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1. Your Acceptance
BY USING AND/OR VISITING THIS WEBSITE (collectively, including all Content
available through the LocalNoodles.com domain name, the "LocalNoodles Website",
or "Website"), YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO BOTH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (the
"Terms of Service") AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOCALNOODLES'S PRIVACY
NOTICE, WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AT
http://www.LocalNoodles.com/common/privacy_policy.aspx, AND WHICH ARE
INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. If you do not agree to any of these terms,
then please do not use the LocalNoodles Website.
2. LocalNoodles Website
These Terms of Service apply to all users of the LocalNoodles Website,
including users who are also contributors of content, information, and other
materials or services on the Website. The LocalNoodles Website may contain
links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by LocalNoodles.
LocalNoodles has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the
content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In
addition, LocalNoodles will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any
third-party site. By using the Website, you expressly relieve LocalNoodles from
any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.
Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave the LocalNoodles
Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other
website that you visit.
3. Website Access
A. LocalNoodles hereby grants you permission to use the Website as set forth in
this Terms of Service, provided that: (i) your use of the Website as permitted
is solely for your personal, noncommercial use; (ii) you will not copy or
distribute any part of the Website in any medium without LocalNoodles’ prior
written authorization; (iii) you will not alter or modify any part of the
Website other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the Website for its
intended purpose; and (iv) you will otherwise comply with the terms and
conditions of these Terms of Service.
B. In order to access some features of the Website, you will have to create an
account. You may never use another's account without permission. When creating
your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are
solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account and you must
keep your account password secure. You must notify LocalNoodles immediately of
any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Although
LocalNoodles will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use
of your account, you may be liable for the losses of LocalNoodles or others due
to such unauthorized use.
C. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without
limitation, "robots," "spiders," "offline readers," etc., that accesses the
Website in a manner that sends more request messages to the LocalNoodles
servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the
same period by using a convention on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, LocalNoodles grants the operators of public search engines
permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose
of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not
caches or archives of such materials. LocalNoodles reserves the right to revoke
these exceptions either generally or in specific cases. You agree not to
collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account
names, from the Website, nor to use the communication systems provided by the
Website for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for
commercial purposes, any users of the Website with respect to their User
Submissions.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
The content on the LocalNoodles Website, except all User Submissions (as defined
below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics,
photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like ("Content")
and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are
owned by or licensed to LocalNoodles, subject to copyright and other
intellectual property rights under international conventions. Content on the
Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and
may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast,
displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes
whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners.
LocalNoodles reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website
and the Content. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution
of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use,
copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through
the Website for any commercial purposes. If you download or print a copy of the
Content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary
notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise
interfere with security related features of the LocalNoodles Website or
features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce
limitations on use of the LocalNoodles Website or the Content therein.
5. User Submissions
A. The LocalNoodles Website may now or in the future permit submissions or other
communications submitted by you and other users ("User Submissions") and the
hosting, sharing, and/or publishing of such User Submissions. You understand
that whether or not such User Submissions are published, LocalNoodles does not
guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any submissions.
B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the
consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection with User
Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: (i) you own or have
the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize
LocalNoodles to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other
proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions to enable inclusion
and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website and
these Terms of Service; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or
permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the User
Submission to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable
individual person to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the
manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Service. You retain all
of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting the
User Submissions to LocalNoodles, you hereby grant LocalNoodles a worldwide,
non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use,
reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the
User Submissions in connection with the LocalNoodles Website and LocalNoodles'
(and its successor's) business, including without limitation for promoting and
redistributing part or all of the LocalNoodles Website (and derivative works
thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby
grant each user of the LocalNoodles Website a non-exclusive license to access
your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute,
prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as
permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of
Service. The foregoing license granted by you terminates once you remove or
delete a User Submission from the LocalNoodles Website.
C. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not: (i)
submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise
subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity
rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their
rightful owner to post the material and to grant LocalNoodles all of the
license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations
that could damage LocalNoodles or any third party; (iii) submit material that
is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic,
harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct
that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability,
violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or
solicitations of business: (v) impersonate another person. LocalNoodles does
not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice
expressed therein, and LocalNoodles expressly disclaims any and all liability
in connection with User Submissions. LocalNoodles does not permit copyright
infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its
Website, and LocalNoodles will remove all Content and User Submissions if
properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another's
intellectual property rights. LocalNoodles reserves the right to remove Content
and User Submissions without prior notice. LocalNoodles will also terminate a
User's access to its Website, if they are determined to be a repeat infringer.
