Terms and Conditions

2. Numerous intellectual property rights are employed in connection with this website, including:

1. a. trademarks and logos;
2. b. the design, text, graphics, and other content present on the web pages of this website, along with all associated web addresses; and
3. c.  all software used in relation to this website.

3.  We are the rightful owner or authorized licensee of these intellectual property rights. You hereby agree not to replicate any content (including images) from this website without obtaining our explicit consent.

About these Conditions

4. By accessing or using any portion of this website, you acknowledge your acceptance of these conditions. If you do not wish to agree to these conditions, refrain from accessing or using this website.

5. We retain the right to modify these conditions without prior notice. It is advisable to review these conditions for any updates periodically. Your continued use of the website signifies your agreement with all modifications we implement to these conditions.

Using this Website

6. Our collection and use of information adhere to our Privacy Policy. By utilizing this website, you consent to our methods of gathering and utilizing your information.

7. You are prohibited from employing this website to:

1. engage in any unlawful activities.
2. transmit spam.
3. inflict harm, threats, abuse, or harassment upon another individual or in a manner that encroaches upon someone’s privacy or is deemed offensive, objectionable, or detrimental by our reasonable judgment to us, our customers, or suppliers.
4. generate, verify, validate, update, or modify your databases, records, directories, customer lists, mailing lists, or prospecting lists, as well as those of others.
5. interfere with, revise, or modify any section of the website.
6. impact its operational processes.
7. impose an undue or disproportionately large load on our or our suppliers’ communication and technical systems, as determined by us.
8. employ automated methods to monitor, replicate, or manipulate the website or its content or to disrupt or endeavor to disrupt its functionality.

Providing Content for This Website

8. If you contribute any material to this website (such as ratings and reviews, comments, articles, or uploading content in any format, including videos) (“User Content”), you grant us irrevocable and royalty-free permission to use User Content (including modification and adaptation for operational or editorial reasons) across all media globally. This usage encompasses our marketing, research, promotional activities, and internal business needs, which may involve sharing User Content with chosen third-party partners, service providers, social media, and networking platforms. By submitting ratings and reviews, you also agree to adhere to our Guidelines for Ratings and Reviews.

9. You retain full ownership of your User Content at all times, and you maintain the right to use it as you see fit.

10. By providing any User Content to the Website, you affirm that your User Content:

1. originates from your own original work, or you possess authorization to submit it to the Website, and you have the right to grant us permission for its usage as outlined in these terms.
2. will not include or promote any illegal, harmful, deceptive, abusive, defamatory (damaging someone’s reputation), or offensive content that could cause widespread offense or bring disrepute to us or our business partners.
3. does not infringe upon or compromise the privacy rights, contractual rights, or any other rights of any other individual.
4. does not contain any virus or malicious code that could disrupt, interfere with, or harm the operation of the Website.
5. if used to promote your own business or services, clearly discloses your association with that specific business.
6. will not involve mass-mailing or spam.

11. If you are not inclined to grant us the permissions detailed above, kindly abstain from submitting any material to the Website.

12. We are not obligated to publish your User Content on the Website, and we reserve the right to eliminate any User Content at our discretion and without prior notice.

13. We do not engage in editing, pre-screening, or reviewing User Content exhibited on the Website. If you have reason to believe that certain User Content violates the stipulations outlined in this section, please promptly inform us. We will then assess the User Content and, if we find it appropriate, take steps to remove it within a reasonable timeframe.

Disclaimers

14. Your use of the website is undertaken at your own risk.

15. It is not advisable to rely solely on the website for obtaining advice.

16. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, we do not provide any assurance that:

1. your usage of the website will be trouble-free, or
2. the computer or server you utilize to access the website is devoid of viruses or any other malicious software.

Limits to our Liability

17. In no event shall we, the website’s owner or operator, their affiliated companies, employees, officers, agents, or any other entities involved in creating, producing, maintaining, or distributing the website, be liable for any loss of:

1. business or business opportunities
2. profits
3. goodwill
4. expected savings
5. information
6. use of or corruption of information

18. Our liability is limited to losses directly resulting from any breach of these conditions. We are not liable for any other losses, whether arising from our failure to fulfill our contractual obligations, negligence, defamatory statements, product liability, or other reasons, including:

1. use or reliance on the website
2. inability to use the website
3. mistakes, faults, failures, missing information, or viruses on the website or disruptions beyond our control
4. unauthorized access to our records, programs, or services
5. goods, products, services, or information received from websites linked to this website

information, data, messages, or other materials sent or received through the website by email, posting, uploading, reproduction, or distribution.

The Entire Agreement

19. These conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding your use of the website. If a court determines that any condition is invalid, the remaining conditions will still remain in effect.

The Law

20. The laws of the state of Virginia (without regard to its conflict of laws principles) govern your use of the website and these conditions. While we operate the website from within the United States, access to the website is possible from various locations worldwide. Despite potential differences in laws, using the website signifies your agreement that the laws of the state of Virginia will govern all matters related to your use of the website, and you commit to abiding by these laws. We retain the right to initiate legal proceedings in the jurisdiction where you reside.

Revised:  April 16, 2024