By registering for, accessing (other than to
read these terms and conditions for the first time), or using
this website or any page on the www.distinctivedesigns.com
domain or www.distdesigns.com domain, you agree to and
accept the following terms and conditions of access and use.
(1) GENERAL / AGREEMENT BINDING. The pages, facilities,
services, and capabilities of or accessible on this website,
the www.distinctivedesigns.com domain, and the www.distdesigns.com
domain (the "Service") provided by Distinctive Designs International,
Inc. ("Distinctive Designs") are designed to let you (the "End
User") and others access pricing information, sales services,
product information, and other information and materials, execute
transactions, communicate with Distinctive Designs, and in some
cases create and publish original materials (collectively the
"Content"), using proprietary software and development tools
developed by or for Distinctive Designs. This agreement ("Agreement")
embodies the terms and conditions of access to and use of the
Service, and constitutes the entire and only agreement between
Distinctive Designs and the End User relating to the Service
and supersedes all other communications and agreements with
regard to the Service. This Agreement shall supersede any subsequent
terms or conditions of any purchase order, regardless of whether
such order is signed by Distinctive Designs. End User agrees
that it may be necessary or prudent within Distinctive Designs'
sole discretion to revise, amend, or supplement this Agreement
from time to time. A printed version of this Agreement and of
any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial
or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this
Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions
as other business documents and records originally generated
and maintained in printed form.
(2) AUTHORIZED ACCESS.
(A) Passwords. End User shall be assigned a password in
order to access and use the Service (and, if applicable, to
upload Content onto the Service). To the extent that Distinctive
Designs possesses both the right to the use, display, distribute,
copy, alter, or publicly perform and the right to authorize
such acts with respect to the Content and the Service, the Service's
acceptance of the password provided by Distinctive Designs shall
operate as a personal, nonexclusive, nonassignable and nontransferable
license to use and display such Content and to access and to
use the Service, within the scope of access and use supported
by the password, during the session for which the password is
accepted only; provided, however, that the acceptance of any
password shall not authorize any activity or access that is
otherwise indicated in writing by Distinctive Designs to be
unauthorized, whether by this Agreement, a separate document
or communication from Distinctive Designs (such as email or
postal mail), or otherwise. In addition to the limited authorization
provided above, during such times as Distinctive Designs accepts
the password, End User may make, on an employee-by-employee
basis, a single hard-copy printout, for internal use only (with
no right of distribution), of educational and training materials
available in the "Sunroom" section of the site.
(B) Express Limitations. Except as expressly provided
by copyright law, all copying, distribution, publication, use,
public display, or public performance not specifically authorized
by this Agreement must be with the express permission of Distinctive
Designs and/or the owner of such material. In any copying, redistribution,
or publication of copyrighted material, any changes to or deletion
of author attribution or copyright notice are prohibited. Such
changes or deletion will void license provided. Software accessible
by the Service may not be reverse engineered unless specifically
authorized by the owner of the software. End User may download
public domain content for its own use. End User assumes all
risks regarding the determination of whether any content is
in the public domain. As a condition of your use of the Service,
you represent and warrant to Distinctive Designs that you will
not use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited
by this Agreement. You may not use the Service in any manner
which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service
or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the
Service. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials
or information through any means not intentionally made available
or provided for through the Service; this includes any attempts
to access the Service without registering or by registering
under inaccurate or untrue information.
(C) Limitations and Obligations Regarding Password. End
User agrees to maintain the password as private and confidential
information. End User further agrees to notify Distinctive Designs
immediately upon discovery or suspicion of compromise of the
confidentiality of End User's password and of any change in
contact information. End User shall be solely responsible for
securing the password and preventing misuse or unauthorized
use of the password, including by former employees. The support
of passwords by Distinctive Designs and the Service is not a
representation that information published and designated for
access only by certain passwords, password types, or password
levels is guaranteed confidential or private or that it is accessible
only to such designated passwords, password types, and password
levels. End User acknowledges that no password or electronic
security system is foolproof and that information will be at
least accessible and reviewable according to Section 2.a and
the Website Privacy Policy. End User
agrees not to rely upon the password system to protect or limit
distribution of any Content that may be of a sensitive nature
or otherwise inappropriate for general dissemination. End User's
password and any authorization thereunder may not be transferred,
leased, assigned, or sublicensed without Distinctive Designs'
prior written consent. End User will not itself and will not
allow others to circumvent the password restrictions on the
service.
