  
1. Definitions.
"Slim n' Trim" is the interactive on-line service operated by
Slim n' Trim, Inc. ("Slim n' Trim") on the World Wide Web of the Internet,
consisting of information services and content provided by Slim n' Trim, affiliates of
Slim n' Trim and other third parties. "Subscriber" means each person who
establishes or accesses a connection ("Account") for access to and use of Slim
n' Trim.
2. General.
This Agreement, which incorporates by
reference other provisions applicable to use of Slim n' Trim, including, but not limited
to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth in paragraph 13 hereof ("Supplemental
Terms").
Slim n' Trim shall have the right at any time to change or
discontinue any aspect or feature of Slim n' Trim, including, but not limited to, content,
hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use.
3. Changed Terms.
Slim n' Trim shall
have the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to
Subscriber's use of Slim n' Trim, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions,
including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes,
modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof,
which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on Slim n' Trim, or by
electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which Subscriber obtains notice
thereof. Any use of Slim n' Trim by Subscriber after such notice shall be deemed to
constitute acceptance by Subscriber of such changes, modifications or additions.
4. Equipment.
Subscriber shall be
responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other
equipment needed for access to and use of Slim n' Trim and all charges related thereto.
5. Subscriber
Conduct.
Subscriber shall use Slim n' Trim for
lawful purposes only. Subscriber shall not post or transmit through Slim n' Trim any
material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is
unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights,
vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would
constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law,
or which, without Slim n' Trim's express prior approval, contains advertising or any
solicitation with respect to products or services. Any conduct by a Subscriber that in
Slim n' Trim's discretion restricts or inhibits any other Subscriber from using or
enjoying Slim n' Trim will not be permitted. Subscriber shall not use Slim n' Trim to
advertise or perform any commercial solicitation, including, but not limited to, the
solicitation of users to become subscribers of other on-line information services
competitive with Slim n' Trim.
Slim n' Trim contains copyrighted material, trademarks and
other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos,
video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of Slim n' Trim are copyrighted
as a collective work under the United States copyright laws. Slim n' Trim owns a copyright
in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in
the content original to it. Subscriber may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in
the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content,
in whole or in part. Subscriber may download copyrighted material for Subscriber's
personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no
copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of
downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of Slim n' Trim and
the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication
of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend
or copyright notice shall be made. Subscriber acknowledges that it does not acquire any
ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.
Subscriber shall not upload, post or otherwise make available
on Slim n' Trim any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right
without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by
copyright rests with Subscriber. Subscriber shall be solely liable for any damage
resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm
resulting from such a submission. THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8 OF THIS
SERVICE AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY TO ALL SUCH DAMAGE OR OTHER HARM RESULTING FROM SUCH
SUBMISSIONS. By submitting material to any public area of Slim n' Trim, Subscriber
automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted
Slim n' Trim the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to
use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole
or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or
technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may
exist in such material. Subscriber also permits any other Subscriber to access, view,
store or reproduce the material for that Subscriber's personal use. Subscriber hereby
grants Slim n' Trim the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made
available on Slim n' Trim by Subscriber. SUBSCRIBER ALSO AGREES THAT ANY OTHER
SUBSCRIBER MAY ACCESS, VIEW, STORE OR REPRODUCE THE MATERIAL FOR THAT SUBSCRIBERS
PERSONAL USE
The foregoing provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of
Slim n' Trim, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and
licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or
on its own behalf.
6. Disclaimer of
Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
SUBSCRIBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF
Slim n' Trim IS AT SUBSCRIBER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER Slim n' Trim, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT
THAT Slim n' Trim WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF Slim n' Trim, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH Slim
n' Trim.
Slim n' Trim IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY
CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT,
DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR
DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH
OF CONTRACT, TORTUOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. SUBSCRIBER
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT Slim n' Trim IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR
ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER SUBSCRIBERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE
FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH SUBSCRIBER.
IN NO EVENT WILL Slim n' Trim, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY
INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING Slim n' Trim OR THE Slim n' Trim SOFTWARE,
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE
Slim n' Trim. SUBSCRIBER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON Slim n' Trim.
IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE NEITHER, Slim n'
Trim, NOR ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL BE LIABLE
REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION, FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER
DEFECTS IN, OR UNTIMELINESS OR UNAUTHENTICITY OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN Slim n'
Trim, OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE TRANSMISSION THEREOF TO THE USER, OR FOR ANY
CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED THEREBY. NONE OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES
SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS OR LOSSES OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
7. Monitoring.
Slim n' Trim shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of Slim n' Trim, including
chat rooms and forums, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules
established by Slim n' Trim and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government
request. Slim n' Trim shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post
or remove any material submitted to or posted on Slim n' Trim. Without limiting the
foregoing, Slim n' Trim shall have the right to remove any material that Slim n' Trim, in
its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise
objectionable.
8. Indemnification.
Subscriber agrees to
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Slim n' Trim, its affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of Slim n' Trim by Subscriber or
Subscriber's Account.
9. Termination.
Either Slim n' Trim or
Subscriber may terminate this Agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, Slim
n' Trim shall have the right to immediately terminate Subscriber's Account in the event of
any conduct by Subscriber which Slim n' Trim, in its sole discretion, considers to be
unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by Subscriber of this Agreement. The
provisions of Sections 5(B), 5(C), 5(D), 6, 8, 10 and this Section 9 shall survive
termination of this Agreement.
10. Trademarks.
SlimŽ n TrimŽ,
SlimŽ, SlimŽ Freez, SlimŽ Cheez, SlimŽ n Light, and SlimlineŽ and each of their
logos are registered trademarks of SlimŽ n TrimŽ, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All
other trademarks appearing on SlimŽ n TrimŽ are the property of their respective
owners.
11. Third Party
Content.
Slim n' Trim is a
distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and Subscribers.
Accordingly, Slim n' Trim has no more editorial control over such content than does a
public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services,
offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties,
including information providers, Subscribers or any other user of Slim n' Trim, are those
of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of Slim n' Trim. Neither Slim n'
Trim nor any third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or
usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
(Refer to Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing limitation of liabilities
and disclaimers of warranty.)
In many instances, the content available
through Slim n' Trim represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information
provider, Subscriber, or other user not under contract with Slim n' Trim. Slim n' Trim
neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice
or statement made on Slim n' Trim by anyone other than authorized Slim n' Trim employee
spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. Under no circumstances will Slim
n' Trim be liable for any loss or damage caused by a Subscriber's reliance on information
obtained through Slim n' Trim. It is the responsibility of Subscriber to evaluate the
accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content
available through Slim n' Trim. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate,
regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
12. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement and any
operating rules for Slim n' Trim established by Slim n' Trim constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all
previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject
matter. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any
breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent
breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not
be given any legal import. |