A repeat infringer is a User who has been notified of infringing activity more
than twice and/or has had a User Submission removed from the Website more than
twice. LocalNoodles also reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User
Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for
violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual
property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory
material, or excessive length. LocalNoodles may remove such User Submissions
and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of
these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole
discretion.
D. In particular, if you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe
that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you
may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
("DMCA") by providing the Localnoodles Copyright Agent with the following
information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or,
if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single
notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be
the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which
is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service
provider to locate the material;
(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact
you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic
mail;
(v) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in
the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent,
or the law; and
(vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. LocalNoodles' designated Copyright
Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: Ke Zheng, Tuan Jiehu
Zhong lu, 1-2-3-503, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100027, email:
kz@LocalNoodles.com, fax: 010-6416-7036. For clarity, only DMCA notices should
go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, requests for technical
support, and other communications should be directed to LocalNoodles customer
service through http://www.LocalNoodles.com/support. You acknowledge that if
you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section 5(D), your DMCA
notice may not be valid.
E. You understand that when using the LocalNoodles Website, you will be exposed
to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that LocalNoodles is not
responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property
rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and
acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate,
offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do
waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against
LocalNoodles with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold
LocalNoodles, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to
the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of
the site.
F. LocalNoodles permits you to link to materials on the Website for personal,
non-commercial purposes only. LocalNoodles reserves the right to discontinue
any aspect of the LocalNoodles Website at any time.
6. Warranty Disclaimer
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE LOCALNOODLES WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LOCALNOODLES, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN
CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. LOCALNOODLES MAKES NO
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE'S
CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF
CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER,
RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION
AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION
OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES,
OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD
PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONSIN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR
DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED,
EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE LOCALNOODLES WEBSITE.
LOCALNOODLES DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE
LOCALNOODLES WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR
OTHER ADVERTISING, AND LOCALNOODLES WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY
PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE
THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND
EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
7. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL LOCALNOODLES, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS,
BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR
INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL
INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION
OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES,
TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE
BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR
ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT
POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE LOCALNOODLES
WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY,
AND WHETHER ORNOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LOCALNOODLES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER
SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY
AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
The Website is controlled and offered by LocalNoodles from its hosting facility
in Hong Kong. LocalNoodles makes no representations that the LocalNoodles
Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who
access or use the LocalNoodles Website from other jurisdictions do so at their
own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.
8. Indemnity You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless LocalNoodles, its
parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against
any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt,
and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i)
your use of and access to the LocalNoodles Website; (ii) your violation of any
term of these Terms of Service; (iii) your violation of any third party right,
including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv)
any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party.
This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Service
and your use of the LocalNoodles Website.
9. Ability to Accept Terms of Service You affirm that you are either more than
18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian
consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions,
obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these
Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service.
10. Assignment These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted
hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by
LocalNoodles without restriction.
11. General
You agree that: (i) the LocalNoodles Website shall be deemed solely based in
Hong Kong; and (ii) the LocalNoodles Website shall be deemed a passive website
that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over LocalNoodles, either
specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Hong Kong. These Terms of
Service shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of Hong Kong,
without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute
between you and LocalNoodles that arises in whole or in part from the
LocalNoodles Website shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent
jurisdiction located in Hong Kong. These Terms of Service, together with the
Privacy Notice at http://www.LocalNoodles.com/common/privacy_policy.aspx and
any other legal notices published by LocalNoodles on the Website, shall
constitute the entire agreement between you and LocalNoodles concerning the
LocalNoodles Website. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of
Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of
this these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of
such term or any other term, and LocalNoodles’ failure to assert any right or
provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision. LocalNoodles reserves the right to amend these Terms of
Service at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review
these Terms of Service for any changes. Your use of the LocalNoodles Website
following any amendment of these Terms of Service will signify your assent to
and acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND LOCALNOODLES AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE
OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE LOCALNOODLES WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE
WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF
ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
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