(3) CONTENT.
(A) Compliance with Law. End User agrees not to publish
on the Service, or any other aspect of the Service, any Content
that (i) violates or infringes upon the rights of any others
(including without limitation the right of privacy or the right
of publicity, copyright, and trade secret), (ii) may be illegal,
abusive, profane, obscene, immoral, indecent, threatening, slanderous,
libelous, scandalous, or offensive to an average person, (iii)
is derogatory toward any other End User, (iv) contains or triggers
any virus or other software or code that may harm or interfere
with the equipment or data of Distinctive Designs or any End
User, or (v) violates any law, regulation, or regulatory advisory,
opinion, including particularly without limitation, those in
the area of antitrust, fair trade and competition and securities
laws. End User agrees not to solicit the performance of any
activity that is prohibited by law or to solicit through the
Service End Users to become End Users of other competitive information
services. End User agrees to comply with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations in connection with this Agreement.
(B) Content Review and Control. Any Content published in
connection with the Service is subject to review and viewing
by Distinctive Designs or persons authorized by Distinctive
Designs. No information so published is privileged or confidential
from Distinctive Designs in any manner. By publishing such Content,
End User waives and agrees to waive any such rights of confidentiality,
privilege, or privacy as may apply. End User agrees that Distinctive
Designs is under no obligation to maintain a policy of controlling
or monitoring Content published by other end users or third
parties. In the event that Distinctive Designs is made aware
of a potential violation of the terms of this Agreement regarding
Content posted by any End User, Distinctive Designs shall take
such investigative and remedial measures as it deems in its
sole discretion to be appropriate.
(C) Discretion of Distinctive Designs. Distinctive Designs
and its authorized representatives reserve the right, but are
not obligated, in their sole discretion, to edit or delete any
information, software or other content appearing on the Service,
regardless of whether it violates applicable standards for content,
for any reason. End User agrees that the final determination
regarding whether Content published or sought to be published
in connection with the Service falls within a prohibited category
under this Section 3 rests solely with Distinctive Designs and
those whom Distinctive Designs may authorize. Violations of
any provision of this Agreement, including without limitation
the provisions of this Section 3, may be dealt with in Distinctive
Designs¼s sole discretion by removal of violating Content without
notice, denial or suspension of access, reporting to government
authorities, or any such other remedies or actions as may be
otherwise legally available to Distinctive Designs or any aggrieved
party, including the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act.
(D) End User Responsible. The Service shall be used only
for lawful purposes, and End User shall be responsible for all
use of the Service accessed in connection with End User's password
and all transactions effected in connection with the password.
In particular, without limitation, Distinctive Designs shall
be entitled to rely upon the authority to act for and to bind
End User of any person accessing the Service with the password.
End User shall be solely responsible for the accuracy and completeness
of Content published on the Service by End User and shall not
publish any Content unless the End User owns all legal rights
and clearances to such Content as necessary in order for End
User to comply with Section 3.a. End User shall not publish
any copyrighted Content through use of the Service without (a)
the express permission of the owner(s) of all copyrights rights
involved, or person(s) specifically authorized by such owner(s)
to convey such permission, and (b) obtaining in the favor of
Distinctive Designs and its assigns from such owners express
permission, license, and consent to license and to sublicense
such copyright rights to any End User of the Service under this
Agreement. Only the owner(s) (or such authorized person(s))
of copyrighted content may publish such Content through use
of the Service. End User's publishing of any Content is a representation
that such licenses and sublicenses as described in this Section
3 have been secured.
