Terms Of Service

Published on January 01, 2000, 12:00 am
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Please note that this section of our site is under constant development. New services are added frequently and this agreement may therefore be modified in the near future. It is important to check back to this page the next time you visit policeblotter.com.


General Rules

Your access to and use of policeblotter.com and all products and services of Police Blotter., regardless of media, is subject to the terms, conditions and disclaimers set forth below and from time to time throughout policeblotter.com, to our online Privacy Policy, and to all applicable laws and regulations. In addition, Police Blotter. reserves the right to terminate access to policeblotter.com for any reason, and to take any other actions that Police Blotter., in its sole discretion, believes to be in the interest of the company and of its users and customers as a whole. Police Blotter. reserves the right to modify these disclaimers, terms and conditions of access, without advance notice.

This is a binding contract between Police Blotter. and you. By your acceptance of this agreement and use of policeblotter.com, and as a material condition of such use, you warrant that you are over the age of eighteen and that you have provided accurate and complete information in any communication with Police Blottery. including your login and user profile.


Access and Passwords

Access to policeblotter.com is provided free of charge and does not create a professional services relationship or any other relationship with Police Blotter.. Access to many pages on Bronx.com is limited to registered users, who are issued user names and passwords. Use of any password-protected area of policeblotter.com is restricted to the registered user who has been given permission and a password to enter such area. This password may not be distributed to others, and the registered user is responsible for any and all damages to Police Blotter. resulting from the distribution of his or her password.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You are responsible for all uses of your registration, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to notify Police Blotter. immediately of any unauthorized use of your registration or password.


License and Termination

Your access to policeblotter.com is licensed to you, not sold. This license immediately terminates upon your breach of this agreement and, in addition, Police Blotter.may terminate the license immediately at any time, at will and for the convenience of Police Blotter.. If you do not abide by the disclaimers, terms, or conditions herein, you are not authorized to use policeblotter.com.

policeblotter.com may be used only by you, and you may not rent, lend, sub-license, or transfer Bronx.com or any data residing on it or any of your rights under this agreement to anyone else. You may not develop or derive for commercial sale any data in machine-readable or other form that incorporates or uses any substantial part of policeblotter.com. You may not transfer to or store any data residing or exchanged over policeblotter.com in any electronic network for use by more than one user unless you obtain prior written permission from Police Blotter..

For any images, text, data or other information (referred to here as “Content”) you submit to Police Blotter, including profile information, chat room or forum pages, and any e-mail, you warrant that you own the right to utilize, to license and to sublicense the Content and you grant to Police Blotter. a non-exclusive, worldwide, paid-up and royalty-free perpetual license, including right of sublicense, to use, display, distribute, perform, reproduce in whole or in part, modify and create derivative works from the Content, in any media.


Intellectual Property

Police Blotter.™ and policeblotter.com, and all other text and images contained on policeblotter.com and in Police Blotter.’s products are protected by United States trademark and copyright law and other applicable law and are the property of Police Blotter., except as otherwise identified. All copyrights and trademarks not the property of Police Blotter. that are used or referred to in policeblotter.com and Police Blotter.’s products are the property of their respective owners. Nothing contained in the site or other products shall be construed as granting any license or other rights to any copyright, trademark, patent or other property of Police Blottery. or any third party, whether by implication, laches, estoppel or explicit grant. Because the content is proprietary, any unauthorized use of materials on the site or other products may violate the law.

Police Blotter.’s products, including materials on the site, may not be modified, reproduced or displayed for any commercial or public purpose without specific written permission from Police Blotter..


Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, religious, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, please visit here.


Acceptable Use Policy

You are solely responsible for any and all acts and omissions that occur during or relating to your use of policeblotter.com, and you agree not to engage in unacceptable use of policeblotter.com, which includes, without limitation, use of policeblotter.com to:

  • Disseminate or transmit “spam,” unsolicited messages, chain letters, any advertisements, solicitations, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or other unsolicited commercial communication;
  • Disseminate or transmit material that to a reasonable person may be abusive, obscene, defamatory, harassing, grossly offensive, vulgar, threatening or malicious, or any Content that is unlawful, is intended to be used for any unlawful purpose, is false or misleading, or that actually or potentially infringes the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other right of any person, including Police Blotter.;
  • Disseminate any material, non-public information about companies without the authorization to do so;
  • Create a false identity or otherwise attempt to mislead any person as to the identity or origin of any communication;
  • Purchase, sell, or offer to purchase or sell any equity or security or market instrument, or to provide information designed to manipulate any equity or security or market;
  • Interfere, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to other profiles or accounts on policeblotter.com or any other computer network;
  • Print out or otherwise copy or use any personally identifiable information about other users;
  • Disseminate or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, worms, defects, date bombs, time bombs or other items of a destructive nature or any other malicious code or program;
  • Express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by us;
  • Restrict or inhibit any other visitor or user from using policeblotter.com, including, without limitation, by means of “hacking” or defacing any portion of policeblotter.com;
  • Modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of policeblotter.com;
  • Modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of policeblotter.com;
  • Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in policeblotter.com;
  • “Frame” or “mirror” any part of policeblotter.com; and/or
  • Engage in any other activity deemed by . to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of this agreement.

You understand that by using policeblotter.com, you may be exposed to Content that may offend you or challenge your beliefs. Your remedy is to avoid such Content by discontinuing your access.


Content and Non-Endorsement

Opinions and other statements expressed by users and third parties are theirs alone, not opinions of Police Blotter.. Content created by third parties is the sole responsibility of the third parties and its accuracy and completeness are not endorsed or guaranteed. policeblotter.com and third parties may provide links to web pages, web sites, and various resources or locations on the web. Police Blotter. has no control over the information you access via such links, does not endorse that information, and shall not be responsible for it or for the consequences of your use of that information.

