100.00.
Restrictions
You agree that you will not directly or indirectly encourage or participate in any of these activities:
Affect natural search results in any way through your use of Buying Today, for example, by keyword spamming.
Use Buying Today for discriminatory or bigoted purposes.
Adversely affect the site with excessive network traffic.
Submit, display, or transmit pornographic or illegal content on Buying Today.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site, including user accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the site, using password mining, hacking, or any other unethical methods.
Violate Buying Today's Terms of Service or applicable laws.
Reverse engineer any part of Buying Today, except as permitted under law.
Use Buying Today or site content to transmit destructive items such as viruses, worms, or Trojan horses (collectively, "viruses").
Mine site data, or process or record any data about Buying Today or its users.
Omit or alter any part of Buying Today's copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices on anything you print, copy, or distribute from the site.
Use Buying Today to stalk, defraud, threaten, harass, or otherwise harm any other person.
Remove, circumvent, disable, interfere with, or damage any of this site's security features, including but not limited to those that prevent unauthorized copying of site content or those that limit site use.
Exploit the site or site content (other than your content) through modification, adaptation, reproduction, distribution, translation, trade, sale, or creation of derivative works or adaptations of site content or the site itself.
Use the site to gain information from minors or harm minors.
Use Buying Today for commercial or promotional purposes not expressly allowed by our terms of service.
Use any software or devices to interfere with the proper working order of the site.
Use Buying Today in any way that might create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest, for example, soliciting reviews or trading reviews with other businesses.
Use the site to identify passwords or security encryption codes, disrupt security, or cause harm to the site or site content.
Access, index, or scrape this site or any of its content using any automatic or partially automatic method or process as a means to (a) frame or reformat any part of Buying Today, (b) build, develop, or populate a database of business-focused reviews, or (c) take any action that will impose, or, in the site's opinion, may possibly impose an unreasonable load on our systems.
Use Buying Today in a manner that violates the rights of other users or third parties. Examples include but are not limited to breaching confidence, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, privacy right, moral right, right of publicity or any other right, proprietary or intellectual.
Use of the Site
We grant you permission to use Buying Today under the restrictions described in these Terms of Service. You may at times be exposed to indecent, offensive, inaccurate, objectionable, and/or content that is otherwise inappropriate. We do not vouch for the accuracy of such content, and we do not encourage or endorse it.
Ownership
Buying Today content elements include interactive features, computer code, products, compilations, visual interfaces, graphics, designs, software, aggregate user reviews and ratings, and all other elements of Buying Today, including user and third-party content. These elements are owned by Buying Today. Changing, distributing, reproducing, publicly displaying, creating derivative works or adaptations, or exploiting the Buying Today content, in whole or in part, is prohibited unless expressly authorized by the site. No express or implied rights are provided to users, other than those provided by these Terms of Service. We retain all rights in and to Buying Today and all site content. Also, all copyrights, trademarks, Service marks, trade names, and intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world ("IP Rights") that are associated with Buying Today in any way, whether with its content or with the site itself, are also owned by the site, except where otherwise noted. These IP Rights are protected by trademark, patent, and trade dress laws, and all applicable intellectual and proprietary rights and laws.
Third Parties
You may see links to other websites ("third party sites"). Responsibility for third party content lies with third party sites and not with Buying Today. Third party sites are not supported or controlled by Buying Today.
Feeds
In order to facilitate widespread distribution of content, some of the Site Content (also "Feed Content") is made available through Real Simple Syndication (RSS) and Atom feeds (the "Feeds"). Buying Today reserves the right to terminate the Feeds at any time.
Users may access feeds in order to display Feed Content on your PC, website or blog, provided that (a) use of the Feeds is not commercial and personal only, (b) display provides links back to relevant pages on the Site, with attribution to Buying Today as the source, (c) you do not suggest through use or display of Feed Content that Buying Today endorses or promotes any third-party causes, ideas, websites, products or services, (d) the Feed Content is not redistributed and (f) Buying Today's systems are not overburdened by your use of the Feeds.
Accounts
To access certain features of Buying Today, you may need to log in using a Facebook account. You will have to create a Facebook account to access these features if you do not already have one. You agree to keep your report password secure, and you accept responsibility for any activity associated with your account. You agree to notify us immediately if you know or suspect that someone other than you is using your account.
Business Accounts: Accounts that you use solely for representing a business. To create an account for your business, you must be an authorized representative of the business, and you must register using a Facebook account. You agree to submit accurate and complete information about yourself and the business when creating your business account. You may not create more than one business account for the same organization or register business e-mail addresses that you do not have authorization to register.
Personal Accounts: Accounts that you use for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. To ensure your credibility as a site contributor, you agree to provide accurate and complete information about yourself when creating your personal account. You may not create multiple personal accounts or provide another person's e-mail address or impersonate another person in any way.
Changes to the Terms of Service
Buying Today reserves the right to make periodic changes to these Terms of Service. Buying Today shall provide notification of such changes in the following manner: providing a revised version of Terms of Service on this web page, with an explanation at the top of when changes were made... Users should make certain to revisit these Terms of Service often to stay abreast of any changes, as all changes are binding to you through use of the site. Any Terms of Service changes will take effect at the time of posting. Your continued use of the site after these changes have been implemented serves as an indication of your acceptance of and consent to comply with any and all changes.