(E) Grant of License. By using the Service, uploading
Content, or sending any Content to Distinctive Designs (such
as emails, testimonials, and the like), End User irrevocably
grants Distinctive Designs and its assigns a nonexclusive license
to copy, display, distribute, publish, publicly perform, create
derivative works based on the Content published or sent by End
User. End User further grants the right to use the End User's
name, image, and other information in connection with the Content
published or sent by End User. Such license specifically includes
the right by Distinctive Designs and its assigns to sublicense
and authorize such acts on the part of any other End User of
the Service under the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(F) Distinctive
Designs' Property. End User acknowledges and agrees that
any Content created by or for Distinctive Designs or any aspect
of the Service (including without limitation, software code,
screen views or templates, interfaces, html (or other pertinent
language) mark-up, and any other writing or expression) are
not within the public domain. Neither End User nor its designated
users may reproduce, redistribute, retransmit, publish or otherwise
transfer, or commercially exploit, any Content which they receive
or access through the Service, except as expressly provided
in this Agreement. End User agrees not to use the trademarks,
logos, symbols, or any other mark or commercial identifier of
Distinctive Designs or any aspect of the Service without the
express written consent of Distinctive Designs. End User acknowledges
that products may be the subject of tradedress, copyright, design
patent, utility model, or other proprietary regime.
(G) Minors. End User acknowledges that the Service and
Service may contain Content posted by, owned by, or under the
control of third parties and End User is aware that some web
pages accessible on or through the Distinctive Designs Service
may through no fault of Distinctive Designs contain material
that is unsuitable for minors (persons under 18 years of age).
End User agrees to prevent usage of the Service by minors and
to refrain from allowing any information regarding anyone under
the age of 13 from being uploaded to the Service.
(H) Links to Third Party Sites. The Service may, from
time to time, contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites").
The Linked Sites are not under the control of Distinctive Designs
and Distinctive Designs is not responsible for the contents
of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained
in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site.
Distinctive Designs is not responsible for any form of transmission
received from any Linked Site. Distinctive Designs is providing
these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion
of any link does not imply endorsement by Distinctive Designs
of the site or any association with its operators.
(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.
(A) End User acknowledges that the Service contains information
of a confidential and sensitive nature. All information accessible
by the Service, except as provided in Section 4.b, below, shall
be deemed proprietary and confidential ("Confidential Information"),
and End User agrees to treat such Confidential Information as
confidential, and to hold it in trust for Distinctive Designs.
In particular without limitation, End User will not disclose
or allow to be disclosed such information without the express
written consent of Distinctive Designs. End User will at a minimum
employ the same standards to maintain the confidentiality of
the Confidential Information as it employs to protect its own
proprietary information and trade secrets.
(B) The restrictions and obligations under this Section
4 concerning confidentiality shall not apply to any portion
of the Confidential Information that: (i) is or becomes available
to the general public through no act or failure to act of End
User; (ii) may be demonstrated to have been known to End User
at the time of the receipt thereof as evidenced by tangible
records that existed prior to End User's obtaining the information
from Distinctive Designs; (iii) subsequently is obtained rightfully
from a third party who lawfully possessed the information and
who had the right to make such disclosure as evidenced by tangible
records; or (iv) is independently developed by End User without
assistance of, reference to, or reliance upon Confidential Information
(5) AMENDMENT.
(A) Permissible.
Distinctive Designs may modify this Agreement at any time, and
may discontinue or revise any or all other aspects of the Service
in its sole discretion and without prior notice. Notification
of a discontinuance or changes to this Agreement will be posted
on the Service, or sent via e-mail or postal mail. End User
agrees that use of the Service is an acknowledgment and agreement
to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and that continued
use of the Service following any revision, amendment, or supplement
is sufficient consideration for, and indicates agreement to,
such revisions, amendments, or supplements.
(B) Limitations. Any acknowledgment of an e-mail or other
communication of the End User that is in any way inconsistent
with, or adds to, the provisions of this Agreement is null and
void. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade
practice shall act to modify the provisions of this Agreement.
Distinctive Designs may authorize or allow its contractors and
other third parties to provide to Distinctive Designs and/or
to End User services necessary or related to making the Service
available and to perform obligations and exercise rights of
Distinctive Designs under this Agreement.
(6) NON-TRANSFERABILITY. End User's right to use the
Service or to designate users is not transferable and is subject
to any limits established by Distinctive Designs. End User may
not sublicense, assign or transfer this license. Any attempt
to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties
or obligations under this license is void.