If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on policeblotter.com without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by sending us an e-mail to info@policeblotter.com and by calling us at 212-361-9395, making sure to leave a voice-mail if we are unable to answer the call. Any personal information you provide in your mail or e-mail will be used only for purposes related to your mail or e-mail. If you are aware of any communication in a chat room or forum on policeblotter.com that is unlawful, infringes the property rights of Police Blotter., a user, or a third party, or otherwise fails to conform to these Terms of Service, please send an e-mail notificationwith the subject “Inappropriate Use” to info@policeblotter.com.

Police Blotter.™ does not initiate, edit, modify, select, or designate specific recipients for any messages or other data entered into the chat rooms or online forums or any other part of policeblotter.com, except that (i) Police Blotter. may consolidate and edit for clarity any Content posted to chat rooms or online forums, (ii) Police Blotter. may inform registered users or third parties of particular content, ask for their response, or ask them to host discussions, and (iii) Police Blotter. reserves the right to monitor policeblotter.com and to remove any information that Police Blotter., in its sole discretion, considers to be inappropriate or unlawful. The exercise of such rights shall not create an obligation for Police Blotter. to monitor, screen or edit Content on policeblotter.com in any way, shape or form.

Please note that, because Police Blotter. and its designees host message boards, reviews and feedback areas and other forums found on policeblotter.com (collectively, the “Forums”) and, therefore, redistribute materials you give to us, Police Blotter. requires certain rights in those materials. Accordingly, by sending or transmitting to Police Blotter. creative suggestions, ideas, notes, concepts, information or other materials (collectively, “Submissions”), or by posting such Submissions to any area of policeblotter.com, you grant Police Blotter. and its designees a worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicenseable (through multiple tiers), assignable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, distribute (through multiple tiers), create derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform, make, have made, sell, offer for sale and import such Submissions in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions. None of the Submissions will be subject to any obligation, whether of confidentiality, attribution or otherwise, on the part of Police Blotter. and policeblotter.com will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions.


Forums

The Forums are designed to permit you to share your ideas and opinions. Information on the Forums is provided by our staff and other contributors, some of whom use anonymous screen names and are people not otherwise connected with us. You acknowledge that a large volume of information is available in our Forums and that people participating in such Forums occasionally post messages or make statements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, that are inaccurate, misleading or deceptive. Police Blotter. neither endorses nor is responsible for such messages or statements, or for any opinion, advice, information or other utterance made or displayed on policeblotter.com orForums by third parties. The opinions expressed in the Forums reflect solely the opinion(s) of the participants and may not reflect the opinion(s) of Police Blotter.. Police Blotter. is not responsible for any errors or omissions in postings in the Forums, for hyperlinks embedded in messages or for any results obtained from the use of such information. Under no circumstances will Police Blotter.™ or its affiliates, be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on such information obtained through policeblotter.com or the Forums.

We have no obligation to monitor the Forums, or any Submissions or other materials that you or other third parties transmit or post on the Forums. You acknowledge and agree that Police Blotter. has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor the Forums and the materials you transmit or post; to alter or remove any such materials (including, without limitation, any posting to a Forum); to disclose such materials and the circumstances surrounding their transmission to any third party in order to operate policeblotter.com properly; to protect ourselves, and our visitors; and to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests.

Additional terms applicable specifically to the Forums are incorporated here by reference, and can be found in full here.


Limitation of Liability and Use

Police Blotter.has worked to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, including through policeblotter.com. This information frequently relies on data obtained from many sources, however, and Police Blotter. cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided or any analysis based thereon.

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE OF POLOCE BLOTTER™’S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING POLICEBLOTTER.COM, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. SUCH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND POLICE BLOTTER™ MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. POLICE BLOTTER™ DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR FREE. NO ADVICE, OPINION OR OTHER INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH POLICEBLOTTER.COM OR FROM POLICE BLOTTER™, ORALLY OR IN ANY MEDIA, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY FROM POLICE BLOTTER™ NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

POLICE BLOTTER™ SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR COSTS OR ATTORNEY’S FEES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, OR STRICT LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER POLICE BLOTTER™ WAS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Police Blotter., its affiliates, licensors, suppliers, advertisers and sponsors, and its and their directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents and other representatives, harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach of this agreement, including any violation of these Terms of Service; (b) any allegation that any Content or other materials you submit to us or transmit to policeblotter.com e infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party; and/or (c) your activities in connection with policeblotter.com.


Special Agreement on Fee-Shifting and Choice of Law

If you attempt to bring any legal action against Police Blotter. based in any way on its products or services, including policeblotter.com, you agree that, in the event you do not prevail or Police Blotter. does prevail, you will reimburse Police Blotter. for any costs and attorneys fees associated with their defense of the action.

The use of policeblotter.com and any claim or dispute relating to policeblotter.com shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Moldova, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. Exclusive venue for any claim shall be in the state and federal courts located in the Republic of Moldova. Use of policeblotter.com is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms of Service, including without limitation this paragraph.


Severability

If any provision or portion of these Terms of Service is held in whole or in part to be unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of that provision and of the entire agreement will be severable and will remain in effect, to the fullest degree consistent with the intent of this document.


Termination

This agreement may be terminated by either party for any reason at any time. The sections on Intellectual Property, Limitation of Liability and Use, Indemnification and Choice of Law shall survive such termination.

BY CONTINUING TO USE POLICEBLOTTER.COM, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

These Terms of Service were last updated effective January 012000.