HauntWorld.com Logo Terms of Use for Hauntworld, Inc.
Version 1.0 Last Updated: February 15, 2000

By using this site, you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the "Terms of Use"). If you do not agree to these Terms of Use please do not use this website. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise these Terms of Use.

Third Party Websites

This website may produce automated search results or otherwise link you to other websites on the Internet. These websites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. We do not endorse the Content of any third party website, nor can we warrant that they will not contain viruses or otherwise impact your computer. These other websites are not under our control and you acknowledge that we are not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such websites.

Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that all content and materials available on this website are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Hauntworld, Inc., you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such materials or content. Notwithstanding the above, you may print or download one copy of the materials or content on this website on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from Hauntworld, Inc. is prohibited. In addition, use of the content or materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms of Use is prohibited.

As noted above, reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials or design elements on this site is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Hauntworld, Inc. Permission is granted only when certain limited criteria are met. For information on requesting such permission, please click send correspondence to the e-mail or mailing address at the end of this document.

User Contributions to the Website

There are many opportunities for you to contribute to the website and to communicate with other users of the website. This "Content" includes, among others, uploading comments, articles, links, software, or other materials to the website. We are not liable or responsible for any Content provided by the users or other third parties to the website or to other users of the website by email ("User Content"). The contributions of third parties do not necessarily represent the view or opinions of Hauntworld, Inc. We can not preview User Content before appears or is sent to another user. Users can be held liable for any illegal or prohibited User Content they provide to the website or to other users, including among other things, infringing, defamatory or offensive materials. However, if you discover this kind of material on the website, please notify us at DrFrightner@hauntworld.com. We will investigate your claim and take appropriate action.

Prohibited Content

The following is a partial list of the kind of Content or conduct which is illegal or prohibited on the website. It includes Content or conduct that:

  • Is patently offensive to the online community, such as Content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
  • Is or could be harmful to minors;
  • Harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
  • Involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters", or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";
  • Promotes information that you know is false, misleading, or promotes illegal activities or conduct;
  • Interferes with or disrupts the service or servers or networks connected to the service, or disobeys any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the service;
  • Is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
  • Is or promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, provides information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices;
  • Contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);
  • Displays pornographic material of any kind;
  • Provides material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18;
  • Provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons;
  • Violates someone's privacy;
  • Provides or creates computer viruses;
  • Solicits passwords, personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;
  • Engages in commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, pyramid schemes, etc.
  • Involves sending unsolicited and/or unauthorized email to third parties.
User's Grant Of Limited License

By posting or submitting content to this website, you grant Hauntworld, Inc. and its affiliates and licensees the right to use, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed, and promote the content in any form, anywhere and for any purpose. You further warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content and that public posting and use of your content by Hauntworld, Inc. will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.

Disclaimer Of Warranties

ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE (THE "CONTENT") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" FOR YOUR USE. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THIS WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM OUR PERSONNEL OR THROUGH THE OUR SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR RISK. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, AND THUS THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation Of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE OUR SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM OUR SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE OUR SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF OUR SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Indemnification

Upon a request by Hauntworld, Inc., you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hauntworld, Inc. and its subsidiary and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers, and directors from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this website. Hauntworld, Inc. reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Hauntworld, Inc. in asserting any available defenses.

International Use

We make no representation that materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Choice of Law and Forum

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of this site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Missouri, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.

Severability and Integration

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Hauntworld, Inc. with respect to this website and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written, or electronic) between you and Hauntworld, Inc. with respect to this website. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Termination

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this website, with or without notice.

Changes to our Terms of Use

From time to time, we may change our Terms of Use. Your continued use of this website following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes. You may view the most current version at: www.hauntworld.com/HW_TermsOfUse.html.

Contacting the Website

If you have any questions about this Terms of Use agreement, the practices of this website, or your dealings with this website, you can contact

Halloween Productions
1535 South 8th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
DrFrightner@hauntworld.com

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