(7) EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. End User is responsible
for and must provide all telephone and other equipment and services
necessary to access the Service and use the Software.
(8) USE OF INFORMATION. End User consents to the collection
and use of information as set forth in the Website Privacy Policy,
as it may be amended from time to time the providing of consent
hereby shall not be deemed as an indication that such consent
is necessary.
(9) INDEMNIFICATION. End User agrees to indemnify and
hold Distinctive Designs, including its officers, agents, employees,
suppliers, and service providers, harmless from any claims,
liability, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
whether in tort or in contract, that it or any of them may incur
by reason of or arising out of any claim, including claims for
copyright infringement, defamation, invasion of privacy, or
infringement of rights of publicity, that is made by any third
party relating to End User's breach of the Agreement any Content
published by End User on the Service.
(10) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE,
PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
SERVICE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. IN
THE EVENT OF A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR RELATING TO PRICE OR QUANTITY
OF AN ITEM OFFERED FOR SALE ON THE SERVICE, DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO FILL ANY ORDER OR ORDERS THAT
RELY ON SUCH TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED
TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SERVICE AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES AND/OR RESPECTIVE
SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT, INFORMATION,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SERVICE FOR ANY
PURPOSE. ALL SUCH CONTENT, INFORMATION, SERVICES AND RELATED
GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES AND/OR RESPECTIVE
SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH
REGARD TO THIS CONTENT, INFORMATION, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS,
INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE
OF ERRORS OR VIRUSES.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WARRANTY THAT DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS
PROVIDES WITH RESPECT TO ITS PRODUCTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED ON
THIS WEBSITE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES
AND/OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR
IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE,
WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR RELATED SERVICES,
THE RECEIPT OF INCOMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS OR ORDERS, THE NON-RECEIPT
OF INSTRUCTIONS OR ORDERS, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES AND RELATED
GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT,
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF DISTINCTIVE
DESIGNS OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/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 ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE
SERVICE, OR WITH ALL OR ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING
THE SERVICE.
(11) BENEFIT OF SECTIONS. The provisions of Sections
4, 9, and 10 are for the benefit of Distinctive Designs and
its contractors, information providers, service providers, licensors,
employees, and agents; and each shall have the right to assert
and enforce such provisions directly on its own behalf against
End User.
(12) GOVERNING LAW / JURISDICTION. This Agreement is
made in Alabama, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Alabama except that no conflicts-of-laws provision
shall be invoked so as to use the laws of any other jurisdiction.
End User consents to jurisdiction of the courts residing in
the State of Alabama for all disputes arising out of or in connection
with this agreement. By consent and agreement of End User, is
proper in the courts within Jefferson County, Alabama.
(13) SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement
is determined to be invalid, it shall be deemed severed from
the remainder of the Agreement, and all other provisions shall
remain in full force and effect.
(14) TERMINATION. This Agreement is effective until terminated
by either party. End User may terminate this agreement at any
time by discontinuing use of and access to the Service and destroying
all materials obtained from the Service. Distinctive Designs
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or
suspend any End User's password, access, and ability to use
the Service at any time, without notice. The provisions of Sections
2(b) - 7 and 9 - 16 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
(15) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. End User acknowledges and agrees
that any violation of the terms of this Agreement relating to
the disclosure, use, copying, distribution, display or publishing
of Content may result in irreparable injury and damage to Distinctive
Designs that may not be adequately compensable in money damages,
and for which Distinctive Designs will have no adequate remedy
at law. End User therefore consents and agrees that Distinctive
Designs may obtain injunctions, orders or decrees as may be
reasonably necessary ensure compliance with this Agreement.
End User waives any requirement of bond that may apply for issuance
of any injunctions, orders, or decrees.
(16) RELIANCE. Distinctive Designs DOES NOT ENDORSE, ASSERT
OR STAND BEHIND THE TRUTHFULNESS OR RELIABILITY OF OPINIONS,
ADVICE OR STATEMENTS GIVEN OR MADE BY ANYONE OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED
DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS SPOKESPERSONS IN ANY MANNER ON OR THROUGH
THE SERVICE. OTHER END USERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED DISTINCTIVE
DESIGNS SPOKESPERSONS.